2023 Official Roster Build Thread - The Initial 53 / Practice Squad

[charger1_sj]

Biggest playoff coaching fail of all time I ever saw was Marty, that early 4th down call, he was out of his mind and game over.

Staley calls that analytics.

[charger1_sj]

Andy Reid was 9-7 his first full year at KC and missed the playoffs, even though he had the experiential advantage vs Staley of serving FOURTEEN YEARS as HC at Philly. BTW - he was only 11-5 and lost in the division round in his second season 2015, I suspect half of TPB will deem an LAC 11-5 year to be a massive failure. so it goes ... i'll still be a happy warrior, indefatigable to the end.

Historically false. Reid finished 11-5 in his first year at KC making the POs. It should be noted that he took over a 2-14 team from the previous year.
He missed the PO in his second year. Every year thereafter he has made the POs.

There is no comparison between Reid and Staley and no attempt is going to change that. The only thing that will change any present narrative
of comparison between the two will be for Staley to make the POs from here on in and win 2 SB with 4 appearances. I wish Staley good luck.

[QSmokey]

Where do all your low expectations come from?

Simply because we're basically the same team, personnel-wise, as we were last year. Many are assuming: 1) Better health. That *could* happen...or we could have worse health. Or somewhere in between. 2) Staley is going to somehow improve just because it's his third year. What supports that assumption? "Just because" other coaches have done so in the past? 3) Telesco is gonna nail the Draft. Something he has yet to do. I'm expecting one starter out of this Draft; one true impact player. If we're lucky, two. So Kendricks and our one or two draftees are the big additions to the roster. This is cause for all the optimism?

This time last year I was all over the possibilities. Fast forward to now and we're just a year older, with 2-3 new starters (at most), a scary salary cap situation, and the same underperforming FO and HC.

[Maniaque 6]

Is it possible that only Pipkins increased his play ?

[Bolt4Knob]

Simply because we're basically the same team, personnel-wise, as we were last year. Many are assuming: 1) Better health. That *could* happen...or we could have worse health. Or somewhere in between. 2) Staley is going to somehow improve just because it's his third year. What supports that assumption? "Just because" other coaches have done so in the past? 3) Telesco is gonna nail the Draft. Something he has yet to do. I'm expecting one starter out of this Draft; one true impact player. If we're lucky, two. So Kendricks and our one or two draftees are the big additions to the roster. This is cause for all the optimism?

This time last year I was all over the possibilities. Fast forward to now and we're just a year older, with 2-3 new starters (at most), a scary salary cap situation, and the same underperforming FO and HC.

Add in the fact -
Atlanta =- took the DLineman fumbling Ekelers fumble to get the FG
Cleveland - York missed a FG
Tennessee - never should have been that close
Denver - took a guy dropping a punt to win the game

Chargers won some pretty close games - those can flip around pretty easily

and yes, the team is older if you include Kendrick for Tranquill - and I get the move, I really do.

Salary cap situation - still not sure what they are thinking but its really pushing chips.
Now, I truly hope Telesco has a solid draft. I hope the team stays healthy. I hope Moore is the right play caller that improves the offense and that the defense somehow is able to get off the field a bit more. If those things happen, solid 12 win team

Now, If this thing goes sideways, firesale at the trade deadline if the Spanii had the cajones to do it

[Boltinloudguy]

Add in the fact -
Atlanta =- took the DLineman fumbling Ekelers fumble to get the FG
Cleveland - York missed a FG
Tennessee - never should have been that close
Denver - took a guy dropping a punt to win the game

Chargers won some pretty close games - those can flip around pretty easily

and yes, the team is older if you include Kendrick for Tranquill - and I get the move, I really do.

Salary cap situation - still not sure what they are thinking but its really pushing chips.
Now, I truly hope Telesco has a solid draft. I hope the team stays healthy. I hope Moore is the right play caller that improves the offense and that the defense somehow is able to get off the field a bit more. If those things happen, solid 12 win team

Now, If this thing goes sideways, firesale at the trade deadline if the Spanii had the cajones to do it

I agree with this. If it goes sideways early and slim to no chance of playoffs. You start to try and trade Allen and Mack for picks to a contender because you know those 2 are top cut candidates next year.

[Bolt4Knob]

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I agree with this. If it goes sideways early and slim to no chance of playoffs. You start to try and trade Allen and Mack for picks to a contender because you know those 2 are top cut candidates next year.

Also Williams &/or Bosa. And one other thing, all four make the league minimum so the team trading for each wouldn't have cap issues

that said, let us hope for a one helluva draft, maybe a couple few veteran signings post draft to the training campe and the team is 8-3 or whatever at the deadline and not 4-7

[powderblueboy]

Andy Reid was 9-7 his first full year at KC and missed the playoffs, even though he had the experiential advantage vs Staley of serving FOURTEEN YEARS as HC at Philly. BTW - he was only 11-5 and lost in the division round in his second season 2015, I suspect half of TPB will deem an LAC 11-5 year to be a massive failure. so it goes ... i'll still be a happy warrior, indefatigable to the end.

Ask us again if Staley ever gets to 11 - 6 with an Alex Smith type at qb.

Now, i need to piece together the meaning of your gif: poka dots, pleasant pastel colors, a skate boarder skating down the avenue of life without worries, a volcano going off unbeknownst to him....

Subtle dig at the pollywogs? Nice!

[wu-dai clan]

Bring back the peckers (those who peck).

[charger1_sj]

Ask us again if Staley ever gets to 11 - 6 with an Alex Smith type at qb.

Now, i need to piece together the meaning of your gif: poka dots, pleasant pastel colors, a skate boarder skating down the avenue of life without worries, a volcano going off unbeknownst to him....

Subtle dig at the pollywogs? Nice!

And everything he said about Reid missing the PO and record was wrong.

[jamrock]

Simply because we're basically the same team, personnel-wise, as we were last year. Many are assuming: 1) Better health. That *could* happen...or we could have worse health. Or somewhere in between. 2) Staley is going to somehow improve just because it's his third year. What supports that assumption? "Just because" other coaches have done so in the past? 3) Telesco is gonna nail the Draft. Something he has yet to do. I'm expecting one starter out of this Draft; one true impact player. If we're lucky, two. So Kendricks and our one or two draftees are the big additions to the roster. This is cause for all the optimism?

This time last year I was all over the possibilities. Fast forward to now and we're just a year older, with 2-3 new starters (at most), a scary salary cap situation, and the same underperforming FO and HC.

Who wants to run it back?

[Bolt4Knob]

Who wants to run it back?

Players might be same for the most part but the offense needs to look different and have much different results

Defense we know will have Kendricks and possibly a new S - but again, different schemes and most important, better results