Caeden wallace

mgteich · Apr 8, 2026

upstater1 said:
No idea. I just think the fact that UDFAs were on the gameday roster ahead of him does not bode well. I was never a fan of his and was fairly shocked we took him so high. I view every single OL we've taken in (with exception of Campbell) last 2 years to be questionable. I know that's only Robinson, Wallace and Wilson but I certainly hope Wilson plays very well at Center next year, or we have a major problem here with assessing OL. I will start to believe that Mafi and Sow were our current evaluator's picks and not Belichick's if Wilson doesn't work out.

I agree that Wallace was redshirted and was not an option for Vrabel during the 2025 season. Our continuing need at OL in 2026 and 2027 was so great that Vrabel used a roster spot to preserve Wallace as a possibility for the future. Perhaps, Wallace will be a future contributor (perhaps as a backup), perhaps not.

TommyD4207 · Apr 9, 2026

5-page thread on Caeden ****ing Wallace.
Good job, everyone.

Ross12 · Apr 9, 2026

From reddit - I think we figured out why Caedan is on the roster... see below... Look familiar? We all know what this means, people...

PatsFan2 · Apr 9, 2026

Ross12 said:
From reddit - I think we figured out why Caedan is on the roster... see below... Look familiar? We all know what this means, people...

Vrabel probably knocked him on his @ss.

PancakeBlockPaul · Apr 9, 2026

Ross12 said:
From reddit - I think we figured out why Caedan is on the roster... see below... Look familiar? We all know what this means, people...

Uh oh! It’s the paddy cake kiss of death!

n1997y · Apr 9, 2026

Ross12 said:
From reddit - I think we figured out why Caedan is on the roster... see below... Look familiar? We all know what this means, people...

What dance step is that? Anybody know what DJ’s track is playing?

Ross12 · Apr 9, 2026

n1997y said:
What dance step is that? Anybody know what DJ’s track is playing?

It's the "We're having sex, there's no other explanation" boogie. Pretty popular lately.

mgteich · Apr 9, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
5-page thread on Caeden ****ing Wallace.
Good job, everyone.

Wallace is really a proxy for a discussion of IOL. Wallace is currently one of our two backups at IOL, along with Brown.

Few seem to think that this is a problem or a high priority for the draft.
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Are you satisfied with our position at IOL, or are you just HOPING that a backup IOL will appear?

TommyD4207 · Apr 9, 2026

mgteich said:
Wallace is really a proxy for a discussion of IOL. Wallace is currently one of our two backups at IOL, along with Brown.

Few seem to think that this is a problem or a high priority for the draft.
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Are you satisfied with our position at IOL, or are you just HOPING that a backup IOL will appear?

You, I totally expect it from. Nobody cares more about the bottom of the roster and practice squad than you do.

A 5-page thread about a guy who got like half a dozen more snaps last year than you did, is impressive.

Wozzy · Apr 9, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
You, I totally expect it from. Nobody cares more about the bottom of the roster and practice squad than you do.

A 5-page thread about a guy who got like half a dozen more snaps last year than you did, is impressive.

Are you just HOPING that a backup IOL will appear...

Or do you think maybe they could be found with the 11 draft picks they have, not including undrafted free agents... or 18 total roster spots they have left to fill to get them to 90 players for camp?

I'm trying to understand the logic. It's an insane amount of handwringing for a team that just went to a Super Bowl.

n1997y · Apr 10, 2026

mgteich said:
Wallace is really a proxy for a discussion of IOL. Wallace is currently one of our two backups at IOL, along with Brown.

Few seem to think that this is a problem or a high priority for the draft.
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Are you satisfied with our position at IOL, or are you just HOPING that a backup IOL will appear?

Neither. I’m not completely satisfied with our depth at IOL. But it’s not really a serious concern as far as I’m concerned. I’m expecting two backups on the roster for IOL so Brown and Wallace may be all we need. Wallace is the real question in my mind. I think Brown has shown himself to be a solid backup player at IOL. Maybe he could be improved upon, but you’re not going to have starter quality players at backup all over the roster and Brown is spot starter level imo. Wallace has not been called on to show his stuff in live fire situations at IOL. If/when he is he may pass or fail. I expect Vrabel and Marrone to figure out which it will be before he’s thrown into the fire, and to find a better replacement if they think he’s not up to the challenge. So I’m fairly confident another acceptable backup IOL player will emerge.

I’m figuring the five OL starters will have four backups, probably two OTs and two IOL. There may be flexibility to be considered, like Wallace could perhaps cover both OT and OG but I’m not sure how well he can snap the ball. That flexibility is also a little less important now than it used to be, because of the PS, and that’s another reason I’m not terribly concerned about depth at IOL.

mgteich · Apr 10, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
You, I totally expect it from. Nobody cares more about the bottom of the roster and practice squad than you do.

A 5-page thread about a guy who got like half a dozen more snaps last year than you did, is impress

n1997y said:
Neither. I’m not completely satisfied with our depth at IOL. But it’s not really a serious concern as far as I’m concerned. I’m expecting two backups on the roster for IOL so Brown and Wallace may be all we need. Wallace is the real question in my mind. I think Brown has shown himself to be a solid backup player at IOL. Maybe he could be improved upon, but you’re not going to have starter quality players at backup all over the roster and Brown is spot starter level imo. Wallace has not been called on to show his stuff in live fire situations at IOL. If/when he is he may pass or fail. I expect Vrabel and Marrone to figure out which it will be before he’s thrown into the fire, and to find a better replacement if they think he’s not up to the challenge. So I’m fairly confident another acceptable backup IOL player will emerge.

I’m figuring the five OL starters will have four backups, probably two OTs and two IOL. There may be flexibility to be considered, like Wallace could perhaps cover both OT and OG but I’m not sure how well he can snap the ball. That flexibility is also a little less important now than it used to be, because of the PS, and that’s another reason I’m not terribly concerned about depth at IOL.

To summartize, you see 2 additions at IOL and you consider the possibility that neither will be better than Wallace.

So, you see the need of using 2 picks for competition to Wallace at IOL.

Real fan 02 · Apr 10, 2026

PatsFan2 said:
At least Paul was playing unlike our Overdrafted guy.

I was told to draft him...

PatMan · Apr 10, 2026

To me Caedan Wallace was always just a desperation pick because they whiffed in the second round that year. I watched a lot of his college film after we drafted him (wanting him to be good) and walked away being uncertain as to what they saw. I'm still uncertain what they saw on his college film. Even in his highlight films there wasn't a single play that made you say "Yep there it is, there's the NFL talent." I was absolutely astounded when Wolf came out and said they thought he had the flexibility to play either tackle spot (I still wonder if he was thinking of a different player when they drafted him).

n1997y · Apr 10, 2026

mgteich said:
To summartize, you see 2 additions at IOL and you consider the possibility that neither will be better than Wallace.

Not at all what I said.

I said I expect 2 IOL backups on the final roster. Brown will be one of them. Wallace may be the other, or maybe it won’t be him and will be someone else if the coaching staff believes they’re better than Wallace.

mgteich said:
So, you see the need of using 2 picks for competition to Wallace at IOL.

I have no idea where you got that.

Nor do I see why it’s particularly noteworthy either way. Seems to me that normal roster management practices should include churning back end prospects, which is what this is talking about.

Only question I have is why we are talking about something normal like we are trying to say it’s a problem.

mgteich · Apr 10, 2026

n1997y said:
Not at all what I said.

I said I expect 2 IOL backups on the final roster. Brown will be one of them. Wallace may be the other, or maybe it won’t be him and will be someone else if the coaching staff believes they’re better than Wallace.

I have no idea where you got that.

Nor do I see why it’s particularly noteworthy either way. Seems to me that normal roster management practices should include churning back end prospects, which is what this is talking about.

Only question I have is why we are talking about something normal like we are trying to say it’s a problem.

So, issues are normal or problems?

I apologize for misunderstanding.

You have chosen to comment on whether we need competition for Wallace as an IOL backup.

Of course, roster management is normal. at every postion.

If that is the benchmark, we have no "problems".

VrabelJr · Apr 10, 2026

He's a bust. The front office outsmarted themselves by thinking Wallace was somehow the good tackle on that line and not Olu Fashanu. Boy were they wrong.

rkarp1 · Apr 11, 2026

thing is...Wallace played really well at P State.
he also played early on his rookie season prior to injury
missed most of the season. came back the last 2 games
last season he was switched inside.
seemingly a young, low cost OL, that can perhaps move around at 4 positions. staff kept him all of last season on the 53, so they must see something.
big offseason/preseason for him.

mgteich · Apr 11, 2026

rkarp1 said:
thing is...Wallace played really well at P State.

so

VJCPatriot · Apr 11, 2026

Wallace is looking like a bust. But he probably should have been tried out more at RT, his natural position.

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