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Has nothing to do with combine results. Absolutely zero. Instead, it has everything to do with my realization regarding the true nature of this roster and how many holes we have to fill before being able to compete at a high level. Ultimately, that realization has led me to believe we're not in a window, but can get there in 2 to 3 years. In two to three years, OBJ and Jarvis will be 30 and 31 and either will be on expiring contracts or lacking in trade value. Our Roster Holes: 1.) No Safeties, 2.) No complimentary DE-pass rusher, 3.) No High Quality LBs once Schobert likely isn't resigned 4.) No High Quality interior Run Stoppers and interior pass rushers at DT 5.) No Left Tackle, 6.) No Right Tackle 7.) No Right Guard 8.) No Hybrid TE Those are all major holes. The likes of which plugging through FA and the Draft doesn't put us in a window. At least not yet. So, trading Jarvis and OBJ in a year where the young impact WR talent is overflowing resets the sustainable winning window so that 3 years from now instead of having skill players that will be leaving the team we'll have foundational young pieces to continue building out with. Thus, turning OBJ and Jarvis into Henry Ruggs and Denzel Mims would be trading elite level talents for young high quality talents that could be apart of the franchise and sustained winning for many many years to come instead of 2 to 3 more years at best.

Jarvis is the heart of the team. Even still I'm down for a new youth movement and building it from the ground up again because I don't think we're in a window given the holes on the team. I'm Trading OBJ and Jarvis Landry to the Raiders (or some other team) for a 1st and 2nd in this years draft and a 3rd and a conditional 4th in the 2021 draft that can be escalated to a 2nd round pick based on unlikely performance benchmarks (i.e., All Pro) With Landry and OBJ's surgery, a lot of the picks would have to be conditional Gives a team like the Raiders the juice they covet heading into the Vegas and either helps Derek Carr take the next jump or helps them recruit Brady. They have extra draft capital. Get Denzel Mims with our top 10 2nd round pick. Get Cole Kmet with the other acquired 2nd round pick. Take 1(10.) Jedrick Wills, OT Alabama // Tristan Wirfs, OG Iowa // Derrick Brown, NT Auburn // Mekhi Becton, OT Louisville **1(19.) Henry Ruggs, WR Alabama // Justin Jefferson, WR LSU **2.) Denzel Mims, WR Baylor 2.) Cole Kmet, TE Notre Dame 3.) Robert Hunt, OT/OG Louisiana-Lafayette 3.) Prince Tega-Wanogho, LT Auburn

A lot of games. People said he'd run 4.20 or 4.21. I never saw that type of otherworldly speed to break John Ross' record of 4.22. And he didn't. 4.35 was my prediction, but I knew he could go 4.30 or slightly lower. He ran 4.31 and 4.27. Therefore, he indeed was not a 4.20 guy as many hyped. Still unbelievably fast, a top WR, and one of my favorites in the draft.

I thought Denzel Mims would run that 4.52 and fall to the 3rd or 4th round. For the longest time, I've been thinking Denzel Mims would be a 4th round steal and one of the best in the class when it's all said and done. This guy went sub 4.4 on his second run ... Denzel Mims - 4.40 | 4.39 In two words ... he gone ... He's a smaller Michael Thomas with more speed and almost better body control. Michael Pittman Jr. with a very respectable 4.52 when people thought he had speed concerns...

Mid-Round Potential Star Start WR Donovan Peoples-Jones with an out of this world 44.5 inch vertical. Tape speed looks like 4.51. If he can come out and run low 4.4s, he won't be the mid-round gem anymore and might make it up into early round 3 or even the bottom of round 2 because his tape has everything you'd want except for urgency in routes and consistency. Chase Claypool who should be a TE-convert with a 4.43

My guy and late round special impact talent Tyrie Cleveland (Florida): After a false start, runs a 4.47. Everyone else's favorite Brandon Aiyuk but to me a meh-player with a 4.5 Tall late-round gem John Hightower with a 4.44. RB/WR Antonio Gibson: 4.4 Rising slot WR Devin Duvernay: 4.4 LSU's Justin Jefferson clocks in at 4.44. A HUGE time for him.

A lot of hype about Henry Ruggs breaking John Ros's 40 yard time, but I never saw a 4.2 guy on tape despite his insane speed. He's likely a 4.35 to 4.38 guy which is blistering speed in its own right. A lot of people will be disappointed when the hype doesn't match reality, but he's still a freak show and top WR option.

Freaky length. Freaky athleticism. Tons of people love him, and I was shocked and disappointed that I didn't. He struggles to separate and isn't a sophisticated route runner. He often gets destroyed at the line on get off. He is a tremendous run after catch, gadget, move-slot WR that could be a specialist at over the middle routes and gadget plays. I think a lot of people are speaking of him like he's a top WR1 or WR2, but I never saw that at all. Not in the slightest. He's a very poor man's version of Slot-Emmanuel Sanders. Not the Emmanuel Sanders that can play and be an explosive factor on the outside. He's one of the more overrated guys as draft day approaches, but there's tons of better options at WR than him that will be available in round 2 and 3 imo. Solid player with tremendous tools. A lot to like, but I don't understand the WR1 love he's getting. If we draft him, hopefully I'm wrong.

Most reps since 2011 at combine.... Netane Muti I still can't comprehend that Albert O, 40 yard time. It's truly one of the most puzzling results I think I've witnessed in the last 10 years at the combine. His tape never ever seemed to show a 4.49 speed guy although he looked so much quicker and faster this year. That improvement is just nuts.

Here's a live tracker for CBS: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2020-nfl-combine-results-live-updates-draft-workouts-40-yard-dash-times-for-qbs-wrs-henry-ruggs/live/ ------ Thread for discussing noteworthy results ------- Albert Okwuegbunam ran a 4.49 and 4.50, 40 yard dash. I loved his tape last year, but his play speed looked absolutely nothing like a 4.6 and instead looked 4.88-like. Play speed is much more important than timed speed, but his impressive 40 is of note because of how he retooled his body for this season relative to last season. That time is a true shocker. Cole Kemet with an impressive 4.7. My favorite underrated late-round rising TE is UCLA's Devin Asiasi. He ran a 4.77 40 time. He's going to be an absolute steal. FAU's Harrison Bryant ran a 4.73 Josiah Deguara the all everything HB/FB/TE ran a 4.72 Adam Trautman, TE Dayton with a 4.8. Brycen Hopkins with the 4.66. Stephen Sullivan ran a 4.66, but his tape is consistently cheeks so who cares. He's more of a big-WR instead of TE. This TE class is getting a little wild. As expected, the TE on my all-buttcheeks team that a lot of you have loved forever but I never did Jared Pinkney runs a 4.98. That time is one of the better things to his game as his tape is cheeks and has always been cheeks. Thaddeus Moss isn't running a 40 at the combine and isn't working out due to a Jones-Fracture discovered in his foot during medical checks. Unfortunate for him. Hope he gets healthy soon. Could drop him to the Browns at a favorable draft position.

(Where can you default save stuff as single spaced?) My Final Mock Off-Season and Mock Draft: Principal Cuts / Let Walks ( $ 38.37 Million in Salary Cap Savings) 1.) Olivier Vernon, DE (15 Mil Cap Savings) 2.) Joe Schobert, LB (Expired Contract; No Resign Could be 14mil+ Savings/Yr) 3.) Christian Kirksey, LB (10 Mil Cap Savings; 2 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 8 Mil Net) 4.) Morgan Burnett, SS (4.8 Mil Cap Savings; 1.3 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 3.5 Mil Net) 5.) Chris Hubbard, RT (7.2 Mil Cap Savings; 2.4 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 4.8 Mil Net) 6.) Damarious Randall, FS (Expired Contract) 7.) Eric Murray, NS/SS (Expired Contract) 8.) Rashard Higgins, WR (Expired Contract) 9.) Stephen Carlson, TE (ERA, 585K Cap Savings) 10.) Dontrell Hilliard, RB (Expired Contract) 11.) Justin McCary, RG (Expired Contract) 12.) Drew Stanton (Expired Contract) 13.) Garrett Gilbert, QB (785K Cap Savings; 37K Dead Cap Hit) Principal Free Agent Signings (Numbers Based on Spotrac Market Value) 1.) Austin Hooper, TE - 5 years; 49 Mil; 22 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 3 2.) Anthony Harris, FS/SS - 3 years; 38 Mil; 19 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 3.) Clayton Geathers, SS/NS - 4 years; 30 Mil; 14 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 4.) Halapoulivaati Vaitai, RT - 4 years; 32 Mil; 16 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 5.) Case Keenum, QB - 2 years; 8 Mil; 3 Mil GTD 6.) Vernon Butler, NT/DT - 3 years; 30 Mil; 15 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 7.) PJ Walker, QB - 3 years; 10 Mil; 3 Mil GTD 8.) Bradley Roby, NCB/FS/CB - 3, years; 30 Mil; 18 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 9.) Ronald Blair, DE - 2 years; 18 Mil; 9 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 10.) Reggie Ragland, LB - 2 years; 20 Mil; 10 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 11.) Carl Nassib - 2 years; 18 Mil; 9 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 12.) Kareem Hunt, RB - 3rd Round Tender 13.) KhaDarel Hodge, WR - ERFA Small Contract 14.) Juston Burris, SS - 1-year minimum deal 15.) Ricky Seals-Jones, TE - Original Round Tender The Fix the OLine Mock: 1.) Jedrick Wills Jr., RT Alabama // Tristan Wirfs, OG Iowa ** 2.) [Via Trade Up into the Bottom of the 1st or Top of the 2nd] Austin Jackson, LT USC // Prince Tega-Wanogho, LT Auburn ** 3.) [Via Trade Up into the Bottom of the 1st or Top of the 2nd] Robert Hunt, OT/OG Louisiana-Lafayette 3.) Troy Dye, Hybrid-LB Oregon 4.) KJ Hamler, WR Penn State 6.) Tyrie Cleveland, WR Florida 7.) Daishawn Dixon, OG San Diego State 7.) TJ Brunson, LB South Carolina Prospective 53-60 Roster: Offense (25): Quarterbacks (3): QB: Baker Mayfield // Case Keenum // PJ Walker Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Running Backs (3): RB: Nick Chubb // Kareem Hunt // UDFA Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Fullback (1): FB: Johnny Stanton Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Wide Receivers (?): WR1: Odell Beckham Jr. // Taywon Taylor WR2: Jarvis Landry // Tyrie Cleveland // KhaDarel Hodge Slot-WR: KJ Hamler // (Jarvis Landry) Practice Squad: N/A ----------- Tight Ends (?): TE: Austin Hooper // David Njoku // Ricky Seals-Jones // UDFA/Vet-Blocking TE Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Offensive Linemen (?): LT: Halapoulivaati Vaitai // Austin Jackson LG: Joel Bitonio // Daishawn Dixon C: JC Tretter // Willie Wright RG: Tristan Wirfs // Drew Forbes // Wyatt Teller RT: Robert Hunt // Kendall Lamm Practice Squad: Malcolm Pridgeon ------------------------- Defense (25): Defensive linemen (?): DE: Myles Garrett // // Chad Thomas NT: Vernon Butler // Daniel Ekuale DT: Larry Ogunjobi // Sheldon Richardson DE: Carl Nassib // Ronald Blair Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Linebackers (?): SLB: Sione Takitaki // TJ Brunson // Tae Davis MLB: Reggie Ragland // Jermaine Grace WLB: Troy Dye // Mack Wilson // Willie Harvey Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Corner Backs (5): CB: Denzel Ward // Terrance Mitchell // Donnie Lewis Jr. CB: Greedy Wiilliams // Tavierre Thomas NCB: Bradley Roby Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Safeties (5): FS: Anthony Harris // Sheldrick Redwine SS: Clayton Geathers // Juston Burris Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Specialists (3): Kicker (1): Austin Seibert Punter (1): Jamie Gillan Long snapper (1): Charley Hughlett --------------------------------------------------------------

Stabilizing the Roster for 2 Years and Team Trade-Down Mock Off-Season --------------------------------- Salary Cap Overview: 2020 Current Salary Cap Space Projection - $ 56.27 Million Cap Space - Ranked 10th in the NFL Cap Space Gained from Below Projected Cuts - $ 38.37 Million 2020 Projected Salary Cap Space After Forthcoming Cuts - $ 94.64 Million - Projected Ranked 1st in the NFL 2020 Off-Season Spending Strategy - Spend Strategically and Don't Be Afraid to Spend Big or to Spend in General to Stabilize the Roster for 2 years Principal Cuts / Let Walks ( $ 38.37 Million in Salary Cap Savings) 1.) Olivier Vernon, DE (15 Mil Cap Savings) 2.) Joe Schobert, LB (Expired Contract; No Resign Could be 14mil+ Savings/Yr) 3.) Christian Kirksey, LB (10 Mil Cap Savings; 2 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 8 Mil Net) 4.) Morgan Burnett, SS (4.8 Mil Cap Savings; 1.3 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 3.5 Mil Net) 5.) Chris Hubbard, RT (7.2 Mil Cap Savings; 2.4 Mil Dead Cap Hit; 4.8 Mil Net) 6.) Damarious Randall, FS (Expired Contract) 7.) Eric Murray, NS/SS (Expired Contract) 8.) Rashard Higgins, WR (Expired Contract) 9.) Stephen Carlson, TE (ERA, 585K Cap Savings) 10.) Dontrell Hilliard, RB (Expired Contract) 11.) Justin McCary, RG (Expired Contract) 12.) Drew Stanton (Expired Contract) 12.) Garrett Gilbert, QB (785K Cap Savings; 37K Dead Cap Hit) Principal Free Agent Signings (Numbers Based on Spotrac Market Value) 1.) Austin Hooper, TE - 5 years; 49 Mil; 22 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 3 2.) Anthony Harris, FS/SS - 3 years; 38 Mil; 19 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 3.) Case Keenum, QB - 2 years; 8 Mil; 3 Mil GTD 4.) Halapoulivaati Vaitai, RT - 4 years; 32 Mil; 16 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 5.) Graham Glasgow, OG - 3 years; 25; 14 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 6.) Clayton Geathers, SS/NS - 4 years; 30 Mil; 14 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 7.) Vernon Butler, NT/DT - 3 years; 30 Mil; 15 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 8.) PJ Walker, QB - 3 years; 10 Mil; 3 Mil GTD 9.) Bradley Roby, NCB/FS/CB - 3, years; 30 Mil; 18 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 2 10.) Ronald Blair, DE - 2 years; 18 Mil; 9 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 11.) Reggie Ragland, LB - 2 years; 20 Mil; 10 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 12.) Carl Nassib, DE - 2 years; 18 Mill; 9 Mil GTD; Contract Out after Year 1 Internal Free Agents to Re-sign / Retain 1.) Ricky Seals Jones, TE 2.) Kareem Hunt, RB 3.) KhaDarel Hodge, WR 4.) Juston Burris, SS Aggressive Multiple Trade-Down; Build on Strengths; 2nd Round Value Mock Browns Trades Summary: 1.) Trade 1: Trade Down from 10th to 20s range and receive a 2nd this year; a 4th this year; and future 2nd round pick. 2.) Trade 2: Trade Down from late Teens/Early 20s to late 1st round and receive a 2nd and 4th this year and future mid/late round considerations. 3.) Trade 3: Trade Out of the 1st round this year to the top of the 2nd round this year and receive a 3rd and 4th this year and future 5th draft capital considerations. Picks Gained this year: 2nd; 2nd 3rd; 4th; 4th 4th; 5th ... Picks Gained in future drafts: 2nd; 5th; and Unspecified but valuable higher and mid round draft considerations 4.) Trades 4: Trade Ups - Trade Two 3rds this year+ a 4th this year (gained via trade) + 2, 4ths in 2021+ a 5th in 2021 to turn two of 3rds into two 2nd round picks this year in order to select (Prince Tega-Wanogho and Robert Hunt) The Draft (Jedrick Wills goes top 5): 2.) D'Andre Swift, RB Georgia // JK Dobbins, RB Ohio State 2.) Julian Okwara, DE Notre Dame 2.) Austin Jackson, LT USC 2.) Prince Tega-Wanogho, OT Auburn 2.) Robert Hunt, OT/OG Louisiana-Lafayette 3.) Antoine Winfield Jr., SS Minnesota 4.) Harrison Bryant, TE FAU 4.) Denzel Mims, WR Baylor 4.) Malik Harrison, LB Ohio State 5.) Tyrie Cleveland, WR Florida 6.) TJ Brunson, LB South Carolina 7. ) Lynn Bowden Jr., WR/KR/PR Kentucky // Joe Reed, WR/KR/PR Virgina 7.) Daishawn Dixon, OG San Diego St. --------- Waiver-Wire/Trades Position Targets: 1.) DLine 2.) CBs 3.) LBs --------- Prospective 53-60 Roster: Offense (25): Quarterbacks (3): QB: Baker Mayfield // Case Keenum // PJ Walker Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Running Backs (3): RB: Nick Chubb // D'Andre Swift // Kareem Hunt Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Fullback (1): FB: Johnny Stanton Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Wide Receivers (?): WR1: Odell Beckham Jr. // Taywon Taylor // KhaDarel Hodge WR2: Denzel Mims // Tyrie Cleveland Slot-WR: Jarvis Landry // Lynn Bowden Jr. Practice Squad: N/A ----------- Tight Ends (?): TE: Austin Hooper // David Njoku // Harrison Bryant // Ricky Seals-Jones Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Offensive Linemen (?): LT: Halapoulivaati Vaitai // Austin Jackson LG: Joel Bitonio // Drew Forbes // Daishawn Dixon C: JC Tretter // Willie Wright RG: Graham Glasgow // Robert Hunt // Wyatt Teller RT: Prince Tega-Wanogho // (Robert Hunt) // Kendall Lamm Practice Squad: Malcolm Pridgeon ------------------------- Defense (25): Defensive linemen (?): DE: Myles Garrett // Ronald Blair // Chad Thomas NT: Vernon Butler // Daniel Ekuale DT: Larry Ogunjobi // Sheldon Richardson DE: Julian Okwara // Carl Nassib Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Linebackers (?): SLB: Sione Takitaki // TJ Brunson // Tae Davis MLB: Reggie Ragland // Jermaine Grace WLB: Malik Harrison // Mack Wilson // Willie Harvey Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Corner Backs (5): CB: Denzel Ward // Terrance Mitchell // Donnie Lewis Jr. CB: Greedy Wiilliams // Tavierre Thomas NCB: Bradley Roby Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Safeties (5): FS: Anthony Harris // Sheldrick Redwine SS: Clayton Geathers // Antonie WInfield Jr. // Juston Burris Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Specialists (3): Kicker (1): Austin Seibert Punter (1): Jamie Gillan Long snapper (1): Charley Hughlett --------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Combine Mock Off-Season Principal Free Agent Signings: 1.) Anthony Harris, FS/SS 2.) Case Keenum, QB 3.) Halapoulivaati Vaitai, RT 4.) Graham Glasgow, OG 5.) Clayton Geathers, SS/NS 6.) Demarcus Robinson, WR 7.) Bradley Roby, NCB/CB/FS 8.) PJ Walker, QB 9.) A'Shawn Robinson, NT/DT 10.) Richard Rodgers, TE Restructure/Re-sign/Retain 1.) Olivier Vernon, DE from 15mil to 10mil 2.) Joe Schobert, LB 3.) Ricky Seals Jones, TE 4.) KhaDarel Hodge, WR 5.) Juston Burris, SS Principal Cuts/Let Walks 1.) Christian Kirksey, LB 2.) Damarious Randall, FS 3.) Rashard Higgins, WR 4.) Chris Hubbard, RT 5.) Eric Murray, NS/SS 6.) Dontrell Hilliard, RB 7.) Stephen Carlson, TE 8.) Morgan Burnett, SS 9.) Justin McCary, RG Berry Loves Derrick Brown and DLineman Mock Draft: 1.) Derrick Brown, NT Auburn 2.) Julian Okwara, DE Notre Dame 3.) Robert Hunt, OT/OG Louisiana-Lafayette 3.) Troy Dye, LB Oregon 4.) Jack Driscoll, RT Auburn 6.) Joe Reed, WR/KR/PR Virginia 7.) Lynn Bowden Jr., WR/KR/PR 7.) Daishawn Dixon, OG San Diego State --------- Prospective 53-60 Roster: Offense (25): Quarterbacks (3): QB: Baker Mayfield // Case Keenum // PJ Walker Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Running Backs (3): RB: Nick Chubb // Kareem Hunt // D'Ernest Johnson // UDFA Rookie Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Fullback (1): FB: Johnny Stanton Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Wide Receivers (6): WR1: Odell Beckham Jr. // Taywon Taylor // KhaDarel Hodge WR2: Demarcus Robinson // / Joe Reed // UDFA Rookie Slot-WR: Jarvis Landry // Lynn Bowden Jr. Practice Squad: N/A ----------- Tight Ends (4): TE: David Njoku // Richard Rodgers // Ricky Seals-Jones Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Offensive Linemen (9): LT: Halapoulivaati Vaitai // Kendall Lamm LG: Joel Bitonio // Drew Forbes // Malcolm Pridgeon C: JC Tretter // Willie Wright RG: Graham Glasgow // Wyatt Taylor // Daishawn Dixon RT: Robert Hunt // Jack Driscoll Practice Squad: N/A ------------------------- Defense (25): Defensive linemen (9): DE: Myles Garrett // Chad Thomas NT: Derrick Brown // A'Shawn Robinson DT: Larry Ogunjobi // Sheldon Richardson // Daniel Ekuale DE: Julian Okwara // Olivier Vernon Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Linebackers (6): SLB: Sione Takitaki // Tae Davis MLB: Joe Schobert // Jermaine Grace WLB: Troy Dye // Mack Wilson // Willie Harvey Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Corner Backs (5): CB: Denzel Ward // Terrance Mitchell // Donnie Lewis Jr. CB: Greedy Wiilliams // Tavierre Thomas NCB: Bradley Roby Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Safeties (5): FS: Anthony Harris // Sheldrick Redwine SS: Clayton Geathers // Juston Burris // UDFA Rookie Practice Squad: N/A ------------ Specialists (3): Kicker (1): Austin Seibert Punter (1): Jamie Gillan Long snapper (1): Charley Hughlett --------------------------------------------------------------

Come on man. Stop it. After someone says something, hears their own words out loud, and then feels as if their words may come off to people in ways that can reflect negatively back on themselves, there's a basic thing in human communication where people then add statements/words after their originally express true feeling to control potential negative reactions to the first thing they said. During that presser, it was so very clear that the phrasing about "do not act like I have it all figured out" was added because he's smart and astute and by listening to his previous words he could hear that they could sound as if he believes "he has it all figured out." His statements about QB training as well as his past attitudes and behaviors suggest that his original words are more telling of how he truly feels relative to the corrective phrasing he added to control reaction to his original attitude. Selectively listening and giving weight to the Baker's statement reaction control phrasing overlooks the context of that press conference, how he delivered those statements, his expressed beliefs to Ryan Lindley and previous coaches, his past expressed attitudes, as well as basic elements of persuasive human communication. There are words/phrases stated by people about their beliefs and then there are words/phrases stated by people about their beliefs. Which words/phrases actually reflect a person's true attitudes and beliefs is a function of various aspect of communication and communication context. Baker is mostly a person that feels as if he "has it all figured out" in terms of what "has it all figured out" means in the general sense. That applies to his past beliefs and approaches to QB, skills, and athletic development as well as a wide-variety of other beliefs he has about things (i.e., how to interact in press conferences, or call out teammates in the media). The Good news is we have coaches that seek to keep Baker accountable, and Baker is going to face a fork in the road regarding what his career will become. His backs against the wall, and he has the ability to adapt and grow as a player and human being.

Passing the info along. Like Alonzo Highsmith was all-in on Nick Chubb and Eliot Wolf was all-in on Austin Corbett, Andrew Berry was all in on Miles Sanders last year with the Eagles. Apparently, before Berry left the Eagles he was All-in on Derrick Brown despite the Eagles knowing he'd be long gone before they pick. So much so that the fam thinks that, "if the Browns trade up don't be surprised if it's not for a Tackle but instead for Derrick Brown." If cards fall a particular way, and that's an accurate sentiment of Berry and co's, it would be a stunner for many. I don't have any idea though how people might actually take that type of selection. Though many would be disappointed with no OLineman, I have a feeling a lot of people would be fond of such a move.

Alex Van Pelt gets it. In the Introduction presser from Van Pelt he immediately suggested that Baker bypass the right foot forward punch-drop mechanic a la Drew Brees in favor of the right foot back staggered open hip drop a la Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. Those changes are specific to shotgun footwork, but Van Pelt will also be changing Baker's footwork under center as well. The most overlooked issue with Baker Mayfield and the offense this past year was how Baker's slow, inefficient punch-drop was causing him to be late with his eyes, , out of rhythm, out of timing with receivers, late on actual throws, and much slower regarding time to desired drop depth relative to his peers around the league Ken Zampese "got it" prior by drilling specific footwork with particular route concepts/plays which caused Baker's punch-step to be far more efficient, quick, with no wasted movement his first year. As Van Pelt stated, "the feet never lie." He's all about the details of footwork, eye-training, and preparation. We have a long way to go before we can be excited about or celebrate anything, but with Van Pelt's hiring we may very well get to actually see what Baker is and what he isn't. Not much has really been made of it yet, but it could be a game changer assuming Baker's also accountable to all the other QB improvement responsibilities, Andrew Berry can improve the team around him, and our OC can put him in successful situations. Below is why:

Kevin Stefanski's complete staff announced per ClevelandBrowns.com: Of note, looks like there's no Fred Pagac on staff in any formal capacity. -------------------- https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-2020-coaching-staff "Kevin Stefanski has filled his first staff as Cleveland Browns head coach. Here is the full breakdown. Kevin Stefanski – head coach | Read More Joe Woods – defensive coordinator | Read More Alex Van Pelt – offensive coordinator | Read More Mike Priefer – special teams coordinator | Read More Stump Mitchell – run game coordinator/running backs | Read More Jeff Howard – pass game coordinator/defensive backs | Read More Ben Bloom – senior defensive assistant Stephen Bravo-Brown – defensive quality control Callie Brownson – chief of staff | Read More Bill Callahan – offensive line | Read More Doug Colman – assistant special teams Ryan Cordell – coaching assistant Jeremy Garrett – assistant defensive line Chris Kiffin – defensive line | Read More Brandon Lynch – assistant defensive backs T.C. McCartney – offensive assistant | Read More Chad O'Shea – wide receivers | Read More Scott Peters – assistant offensive line | Read More Drew Petzing – tight ends | Read More Seitu Smith – offensive quality control Jason Tarver – linebackers | Read More

The "path" as you suggest of a young player is anything but certain, especially for 2nd to 3rd round draft picks who were taken in those rounds because of some clear deficiency or rawness in their games. That's especially true for completely raw athletes like Ogbah and David Njoku. A core component of what I think you're missing though is that we're talking about young players for which an extra off-season and extra year of development can make a substantial difference in their improvement. And we gave them away for nothing. And we had already paid out the majority of their guaranteed money commitments their first 2-3 years so it easily made sense to see if they hit or became something more in a final year before deciding to move on from them. Carl Nassib was cut in his 2nd year. Emmanuel Ogbah traded his 3rd year. When you have cost certainty on young pass rushing talents on low contract numbers you keep them around and let their rookie contracts run out and don't move on until you have to. Even if they aren't stars we've seen how quickly injuries create a situation where street free agents like Porter Gustin or Bryan Cox Jr. become starters. We would not have been worse off had we had Ogbah or Nassib to fill instead although we all know they aren't world beaters.

Cheeks...

Ogbah was on pace for 9 sacks and a top 12 finish in DE TFLs and run stuffs with Kansas City (doesn't mean he'd get there of course but he was growing substantially). I just can't believe we had Carl Nassib and Emmanuel Ogbah and got literally nothing in return when Eric Murray walks off in free agency. Players like Ogbah and Njoku were some of the rawest players coming into the draft for a reason. Everyone worth their scouting weight knew it would take likely 3--4 years you could really evaluate their career trajectories.

More than anything I'm always grateful for situations like this in life because they provide Rorschach Tests to the public and allow people to reveal in their reactions what's truly in their hearts and minds mainly regarding the following: 1.) People's Illusions of Certainty and Illusions of Knowledge without direct experience with situations. 2.) People's core Attitudes and generalized Beliefs about the general validity and truthfulness of race-related Grievances and Claims made by racial/ethnic minority human beings. 3.) How people's identification membership in groups/teams influences how they perceive the behaviors of people they see as part of their group or team. 4.) People's ability or inability to process information and override programmed default beliefs about particular people or people groups. ------------------------ NFL Spokesperson/PR Exec. Brian McCarthy stated that “there was no sound recorded from the field.” The NFL also provided non-specific responses regarding their follow-up "investigation." Though NFL released the following statement. The vague comments "we looked into it." Reveal nothing of merit. Mike Tomlin's team-centric anecdotes and questions he asked of people after the fact reveal nothing of merit. The only human beings in proximity to Rudolph and Garrett were Steelers OLineman Matt Feiler and David DeCastro and a late arriving distant back-judge with earmuffs on. There's no certainty about what if anything those Steelers OLine heard or did not hear or whether they accurately represent the situation assuming they could make out things against the back-drop of the stadium or on the ground scuffling. All in all, I'm grateful that public reactions to situations like this continue to reveal the true darkness and ugliness in people's hearts/minds that lies in wait hidden until such at time as these when people feel they get to crawl into comment sections, forums, or publicize and spew their programmed non-reality based beliefs. Let's you see who people really are.

The contract number for Jack Conklin is going to be utterly insane. Now that Humphries got 30GTD and AAV at 15 mil per. That's a tough floor. Conklin likely gets 17-18 mil per with 38 mill GTD exceeding Trent Brown's contract from last year, or more likely he'll get franchised due to his injury history. Greg Robinson and the Vaitai's of the world are going to get at least 12 mil AAV. The GTD money is up for debate.

It's a good question. Maybe someone comes free after cut-downs or is able to be on the team via trade. It's not optimal, but what are the alternatives? The list of Free Agents is rough unless we want to make Jadaveon Clowney or Yannick Ngakoue top tier paid DEs or just roll with Chad Thomas and a Jabaal Sheard FA budget contract. Comparable talents are in-line for multi-year guaranteed deals and overpays. There is no future guaranteed money for Vernon and there's cost certainty. Unfortunately, depending on how FA and the draft shakes out Vernon on a reduced contract 1-year deal might be the best option.

Lol. It's definitely not here. The benefit could be more money over the course of two years. Players restructure in a final year before hitting free agency or when facing a certain cut at season's end when they believe it's financially advantageous to do so, especially when their value is at an all time low. After two consecutive years of missing at least 5 games and 3 consecutive games of at least 4, Vernon's contract value on the open market is at an all time low. Therefore, if he's offered to restructure or change his contract around so that he gets for example 9 million instead of 15 million in guarantees with 6 million built in as unlikely escalators, that 9 million may very well be more desirable than what he could get from the market immediately via release and subsequent Free Agency where he'll likely receive a low commitment 1-year prove-it deal. So, over the course of the next two years restructuring to a lower, more acceptable contract number before hitting UFA at season's end could net him more money than being immediately release, signing a 1-year prove-it deal (let's say this FA period teams are willing to give him 7million), and hitting the market at season's end. This would be especially true if this upcoming year in continues on his trajectory of 3-years in a row being out injured for multiple games.

Cheesecake Factory back parking lot sources say his "leader of men" is a big as Baker's. The roids are strong in that guy but so are those highlights. a.little roid-gate locked room controversy ... Sounds fun...