I disagree about Ersery at RT. I think if Cam R is uninjured and legit, it goes: LT Cam R / Fisher (disaster waiting to happen) LG Ersery / Tomlinson C Andrews (coaches love him apparently) / Patterson RG Ingram / Scruggs RT Howard / Brown But that's just a quibble. Eagles knew CJGJ was a headcase, hence the trade to Htown. My Eagles' friends all said "good luck" when we traded for CJGJ because they knew (plus look at his past history). He def seemed to put the M-E in TEAM.
I'm not sure he's either of those things. Jacobs had better rate stats entering free agency and his QB wasn't Joe Burrow, and his wide receivers weren't Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins. Mixon has never put 1,600+ rushing yards in a single season. + Jacobs was two years younger. Don't straw man this - I never said Joe Mixon was bad. He was good last year. But he was a bargain-bin Caserio special - like Stefon Diggs: a player available for cheap because a rival playoff team no longer felt he was good enough for their roster. Caserio had access to three superior running backs; he chose a fourth, who was older, less productive, and being made available by a team competing with you for a playoff spot.
It's not how much you spend, it's how well you spend it. Some times it's worth it and some times it's not. I have always believed that even the best player in the world can be overpriced and a bad value, particularly on a team. But a team can't maximize value by being cheap when a player IS worth the investment. And making all the right decisions are subject to the risks inherent to both players and the game itself. I'm happy with Caserio, but you have to start with a projected value basis and not a woulda coulda shoulda hindsight basis. Rant over
With the exception of the Patriots and Eagles, the winning teams showcase a rb that has ran for more first downs than the qb. Avg of 22 fds-44 fds[ Jonathan Taylor] Houston: Stroud 13 fds Chubb 12 fds Marks 5 fds You can't extend drives like this . Shows inconsistencies of our "operation". For reference, Singletary had 22 fds in the 1st 5 games replacing Dameon in 2023
So drafting a franchise LT in the 2nd round immediately after trading away his high-priced predecessor who didn’t fit the coach’s culture? Should this go in the “Caserio is the problem” thread?
Sure, as long as you include Ersery was supposed to be the RT, except Caserio wasted $12m on Robinson. Who was so bad they were forced to move Ersery to LT which cascades into a turnstile in Tomlinson to LG.
- 2ND & 2: "We just need 2 yards". *Run off tackle* - 3rd & 1: "We just need 1 yard" *Run off tackle* - 4 & 1: "We just need 1 yard" *Run off tackle..* {Turnover on downs. 2-3 drives a game} Yes the Caley operation must be better than that
