13 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I think DeJean played a large role, but not in its entirety. A lot of it was that the team had finally figured out what Vic was teaching and was understanding their assignments a lot better as well. I think we all expected the defense to improve as the season went on with the new DC and the young players being thrown in early.

Agreed. Vic needed a little extra time to get that Patricia stench out of the building

28 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Sounds exactly like Britain Covey.

Yeah except Covey was a reliable, at times dynamic, returner. Smith has sucked at everything so far.

31 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

No. It was because of his injury.

The two are not mutually exclusive.

5 minutes ago, just relax said:

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Right. But he was a consensus 1st rounder before the injury caused him to miss workouts in the pre-draft process.

With this team, schedule and home/road doesn't matter.

If they play their game, they're the best team in football, anywhere, anytime against anyone.

They've lost Williams, Kearse and Slay on defense, but have added enough young talent for Fangio to compensate, Ojomo moves in to start, Robinson and Hall behind him. Ringo/Jackson/Bennett replace a still solid but past his prime Slay.

Smith and Hunt are true 3-4 OLBs who can drop into coverage or play wide on the line, the biggest question is whether they have adequate backups, but Campbell could move outside if need be.

Young players like Mondon, McWilliams and Mukuba provide depth and upside.

Less experience but more athleticism this season, Fangio has good clay to mold.

On offense, they go from Becton to Steen, if Kendall can handle center they're maybe a little weaker but also a little deeper.

Otherwise the same offense with Dotson a full off season to acclimate. Shipley/Dillon instead of Gainwell. Still need better depth at TE.

And of course, "Cool Hand Jalen" at QB, working hard this TC to avoid any "failures to communicate."

54 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Agreed. Vic needed a little extra time to get that Patricia stench out of the building

I heard the odor came from where he was sticking those pencils...

7 minutes ago, austinfan said:

With this team, schedule and home/road doesn't matter.

If they play their game, they're the best team in football, anywhere, anytime against anyone.

They've lost Williams, Kearse and Slay on defense, but have added enough young talent for Fangio to compensate, Ojomo moves in to start, Robinson and Hall behind him. Ringo/Jackson/Bennett replace a still solid but past his prime Slay.

Smith and Hunt are true 3-4 OLBs who can drop into coverage or play wide on the line, the biggest question is whether they have adequate backups, but Campbell could move outside if need be.

Young players like Mondon, McWilliams and Mukuba provide depth and upside.

Less experience but more athleticism this season, Fangio has good clay to mold.

On offense, they go from Becton to Steen, if Kendall can handle center they're maybe a little weaker but also a little deeper.

Otherwise the same offense with Dotson a full off season to acclimate. Shipley/Dillon instead of Gainwell. Still need better depth at TE.

And of course, "Cool Hand Jalen" at QB, working hard this TC to avoid any "failures to communicate."

Kearse?

Time for your meds old man.

I can't put my finger on it, but there's nothing authentic about Warren Sapp. Guy just feels like a snake oil salesman.

Will Moro Ojomo be able to replace Corey Simon?

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

I can't put my finger on it, but there's nothing authentic about Warren Sapp. Guy just feels like a snake oil salesman.

Dont know why anybody who hire Sapp to do anything post football, dudes a bum

5 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Will Moro Ojomo be able to replace Corey Simon?

Simon was such a wasted potential, his best year was his rookie year, where he he set his career highs in sacks and tackles after that while he was still productive was never as good as his rookie year and just got fatter and more useless year after year.

I think ojomo will be able to replace Ken Clarke😁

56 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Will Moro Ojomo be able to replace Corey Simon?

I think you mean Mike Pitts

3 hours ago, austinfan said:

With this team, schedule and home/road doesn't matter.

If they play their game, they're the best team in football, anywhere, anytime against anyone.

They've lost Williams, Kearse and Slay on defense, but have added enough young talent for Fangio to compensate, Ojomo moves in to start, Robinson and Hall behind him. Ringo/Jackson/Bennett replace a still solid but past his prime Slay.

Smith and Hunt are true 3-4 OLBs who can drop into coverage or play wide on the line, the biggest question is whether they have adequate backups, but Campbell could move outside if need be.

Young players like Mondon, McWilliams and Mukuba provide depth and upside.

Less experience but more athleticism this season, Fangio has good clay to mold.

On offense, they go from Becton to Steen, if Kendall can handle center they're maybe a little weaker but also a little deeper.

Otherwise the same offense with Dotson a full off season to acclimate. Shipley/Dillon instead of Gainwell. Still need better depth at TE.

And of course, "Cool Hand Jalen" at QB, working hard this TC to avoid any "failures to communicate."

I'm only mildly concerned about the transition of Becton to Steen. Steen is not going to move bodies in the run game in the same way. But Becton missed a lot of snaps, if not games, last year. And they didn't really miss a beat when he wasn't in there.

9 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

The way the beats are describing Sydney Brown in camp sounds like he's at least attempting to play the way Vic wants his safeties. They all said he hasn't had any egregious blown coverages or has been badly out of place during team drills.

The problem though is they also say he hasn't made any splash plays or done anything impressive. To me that sounds like he's not playing his natural style and instead making an overly conscious attempt to not screw up so much so that it's at his detriment in a way.

Glad to hear Sydney isn’t going full Sendejo out there.

21 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I'm only mildly concerned about the transition of Becton to Steen. Steen is not going to move bodies in the run game in the same way. But Becton missed a lot of snaps, if not games, last year. And they didn't really miss a beat when he wasn't in there.

903 snaps. 100 more than Mailata. 34 less than Lane. What a bum! Steen can’t carry Becton’s jock and that scares me. At best he’s a JAG. Matt Pryor by week four. Or a real move by Howie.

7 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

The bald guy is a Patriots fanboy who seldom lends anything substantial to the discussion. I like Eisen generally, but his group around him on that show is very weak and uninteresting.

Shows/podcasts need counter arguments no matter how stupid or pointless they are to create discussion for them to talk about

30 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Wtf kind of policy is that?

I think everyone is both curious and excited about how Vic is going to use Cooper since he seems to have excelled at everything they've thrown at him so far

Any of the rookies not expected to play in the preseason?

6 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Shows/podcasts need counter arguments no matter how stupid or pointless they are to create discussion for them to talk about

Wtf kind of policy is that?

It’s a "don’t sue us when you get CTE” policy.

The NFL can’t ban it until the next CBA.

32 minutes ago, just relax said:

903 snaps. 100 more than Mailata. 34 less than Lane. What a bum! Steen can’t carry Becton’s jock and that scares me. At best he’s a JAG. Matt Pryor by week four. Or a real move by Howie.

It's not that he's a bum...I've been team Becton from day 1....but there were meaningful snaps with Becton out and Steen at RG to evaluate the viability of the OL.

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

It’s a "don’t sue us when you get CTE” policy.

The NFL can’t ban it until the next CBA.

How can they attribute it to CTE when the sport itself can give CTE?

16 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Shows/podcasts need counter arguments no matter how stupid or pointless they are to create discussion for them to talk about

Wtf kind of policy is that?

2 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

How can they attribute it to CTE when the sport itself can give CTE?

Somewhat off topic, but the CTE outrage is interesting to me.

It should be common sense to the non-medical lay person that one or more concussions and multiple blows to the head are not good for the long term health of your brain. It's basic human evolution to flinch and protect your head.

CTE is just...a medical categorization and neuropathological visualization of the above common sense.

Do you think ACLs and ankles and joints that have been chronically injured are functioning at the same level as normal, healthy controls 10 years after a playing career? You could do studies on differences at the cellular level of muscles and ligaments of pro football players on autopsy compared to other people...you'll certainly be able to find and categorize differences.

I just don't understand why it's treated as this shocking, breaking news when everyone has always known about it...just harder to ignore now?

Disappointed in myself for not making a hype video for the preseason game.

25 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

It's not that he's a bum...I've been team Becton from day 1....but there were meaningful snaps with Becton out and Steen at RG to evaluate the viability of the OL.

Fine by me. My only real point is that Becton is much better than Steen. More expensive too and therein lies the rub.

In terms of power and speed they are far apart.