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I think the writing has been on the wall since training camp when they took routes off DJ and started having him take handoffs.

Like I said earlier, they will give Kiran another chance. He either sinks or swims. Playing next to Thuney, these young guys learn a lot. He has all off season to get right and stronger. Maybe he makes it

Nagy is likely getting a HC gig. He also is a free agent (similar to Flores).

You don't have to be in the huddle to know what the receiver was supposed to do. The safety is over the top so you flatten the route. It doesn't take HOF legends to know that. Let alone the jogging. C'mon Skip! 😁

It looked like having Loveland out really hurt on that last OT Drive.

Technically (to his credit) Caleb said there was a “miscommunication”. He thought he was going to run underneath and DJ didn’t. We could ask what DJ thought he was supposed to do but at this point I guess it doesn’t matter. And no disrespect to either TO or Warner but neither of them was in the huddle. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Still, the same questions apply (especially with hindsight being 20/20). Why call a play where your key receiver has been injured and not playing well late in the game? And if Caleb had as much time in the backfield as he did, why not try another reciever? He had Odunze with single coverage -Curl had vacated the middle of the field to go right. And with Curl on that side of the field there were three defenders within close proximity.

I remember one play last year and one play that was questioned this year. Caleb came out and said he miscommunicated a route and took responsible for that. DJ plays hurt so when he doesn't always look good, that may be a reason. Every receiver in that game had drops. I think Rome has more questions going forward, I think his catch rate for 2 yrs is around 50%. DJ has made some big plays this year, blocks, runs the ball. They will value DJ whether you do or not.

Maybe but Theo popped on the radar this year and no one seen that coming. Ozzy didn't even play LT at the end of training camp but then after the Theo injury , never gave it up. With these coaches, players develop. Kiran has had injuries so far, every year will have a new evaluation.

Isn't Nagy their OC? As much as I think he has did well with this group, that isn't a position that should be hard to fill.

Yes it was. Our two best players had Injuries and I don't think they were ever 100%. Under these coaches, we have seen some develop. I think the youger players will show growth. Jackson played well when he started, was D player of the week. I think Edmunds is gone so they may address that early but we do have some players to work with. They will evaluate every position but a lot of LBS have did well when changing teams, so they may add inexpensive free agents out there. I don't think it's high in the list.

well done, again!

maybe. i remember Bienemy left because he wasnt getting head coach offers because everyone knew Reid was calling the plays. If Bienemy goes to KC, he probably will need a promise that he can call the plays, or that he will get the HC job if/when Reid retires?

So he only threw it out in front of him, if you assume that where the ball landed was the targeted area. it was hands high five yards close to the line of scrimmage, and not as far out in front of him if you can visualize that triangle. DJ ran the wrong route, and should have flattened his route - Caleb said as much in the press conference. Also some pretty damning tweets from Terrell Owens and Kurt Warner say the same. DJ jogged his route when he saw the ball was out of reach, but he ran his route too deep before that, and the ball would have been caught further inside if DJ had run it correctly. DJs a very talented player, but hes been taking plays off all season. I would keep him at $16M a year, but not at $24.5 - hes trade bait for sure.

every year before the draft, teams sign free agents to fill holes so they can go best player available. Some of the Free Agents are big splash signings, some are "vet stop gap" players like you say. But either way, we will sign free agents all across the DL before the draft. You can bet on that, because every team does it every year.

I’ll borrow a quote from a social media post I saw earlier and I’ll paraphrase while doing so. ‘This is an observation. Had it occurred to anyone that Moore was injured in the game (after landing in his head a couple of times). And that evidently Odunze was wide open (inside seam) on that last play?’ (Now for “Skip’s take): To some of this I would agree. We know he was injured in this game - Went to the medical tent about halfway in the game, before landing on his head again later in the game. And we can’t say without certainty he wasn’t even injured to begin with. Many here speculated as much after the game against GB. If for nothing else we saw how exhausted he was after catching that game winning TD against them. Maybe his age alone is enough to move on from him, along with the fact Burden is essentially the same player in younger form. If Moore was so beat up and tuckered out, why design a play where he’s your primary receiver in a play so crucial, if that is in fact as Chase Daniel pointed out? If you can see the field and see he’s lagging behind his coverage why throw it in front of him where the defender was headed to help with Burden(?). As it turns out there were three defenders in that immediate area anyhow (can be seen from the back view Daniel provided). Sure they probably called the play in the huddle but everyone to a person said they didn’t appear to be on the same page . How could that be? And as others have mentioned here, why are we throwing so deep when shorter chunk passes would’ve and had worked? You still had a pretty capable Kmet on the field for short underneath plays. Heck if memory serves the RB was running a short route to the left that may have just as easily been converted.

I expect the team will keep his prognosis quiet until after the draft. It’s the biggest leverage we have to keep teams guessing.

Kiran is going to get cut. They tried everyone and their brother at tackle and didn’t even bring him in at guard. He’s a failed pick.

Our LB play was pretty bad. Sewell stinks, hyppolite couldn’t even get special teams snap and Jackson is a good special team / depth player. Edward’s might be cooked - he is already getting older and that injury probably costs him half a step. I think DT and De are huge needs

Maybe but there is not as much room to trade back and still get similar value when you start at 25.

I think with the change the continuity of the OL was disrupted and did affect the running game. I think Kiran may enter the LT competition if he can stay healthy. The key will be if Ozzy can get back to health quickly.

I think he's only 25-26, just entering his prime. Depends on concerns about future health that I think will affect re-signing him.

I think Poles does similar moves like he did last year to get extra picks in the top 100. Edwards, Amen, Sewell, resign D Jackson and Hyppolite so LB won't be a top priority. DT to me is the biggest need.

Lots of great information here Adam. First I think they restructure all the contracts they can to get Cap space. Cut players with little dead money. Edmunds is a no brainer. Swift is another possibility but at 26 with little mileage, I think they extend him and redo for friendly cap money for next year. I also think they redo Kmets contract for a friendly cap hit for 26. He is one of the team leaders. Most contracts are set up for 2027 cuts with little dead money. Trades, as much as I don't think they will, Kmet and DJ are likely trade candidates. Easy to say trade them but you have to find someone willing to take a big salary and usually that's not rebuilding teams. To me more likely to restructure their contracts unless you can get good value in a player or higher draft picks. They will first resign their own free agents. Olin kruetz was saying that a lot of free agents will want to come here because we are poised to do a SB run the next two years. I think applies to our own free agents. Byard is a team leader, a no brainer to me. D Jackson to replace Edmunds and will be back on a team friendly deal. Could be back, Duhshon Wright, Gardener-Johnson and Brisker if they take team friendly deals. As much as the defense has sucked this year, injuries had a lot to do with it. I think a healthy Gordon, JJ, Dayo, Shemar Turner will all make the defense better. The Rams game proved to me how good DA is , they held Pucau and Adams to 7 catches and under 100 yards for the game. 20 points to the best offense in the league. Have to keep in mind Terrell Smith will be back and he has played well when healthy. As much as DE is a need, I think a top DT will help more from trade or draft pick. If they resign the safeties, DT, DE will be our top draft needs then S. Also depending on the news with Ozzy, LT may be picked in the top 3 picks. If Poles and BJ think we need a Crosby, they will find a way to get him. I think Simmons from Tennessee would be a more valuable get.

I feel like a good DT, safety and LB should all be in range of picks they are making in first 2 rounds. Maybe move down to get 3 in first 2 rounds.

So decent shot we lose our rb coach with Bienemy rejoining Reid and Mahomes.