When it comes to DTs, Rylie Mills is coming off of a knee injury.
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I usually like this sort of young bargain, but man heās already been on four teams. At that point I think you have say heās just not it. And work ethic and tackling questions have dogged him his whole career. He doesnāt seem like the type weād bring in.
I wonder how far heāll drop. I thought heād struggle to make it into day 2 even when he was healthy. Now it seems all but assured he wonāt.
My Rylie Mills scouting report 
Mike Hughes
Really good CB when he plays outside
Because of his size they put him at NB most of his career
Got some dawg in him , like Amik
Man you love bringing guys back that this staff has already let go of lol
Reeves Maybin
Glasgow was gone before Brad & MCDC
who else? I never wanted to lose Evan Brown or Mike Hughes
other names are just guys Iām tossing out as cap casualtiesā¦Ashawn, Jonah
I would welcome Deshon Elliot back too lol
I think JRM is the only one theyāve let go themselves and brought back. And that was only cause Houston gave him a big contract, I think we wanted him back.
Right
Same could be said for Jonah? And Evsn Brown
I think Deshon wanted out regardless of money
Mike Hughes improved his worth, I hope he gets a bag somewhere.
The hardest decision we will have to face internally will be Carleton Davis. He was balling at such a high level before injuryā¦
But do we pay him? Or develop Rake and roll with Amik who showed major promise outside and is much more affordable for 2025.
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My #1 hope for this off season is discarding this 4-2-5 defensive experiment. Most teams with consistently solid defenses deploy 240-255 pound edges, and they are quite a bit easier to stock the shelves with.
Teams like Philly, Buffalo, Baltimore, Washington (especially if they go get a RB), GB, SF, Det have all migrated to more of a run first attack, and many have mobile QBs on top of itā¦. We need rushers fast enough to set the edge with running QBs and against guys like Barkley. TEs are quickly taking over more work than the WR3 roleā¦
Iād like to see us stock up the D for the next 3 seasons this yearā¦
This defense looked just fine before all the injuries and was rated pretty good too. Not sure why you want to change, Dan is all about stoping the run, so I donāt see that changing at all. We could use some more speed , I will agree but changing what we do or want to have smaller quicker DEs isnt the answer.
This defense is very hard on DBs though. We had DBs with broken bones from all the tackling lol.
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CD3 broken jaw and friendly fire broken arm for Amik
Such bad luck
I just did a PFT draftā¦. I think this is a year where dropping 10 slots and scooping 3rd is viableā¦
Ezeiruaku- I think heās a guy who could āunlock a new characterā in our Dā¦
Jayden Higgins or T Horton- I think this move gives us a similar upside on offense in 25ā to what Ezeiruaku does on D. Weāve never really had a legit WR3 option that was a real threat, and these guys could become WR2 hold if Jamo isnāt a long term plan?
G Zabel- I could see him as our long term plan at LG, and CM at RG with GG a super sub in 2026 (along with Manu)
E Roberts- he gives can crushing DE vibes in a 4-2, or 5 Tech and even did some wide 9 stuff. 6ā3ā 290 with solid arm length is intriguing.
JJ Peagues- love him as a backup and eventual replacement for Readerā¦
T Brooks- I liked others here too! Time to replace Netflix with a guy who could be a pleasant surprise if given snapsā¦
Riley Leonard- I think there is enough smoke around Hooker to wonder if we actually have a truly viable backup
CB- no clue I defer, but I took Jaylin Smith from USCā¦
Off-seasonā¦.
Sign Zietler to a 1 year deal up to 9M ā¦ plug heās a pro bowler again itās worth it, maybe a 6M floor?
Sign Patrick to a 1 year up to 4M deal, and redo Raymondās deal to save 2M, making Patrick almost free.
Sign AQM to a 1 year 2.5M deal
Sign Iffy to a 1year up to 4M deal
UFA-
Paulson Adebo- 3 years 36M
Mike Hilton- 1 year 5M
T Dodson- 3 years 16M
BJ Hill- 2 years 16M
Hutch/Z
McNeill/BJ Hill/Wingo
Reader/Pegues
E Roberts/Paschal
Ezieruaku/AQM
AA/Dodson
Campbell/Ridrigo
Hilton/Rake
Adebo/Robertson
Arnold
Branch/Iffy
Kerby
- or we move to more 3-4 looks
5T E Roberts/Paschal
NT Reader/Pegues
DT Hill/McNeill ( to start year)/Wingo
Edge Hutch/Z Smith
ILB- AA/Dodson
MLB- Campbell/Ridrigo
SLB- Ezieruaku/AQM
CB- Arnold/Rake
CB- Adebo/Robertson
FS- Kerby
SS- Branch/Iffy
This sums up our season more than anything else. Brad put together an excellent defensive unit, one capable of winning a Super Bowl. We just had shit luck.
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He doesnāt really have a choice now, do it or get cutā¦ At Florida he was the man.
Do you know what the C.J. stands for? If itās Christopher Joseph of something then Iām out.
However, if weāre talking about a Chantiquous Jordeaz Henderson then Iām intrigued by his potential.
I take a Key and Peele approach to roster management.
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The first name is Christopher, I know that much at least. Where would you fall on a Christopher Jordeaz Henderson?
Keegan-Michael Key Is a Lions fan. If he believes that makes the cut then Iāll rally behind the move.
I have this vague memory of some of the quips about his tacking during the college writeups being amusing. Very colorful ways of describing his tackling allergy.