2018 Off/Pre-Season Talk Thread

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We can use this thread to discuss things like depth chart moves, schematic changes, and general Off/Pre-Season talk.

Stumbled across Coach Harbaugh discussing their rookie TEs after rookie minicamp- http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/art ... 834fec9c6e

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Article points out Green Bay's questionable WR/TE depth, dismisses Dez as an option- https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/n ... 602621002/

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https://redskinswire.usatoday.com/2018/ ... -minicamp/

Derrius Guice impressing in rookie mini camp.

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Evaluating Detroit's current depth chart- https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sport ... /34894609/

Interesting section on the RBs.

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Detroit beat writer discusses Lions' TE, OL and RB position battles- http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions- ... 0fda97f36a

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Tampa coaches hint at backfield committee?- https://www.pewterreport.com/can-barber ... e-dynamic/

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Talk about the new Lions personnel as it relates to the run game, including a reason for optimism for Abdullah fans- http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/20 ... diffe.html

Projection and role for "more confident and explosive" Mike Williams following Henry's injury- http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-ch ... ss-at-otas

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Looking at Royce Freeman, and his prospects for rookie year production- https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/27/r ... tailbacks/

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Series of articles evaluating Chicago's offensive scheme prospects. This on ARob, another on Burton- https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2018/ ... -analytics

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Offensive and defensive outlook for the Giants- https://www.giants.com/news/30-question ... or-offense

[whaley88]

Just wanted to say appreciate the posts.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

Good thread idea. I'll try to contribute to it soon.

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Just wanted to say appreciate the posts.

Sure. Tons of offseason moves creating questions and uncertainty. I keep finding stuff on the Bears- http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/8 ... sheet?pg=2

A few teams have multiple tight ends on the radar and these rates can be a signal for how these scenarios could play out. The first is the Bears, who have two players with a small sample size to go off of but have already clued us in on their usage. Trey Burton parlayed a 23/238/5 2017 season into a lucrative deal, joining Adam Shaheen, whom Chicago selected with the 45th pick last spring. Matt Nagy used two tight ends on 40.4 percent of his passing plays in 2017 in Kansas City, which ranked fifth in the league, but Burton ran a pass route on 55.9 percent of his snaps in 2017 while Shaheen was at just a lowly 28.0 percent mark. Built more as a big wide receiver, Burton (6’3”, 235 pounds) should be expected to play more of a big slot role while the hulking Shaheen (6’5”, 270) should be leveraged as a blocker and red zone presence. Burton is a target in PPR formats, but Shaheen still can cap his touchdown upside as he carves out a role near the goal line.

While that's not strictly boots-on-the-ground reporting, still useful/relevant, since it's based on actual usage trends.
The thing I'm curious/concerned about is the Falcons offense Sarkasian did terrible his first gear, but the offense underperformed in Shanahan's first year as well. Projecting an improvement seems foolish. I've bought Freeman and pursued Julio, but nervous despite that.

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Tallying issues to watch as the Cardinals prep for Training Camp- https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 811084002/