CaliTitan3518

I feel like a fish analogy would have been better for the scenario

Billionaire goes to trailer park for a 9:30am $140 hooker call. Wild. Crazy to think he could afford any prostitute he wants and he went for this.

I haven't once said I hope Ward doesn't have a great year under Daboll so Daboll can stick around longer.

There isnt a large list of successful QBs that had a new OC and offense the first 3 years of their careers.

Kingsbury was denying HC interviews after the 2024 season...

One season of offensive success doesn't mean Ward pans out. If Daboll is gone after 1 year, that hurts Wards development. We already missed out on the oppurtunity to set ourselves up with a great continuity option for the offensive system. Daboll was not a hire for long term success. Sure hopefully it works out short term. I pointed out that I thought we made a mistake not hiring an OC from a coaching tree that has coordinators, qb coaches, quality control assistants getting promotions every single year. We went for an OC that had us on hold as he was still involved in HC interviews. Daboll has one foot out the door already. As I said, success is a double edged sword. Continuous turnover of offensive scheme does not help a QBs development. This was how I felt when we hired Daboll as well and has nothing to do with 1 preseason game.

That's the ideal scenario for Daboll and this season being a "success". Thats not the ideal scenario for Cam Ward and our offense long term. We constantly see young QBs struggle going from offensive scheme to offensive scheme. This is a downside to having a defensive minded coach. I hope the offense succeeds as well but that success is a double edged sword.

I still think we made a big mistake not hiring someone from the McVay/Shanahan system. There is a never ending supply of future OCs. If this offense succeeds Daboll will be out for a new HC job. Then who do we look to hire to keep the system similar? Kafka? Dorsey?

He looked like a different player when going inside. He gives us versatility. He wasn't drafted to be an edge rusher. He is only going to get bigger and stronger. I like seeing him get reps at outside even if it isn't his strength. Worst case scenario he is a solid run stopper they can throw out there on the edge. His upside is definitely when they kick him inside. Hard to imagine him not getting better with this coaching staff and scheme.

Much safer with that draft slot to upgrade the RB spot. Hall is fine, but I'd prefer Love, Kyren, Skattebo, etc. over him.

Is this a 10 or 12 man league?

Tough to give great advice without the details but I think you are thinking right. My big advice would be not to feel like you should take Pitts just because he is a little value for the keeper slot. You already have Mcbride. Pitts value isnt much for your roster. I personally would take Hall. Just the safer move to put together a competitive roster. Pair him with a top 12 RB and WR. You already have the #1 TE. Olave and Rice are good values for your keeper format. Both are roughly 3rd-4th round ADPs.

If every player is going to be there you would assume there is still a chance you end up with Hall since the 3rd is around his ADP. Doesn't it make more sense to end up with Hall as your keeper than to play it safe? If you keep Pitts who know who you end up with as your RB2. You mentioned trade bait so if your league likes to wheel and deal that obviously opens doors for you. Just not sure what kind of trade target a borderline top 10 TE is.

What players are you expecting to be there for your first 3 picks if you dont keep Hall?

I am not going to overract on Tate. I still hope I am wrong about him. Game 1 was a small sample size, but I didnt see any traits out there that has me excited. The training camp catches are cool and he will definitely make some big catches in his career. Gotta see how that translates to game usage during the season.