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08-19-2018, 06:11 AM | |
Abolish The Salary Cap!
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Chiefs are signing Orlando Scandrick (1-year, $1.5 million)
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09-19-2018, 10:02 AM | #241 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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EVERY sub package has 4 down lineman. If you're playing 60% of the game in sub packages that need 4-down lineman and trying to get a pass-rush with those 4 guys, including 2 guys that are going to play a conventional 4-3 DE, why not just run a 4-3 base so you HAVE 2 conventional 4-3 DEs? Sticking with a 3-4 creates personnel mismatches when you go to your sub packages unless you're going to do shit like run a 3-3-5. And the Steelers have some success doing that with their more exotic blitz packages. It gives them the ability to show a bunch of different looks, especially with their zone blitz schemes. But man...I just don't see how it makes any sense to run a 3-4 base package and standard 4-2-5 and 4-1-6 sub-packages. |
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09-19-2018, 10:03 AM | #242 | |
'Tis my eye!
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So far, Veach has repeated Dorsey's draft mistakes and honestly, if you look at the Watkins and Hitchens contracts, he hasn't been much better on that front either. |
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09-19-2018, 10:03 AM | #243 | |
In Search of a Life
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09-19-2018, 10:04 AM | #244 | |
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I like that philosophy, but I was not a big fan of Speaks from the moment we drafted him. I do like Nnandi. Getting a quality NT/DE with at least some past success as a rusher (high school) in rd 3 is exactly what you want IMO. O’Daniel and Watts will play soon, but you simply can’t expect a 4th rd pick and the last pick of the 3rd rd to be ready to play immediately. It just won’t happen very often for any team. It’s not like we were the Broncos and had 2 picks in the top 40 overall. We had to move up to the mid 2nd before to even get one of the talented players left that they thought could get on the field this year. But again, I’m gong to be honest. Speaks has not looked good. The guy fell on his face on back-to-back plays which is a direct indictment on Veach, especially when he says the guy is never on the ground. |
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09-19-2018, 10:04 AM | #245 |
'Tis my eye!
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09-19-2018, 10:05 AM | #246 | |
In Search of a Life
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I actually like that in that you can get guys like Ford or Kpass or Houston on a guard or something and just get nuts. Give me big strong athletes up front and I don't give a shit if you run it for 5 or 6 yards on me. That's fine. |
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09-19-2018, 10:05 AM | #247 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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Our window is literally longer than any team in pro footballs, man. We have the next Rodgers on this squad. If propping the window open for another 10% over the next 2 years means closing it an additional 5% for the next 5 years - gimme the latter. I want more bites at the apple, not slightly bigger bites for less time. Football's a weird ass game played in the weather with an oblong ball. You can never truly be sure that 'this is our year'. You're better served building for a 10 year window and with Mahomes in tow, we can do that. We just need our GM to do a better job of using his capital. If he doesn't, we find a new one. Being the guy that brought in Mahomes gets you a lot of runway, but it doesn't get you an unlimited one. |
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09-19-2018, 10:06 AM | #248 | |
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At some point, they have to get some instant return out of the draft, regardless of round, or this defense is not going to improve. |
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09-19-2018, 10:07 AM | #249 |
Inmem 2.0
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09-19-2018, 10:07 AM | #250 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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We're trying to hammer square pegs into round holes by telling Houston and Ford to get on the edges. We need a goddamn Neil Smith or a Jared Allen on this team if we're going to spend so much time in sub packages. You aren't gonna get one of those if you remain committed to a 3-4 because you're not even gonna try. |
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09-19-2018, 10:08 AM | #251 | |
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09-19-2018, 10:08 AM | #252 | |
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I guess you've got Mahomes there ofcourse but really, they've been weird in the first. Finally, we've got the Qb. Lets accumulate as many as we can each year in the top 70 picks and start going. |
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09-19-2018, 10:09 AM | #253 | |
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09-19-2018, 10:14 AM | #254 |
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It's weird cause he was a pretty solid CB in college....apparently the safety position is something that he just doesn't do well.
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09-19-2018, 10:15 AM | #255 |
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