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Just freaky man.

Had to look it up.... Just nuts 😯 ”Zimmer's amazing results included a 4.85 40-Yard Dash, a 33.5-inch Vertical Jump, a 7.01 3-Cone Drill and a 9-foot-9 Broad Jump. To top it all off, he also recorded a beastly 44 reps on the Bench Press. It's difficult to quantify exactly how impressive these numbers are” https://www.stack.com/a/small-school-star-justin-zimmer-might-be-the-most-athletic-300-pound-prospect-in-nfl-history

IMO he’d be an excellent addition in a cheap “finish out his career” contract. What’s particularly intriguing to me is that he has a very similar body size and skill set to Oliver and played at such a high level. I’d imagine that EO could benefit from picking Atkins brain for a year or so.

Kind of makes sense. They’re all gonna be cheaper than A A Rodgers or Mahomes, plus if you look at the teams they covered north and south on both coasts.

See that all the time in my industry (entertainment) as well. When guys get off tour they have no clue what to do and after a few weeks they’re usually itching to get back out on tour. It’s a completely separate lifestyle from what most folks know, and it’s difficult to adapt to “normality”. That goes for the artists as well as all the techs.... Spending 6 plus months a year on the road living what amounts to an alternative lifestyle changes you, especially after you’ve done it for a decade or more. I’ve seen more than a few (myself included) fall into depression while adapting.

I’m not a big fan of Wilson. He’s regressed. Plus he was manhandled this past week by an underweight center with short arms. The point though was to get some explanation and possibly analysis with a compare and contrast.

How is he better than Marvin Wilson (health aside)?

This is one area where Rodgers has excelled. If you go back and look at his career you’ll find that when Rodgers has excellent guards he almost always escapes through the C or D gaps after the DE’s have committed to running the arc. Running backwards is a patch to extend plays with poor interior line play. It would be nice to have some dominant guard play so Allen can rely on escaping horizontally as that presses shallow zones and frees up receivers. Id like to see him get more comfortable under center and get his handoffs & PA fakes to look the same. That will help our running game and freeze LBers and safeties longer on PA passes. Gotta admit, it’s pretty awesome that we’re all talking about smaller aspects of his game. Before the season started I didn’t think Allen would be this damn good this fast.

You’re kidding.... and here I was thinking that they drafted Epenesa because he was the lowest ranked player on their draft board. 🙄

I envisioned him at LDE setting the edge and pushing RTs into the QBs lap. Did not expect the newer slimmer version of Epenesa at all.... Don’t hate the pick as I figured that he’d take a year to figure it out as he improved his technique and hand fighting. Hope he’ll gain some functional strength and find a good middle ground where he maintains some of the burst he gained from the weight loss.

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Not the best example as multiple players - Jalen Reagor for example - have timed slower at the combine than the Opening. They usually change their body composition quickly in college programs and it makes a difference.

We’re looking at a battle in both guard spots unless they manage to bring in a top FA. My opinion is that Ford could make a solid leap if he can get a full off season in one guard spot or the other. We’ll see how it plays out. What’s lost in their commentary is how good Bell was at manipulating LBers by pressing lanes and setting up blocks while being patient. His ability to get LBers to hesitate helped his linemen. That skill seems gone now, but it was something I look for now in RB prospects.

Why? A broken fibula is sort of a freak result of having a 300 lb man roll into your leg at full speed. Unless it’s shattered or gets infected it heals easily. The meniscus this season - 4 years after the fibula - should heal up fine. He was banged up a bit in 19’ but still started 15 games and played in 16. I’d be a lot more concerned with them not letting him settle into a single position and hone his technique.

Agree on the pass rusher. Outside of the top 10 they usually take time to develop even when they do hit. I’m not against an edge player, but it’s be unfair to expect them to walk in the door and get 10 sacks their rookie year. Now, if they manage to nab a top DT in FA or through trade grooming a DE along with Epenesa and Johnson to take over for Hughes and Addison makes sense.

I’m high on Ford. How he handled Donald - and at times Brockers- after switching to left guard was impressively unexpected. If I had to bet I’d say LG is his natural ability shows best.

A lot of things stuck out about personnel mismatches against the Chiefs. I agree that this team needs another playmaker on offense, a top edge rusher, and some speed in the secondary. What I haven’t seen mentioned much in comparison is how badly this team needs an interior player that can win 1:1 matchups against probowl caliber DTs. Chris Jones put every single one of our interior blockers on skates, and for good measure he beat Mongo like a red headed step child. They couldn’t even double team him reliably. Having Ford back might help. For as inconsistent as he was playing three different positions he did manage to handle Donald well enough for shift Donald over Winters. If I’m looking at spending some big money in FA I’m looking at interior linemen along with edge and CB.

This is why I wait till FA to start really thinking about what guys teams will look into drafting. It’s just ranking positions until that point.... Particularly with the salary cap this upcoming season. Right now I don’t think we can rule out Beane trying to overhaul the trenches a bit, especially if he can get top value. Can’t yet rule out something completely unexpected like going after Brandon Scherff if he hits the market. If this team wants to beat the Chiefs they need an answer for Chris Jones, which means getting at least one interior player that can win one on one matchups against pro bowl DTs.

He may just be trying to create some flexibility for a trade/release or insure that he stays in GB. Without any actual details it’s hard to tell what he’s after. I’d bet that it’s more money, but maybe he realized that a “Brady rate” and an extra player could get him that one last super bowl. 🤷‍♂️. In any case he’s intentionally putting pressure on the front office for a reason. Not necessarily. Have you seen how many bad DBs they’ve drafted in the first two rounds over the past several years.

There were rumors about him possibly having type 2 diabetes years ago. He’s lost a lot of weight since then. I have no clue if there’s any truth to that, but spending as long as he did that obese and burning the candle on both ends with a HC schedule isn’t good for ones health. It would be a bit surprising if he’s still there coaching in his 70’s by the end of Mahomes’ contract.

People seem to forget that his contract was tweaked to give him more guaranteed money and lower the hit in case the salary cap dropped due to Covid. Beane and Diggs agent were upfront, transparent, and negotiated for this already. Diggs won’t hold out this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 2022 extension. Beane communicates with these guys and their agents.... folks have to get used to that after far too many years of Brandon and other inept execs commanding Overdorf.

We’ll see what happens once that contract money starts affecting their cap situation in the next 2-3 years. He only counted for around $5.3MM this year. IIRC it bumps up to $25MM next season, $30MM year after that, and then $40MM+ every year after that with one year at around $60MM. Plus, Reid isn’t exactly the healthiest guy in the world. I don’t think he’s coaching them by the time Mahomes contract ends.

Agree. IIRC, Julius Peppers played 80-85% in that defense.

He’s now earned the Travis Henry “tough SOB” award.

IDK about a pure edge rusher. I see him as more naturally having that Manny Lawson and Anthony Barr skill set. To the OP.... I don’t think it’s time to give up on Oliver. He has talent, but he needs to get much better at hand fighting to start making splash plays. He just doesn’t have the size and length to win without improving that aspect of his game. That is one area of Donald’s skillset that is best in the league, and it’s often how he creates opportunities to use his leverage and strength. It would also help to have a dominant DT or DE next to him that forces offenses to choose who to double team. Right now I can’t say that we have a single Dline player that commands a double team or extra attention and that lets offenses run combination blocks at the point of attack without negative results.