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Martinez, 28, missed most of last season after tearing his left ACL last September. He started all 16 games during his first season with the Giants and led the team with 151 tackles.

"very active" and me thinks the middle was the problem. He is good each SIDE

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[quote=AnonEmouse;1320820]Martinez is available now. Not saying he'd be some kind of saviour, and maybe the Giants know something about his health/injury recovery that's not public knowledge, but I'd at least give him a once over/physical at this stage. If he is healthy I'd say he offers more upside than Bostic at least.[/quote]


Got another on DeJon Harris who signed yesterday and to me, he is going to man that middle and outside, when needed. He got game, vision, and great timing to slow / Stop plays! Good base to hold ground, fights off blocks while being upright and under linemen. Makes a bee line to ball carrier, but keeps his tackle zone wide to adjust to ball carrier moves. Goal Line striker for sure!

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[quote=Onaroll;1320852]Got another on DeJon Harris who signed yesterday and to me, he is going to man that middle and outside, when needed. He got game, vision, and great timing to slow / Stop plays! Good base to hold ground, fights off blocks while being upright and under linemen. Makes a bee line to ball carrier, but keeps his tackle zone wide to adjust to ball carrier moves. Goal Line striker for sure![/quote]

This is oddly specific. Are you friends with DeJon Harris? His agent maybe?

I'm happy they're bringing guys in, but let's not pretend like it doesn't take time to learn the system. Time to learn how to ID plays quickly enough to make a play. Bringing in a guy this late means the odds of him making an immediate impact are slim.

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[quote=mooby;1320854]This is oddly specific. Are you friends with DeJon Harris? His agent maybe?

I'm happy they're bringing guys in, but let's not pretend like it doesn't take time to learn the system. Time to learn how to ID plays quickly enough to make a play. Bringing in a guy this late means the odds of him making an immediate impact are slim.[/quote]

But Mooby we are almost pathetic in that room. Maybe they're seeing what sticks to the wall. If that's the case, I'd take either Bostic or Martinez, but sadly, he could still out perform both, at least to get the ST backed so as to move Bostic forward , maybe.

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[quote=punch it in;1320837]Question mark doesn’t necessarily mean bad. Just that Im not going to say we are all good there until I see it.

I don’t really disagree with anything you said either, though I think DB’s are a little less promising than you do.

I sure hope you are right, and I am wrong. Deep down inside I sense a 6-7 win season. But on the surface I am brimming with confidence and sense a 10 win miracle season that takes us into the playoffs. Lol. Its why they play the game.[/quote]

If I see ghastly Wide Open TE's in open spots and DB's chasing WR's I will consider them the second coming of the Pearl Harbor Crew and look to low single digit wins this year , for a rousing qualification of a 5th 1st Rd or higher pick.


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I've said it before...until they prove they are different, we are the same team we were before. 7-10 or 8-9 is my prediction. Offense will be improved, but not enough to make up for a defense that will be lacking. Hoping to eat crow....but I don't feel good about this year.

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[quote=OnceWeWereKings;1320863]I've said it before...until they prove they are different, we are the same team we were before. 7-10 or 8-9 is my prediction. Offense will be improved, but not enough to make up for a defense that will be lacking. Hoping to eat crow....but I don't feel good about this year.[/quote]Have to admit this is where I am also. Hope to be proven wrong though. Still think neglecting lbs was a massive mistake. 1st two games are super important for this year.

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[quote=OnceWeWereKings;1320863]I've said it before...until they prove they are different, we are the same team we were before. 7-10 or 8-9 is my prediction. Offense will be improved, but not enough to make up for a defense that will be lacking. Hoping to eat crow....but I don't feel good about this year.[/quote]

Tend to agree - I think they are aiming towards mediocrity, or the WFT special - mediocrity to start the year then maybe we click towards the end to make it interesting for a playoff push. But I haven't seen anything this preseason to make me excited.

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[quote=mooby;1320867]But I haven't seen anything this preseason to make me excited.[/quote]I haven't either. I went to the KC game and personally didn't see a lot. Huge throwing lanes for Chiefs' qbs to throw into. My bigger concern is I think we will be improved, but there are so many really good teams in the league. A lot of games do come down to coaching, special teams, and luck. Wentz will have to totally ball out for this team do really do something this year.

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Adam Schefter on Twitter

Commanders named their former standout Ryan Kerrigan as their new assistant defensive line coach.

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Ben Standig on Twitter

The Washington Commanders have released C Keith Ismael from IR with an injury settlement.

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[quote=Onaroll;1320862]If I see ghastly Wide Open TE's in open spots and DB's chasing WR's I will consider them the second coming of the Pearl Harbor Crew and look to low single digit wins this year , for a rousing qualification of a 5th 1st Rd or higher pick.


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I think low single digits wins is way too low. We couldn't be that lucky. Instead we'll finish just low enough to miss out on all of the all-pro caliber prospects in the draft, as usual.

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[quote=EdmundDorf;1320873]Ben Standig on Twitter

The Washington Commanders have released C Keith Ismael from IR with an injury settlement.[/quote]

Good luck to him in his future non-football career.

As for the Commanders, it's not a loss because he never had a strong enough base to play NFL football in the first place. I got tired of seeing him get trucked in pass pro when he played. I realize that I'm acting like a shit right now but, to me, cutting Ismael is yet another example of this organization letting an under-achieving player stick around for several years when they should have known much sooner that he didn't have what it takes to fill a role on the team. I bet you could name some other players of that ilk who are still in the organization.

The coaching staff and the front office need to drop their player development hubris and sign veterans who can do now what they need done now. Time is up! I'm tired of losing.

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[quote=EdmundDorf;1320872]Adam Schefter on Twitter

Commanders named their former standout Ryan Kerrigan as their new assistant defensive line coach.[/quote]

They probably couldn't have made a better choice.

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[quote=EdmundDorf;1320872]Adam Schefter on Twitter

Commanders named their former standout Ryan Kerrigan as their new assistant defensive line coach.[/quote]

I like this for two reasons. He is a Leader and is a sponge on how the game is played. He will relate to players VERY quickly and should adapt to game plans as well. Some players, though not getting it done faster than others at the top, can relay to players who can and the results can be as good as Charley Taylor with the Fun Bunch/Smurfs. Or Richie Pettibone and that Washington D that kept evolving to changes.