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Guys like leatherwood I think just didn’t want to put in the work. Wills is more athletic than him and he at least bet on himself getting healthy and making a comeback. Between our coaching staff and opportunity he couldn’t have chosen a better place to restart his career. Plus he came in on a vet min type deal so he could have gone anywhere. He chose us. I’m curious to see how it plays out.

Wow, sorry to hear that but glad to see you back in action. Godspeed to you on your healing journey.

Not necessarily. They could have liked other players that visited it’s just there are a lot of teams competing for the same pool of players.

We don’t need him,Sewell, and Edwards. Similar skillets similar limitations. Likely Sewell is out.

Still waiting on Cam Jordan to see where he chooses to go. At this point having cleaned out his locker in NO he’s clearly just waiting on more money. That’s also what he said the other day…paraphrasing: gotta get the right value. FA players in this time frame might have to wait for the draft before teams know who they drafted and what roster holes they need to fill. So far i’ve seen nothing more than speculation the Bears are one of the teams he’s talking with.

This will shake up the draft among the DTs. https://www.profootballrumors.com/2026/03/caleb-banks-underwent-surgery-on-broken-foot#ref=home

I think he's a good player but he’s not worth 25 overall. I’d be happier with Thieneman who at least has Pro Bowl type talent. Jacas will just be a good DE and before that I prefer to add a good DT where our need is greater. I saw someone throw out a what-if scenario if a top WR falls to us. A top CB? In those cases I’m thinking trade down because someone will want to trade up. However a top CB might be tempting.

Duvernay as returner was replaced by Raymond even though you had Raymond listed as OZ replacement. Two birds with one stone approach.

This was the strategy I was hoping for. I’m not surprised they spent big on Safety but signing Bush at LB was not something I was expecting. Signing 2 good defensive players for the price of one mediocre DE is a win, or maybe even less than one mediocre DE. I also think Poles upgraded WR3/4 with Raymond over OZ.

Dark mode is outstanding. Please don’t lose that.

I like it. Dark Mode (at least in DuckDuckGo Browser) is much easier on my eyes. For whatever reason it wouldn’t display that way beforehand.

I’m not thoroughly searching across the internet but it does appear that rankings for Centers are quite varied depending on the site you visit. Slaughter who I usually see as a top 3 Center is ranked 9th on NFL.com and doesn’t even have a starters draft grade. Meanwhile Draftbuzz shows him as the best OC prospect this year. Maybe the guy from Iowa is a better fit or we take a chance on the recovery of Conner Lew? https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/c/all-colleges/all-statuses/2026?page=1 https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Logan-Jones-DL-Iowa https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Connor-Lew-OL-Auburn

Figuring out which OC fit our scheme is the hard part for me. Using Dalman as the reference followed by our choice to trade for Bradbury who both move well for centers. I think Hecht has similar movement skills. Reading draft profiles for Slaughter and Glubin they both will have limited range in run blocking that can affect our limit outside zone plays. Yet they both seem to anchor better in pass pro than Hecht. The first two likely have the higher floor especially in year one. Hecht might have the most upside long term for a team that is willing to be patient. What does Ben prioritize most in the traits he wants in a center?

DT: I agree…what they think of Turner’s future position and future promise could decide where they go in Rd 1 (DE/DT). Safety needs a clear starter drafted. I don’t think we should get out of Rd 2 without taking one. WR depth: Don’t sleep on Kalif Raymond. I think he’s an upgrade over OZ but at the same time is not on par with DJ. However, watching his highlights he did a lot of the same short stuff for Detroit that DJ did for us last year. Likewise he caught a lot of passes similar to what we saw OZ do last year. Walker will need to step up his game and fill in the intermediate and deep routes. Hopefully Walker continues to perform well in the redzone as that could the biggest area we miss DJ experience. If they choose to add one more on Day 3 or just add one more vet FA after the draft but I think we might already have some guys in Maurice Alexander or JP Richardson who can contribute as 5th WRs. At least Ben was complimentary of those guys late last yeear. LT: don’t see us fixing that via the draft. Anyone with legit LT skills is likely gone. Otherwise we’re going to draft a backup-low end starter OT talent. Yet we have a few of those options already in house. Time to rely on Roushar to get one ‘em right. Center: Has to be a draft pick here likely by Rd 4. They read the FA market correctly and went with a cheaper viable option which allowed us to address greater needs like S with a big contract. Bradbury is good enough that this isn’t must have in the draft. Again, deep draft at OC don’t over spend in FA. Hopefully someone good that can be our long term solution falls our way. RB: Not looking to do anything earlier than Day 3 here and in that context I like Kaytron Allen. There’s no deep speed flashiness like Mike Washington has but he’s just productive in the same way that Monangai is productive. I have to do more scouting of the Day 3 prospects to see if there is one who can add the sizzle to the offense without being a complete liability elsewhere (i.e passing game).

I appreciate the good work you do to keep the lights on in this virtual place.