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A couple things I look at. I don't look at the team that went 7-10, I look at the team that went 5-3 the last 8 games. A top defense, and a better offense. Rah, Rah for D. We have Sweat for the full year, for Flus to better know how to use him. Stevenson, Dexter, Pickens, Terrell Smith will all improve. One more year of the DBs playing together with a better Free Safety. Booker and who ever else he brings in will add to the pass rush. The only loss was Justin Jones, who at the time everyone thought just played average as a grade. I think he was good. Top 5 Defense. Rah Rah for O. Caleb Williams, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, Everett, and Swift. Herbert is a good back but doesn't have enough durability to be a dominant 3 down runner. Johnson has another year experience and Swift is the bell cow RB. A quality backup TE, Center position ( Bates and Shelton). Improved. Depth along the line, drafted a swing OT and the most important acquisition, Shane Waldron. He run an offense with 3 quality WRs, lots of 2 TE plays, had a Bell cow RB. Took advantage of an average QB and generated an offense. He has better quality players to fit in those spots. Top 5 offense.

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He could always go to Atlanta, Pace drafted him.

I heard someone talking gen stats and said he will account for 3 more first downs a game. Related to putting the other team in jeopardy and us in better field position.

We just have to look at Gill last year when we needed a good punt and didn't get it and a team drove for a score late in a game. This will drastically change. I can see us in the NFC title game and we have a lead, A good punt put them at the 3 yard line and they have to drive the length of the field with 50 seconds left. We win the game.

Of course it's an unknown but Poles has been making some good moves lately, I trust him to know what he's doing. He has two potential answers to the problem plus backup if injured. Its not a Connor Williams ( who is still available) but definitely an upgrade.

Good points, right now we have 5 DTs, so Randolph would have to beat out Cowart and Michael Dwunfour for the 4 th spot.

That's being insightful.

I think with the move to re enter the draft for a DE, clearly Poles thinks we're winning this year. He's just a situational pass rusher at this point but that will boost the DL. As much as we still question the OL , Braxton, Jenkins, Bates, Davis and Wright will be an at least average graded line to work with. Poles tried to get Bates before and sees something in him. We have added depth with Pryor, Shelton, Kiran A. Last year our two big weaknesses was the center position and Borom when he had to play, we fixed that. The one outlier is the health of Jenkins, I don't think Davis will be a problem at all. I think there still is a couple of moves to be made by Poles. Another DE and maybe an OL vet. We are supposed to quiet our expectations because we have a rookie QB. I'm not. What say you?

It seems like Poles always finds a few UDFAs that make the roster. This year it will be Randolph and Reddy Stewart, a DT and CB.

Also the 6th round pick you have listed will end up a 4 th round pick. Justin will play more than 51% of the QB snaps. Payton got rid of Wilson at a big expense because he's a tool. Tomlin won't put up with crap from Wilson. Justin will start at least 14 games this year, clearly a better QB than Wilson at his age. IMO I talked to a Seattle fan and said Wilson is a ego tripper and aleiniates his teammates. Tomlin gets rid of malcontents. If Allen leaves after this year for a big contract don't we get a third for that?

Poles surprised us twice punter at 4 and moved back in the draft. He needs some development but has a high ceiling.

If Pickens and Dexter take a step forward, DE moves to the first round.

There are 5 blue chip players listed if the punter becomes all pro. 5 out of 8 ain't bad.

Draft Buzz had him graded as 68 th best prospect.

I seen a couple of scout services that had him ranked late 2 nd round as a grade. He's light at 24o only one year of production. He's considered a project with high ceiling. Poles moved to the draft at that moment because they expected him to get picked.

That's what happens when you wake up in the middle of the night to look at the draft. ( brain dead)

2024 draft 1) Caleb Williams 1b) Rome Odunze 2) Monteze Sweat 4) Keenan Allen 4b) Tory Taylor 5) Ryan Bates. I'm not complaining.

If he's all pro in two years, are we still complaining?

Finally Poles gives us a WTF moment but with only 4 picks, can't expect magic. I would think they could have traded back and still took him. He waa rated to go in the fifth round but we don't have a fifth rounder.

With only 4 picks, he took 4 players he wanted. Now I can go back to bed 12 hours different here.

Where did you get your list? The three I look at had Mo Kamara rated higher than everyone but Dorlus. If he can trade back and get one of those centers and Kamara, I would be a happy camper.

He is the clone to Braxton, physical specimen from a small school. Rated higher than Braxton with more upside. If Braxton doesn't keep progressing, we have a replacement in the wings. All the good teams have depth on the OL we are now starting to build that.

Still left worth drafting Mo Kamara. /He had 50 pressures and 13 sacks last year. 4.57 Brandon Dorlus Myles Cole Brennan Jackson/ 12.5 TFL 8.5 sacks 4.69 team captain Austin Booker Javon Solomon /16 sacks last year Gabriel Murphy/ 8 sacks 12 TFL 4.68 Kamara is the dude to get.

Keep in mind we brought in a DL guru that may get more out of our existing roster. I expect Dexter and Pickens to be improved. Billings and he brought in Cowart right away so he must see some potential from him. Walker plays inside also. On the outside you have Sweat and Walker plus Jacob Martin, Daniel Hardy, Khalid Kareem. With Dom Robinson, maybe Eric Washington can get one to be viable. He will bring another one in. All is not lost.