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I enjoy being truthful. Although that means being unbiased. Which most on here are incapable of being unbiased.

It looks like the Bucks and Giannis are headed for a divorce. He says he's ready to play and the Bucks say that he has told them he isn't. It really doesn't matter except that it likely means the end for Giannis in Milwaukee. He's 31 years old, but still an elite producer. So, as GM, would you go after him this offseason? Remember, the Hornets have two 1st round picks this year and potentially THREE first round picks next year. What would a trade look like?

I agree with you, if all things are equal--assuming we are on the same page as to what that means. If a DT and OT are there at 19 and you have them equal, which do you take? The DT would be rotational and get 25 snaps a game or so, and the OT is probably a reserve for most of the season. What if Walker plays out of his mind and Ickey comes back strong? To me, there are just too many variables at T and Morgan met the needs for 2 starters. Nothing about that screams lets "go OT in round 1" to me. I could see an Edge or a DT at 19 before I see OT. I could see a TE or S before an OT--and I (personally) would rather have an OT over DT, Edge, TE, or S--but I do not see the logic. In fact, CB is a position that resembles OT--who do we have behind our starters and are we happy with Smith-Wade? A CB would be on the field more than a reserve OT. How is the Walker at LT situation different than the the Bryce situation? He is basically on a 1-year deal and if he is injured, Forsythe becomes Pickett. Would you take Simpson in the draft? Dont get me wrong--I usually agree with you and I get your point. I am an OL guru--but I just do not see this particular group of Tackles making us better than Walker. In addition, I think we can address OT once the Ickey situation clears up. Short arms, poor run blocking, issues with strength--I am simply not impressed with the OTs. For clarity, "developmental" refers to players who are still a year or two away from starting. We are all developmental, but there are prospects who need a season to transition to the pro game. I see 1--maybe 2 OTs who could step into a starting role right now. In college, for example, taking snaps under center requires a different approach than blocking for the shotgun. There is less to learn if you play a position that does not require much adjustment to transition to the NFL.

The natural progression of ANY QB is to take more control of the offense. Which is all Dave said. He doesn't have a narrative to push. He is says what is the natural thing to say in this situation whether it's Bryce, or any other QB. THE THREAD TITLE ALONE TWISTS THE NARRATIVE. so yes, many of you refuse to acknowledge anything other than your screwed perspective, for whatever reason, when it comes to Bryce. Y'all have a great Easter.

Players drafted after 19 in his mock that I would take before the WR: Monroe Freeling OT, Ty Simpson QB, Dillon Thieneman S, CJ Allen ILB. I don't mind that TE in round two but Caleb Lomu OT and Brandon Cisse CB would also be good value. EssentiallySports

Yes. When I mock, I load up on OL, but that first rounder is how you make or break the draft. If we have Walker as a rental swing T because a ready-to-play rookie is on the board. That is different. Like QB and Edge, OTs are already a reach in the draft because they are rare.

Svech

Yep, the Panthers powers that be seem desperate to convince themselves he can clear the bare minimum bar of demanding a legit franchise QB contract. Canales seems to be laying the groundwork here of building the case that all of Bryce's shortcomings are still there and even more glaring than you may have thought while his strengths aren't nearly as strong as you had hoped and aren't near enough to make up for the lack of pure physical tools. When you have historically anomalous lack of measurables you need historically anomalous positive intangibles to make up for it. That was always issue with Bryce as a prospect. Like Parcells said when evaluating him, "he better walk on water".

I'm honestly not sure how much "west coast" plays into it. There's a huge difference between Tucson, AZ and Spokane, WA where he spent the previous two decades of his career. Chapel Hill is significantly different than Spokane but way more similar to it than Tucson. You're talking about a pretty significant plane ride to get back home either way. He and his family would be flying private and direct so we're talking about a 3ish hour flight vs. a 5ish hour flight. That's basically a wash. It's not like he went from Gonzaga to another PNW program. Tucson is a dramatic departure from Washington state. Honestly a far bigger departure climatically and scenery wise than Chapel Hill would be.

When asked if he thought he was close to returning to game action, "When you skate just with the goalie coach, it's tough to understand what your level is. Today, Svech scored on me a couple — probably a bad moment for me. I don't know. I'm probably very far from play if he scores on me." God, I love Kucci!

Aho

He has long ago ceased to offer hope he was ever worthy of the 1.1. Now it is just, can he be mid?

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Honestly, this is pretty alarming stuff. The things Canales is talking about Bryce needing to do better at were the exact reasons why Bryce was drafted. Bryce was never going to be the prototypical 6'5" 240 rocket launcher arm guy. He was supposed to be able to make up for his physical shortcomings by being a "superprocessor with a PG mentality". Now here is Canales basically saying that he has to become a better processor and learn to play with a PG mentality. Honestly, this feels like starting to build your case for why we need to move on at QB.

Exactly, he went back to Arizona "because he's a West Coast guy" and they gave him everything that he wanted. Not much you can do at that point as another school.

yep Best ability is availability in the nfl I’m not big on “a’wishin and a’hopin “ that the player will be touched by Jesus for a sustainable nfl career if they can’t hold up in a shorter college season, how on earth can they hold up under 17 games a year and almost year rd training in the nfl there are plenty of good players without issues, pick one of them

Look above for my original post before information started coming out of Arizona and yes there was information coming out from the school that he was leaving but then they gave him everything that he wanted... poo changes and I just post what I hear. Take it or leave it.

This is the correct answer. They are also going to make sure they do not repeat the Darnold and Mayfield mistakes with another first round pick. They are committed to seeing this through.

You’re not gonna like my answer. Hell, I don’t like it either but it is what I suspect is happening. They’re trying to win with him cause they gave up so much to get him that they need to be absolutely sure he is not capable of taking the next step. That’s it. If he was a 3rd or 4th round pick the experiment would have been over long ago IMO.

Nobody is suggesting that we do draft developmental players. I'm suggesting that if everything is equal take the tackle. And by the way every player drafted need some form of development.

So, when you give reports and data at your job, and you tell your boss, "it's 100%", are you guys working on a make-believe scale of 200% so you have room for errors? You saying "people close to the Arizona program" makes you sound like you're an insider. When it turns out you're just a dummy posting on the internet, like me.

Are you suggesting that the situations were the same? As I recall, Hurney traded away the chance to get Revis and he drafted Beason as an OLB (where he STARTED as a rookie) and when Morgan went down with an injury, Beason was moved inside--he was on the field, however. Are you suggesting that GMs should use first-rounders for depth? If so, I wonder how many GMs, aside from those taking QBs, will draft a player that does not start this season in round 1? The argument that we will have an option to draft a player who is ready to step in and perform at a high level as a rookie at OT is not consistent with most of the reviews. Most of them, except maybe 1 or 2, are developmental. An isolated incident does not apply to all future situations. Beason was going to start, so it is not comparable. That same draft-Kalil played Guard as a rookie when we knew he was going to be a center--but he started. You don't reach for developmental non-starters in round 1 of the draft.

Why would you want to try and win with a bottom 3rd qb?

Lloyd just created leverage for himself to get the best possible situation. He saw UNC as the better job, but if you can get a massive raise at Arizona and basically be the Nick Saban of Arizona answering to no one, I mean... yeah, that's a sweet deal. I'd stay put too. I'd rather be the unquestioned king of Arizona basketball than the head coach of UNC basketball.