NFL 2021-2022 Season Thread
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I’ve been a lifelong fan since I was 6. Grew up in NorCal but back in those days the Niners were blacked out and the teams on TV all the time were MIA, DAL, OAK, MIN, and PIT. My parents don’t know exactly how it happened, but the Dolphins must have been the first team I watched on TV and/or I liked their colors.
Regardless, the first game I attended was in 1979. MIA versus OAK at the Coliseum. Shula, Griese, Csonka, Stabler, Casper, Branch, etc. It was Tom Flores 1st season as coach.
Point of the above is, I’ve seen a lot of bad years since the 90’s and haven’t had much to get excited about. I’m also a huge believer in Tua Tagovailoa and am so thrilled they are finally making moves on that side of the ball. I think it took firing Brian Flores for it to happen, as he wasn’t on board with these types of moves and always opted for defense and conservative offense.
Flores refused to invest in RB’s, couldn’t put together a competent offensive line the 3 seasons he was there and cycled through assistant coaches like I’ve never seen. Also made the highly questionable call to name “Co-offensive coordinators” who both lacked experience. Quality assistants just didn’t want to work with the guy.
And most of all, he set Tua up to fail.
All that has changed in a very short time under Mike McDaniel.
IDK if McDaniel will become a great or even good head coach, but I like the start both he and Chris Grier are off to.
They kept the defense mostly intact and retained Josh Boyer as defensive coordinator. We had a top 5 defense the past couple years under him.
Now they’ve added at least 2 quality lineman to go along with Robert Hunt (their only quality starter beforehand) and Tyreek Hill, Cedrick Wilson, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert.
If they can somehow find a way to address the center position and right guard/tackle (whichever Hunt doesn’t end up playing) they should be dynamic offensively.
I’d highly consider trading one of their two 1st round picks from 2023 and their 3rd from this draft (#102) to try to land a 1st this upcoming draft in order to draft LB Devin Lloyd or Nakobe Dean. That’s the one thing missing from their defense (to pair with Jerome Baker). Of course they could also use another pash rusher, as could every team.
But they might want to hang on to both 2023 1st’s in case Tua somehow falters. Hopefully Armstead, Hill, Waddle, Tua and everyone else on offense stays relatively healthy for that not to happen.
Regardless, the first game I attended was in 1979. MIA versus OAK at the Coliseum. Shula, Griese, Csonka, Stabler, Casper, Branch, etc. It was Tom Flores 1st season as coach.
Point of the above is, I’ve seen a lot of bad years since the 90’s and haven’t had much to get excited about. I’m also a huge believer in Tua Tagovailoa and am so thrilled they are finally making moves on that side of the ball. I think it took firing Brian Flores for it to happen, as he wasn’t on board with these types of moves and always opted for defense and conservative offense.
Flores refused to invest in RB’s, couldn’t put together a competent offensive line the 3 seasons he was there and cycled through assistant coaches like I’ve never seen. Also made the highly questionable call to name “Co-offensive coordinators” who both lacked experience. Quality assistants just didn’t want to work with the guy.
And most of all, he set Tua up to fail.
All that has changed in a very short time under Mike McDaniel.
IDK if McDaniel will become a great or even good head coach, but I like the start both he and Chris Grier are off to.
They kept the defense mostly intact and retained Josh Boyer as defensive coordinator. We had a top 5 defense the past couple years under him.
Now they’ve added at least 2 quality lineman to go along with Robert Hunt (their only quality starter beforehand) and Tyreek Hill, Cedrick Wilson, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert.
If they can somehow find a way to address the center position and right guard/tackle (whichever Hunt doesn’t end up playing) they should be dynamic offensively.
I’d highly consider trading one of their two 1st round picks from 2023 and their 3rd from this draft (#102) to try to land a 1st this upcoming draft in order to draft LB Devin Lloyd or Nakobe Dean. That’s the one thing missing from their defense (to pair with Jerome Baker). Of course they could also use another pash rusher, as could every team.
But they might want to hang on to both 2023 1st’s in case Tua somehow falters. Hopefully Armstead, Hill, Waddle, Tua and everyone else on offense stays relatively healthy for that not to happen.
Wouldn't make sense for the Niners to trade Deebo when their QB situation has a ton of uncertainty.
Deebo can mask bad QB play with his explosiveness. Not many players can take 3 yard passes to the house on a regular basis.
Guys like DK Metcalf are great when you have a QB that can get them the ball downfield. Deebo doesn't require that.
Deebo can mask bad QB play with his explosiveness. Not many players can take 3 yard passes to the house on a regular basis.
Guys like DK Metcalf are great when you have a QB that can get them the ball downfield. Deebo doesn't require that.
Did he just use the adverb adjective "too good"? Guess teams aren't interested - and at that price, who could blame them. Lance will get all the preseason playing time, and believe it or not Garrapolo could still play next year if Lance flubs - they will pull the plug if they think they have a better shot at postseason with Ken-doll.
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