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For better or for worse, apparently.

I live in KC and watched him a fair bit. He played a Sam type of position and wasn't great. It helped that Anthony Hitchens made him look better by being so bad.

I'm not meaning to dog the signings themselves here since this looks like an actual NFL-caliber FA strategy vs what we saw last year, but I wonder how/if they plan on addressing improved run defense in the front 7. Neither Ioannidis nor Wilson were/are particularly strong in that regard.

That one was one of the best.

Sure, he said that, but if he had it written into his contract and was a deal-breaker elsewhere then you think he didn't exercise that power? None of us outside that inner circle can know for sure but there sure seems to be an actual NFL-level personnel strategy being executed instead of throwing money Day 1 at 'versatile' guys like Erving and Elflein. Fitterer's tone at the end of the season and so far in the off-season seems to hint at differences as well, e.g. his barb about arm length in contradiction to Rhule's point about it.

Chinn at safety is such a waste.

Meh. Still a fairly decent player but after watching him whine and moan on and off the field in KC, he comes off as a baby. His kid plays in our local baseball and basketball leagues so, so there's that.

I don't see Cleveland trading Mayfield at this point unless he's truly going to refuse to play. They're still a competitive team, though the AFC is even more stacked now, and there's no need to blow it up for a rookie QB and go back into that purgatory. They screwed the pooch with how they've handled some things but if they can still salvage it, they should. That said, I'd take Mayfield for that deal, but the wild card is just how much Rhule will suck this year. Would be bad to give away a Cam-esque pick a la Hurney's attempted trade up for Clausen back in the day.

I see no reason to sign both, and potentially not even either one of them at this point if the prices remain high. Let them go elsewhere, play Horn, Henderson, Taylor, et al, and see if comp picks don't shake out.

Carolina could easily be 2-0 and have a pair of Lombardis.

For Davante, going from Rodgers to Carr is gonna be a big change.

Meh, Tyrod is an even more vanilla Teddy. He would be a better option that selling the farm for whatever flavor of the week pops up once Watson goes somewhere else though.

That would be a very nonsensical move outside f Rhule trying to save his rear. Unfortunately, that's probably also exactly why it would happen.

The team also had a brand new head coach and fresh blood throughout. Somehow, not the case this year.

If there's one area that Carolina needs to invest in, it's mediocre and/or underperforming WRs.

Is there an award for total indifference like the guy sleeping on the couch in Half-Baked? That might be me.

I thought Abdullah looked pretty good last year, even better than Hubbard all things considered, but having him, Hubbard, and CMC all on the team is completely redundant. Seems like unless Hubbard cures his dropsies, dropping Hubbard for a more complete player like Abdullah, adding a heavier runner, and having CMC would be a better way to go. Who knows where this all shakes out though.

I don't disagree about Hubbard being a poor receiver last year - it was frustrating watching him drop ball after ball tossed right to his hands. I'm just saying that Foreman getting Jordan Howard-esque usage in the passing game year after year does not give a positive signal for his potential in the area, even if he doesn't drop the few that come his way. Time will tell, but at this point it seems a pretty limited signing.

Chuba and Foreman are also completely different types of backs, and Foreman's lack of receptions to date show he hasn't been suited to passing situations/catching the ball in his career. This isn't complicated.

Chris Manhertz caught 7 of 9 targets in 2019 and 2020. Doesn't make him a viable receiving option. If he did/does somehow break out in the passing game then great. His career to date doesn't project him as an asset on the field in those situations.

Foreman has 18 career catches in 4 seasons vs 1000 carries. He's not a receiving back.

Exactly - he's pretty meh. 4.1 career YPC with a whopping 5 TDs in almost 1000 career carries who doesn't catch the ball... I guess if they want a one-dimensional power runner for short yardage then so be it, but this signing is not a needle-mover otherwise.

Rhule's had enough talent on the team to at least look the part of an NFL coach and has failed to do so. Getting a shiny new toy in Watson at the cost of the future does not address that issue. There will be no leniency until it shows consistently on the field for the better part of a season.

He's not elite but is solid and plenty of other teams will be taking more than a flyer. Very surprised if he's an FA for very long.