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we can't go defense in round 1 again, but he is a good player.

In fairness to Rhule, nobody saw the long snapper acquisition coming. Then Boom--our practice squad has a long snapper. late with this joke

Your counting has improved. Now work on the Google skills.

So you use one example twice to defend your point but you attack a counter example that features one example while falsely stating that it is the only example where "that worked out." You have a dizzying intellect.

I once took it. I wondered, licked it, and didn't feel like I scored.

I get your point. If you state what you think the team might do and get attacked--there is obviously some confusion surrounding the points of view. I see this a lot. I think the Panthers will take a QB but I would rather see a different strategy.

Personally, I think we will try to build the OL in free agency and we will take Pickett. Not sure how I feel about it.

To assume a team will not want to move up for a QB in this draft is not the best thinking. Of course, free agency could mix things up, but not enough to fill everyone's satisfaction. Some team will fall in love with Pickett (maybe us). Someone will want to have a run/pass threat like Corral, and some team will want Howell. Willis might intrigue some team seeking a Jackson-ish QB. Teams will be interested in moving up a few spots to get their guy. I see the two pass rushers and Neal going 1, 2, 3--and I do not see a team giving up as much as it would require to trade up to 1, 2, or 3. So the Draft trading will start around #4. Let's say the Browns are ready to move on from Mayfield--they could take one of these QBs and and give the Panthers 13 and 45. Do the Panthers still get a stud OL? Yes. Do they get a second rounder? Yes. However, I think the Panthers will take the #1 QB on the board if he is there at #6.

the article says we beat the Eagles. we lost by 3

Cleveland had stud LT Joe Thomas for years and sucked consistently because they did not have a QB.

its about loyalty. Cam picked up on it, and defended Rhule after being benched. Look at his coaching staff--same thing.

Yeah, a little PT for Brown and Christensen would have made the offseason a bit less speculative.

I did think of that and it is an option. One thing bothers me: Why could BC not win a starting job over Jordan or Miller? If he was a better G than T and he is playing admirably at T, why would Rhule stay with 2 bottom feeders at G?

The SOS can fluctuate--I wonder if Ellis factored that into his prognosis? For example, the Jets SOS is .515 and the Panthers is .507--a difference of .008. Is it not possible for the Jets' SOS to drop and the Panthers' SOS to increase during week 18? The Jets could then win and the Panthers then lose and the Jets would not drop below the Panthers. I guess I am not sure how much these SOS numbers can fluctuate during the final week of the season.

It seems the matter could be more clear and this debate more resolved if Rhule had just played BC--I mean, --M. Jordan was starting over him at left G, so I do not buy Rhule's statement--"BC is a starter, we just do not know exactly where yet--let me talk to my OL coach." (I was amazed by that response). So we are left to make assumptions. You do need a good LT in the NFL, and I am saying that BC--after an offseason of film study weight training--could be a solid LT. P. Sewell in Detroit was moved to RT and struggled for 6 games before the light came on. We have not given BC that much time at LEFT tackle. So if Rhule won't play BC over M Jordan or Miller, how can anyone say that he is a starting Guard? As soon as this team was eliminated, a secure coach would have immediately benched underperformers (Miller, Jordan) and played the rookies (Brown, BC). Rhule did not for some unknown reason. If they are not good enough to replace Miller and Jordan, they probably are not the future Gs.

Remember, the last sure thing LT who was drafted by the Lions in 2021 --Sewell-- was moved to RT and struggled for the Lions first six games. Since then, he has been the second highest rated OT in the NFL, with an 86.6 rating. BC has averaged about 70 and is still in his first six games--and he was obviously a third rounder. BC is a better athlete than Sewell, based on combine numbers. So you say, "Sit him and bring in a rookie to play LT!" before he has had the chance to learn the position? Furthermore, he has been playing beside a LG for 2 games who is very poor week after week. If BC has another solid outing vs. TB, I say any decision to move him inside is premature. Spending nearly all of our draft capital on LT when we might just have a good one on the roster ignores other needs. To me, trade back and grab Tyler Linderbaum--now you have a solid C, serviceable LT, good RT, and all you need in free agency is a guard or two.

About Brady: A lot of first round, starting left tackles in the NFL struggled their first year. BC has been at G for most of this season because Rhule sees a T-Rex when he looks at him. Brady has excellent athleticism (check out his pro-day/combine) and has shown promise. He is so scrutinized, he can't even have a bad day--and he was playing beside Jordan, who might be one of the dumbest olinemen I have ever seen (excluding Silatolu), based on his head movement (confusion), his lack of certainty in his movement, and his blown assignments on stunts. That puts the LT on a bigger island-and BC has done well. I have not seen enough of BC to crown him the LT, but when he plays T, the bookends are not the problem--the Saints attacked A and B gap all day. They know us better than we know us.

special teams are important. Good signing.

About drafting Tyler Lindebaum at #6--a 289 lb center (yes, he is a beast). I can't get on board with drafting a center in the top 10. The first rounder is all the draft capital we have--it has to work for us. There seems to be a dropoff around the 16th pick--trade back to the middle of the round and take the best OL available. Lindebaum, Cross, that T/G from NC State--one will be there. The only OL I want at #6 is Neal. The others? I am trading back and getting one later in the round in addition to a second rounder.

Better schools, perhaps.

There are stars on the jerseys. Commanders, Presidents, Generals---something like that. I am going with Commanders.

The good news? Rhule admitted that we need to "invest" in the OL. In college, a bad line is not as "catastrophic" as they are in the NFL. I still think Rhule is gone by Tuesday of next week. Just a hunch.

Baker needs to stick to commercials and let the big boys play QB.