Mongo3451

In every 4-3 defense, the entire defensive line has the same gap and edge containment responsibilities in the run game. (Only stunting and blitzing change that)

Unfortunately, he's played in a 4-3 before and is + against the pass and - - against the run.

I'm hoping for a defensive lineman to step up. My biggest concern is that we are going to get gashed in the run game. Whether it be lack of experience or pure talent, Quinn has never been a good run player, Tonga and Gipson are unproven and Edwards is a retread. The start of this season is going to be rough, due to both lines needing to gel and neither is highly pedigreed.

This is what I think as well. There are free agents that can absolutely start for us, but Poles is letting our guys work before grabbing them.

I'll bite for the vet minimum. He simply has world class and "football" speed. Maybe our new conditioning people can fix him.

I'm 100% convinced they are locked in to finding a suitable LT. This guy may not start due to us wanting to develop a younger guy, but it is imperative to have a known commodity. I don't think Jason Peters has retired yet.

Great point!

This would be ok, especially if we "poison pill" some RFA players. I don't want to play star money to anyone who is not ascending. We hopefully have enough of our own players to lock in to extensions to eat up some cap. (Roquan, Jaylon, Mooney, Kmet, Gipson, money and a few surprise players)

Not necessarily. As you mentioned, we have guys we can extend. My guess is if they sign someone, it will be a poison pill deal on an up and coming player.

I don't actually think we'll be after free agents next year. Poles will probably want all the quality picks he can get. Trading Monty will get us more than comp, so go for it if it's worth it.

Totally agree. The whole Insta ID and post looks totally catfishy.

Same here. I'm also still thinking that at some point that Quinn gets traded to a contender before the deadline. (Ala Von Miller)

Pickens is a dbag.

Yes, yes. I remember us all taking about his mechanics but wee never touched his feet. Why this didn't occur at Ohio State is a glaring display of the difference between one of the top programs in the nation and the NFL. Nagy should never be allowed around a QB again. I'm glad our staff is doing the right work.

Thanks for sharing. That looks much better. The muscle memory should be ok if he can maintain exact repetition. It's the same thing with baseball hittng and pitching mechanics. My guess is he's been advised to not throw unless his QB coach is present to ensure repeatability.

The other thing Justin should be working on is his arm motion on the release. It's long and slow.

Our OL still needs a serviceable LT. Other than that, call it addition through subtraction. Getting rid of Ifedi, Simmons, Wilkinson and Hambright will cut Fields sacks in half. I can't begin to tell anyone how terrible they were for us. At this point I really don't care who we sign as a left tackle, just as long as they have a season or two under their belt as a starter.

I never understood why anyone would want to keep them away. It creates a positive vibe, great PR, shared knowledge, not to mention the fact that none of them will talk smack against you in the media.

The pass wasn't intended for Finke. Gordon handed Finke off to the deep help and broke on the guy running the out/crossing route. It'd be great to see what was happening behind the pick. Looks like the QB threw too early and slightly low. Regardless, it was definitely an ill advised pass, considering the cluster of traffic.

Just saw it. Not good. FWIW, he looks way out of shape.

Good thought. He is a willing hitter and that will draw respect quickly. Eddie Jackson's days of making "business decisions" should be over. Otherwise, his next business decision could seal his fate to unemployed.

Another point to make about the talking heads wanting to see more help for Justin is what we have to evaluate. They are introducing a new scheme and asking the OL to change their physique. We spent draft picks on OT's last year. They are going to want to see what these guys have to offer after they condition properly. Bringing in a vet at this time takes reps away from Jenkins and Borom, thus hindering the cohesion of the OL. The WR room has been talked about in a few threads. IMO, the group is suspect with upside. Also, IMO, we have enough to work with. I suspect they will extend core players at some point in the season further helping our cap situation. If push comes to shove, Poles probably has a few agents on speed dial in case the LT project comes to a dead end. Again, I'm nervous about this most of all. Some things we have to take on faith until we learn not to.

Marques King and Reggie Roby are all I remember. Randall Cunningham even boomed one off once.

In the Greg Gabriel thread, Greg talks about Velus only being 11 months older than Devin Hester when he was drafted, so, so what on the age. He also talked about St Brown and how he was viewed as entitled at ND and had some maturing to do. The fact that his younger bro plays in the division and got 90 receptions last year will prove as a wake up call for his career. Getsy knowing and signing off on him also tells me he plans to mature. Gabriel said he's a superior athlete to lil bro.

This is the stuff I love.