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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

We had people on here willing to get Watson.

it was still way too early to make a call on watson - best to just stand pat and wait...this could turn out to be near-fatal for cleveland....

baker mayfield - where are you?....

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Vikings sign Johnathan Bullard

Waive Kenny Willekes

Darren Wolfson
@DWolfsonKSTP
1-yr deal for new #Vikings DL Jonathan Bullard. Big connection is with defensive line coach Chris Rumph. They were together with the Florida Gators. Rumph a big reason why Bullard is here. DC Ed Donatell was on Bears staff when Bullard was there, as well.

So is Bullard, like, a thing? 5 seasons, 3 1/2 career sacks, has done next to nothing the last 2 seasons. Doesn't seem like he is a thing.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Vikings sign Johnathan Bullard

Waive Kenny Willekes

Darren Wolfson
@DWolfsonKSTP
1-yr deal for new #Vikings DL Jonathan Bullard. Big connection is with defensive line coach Chris Rumph. They were together with the Florida Gators. Rumph a big reason why Bullard is here. DC Ed Donatell was on Bears staff when Bullard was there, as well.

So is Bullard, like, a thing? 5 seasons, 3 1/2 career sacks, has done next to nothing the last 2 seasons. Doesn't seem like he is a thing.

This is another “raise the floor” signing for the Vikings, which fits what I think is their plan this year to improve the bottom half of the roster while leaving most of the core veteran starters in place.

I’ve been hoping they’d sign another 5-tech DL, like Sheldon Richardson. Bullard hasn’t been as good as Richardson, but he’s 3 years younger (29 this year) and probably cheaper (this will likely be a vet minimum signing with little or no guarantees).

I didn’t like the idea of going into the year with the 4th best DL on the depth chart being one of James Lynch (who might not really be an NFL player, depending on how he does changing positions back to 5-tech, or staying at DT despite his small frame), injury reclamation project Jullian Taylor (who hasn’t played since 2019), 2nd year project Jaylen Twyman (who hasn’t played since college in 2019), or rookie project Esezi Otomewo (who’s going to be changing positions). Now they can keep 2 of those guys instead of 3, and the rookie will have to beat out a veteran to make the team.

Bullard is not a project. He’s a decent rotational backup NFL player who knows the scheme and has no injury concerns. He’s nothing special, but he may have some good football left, getting back with coaches who know him and can put him to good use.

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Vikings sign Johnathan Bullard

Waive Kenny Willekes

Darren Wolfson
@DWolfsonKSTP
1-yr deal for new #Vikings DL Jonathan Bullard. Big connection is with defensive line coach Chris Rumph. They were together with the Florida Gators. Rumph a big reason why Bullard is here. DC Ed Donatell was on Bears staff when Bullard was there, as well.

So is Bullard, like, a thing? 5 seasons, 3 1/2 career sacks, has done next to nothing the last 2 seasons. Doesn't seem like he is a thing.

This is another “raise the floor” signing for the Vikings, which fits what I think is their plan this year to improve the bottom half of the roster while leaving most of the core veteran starters in place.

I’ve been hoping they’d sign another 5-tech DL, like Sheldon Richardson. Bullard hasn’t been as good as Richardson, but he’s 3 years younger (29 this year) and probably cheaper (this will likely be a vet minimum signing with little or no guarantees).

I didn’t like the idea of going into the year with the 4th best DL on the depth chart being one of James Lynch (who might not really be an NFL player, depending on how he does changing positions back to 5-tech, or staying at DT despite his small frame), injury reclamation project Jullian Taylor (who hasn’t played since 2019), 2nd year project Jaylen Twyman (who hasn’t played since college in 2019), or rookie project Esezi Otomewo (who’s going to be changing positions). Now they can keep 2 of those guys instead of 3, and the rookie will have to beat out a veteran to make the team.

Bullard is not a project. He’s a decent rotational backup NFL player who knows the scheme and has no injury concerns. He’s nothing special, but he may have some good football left, getting back with coaches who know him and can put him to good use.

No injury concerns, yet he has only played 15 of a possible 33 games in the last 2 seasons on a middling 2020 Seattle defense, and a BAD 2021 Atlanta defense. Extreme meh.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Vikings sign Johnathan Bullard

Waive Kenny Willekes

But, but Willikes had SOOO much potential, read it right here.

Or maybe it was Lynch. I get pseudo-overachieving mid-rounders mixed up a lot.

That was me on Willikes bandwagon.

I think he is a 4-3 LDE. Probably not a fit for 3-4.

Also, I think they said there was an injury.

Finally, maybe he just had a couple good games(Ravens and Bears) against some horrible RTs and I overrated him.

willikes is a 6'-3", 260 pound d-end that runs a 4.90/40...not an edge guy and not an anchor guy....

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Vikings sign Johnathan Bullard

Waive Kenny Willekes

Darren Wolfson
@DWolfsonKSTP
1-yr deal for new #Vikings DL Jonathan Bullard. Big connection is with defensive line coach Chris Rumph. They were together with the Florida Gators. Rumph a big reason why Bullard is here. DC Ed Donatell was on Bears staff when Bullard was there, as well.

So is Bullard, like, a thing? 5 seasons, 3 1/2 career sacks, has done next to nothing the last 2 seasons. Doesn't seem like he is a thing.

This is another “raise the floor” signing for the Vikings, which fits what I think is their plan this year to improve the bottom half of the roster while leaving most of the core veteran starters in place.

I’ve been hoping they’d sign another 5-tech DL, like Sheldon Richardson. Bullard hasn’t been as good as Richardson, but he’s 3 years younger (29 this year) and probably cheaper (this will likely be a vet minimum signing with little or no guarantees).

I didn’t like the idea of going into the year with the 4th best DL on the depth chart being one of James Lynch (who might not really be an NFL player, depending on how he does changing positions back to 5-tech, or staying at DT despite his small frame), injury reclamation project Jullian Taylor (who hasn’t played since 2019), 2nd year project Jaylen Twyman (who hasn’t played since college in 2019), or rookie project Esezi Otomewo (who’s going to be changing positions). Now they can keep 2 of those guys instead of 3, and the rookie will have to beat out a veteran to make the team.

Bullard is not a project. He’s a decent rotational backup NFL player who knows the scheme and has no injury concerns. He’s nothing special, but he may have some good football left, getting back with coaches who know him and can put him to good use.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

:) I can understand this position. You can be right if they suck, odds probably are with you, and historically it's been demonstrated often enough that's it's pretty easy to just say, "Im gonna have to eat some crow on this one" if youre wrong ;)

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

:) I can understand this position. You can be right if they suck, odds probably are with you, and historically it's been demonstrated often enough that's it's pretty easy to just say, "Im gonna have to eat some crow on this one" if youre wrong ;)

WTF! The odds are with me? You make it sound like I want the team to go up in flames.

You are confusing me with someone who values their football opinion more than the success of this team.

I am neither a negative person nor have I been historically negative in here. Far from it ... I have tried hard to maintain a balanced view of both the good and bad.

Yes, I have been struggling the last two-three years to find something to be optimistic about in here ... but even then I sometimes make fun of my own negativity ... or didn't you catch that vibe in my post above?

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

:) I can understand this position. You can be right if they suck, odds probably are with you, and historically it's been demonstrated often enough that's it's pretty easy to just say, "Im gonna have to eat some crow on this one" if youre wrong ;)

WTF! The odds are with me? You make it sound like I want the team to go up in flames.

You are confusing me with someone who values their football opinion more than the success of this team.

I am neither a negative person nor have I been historically negative in here. Far from it ... I have tried hard to maintain a balanced view of both the good and bad.

Yes, I have been struggling the last two-three years to find something to be optimistic about in here ... but even then I sometimes make fun of my own negativity ... or didn't you catch that vibe in my post above?

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

:) I can understand this position. You can be right if they suck, odds probably are with you, and historically it's been demonstrated often enough that's it's pretty easy to just say, "Im gonna have to eat some crow on this one" if youre wrong ;)

WTF! The odds are with me? You make it sound like I want the team to go up in flames.

You are confusing me with someone who values their football opinion more than the success of this team.

I am neither a negative person nor have I been historically negative in here. Far from it ... I have tried hard to maintain a balanced view of both the good and bad.

Yes, I have been struggling the last two-three years to find something to be optimistic about in here ... but even then I sometimes make fun of my own negativity ... or didn't you catch that vibe in my post above?

- wow, I see you posted this almost an hour after I deleted it. Huh?

edit: part of the whole idea was my recalling with some level of fascination the people that have posted "I have to eat crow here ...." the last 25 years or so on these sites.

Also, I don't think you can really recall one time I've attacked you, can you?

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

With the first wave of dust settling, I think they did an ok/mediocre/average job addressing LB/Edge, as well as the secondary... on paper at least. The DL is another story, and really is a mystery, but there doesn't seem to be top tier talent anywhere on the DL even on paper. Big hopes for Phillips, but I think Tomlinson will be the D's version of Bradbury although it's not his fault. Occupy two blockers? Fantasy. Any decent solo blocker can handle him which frees up another OL. Currently, Watts is a DE project.

It remains to be seen how often they will line up in the 3-4, which is a good CYA excuse for now.

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

I was going for some humor, Tom.

Decided it'd get taken wrong - shocker, huh?

- you got nothing right in your post, bill ... but if it makes you happy, continue on

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

We have great depth on the DL in Phillips, Tomlinson, and Watts. We just need three starters.

That about sums it up in a nutshell.

Between the ‘Chester the molester: years played > quality delivered’ crowd and the ‘has not played well as a back-up therefore oozes with starter potential under our newbie coaching staff’ crowd …

we continue our blazing offseason. If one-legged Zad can compensate for the loss of Barr Vigil Pierce Richardson Woods etc … (we were 3-4 with Hunter last year so please dont include him or any reached for draft picks to legitimize the defense … yet) … we may just raise the bar to a marginal standard.

If ‘hope is the thing with feathers’, we’re a plucked chicken.

I don’t know what that means but it sounds negative so I’m going with it.

I'm positively oozing with positivity. Z and Hunter will play 17 games each this season, our draft picks will contribute year one, the OL will be greatly improved and Kirk will have an MVP season. Championship all the way.

We can agree on you oozing ... but that's about it.

:) I can understand this position. You can be right if they suck, odds probably are with you, and historically it's been demonstrated often enough that's it's pretty easy to just say, "Im gonna have to eat some crow on this one" if youre wrong ;)

WTF! The odds are with me? You make it sound like I want the team to go up in flames.

You are confusing me with someone who values their football opinion more than the success of this team.

I am neither a negative person nor have I been historically negative in here. Far from it ... I have tried hard to maintain a balanced view of both the good and bad.

Yes, I have been struggling the last two-three years to find something to be optimistic about in here ... but even then I sometimes make fun of my own negativity ... or didn't you catch that vibe in my post above?

- wow, I see you posted this almost an hour after I deleted it. Huh?

edit: part of the whole idea was my recalling with some level of fascination the people that have posted "I have to eat crow here ...." the last 25 years or so on these sites.

Also, I don't think you can really recall one time I've attacked you, can you?

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

With the first wave of dust settling, I think they did an ok/mediocre/average job addressing LB/Edge, as well as the secondary... on paper at least. The DL is another story, and really is a mystery, but there doesn't seem to be top tier talent anywhere on the DL even on paper. Big hopes for Phillips, but I think Tomlinson will be the D's version of Bradbury although it's not his fault. Occupy two blockers? Fantasy. Any decent solo blocker can handle him which frees up another OL. Currently, Watts is a DE project.

It remains to be seen how often they will line up in the 3-4, which is a good CYA excuse for now.