12-05-2024, 10:03 PM
Man I wish I was wrong, but I posted a total meltdown thread about this season 2 days before the opening kickoff.
The vibes were way off. They had the feel of a team that went to the Super Bowl a few years ago and thought it made them NFL elite. They were high on their own supply. The soft camp and hold-outs might not have sunk them alone, but cumulatively they made them stumble out of the gate.
It was also getting late as far as some prospects that were being used in key roles. They haven't really drafted a cornerstone first rounder since Chase.
The most mind blowing thing to me was a team with a poor run defense in 2023 letting their star NT walk and not rostering a replacement. That shit was never going to work.
This was all before I knew that our badass FS signing from the Ravens was the worst safety we've seen since Ifeyani Ohalete (sorry I know speaking the name is taboo around here I just think it's impossible to overemphasize how bad Stone has been.). Stone is as poor an athlete as I've ever seen play the position. Also had no idea that Rankins would shit the bed as well. I though he'd be a high floor signing. Never would have predicted that CTB would somehow forget how to play football. I assumed he was on the way to being a solid to very good corner.
Sometimes things catch up with a team. Not extending a guy is perfectly understandable. You can't keep them all. Having 3 of your 4 best players disgruntled about money is toxic. It sends a bad message to young player, too. It tells them that you won't reward them for production no matter how good.
The vibes were way off. They had the feel of a team that went to the Super Bowl a few years ago and thought it made them NFL elite. They were high on their own supply. The soft camp and hold-outs might not have sunk them alone, but cumulatively they made them stumble out of the gate.
It was also getting late as far as some prospects that were being used in key roles. They haven't really drafted a cornerstone first rounder since Chase.
The most mind blowing thing to me was a team with a poor run defense in 2023 letting their star NT walk and not rostering a replacement. That shit was never going to work.
This was all before I knew that our badass FS signing from the Ravens was the worst safety we've seen since Ifeyani Ohalete (sorry I know speaking the name is taboo around here I just think it's impossible to overemphasize how bad Stone has been.). Stone is as poor an athlete as I've ever seen play the position. Also had no idea that Rankins would shit the bed as well. I though he'd be a high floor signing. Never would have predicted that CTB would somehow forget how to play football. I assumed he was on the way to being a solid to very good corner.
Sometimes things catch up with a team. Not extending a guy is perfectly understandable. You can't keep them all. Having 3 of your 4 best players disgruntled about money is toxic. It sends a bad message to young player, too. It tells them that you won't reward them for production no matter how good.
