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We could very well be out Star, Edmunds, and Brown on Thursday as well. We'll definitely be without Brown. With Star being unvaxxed and being positive, there's no telling he'll be okay even if we're past the 10 day mark, and Edmunds has a hammy and you never know with those things.

This all boils down to an issue that we can't discuss on this board. We operate as a different team when we have Spencer Brown on our O-Line and Star Lotulelei on our D-Line. Their choice is derailing our season.

Moving Daryl Williams back to RT is just as big of a concern to me. After looking pretty decent there last year, he COMPLETELY fell off a cliff. Moving him inside, he's been fine. Especially with Brown in the lineup. Moving him back outside in Brown's absence, he's been even worse than he was at the start of the year.

I'd imagine someone like Bates or Doyle will start over him. But as much as he's hated, I think it's a better idea than moving Williams back to RT. He's played horribly there this season and it messes up the continuity of our line switching guys around all over the line.

He's Just a Guy. People have been screaming for the past two years it's all on the Offensive Line and that he's got a good average. But the average is skewed by garbage time runs. When it counts, it seems like he's always being stuffed. And even with a "bad line" - with as pass heavy as we are, there should be runs to be made with most defenders playing the pass. The fact is defenses don't fear him. They don't respect him. They play him with 4 Lineman, almost never loading the box, and he still can't get the job done. Beane went into the offseason not blaming him and not blaming the Line. Bringing back the same personnel on the Line and the Backfield. And nothing's changed. We're nowhere in the running game.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Were you watching the games we played with Brown out of the lineup? It was God awful line play. The game plan had no effect on Josh having no protection in front of him every single time he stepped back to pass. Daryl was given an extension for his play at RT last season. This season? He's been so utterly terrible at RT, that they moved him to Guard and started Spencer Brown instead. And when we shifted him back there following Brown's injury - he was even worse! Ford was benched for terrible play, Feliciano was playing terrible and is now on IR. I don't know what Offensive Line you've been watching or what depth chart you're looking at - but I couldn't possibly disagree with your assessment that we have a ton of depth and are capable without Brown any more if I tried.

You call it bedwetting - I call it realism. Did you see the OL without Brown? Now we're walking into a game with Indy without Brown, Lotulelei, Edmunds, and possibly Milano. Optimism is great. But you'd be kidding yourself to not be concerned.

This doesn't give me a lot of hope that he'll be back in time for either The Colts or The Saints 😔

Pretty simple reasoning - he gets paid a lot more being on a 53 man roster than he does on the Practice Squad. And Barkley doesn't have a whole lot of opportunities left to see playing time in the NFL. If you're him, you're going to jump at the chance to play. Even if it's with a bad team.

Earlier I said OBJ to Buffalo made no sense. Now? We can't run block or run the ball. Teams aren't afraid of or respect our RB's. And for good reason. No way to fix either of those issues in FA now. Teams know all we can do is pass. So F it. Yeah, we're gonna pass and you know we're gonna pass. But when we're sending Diggs, Beckham, Beasley, and Sanders or combinations thereof - good luck either way.

You can say it's the O-Line. But the fact remains, if you have a stud back there - they're still going to respect the guy. Even with bad run blocking, as one dimensional as we are, there should still be plays to be made with teams keying in on our passing game. And there aren't. Ever. You can put the focus on the O-Line. But no one is scared of Devin Singletary or Zack Moss and it shows.

How? You expect us to say they're performing well? Or maybe you expect us to stay positive after dropping two of our last three and just losing to the f'n Jacksonville Jaguars. Get real.

Can't pass block. Can't run the ball, even though we're entirely one dimensional so even with bad run blocking - there should be plays to be made. We've got serious problems right now. This offseason I questioned Beane's decision to keep everything the same with the Offensive Line and the Backfield and expect improvement. Said often "he better be right about this or it's going to look real bad on him". Right now? It's looking REAL bad on him.

I don't see him being claimed on waivers. Taking on that contract for a guy who would most likely pull a Dri Archer if it's some place he doesn't want to to go seems unlikely. Also I'd bet that his agent is letting it known behind the scenes that Odell wants to pick his destination and that he may not show up if you claim him.

Considering Brandon Beane's emphasis on character, our cap space, and our depth chart at WR - I don't get how we're so high on this list....

I doubt anyone puts a claim in for him on Waivers. They'd have to pick up his hefty contract and unless it's a team he wants to go to - good chance he pulls a Dri Archer and doesn't report. I'd bet his agent is putting that out there. My guess is he goes to New Orleans or Las Vegas. New Orleans was trying to swing a trade for him at the deadline (boy does Cleveland look dumb for not pulling the trigger on that now), they have a big hole since Michael Thomas is out for the year, and is New Orleans, LA. Las Vegas didn't have a great WR core before the Henry Ruggs tragedy happened, is a contender this year, and is Las Vegas, NV.

😆 Maybe if they meant a 2nd for D'Andre Swift.

🤦 Stahp.

Looking at the cars, it's a legit miracle he survived. Terrible he allegedly took a life under the influence. If they can prove it, his career is over.

And Mitch Morse standing there blocking no one 🤦

If they can all stay healthy, I think the best combination this season is Dawkins-Boettger-Morse-Williams-Brown anyways. Think it's time to see what Jamil Douglas can offer. Can't imagine he'd be a downgrade from what Feliciano and Ford have given us this year.

If we're living in fantasy land where Brandon Beane goes against his philosophy in not spending big money or draft picks on a RB - Saquon Barkley. Though a more realistic move that i'd be pleased with would be Alexander Mattison.

I'm not dealing him if i'm Buffalo. Mitch could keep us competitive if something were to happen to Josh. Jake Fromm or Davis Webb... not so much. And there's no one out there on the market that could offer what he could either. I doubt they'd even call anyways. Taysom Hill will be ready to go by the next game and they (foolishly) think he's a star QB in the making.

I found myself wondering as the game went on - which is the better call? Replacing Spencer Brown with Tommy Doyle? or Shifting Daryl Williams from RG to RT, shifting Jon Feliciano from LG to RG, and replacing Feliciano at LG with Ike Boettger? Seems like you're messing with continuity quite a bit doing all of that.