First Round Bust

another strength - mid-late round picks that develop thru good coaching, vet mentoring, and some time (not thrown into lineup until coaches confidence level met or exceeded)...some misses, some second round misses ? Zay, Cody (still holding out hope) pardon the pun

think its worked out for JJ as well as us...by the same token am so glad that Sanders is here...now such a diverse offense and his vet leadership, attitude and talent has delivered as expected at 40% of watt it would have cost us to sign watts-his-name

more prime time games = better ratings and more cash for all, and strengthens espn MNF brand which goes for another 12 years so espn was all over that....they decided they can live with the disruption of delayed scheduling which they will use for marketing and hype, and the winner likely plays the next Sun not Sat so that gives back rest and prep for that MNF winner, all at the cost of one weekend game

Overall...paup (DPOY 1995), lofton (hof), steve christie (clutch kicks for years) Under Mc-Beane era - Hyde and Poyer (peanut better and jelly) and Morse and Star - so under-rated esp this season.

best analysis ever, people pay for excellent analysis like this, thanks so much for your time and effort on a very worthy topic that needs clarification which you hit the bullseye !

smart move, you need depth for injury protection, and a mix of vet and youth, and then rotation, nice research and development...does this model work for the OL ?

you have opened pandora's box here.. crunchy versus smooth.. storage ? room temp or refrigerated ? grape versus strawberry ? what type of breads ? toasted or regular... breakfast only ? brand name versus knock-offs ? bleeping ponderous....

I dont see Frazier, but an O guy perhaps Daboll cuz they got Gus Bradley to run the D, and they need to score lottsa points to run with the Chefs and Bolts and Denver is solid, Raiders are worst in their div

agree - the first edge player drafted went 18th, his team mate - hard to imagine two players playing the same position on the same team going that high in the same draft, esp since sacks are the sexy number and they would be competing for that very same treasure...so one may have cancel the other at times.. https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/picks/

in other words what would the early rounds of our draft look like ? my priorities: CB - Levi may leave for greener pastures - and or - can we afford to keep him interior OL. interior DL - S - Hyde, Poyer - age WR-TE - its a passing league - depth P - would be cool to draft a boomer in the 7th round and save a few bucks in that department

yeah but do we really have the higher ground when we are known for jumping down and crushing tables (and or body parts)...asking for a friend

good debate - paying Levi a FA market value, versus say drafting a CB in the first or second round and saving x amt ??? can we pay two starting boundry CBs that much as well as what we are going to pay Taron as the NCB...hey its a passing league so why not can you pay the DBs all that much and all those DLs that we rotate as well as Milano and Tremaine's big contract...and thats only the D !?!?! there has to be a limit and someone is going to walk at some point

22 snaps against KC - lowest since LV game last season - team first or me first ?

nah dont let anything or anybody mess with the todays positive vibe...

which will lead into the off-season question of his productivity-value versus his last year contract worth...so in between now and then, lets hope he remains happy and productive and contributes to the first downs, the TDs and the wins...its a more diverse offense now and he still has a part and he will have his moments...

yet another great move and sign, absolutely love it !

dont go away mad, just go away

good choice in Star - has been our best D line player so far... Knox and Sanders are helping to diversify the O...hoping this helps keep the ball moving if-when Diggs is getting extra attention

true dat, amazing what catches the attention of the cerebral giants on this portal of higher thinking and debate...not

the bad news - 12 teams have no super bowl win - we are one of them - and this pisses a lot of us of in more ways than one - sorry boys the good news is that we got a good shot now- likely need to win a play-off game on the road to get there - currently 0-3 on the road - and not apologizing it is what it is...

of course not, but that is not always the case, and has not been the case so far even tho we were 14-2 last season, Josh says he still gets nervous-excited, add the crowd noise this season, etc... so I do think having an 0-3 recent record on the road for the playoffs, is a blemish and ahurdle we need to get over

Lots of accomplishments under McClappy and Beano..playoffs first year, excellent calculated moves to get a franchise qb, solid roster building thru good drafting, smart FA moves, resigning own pending FAs, positive team culture, etc but winning a big game on the road, esp the playoffs is missing.... at Jax - the Tyrod Taylor no touchdown game at Hou - second-half lead blown, do I say choked-away in OT at KC - AFC championship game - not competitive regular season wins at Ten, Pit, NE, Dallas (Thanksgiving) and LV over the years are fine and dandy, but the next step has to be winning a big game on the road, that piece of the championship puzzle is missing...

would like to see run production to make play-action more effective to help with the passing, and eating the clock with long-time consuming drives is one way to control the KC offense...adding Sanders to the gameplan is great as well so a more balanced passing attack than the last time we played as we seemed lost when Diggs wasnt having his way... defense...well an organic pass-rush from the front-four with some delayed second-wave blitzing...and keep the running game under control

good move for the Bears, Fields gives them a modern qb; RPO, scramble, excites the fanbase,etc and they can always revert back to Dalton and the subsequent mediocrity

true dat and if that rb ever stays healthy they could surprise and make the playoffs..they have drafted well with some shrewd trades like this one and Darnold as well