Mongo3451

That was Daniel Jeremiah. He is as good as it gets from the media perspective. I watched the entire combine drills today while doing my own research. It matches up. If IOL is the same, we don't have to use a first rounder on that or DT. That leaves EDGE, trade back or Jeanty with our #10.

This! It's because Gibbs was a huge upgrade over Swift. Whenever you can see an upgrade that you can truly weaponize, do it...

It's not my recommendation due to me being ALL IN on the trenches. But, I do see where a guy like him could be a chain mover. If we have three new guys on the IOL, he's their best chance to succeed as a unit. Big picture may be there too. Is it my plan, no. But I didn't hate it either.

Agree to disagree. Jeanty may have the best contact balance I've seen in a long time. Possibly since Walter...

Thank you. All said, if Jeanty is deemed the dude that can help the new OL and Caleb succeed, I'm in. Swift would be a good third down back, with Roschon being the third back. That would be solid.

Starter IOL are thick in rounds 2-4. All depends on free agency. Building a new offense with young OL, their number one friend is a great running back...

I like the Dalmen and Zeitler approach to upgrade the IOL. Draft your studs instead of buying them. This is the year for IOL in the draft. Same with defense bring in Young and draft a young edge. I'm to the point where we have to use our #10 on an EDGE, Jeanty or a Bowers type TE. There are good fatties in the second through fourth rounds to fill the trenches.

It's an official no.

Other than the first two sentences, it's a very solid mindset. As for the first two. Nobody builds a team around the RB anymore.

I would argue that we need DE 1. Sweat is good, but what is his best season? We need a perineal 12 sack guy...

Yeah, Jeanty is not a new thought on here. I think AZ54 scooped that thought first. At the time I was against it. But, knowing how deep the IOL draft has changed everything.

Unless we get a guy that will be a true difference maker, I think a trade down is in order. IOL is the deepest it's been in years for this draft. We can easily what we need in rounds 2-4. If there is another Brock Bowers it there, I'm taking him. Oddly enough, Ashton Jeanty intrigues me in the same way Jamir Gibbs did when drafted by Detroit. If true, that the line will be beefier and stronger, I may be leaning toward a bell cow. What better help could the new OL ask for? When establishing continuity in a new scheme, the run game always takes off first. Why not draft the best I've seen in years? Jeanty is a faster version of Marshawn Lynch. I've never seen contact balance like his. Getting a stud RB in his first five years is very smart cap wise, with low cost and high production. I'm not saying that what I'd do, but it's intriguing as hell.

Why not both? Strength and flexibility are a must in any program. I personally believe we weren't injured more or less than the average NFL team. Our biggest problems last year were concussions and ankles. What I want in a strength and conditioning coach, is someone to address each individual player. In doing so, the athlete's strengths can be accentuated while concentrating on remedying their weaknesses. How refreshing would it be to see him work with the OL coach to assess and correct Braxton Jones' anchor, through strength of body position? It would be even cooler to get Tevin Jenkins invested in an off-season training regimen and have him reach his potential. (Unfortunately, I think that ship has sailed) This is the first year that I have ever felt that ownership has taken the coaching staff seriously. Been Johnson is a details guy. Where Flus preached details, Johnson demands details. Details matter and how they are enforced matters. What I like about this year is that almost everyone is on notice.

It's kinda funny because when we drafted Smith, I questioned whether converting him to safety was the reason. I like Stevenson to stay at corner because of his physicality in the route. He showed tremendous upside in his rookie season and my expectation is that he'll get back to that.

Arthritis doesn't go away...

Why are we discussing cutting Kmet? He's a top ten TE when targeted. He stays in shape and is a locker room leader.

I wonder why Olin never got into coaching. He's a wealth of knowledge that did it the right way. He was show, short in height and arm length, yet excelled. He also had an underdog mentality. That's exactly who you want teaching up.

He's interviewing Friday...

Don't get me wrong y'all, Trey Smith is a stud.

I saw it a little differently. Jalen Carter had a great game. His job yesterday was to keep gap discipline and he did it very well. Mahomes had nowhere to go all game. If you look back at it, Carter usually had Smith in a position where he could shed him. PFF will tell you Smith was the Chiefs best OL yesterday and he may have been. But as Carter was a beast.

Like Stinger, I believe Poles and even Cunningham drank their own Kool-Aid in regards to how the OL was constructed. As far as being coached, they are agree on that upon hire. After that, it's on HC on down. Coaches can demand work in the weight room, but can not enforce it. The right coach will set a tone that inspires. It's obvious nobody inspired our OL. Thayer, Olin and Jurko all have spoken about it. It's also crazy to see guys like Ifedi, Patrick, Mustipher, Whitehair and others continue to play in the league after they were failures here.

Good thing about the film is that they tag it with the play call and notes on how it was supposed to be executed. We saw, many times, where one of our interior guys would slide the wrong way or too far to correct. That can be corrected. When you saw Kramer getting dog walked or planted on his ass, that can possibly be corrected. That's too light in the ass and they need better conditioning. I think Flus wanted his OL light and mobile. Where the Lions have success, is from the fact that they spent draft capitol on the OL. That's where you get the bigger guys that can move like Jenkins and Wright.

I haven't researched other positions, so I'll stick to OL. I'm for fixing depth at all cost. My preference would be to draft three IOL before the fifth round. I'm also remembering we picked up Ricky Stromberg, who was a third round pick 2 years ago. He was released for injury at the end of Washingtons camp. We also have that Canadian kid OG that played well in camp, before injury. I'm thinking these two will battle for depth. On the free agent side, of re-sign Shelton and Jenkins. The young guns will pushing them hard. I'd rather have pedigree rookies as backups, because they'll push harder to get the old guys out. That's were quality depth emerges. I've seen enough of Borom, Pryor and Martin to say buh-bye. Lastly, I'm drawn to something Tom Thayer said about the weight room. He's literally a Bears employee. He can be at practice and see the work habits of these players. His mere hinting of any type of conditioning tells volumes. Hopefully the new OL coach will identify this and kick ass. (It is in his nature to do so). Big changes are coming gents...

My thinking is that Garrett has NFL clout to not be screwed by his franchise. The Browns would be dumb as hell to ruffle any of his feathers. Franchise's don't want to be known as a wasteland of hope.