JoeyFlex5
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Keenan Reynolds was a project. Mason was a FB. One guy was intriguing and the other we didn’t give a shit about lol
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size and testing - there's a reason why he was highly sought after as a udfa
happens every year normally at RB where good runners dont get drafted because the testing and college tape athleticism says they wont get chunk yardage but you still find successful udfa runners every year
JoeyFlex5
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And all I’m saying is that we valued him enough to make him the highest paid rookie FA, so clearly there was still interest out there. Why not just secure the player you clearly saw as a priority prospect and not literally throw away a draft pick because your mom said she liked the player.
I mean they probably knew he’d go undrafted honestly. If they liked him that much they would have picked him. Probably had word that someone was targeting Mason but figured Washington would make it.
ravenslord
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No surprise there. Both are NFL worthy.
ravenslord
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I honestly think Wallace is the X factor. I really like what I see from him and think , like NFL analysts said, could be a steal with where we drafted him.
JoeyFlex5
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He is a shitty fb, who cares if another team picks him lmao, that’s my point.
He seems like he's a good personality fit to be some meathead coach's golden boy. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in Detroit or Tennessee by the end of the week.
ravenslord
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A punter and kicker on the practice squad? Interesting. Do we usually do this?
Before I didn’t care but now that the patriots have him I’m pissed off
Of course we'll never know but I'd be willing to bet that we only had a handful of draftable guys left, and probably with like 7th round grades. Went "BPA" at a position that we hadn't already hit since we already doubled up a few times. Shaun Wade was probably the same honestly. I have my doubts they had a high grade on him.
Mama Harbaugh can't be happy about it either
They could either be (a) temporary additions until we can get some outside guys in or (b) taking the covid risk more seriously this year and don't want to go into a game without a guy at either spot.
ravenslord
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Yeah Im figuring the Covid risk. If your punter or kicker get knocked out with a Covid positive test result , that's a major problem.
rmcjacket23
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I don't view it as that risky. Last year, when nobody was vaccinated, sure. Assuming they're both vaccinated, I don't think the risk is that much greater than one of them getting injured.
Most teams just sign somebody off the FA pool. I can't say that the PS is so valuable that they can't have a P/K on it, but they certainly don't have to.
I was surprised they didn't do it last year with things being much more stringent. But you could also say that rules have been relaxed to an extent and with vaccinated people still testing positive, the risk is still there.
Of course, this assumes that the guys are there for risk reasons and NOT just because they were still in town and in protocols while they await other guys flying in to sign.
it may well be injury related too
because everyone still has to do their intake testing before they can practice and/or play so having guys who can go who you dont have to wait on their availability for testing reasons makes sense to me - doesnt specifically have to be covid that the guy on the roster goes down with
JoeyFlex5
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Good point, harbaugh is a sucker for the “sneaky athletic, gym rat, brings his lunch pail to work” kinda guy. But if that’s the case why tf did we cut John Simon back in the day
I actually think about John Simon a lot tbh. We were deep at pass rusher that year (Suggs, Dumervil, Upshaw, McPhee), but they really could/should have gotten some value for dealing him. Even when he was available and the team needed a pass rusher, they never seemed to show any interest in bringing him back. Maybe he said something bad about Michigan?