Khyber53

Thanks for the info!

I like it. I really like getting smart players and for such a hybrid type it's going to take one of those. You don't get into Annapolis on a pure athletics scholarship ever. The year you go in you are one of only 100 candidates (or thereabouts) with massive factors of scholarship, community service, character and commitment. Pair that with the tape and youch. Might need to swing earlier than later. One question, though, what about his military service requirements? Staubach had to wait out his required active service time, others have been given recruitment type positions in the off season. Not to mention that as an officer (as all Academy grads will become) he could be called to active duty at any time, especially with our current president's proclivity for sending in the Navy.

The over the barrel part is in reference to the original post in this thread that basically argued now is the time to negotiate while his injury has him over a barrel. I think that's a terrible idea and approach to negotiating with players.

First off, you never make your team better by getting a player over a barrel on contract negotiations. Kills the locker room. And you don't negotiate until you know what both sides have down the road. Otherwise, someone gets screwed. And that kills the locker room and/or the cap. Stay put, wait it out and see what we've got in the month and a half before the draft. A lot can happen between now and then.

If we move down five slots or less and pick up an additional 2nd? That would seal the deal for me. That 2nd... hard to get someone on the back end of the round or early in the second to give that one up. Still... if that miracle swap is there, take it.

Now while I agree, there's some stuff that can happen between now and the draft. We may know more about Icky's health. We may offer Njiman better than he's getting on the FA market if our coaches feel he can be a good stop gap or move laterally. There could be some trades happening. Me, I'm hoping Icky can get better, although that's a tall order. Still, you are right and it should be LT, S and ILB. Those are the chessboard pieces we realistically need right now.

Take the 19, make a smart pick for a foundational player. 38 and beyond, see what it's worth to people.

We don't do well with first round trades. Up or down. Just pick where we have it, take the best player we need and move on. Then when the field gets a bit muddier, make your moves for the needed spots. There's going to be a huge run on WRs as always (over valued in my opinion), there are a ton of OTs and Edge is always heavy in the first and second rounds. Grab your future starting S and ILB in rounds one and two, snag your C in three. Take trade offers to move down in rounds three and beyond for a spot in the same round plus another, even if in a future draft. We're going to have even more holes in our roster in 2027 than we do now.

He was on the indie circuit for quite a while developing this gig. It's a comedy character in the vein of the Munsters or Svengoolie. He was picked up by AEW for the last three years or so and just won everyone over. He wrestles less than he adds comedic bits, and I'd try to describe what he does, but it's one of those you just have to see it things. Here's a look:

Is Bryce the answer? Probably not. Do you see another answer out there right now? Well, do you? Retreads and dice rolls, that's all that's available right now. Maybe work a trade for Mac Jones, send Bryce to them with that fifth year deal. Maybe San Francisco can work their magic with him like they did Purdy, Jones and Darnold. And we'd have Jones for a couple of seasons.

Okay, I don't care what anyone said afterwards, but I frikkin' loved the Danhausen unveil at Elimination Chamber. Highpoint of the night for a PLE with only like four matches (and fairly meh ones at that).

Not bad reasoning. Such a long wander until the draft. We are in the desert right now.

He came here and did everything he could for us. And we need to remember and respect that. He's suffered from injuries for the past two seasons and like most linemen he was carrying some from before as well. Not sure if this is the end of the road for him or not, but good luck to him and his family. Now, well, we've got a lot of work to do along that offensive line of ours. Just like every year.

Get the smartest players at ILB, S and C. They can have immediate and lasting impacts, plus they can elevate the play of those around them, moving the powerful pieces around the chessboard more effectively.

Great info overall. This part, though, I had missed this guy. Could we go with another smaller, smarter LB? I mean, we had the best one of all time once before... Could lightning strike twice? Sure would be nice. Could we grab ILB in the second and third rounds? We really, really could use some strength and smarts there.

I think you've nailed what we need right here. Rodriguez and Thieneman would be my choices, Thieneman in the first and Rodriguez in the second. Let everyone else eat up their picks on the crop of WRs and linemen. Then make a push in free agency for the top center.

Draft picks are better for cap management and production always outperforms athleticism over time.

Respect the guy but that cast is too large for a one game a week deal.

I think Rodriguez will play out to be the Luke Kuechly of this draft. If we could get him in house and have Luke there to tutor him a bit more...

Draft Rodriquez in the second, grab the best OT or Edge in the first. There's a lot out there in free agency right now, but we need to maybe be investing in C and perhaps another OT, perhaps our own guys that are headed that way if we can get a decent discount for them.

Sure, works for me. Good luck to him.

Good luck to him. He'll always be part of our history. And who knows but possibly our future again, too. He always seems willing to come and consult when needed.

This ^ 100 percent. I think a head coach should be managing the game, not calling the plays. And yes, Canales has worked something impressive with what he inherited from the two (and interim) coaches before him. This place was a total mess with a broken culture. Like I said before, something is being built here. We don't even have all of the drywall up, much less a coat of paint and carpeting down yet. Let the man finish what he started.

Sheesh. If Bryce had won the Super Bowl, y'all woulda been like "He didn't win by enough. He missed that pass in the third quarter." fug it. We went to the playoffs, no matter how we got there and played a helluva game where we came up just a bit short of advancing. It's been a long time since we even made it to the post season for anything. But hey, keep punching yourself in the nuts because you think that's what you need to do.

After last season, it was the same question. And the answer most people came to was "If he doesn't make the playoffs, he's gone." He made the playoffs. No matter how it was done, we made it to the playoffs. He's safe. He's going to have a chance to keep working this out, even if next season isn't a playoff one. I think we'll do better next year than we did this season. There's something being built here.