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Fix the OL so he can be protected. Past that it is his 4th year, 3rd in the same offense. A QB worthy of getting paid needs to elevate the players we have.

I like him too. Seems like the deal is structured for this to happen though, looks like it was always a 2 year deal and he probably knew that going in.

I don’t know how real his enthusiasm is but I think he is on board. I would hope this year at least has a high bar attached for Bryce. I want to tell myself that this QB shuffle they may be doing opens the door for change but we don’t know what that will look like right now.

He made a comment in there about being fooled by one year of production. Didn’t drop a name with it but do the math.

He’d have fit right in with Pearce Jr.

Me too. And his guiding principle of finding guys that love football seems pretty elemental, but people lose sight of stuff like that. He is aware of the importance of culture. We will find something out this year. The 2024 draft was pretty off. I have said why I think it went that way. Whatever the reason, it wasn’t good. The draft last year seemed to kill it. Now, Tillis admitted that with all those utter holes to fill it is not as difficult to find contributors with multiple picks. And they did. We are nearing the point where the holes are filled and we will need to upgrade from a higher level of talent than the first couple of years. We still have enough needs that I expect him to find multiple contributors again but it is becoming a bigger challenge. Can he get a future star at 19? Upgrade positions with a 4th round pick? Make wise and effective FA decisions? It gets harder.

If edge is still a lb, then yeah 3 is about right.

Him being somebody would be a great bonus.

I can see worrying about the Saints at 8. Would he truly fall to 15?

I agree with addressing stuff like that in a 1st class manner. How bad could the travel be though? Are they not chartering?

I was saying something similar. The drafted guys take time to develop. Unless you have a shot at someone like Julius Peppers, you are going to have to wait. Not exactly the same thing but for instance we got Charles Johnson in the 3rd, took him at least until his third season to start making difference. So get a guy that is ready now short term. A prove it year for an established edge would be ideal. Let him prove it, say thanks, let someone else pay him. Pad the position with another developmental guy later.

I have the same thoughts about RB/OL. What did we pay Rico? Not much. I know you saw the size of some of those holes when he was going off. You can get 90% of the way to HOF level RB for probably a third of the money. Put that behind a well built OL and watch him work. I would trade that out of that pick in a minute.

Yes. Might even have enough left for a C.

When they structure these deals this way, they have to know what the real deal is. For him, two year deal.

I would say that yeah the high scores are for the most important things. The hardest things to get right.

All I really know is I am about out on Wallace, he can stay as a backup. I miss the days of AJ Klein being being able to go elsewhere and start, but was a backup here.

He did a nice job for us. Sorry to lose him. Cue the O’Jays

It seems weird to do that but one of my favorite drafts was Star and Short. Morgan double dipped in FA with the guards. Attack that poo Dan. Realistically, a quality vet FA that is totally up to speed, like Lloyd, and a young sidekick is probably a better plan but I wouldn’t complain if we drafted two.

Not being a soccer fan, I wouldn’t miss them. But yeah I thought I remembered it. That is tacky, treating your own NFL team like 2nd class to a visiting soccer team.

We should get two. Live a little.

Yeah it is the concerts. Didn’t he put grass in for some big dog soccer players and then take it right back out? That would piss me off if I were on the football team.

4:30 am until 9-9:30 pm I think he said. That’s his day. Every day. You can see it on his face, They ribbed him about not blinking. He owned it.

Works for me. You can use BOA for big stuff in the summer and spring, where you have time to rehab your grass field. If I had that guy’s money I would want my ball team to have the best of everything so players would want to come here, even in a down year. And I would have the best visitors facilities as well, to make sure that the rest of the league knew how I rolled. You come into this place to play the Panthers, you leave impressed. I mean, you go back home and our visitor locker rooms are better than your home stadium? That will make an impression.

Good lord they are spoiled. Locker room is a D? Okay D+. Somw nice high marks though, mostly. Fix the field Tepper.

Lol at least it didn’t go Maury Povich ‘you are not the father’ heh. I am done.