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MHS's HALFTIME ANALYSIS by MHS831 8/24/24 Raym is doing great at C Brooks (#71) is doing a fine job at RG Marshall Jr has no mathematical way to make this roster/ Plummer will suffice as the PS QB #3. I still do not think Dalton needs to plant any trees at his Charlotte home. Miles Sanders should not make the roster. He will, but when Brooks returns, we are going to dump him/trade him for a 7th. Boone is a solid PS player. Bootle was picked on the entire Buffalo TD drive. Not good for him. TE Sanders is the real deal. Matthews over Thomas as the third TE? Leota is quietly solid. DJ Johnson gets lost. Where is Barno? Still hurt? BC was in at LT--I think he should be our swing T--if Raym can play decent backup C, and he seems good so far--BC and Nijman give us solid depth on the outside. Zavala is a different player this year. I have yet to see him look confused or take a false step like last season. In the second half, Canales needs to get a ball to Legette. he does not need to go 2 weeks thinking about that drop. Considering the fact that we entered this draft with no first rounder, a good draft would have been finding 2 impact players. By the time the dust settles, we could have 4--Legette, Brooks, Sanders, and Wallace--I see all 4 starting soon.

Is it too soon to start talking playoff bye?

Young is bailing out of the pocket a bit too soon. Happy feet. Vs.2nd team--but we have Jordan Matthews (hope he makes team) , Zavala, and Raym playing. Not sure about Legette--so I am pleased with Bryce--his reads are solid so far--just needs to trust the pocket a second longer--this, however, could be the design--2.7 seconds and get out of there. I dunno

Zavala and Raym in. Zavala looked good on the play I watched him

By the way, I have dibs on Mima Kimes should she decide to part ways with her husband---she might the perfect woman.

I hate the Saints--hate them more than any other team--but I have always loved Cam Jordan as a player and person.

you all know that the #1 ranked QB in the nation (who happens to be Beck, not Sanders) can change a lot. Some underdog will surface (like Burrow, Nix) and some sure fire #1 overall will drop (Howell, Rattler, e.g.)---About Sanders--can you imagine dealing with his father and him during contract negotiations? Yikes. I like UGA's Beck, and there are about two or three sleepers who could step up this year. Ewers, for example. My dark horses? Donovan Smith, Houston, Will Howard, Ohio State, and my favorite--Jalon Daniels, Kansas (needs to stay healthy). However, any of these QBs could emerge as a top 10 draft pick: Dart (Ole Miss), Milroe (Bama) or Gabriel (Oregon). So many names we just do not know that well due to the transfer portal, but there is some strong potential. I still hope Bryce becomes the guy. Now or never.

Good stuff Frank

Second rounder -- Clemson I think. He played his rookie season a lot and never saw the field much after that+

I think they finished preseason

I had the same thought. And he is a pass catcher, which reduces his hits--they are unlikely to leave him in the backfield to block on pass plays--

definitely cause for concern.

We often make our personnel decisions from the heart based on appearances and "common sense." However, I have learned that what you think you know through observation is not always reliable knowledge. By converting performance-based measurement to statistics and then to visual graphs, you can better understand the big picture, probability and likely outcomes. This is what we do in Education research every day. CMC and RBs peak early, so even though the Niners are getting a ton out of CMC, his age is now becoming significant. I will use fantasy stats / article to demonstrate the point--why trading him and that contract may have been the best decision for the Panthers in the long term--time will tell. CMC is 28--the year before most RBs significantly drop off. Just a different perspective, but this is why I have always said, "never give a RB a second contract." Yes, there are exceptions, but if you base decisions on exceptions or isolated comparisons, you are being stupid--in the research world. https://apexfantasyleagues.com/peak-age-nfl-running-back/#:~:text=The oldest players to accomplish the feat were,place at age 29 – a noticeable drop-off.

In my view--and I know there are other views just as sound or more--you don't lock down oft-injured players until you get the QB situation secure. All moves need to be made with that in mind--if we get an additional 2025 first rounder (he is worth it now because he is cheap--next year, his trade value drops, like Burns) then we can bring is a top CB or move up to get the best QB in the draft. If we pay Horn a ton and he gets injured again, this draft at QB is probably not going to be more than 2 players in the first round. We'd be screwed. I am like everyone else--tired of trading talent, but until you get a QB, you are not going to win. A top CB simply gets avoided. You can't avoid a top QB.

Is he the team's Lamelo Ball? The Hornets gave him the max deal. I would not have--missed 106 games over 2 seasons.

Here is how I see it---if he can bring top value to a team that feels they have all the pieces in place for a run, then his value is high and salary is low---we are not going on a Super Bowl run this year--would a package of picks not serve the rebuild better? Let's say we need to move up for a QB 3-4 spots. We have 2 first round picks....or lets say we don't need to move up for a QB--we can draft a top college CB and a top edge rusher, for example. I can see the team going that direction considering where they are in the developmental process. Horn getting $30m in 2025 could be bad for the whole team development. Like passing on the Burns trade with the Rams, for example.

Tepper Turf has something to do with it--i think Horn's injuries were at home in Charlotte--so I am concerned that this surface may not be conducive to his style of play. Some tennis players (I can't remember who) said they never won certain tournaments because the surface was not conducive to their style of play--some complained of injuries--like groins on clay, ankles on grass--etc. Just curious.

Note that Mason Brooks #71 is at RG. I watched him and he did well. Gonna look more into it, but I think the PFF scholars made a mistake. The score was not Anderson's 90, it was possibly Brooks' score.

what bothers me about this: I watched the replay to see what we have in Jack Anderson---he was OK--and he was playing LG--not RG as PFF states. Did they get the names confused (Mason Brooks, 71, was playing RG and he looked better that Anderson, but my focus was on Anderson). So was the 90 PFF score awarded to our LG or RG? I actually hope the 90 score went to Brooks RG because we have Zavala as LG depth.

Good tip. then the meds gotta go.

In fairness, I could not get the childproof cap off my meds. I am good now.

Here is a question: If the Patriots waive Zappe who is on a rookie contract for this season and next, do you pick him up and cut Dalton, whose contract expires at the end of this season? I go with the younger, experienced QB. To me, Zappe is one of those strong reserve QBs who will always make any roster better--like a Gardner Minshew. Dalton is 37. Save a million in cap room and move in a young QB with starting experience.

Not sure how that works--gotta be honest. However, I am not sure Plummer is thqt guy

While the jury is still out on Young, there are many factors that can help improve him. Good routes (getting open) tends to help the qb--and timing (OL) makes a difference. I was on the second team in college and there were times the starting QB would rep with us at practice--he was horrible--overthrows, pressure moving him off the spot---timing---it was like dancing with someone better than you, but it made him look bad. If we had 3 offenses, 38 combinations of OL, Substandard WRs who weren't separating, I see how Young could have looked bad. Lotta stuff has to happen to make a qb look good. Just my view.

I think we pick one up off waiver wire next week, fwiw