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I say better to have too many challengers for the DE spot than not enough.

Some will fail to make the grade, while others will be inclined to delight us!
 

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It is not crowded.

It is called "depth".
I think crowded is appropriate in the sense that there are more players than the team can keep and it may not be easy to determine who will be cut.
 

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Unless Crawford is asked to take a cut reduction, he'll actually be making more than starter, pro bowler Griffen this year.
Ridiculous.
Just leaving him off the roster in anticipating an eventual cur ?

DE's
1 Dlaw
2 Griffen
3 A. Smith
4 Gregory ?
5 Anae
6 Armstrong ? Jackson? Jelks ?

DTs:
7 McCoy
8 Poe
9 Gallimore
10 Woods

i believe McCarthy was quoted as saying he wants 6 edge rushers and 4 interiors....
A final fight for the sixth and last DE spot.

We have heard that Nolan uses the SOLB more like a standup DE. Aldon, Gregory, Anae all could fit in this role.
 

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Unless Crawford is asked to take a cut reduction, he'll actually be making more than starter, pro bowler Griffen this year.
Ridiculous.
Just leaving him off the roster in anticipating an eventual cur ?

DE's
1 Dlaw
2 Griffen
3 A. Smith
4 Gregory ?
5 Anae
6 Armstrong ? Jackson? Jelks ?

DTs:
7 McCoy
8 Poe
9 Gallimore
10 Woods

i believe McCarthy was quoted as saying he wants 6 edge rushers and 4 interiors....
A final fight for the sixth and last DE spot.

I don't believe the front office to ready to move on from Hill, at least not yet. He is still considered a high upside prospect, just like Gallimore.
 

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It is not crowded.

It is called "depth".
they arent used to having quality dept on defense around here lol its shock setting on,. Definitely not just DE we have the best 2 deep DL across the board this year then weve had in a decade. Add in haha and Diggs etc even with BJ gone this is looking promising..
 

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I don't believe the front office to ready to move on from Hill, at least not yet. He is still considered a high upside prospect, just like Gallimore.
exactly Hill may respond to the new staff amnd also year 2 he will improve this is agreat issue to have , depth from VET to rooks to 2nd year guys,,the DL looks to be a strong group.
 

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I don't believe the front office to ready to move on from Hill, at least not yet. He is still considered a high upside prospect, just like Gallimore.

It'll be the coaches call, ..unless McCarthy was using that quote figuratively
 

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Tank,Griffin and Aldon Smith are locks to make the team.I feel we will only keep 2-3 more from the following DEs

1)Rondell Carter
2)Dorance Armstrong
3)Randy Gregory
4)Bradlee Anae
5)Joe jackson
6)Jalen jelks

wild Card is Tyrone Crawford, they should definitely cut him but they have unnatural affinity for him.
AS and Crawford can play inside as well...theres a lot of interchangeable parts to bring in special groups for situational football ..its a good issue to have..

similar to what the giants did about 6-10 years ago when they had 10 players that could play all positions on a DL they had special groups and it worked,..
 

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Why do You think Aldon is a lock?
We're not committed financially, He just looks like a low downside flyer to Me.
If He wins a spot fine and dandy, if not We can move on without a problem.
Okay if you don't think Aldon Smith is a lock then we can agree to disagree about the guy. I also think he is a lock. Lawrence, Griffen, and Smith are all locks. I'm pretty sold on Anea as well but not a lock.
 

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Okay if you don't think Aldon Smith is a lock then we can agree to disagree about the guy. I also think he is a lock. Lawrence, Griffen, and Smith are all locks. I'm pretty sold on Anea as well but not a lock.
Always cool to disagree.
I have Him as 1st crack/inside track for b/u RDE/pass rush specialist, but still needing to prove it after such a long time away and such a chequered history.
 

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good i want more dl depth then the cowboys know what to do with!!!!!
 

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Tank,Griffin and Aldon Smith are locks to make the team.I feel we will only keep 2-3 more from the following DEs

1)Rondell Carter
2)Dorance Armstrong
3)Randy Gregory
4)Bradlee Anae
5)Joe jackson
6)Jalen jelks

wild Card is Tyrone crawford,they should definitely cut him but they have unnatural affinity for him.

I'm not assuming Aldon is a lock. I expect Gregory won't even be available. As black pilled as I am about Goodell, this is a level of scumminess I didn't expect.

The decision on Crawford isn't really dependent on RDE depth, it's DT pass rush depth. Not much there at all. So if Crawford can do it, we keep him.

No one for DT pass rush but McCoy. Unless *both* Hill or Gallimore really come through, we could still use Crawford.
 

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Tank,Griffin and Aldon Smith are locks to make the team.I feel we will only keep 2-3 more from the following DEs

1)Rondell Carter
2)Dorance Armstrong
3)Randy Gregory
4)Bradlee Anae
5)Joe jackson
6)Jalen jelks

wild Card is Tyrone crawford,they should definitely cut him but they have unnatural affinity for him.

We should keep Crawford. Look at the MLB Cardinals with the Covid-19 issues. What do we do if two DE's or DT's test positive for Covid-19 and are out for two weeks? We need depth for more than injuries this year. I say keep all the decent players you can.
 

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People are overreacting. That depth chart has question marks all over it besides "Be water, my friend".
 
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