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I hope you’re right but based on how Morgan and the FO have operated in the past I doubt it. If we do, it will probably be a 6th or 7th round pick.

I couldn’t disagree more. To say that 2 ACL tears in b2b years on the same knee is no big deal is insane. If ACL injuries aren’t a big deal, then why did he tear it again? How long will it take for him to trust his knee again? Will he ever? RB’s entire livelihood is making cuts, putting constant strain on their knees during each and every play. RB’s do quick, change of direction movements at a higher rate than any other position. Comparing an OLB to a RB is apples to oranges. There’s no comparison. Plus, TD is an outlier. What he accomplished doesn’t usually happen Todd Gurley tore his ACL one time in college, not twice. And that same knee developed severe arthritis (sometimes arthritis is caused by previous trauma to the affected area) which ended his career. He never fully recovered from his knee injuries. Not the best example. And if Morgan isn’t banking on Brooks, then why only the 1 year contract for Dowdle? Morgan is 100% banking on Brooks in 2026. He’s going to prove to the world that trading up to grab a damaged goods RB wasn’t dumb. Now we get to miss on Skattebo, Neal, Harvey, Hunter, Marks, Judkins, Smith, Sampson, Tuten etc in order to please Dan Morgan’s ego

Congrats on having a popular opinion. I love that for you. Doesn’t make all of you correct though. Look back at the Miles Sanders signing thread and see how excited people were. Me personally, I’d rather not bank on a RB coming off back 2 back ACL tears who by the time when he actually plays again, will be almost 3 years since his last meaningful football reps. Two wrongs don’t make a right. It’s a stacked RB class. We should take advantage of it. We’re going to look back and kick ourselves when multiple RB’s from this draft class breakout who we passed on because we were waiting on our damaged goods RB.

With today’s athletes, this means a heck of a lot

Would’ve rather tried to get a RB in the draft. If for some reason we failed to do so, there still would’ve been plenty of FA RB’s available post draft to spell Chuba.. RB’s hang around the FA market longer than any other position. Morgan would rather be “loyal” to Brooks and prove to people it wasn’t a bad pick, than take advantage of a strong RB class. I don’t agree with Morgan’s strategy, but I rarely do.

You must have low standards if you think he played decent. He ranked 138/189 MLB’s. He was also over drafted. Never should’ve been a 3rd rounder. I get that he’s a rookie, but you still want your rookie 3rd rounder to show flashes. He showed hardly any flashes as a rookie. If he did, then in what game? Please let me know and I’ll go back and watch. I saw a lot of missed tackles, bad pursuit, bad instincts, bad block shedding, he looked lost. He was outplayed by an undrafted guy. If he improves then great, but I’m not holding my breath. 3rd round picks frizzle out more times than not anyways. It’s my opinion, if you don't agree, then that’s fine

I meant as in hope of him being our future ILB. Sure, we can keep him around as depth.

I think this signing will say a lot about Wallace. If he can’t beat this guy out, then it’s time to officially move on from him after this season.

I agree, but we can’t afford to add another highly paid DT on the roster. You create dline depth by drafting well and having those rookie d-lineman produce on cheap contracts. There’s a reason why the Eagles let Sweat and Williams walk. You have to spread out your money to create a more balanced team

Because I’d bet serious money that most posters who love Walker don’t watch his film. They watch his highlights and press conference interviews and get enamored with how well spoken he is. If being well spoken made you a great player, then Myron Rolle would have been a first ballot hall of famer. Facts are he’s undersized at both ILB and Edge and it shows on his film. He gets washed out of plays very easily. Struggles to get off blocks. Id rather him be that boom or bust prospect for another NFL franchise.

Do we really think Dan Morgan wants his 18 million DT as a rotational player? Also, what about in Nickel when only two DT’s are on the field? Yes, we run a 3/4 but casual fans don’t realize how often NFL defenses are in Nickel with how pass happy the league is. That’s just a lot of $$ on the sideline watching when we’re in desperate need for help in other places.. We don’t have the luxury to hoard DT’s when we lack talent at LB, edge, CB, WR, Safety, TE, RB etc. I’m a huge Graham fan, but I’d be stunned if we take him given how much money we have invested in DT.

This is prob my favorite signing of the day tbh

How many DT’s do we need? We already have D Brown, Wharton, Bobby Brown, A Robinson, Tuttle, Ray all under contract. That would be a poor allocation of resources with how many other holes we have. That’s a lot of $$ on the sideline watching.

Dollar Tree signing time.

Raiders fans saying we massively overpaid.. I feel like we panicked after losing Milton Williams and threw way too much money at this guy