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I gotta feeling we're going to see alot more Smith-Marsette and Blackshear. If anybody on this staff knows thier explosiveness it's Tabor. I'd also guess we're going to run the ball more. And yeah this Sunday will be ugly. Not as bad as Wilks first game imo but it has the potential. We still lack offensive weapons + our oline has been battered to death. And nah this won't be a Wilks 2.0 situation (lack of talent/injuries) but I do think he can win more games than Frank did. Just don't give the Bears the #1 pick.

Nathaniel Hackett didn't last too long last year iirc.

I can't rag on Ekwonu too much because I think the potential is still there. He would probably be a Pro Bowl G though. So basically we took (in order): Bryce over CJ ...Fitt Ekwonu over Cross...Fitt Jaycee over Surtain..Fitt .... what we got right: Brown over Kinlaw (came close to bust status around here his first two seasons) ...Hurney under Tepp Burns over Sweat...Hurney under Tepp DJ over Ridley (100% the right pick)...Hurney CMC over Henry (about the same)..Hurney One GM hit on every pick and not just the first but the second as well (in large part and excluding Little). One man is still looking to claim he grand slammed his first. The closest being Horn, who is extremely talented yet never available. Common factor: Fitts has to go. Combine all his FA acquisitions + the draft and his hit rate is so low it should be alarming. Reich isn't the only one with a chair "on fire".

He's not my top choice @ the moment (or back in April) but I gotta say Bryce is tougher than I thought. Amazingly x10 times more durable than Jaycee. Thought the man was broke in half about four times today. The best thing this org could have did after drafted him was sit him ... We'd probably be at least 5 wins in with Dalton. Which is crazy since that would have probably been enough for first place in the division. If I can see this...along with CJ being the actually pick... it just blows my mind that this 70+ years of NFL experience staff can't. I'm guessing it's Tepper forcing hands BUT Tepper didn't pick DJ Johnson in the 3rd. Bad decisions everywhere lol..I NEVER would have thought '23 would be worse than the Clausen year. Summary: This post is all over the place. Just like the holes in our roster.

Depends on the blocking scheme we use. If it's zone again ... then we'll have more questions than answers. In a Gap scheme we could actually play to our current lineman strengths particularly in the run game. And in Pass pro we'd atleast finally have a somewhat answer to stunts. Depends on our coach.

2nd Round: Xavier Worthy or Egbula (if he slips). 3rd Round: Ricky Pearsall. His route running and hands are insane imo. Not a 4.3 guy but his technique will create its own seperation.

Just like Dorsey is probably the scapegoat in the Bills situation, Brady was ours. His play designs were miles better than what we currently have. And honestly, imo if Brady had this same offensive roster I'd almost guarantee we score more then 13 points a game.

Donte played his ass off .... Brown also. The amount of hustle he plays with every game is commendable. Hell not resigning Brown might hurt us more than losing Burns, if that was the case.

Dave Chappelle voice: O hell nah

Side Note: First THREE games of the year stats: Allen: 786 yards,5 TDs, 3 INT, 1 Fumble, 54% completion on 93 attemps.. sacks (2).. (Out of the full season he had 5 games without a passing TD and went 3 games throwing under 100 yds. (OC: Brian Daboll iirc) Young: 503 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, 3 Fumbles, 65% completion rate...103 attemps..sacks (11) ...has thrown over 200 yards once. (OC: Frank Reich) Take from that what you will. And for fun... Clausen(Full Season): 1558 yards, 3 TDs, 9 INTs, 9 Fumbles, 52.5 completion..300 attemps...sacks (33).. Smh

I get it...he has potential. BUT their is no reason we shouldn't have pick up a serviceable option to compete when BC went down. And if he's that bad, how awful are our backups??

I'm still shocked at how much we regressed in under a year (and thats with the upgrades). Smdh.. P.S.. I like the throw to Chark but the one that Ian dropped in the endzone was nice too.

Big Cam fan ... And tbh, insert him on this roster atleast we'd be watchable imo. Never was big on Bryce but he's the QB now. Rookie qbs typically struggle which is forgivable BUT at this point the current struggles far outweigh the current benefits. CJ was my pick ... I just felt he could do everything Bryce could do + add a running threat w/o the injury threat. The Ohio game and even the elite 11 competition made that evident for me. We should have let him sit and locked him in the weight room his entire rookie season. Not giving up on Byrce but it's not looking good out here. We haven't had a winning season in years but atleast we "did" have hope... Side note: I think Bryce was Moreso Tepper and Fitts. I think Frank and McCown wanted CJ. Short of Thielen, the entire offense has been disappointing.

"Young’s average of 4.2 yards per attempt is the third-lowest for a player’s first two games NFL history with a minimum of 50 attempts, according to ESPN Stats & Info." I knew it was bad but damn sir

Most disappointing 1st rounder I've seen in the last decade here would probably be Vernon Butler..off the top of my head. He played like a 5th-UDFA. Also Everett Brown was pure awful bro. So awful that I almost put Burns in the same category just for coming out of FSU. Horn will be back. He's not a bust, just has an extremely bad streak of injuries. 2 freak injuries and friendly fire. His play when avialable is undoubtable. And I'd like to assume that he's nowhere near thrilled with how his career has gone so far. He does have the pedigree to work his body and mind out of this. He doesn't belong on this list.

Bro.... u serious ??? Your seriously underestimating how bad that season was. It did net us the #1 pick and Cam...but Clausen was undeniably awful here.

This!! .... Haynes quietly put together a 5 sack season last season in a rotation. He's also the record holder for the most sacks in Ole Miss history iirc(Hardy's old school) ...if I were a betting man, that's where my money would be for breakout. Similar to Mario Addison. I actually think YGM is fighting for a roster spot at this point.

Homerism aside, I still gotta say Cam's Auburn season was probably the last time I've seen a qb step in and absolutely dominate with an average to below average supporting cast. Burrow had a nice season but he had NFL ready talent everywhere on the team. We may never see that again in the current era. Iirc, finished college undefeated at Auburn w/ the Heisman trophy and a national championship. Then came to Carolina and later led us to a 15-1 season w/ an MVP designation and a Superbowl appearance. I put Young in the same category (Burrow). To be clear.. I originally wanted Stroud (after watching both players vs Georgia) but Young has grown on me the last few months. I'm expecting alot of tough weeks but the next 3-4 years look extremely optimistic if he can stay protected and he develops anywhere close to his full potential... The only question I have at this point is whether he can deliver the deep ball accurately at this level. Will he have enough time to? ...I'd say his floor is Teddy Bridgewater ...but his ceiling is Brees. But ay, wtf do I know... all opinion

Lol, I'm just left with questions.. We almost made the playoffs last year bro. With a better staff, QB, and roster + this shitty division ...why shouldn't you expect the playoffs until we're mathematically eliminated. Wth u mean don't expect the playoffs?? Lol cmon bro. U think the guys in the locker room are aligned with your philosophy? And the ones that oppose simply just don't know football? What I know is, you wouldn't have posted this three weeks ago. Don't make what's basically a glorified audition for depth be the end all be all. But let me guess, when Benjamin went down for the season you knew in '15 that we'd go undefeated for most of the season in route to a superbowl appearance? You do know, "Any Given Sunday" is a slogan related to this game?!? It wasn't just a movie title my guy.

Good point. I don't remember seeing him get a single snap this preseason. Guessing we're trying to stash him on the PS.

Would not be opposed. But I do think Oline help should be a priority as it benefits 4-5 positions at once. We're so locked in on finding Corbett's stand-in at G that God forbid 2 lineman are lost concurrently. We really should have brought back Foreman as he's proven his reliability. Also our line seems to be better at run blocking than pass blocking so a rb with vision and power would be my ideal choice even w/ Sanders on the roster. I'd imagine it's not a fun thing to bring down a 200+ pounder running full speed in the 4th quarter. Esp late in the season as the temp drops. Put Lavisha back there.

Aiight now... chill..that's my home team.

Shenault higher than TMJ ?? ... questionable

With ST I can tell he has a passion for it but he actually flashed more than a couple of times last season at safety. So much so that I remember switching from "he's only here due to Rhule's nepotism" to "Damn he's starting to push for starter play". I actually forgot about him until I saw that clip. As-is he was starting to put it together. Another offseason like he had last season and he may contribute more than most expect. Although, he's behind on the depth chart I do hear our DC likes to utilize more than a couple safeties sometimes. At worst, him and Jammie Robinson should be pretty entertaining to watch on ST coverage together.

With 5 spots basically already locked unless we go with 7 (which we just might if the coaching staff is mindful off the past), that final spot is basically between: Damiere Byrd, Shi Smith. I think CJ Saunders, Josh Vann and Marquez Stevenson are damn near already on PS. As far as Marshall, just give the man his snaps and he'll work. Tbh, I'm expecting Derek Brown-ish last season type ascension.