Bear Hands

And honestly, Sweat was taken not too long after Burns, same draft, and has produced similar numbers. He's also improved drastically in run defense. That's honestly a good comp -- Burns v. Sweat. I remember a lot of peeps did like him in that draft build up. If you can get Sweat for less, I think that's far more appealing than Burns.

After catching up with the tAFS, one of Sweat or Young could be on the move from WAS. Sweat to JAX is a surfacing rumor pet Nate Tice. Honestly love that fit

I thought Mingo had a lot to like but the quick eye test for me showed he wasn’t really an extender/hands catcher/aggressive for the ball type but he was an absolute bull when he had the ball. He has good hands but isn’t a finesse guy. And we needed a guy with real quickness. Im still hopeful bc maybe he can become a Metcalf lite but a problem is it’s another class with a bunch of effective WRs out of the gate and we couldn’t spot the one for us. Take Addison, S-N, and Flowers out of the equation, we still had Mims (LOVE), Rice, Downs, Dell, Scott, etc. Just really surprised we went the way we did. Could’ve traded back or taken Tuli or Brents at 39 then snagged Down or Dell later on. Kinda peeves me

Add Keary Colbert as well

He's been under good minds in Buffalo and he may have a better grasp on talent right now. Hard to place myself in the internal workings though. I mean, if you're in Tepper's shoes and he doesn't seem ideal, then probably not but it would have to be someone. GMs and scouting departments are doing a lot this time of year outside of just trade deadline work. I honestly wonder if purging our entire scouting department could be in the cards. I mean, the last few drafts have produced so little. Posted elsewhere, but We spent 5 picks last year on 3 guys already off the team (Corral, Smith, & Barnes). We're not knocking out our 1st round picks anymore and our remaining draft hit rates are awful.

In this type of circumstance, you have be honest with where the team's at if you're Tepper (which is obviously not happening) I would quietly put Morgan in a position to make an honest assessment of the talent we have from now until season's end. Who is worth retaining into a new core that we can restructure from. Fitt has disappeared from Panthers marketing material everywhere so I think the writing is on the wall he will be the first casualty. And if Sunday is a Texans loss coming off a bye, then I think a Steichen/Minshew loss & going to 0-9 will get Reich fired. It's super rare, but I think it would be absolutely warranted if we can't muster any wins in this stretch. That would give Evero or Brown the opportunity to start off as interim against Chicago. Strange times.

Re:Browns/PJ—Watson is a loser and his whole on and off injury with him dictating when he’s 100% is not sitting well with most. At least we avoided that mistake.

Should’ve just drafted him instead of Horn haha

I'd waiver that his media absence is indicative of the temperature on his seat. It's honestly only a matter of time for him unless we somehow rally to like 6 or 7 wins this year.

Since this is in the lounge now... The infrastructure in this country is one of the most regrettable things about it all. Not that we are the only place on earth, Aussieland, Canada, plenty others can be just as bad in parts. For being only a few hundred years old, it's ridiculous what we've managed to do such a huge swath of the planet. Superhighways, stroads (a planning term), dilapidated shopping centers, strip malls, it's just ugly as hell. This could be anywhere and is everywhere-- It's depressing to me.

Between Cherry Creek and the LoDa/Ballpark area it's a pretty overdone mixed-use mid-rise cluster. Down near Wash Park and the SF Arts District were cool but was always surprised at how much I disliked the city. It's just adjacent to a ton of great areas, not a great area in itself.

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Yeah I could have seen them as a suitor. Byard was a Titan lifer so will be interesting to see him in Philly. Was a big reason for them exceeding expectations in the Vrabel era. Strong leader.

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Today may have set it off. The Titans are sellers. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38727260/source-eagles-trading-titans-safety-kevin-byard

I'm fairly certain we interviewed McD and was reported he was one of the finalists back then. Point taken on the perception -- but do remember him being largely the scapegoat and people still thought very highly of him.

He understands what the defense is giving him, has fluid hips, sharp footwork, short area studder steps, and he sells really well.

Charlotte being an airport hub and close to the mountains and beach is great. The walkability, sprawl and character leaves a lot to be desired. Some decent hubs have popped up around town but it still has a ways to go. If I was a longer term higher end player, I'd probably rank something like this (blue means I've lived there): 1. New York City 2. Boston 3. Chicago 4. Minny (Mad underrated IMO) 5. Bay Area (Not SF proper) 6. Seattle 7. Southern Cal 8. Denver (Summit County & beyond is great, but not a Denver (city) fan. Would be in Boulder or around Evergreen). It's gotten way claustrophobic for my taste. 9. Miami (just can't stand the heat) 10. DC (Hate the sprawl but there are nice hubs that aren't terrible) Underrated: Green Bay (Get your own country estate, Door County in the backyard, the Northwoods, Madison and MKE aren't far) Vegas, Philly and Pitt would be fun. No complaints but not top choices. Wouldn't really matter with the rest. Whichever paid best minus Tampa & Jacksonville. Cleveland and Detroit aren't as terrible as some would think but would be pretty boring. Hard pause with any remaining city in Florida or Texas.

I could see it. Stanley manhandled Hutchinson this weekend. That Ravens OL is coming together at a good time for Lamar and whatever RB they're starting.

Not that much though. Many also wanted to hire him over Rivera during that coaching cycle. The "what if" scenario there would be interesting if we hired McD instead of Rivera with McD brought in. He may have been too young at the time but his future as a HC was kind of how Evero is for us coming in. Makes you wonder.

I think that’s a hard truth. He found a perfect role here for Rivera running practices as his AHC/DBC. He’s got some great coaching abilities but from a game planning and playcalling standpoint, he’s definitely had his faults. Also—We can’t be blind to the games we got steamrolled with him as interim. He was great for the moment but it doesn’t make him the hire that should have been. Reich was the wrong hire but that doesn’t mean it should’ve been Wilks.

Too early in the season. They have a winning record through a stretch where they haven't looked good. And Allen brought them downfield to win that game. The defense caved when all they had to do was stop Mac Jones in 1:30. Once the Bills find a rhythm, then we'll see. But let's be real, we're 32 of 32 teams right now. There's no sugar coating it no matter the stretched context.

We don't have the players or coaching to help give us an identity. Bryce is a start (to hopefully build from) but we're pretty much scraps otherwise. A speedy playmaker is a void the size of a black hole.