ColtStrong2013

San Fran really doesn’t belong in this discussion. They have been so hit and miss over the last two decades, you can’t reasonably say they are “always competing for a championship.” from 2014-2018 season they were 25-55. they were 6-10 in 2020. They’ve lost two superbowls in modern era. I’m not saying they aren’t a solid franchise, but let’s be real.

I don’t think it would be reaching for a defensive player if the top 10 is saturated with receivers and quarterbacks…

Exactly- man, if Smith can stay healthy, Anthony Richardson (if he can stay healthy too) is going to play with one of the best tackle combos in the league.

Happy for Detroit. I would play for Dan Campbell. If anyone is running through a brick wall for a coach, it's for that guy... Because he'd be the one running through it first.

I don't see a way Stafford is back in this game. It looked like a bad shoulder injury and a concussion.

Enter Carson Wentz...

i saw cj stroud only throwing to dell and Collins this year…

it’s not over… except in Jerry Jones’ eyes. That dude is down cleaning McCarthy’s office out.

they aren’t stupid… they know exactly what they are doing, which is pandering to what is a very large new viewership in the nfl in the swiftie culture.

this is how I feel about him. he’s going to get bigger in the nfl. As Ballard has said many times, guys just get bigger as they get older and especially in nfl weight programs. Any knock on his blocking is because of his size, not because of his effort. He is as elite as they come as a pass catcher. I certainly wouldn’t pass him up for something that he will no doubt get better at regarding blocking… He would move sticks and make big plays in this offense. The biggest problem he poses is a mismatch against virtually everyone that would be tasked with defending him. Some of the most efficient offenses in the past decade had/has a major advantage at tight end.

there is always that possibility- that another team values him and is in position to put a better offer on the table. I think he’s too expensive. Especially given the depth of the receiving class in this draft. If we didn’t trade up to get CJ Stroud over Anthony Richardson, then we are certainly not going to trade up even further to get MJH over another explosive receiver. just hope they both pan out correctly

I don’t think it would get the trade done. Going to take more. if you look at a draft chart, you have to consider a future pick as a lower value than current year. I don’t think anyone here sees Ballard making any kind of move like that ever. If anything, they are going to justify not doing it by saying they can get an explosive receiver where they are. It’s just not going to happen.

if they were convicted on any player outside of Richardson, they would have traded up to make sure they got them. but they didn’t. They stayed put and picked Richardson and said they had been following him since August…

Imagine the Colts being in there instead of the Browns. Round 3 in Houston would have been 1000 times better than this atrocity. Ball don’t lie. Browns were in due to a sham win over the Colts and it shows.

AR can play in Stroud’s shadow (albeit very well) and the colts can still beat the Texans in the division. They don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Imagine watching CJ stroud throwing all over the Browns in the first half of the wildcard playoffs and still thinking Gus Bradley is why we lost to them last week…

respectfully disagree. we had a much more expensive qb under center and a roster full of pro-bowlers, playing at home in a play-in game similar to the Houston game. We were up in that game. We had everything in front of us and let it go. Not even a comparison in my mind. we could beat this Browns team…

If Nick Harper's homegirl didn't stab him in the leg... There is a great article about Dick Lebeau dialing in on Manning's "fake tempo offense." They got spanked the first game that year, and preparing for the playoff game, he had them wait until under 10 seconds to show anything. He'd figured out the tempo offense that year. Manning would show it was up-tempo, wait until the defense showed their hand, and then adjust. It worked in the first half, and Manning & co. made adjustments and started making their comeback. That play was an incredible play, but you could be right on the "what-if?" If Harper hits the sideline and takes the house, it would be one of the all-time greatest defensive plays in the history of the game, given the circumstances.

Not a play but the last chance for the colts in the 2007 divisional round loss to the chargers. 1st and goal down 4, couldn’t complete a single pass. We only lost by 4 to the undefeated patriots that season, with them obviously losing the Super Bowl. A rematch in the conference championship game could have gone any way, and we could’ve had the Manning Bowl. all eyes were on New England that year, but we missed out on what could have been a great opportunity to defend our championship.

and as Ballard also said- they need to be better about getting him opportunities to do what he does best which is stretch the field. We don’t know what we have with Pierce yet, imo. Maybe we never do, but we certainly don’t know what he can do without a qb that can find him wide open downfield and deliver the ball to him.

“We’ll be prudent. We won’t be reckless… but if there is a player who fits our team and what we are looking for, go and get him.” I like Ebukam a lot. I think he was a great pick up. If we can land a free safety that is a big upgrade in free agency, I will be very happy going into the draft. I don’t think that’s all we’ll get, but that’s the most pressing need, and Ballard basically alluded to that today.

With that, it doesn't necessarily mean that's who they need. They might have somebody in mind in Free Agency to add to the room. I don't think they'll keep Mo Alie-Cox, and they sure as hell aren't going to bank on Woods, who has had "chronic hamstring issues" according to Ballard today. I think they definitely add somebody that Steichen likes to the tight end room. Maybe it means they like the receiving group at the top, and the tight end group behind Bowers so well that they are confident they are going to get one of each this draft. He was pretty confident in their draft preparation, which is interesting as there are still so many tools left to analyze (senior bowl, combine, prodays, etc.) By the sounds of it, going into those events, they have a pretty good grasp of their plan and who they are targeting. We know that to be the case with AR last year.

I added to that post, so you should check it out.

https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/opinion/the-domino-effect-of-losing-dallas-goedert-should-shift-work-to-wrs Great article on losing Goedert that season. "With a healthy Dallas Goedert, one of the most talented tight ends in football, the Philadelphia offense was in 11 personnel (1RB, 1TE, 3WR) nearly 70% of the time." I've stated on this forum many times this season I feel a tight end like Bowers would go further from day 1 than bringing another receiver in and bumping pierce down. I don't feel Pierce has gotten a great shake at his potential. Having an AR- JT, Pitt, Pierce, Downs and Bowers 11 personnel would be the closest I think we can do to giving Steichen similar tools he had in Philly.