D-cleater

Lots of positives going in to week one....not the least of which are some depth players on defense getting healthy enough to come back. Say what you want about Brace, but he has something to prove and the D-Line sorely needs depth.

I don't think we should expect to see Cunningham on the field, or active for that matter, the first few weeks, but good signs nonetheless.

QB12

Disagree, and wouldn't surprise me to see he's the designated third down edge rusher.

QB12

JackBauer

Okay, I will. I hope to see him start sooner rather than later.

PatsWickedPissah

Next move, my man The Crab promoted from the PS to the 53!

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RIP Vince Flynn. Condolences to family and friends.

BadMoFo

Wonder if Jermaine Crablingham will play this week.

D-cleater

So you are saying that with no preseason starts and no practice, he is essentially a "secret weapon" of sorts? Interesting. Sounds a little fictitious to me, but a fun thought.

I see Ninko as a 3-down back across from TBC in week one. I think he's earned it, and has just enough skill to justify playing all three downs over Murrell, who will however rotate in fairly often, I predict, depending on how long the defense is on the field.

Oh, for sure. But first and foremost, we need his depth, especially if we are losing time of possession and the defense is tiring. I love me some Pryor and Kyle Love, but Brace showed some fight in preseason and thats what this team needs.

By the way, I have a nephew named Jack Bauer :-). He's 5 though and son to a Jet fan unfortunately.

BradyManny

Cunningham better be ready to play sooner than later. Outside of TBC, we have a bunch of JAGs (at best) at the position, so we're relying heavily on his development. Sooner he gets PT, sooner he develops.

BradyMossWelker

Good news, but would trade all of them fo Edelaman. But happy to see Brace well, I expect him to start.

AndyJohnson

These are going to turn out to be key guys on this team.
Arrington I assume should be ready for his s/ts duties and he is the best we have in many areas of st.
Brace is going to be the #1 LDE this year, its just a matter of when. Hopefully this injury didnt set him back and/or hecan at least play 30 snaps or so this week.
Cunningham being back is great, its just a matter of how far away he is.
I can see him being anywhere from inactive to playing full time and everywhere in between for any or all of the next 4 weeks.

I predict that by December 1, we consider Brace and Cunningham to be 2 of our better defensive players.

BradyManny

I hope you're right.

Really, if just 2-4 of these guys (Spikes, Brace, Cunningham, Chung, Butler) pan out the way we hope they will, our defense will be just fine by playoff time. Heck, it might even be pretty good.