Notes From Training Camp 2025

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(08-03-2025, 03:03 PM)pally Wrote: If they roster 6 wide receivers Williams makes the team.  If they take only 5, Williams better show something in the return game to displace Jones

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— Faux Joey Brrr (@FauxJeaux) August 3, 2025

I thought he did a decent job on punts last year, but Jones can do kickoffs as well.

The RB4 v WR6 v TE5 v OL10 v DL 10/11 v LB6 v CB6 choices are the hardest to predict. Not just who but which spots. 

Lou saying they are gonna play a lot of guys on the back end makes me think 6 CBs are a near lock. Or maybe he just means he likes a lot of the gyys further down the depth chart: Fig, Ivey, Burks, Carter, etc. Lou had more defined roles: boundary & slot. Each guy had a backup. Golden wants more flexibility. Maybe you get away with 5 if both of the backups can both cover both spots. 

At WR, my initial thoughts were with Gesicki + Hudson (and now Fant), you didn't need a 6th WR because 2 of the TEs were actually more slots. 

But Williams is a much different kind of slot than Gesicki. And one that we don't necessarily have elsewhere. 

If Mins can play and Patrick is your RG, I think 9 OL becomes much more likely. 

I was currently projecting 11 DL, with Bryan being the 5th DT/3rd 3T, but if we think Stewart & Sample can both be swing DE/DTs, then a 3rd DT who is more of a pass rusher might not be needed.

4 DEs: Hendrickson, Ossai, Murphy, C. Johnson
4 NT/DT: Slaton, Hill, Jackson, Jenkins 
2 swing guys: Stewart, Sample

Hill is the 3rd NT type if needed. 

Anyway, I am getting more skeptical of 11 DL by the day, and liking Williams to scoop that spot up.