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On 3/8/2025 at 12:02 PM, AZ54 said:

At the 45min mark Mark Schlereth discusses his thoughts on Dalman.  If you want the short version...Zimmerman thinks he's just good/average and not worth. the money....Schlereth says he's a whole lot better than just average and details why.  

https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2025/3/8/24380288/mark-schlereth-joe-thuney-has-great-football-left-jonah-jackson-could-be-dominant-chicago-bears

One concern for Dalman is reps, he missed 8 games last season with an ankle injury. He also has a better Run Block Grade than his Pass Block Grade for what it is worth. Can he anchor against huge DTs at 300 lbs? If they do sign him, I just hope it is not to top money for the position.

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All these big contracts affect the price. 12.5 to 15 mil. I don't think he's worth it. I think a player like Evan Brown at half the cost is just a notch below Dalman and plays healthy.

I expect us to draft the center of the future so he's a gap player. He can play guard and center. Played with Johnson for 2 yrs in Detroit. Zabel - Mbow - Wilson could be ready next year and you have good depth with Brown. 

I have read Dalman is not a good fit for our OL scheme but I don't know who's right or wrong, Johnson will.

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1 hour ago, adam said:

A bunch of DTs and Edge getting released. It will be interesting to see what Poles does in the early wave. Based on recent FA periods, we will know a few of the guys tomorrow by lunch. We knew about Swift at around 11am last March 11th. 

unless Allen thinks one is head and shoulders above the rest, I suspect we might wait for a few to go and the price to fall.

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2 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

All these big contracts affect the price. 12.5 to 15 mil. I don't think he's worth it. I think a player like Evan Brown at half the cost is just a notch below Dalman and plays healthy.

I expect us to draft the center of the future so he's a gap player. He can play guard and center. Played with Johnson for 2 yrs in Detroit. Zabel - Mbow - Wilson could be ready next year and you have good depth with Brown. 

I have read Dalman is not a good fit for our OL scheme but I don't know who's right or wrong, Johnson will.

It's difficult for us to know but his football intelligence will be a factor.  We can see the physical talent but the mental side of the game, aside from obvious mistakes is harder to diagnose as fans.  Johnson likes to run a variety of schemes.  

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Well it's Monday morning ( 12 hours ahead) and I have to wait untill I go to bed to find out what's going on. 

The one thing I expect is to be surprised. Poles has already did that twice and we are just getting started. All of these projections and someone not expected Will be the story.

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