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2025 Offseason Thread

Simba said:
Get ready for like 4 more of these over the next month lol. Post preseason game 1...

QB (2): Jackson, Rush
RB (4): Henry, Hill, Mitchell, Ali
WR (6): Flowers, Bateman, Hopkins, Wallace, Walker, Wester
TE (4): Andrews, Likely, Kolar, Ricard (FB)
OL (9): Stanley, Vorhees, Linderbaum, Faalele, Rosengarten, Noteboom, Vinson, Cleveland, Bullock
DL (5): Madubuike, Jones, Washington, Jenkins, Peebles
OLB (6): Van Noy, Oweh, Robinson, Green, Isaac, Ojabo
ILB (4): Smith, Simpson, Buchanan, Hummel
CB (6): Humphrey, Wiggins, Alexander, Awuzie, Armour-Davis, Tampa
S (4): Hamilton, Starks, Kane, Brade
ST (3): Loop, Stout, Moore

Emery Jones' health still seems to be the major catalyst here and could push someone like Ali or Ojabo off if they want him to get reps if and when he's back.

First 5 names off are probably Urban (assuming PS here), Dalcourt, Longerbeam, Lowery, and Kirkwood

I wouldn't be shocked if they start taking a look at a veteran S because I don't think they're too enamored with Brade, and the Kone injury potentially opens up a secondary spot.
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Brade looks slow as fuck. Also I cant imagine even for a second Ali making the team
 
UPennChem said:
Brade looks slow as fuck. Also I cant imagine even for a second Ali making the team
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For Ali, special teams and they value having a between the tackles runner in the fold since Hill nor Mitchell are neither that guy necessarily. He’s my 53rd guy on here so it’s razor thin.
 
Simba said:
For Ali, special teams and they value having a between the tackles runner in the fold since Hill nor Mitchell are neither that guy necessarily. He’s my 53rd guy on here so it’s razor thin.
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I get it but would rather see one more OL or one more secondary
 
allblackraven said:
I like Peebles. He's working non stop.
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I think he had the biggest impact in the second half, he made so many stops from the moment he stepped on the field.

I worry that he can’t generate push so he kinda has to penetrate or work laterally, and that may limit his opportunities, but what I saw last night was a guy who clearly works, he’s gonna figure it out. Might not be this season but by year 3 he’s gonna be an impact player
 
JoeyFlex5 said:
I think he had the biggest impact in the second half, he made so many stops from the moment he stepped on the field.

I worry that he can’t generate push so he kinda has to penetrate or work laterally, and that may limit his opportunities, but what I saw last night was a guy who clearly works, he’s gonna figure it out. Might not be this season but by year 3 he’s gonna be an impact player
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Felt like the Peebles - Okoye - Ravenell trio all performed well in their own ways. Peebles in particular just felt like he was always active and always fighting, so I'm with you. It's not always going to be pretty at his size but he's also going to find a way to make an impact despite that.
 
Simba said:
Felt like the Peebles - Okoye - Ravenell trio all performed well in their own ways. Peebles in particular just felt like he was always active and always fighting, so I'm with you. It's not always going to be pretty at his size but he's also going to find a way to make an impact despite that.
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He had a number of drives where he made 2 out of the 3 stops needed to force a punt, and this was before the camp bodies portion of the game.
 
Also Jay Higgins looks like a dude. He’s gonna make this roster and carve out a role for himself over the next few years.
 
JoeyFlex5 said:
Also Jay Higgins looks like a dude. He’s gonna make this roster and carve out a role for himself over the next few years.
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I wasn't super impressed by him. The INT was nice (and also a terrible throw) but it felt like the lack of speed really showed itself a few times. Think Chandler Martin is the better NFL player between the two.
 
Simba said:
He'll get the leash as a draft pick. Feels like he'll probably be PS this year and then fade out of the league shortly thereafter.
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Leary's a waste of a practice squad slot and snaps in camp. I'd say surviving last preseason should have used up all his "he's a draft pick" credit.

I can't imagine any team in the league has a worse QB prospect on their roster or PS.
 
I think DL is gonna be ok with Urban and Peebles and Jenkins.

Basically the issues are
Vorhees
Faalele HOPEFULLY I'm wrong
Simpson
Stout
Loop
Starks MAYBE but I honestly think not really
 
QtR Nevermore said:
Leary's a waste of a practice squad slot and snaps in camp. I'd say surviving last preseason should have used up all his "he's a draft pick" credit.

I can't imagine any team in the league has a worse QB prospect on their roster or PS.
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Difference is that he knows the offense at this point and can run scout team. If it came to a situation that a 3rd string QB had to play (please god no), they'd absolutely be looking outside of the organization. It would take something dire for Leary to play a meaningful snap.
 
I am just worried about our offensive line. They did not impress me too much last night. We are an injury or two away from being pretty bad. I really would like to see EDC make a decent move on the offensive line pretty soon.
 
I was actually surprised coming away feeling better about Vorhees than Faalele last night. Felt like Faalele ended the season on a high and it looked like it would parlay, especially with him transforming his body, but it didn't seem to look like it in his short run last night. Vorhees was a lot better in space than I had ever seen.
 
Not like it matters since Faalale is a Harbaugh/EDC guy, but is Brandon Scherff worse than him?
 
Simba said:
I wasn't super impressed by him. The INT was nice (and also a terrible throw) but it felt like the lack of speed really showed itself a few times. Think Chandler Martin is the better NFL player between the two.
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I thought I saw him make more plays than just one I wasn’t super locked in on him though. I had my eyes on Peebles basically the whole 2nd half
 
UPennChem said:
I feel like the rookie class looks extremely promising
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Same. I thought Buchanan was gonna show something but I really didn’t even notice him. Damn shame about Kone because he was looking like a 6th round gem early, Starks and green both looked very good. Didn’t notice any rookie OL at all other than Vinson who I can’t recall having any bad snaps and looked pretty solid, and Peebles was consistently pretty excellent and constantly at the ball. Obviously Wester did what he did. Too bad we can’t see emery jones.

Obviously the draft class is gonna hinge on the first 2 picks, if those guys pan out then it’s a slam dunk, but if Tyler Loop pans out and those other guys that played well last night, also continue playing well, then this will look like a stellar draft class. 5 picks in round 6 and 2-3 of them playing meaningful football is awesome.
 
cobrajet said:
I am just worried about our offensive line. They did not impress me too much last night. We are an injury or two away from being pretty bad. I really would like to see EDC make a decent move on the offensive line pretty soon.
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Don't think theres anyone available right now I'm free agency that is better than what the team have right now. Daniel F and Roger R both had some hiccups last night but I think the coaching staff know they can play better and it's likely they will
 
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