Injuries Week 17

[*pally*]

Some positive news...both Mims and Orlando Brown are expected to participate in practice today.

Zac said Tee's ankle is good.  As always with him, taking things one day at a time.  I anticpate him being limited all week s a precaution

Rankins still MIA

Joe's knee is still sore but manageble

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(Yesterday, 01:44 PM)pally Wrote: Some positive news...both Mims and Orlando Brown are expected to participate in practice today.

Zac said Tee's ankle is good.  As always with him, taking things one day at a time.  I anticpate him being limited all week s a precaution

Rankins still MIA

Joe's knee is still sore but manageble

Possible 2025 Roster cuts:
Tier 1: Rocky Balboa "Cut me, Mick": Cappa, Rankins
Tier 2: If we need the money: Hubbard, Moss
Tier 3: Probably not, but let's see how the draft goes: Stone, Pratt

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

Going to need Tee most likely, I saw him grab his ankle after that tackle where he should of just went down and was like oh shit,
here we go again. Nice hearing about Orlando and Amarius. Thankfully Cochran and Ford haven't been terrible and Yoshi had that
nice deep, sideline catch against Denzel Ward. If Yoshi can keep growing like this he could help when Tee is inevitably out for plays.

Thankfully we also have Gesicki and Chase Brown is a great backup checkdown valve for Joe.

[Luvnit2]

(Yesterday, 02:06 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Possible 2025 Roster cuts:
Tier 1: Rocky Balboa "Cut me, Mick": Cappa, Rankins
Tier 2: If we need the money: Hubbard, Moss
Tier 3: Probably not, but let's see how the draft goes: Stone, Pratt

I think we have more tier one guys we need to cut.

1 - Cappa, Rankins, Hubbard and Moss
2. - Stone

Tier 1 cuts would give us over 31 million in additional cap space and a ton of cash as well which will be needed if we decide to tag or sign Tee long term. Those 4 cuts would give us 94 million in cap space. Those in my tier 4, only one is a current starter we would need to replace and spend cap and cash. The other 3 are backups or non-contributors in 2024.

Hibbard lost his starting job, and Murphy is simply better now. Cappa gets paid too well for an average OG. Rankins has not seen the field due to injury and sickness and Jenkins and McKinley appear to be ready to take next step in 2025. Chase Brown is our RB1 and Moss saves us almost 4 million in cap space if we cut him. Stone is playing better of late, but it depends on what is available in FA or if decide to go saftey in round 1 of draft (I don't think we will, but possible).

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(Yesterday, 03:37 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I think we have more tier one guys we need to cut.

1 - Cappa, Rankins, Hubbard and Moss
2. - Stone

Tier 1 cuts would give us over 31 million in additional cap space and a ton of cash as well which will be needed if we decide to tag or sign Tee long term. Those 4 cuts would give us 94 million in cap space. Those in my tier 4, only one is a current starter we would need to replace and spend cap and cash. The other 3 are backups or non-contributors in 2024.

Hibbard lost his starting job, and Murphy is simply better now. Cappa gets paid too well for an average OG. Rankins has not seen the field due to injury and sickness and Jenkins and McKinley appear to be ready to take next step in 2025. Chase Brown is our RB1 and Moss saves us almost 4 million in cap space if we cut him. Stone is playing better of late, but it depends on what is available in FA or if decide to go saftey in round 1 of draft (I don't think we will, but possible).

I agree with your cuts, Ossai is on the last year of his deal and as bad as the pass rushers are behind Trey, he still gets some pressure 
and should be cheap with his lack of sacks. I would bring back Ossai, give Trey his extension and bring back BJ on Defense. That is about
it though, we can upgrade easily from your cuts here. Those guys bring nothing. They just take up money and roster spots. I know Stone
has gotten some picks lately but that is all he brings, he is a bad tackler and not great in coverage either. DJ Ivey gave him his last pick.

Pratt takes such bad angles, we can do better than him as well pretty sure. He will make a play here and there and then blow another.

Fire Lou and let the new DC bring in his guys for his system though, if BJ and Ossai don't fit, move on and add players that do.

[schroomytunes]

(Yesterday, 02:06 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Possible 2025 Roster cuts:
Tier 1: Rocky Balboa "Cut me, Mick": Cappa, Rankins
Tier 2: If we need the money: Hubbard, Moss
Tier 3: Probably not, but let's see how the draft goes: Stone, Pratt

I tend to agree with your assessment here! We simply are carrying too much dead weight on this team and the money can be utilized in other areas. For me mine are:

Tier 1: Cappa (8), Rankins (9.5), Hubbard (9.6) , Moss (3.4) =31 million These guys need to be released ASAP.

Tier 2: Pratt (5.6) only if we can land a faster younger LB in draft or FA.

Guys I want back: (UFA's)

1) Mike Hilton-slot blitzer
2) Mike Gesicki- TE
3) BJ Hill-DT
4) Khalil Herbert-#3 RB
5) Tee Higgins- WR if Joe re does his contract to free up cash
6) Cody Ford-G/T sub
7) Joe Ossai-DE backup

Outside FA's:

1) Will Fries (RG) Colts 26yrs old. solid in pass/run block.

2) Devin Bush (LB) Browns 26 yrs old. upgrade to Pratt.

3) Azeez Ojulari (Edge) Giants 25 yrs old. we need more pressure from the front 7.

4) Poona Ford (DT) Chargers 29 yrs old. solid disrupter in the interior line.

5) Trevon Moehrig (S) Raiders 25 yrs old. I think he becomes the solid disrupter in the secondary.

these FA's upgrade areas of need and are solid guys that fit our cap space with possibly resigning Tee and extending Chase. This opens up the draft to look at BPA.