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Bryan Bresee is a name to keep an eye on in the 2nd round. I know the know-nothing mock above had him at #8, but I've seen him in mocks go as late as the 2nd and even mid-3rd round. He hasn't gone a full season healthy in college, had a great freshman season anyway in 2020, and was on his way to another, but has done nothing but regress since tearing his ACL in 2021 and then having some truly tragic family issues (his 15yo sister died of cancer) at the beginning of this past season. It's understandable why he wouldn't be focused on football, but he's definitely a candidate to see his stock plummet in the lead-up, depending on his measurables and the physical. 2020: 23 tackles and 4 sacks in 11 games 2021: 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 4 games 2022: 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 10 games Depending on their scouting and belief in coaching him back to what he was, he may be a candidate for the Lions to go get in the 2nd round. Ceiling seems to be as a good to elite defensive tackle, but the floor has bust written all over it.

Spoil sport! What are we supposed to do for the next three months other than rage at nonsensical mocks and then make our own slightly more sensical mocks that still aren't going to happen?

The real shame is not getting to see Maher shank an extra point to end it.

I've heard the interview. I still think it comes down to coaching. That play was never going to work (it was clearly a shift, not a scramble off the field), the players lined up illegally (so even if the Patriots had screwed up it would have been offsetting), and the center and QB were not on the same page. And even despite all of that, Pagano could have called a timeout when it was clearly not going to work. Instead, it lives in infamy.

Jerry Jones is probably just crazy enough to fire his coach after a divisional playoff loss by 7. McCarthy never should have been hired in the first place.

I understand the concept, in wanting 11 skill players on the field. But putting only one player on the ball is as asinine as when Chuck Pagano ran that play against the Patriots. Of course they are going to rush your QB and hurry the most important throw of the play.

LOL such a fitting end. Zeke gets bull rushed and knocked on his ass, the throw gets rushed and they can't even run their trick play. Mike McCarthy is an absolute joke.

There is a greater than 50% chance that the Cowboys come out with an illegal formation on this last play. For Zeke to be eligible as a center he has to be the end.

This final drive has been the epitome of piss poor coaching for the Cowboys. Completely lack of situational awareness and sense of urgency.

Watching the Cowboys choke under pressure is the greatest tradition.

As far as season ticket holders go, I think there is a decent chance we go 7-1 or 8-0 at home next season. Very favorable home schedule with a team that plays well at home.

Poor Bills

I think it's fair to say you probably know more than I do about Schlissel's tenure, so I'll defer. I think his legacy will be defined by sending cringeworthy emails to a subordinate and getting canned either way.

I don't love losing the "college scouting director", but if he's been with us since 2007, he isn't really one of Holmes' guys.

I don't think you can evaluate a University President for their sports acumen. It certainly helps as a sports fan if they are beneficial to you (as Santa Ono appears to be and Schlissel wasn't), but their responsibilities are like 1% sports. If the budget is balanced and nothing is on fire, it's really not your arena, short of fundraising and photo ops. The hope is the adults in the room (i.e., Warde) can run their area on their own. Even-keel is one way of looking at it I suppose, but I thought Schlissel was pretty inept when it came to managing the university. Even notwithstanding his scandalous exodus, he gained a vote of no confidence from the Faculty Senate during the pandemic - the first in the University's history. He oversaw a graduate student strike where he didn't even really become involved in addressing issues until after the strike began. For much of his tenure, he was reactive rather than proactive, and allowed those crazies to drive where he would place focus (which does nothing but encourage more crazies IMO). Even the Go Blue Guarantee, while it was good marketing (love the name), it came following many peer institutes having already come out with those, and frankly to a larger degree. Michigan is the type of university that is considered among the best in the world. I would like to see them drive institutional change, rather than allow the world around them to change and then adapt and say "look how revolutionary we are!" YMMV

I agree. Politics, fundraising, and some sense of stability. If I were her, I wouldn't even want to be doing the nitty gritty. "Emeritus, bitches"

Schlissel was a joke-and-a-half from top to bottom, it wouldn't surprise me if there are quite a few fires that Coleman couldn't put out as interim.

This has come up before and there has never been enough ownership support to make it happen or even put it to a vote. I’m sure some NFL leaders are hoping to see Bills/Chiefs in Atlanta as a test run. I think it’s a really dumb idea. While I’m sure they would do something where AFC stadiums host the NFCCG and NFC hosts the AFCCG, it would be a huge disadvantage to outdoor stadium and cold weather teams, who would rarely if ever be chosen to host or have a close championship game. We would see the same rotation of stadiums as we see for the Super Bowl and CFP... Atlanta, Miami, Glendale, New Orleans, LA, Dallas, wash-rinse-repeat. Maybe a new dome stadium once a decade. It also disincentivizes good teams winning late regular season games, where clinching home field advantage doesn’t mean nearly as much. Imagine a (1) Lions v. (3) Cowboys Conference Championship, played in Houston. Totally where this would go. Even if you follow the money (ultimately what will decide this either way), I’m sure those warm weather stadiums would have no problem making more money, but it’s reallocation of money that other teams would make (who frankly earned it) not “new” money being generated like when they started moving the Draft around. Ultimately, for a combination of these reasons (but mostly money), I don’t think 24 team owners would approve this anytime soon.

I’m not opposed to the top corner at #6 if you see someone who could make a Sauce Gardner type impact. As of today I don’t see that in Gonzalez or Witherspoon. If that kind of difference maker isn’t there, I don’t think there is any reason to pick a corner before at least the second 2nd round pick. There are 10-15 starting corners in this draft. They’re going to slide and there will be great value to find.

What’s 2006 Kenny Rogers doing? I want him.

I don’t want to overpay, if the price is too much then stay away. I think a veteran presence could help that entire defense quite a bit though. They’re so young and we haven’t really spent any money at all on the defense.

If they think Richardson is the QB1 of 2026, they shouldn’t hope he drops to 18. Go and get him. Based on early reports, I think there is a much higher chance that Bijan goes #3 than that he slips to #18.

I sincerely think one starting veteran corner will be acquired in free agency. I don’t think you want your starting defensive backfield to consist of two rookies and a player returning from an Achilles tear. If Bennett is going in the 3rd I want nothing to do with him. I think he can be a very good backup quarterback but he’s very limited in what he’ll do at the next level.

Skoronski has played nothing but OT his entire career as far as I know. He took Slater’s spot as a rookie in 2020. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some say he *could* slide to guard in the NFL, but I hardly think that’s needed. He should be a very good OT in the NFL. If three QBs go in the top five (as I think will happen), I think odds are good one of Carter or Anderson make it to 6. I think I have a wildly different valuation on Anderson than the majority of the board for some reason. I think he’s the type of prospect you don’t think twice about if he makes it to you. As far as the current roster goes, I think Houston is a good problem to have if you draft an edge at 1.6. But Hutch and Houston are the only two edge rushers who I would think about in planning for the future.