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The Random Thought Thread
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QuothTheRaven
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I seem to remember he came into camp last year bigger? Like, more muscle. Has he slimmed down again maybe?
ndub
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No idea, but I remember him having a groin issue which no doubt took away some elusiveness. And then he had Covid
QuothTheRaven
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Well whatever it is, I totally agree, that amazing 2019 agility was back on show again last night. It's so fun to watch Lamar juke defenders out of their cleats over and over again. Think he juked four defenders on one run.
ndub
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And then he shoved that Chiefs defender to next week lol
he had that minor leg injury last year that we wondered if he was not quite fully healthy
Best of all, there was a young kid around me who I helped get a ton of signatures from the guys being there for my picture. Someone did helped me out getting a carry Williams autograph years ago and I figured it’s best to pass that down.
RL52TheGreatest
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That stiff arm on Sorensen was BRUTAL. As soon as I saw that, I knew there was something different about Lamar last night and that he was going to do everything in his power to bring us a victory.
didnt get a chance to actually read the quote during the broadcast
and philosophically it's interesting - it's easily the least rewarding important position on the team...
I know a lot of people like Epenesa in the 2020 draft, myself included, although I liked Madubuike better.
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ndub
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that is what I meant.
ndub
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Eh I was hoping for him but he’s not a first round talent and we got great value in the 2nd
rousseau got a couple of sacks yesterday but the first was a coverage sack and the 2nd was him cleaning up after Epenesa absolutely dusted the LT around the edge
obviously not the be all end all by all means but i had a 1st round grade on Epenesa - i think the athletic testing scared the ravens away from him completely and they clearly loved JK a whole hell of a lot
also maybe not an amazing fit in the blitzing scheme we run a lot of but i definitely thought epenesa was a 1st round type player
yep and definitely saw more than a few mocks that had him going in the first round.
Obviously very early and making some assumptions here based on a small sample size, but we could get a nice draft class after all.
Rashod Bateman - unknown until he gets off of IR, but obvious starter at some point
Odafe Oweh - future starter and potential star
Ben Cleveland - potential starter in the future
Brandon Stephens - likely starter in the future with lots of room to grow
Tylan Wallace - rotational piece for the time being
Daelin Hayes - rotational piece for the time being
Yeah missing on Wade and Mason sucks but I'll take those contributions from the top 6 guys. Oweh and Stephens already look like they're going to be key players for us as soon as this season and we still have at least 2 more (Bateman and Cleveland) that are likely to get a similar opportunity as the season goes on.
Rashod Bateman - unknown until he gets off of IR, but obvious starter at some point
Odafe Oweh - future starter and potential star
Ben Cleveland - potential starter in the future
Brandon Stephens - likely starter in the future with lots of room to grow
Tylan Wallace - rotational piece for the time being
Daelin Hayes - rotational piece for the time being
Yeah missing on Wade and Mason sucks but I'll take those contributions from the top 6 guys. Oweh and Stephens already look like they're going to be key players for us as soon as this season and we still have at least 2 more (Bateman and Cleveland) that are likely to get a similar opportunity as the season goes on.
not b all end all and only two weeks in, but Orlando Brown, Jr has a PFF grade of 53.1 in pass blocking and 64.5 in run blocking.