1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

I meant he was the only one who was able to keep AB somewhat normal. Once Pitt dumped him, the wheels came off. He pulled it together for a playoff run with Brady, and then he even blew himself up there.

I guess…but AB’s wheels came off after having his brain scrambled here.

5 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

One week until schedule release.

When do you think they start leaking opening weekend games?

I don't think there will be any leaks this year.

30 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

I found that odd watching him too. I absolutely loved him coming out of Penn State…granted watching PSU tape is generally like watching paint dry (outside of how they got Warren involved recently). He was quick, decisive, effective running routes, great hands and body control. Washington’s previous regime was terrible for his development, glad to see he came around last year.

The new OC at PSU was effective last year. Dotson never had that luxury.

2 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Take that DG haters😁, I expect that this is just a void year add-on to spread out costs (as we're are unlikely able to afford the extension that he imagines) but we will see...

His talks with other teams about trade opportunities may have given him a much more pessimistic (some would say realistic) sense of his market value.

2 hours ago, RLC said:

I'd be fine signing Justin Simmons to compete with Mukuba IF we can trade Sydney Brown. Sydney might start in Cinci given their S room.

Reunite him with his brother. I would be fine with that.

2 hours ago, paco said:

This is a solid point. They only have two FA's next year (Jake Ferguson and John Stephens) so the comp pick formula would likely be in their favor in that scenario.

But comp picks only happen if they don’t get canceled out. Dallas would have to refrain from signing FAs in order to accomplish that.

10 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

The new OC at PSU was effective last year. Dotson never had that luxury.

The bits I did focus on Dotson earlier in the season, he was definitely getting ‘open’, but late. Hurts isn’t exactly the QB to go deep into progressions or show a lot of patience. I think that was more of the reason for lack of targets as opposed to Hurts not looking his way…he just wasn’t effective on the field like you said.

I think Calcaterra will win the backup job. Bryant and Granson are probably gonna suck and there be a reason they were so cheap and haven't produced and we'll all look back and be thankful they didn't get rid of Goedert.

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

If he signs elsewhere in 2026 for $10M+ AAV, we should expect a day 3 comp pick in 2027. Correct?

That was what I immediately thought … or a cancel out loss to offset a FA we sign.

2 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

Yes now you've upgraded the TE position because I believe Bryant is better than Calc rather than downgraded it. Can now look at other spots to make a trade for. DE or CB

In addition, if Bryant is indeed better than Calcaterra and bumps him, then Calcaterra is better than Johnny Wilson and has the potential to bump Wilson in the WR depth chart.

12 minutes ago, mattwill said:

But comp picks only happen if they don’t get canceled out. Dallas would have to refrain from signing FAs in order to accomplish that.

So Dallas would just have to do what they did the last 5 years?

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Nine of these guys could make the Pro Bowl.

I’m willing to go out on a limb and say 10.

2 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I’m willing to go out on a limb and say 10.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say 0 will attend…due to other obligations.

1 hour ago, eagle45 said:

To be reflective for a minute, TE is one of the more interesting positions in football.

It ranges from a non-premium position that doesn’t get drafted high to one of the most important non-qb positions on your offense, depending on scheme and utilization. Prime Gronk/Kelce/Graham were the second most critical players on elite, elite offenses. And then there are great offenses where the TE can be an afterthought.

And utilization…with the 12 personnel failure from 2017-2020, defenses started to treat Zach Ertz as a WR, not a TE. So in function it was really 11 personnel with Ertz as the slot. His blocking and our running game were not good enough to dictate otherwise. And he’s a lot easier to cover in that scenario.

The more viable a TE is as a blocker, the trickier it is to match up against them in coverage. If you respect them as a receiving threat and sell out to stop that, their blocking ability may really allow your offense to push the defense around.

Goedert isn’t a great receiver or great blocker, but that balance of being good to very good at both has always been his best asset. I’m not sure how much our running game depends on him, but we did just lose Becton, so I’d rather not find out this year..

If they keep Calcaterra as a slot receiver, I can envision plays where he comes in motion as an H Back and deploys as a Wham blocker on the far edge of the play.

On 5/2/2025 at 7:43 PM, Diehardfan said:

Andy was as stubborn SOB

this and that's the answer as to why it took so long to get some good WRs

30 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Disagree that Hurts is better. You listed team stats

Wins matter.

Career interceptions

Hurts 39

Burrow 46

Allen 84

Career completion %

Hurts 64.4

Burrow 68.6

Allen 63.3

Passing TD

Hurts 85

Burrow 140

Allen 195

Total TD

Hurts 140

Burrow 152

Allen 260

Sacks

Hurts 151

Burrow 196

Allen 189

TD to INT ratio

Hurts 3.6 : 1

Burrow 3.03 : 1

Allen 2.32 : 1

Rushing yards

Hurts 3133

Burrow 806

Allen 4,142

Years in league

Hurts 5

Burrow 5

Allen 7

Gabe Davis is interesting to me.

He was signed for 3/39 by the previous Jags regime.

He had some injuries, and then tore his meniscus in November and missed the remainder of the season.

The jaguars have signed Dyami Brown, and drafted Brian Thomas and Travis Hunter. Those moves made Davis expendable.

He should be recovered from his knee injury by the time the season rolls around.

4 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Wins matter.

Career interceptions

Hurts 39

Burrow 46

Allen 84

Career completion %

Hurts 64.4

Burrow 68.6

Allen 63.3

Passing TD

Hurts 85

Burrow 140

Allen 195

Total TD

Hurts 140

Burrow 152

Allen 260

Sacks

Hurts 151

Burrow 196

Allen 189

TD to INT ratio

Hurts 3.6 : 1

Burrow 3.03 : 1

Allen 2.32 : 1

Rushing yards

Hurts 3133

Burrow 806

Allen 4,142

Years in league

Hurts 5

Burrow 5

Allen 7

Wins matter but they're a team stat so they should be excluded from comparisons. A player can have trash player stats but his team still wins

Huff ring a bell??

I also don't believe in using total stats but that's another topic

Allen and Burrow are better players. It's not an insult to Hurts

32 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

So Dallas would just have to do what they did the last 5 years?

Yes, but knowing how screwy Jerry is, he could do almost anything and no one would be surprised

They're really trying to test the whole "Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season" streak in Pittsburgh huh? That offensive depth chart is baaaaaddddd

8 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

That's the hyper optimistic take. I was with you until you mentioned Dean. Dean coming back to form is likely not happening this season, if ever. That injury was a rough one. If he can even dress this season that would be something, but his form likely would take longer.

It was intentionally optimistic. Even without Dean, I think the talent we have at LB is the best we’ve had in 35 years. Obviously Campbell, Trotter and Mondon have to prove it on the field, but I project Campbell as an upgrade over Dean.

17 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Wins matter but they're a team stat so they should be excluded from comparisons. A player can have trash player stats but his team still wins

Huff ring a bell??

I also don't believe in using total stats but that's another topic

Allen and Burrow are better players. It's not an insult to Hurts

57 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I think Calcaterra will win the backup job. Bryant and Granson are probably gonna suck and there be a reason they were so cheap and haven't produced and we'll all look back and be thankful they didn't get rid of Goedert.

Who is the best blocking TE of Bryant and Granson? That would be my guess on who wins that 3rd spot. But agreed that Calxaterra will be the 2nd TE.

6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I believe he's better too