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While this may sound reassuring in 2018 we signed 5 players initially and only like 30% of our pool. So 3 players on 75% isn’t that out there. And even if it’s 5 or 6, that would again be a very small class.

Dodds interviews today. I'm a bit surprised how few interviews a day are happening, but actually very impressed the Bears are not rushing this. The fact that they are mimicking the vikings search is again making me hopeful. As much as Schoen/Daboll seems great, the whole "let's just recreate what another franchise does here with their #2s" never seems to work that well does it? Otherwise we'd all be terrified of how the Texans are about to become New England south. Not saying I'm against either, I like both, and Daboll has that key trait of adjusting to counter opponents weaknesses. His career actually reminds me a lot of Arians and even Fangio. But I don't think it's wise now to just throw plans out the window and throw ourselves at them because they had a peak game.

Why are we sure? This isn't the first time the initial draft class has come in and we thought there would be more. I'm sure they will sign more people, but in the past that has indicated the kinds of guys that have shown up in DSL in June transactions.

No announcement, but I’ve said the same thing three years now. Badler doesn’t miss much.

Absolutely hate college rules and in general when we treat specific parts of a game as different That’s the risk when you don’t go out of bounds. It was just a dumb dumb play.

Sox 3 announced signings are the fewest of any team. Dodgers announced like 30 players.

So we have like $1.2M still unattributed.

I think he’d rather be a major leaguer but maybe we can ask him if he wants to be charlottes starting 3b instead.

What?

Was hoping we’d get some new names today, just 3 so far

Vera just stayed last year, so it was the concern. I can’t speak to particulars, mainly was concerned because it kept happening with every Cuban prospect (Sanchez, Robert, Vera). With Colas’ age though it just seemed like an awful idea

Stupid white Sox trying to improve a player

Y2Jimmy0 said Colas may be stateside. I was really hoping that would be case. For him, had to be a tough choice but he would have been potentially sacrificing ever getting a mlb pay day getting so far behind the ball.

BA also has DR RHP Angel Cruz

This is such a weird way to phrase a report

It is curious with the QBs under Nagy, how they all looked exactly the same bad. The greater experience and processing time gave a little flavor differently but when mitch was running well was about the only time it all looked ok.

I guess if you were hopeful you would see things improving slightly each time. Angelo being hired in june, holy crap I forgot about that. Had no idea Mel Tucker was told he could only run lovie's scheme. Obviously he's gone on to become a better coach, you'd think at some point they'd have said "hey maybe we should find a guy who has run a cover 2". Nagy had plenty to work with, QB issues aside. Ryan Pace and Nagy could have worked if they were the right choices, but it wasn't the ideal starting point ever. And even with fields that's the case again. That said, this search is just so different. It should have never taken this long, and plenty of orgs have had the right set-up and failed, but hopefully things are finally aligned here.

Yes he did. Gotta wonder, if either Javonte or DJJ are on the team by time they heal up.

Just absolutely incredible work by Jahns and Fishbain

Jeeze, they had the worst roster in the league. Rebuilding teams really are going to be forced into either some very weak coaching candidates or some hella-long contracts with what the Dolphins and Texans have now pulled off.

Agreed this is a great crop, especially compared to 2015. Pace was coming from New Orleans after they had sort of unraveled post Super Bowl with lots of bad cap. Ballard was so close to his Bears tenure that you can see why the erred incorrectly. Then Lake Dawson would have been hired with Tennessee in a really mediocre period. Brian Gaine was the other interview. George paton and DeCosta declined to even interview. So 4 guys. You are right in that there are few choices in GM that I would say are bad. In coaches - Frazier I would not be that happy with. Jeff Ireland I'd be skeptical of, but his drafting alone clearly makes him a strong candidate which our 2015 candidates were pretty weak experience wise.

Also I meant to say Carolina, not Cardinals, though that is a fun brain malfunction.

Was reading about Joe Schoen and how he learned under Brandon Beane. There is such a focus on the draft records of these guys with scouting backgrounds, its funny reading more about Beane - who was on the business and operations side of the Cardinals - and how he has taken a hands on approach in overhauling Buffalo's scouting to great success. And he learned under Gettleman, who was a disaster in NYG. You just don't know with these guys. That said, I think Dodds would have the most ready point of view. Adofo-Mensah the highest ceiling of changing how departments are run.

Their best defender is out and their 3 power forwards to start season are out and we’re playing a guy who played in Mexico on Kevin Durant.

Yeah being out Caruso, Green, Jones (and obviously Williams) really is hard to overcome with alfonso McKinney.