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Nick Caserio - New GM

Sweech said:
I felt like Reich lost his job because he's a coach who isn't that great and runs a scheme from the 2000s and 2010s. He's just not a good modern coach. I know the S2 got a lot of traction but there were plenty of teams and draft analysts who didn't even care about the S2 and still put Bryce ahead.

I'm still also not fully convinced Bryce is actually a bust. Way too short a time to know yet for sure.
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I’m sure that played into as well..but I could easily see Reich having a 1 on 1 with Tepper and Reich explaining to him “look, he’s a great kid, but for what I want to do, he’s not a fit and I’m starting to lose the locker room by continuing to trot this kid out here…”. and Tepper being the know-it-all, freshly minted new owner used to getting his way showing Reich the door.

All I’m saying is Young was more than likely forced on Reich. And based on how the Panthers played with Dalton, I’ve got no problem believing that that team could’ve performed better with better qb play last year. There just comes a point when other guys on the team start looking out for themselves when they know they don’t have a realistic chance to win. You saw it with the Jets and Zach Wilson last year and you saw it with the Panthers and Bryce Young after like week 12 last year once Reich was let go and after the 1st game this year under Canales. They’d all but quit after seeing Bryce out there floundering; they know he’s not it.
 
steelbtexan said:
The Panthers looked a little bit different today with a legitimate QB behind center.
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That's why I don't like to see a rookie QB with a first time OC. A rookie QB trying to learn the system is going to make everybody look bad... I know Bryce is not a rookie. But it's the same thing.

Andy Dalton can better understand what the coach intends to say in a given situation & not make "everyone" look so bad.
 
steelbtexan said:
Nobody thought he was a good HC until the QB change.
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Mr teX said:
I’m sure that played into as well..but I could easily see Reich having a 1 on 1 with Tepper and Reich explaining to him “look, he’s a great kid, but for what I want to do, he’s not a fit and I’m starting to lose the locker room by continuing to trot this kid out here…”. and Tepper being the know-it-all, freshly minted new owner used to getting his way showing Reich the door.

All I’m saying is Young was more than likely forced on Reich. And based on how the Panthers played with Dalton, I’ve got no problem believing that that team could’ve performed better with better qb play last year. There just comes a point when other guys on the team start looking out for themselves when they know they don’t have a realistic chance to win. You saw it with the Jets and Zach Wilson last year and you saw it with the Panthers and Bryce Young after like week 12 last year once Reich was let go and after the 1st game this year under Canales. They’d all but quit after seeing Bryce out there floundering; they know he’s not it.
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My thing is we've seen Reich's offense not play well. It's a very 2010s NFL offense - lots of static routes, comebacks, curls, etc. that simply don't work all that well in the NFL anymore as defenses have adapted and most coaches who like that gameplan have filtered out of the league by now. We also watched that type of offense fail here in Houston too. In fact Mike McCarthy is the only coach I can think of right now whose playbook still uses a lot of those concepts.

We've seen Reich fail and then get a new job and fail much in the same way. Whereas we watched Canales have success, have success, and now start possibly having success. I'm not even saying Canales is the guy I'm more saying I know for a fact Reich isn't the guy. If Reich was the head coach of the Vikings do you think they beat us yesterday? I don't. That game would have likely ended 7-6 for us.
 
thunderkyss said:
That's why I don't like to see a rookie QB with a first time OC. A rookie QB trying to learn the system is going to make everybody look bad... I know Bryce is not a rookie. But it's the same thing.

Andy Dalton can better understand what the coach intends to say in a given situation & not make "everyone" look so bad.
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Or maybe Young just isn't a very good NFL QB. Alabama had the talent to bully most of the NCAA at every level, on O, D, and STs. The Texans had the ORY with a rookie play caller in 2023. Yes, that's an outlier, but it is still a fact. How many great NFL QBs have come out of Alabama? It's almost as bad as Ohio State QBs. Starr, Namath ( WAY OVERRATED IMO), Stabler. Starr is the only one I think should be in the NFL HOF. Namath is in because of beating the Colts, without Starr, and Stabler is in due to sentimental BS. It's actually become the Hall of the Very Good.
 
steelbtexan said:
He didn't kill her, but he also didn't get her the best care possible. I'm going to chalk this up to, he ain't too bright.

Not true man, I dont hate anybody, When somebody leads an org and the org is mediocre at best then that falls on whoever is leading the org.

I do think like Derrick that Smith is a phony who spent far too much time chasing tail rather than doing his job. This explains why he wasn't very good at his job. Good thing is that the Texans/fans dont have to worry about this kind of crap anymore now that Caserio is down on Kirby. Caserio has a single minded purpose and that purpose is to bring a Lombardi to Kirby. It's about time that this is happening, it took over 2 decades and the death/stroke of the owners to get here. This isn't just on RS either it also includes the ineptness that was Casserly and BOB the GM.

Surely you can see the difference between the way Caserio operates and how BOB/RS/Casserly used to operate.
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Rick got a new job….Thoughts???
 
I count these impactful misses by Caserio:

1. Drafting Green.

2. Drafting Metchie. - Regardless of his health a third round pick and two fourth round picks was a lot to give up to draft him.

3. Trading for Stefon Diggs. Had they kept their 2nd round pick they could have drafted Brian Thomas Jr potentially. They went all in and can’t help Diggs’ injury, or where Thomas fell. The Jags could have moved up before the Texans even if they had the second round pick. But the way it all fell was unfortunate. One could say the veteran leadership of Diggs was important to the team.

4. Extending Tytus Howard.

5. Not keeping some of the O-line from last year. They definitely had more fight in them compared to what we see this year.

No-one is perfect. Hind sight is 20/20. Caserio still has a great track record and shouldn’t be getting any pink soap any time soon.
 
TexansBull said:
I count these impactful misses by Caserio:

1. Drafting Green.

2. Drafting Metchie. - Regardless of his health a third round pick and two fourth round picks was a lot to give up to draft him.

3. Trading for Stefon Diggs. Had they kept their 2nd round pick they could have drafted Brian Thomas Jr potentially. They went all in and can’t help Diggs’ injury, or where Thomas fell. The Jags could have moved up before the Texans even if they had the second round pick. But the way it all fell was unfortunate. One could say the veteran leadership of Diggs was important to the team.

4. Extending Tytus Howard.

5. Not keeping some of the O-line from last year. They definitely had more fight in them compared to what we see this year.

No-one is perfect. Hind sight is 20/20. Caserio still has a great track record and shouldn’t be getting any pink soap any time soon.
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Agree with all of this but #5. Who would you have liked for them to keep. Ryans makes the roster decisions.

2-3, are just cases of bad luck and this coming from me, who was as high on BTJ as anybody. I really wanted Caserio to draft him, because I thought he was as good as any WR in that draft. I still think that.
 
steelbtexan said:
Agree with all of this but #5. Who would you have liked for them to keep. Ryans makes the roster decisions.

2-3, are just cases of bad luck and this coming from me, who was as high on BTJ as anybody. I really wanted Caserio to draft him, because I thought he was as good as any WR in that draft. I still think that.
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I wondering if keeping Dieter would have been good for Scruggs. Probably Fant too.

I could be wrong.
 

Cornerback: Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles; Kamari Lassiter, Houston Texans; Beanie Bishop, Pittsburgh Steelers​


Philadelphia made plenty of mistakes last offseason, leaving some major holes in an already top-heavy roster, but through eight weeks of the season it’s clear that general manager Howie Roseman nailed his first few picks of the 2024 draft, particularly defensive backs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, whom the Eagles selected in the first and second rounds, respectively. Mitchell has seen a lot of action; he’s been targeted more than any rookie corner according to Next Gen Stats, but he’s handling the difficult responsibility of being in Vic Fangio’s defensive scheme well and has had multiple opportunities to force turnovers that he hasn’t quite capitalized on. You can see his quick-twitch ability and aggressive play style on tape, and as he learns more about the game from Fangio I’m optimistic that it will lead to even more production when it comes to interceptions.


Lassiter meets every archetype of a physical and fearless no. 2 corner, and fits perfectly in DeMeco Ryans’s scheme opposite Derek Stingley Jr., the team’s top corner. Lassiter’s technique is still a little raw, but he’s been great at disrupting receivers at the line of scrimmage and breaking up passes when he’s targeted. If Lassiter can turn his deflections into interceptions, it changes his trajectory from a good complementary player into a great one without any qualifiers.


Honorable mentions: Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles; Terrion Arnold, Detroit Lions; Nate Wiggins, Baltimore Ravens.


Safety: Calen Bullock, Houston Texans; Malik Mustapha, San Francisco 49ers​


Bullock and Mustapha couldn’t be more different from each other in terms of play style. You might remember Mustapha landing on the wrong end of a Patrick Mahomes highlight this season, but in general he’s been a punisher in the run game for San Francisco and is proving to be strong as a tackler on the perimeter of the defense. Mustapha has performed so well in the absence of safety Talanoa Hufanga that it’s fair to wonder how San Francisco will manage the distribution of snaps and roles when Hufanga returns from injury. Mustapha has had just one interception this year and hasn’t been productive on the ball while in coverage (and that’s been missing in his game since he was at Wake Forest), but I think he can transition into being a slot player and be even more effective when playing closer to the line of scrimmage.


Bullock is more of a prototypical free safety. You won’t see him lighting up a receiver or running back, but if a quarterback leaves the ball hanging in the air long enough, Bullock has a knack for coming down with an interception, and that’s a skill he’s had going back to his time at USC. Bullock already has three picks this season, and his coverage skills seem to improve every week. Best of all for Houston, he was one of the youngest prospects in his draft class (he just turned 21 in April), so his developmental trajectory is as good as any rookie defender, if not better.


Honorable mention: Tyler Nubin, New York Giants
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calishung7717 said:
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Depends on if they're healthy and playing at their peak come playoff time. There's still plenty of time to come together though and most of all stay healthy. To be specific they need to keep Patterson healthy and get Tunsil healthy. If Mason plays like he always has in the playoffs he should be solid. Scruggs has a lot to learn he's got a lot of stuff to cleanup, but he's still an upgrade. He's got 7 weeks to learn not to make the mistakes he made Sunday night. I think it's reasonable to think he should be much improved.

There's OL questions for sure, but with Patterson leading the OL the OL has a chance to be above avg come playoff time IMHO. Schultz and Stover cant block worth a crap and have inconsistent hands. But hey Schultz you know you gotta step up your game and be the TE that can catch AND BLOCK. Come playoff time. That's what you got paid for, stepup.
 
steelbtexan said:
Ward is a top S unfortunately the aggressive way that he plays the game means he's gonna get hurt more as he ages. (Understandable) But I hope he's the staring SS come playoff time. Bullock needs to be the FS. Or run split S.
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Have Bullock ready for playoffs please, Murray has had a few bright spots but let's be honest, he will be targeted. Ward will be hurt soon enough so won't matter who they want to play. hand will be forced
 
NitroGSXR said:
Our defense is night and day different with Ward patrolling back there. He’s a -player-.
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Oh, I agree. Ward and Bullock is my preference, just feel Ward is gonna break himself soon enough again as he is a human missile. If the defense is fully healthy for the playoffs, our offense just needs to be middle of the road FOR 4 QUARTERS. A bye week 14 may be what the doctor ordered to help get the guys ready for the stretch. If Will needs another week or two, get him right versus getting him back for Dallas
 
Rich Schmidt said:
Oh, I agree. Ward and Bullock is my preference, just feel Ward is gonna break himself soon enough again as he is a human missile. If the defense is fully healthy for the playoffs, our offense just needs to be middle of the road FOR 4 QUARTERS. A bye week 14 may be what the doctor ordered to help get the guys ready for the stretch. If Will needs another week or two, get him right versus getting him back for Dallas
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The late bye is really going to help this team. Getting Edwards back in huge because it allows Autry to play full time DE until WA gets back. Then a front 4 of WA, Autry, Edwards Hunter

LB'-Harris, Al Shaair, White

Is probably the fastest front 7 in the NFL and matchup well with the Ravens, Chiefs offenses.
 
steelbtexan said:
The late bye is really going to help this team. Getting Edwards back in huge because it allows Autry to play full time DE until WA gets back. Then a front 4 of WA, Autry, Edwards Hunter

LB'-Harris, Al Shaair, White

Is probably the fastest front 7 in the NFL and matchup well with the Ravens, Chiefs offenses.
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Any hope Christian Harris will be back by play offs? No one seems to know much.
 
Porky said:
I would not sign Harris to an extension. Obvious reasons. Jettison Howard. Jettison Tunsil. Both are overpaid and not worth the dough.
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I think if this team can save money anywhere it’s LB. DeMeco can develop LBs.

Granted, they paid for Azeez and he is paying off but I think they can groom his replacement on a rookie contract when it’s time.

I also really like the value they’ve found at DT. Foley/Settle/Edwards are performing better than Rankins/Collins at a fraction of the cost. How much of that is due to the presence of Hunter/Anderson? Don’t know but as long as you’ve got blue chip guys like Hunter/Anderson on the edges you can coax career years out of bargain bin DTs like they’ve done this season.
 
TheRealJoker V2 said:
I think if this team can save money anywhere it’s LB. DeMeco can develop LBs.

Granted, they paid for Azeez and he is paying off but I think they can groom his replacement on a rookie contract when it’s time.

I also really like the value they’ve found at DT. Foley/Settle/Edwards are performing better than Rankins/Collins at a fraction of the cost. How much of that is due to the presence of Hunter/Anderson? Don’t know but as long as you’ve got blue chip guys like Hunter/Anderson on the edges you can coax career years out of bargain bin DTs like they’ve done this season.
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This is an excellent post.
 
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