TheLeviathan
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Yeah but the covid impact on the cap is going to alter the market.I want to move on but I am pessimistic about much happening.
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Part of the problem is that he's just so damn expensive. There may be fits in terms of teams that need QBs, but not many fits in terms of cap space. I still think the 49ers are our best bet.
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I could see Spielman going QB, but I can't imagine with Zimmer on the team we have a rookie QB starting. I just can't see it happening. Even Teddy, who he professed to love, struggled to get on the field. I won't complain about getting a guy like Slater or Davis or Darrisaw, but as Mike said....losing 50 spots in value with that DE trade was a horrifically poor move. That 2nd rounder would've likely had a really good shot at a high end safety or OL with that pick. Now we likely have to move back to recoup that value.
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Agreed. This is an advantage for the team. But this will only make not choosing him even more disappointing. Current prediction: We deal down about 6-7 spots, pick up an extra pick, draft an OL. There are some good offensive lineman readily available throughout the first.
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They wouldn't be as good at it. The zone blocking scheme is used as part of the outside stretch play. Put simply - big fat guys can't get out there fast enough. Statistically speaking the most effective passing attack is a play-action driven attack. And the stretch, outside zone gives you a LOT of options on that front. Most of the better offenses in the league use it to varying degrees. I think once we put Cleveland into the line we got markedly better and we saw the center take a nice step forward this year. He's not great, but he didn't get his lunch handed to him nearly as often. Another year of strength training for these guys and I think we have 4/5 of a line. (Unless we have to cut Reiff) There are some really good linemen in this draft that can both move and hold up strength wise from day one this year. Slater from NW and Davis from OSU would be fit in from day one and make an impact. Given how crappy the DT class is, my hope is Trey Lance or one of those guys at 14. But I haven't looked at the edge rushers enough to know if one of them might be worth it too.
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Woof...bad DT class this year. That is the need most pressing.
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All teams rely, to some degree, on players that fit their scheme. Radical shifts with coaching changes go bad for precisely this reason. For me, zone blocking is a fantastic system and I'm quite glad they employ it. We were a top offense in the league and damn good on first down with a much improved mix of playcalling. What we really need is a defense that can force big plays and get quick stops to let that offense roll. We had a horrific defensive year, I think that's where the focus should stay. (Though, I admit, a guard and a little WR depth would be nice)
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Agreed, but being a top 5 offense isn't done by fluke either. The team got markedly better this year at throwing on first down and it was clear to me they improved their protection schemes dramatically. They were able to hit big plays, use play action, and generally were a winning-caliber offense in nearly every game this year. Not perfect for sure and I'm over the running on 2nd and long too, but I think the criticisms of "too old" and "not creative enough", etc. are really bizarre given the team's general level of success.
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I don't understand the rush to see Kubiak gone. (Not here, but more broadly) I really hope he stays around. The offense was really, really good. They need to clean up their 4th down calls, but I thought Kubiak was great as the OC. The problem this team has is not on offense. It's the fact that Zimmer needs 11 All-Pros to have a solid bend but don't break defense. I'm tired of sinking picks into his defense and seeing less than dominant returns.
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Plus protecting 200M assets they pay to pitch, not hit and run.
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Early plan: Cut Rudolph, Shamar Stephen Restructure or cut Barr Restructure Reiff Re-sign Wilson RFAs: Bring back Beebe, Odenigbo, and Boone Let Harris walk Hope to god you can get a QB in the draft and you have a few million to play with. May have to restructure a few guys like Smith and Kendricks. Oh....and see if San Fran really does want Cousins. I'll take the dead money hit to move on.
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I'm not sure there really is much NL opposition anymore. That seemed to die out over the last few years as high price-tag pitchers took silly injuries at the plate and/or running the bases. As Brock said, this mostly seems to be about the owners having no idea what they're doing. If they don't have a clear consensus....then stick with the status quo. Or just go with it without the pound of flesh from the MLBPA. Going back and forth on it without any clear reason why or communication to the MLBPA is just baffling.
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It's preposterous this wasn't decided in a 30 second conversation of mutual interest and the best interest of the game. #Whybaseballisdying
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No pass rush makes for easy offense. This team gets no push.
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I'm not trashing Cousins, but it's a bit unfair to compare a 30 something QB to a guy who is in his second career start....no? Cousins isn't the reason we're bad, but he's not going to take us to another level either. And I say that as someone who 100% supported signing him in the first place. The biggest difference between the two QBs is the 30M we'd have available to play with while Hurts is on his rookie contract. As the kid matures he's going to be a Watson/Wilson/Allen like stud (so...better than Cousins) plus he'll allow us to add to the team immediately.
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I don't even think Spielman or Zimmer are bad, but they get too comfortable and too loyal. They are too risk averse to take the kind of swings that take you from 7-9 to 13-3, instead we sit between 8-8 and 10-6 every year. Jalen Hurts was tied as my second favorite QB with Tua. I would've happily taken him in the first much less at 53 where the Eagles did. I comped him to Watson, that comp looks really good right now. And my god would he take Kubiak's offense to another level.
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They had the perfect opportunity to move this franchise forward. They could've drafted Jefferson, moved their next pick back (no opposition from Rick on that one!), and then drafted Hurts, Cleveland, and snagged another corner later. We wrecked it all by giving everyone extensions like it was Halloween candy. Cousins was about to be a lame-duck QB, Hurts would've slid right in, and we would've had a boatload of money to build around him and a scary set of weapons. Can you imagine how dangerous our bootlegs would be with Hurts running them? Or the playaction threat he would instantly become with the defense honed in on Cook and a spy set for him? The middle of the field would've been easy pickings. It's so....damn....frustrating. Over at Purple Pain that was my entire offseason plan: no extensions, one year prove it situation. If they prove it....we carry on. If we don't...have the pieces for a new run. My plans always involved going OL, CB, trade up for Hurts, pick a WR later. Now, I wasn't a fan of Jefferson because of the WR depth in this last draft (I had my eyes on Duvernay and Claypool....would still be quite happy with them too!), but the key to everything was hitching our future to Hurts at the ridiculously awesome price of a 2nd round pick. Instead, we did the one thing we couldn't do: hand out extensions and draft accordingly.
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I also thought he would be hot garbage. He's been remarkable. I was WAY off on him.
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Jalen Hurts. I said over and over last offseason to get him. It double hurts (pun intended) watching our team and imagining him throwing to Jefferson for a decade.
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Hurts was my favorite QB not named Burrow or Tua. I look really wrong about Herbert but Hurts in purple would make me much happier today. Cousins is fine, but the dynamic Hurts brings with his arm and legs is so needed.
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Isn't that kinda the point though? They are purposely taking touches off of Kamara. If you're going to invest that much money into guys, you shouldn't have to feel like (in a 16 game season) they need several off games to get the most out of them. That only speaks to the fact that the investment isn't a wise one.
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Of the three guys he listed as positives, two of them look burned out right now in Cook and Kamara.
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I don't think the problems with the line were simple. It seemed to me that the Jaguars called a lot of blitzes to neutralize our bootlegs and we never adjusted. And with Dalvin running like he's got a fridge chained to him, we couldn't force them out of those backside pressures. I mean, they also didn't play well, but when we just dropped straight back with Boone or someone else in protection, Cousins had time to throw. He had a number of clean pockets on deep throws to Jefferson. It was our base stuff with the outside zone that were getting killed. The bigger concern to me is that Dalvin is showing (again!) that no matter how talented he is, he can't be counted on as an elite 16 game back. If he's going to be this mediocre, teams will just throw the sink at us every time. We're not built to stand up to that sort of attack. And my god our defense can't get any pressure on a QB right now. Those guys are all run stuffers who don't stuff the run well. Only Mata'afa is flashing any ability to get after people.
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Run D has been better. If Pierce was The Juggernaut of two years ago we would be dominant. Pass rush has mostly been poor though.
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Definitely. I see some really nice building blocks on this team, but I question if they have the guts to move on from guys like Barr in order to keep adding to the roster. And I fear yet another CB in round 1 this year despite our desperate need for DT.
