I actually think Weaver is the HC in waiting if things don't go well with McD and an in-season switch wouldn't be incredibly shocking.
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Don't disagree with anything you wrote, Treasure. I'd say the upgrades at OG are what have me optimistic in terms of player additions/upgrades. Much to Grier's shame for having dismissed the quality of OG he trotted out last year, OG play was the 2nd most negatively impactful part of our offensive ineptitude last year after Tuas injuries. And I'd say it's even debatable that it might have been
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Whether he's any good any more is TBD, but Waller is the TE addition.
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Whether he knows it or not, he's gambling. He's gambling that: - McD will be able to thread the needle between remaining his 'authentic' self and changing the culture from the top - Tua will remain healthy AND become a consistent reason we win against real competition (as opposed to padding stats against inferior opponents) - the OL talent level and health will result in significantly upgr
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I'd say we don't have a proven starting caliber LT on the roster. But, in his somewhat limited action at LT, Patrick Paul was decent for a 2nd round rookie last year. If he regresses then it will be a problem for sure. If he just plays like he did in 2024, it'll be disappointing. He does need to improve from yr 1 to yr 2. I've chronicled before the misses and misuse of high draft picks dur
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He seems to be better at getting free agents when we have limited cap space, like last year. Big miss on Poyer, but Brooks, Jonnu Smith and Brewer were incredibly solid and none crazy expensive. Compare that to 2020 when he signed Byron Jones, KVN, Ereck Flowers and Shaq Lawson all to high-dollar contracts and all were gone after a year (Jones maybe made it into his 2nd year or whatever). OL
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Though I don't know which 4 games, I think that's a reasonable estimate for sure. And then the last game of the season where they didn't give full effort when - if nothing more - another winning season was on the line. We went 8-9 and could have realistically gone 12-5 or even 13-4. We had one of the easiest schedules. That said, when we played the Bills, Texans & Packers we were only e
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you're right and I also loved the JJ years. Tough time for the battle of wills 'tween him and Marino, but dang he built a great D. Madison and Surtain not HoF, but multiple pro bowls...Bowens & Gardner clogging the front like a texas-sized duece. I don't have a ton of hope for our late-rounders this year and, if Zach & JT are any indication, they should flash early if they've got &qu
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Regarding RoH, no one jumps out just after the draft itself. But, was reminding my son that in 1996 and 1997, 5th and 3rd rounders respectively ended up in the HoF...so I guess one can always hope.
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We definitely have more talent at backup QB's than our pathetic lot last year.
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I may be simply influenced by the messaging being put out, but seems like the thematic "whole" is hopefully greater than the sum of the parts. With the theme being: big, physical, football-lovin' guys. I like the idea of Sieler, Grant & Phillips in the primary DT rotation. A line of Paul, Daniels, Brewer, Savaiinaea, Jackson has a lot of potential. PFF grades Jackson pretty
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I agree they didn't get the best player at any position, which was probably only realistic with our #13. Several of the OT that went before us at 13 are mapped to OG, or at least could end up there. The S and CB market were odd in that the 1st ones off the board were at 27 & 30 (noting, as they were positions of need for us). The Grant pick of DT at #13 reminded me of Wilkins in 2019 (
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With all our needs we could have gone a number of directions at 13 and would have been good picks. In a "trenches" 1st round, good to get the 2nd DT off the board before so many more were picked the rest of the round. Would have been nice to grab a 3rd or 4th from Indy for them to move up one pick to get Warren if possible since their pick came in so quickly - seems like they were
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I agree he's had some very good picks along with massive misses and missteps. An, where he's really shined is getting trade value for the Tunsil pick. Though, as noted, he didn't maximize them. While both he and Flores didn't handle the situation as well as they could have, Fitz was more wrong (in my opinion) and it cost us. Flores just led the Pats D that completely stifled the Rams O to w
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In addition to the things mentioned above, in my opinion Grier has to go because his draft misses have been too costly: - 2017 Harris over Watt - 2020 Jackson over Jefferson (and, honestly, if we had done the "right" thing and lost to Cincy in 2019, we'd have picked Burrow #1 instead of Tua. Igbonoghene could have been X. McKinney or Jonathan Taylor or Antione Winfield. - 2021 if
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I'd like to have this continue to be a place for the interactions it's supported for so many years. I don't have any useful information about the "who's" or the "how's" but am very appreciative of the forum and site.
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For whatever reason - and I hope it continues indefinitely - the Jets can't seem to draft and develop a QB (nor get the best out of GB HoF vets). Geno Smith, Sam Darnold both 1st rounders and both have played much better after leaving the Jets. Hopefully Wilson follows that trend. I'd also like to think that Wilson benefitted from a year with Sean Payton but the other side of that coin is th
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No kidding...with you on that one. The 2013 draft was basically abysmal in the 1st round, but picking Jordan at #3 right in front of Lane Johnson (who, crazily, was the 3rd OT picked) is a kick in the goods. Picks 6-17 (we originally had #12) were basically all turds. FAR better players were picked in the 3rd round with Kelce, Mathieu, our own Terron Armstead and Keenan Allen.
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Reaching way back, I like the version of this when it ends up being Richmond Webb & Keith Sims...but not when it ends up being Billy Milner & Andrew Greene.
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I'm not fully convinced that Warren would be the right pick at 13 if we choose to stay there. He may not actually be BPA. If it's a Guard, CB, Safety, Edge, DT, etc. I'm open to whoever's truly best. As I've read a bit (and, as I'm not really a draftnik, I've only begun looking) it seems that the draft is viewed as one with very few blue-chippers, but a decent amount of starting quality pros
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I've become increasingly convinced that drafting - especially when in the first 1/2 of the 1st round - should be purely BPA, nearly completely untethered from need. I could foresee a scenario where the best player available at #13 is Tyler Warren. We have bigger needs - namely OG - than tight end, where Jonnu Smith had the best statistical TE season in franchise history. I'm not a draftnik or
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What a freakin' good guy. My guess is he'll eventually decide to retire this offseason, but he personally sacrificed (even if only in perception) for the good of the team. He's such a good leader. Play on the field was high-quality and his presence (whether playing or injured) elevated the OL as a whole. We all know he toughed out the year in spite of injuries, and it wasn't his first time to
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My take on Tua's intelligence is that it's enigmatic. He's an incredibly fast processor and seemingly able to operate our complex offense masterfully by employing the combination of his knowledge of it and fast processing. BUT when the play breaks down and requires improvisation, he short circuits. One would think that his fast processing would enable him to diagnose the breakdown and determin
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My guess is that the culture in Philly is such that players prioritize winning and their defensive players wanted Fangio to get the very best out of them. In terms of point 2, I agree. Tua is no Mahomes...but neither is Hurts. It was my year to host, so I didn't really hone in on every play of the game. But, I didn't see Hurts do a bunch of stuff that Tua couldn't (ok, the tush push). His
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Fangio was the MVP. They have to give it to a player (the P in MVP, I suppose)...but Fangio was the most valuable person in the game. Ramsey (whose game I really respect) and Holland (who I think played not to get hurt so he could get his big 2nd contract) both posted things that seemed to pretty-strongly imply they were happy to see Fangio go. Ramsey's seemed to blame him for not utilizing
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He quit on the team and said "i'm out" that day. Moreover, and I wish he were the only one on the team I could say this about, in the biggest moments of the most important games his performance has come up short on the field.
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Me too. Chiefs did us a solid by taking out Buffalo again, but I don't want them to get the 3-peat.
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I'm with you on both Chiefs and Bills. Skins - I don't like the name change but have a ton of respect for their 1-yr turnaround. Makes me feel terrible about our multi-year approach and the result. Rooting for an NFC win. Rooting for Bills to lose this year only because I don't want them any closer to the SB than they already are. Week 1 of the playoffs showed just how big the gap is betwe
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“We’re at the point in our team where guys are firmly aware of the expectations, and if your actions continually lead to finable offenses that you’re telling me without words that you don’t want to be here. I think it’s very clear,” McDaniel said. Awesome...unsurprisingly discipline had been an issue all season long and post-season he makes it "very clear".
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Yeah, I've often said that McD seems to get less out his talent than his predecessors. I think he's had MUCH better talent to work with than Flores, for instance. But his record against Flores' last 2 yrs (not holding 2019 against him with the tank) is only marginally better. It's a good opportunity for clarification. My discontentedness with Grier's performance doesn't imply happiness with
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