Well they picked him at 33 so...It'd be a different story if we had been picking at 32 and slot was our weakness, but we weren't.
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Well they picked him at 33 so...It'd be a different story if we had been picking at 32 and slot was our weakness, but we weren't.
That's exactly what I was saying. If we were picking at 32, I meant we would have won the Super Bowl and likely had very few issues on the roster.Well they picked him at 33 so...
...dave
Alford was a hope signing like Ryan leaf that turned out to be nothing we will never see him in a cards uniform ugh
Just lot people thought leaf would ball didn't same with alford but on cardsI’m confused...
We already know he can't play on the outside.I was saying this in another thread about Byron. Like, all respect to the slot, but Keim's grade/the position he was picked in should really result in a guy who isn't a role player, but a full time starter. It'd be a different story if we had been picking at 32 and slot was our weakness, but we weren't.
The rare exception being the Titans signing Kyle Vanden Bosch who went on to play in a couple of Pro Bowls.Moral - injury-prone players will get injured. Bet on it.
How long does a torn pec take to heal? They said season ending so I wouldn't count on him being 100% this year. Would we save any money cutting him? I saw DAL cut McCoy after having season ending surgery, of course McCoy is in last year of deal whereas Alford is signed through next season so how significant would the dead money be?xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media
The ultimate solution to this problem would be to trade for Desmond King from the Chargers and permanently fix that CB2 spot. With King becoming CB1 when P2 is done.
The Chargers have a bunch of big contracts up next year and are deep at CB. No way they can afford to extend him and apparently already shopped him around earlier this year.
Reading articles before I rise?
Reading articles before I rise?
Not me. Two issues are separate.Have any of the people in here saying that injury prone players get injured and it was a dumb signing also advocated for extending Hump?
Asking for a friend
Also this. If King looks on the outs and he's out of contract next year you would think a 3rd would get it done?
Here's the thing. Why is he on the outs though? His average PFF grade over 3 years is over 80.
Here's my concern. He's superb in the run game. He's great at diagnosing and stopping the run. Is that where is grades come from?
Because looking at his receptions allowed its not great.
2017 - 46 of 59
2018 - 59 of 78
2019 - 40 of 46
Thats a solid two thirds plus of receptions allowed. Much worse than I expected from his rep.
Plus his best work is in the slot.
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Brandon Carr for CB. He has my vote. He hasn't been injured in 12 years.
Despite all the wailing about Murphy I went back and read about ten different draft services ranking and he was ranked #1 by most draft services in 2019. A few had Greedy Williams ranked first however Murphy was then #2. Can you really blame Keim for grabbing a CB at #33 and the consensus #1 ranked CB when we know CBs usually go higher in the draft due to their value. It also seemed to be the consensus that he was best suited for a zone scheme and was not a really good run supporter. Does Vance's scheme ask the outside CBs to play more man to man? If so, then is it on Vance to use more zone schemes or is this on Keim for nor knowing his DC's preferred scheme and selected the wrong CB to fit the defense?
Even without Alford our CB situation is not in shambles... some need to take a hyperbole break
Outside of peterson
We have Murphy
Chris Jones, Kevin peterson, Zane Lewis, Jalen Davis
A nickle corner and four undrafted free agents
At today one of the worst unit in the nfl
If u see every UDFA in our roster with mitch's eyes, well is fine
I like Jones too, but how many games he played?Mitch is a self serving ego that watches probably more Patriot games in one season than I will care to watch... consider, I still think Jones is a starter lol