MHS831

I added to my answer. It was low hanging fruit though

In fairness, your therapist may have had a point. Seriously, mental health is important and should probably be more of a measured ability when scouting a player. Not to say, "That kid is crazy" but to put him through an emotional intelligence examination. I used to use them on my freshmen college students when I taught the intro course called "{College Name} Journey" We found that certain types of emotional maturity, sometimes tied to mental health, were predictors of success and failure. Maybe something like that.

I am of the mindset that BC could become the LT. Ickey to G would make us scary up the middle. Both players are good athletes. Ickey is raw, BC's arms a bit short for T---but his athleticism is unreal.

For me, it is very difficult not grabbing a C or G early. There are some studs there. But I think we get more bang for the buck going WR and CB (nobody really talking about CB---starting to think I could be wrong----nah.)

I agree 100%, but we probably diagree with how to fix it. Its happening!!!!!! 1. Campen gone. That will be the biggest improvement. 2. Ekwonu will either start getting it at LT or he will swap with Christensen. that adjustment could make us better at 2 positions. Ekwonu has the athleticism but he needs so work on his fundamentals, He was raw when we drafted him and Campen did nothing with him. 3. BC and Corbett will be back from IR. That is like adding 2 starters. Yes, our OL sucked, but have you watched to see where we were getting killed? A gap. 4. Starting guards beside Bozeman will make him better. Mays, Zavala, and Jensen need a lot of work, but one or two could become depth. We may add an OL late, but I do not see overreacting because our OL was injured, we had a rookie QB, and the system was not a good match with our talent. I 100000% agree that the OL has be good or the season is a waste of time. I just think 2022 was not bad for the OL and we added a LT. Lets develop what we have and go from there.

I would not be too critical of him. I mean, in the past few years, three first round QBs have bombed here. Teddy, Sam, and Baker.

Drafted before 2 starting NFL QBs. To be honest, I was certain we traded up to get Howell. But NOPE.

Like what you did with the 2.7 seconds. Told my wife that was my new rule. She asked if that includes foreplay. Dang that woman!

Some good points being made here, and I feel the love, y'all. I appreciate the insights because it helps me be all I can be. When Roger goes to the podium with the Bears pick, I will be on suicide watch. Give me a reason to live, people.

It is just hard to say when your Guards are all Pro flag footballers from Jersey.

There are some good centers in the draft that could step in right away. Bozeman scared me last year, but hard to give him too much grief when he is flanked by those reserve guards. Bozeman did have some history at G somewhere at some point, so an internal OG/C would be nice.

You Bastid! Hey, they might.

I know what you are thinking--are you CRAZY MHS? Yes, but crazy people get good ideas too. Here are my points: The main problem with the OL was in pass protection. (We are going to adopt a system in which the QB has a clock of 2.7 seconds. Investing in stud pass protectors is not a wise use of limited moves and $$. Here is why:) 1. Campen is gone. He sucked and the OL actually digressed under his watchful eye. He was a Tepper snitch. Nuff Said. With a new system and a more hip and groovy OL coach, players like Ekwonu, and the reserves should respond. More ground and pound with quick QB releases will make Ekwonu elite--trust me. 2. We get BC and Corbett back. 40% of our offensive line was missing up the gut, and that is where defenses attacked us. A 5' 10" QB standing in the pocket with facial pressure and WRs who can't separate. Not a recipe for success. 3. We can use some inner OL depth, but Mays and maybe Zavala need some development. (I know, Zavala really sucked--but he was decent at NCS--I recall a G named Evan Mathis who sucked here and went to become a pro bowler at Philly. Maybe they can come around with a new coach, new system. 4. Ekwonu, Christensen--if Icky sucks again and needs to be moved to G, BC is a stud athlete (see combine #s) and he might very well be the LT--find who does what the best and possibly flip flop them. 5. In 2022, the OL was decent to OK, and that was before Ekwonu. The OL if healthy, can get it done. We need 2 or 3 reserves, and I am guessing we pick up a vet in free agency. So, MHS, if you are wrong, we are screwed!! Yup, but if I am right we are screwed as well. Our resources need to go to WR and (in my unpopular opinion) CB (Jackson could be gone and Horn is hurt so much he gets great parking. We need 4 CBs who can step up. We have 2 who are made of glass. Not even sure a third round CB can play, but the second rounder has to be WR. I also think we might double dip at WR. CMC's brother is a deep sleeper from Rice. Washington from UVA is interesting. Lotta options deep in the draft--maybe we should double dip. Just stirring the pot to get some thoughts going so I can see under your receding hairlines.

I want to make the #33 pick even more complicated than this.... After round 1, lotta teams try to trade up and the phones will ring between day 1 and day 2. Since we have mulitple needs, I wpuld not be too surprised to see us trade down to about #40 and add a third rounder. Heard it here first! The WR group is really good, and if a no brainer first rounder does not drop to #33, I would consider a trade back--not too far---8-10 spots.

Sure is. I don't think we can do better than what we have---we improve with Hurst getting better and maybe prospering in a new system. Tremble was showing signs of becoming a solid #2. Ricci from IR could help as well.

I would add CB to that list. Don't know about Dante's contract and both are injury prone.

And yet you opened the thread and contributed. Interesting. Very Interesting.

I was in a bit of a rush and may have missed a detail or two, but the big picture is DAMN. I have not given up on Bryce but this demonstrates how big the hill is-

I missed it, you got me!!!--man, we appreciate you!!!

If we pay it, they will rake it. The NFL is heading toward this kind of arrangements--I imagine, in a decade from now, the NFL Network, Amazon, Disney+, etc. will outbid network TV for broadcast rights.

prepare for Anxiety and Depression The WR we traded to the Bears had 96 catches and over 1300 yards--considered a Pro Bowl snub The QB we did not take last year in the draft was in the Pro Bowl The RB we traded is the NFL Offensive Player of the year. The QB we let go to Tampa Bay to draft Bryce Young was in the 2024 Pro Bowl. Basically, to swap picks with the Bears for Bryce Young, it cost us a 100 reception, 1350 yard WR in DJ Moore, QB Caleb Williams (in all likelihood), OT Darnell Wright, Gervin Dexter DL, and a second rounder in 2025 . For CMC, we got WR Jonathan Mingo, Edge DJ Johnson, and G Chandler Zavala and a 2024 5th rounder

Whatever happened to good old fashioned common sense, I wonder?

We will get 2 players in this draft if we are lucky. This is going to sound crazy, but I see WR and a CB on day 2. On day 3, BPA all the way. In my mocks, there are a lot of DTs, WRs, and QBs who could tempt Morgan.

Tepper has earned it. His billion dollar investment is now a punch line. We are the Boston Shamrocks now (That team that used to tour with and play the Harlem Globetrotters).

Ickey has bad mechanics but tremendous upside. Campen was a joke while here, and he did nothing to develop our OL (I focus on OL because I coached it in High School in a very successful program) He, Mays, and BC have tons of potential. If we get the right coach, the OL will be fine with Ickey at LT, in my view.