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I am very cynical that Braxton Jones will ever be able to handle the bull rush and provide pass protection --BUT-- like any player if they show us something we havent seen before of course Ill be glad to see it. I will be thrilled is Jones or Wills kills it and takes the position with excellence. Im just not betting on it. But I will be very happy to be wrong about that.

ugh! youre right

maybe. I think our floor is Benedet. Its hard to have faith in Wills until he shows something, and i think we already know Braxton's ceiling.

I mean that I thought that Trapilo was looking pretty good once he got comfortable. Certainly we are not worse than we were opening day last year, I agree.

I agree with all this, except there is still a hole at LT where we've certainly gotten worse, and we may not have gotten worse at DE, but we were pretty bad and i dunno if we got better? Assuming the LT isnt a sieve, we have a Superbowl ready offense this year I believe. And while the pass rush is still questionable, the defense should be better than it was last year. And an answer at LT and/or DE may still be coming.

yes to all of that. I dunno if Jones will be ready to start the season, but all those stars certainly do seem to align. And if a player isnt going to be there when you draft again, and you want him, then it isnt a reach to take him when you can.

I think that's spot on.

yeah and it just makes your point that much stronger

hahahaha thats likely LOL

ASHKUM, you did the calculation wrong, we would gain $13M. And that just makes your point all the stronger anyway.

Amagadje might go to OG too. From what I've read he is a tremendous specimen and just couldnt stay healthy. Of course thats all talk until we see it on the field, and i wouldnt be surprised if he went to OG -OR- didnt make the team - either is possible. But hes a sleeper.

he always wants to keep every player "why would we give away someone good?" and of course that kind of thinking leads to having an older than average team that has cap issues. hes a fan, but not much of a GM I think.

Actually his cap number next year is like $23M, with $10M dead cap thats a savings of over $13M on the cap! So that makes your point all the more. And Newman is waiting in the wings too.

VG scored a perfect 10 RAS which is amazing, and Ive never seen anyone do that before? Both his parents were pro athletes. He is the definition of a project right now, which fits the roster, Roushar will get a toy to play with, and who knows what he might become? But youre right ASHKUM, the idea here is who might he be next year or the year after?

there is no reputable source that he ran a 4.28 - he would have been drafted if that were true. Just because a media narrative catches fire does not mean it is true. We've seen that over and over. 4.6 is fast enough for a WR if they run good routes. Keenan Allen was around a 4.6 - but you cant call him a speed receiver, it's just not true.

Just for the record, a 4.6+ 40 isnt a "speed guy"

yup, and hes going to be a stud for us when hes ready. Maybe right away, maybe after a bit, but we wont need as many cute trick and pass plays for 3rd and 1 when hes in there.

exactly - thank for for sharing that!

Thats interesting, I didnt know that It's rare when someone with such rare athletic skills is ALSO really smart and a great student - thats a good sign for his ability to learn the route running that he doesnt yet seem to possess. and that's always a great sign. Thanks for sharing that.

JVdB is a Grady Jarrett comp. He should be able to learn a lot from Grady this year, and that should help his development a lot too. If he reaches his ceiling, hes a hell of a steal.

on all the official sites, Squirrel White ran a 4.63 (or was it 4.64?) forty at his pro day this year. Rumors of a significantly faster time some time in 2024 are just rumors. If he could run that fast, he would have run better than a 4.6+ in front of all the scouts in advance of the draft. He is not a 4.3 guy or even a 4.5 guy. Thats just a fact.

right, and we have Kalif Raymond and Zavion Thomas for those roles. Squirrel might go to the practice squad, I agree, but that's all he is at least until he develops over multiple years. But in no world does he run anything like a 4.28, or even a 4.5

squirrel white ran over a 4.6 at his pro day. there is some rumor out there that he ran a 4.28 in 2024, but with the pro scouts watching, and looking him over for the draft, it was a 4.6+

Its so interesting how the Max Crosby thing affected all of this. Baltimore lets Linderbaum go, and then we get ahead of them for his replacement (to them) twice. In free agency and then again in the draft. Course we didnt get a DE, so the whole thing is kind of interesting. The more film I watch on Jones the more I love him. Hes a beast. Jones and Roush are going to improve our run game a lot once they are both in.

I agree. Teams dont take their foot off of the accelerator when a SB window opens, quite the opposite. Many teams will go into cap hell to try to get over the hump to win a SB. Im not saying we should do THAT, but now WOULD be the time to take the cap hit and bring in a stud Edge rusher.