Scott Pennock

Arguing over an analogy instead of discussing actual football and camp…… Classic….

Inspiring as it is I don’t think he’s long for the roster.

Interesting that one of our UDFA QB’s was drafted number one overall in the UFL Draft……Jason Bean. I know he has about a 1.5% chance of making the 53 man as a gimmick QB/WR this year BUT what if he makes the transition maybe he could be our Hines Ward, Randall Cobb, Julian Edelman, Antwan Randel El, Freddie Solomon, Bert Emmanuel, and of course Kordell Stewart……. Thats a tall task but with Batman as coach I think he could be serviceable in the future. Still impressed that he was drafted number one in the UFL Draft though…..kudos to him!

They liked him well enough to visit with him multiple times and then make him a priority free agent after the draft. He will have to perform well to unseat the two draftees for a roster spot BUT this team doesn’t usually make roster choices purely based on draft position.

This shores up an obvious weakness for the defense last year and will prove to be an extremely good signing in the short and long term!

We certainly have options as both DB draftees started at FS as well as CB in college. Perhaps Thomas ‘could’ revert back to CB as well?

I have been beating this drum for a hot minute!!!! Blackmon and Harrison at FS and SS, respectfully. Carlies and the UDFA Young as the coverage backers. Franklin and Speed on running downs and other short yardage situations

Funny…..losing Scott to the IR they sign a safety but convert him to WR……either they’re happy with who they have in house or they’re planning on signing a Vet at some point?

His replacement is already on the roster so he's playing for his next contract for someone else. I would suspect we'll get a good year out of him.

A couple things that took place last year and throughout the off-season that I think will pay dividends this year on the defensive side of the ball. Brents and Jones showed, in spurts, that they have the chops to play CB in this league and with a full season under their belt plus this off-season I think they will be a very solid tandem on the outside. Add in Flowers and his growth potential and a versatile rookie in Simpson I think the CB room is just fine and ready for the next step. Will they end up with more INT's and PBU's - I certainly think so. Another coverage area that I think has improved is a full season and off-season of learning the LB spot for Ronnie Harrison and then the drafting of Jaylon Carlies and the singing of the UDFA Craig Young. All are former Safety's that have or had made the transition to LB and bring coverage skills with them and LONG arms - all three have 33" arms or longer which means wingspan and shutting down passing lanes. If the coaching staff isn't married to playing Zaire (Contract) and Speed (Veteran) on passing downs, then 2-3 of those fella's could play in sub packages and clog up passing lanes. They did cut bait with Shaq last year so I would hope that they play the kids that can actually cover versus the highest paid fella. The addition of Latu, though he is just one man should also help speed up the QB's eyes and lead to more errant throws that could be picked off!??! All three of those things tied together create a perfect storm of improvement in the weakest areas of our D last year. As for Safety - I have mixed feelings about the FS spot and there are several 'what if' scenarios: Cross could have something click and then the mental game meets up with his physical ability - which I feel like he played decent down the stretch last year (last 2-3 games)? Thomas could return to his rookie form. Daniel Scott could be a pretty good option but is also technically a rookie after sitting out all last year - though mental reps and walk throughs do help from time to time. A really off the wall thought - perhaps they move Harrison back to SS and slide Blackmon to FS if the kids (Carlies & Young) prove capable as nickel and dime coverage backers? Denbow is not the answer....... Dabo will be on year three of using the International Roster Exception..... Maybe they try Ameer Speed at FS with his size and speed combination? Maybe his college teammate Kendall Brooks earns a spot? Maybe Abraham or Simpson take FS and run with it? Both played that spot in college. Maybe Abraham proves he can play the NB and they slide Moore back to FS like he played in college? Lots and lots of ifs and buts.........

Thats what predictions are supposed to be! LOL

Slovis will earn the 3rd QB spot - here are my reasons: Coached in HS by Kurt Warner Compares favorably to Minshew with Pocket Prescence, fearless nature and his accuracy in the short and intermediate levels - which SS has proven he can adapt the offense to and still win At USC ran a version of the Air Raid offense throwing balls to Pittman, Amon Ra St. Brown, Tyler Vaughns (former Colt - UDFA) and Drake London - good batch of receivers to throw to I would say At Pitt he operated a run-heavy pro-style system At BYU he operated a motion style system Well versed in many different styles of play and SS uses a bit of all of those concepts in his RPO Style offense Bean will earn the 4th all while transitioning to WR on the PS I think he sticks around purely based on his athleticism If he makes a successful conversion to WR then imaging him being on the gameday roster as your 4rd QB and/or a trick play machine and/or decoy

We will lose one we absolutely should not lose = 0-1 We will win one we absolutely should not win = 1-1 The rest of the games we will go 9-6 Season Record: 10-7

A 27-year-old Marshon Lattimore could be a good addition talent wise, however, he has played the equivalent of 1 full season over the last two years so health would be an issue in trading for him and then there is the matter of his contract with an AAV of $19,520,600 thru 2027. I doubt that CB would pay the capitol it takes to trade for him with the recent injury history and high salary. Just my opinion of course since he has repeatedly stated he likes his young DB's.

If, and I mean IF Anthony Richardson can read the defense and unleash more down the field passes than Minshew did then the offense will open more than last year, and you will see players used properly (See pierce, Alex - one each) and a much more prolific offense. Woods and Mallory will add a different dimension to the TE's route running. AD will be a solid addition and Downs will find himself wider open than ever. They will all work in unison to create opportunities for each other based on a multitude/layered skill sets. This is all predicated on a healthy AR. HOWEVA.......... Joe Flacco still has the arm talent to win games with our line, JT and the offensive weapons available to him. Flacco instead of Minshew last year and we win 2-3 more games because he would have been able to hit AP on those Go Routes! Just sayin.....