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We spent a 2nd last year on a RB that won't take meaningful snaps in 2 years now along with a WR that body catches while trading up 1 spot into the 1st so they could get a 5th year option on a 25 year old project. Don't underestimate the "experts" ability to do dumb things and think it's great.

He is a numbers guy. Been around some good things but I haven't seen any clues that he knows anything about the tallent or how to peice it together. Fritters was around talented people and nothing of value rubbed off on him and he came up a scout lol. Dan better do better or that seat should start heating up.

Sure but still draft one later and watch that guy beat him out of the 90 man roster. We are only safe from Thomas until the Raiders realize he can't block for poo either.

BPA is an oversimplification in fans minds. For teams it's everything that went into making their boards, which is a lot (some facts and some intangibles like feeling). Teams take entire positions off the board for rounds or entire drafts. You sure didn't see us take a flyer on a late round QB last year for reasons. If teams even knew who really was BPA then they wouldn't flop so hard on so many picks. BPA is a cop out for fans to hope the people in charge do well and people on teams saying their opinions are correct. It often does not.

I'm not high on most of the moves but it does not look worse than last year. The odds make us easy targets for this crap. It's the new normal until they prove otherwise.

The way he describes Walker gives me pause.

Wasn't he accused in HS and came into Virgina on probation which he failed out of in 1 year?

Hard to care about tallent when his availability is in question. How long until he becomes an NFL offender? Seems like a bad bet if the team is looking for talent to build upon. Would this even be a question if the draft wasn't lacking in teir 1 guys? I don't think so.

The only NT on the roster is a 2 down guy known for getting gassed. I still hope they draft one too.

A Good but not available enough CB, a backup in round 3 where you hope to hit on starter and a good RB exactly where good RBs are found. I can't go better than meh. The rest was that bad. Doing worse than that should get people fired quick. That's what I hope an off year looks like if we ever get a great crew.

Crews have a long history of leaning on guys they shouldn't but still do. Bersin, that crappy Hback that Ron loved, DG with his Chandler or Ian Thomas through multiple people inexplicably. It's a thing. On a good team Scott wouldn't make the team over an UDFA but we will see. Still don't respect running to that quality given the situation.

Or he is one of the reasons we were the worst in the league? It's not the 70s so why not churn the roster in that horrific of a situation? When said player is 29 and absolutely what he is professionally. He played in 10 games and started 4. That is garbage outside of a 90 man roster. Jones was a gunner so he was an ace before the changes, not a good one but Ron had many weaknesses. He was also a disaster when they fugged up and had to play him. I didn't really think he was worth it vs a great returner but we also had ST droughts when he was around and took Ron to get fired to jettison that dead weight. I'm not making excuses for that lot. Most of the guys Evero brought in looked bad. Jewell, Sly, this guy whatever. Brown was one player and a hit when he went down but that shouldn't have exposed how bad the rest were to thay degree. Even by 90 man standards they could do better.

I actually looked at both of those from a Google search. Weird that a starters injury history is that hard to find.

All the dead wood bother me regardless on a team after this many losing seasons. He is 29 and his best days are behind him making great money even as a special teams guy. There is not 1 player in this leuge making poverty wages so I only give a crap about the overpaid and the ones in the way of improvement. The rest just falls into good for them to me. Dude was a part of a historically bad D and is taking a spot at a position where they desperately need people to step up. I'll give Richardson the 'I hope he improves this year' but I just hope Scott gets beat out by a rookie or another 90 man roster signing. He is just another Ian Thomas IMO and it's a bad sign him and Sly were brought back in more than a 90 man roster capacity.

I was looking for Blackmon's injury history and couldn't find thorough details. Looks like he had shoulder surgery in the offseason. Ankle and knee seem to be what kept him out of games. Says he started 16 games in 24 with 100% snaps on D, 15 games in 23 with 95% D snaps and 14 games in 23 with 75% sanps. Good player when on the field but it looks like the Colts were not willing to bet on him again this year. Making him play 100% of the snaps while injured last year and then not brining him back is wild. I wonder what he is asking for in pay.

It's not being mean for the fun of bring mean. Safety is also a giant hole in a D that was as bad as you described. We have 1 safety and I don't think he is very good anyways but that's their jobs to lose and not mine. Seems like a roster spot that needs more chances at hitting on meaningful help that is much needed.

I'm tired of watching dead weight and losers. This team hasn't won much in years. The feel good BS is dead to me at this point. Just calling it what it is.

It's funny because of the 2 he was the much better rated safety in 2024 even hurt. Is this guy JJ Jensen good or is it a spot you stick a Blackmon into who was almost rated at 70 by pff as a safety? A special teams ace should be really good at what they do to carry a roster spot for a non starter with so little value elsewhere.

That's fine just stop calling him a safety tho. He isn't and should never be on the field for the D. That's why I called him a special teamer. He should never be a safety on the D so just stop calling him one. He also shouldn't get a safety spot on the roster. If he can't make it as a ST aces then he shouldn't make the final roster.

Williams is a run stoper and can't cover a dead body. Blackmon was rated as the 30th safety last year but also had lingering injuries. This D is starting to feel like the inverse of the 2019 D.

People keep propping up school tape like it's amazing when projecting the play to the NFL. This is what a school freak looks that dominates school players and will be a 100% stud in the NFL. It's cool that these guys played well in school but show me 1 guy in this draft who is this talented? That is what dominance looks like. We got a shot at some solid football players but damn the hype for these guys needs to go to the level it really is and not where some of yall want it to be.

Classic example of an easier spot they should have tried to improve with someone else. Pure ST player and should never see the field on D. Dude isn't a safety but a special teamer so he shouldn't even count as a safety. Might as well call him a kicker, it would be closer to his actual duties.

Jewell had a 56.5 PFF grade in 2024 which was just higher than Wallace who had a 56 as a rookie. Jewell is a backup level player and should be the depth. The big safety sounds more like TD to me. Emman something? Also a SC player, not that that should matter at all.

Sometimes what you know is enough and just move on. It's not really surprising though. Over the years the people in charge gave plenty of chances to guys who where obviously not it. Those guys aren't even good backups lol so there should have been a roster churn. If they still don't add DL depth regardless of the current roster then it's a good sign this crew isn't it. Some of these guys should get beaten out by a rookie sooner than later if not immediately.

Another guy who shouldn't be back. Hopefully he can't make the final roster.