alleycat

As it should be.

If only he could tackle too.

That’s an amazing draft.

33.5 inch vert at 352 lbs is nuts.

Tyrone Tracy my guy for Deebo Samuel type player to add to roster.

Beast.

That 3-cone at his size/weight is freaky.

To be honest it's a great idea for the extra point. Still call it a kickoff, but if you get it through you take the extra point there.

The 40 is often considered one of the better measures of general athletic ability. It's going to tell you less for certain positions, but when someone has this kind of number at that kind of size, they are making it clear they are supremely athletic. Geno Atkins ran a very fast 40 at 293 lbs. If he were testing today, with all of the high tech training these guys do it would have been even better, I'm sure, but the point was that he had uncommon athleticism for a guy of his size at that time. It was one of the few markers for the untapped potential that eventually flourished here.

I've heard Latham, Fuaga, and Fautanu all described as having pro bowl guard potential.

I agree, but I'd have my eye on a guy with T/G versatility (Fuaga, Fautanu, Latham), or LT/RT versatility.

For sure makes the high risk, high reward option a better gamble. If you figure out in camp that he sucks you can at least address the position again next year, instead of getting murdered today.

Simple game: Who do you add to this team that gets the most playing time this season? It's a lot less stressful to play that game right now. If Tee gets traded, it's probably a WR. If they have a plan, I could see it being Bowers. Does a Fuaga (or insert your player here) type beat out Volson and so offer something? Pretty clear Nose Tackle (if Sweat) would get a lot of time. 3T would, but in rotation. Still would get a lot. CB is the sneaky one. Get a top 2 corner and upgrade over Turner?

Maybe Brown was getting one year offers but the Bengals showed with Rankins that they are now willing to give guys on either side of 30 a 2 year deal. I'd be all in for that, with the potential upside that you light his competitive fire playing for a winner with this culture and you hit the jackpot. Best case scenario is you take a G/T prospect in this draft who moves right into a G position if Brown turns into a guy we want to extend.

That's a ton of supposition based on a hunch. How about Brown wanted to play LT, like Orlando Brown did? And after a week of FA and holding out for that, he didn't get any bites? So now he's open to playing RT? There are a million of these possibilities, the most glaring of which is probably money. Again, perhaps he thought he was worth something, and after a week of not getting what he wanted realized he was closing his own window to get the best possible deal.