Notes From Training Camp 2025

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

I know everyvteam should tryvto improve via FA/draft,,but I think we have at most spots.

QB: same to better. Ridder is a better #3. Burrow with a healthy camp.

RB: better. Brown starter from jump. Perine + Brooks is better than Moss & T. Williams. Brightwell a decent RB4.

WR: better. Same personnell, but Jones is healthier, Burton isn't AWOL, and Yoshi looks better.

TE: better. If you count All as already being out. Fant is a legit good oickup who can be a TE1. Rest is the same.

OT: a wash?  Worse only if you count T. Brown as healthy. Ford & Cochran were your reserve OTs past year, and are again. Better is OBJ healthier. Mims hampered again.

IOL: marginally better. Fairchild & Patrick will be better than Volson/Cappa.

DE: worse with Trey out. Better if he's back. Stewart + Sample over Hubbard. 

DT: marginally better. Slaton over Rankins + Tufele. Jenkins & Jackson healthier. 

LB: marginally better. Knight + Burks + Carter is annupgrade, bur Pratt/ADG were not bums. 

CB: better health butcworse oersonnel with Hilton gone. 

S: same. 

[Nicomo Cosca]

This is a Kris Jenkins tweet https://t.co/hHcpvSvAz0 pic.twitter.com/M6w5tQoCxh

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) August 15, 2025

Lucas Patrick oh my

[coachmcneil71]

(2 hours ago)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

This is a Kris Jenkins tweet https://t.co/hHcpvSvAz0 pic.twitter.com/M6w5tQoCxh

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) August 15, 2025

Lucas Patrick oh my

Yikes! How many years has it been since we had solid G play? I'm thinking Big Z...if so, that's gotta be close to a decade ago. 

Love seeing that from the young D-lineman, but hate seeing the IOL get rag-dolled. 

[SunsetBengal]

(1 hour ago)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Yikes! How many years has it been since we had solid G play? I'm thinking Big Z...if so, that's gotta be close to a decade ago. 

Love seeing that from the young D-lineman, but hate seeing the IOL get rag-dolled. 

This half-assing FO and their approach to building a team.. They get off to a great start by cutting Cappa and making a conscious decision to replace Volson via the draft, but what do they do to fill the RG spot? You guessed it, they went dumpster diving for the cheapest POS that "seemed" like he might be able to remain standing upright for a season.

[*bfine32*]

(1 hour ago)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Yikes! How many years has it been since we had solid G play? I'm thinking Big Z...if so, that's gotta be close to a decade ago. 

Love seeing that from the young D-lineman, but hate seeing the IOL get rag-dolled. 

Cappa was good here until his ankle injury

Boling was here after Z left

Spain wasn't terrible his 1-year