Ricky Spanish

As things stand right now, we essentially gave them two picks to let them have Matt Corral.

I mean this entire situation, even if it doesn't amount to anything, is way better resource management than us.

That is exactly what I have been saying is going to happen. We aren't this year's Giants, we are going to be this year's Jaguars.

I personally, don't think Fields is going to progress much at all and that Bears fans will be upset that they didn't keep the pick and take Bryce. Fields just doesn't see the field well. Runs like a monster though so it kind of makes up for it to an extent, but I don't really think he excels as a passer in the modern NFL. S'pose we'll see. I hope I'm right and we ended up making the right call all along.

Wilks really did get shafted out in AZ, and I was happy to have him as interim HC for us last year. It was nice having an adult at the helm again. Having said all that, the track record of retaining Interim HCs in the NFL is not good, and after all was said and done, we were still only 3 years removed from his mentor/friend Ron Rivera. Keeping Wilks would have just felt like going backwards to "the good ol' days" of Rivera, and I didn't want that. Plus I really don't think he could have put together a coaching staff like the one we have assembled here. I'd rather have Evero than Holcomb as my DC. I'd rather have Thomas Brown as my OC than whoever he would have chosen since Brian Johnson got promoted in Philly. We also have a wealth of knowledge by being able to bring in Dom Capers and Jim Caldwell due to Reich and Evero's relationships with them. Then there's being able to bring Duce Staley as RB coach, McCown as QB Coach, the staff, on paper at least, is top notch and not something I think Wilks could have put together. I understand why a lot of people wanted Wilks to stay coach, nostalgia and all, but I didn't want to start dating my ex gf's younger sister just because it felt comfortable.

I'm completely fine with cleaning house if this iteration doesn't work. Get rid of both at the same time, start over with a GM, let him hire his Coach.

It Was I dunno, seemed like Rhule and Tepper were all in on getting Corral.

He uh... He kinda went off the deep end. We had to cut him off.

Someone check in on rippadonn please, make sure he's ok.

Yeah, and they generally don't even play, so it doesn't matter, they are depth pieces not worth getting upset about. He's a third stringer. If he ends up blocking for Bryce something catastrophic has already gone wrong. All the guys you listed above were under Rivera's old regime, and he was notorious for not understanding how good some players actually were, examples being Silatolu starting over Norwell, and even more recently Wentz and Heineke starting over Howell. Also - Tangent, I feel like Remmers gets unfairly lumped into the list of failed offensive linemen we have trotted out over the years mainly for the super bowl where Shula left him on an island against one of this generations best pass rushers and what happened in 2016 where he had to play LT instead of his more natural position at RT. Remmers was a terrible LT but an average RT and an average RT doesn't belong next to those guys that you mentioned above. Tangent over. Either way, no one is relying on this kid to start any games unless 2 or 3 guys in front of him get injured, which hopefully won't happen. Even if it does you're screwed anyway and should anticipate getting Dennis Daley or Cam Erving levels of play, so why not keep the younger, cheaper option with the chance to develop/get better? If you are in a position to hire people, are you one of those guys that looks at the school they went to and chuck out anyone that went to a community college, or do you actually look at their resumes to see their achievements, work history, and skillset?

I'm not saying he'll be generational, I'm just saying you're putting way too much stock into the pedigree of a backup offensive lineman who showed enough to earn a roster spot over a former first round pick. Talent can be found anywhere, and it's not like we're asking him to be the day 1 starter. Here's a more current list of talent that are pro bowl caliber players who went to non-power schools: Kyle Juszczyk - Harvard James Bradberry - Samford Demario Davis - Arkansas State Tariq Woolen - Texas San Antonio Jeremy Reaves - South Alabama Josh Allen - Wyoming Taylor Moton - Western Michigan Tyreek Hill - West Alabama Maxx Crosby - Eastern Michigan Trey Hendrickson - Florida Atlantic Matt Judon - Grand Valley State Adam Thielen - Minnesota State Jeremy Chinn - Southern Illinois Also harping on one game in college is even more asinine of an argument, I absolutely hate that. "This college beat that college, so this one player obviously sucks". No. poo happens and it's a team game. One game does not mean you suck. "better not draft this pat mahomes guy. He only played at Texas Tech. They never produced a good QB before and they got their ass kicked by Iowa State this past season lolol scrub can't play" TL;DR - Dude is a backup and it doesn't matter where he went to school if he can play. If he beat out the other dudes on the roster who went to bigger schools, more power to him.

Exactly. He should have gone to a powerhouse like Mississippi Valley State like Jerry Rice did. Or Miami of Ohio like Ben Rothlesberger. Or Southern Miss like Brett Favre Or Alcorn State like Steve McNair Or Texas Southern like Michael Strahan Or Buffalo like Khalil Mack Or Louisiana Tech like Willie Roaf Or Jackson State like Walter Payton

That one is surprising.

Kuntz is a physical FREAK athlete. Had the best combine for a TE ever. No idea if he can ball, but that's one of those guys you kick the tires on.

He might be a victim of the numbers game. We already have Deion Jones and Kamu Grugier-Hill ahead of him at ILB, who are both behind Shaq and Luvu. He really didn't do anything last year, new coaching regime, he might not make the team. Might stick on the PS though.

Bryce is a scrub. If he isn't then why was Purdy selected one spot before Bryce? Checkmate.

They'll draft someone else to replace Shaq, Smith ain't it. He can't diagnose plays fast enough to play at a high level in the pros.

Chark is the speed guy. Dude is pretty damn fast and has been a solid deep threat (When healthy) throughout his career.

Sam Franklin is a legit Special teams gunner, so props where they're due. If nothing else, we can hang our hat on the fact that Rhule got us a pro bowl caliber Special teams gunner.

Not anymore they're not.

It's short for Takkito Honest mistake really.

It was his Achilles. Lost all burst after it unfortunately. I was one of those dudes who won my league thanks to him his rookie year. It was a shame to see what happened to him.

My thoughts as well. He played like a backup QB. That's what he's here for. I trust him to win me 1 out of two games if the starter goes down. He's a known commodity and we brought him in more for what he can do to support Bryce, not start for us.