Mongo3451

Big offer is the only thing they care about.

Definitely need another season to build the base. The third off season should put us over the top with talent. At that point, we hope Fields has developed into a franchise QB and can utilize it. Idiot Pace came in with an impatient plan by thinking his year three was going to be in Trubisky's second year. He forgot the base.

If he ends up being our starting LT, that would be a major boost to Poles legacy.

I don't remember who said it on the radio this morning, but he essentially said there actually is something to this. He mentioned the red flags on the medical history and athletic limitations. Jenkins may end up the right guard we've been looking for.

Jenkins has great traits to be an all pro guard.

Waddle and Jurko were all over it this afternoon. It was much ado about nothing. An NFL rep happened to be there and a couple of guys were going a little harder than they should have. They said if anything noteworthy occurred that fines would have been levied. Eberflus has already adjusted the expectation and educated the players.

Still the same gaps, no matter what they attempt to consume. We are not discussing linebacker responsibilities. This conversation got stuck on Quinn, but the other three DL are less proven than he is...

In every 4-3 defense, the entire defensive line has the same gap and edge containment responsibilities in the run game. (Only stunting and blitzing change that)

Unfortunately, he's played in a 4-3 before and is + against the pass and - - against the run.

I'm hoping for a defensive lineman to step up. My biggest concern is that we are going to get gashed in the run game. Whether it be lack of experience or pure talent, Quinn has never been a good run player, Tonga and Gipson are unproven and Edwards is a retread. The start of this season is going to be rough, due to both lines needing to gel and neither is highly pedigreed.

This is what I think as well. There are free agents that can absolutely start for us, but Poles is letting our guys work before grabbing them.

I'll bite for the vet minimum. He simply has world class and "football" speed. Maybe our new conditioning people can fix him.

I'm 100% convinced they are locked in to finding a suitable LT. This guy may not start due to us wanting to develop a younger guy, but it is imperative to have a known commodity. I don't think Jason Peters has retired yet.

Great point!

This would be ok, especially if we "poison pill" some RFA players. I don't want to play star money to anyone who is not ascending. We hopefully have enough of our own players to lock in to extensions to eat up some cap. (Roquan, Jaylon, Mooney, Kmet, Gipson, money and a few surprise players)

Not necessarily. As you mentioned, we have guys we can extend. My guess is if they sign someone, it will be a poison pill deal on an up and coming player.

I don't actually think we'll be after free agents next year. Poles will probably want all the quality picks he can get. Trading Monty will get us more than comp, so go for it if it's worth it.

Totally agree. The whole Insta ID and post looks totally catfishy.

Same here. I'm also still thinking that at some point that Quinn gets traded to a contender before the deadline. (Ala Von Miller)

Pickens is a dbag.

Yes, yes. I remember us all taking about his mechanics but wee never touched his feet. Why this didn't occur at Ohio State is a glaring display of the difference between one of the top programs in the nation and the NFL. Nagy should never be allowed around a QB again. I'm glad our staff is doing the right work.

Thanks for sharing. That looks much better. The muscle memory should be ok if he can maintain exact repetition. It's the same thing with baseball hittng and pitching mechanics. My guess is he's been advised to not throw unless his QB coach is present to ensure repeatability.

The other thing Justin should be working on is his arm motion on the release. It's long and slow.

Our OL still needs a serviceable LT. Other than that, call it addition through subtraction. Getting rid of Ifedi, Simmons, Wilkinson and Hambright will cut Fields sacks in half. I can't begin to tell anyone how terrible they were for us. At this point I really don't care who we sign as a left tackle, just as long as they have a season or two under their belt as a starter.

I never understood why anyone would want to keep them away. It creates a positive vibe, great PR, shared knowledge, not to mention the fact that none of them will talk smack against you in the media.