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2026 Offseason Thread

Simba said:
Because it's not Madden. You can't just have extreme depth across the entire roster as a "just in case" option. You've got to spread your resources, and you just used some resources to fill those positions already.
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I'll forgive 1 Madden diss, but 2? You're pushing it and it's silly. i'm stating something that's pretty obvious, there is a need for another veteran pass catcher and there is also room snap and cap wise. I give it at least an 80% chance of it happening. You're acting like I'm advocating for Pickens.

I think you guys are over worrying about center and under talking about this.
 
Baltimorican said:
I'll forgive 1 Madden diss, but 2? You're pushing it and it's silly. i'm stating something that's pretty obvious, there is a need for another veteran pass catcher and there is also room snap and cap wise. I give it at least an 80% chance of it happening. You're acting like I'm advocating for Pickens.

I think you guys are over worrying about center and under talking about this.
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I think there's room later in the process if the young guys don't step up. I don't think there's any reason to make a move anytime soon, because they made decent investments in all of those guys sans Cuevas. They're going to get their opportunity to show whether they can hack it or not.

We've gone to the veteran well year after year and none of them have done anything noteworthy, so I also don't understand why we think these guys are going to come in and do anything more than what history suggests.
 
rmcjacket23 said:
Sure, but its a double edged sword. If the idea is you just throw these guys out there and play, and you lose games because of it, is that acceptable? If I'm a team that's not looking to win this year, that's precisely what I'd do.

Teams that are actively competing for a Lombardi, generally, prioritize short term over long term. They'll obviously use draft picks willingly, but they don't really have the luxury of letting a 5th rounder struggle as a starting C in the hopes that they develop into a good player 2-3 years later. By the time that happens (if it ever does), the HC and GM have probably been fired, and half the team is gone.

I don't think we should go signing a ton of vets either, but there's some very obvious areas of the team where we are young and lacking proven depth (WR and TE notably). If a team is looking to compete, decisions will need to be made whether you prioritize long term development over short-term upside.
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Agree, but as far as WR and TE, we already have vets ahead of them. It's not like they're going in to start.
 
Baltimorican said:
Tez Walker is projected to start he has 7 rec in 2 yrs. Behind him Wr's 4-6 have none. Rashod Bateman has 1 solid season out of 5. This is not a SB contender WR room.
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Normally i would agree but seahawks wasnt considered a SB contending wr room neither! Zay, bate and andrews are experienced enough.. still feel like we had too much of a turnover to be a SB winner this season anyway..
 
Deebo813 said:
Normally i would agree but seahawks wasnt considered a SB contending wr room neither! Zay, bate and andrews are experienced enough.. still feel like we had too much of a turnover to be a SB winner this season anyway..
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They had a similar group to ours plus Cooper Kupp. JSN/Zay, Shaheed/Bateman, Bobo/Tez are debatably comparable enough but Kupp is the difference and that's exactly the kind of guy we need.
 
redrum52 said:
Agree, but as far as WR and TE, we already have vets ahead of them. It's not like they're going in to start.
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I mean not really from a depth perspective. Your WR3 and W4, which will probably play a lot more if all goes well, are some combination of Walker, Lane and Sarratt.
I wouldn't expect Smythe to take Andrews snaps even with injury, so your reserve TEs are two rookies.
 
rmcjacket23 said:
I mean not really from a depth perspective. Your WR3 and W4, which will probably play a lot more if all goes well, are some combination of Walker, Lane and Sarratt.
I wouldn't expect Smythe to take Andrews snaps even with injury, so your reserve TEs are two rookies.
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and I'm fine with that
 
Simba said:
At LB in particular, it does sound like Buchanan has had a super clean recovery to this point and they feel good about his progress. Should he hit any setbacks, I think they'd make a move there. But they feel good with their top 4 and then they have Jones and potentially DeLuca as STers.

At S, don't be surprised if Oruwariye makes the move back there. They loved his veteran presence in the DB room last year and he could be a Daryl Worley-esque type of guy.

WR definitely feels like you're banking on a lot of guys stepping up - Bateman returning to form, Tez taking the next step, and Sarratt and Lane being able to play off the bat.
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was finally listening to the EDC interview on the lounge and i think it's interesting that he mentioned thinking the WR depth wasn't great even before the draft so he's glad they were able to bolster that position somewhat - to me WR feels like a position where you wait and see a bit - you've got Zay and Bate as your slot/Z - you've now got Tez and Lane as options to be the X (and maybe Sarratt as well) and Sarratt as a different style of guy in the slot who might allow you to be more multiple and diverse in the run/pass out of lighter boxes/personnel

but obviously they'll need to see how those guys develop and i dont see an issue with starting the offseason seeing which of those guys can earn reps with the 1s and stick there...

LB feels light to me even with a healthy buchanan but i guess that's often a position where we have LBs emerge as udfas
 
rossihunter2 said:
was finally listening to the EDC interview on the lounge and i think it's interesting that he mentioned thinking the WR depth wasn't great even before the draft so he's glad they were able to bolster that position somewhat - to me WR feels like a position where you wait and see a bit - you've got Zay and Bate as your slot/Z - you've now got Tez and Lane as options to be the X (and maybe Sarratt as well) and Sarratt as a different style of guy in the slot who might allow you to be more multiple and diverse in the run/pass out of lighter boxes/personnel

but obviously they'll need to see how those guys develop and i dont see an issue with starting the offseason seeing which of those guys can earn reps with the 1s and stick there...

LB feels light to me even with a healthy buchanan but i guess that's often a position where we have LBs emerge as udfas
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I agree. I don't think I'm counting on those guys without any thought, but I'm going to give them every shot to prove they belong on the field before I consider moving elsewhere. I know they had been considering a vet WR for awhile but I don't think they had any plans to walk out of there with both Lane and Sarratt. Now that room is crowded (albeit with some question marks) and I don't think you want to bury those guys if they look like they're ready.
 
Simba said:
I agree. I don't think I'm counting on those guys without any thought, but I'm going to give them every shot to prove they belong on the field before I consider moving elsewhere. I know they had been considering a vet WR for awhile but I don't think they had any plans to walk out of there with both Lane and Sarratt. Now that room is crowded (albeit with some question marks) and I don't think you want to bury those guys if they look like they're ready.
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there's a much clearer path for playing time for Walker and Lane
but I feel like Sarratt has the skillset and temperament that's more likely to actually earn a meaningful role (beyond just running vertical clear outs)
 
rossihunter2 said:
there's a much clearer path for playing time for Walker and Lane
but I feel like Sarratt has the skillset and temperament that's more likely to actually earn a meaningful role (beyond just running vertical clear outs)
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I'm not discounting a world where they feel like Tez hasn't done enough and they opt to move on.

I think Lane will get some run in certain packages.

But like you said, Sarratt seems like the guy that transitions to the league the easiest. I personally didn't believe in the upside, but I do think the floor is decently high and he shouldn't have a problem acclimating.
 
ravenslord said:
Media really hyping up Ja'Kobi Lane. Does he really have the potential to be a huge difference maker for us?
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He’s got rare potential

Got a lot of work to do to get there though

That said I think he can start showing something on sundays sooner than a lot of people think, he’s got the traits to do it at the next level he just has to learn how to capitalize on those traits
 
Simba said:
I'm not discounting a world where they feel like Tez hasn't done enough and they opt to move on.

I think Lane will get some run in certain packages.

But like you said, Sarratt seems like the guy that transitions to the league the easiest. I personally didn't believe in the upside, but I do think the floor is decently high and he shouldn't have a problem acclimating.
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not saying he's going to have this sort of upside
but Sarratt should be focusing incredibly hard on the way Cooper Kupp transitioned

idk that Sarratt lacks upside, but i think he has to thread a fairly thin needle if he wants to reach the upper echelons of NFL WRs
but with his physicality and zone success rates with his routes, i think there's also a pretty easy pathway to a long NFL career as a WR3

Tez has elite athleticism - and it's hard to move on from a guy with that elite linear burst, speed and length - but i certainly think it's put up or shut up time if he wants to have any sort of role within the offence that isnt just take the top off the defence and occasionally scheming him deep shots out of bunch sets on over routes and posts - his rounded route breaks after 2 years of "developing" is not a good sign that he'll improve significantly - he may ultimately be limited to a situational Z receiver with a limited vertical route menu

given the lack of other options though im not sure i see them moving on from Tez

even if Lane isn't a big factor as a rookie, im sure that he'll be involved in the redzone regardless - still dont love the tape but everything ive seen about his work ethic and growth mindset is exciting (he's definitely focused on football) - EDC described him as clay and i can definitely see that
 
thinking ahead to the offseason programme

given the draft, i think it will be a positive if we hear about some Lamar INTs in the offseason this year (context depending of course) - because if Lamar's throwing INTs in camp, it suggests that they're working on limit-testing and building chemistry with timing etc. maybe on some of those fades and slants that lamar hasnt typically thrown a ton
 
redrum52 said:
Offense was efficient to start the season outside of untimely TOs.

The defense was terrible and I don't think that wss because of personnel. The OL will be better as will the defense. I think you pull a 180 on this opinion by midseason.
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I mean I think its bold to say the OLine will be better because they signed a mediocre starter and drafted a rookie but lost a top 5 C. If the OLine is as good as last year that will exceed expectations.
 
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