03-19-2024, 05:34 PM
(03-19-2024, 03:44 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: True enough.
And it is not like the situation is irretrievable. The coaches & FO seemed to pin some of our defensive issues vs the run to communication/trust issues on the back end. Getting Stone & Bell should help with that, regardless of Reader. Sweat would be fantastic, Jackson good.
But a DT room of BJ Hill, Rankins, Carter, Tufele, & Bell is putrid. Especially vs the run. I still think we need 2 DTs/NTs.
Sweat & Jackson are the only NTs I think that can be starter-ish level year 1. And I'd be stunned if either are close to Reader.
In 2024, we could have had an elite player for close to nothing. Or at least the possibility of one. That is a risk worth taking.
For, 2025, the cost would have been steeper, but still a bargain for Reader if he is close to 100%.
Anyway, you will never be able to convince me the Reader/restructure issue was anything but flat out stupid, no matter how it plays out. You can hit on 19 and get a duece, but the decision was still dumb.
It is obvious that we plan on scoring 21 pts in the 1st Qtr of every game and thus the opponents will be forced pass all game.
