Mr. Scot

What about trying him at right tackle and going after a more prototype left tackle? (I'm talking future seasons, of course; no such changes like that are possible this year)

Don't they all?

Over Blackshear... Yeah, I don't get that at all

Valid, but it's also true that good personnel people give coaches the kind of players they need to run their schemes. Have we done that?

People are down on Hubbard? Why? Hell, I think he might have been underused in the past few games.

Evero's defensive scheme is really complex. Do we have all the right players for it? I'm not sure, especially not given all the injuries.

That "when healthy" phrase is what hurts Corbett. (I might be in the minority but I find myself wishing we had kept Bozeman at that spot) Don't know if Ickey Is ever going to turn into that franchise left tackle we want him to be. If guard isn't an option you might try him at right tackle, or if one of our current guards can play that spot then move Ickey to right guard. I've pondered Hunt as a left tackle but I don't know that he's ever played that spot and it's no guarantee he'd be just as good. He's got the build for it, but that doesn't really ensure anything.

Settled at left tackle or still better suited to play guard?

Damn, that guy's persistent He'll likely still be campaigning for this (and still saying he's capable of another MVP season) after Newton passes age fifty.

Not sure about the Jets, but I don't exactly think that's a risk for us right now. We're already there. (and have them for a while)

The OL isn't there at the center spot. Also have to admit I'm still not absolutely certain Ickey isn't a better guard than tackle. Agree on Hubbard though. Seems clear the joke about our best draft pick of recent years being made by Matt Rhule's wife is gonna be around for a while.

The one person we've heard is willing to stand up to Tepper is also the guy primarily responsible for crafting this year's edition of "absolute disaster". I suppose he could say that he needs more time to rebuild, but there's definitely a "shooting yourself in the foot" aspect to that

We might struggle to get quality anything as long as David Tepper remains in charge.

As weird as the concept of Belichick enjoying anything sounds, there are actually some hints that he's learning to enjoy his current role of being able to shoot his mouth off without answering to anybody. Don't know whether that continues, but I suppose it's possible. Probably depends on just how badly he wants that all time win record.

Hell, is anybody out of the playoff race at this point? (besides us, I mean)

My guess would be they believed they had the offensive line they needed. A lot of us weren't so sure.

I'm generally in favor of giving more time, but I will say up front that one of the criteria I'll have for judging him will be whether or not he makes some changes to the staff and executive structure because I do believe some are needed. Of course, he has to have the power to do that and under Tepper, uou can never take these things for granted.

Some of you guys have an odd concept of "funsies"

A boatload of us were questioning the approach at center this year. Passing on Zach Frazier is probably gonna come back to bite us.

I haven't looked closely enough at them to make a true judgment, but I did have a sense that the 49er defense was loaded with talent thanks to Adam Peters. I guess it becomes a question of how much of it was really Saleh.

Groundwork would have been laid largely under Fitterer, so there's that. Now that said, and granting that I was somewhat incapacitated for a lot of this offseason, If there were major changes to the scouting staff and executives (other than Wilson being let go) I missed it. If Dan Is going to be like our old buddy Riverboat and be reluctant to part ways with people, he could end up sinking along with them.

May actually be the right call, but I could agree that it may be premature. Doesn't exactly speak well of Aaron Rodgers though, does it?

I had read a while back (can't remember the source, might have been Person) that Fittterer took a heavily analytics based approach when he got here (most likely aligning with Tepper since he's big on that stuff) whereas Morgan reportedly prefers old fashioned scouting. On that front, I can definitely support Morgan. The question though is how well he'll do Even with the right approach, you still have to be good at it.

It's been a while... If I recall correctly, there were a lot of changes when Rhule and Fitterer took over. And I remember in recent years feeling like we didn't have enough experience in that department. I'd probably need to take a closer look though. Sometimes it felt like we were just hiring people who were available as opposed to the best candidates. Historically, they had some decent guys under Marty (many of whom have risen to executive level since), a good number of which got here earlier, some from the beginning of the franchise. With Marty making the final decisions though, a lot went wrong. There were always gonna be limits to that setup no matter how good the scouts were. Gettleman? I know he made some changes (chief among them elevating Brandon Beans) but also said he didn't wanna make too many. During his time we had our best overall roster management, but it was inconsistent at points. Then he went to the Giants and took the opposite approach, kicking out well established people. Fitt brought in some people that had decent reputations, but also some that were head scratchers. Never totally understood going with Cole Spencer to run college scouting when I felt like there were more qualified people like his old buddy Scot McCloughan (whose son is still on staff, I believe) Like others, I was thrilled when we brought Adrian Wilson aboard but...oy Where are we now? Well, our GM is a pro personnel guy by trade. Are we doing better in that department than we are in college scouting? Maybe, but it's kinda hard to tell when nobody can stay healthy. Honestly, it feels as if there's not a consistent vision or structure in the scouting, like if you threw a bunch of Coryell and WCO guys together on a roster and expected a smooth offense. Not sure if I'm explaining those thoughts clearly, but hey My vote, as I've said many times, is a full overhaul by someone who knows his sh-t, but I'm not holding my breath. I like Morgan, and if he's willing to stand up to Tepper that's a plus... ...but not enough on its own.

Wasn't Tepper known for buying "distressed properties" and selling them for profit? I'm at the point of hoping that's his plan for the Panthers.