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sounds right. I think the two sides are more interchangeable than you do, but either way I also think Jackson goes to the right side.

all good stuff. I would only add the Edmunds is going to be worth more now that Allen knows how to use him. If the offer is too low, Edmunds would be smart to just stay under the current contract and prove his worth to the market.

right. you can cut Bates and free up a bunch. You could always extend or restructure contracts of existing players too. The money isnt set in stone. It's not endless, but if you really believe in a player, you can probably make it happen.

Im not sure who goes to RG. I can see it a bunch of different ways. Good news is it's not like OT, moving sides isnt as big a deal at all. On one hand, you put the 4 time superbowl winner wherever he is best, and hes been a LG the whole time. Another way to look at it is how tough the running game would be with him next to Wright on the right side. I was hoping Davis would play up to his tape and we'd have an easy 4 yards whenever we wanted it on the right side, but then Davis turned out to be a turd. So it could go either way. If I had to guess, Id say Jackson goes to RG, but I wouldnt want to bet heavily on it.

And after all this, he may not even be there at #10... Picking a RB at 10 is a hard call, trading up for one from 10 borders on the ridiculous. But here we are. Things are so different now with ben Johnson, I truly dont know what to think.

We also re-signed OL Bill Murray, which is a really good depth signing. I liked the way he played. He has desire and intensity that was lacking from most of the rest last year. We also placed an exclusive rights free agent tender on special teamer and DL Daniel Hardy. Which basically means we signed him to a one year deal too.

it depends how people play, not just their measurables. Campbell handled top competition in college. Its just too easy to say "shorter arms = OG" - nothing is that direct. For Skoronski, he was a catcher, not a striker. Campbell has different traits. When you make everything about measurables, you end up drafting numbers and not players. We've seen that movie many times before. Also, these are all NARRATIVES. They are shorthand for putting everything in a little box. It's not reality. Barry Sanders is too short to be a running back in the NFL. Doug Flutie is too short to play QB. Tom Brady doesnt have the physique or arm to be an NFL QB. Hall of Fame OT Joe Thomas has short arms too. etc etc Sportswriters love these measured facts. They can look them up and then tell themselves that it tells the story. But smart scouts and GMs watch FILM, and look at how players play. It's ALL that matters. Have you seen film of Campbell failing to protect his QB because his arms were too short? Or did you just read that from some writer who also didnt watch the film, and just regurgitates the same old generalities based on numbers? If you watch Campbell and you see it differently, then so be it - I respect that. We may disagree, but at least you have an opinion. But if you read some pundit and then make these rules based dictates of who we can afford, who can and cant play - its just all too rigid and based on nothing but narratives. In that case you dont have an opinion, you just have a narrative. Because you didnt formulate it, you just regurgitated it. It's cool to disagree, but you gotta actually have an opinion. This isnt even about how he plays, its just about a few inches on his arms. Its ALL based on that one factoid.

It depends on how Johnson and the scouts value him. Swift is not good enough, but maybe an edge rusher or OT is though.

I really need to watch more film so I can argue about how we need him or should avoid him, or should take someone else!

I dont think they are going to let short term dollars affect their long term plans. I think when you bring in a new staff, you take some losses in order to accommodate the new way of doing things. Like when we switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 and back etc. Now Im not saying we will be drafting Jeanty, thats many leaps from what Im saying, but if Johnson says he needs him, and Poles thinks he can make it happen, then Swift's money isn't going to be the reason why it doesnt happen.

good point. our arrow is definitely pointing up.

people rate players differently. I think he might be the 2nd best tackle in the draft. I need to watch more film.

oh man, we have never agreed more than right now!

Dont sleep on Kelvin Banks Jr either. He's a hell of a player, and maybe our LT of the future? If we go that way in the draft.

both smart comments. This is how the NFL works.