DaveThePanther2008

I doubt this injury. I think it is a move by Rhule to save PJ from being cut. For whatever reason Rhule did not want Corral to see action this year. It showed in his treatment of Corral from the get go. If we end up in the top of the draft we will draft another QB and have wasted a 3rd round pick for Corral. Rhule has turned this franchise into a freaking circus.

Only in your dreams, bro. As much as I would love to see it. Not a chance. 2015 was a much better them and we were the worst *** and 0 team every. (Insert 5 through 14)

Saying Icky, BC, Boseman, Corbett and Moton are starters. That leaves a rookie and Elflein as our only decent players. Fortunately BC can play tackle so we have 1 option at tackle. The interior line I would say Mays is probably the next best player. Everyone liked Pleasant last week but he looked poorly last night. If we have more than two significant injuries on this line and with the depth we have we're in trouble. No matter the position.

I think our starters are solid and can play with anyone. I want to mention that our 2nd team offense with PJ at the helm did get down in FG territory against NE's 1st team defense. So we have a little depth but not much. I think if we have more than two significant injuries on the offensive line we're toast. You probably can say the same thing about the defensive line. I'm excited to see our 1st team defense. I have a feeling they are going to be fun to watch.

I'd don't think he is worse than Elflein or Boseman. Give the kid some 1st team reps and see what happens. He has a huge upside and will only get better with time. Than again, Rhule's our HC so Mays will be on the sideline.

He didn't look great, I'll admit that. Had several bad throws but he was moving the offense. The fumble was a 1st down. We had several miscues during his time at QB. I'd like to see him with a competent line. Rhule is screwing this kid up early and it is embarrassing to watch.

I'm sure there is a player that can be cut to give him a couple weeks try out.

My understanding is Rhule was notorious for doing that in college. Last thing we need is changing QBs every other week.

This may very well be the case. I do think that PJ is better than Sam. We are on the hook for Sam's contract no matter what. I'd rather keep PJ and let Sam walk. This gives Baker that assurance that he's the man and if he screws up they aren't going to pull him for Sam.

No, I am not suggesting it. I am suggesting that some teams actually give them an opportunity to start. I think Rhule has a thing about starting rookies unless they are 1st rounders.

Well last preseason he was a stud and had little impact during the season. Maybe this year will be the opposite. Not much impact during preseason and a breakout year during the regular season.

Fair enough, since we aren't going to know one way or the other until we start playing for keeps. Potentially

Campen? I don't think you're giving Snow much credit. He always seems to do better than expected with the talent we have. We have only seen a limited sample of our defense but IMO our defense is going to give us a chance to win games. Our offense seemed to move the ball much, much better under McAdoo. We'll have to wait and see how we start before I call that weak.

You give good reasons why we'll be better this year but most of this comes from the GM not Rhule. If Rhule hadn't been forced to bring in a much better staff I don't know if he's still here. We could agree that Rhule had some hand in bring in some of these coaches and I am sure he was in the process but I believe credit goes to Fitterer. IMO Baker was all Fitterer. What makes me think Rhule is the same as 2020 and 2021. His job is on the line. Of all 32 coaches in the league his seat is probably the hottest. Yet, 3 1/2 weeks before the season he is still dabbling with a QB controversy that 99 our of 100 people know who is going to start. Most teams put the best players on the 1s and make the players behind them show they are better. Rhule doesn't do that. He is putting players like Elflein and Jordan ahead of better talent. To me this is not the sign of a good head coach. Rhule just might save his job in 2022 but it won't be because his "process" is any better than before. It's because he has a great coaching staff who will carry him. This will be like Nagy who was carry by Peyton Manning. When Manning left Nagy reaped the benefits of Manning and got a couple of gigs where he proved the greatness wasn't from him but someone else.

Well you won't have to worry about our beat writers. I think they got lost going to the practice. Seems most of the tweets were by locals.

Tweets from the Patriots side seemed to make is sound as if we were getting stomp in the early part of the practice. The tune changed later though. A couple of decent videos. My favorite was the CMC blocking drill and than one on one which of course he won.

Looking forward to it.

I heard Mays was a pretty nasty player. I would be interested to see if he could handle the position.

I watched part of this game on AFN. Trubisky did not look bad at all. The Steelers QB situation is much better than ours.

From what I heard from the joint practice is that Boseman might not be any better than Elflein. I know it won't happen but shouldn't Rhule and Co. start working with Mays at center. Maybe start him with 2nd team reps and see if he can handle the position. Rhule has this thing about underclassmen, I mean rookies, starting especially if they are a low round pick. We drafted Mays partially because of his versatility to play anywhere on the line. If these two vets aren't the answer than maybe we should give the rookie a shot. Thought?

Higgins Barno S. Smith - He is fast but he has a quickness about him that makes him special (yes there is a difference between fast and quick) I can see has YAC being very large if he is given the chance to play.

And cause a nuclear meltdown in this forum for sure. @Zod will have to invest in a new equipment to keep this place running.

Find your favorite drug because I won't doubt that Rhule will give Darnold more of the Reps than Mayfield and if he gives Mayfield any Reps it will be with the 2nd team O-line to give the illusion that Darnold is outplaying Mayfield.

I don't know about that. DJ is very good at winning contested balls.

It is the sign of the times. Back in the old dsys it was STFU and move on. People had more self-control. Nowadays people seemed entitled because they spend 2 or 3 hundred dollars on a ticket. It is happening more and more in sports. Sucker punching seems to be the vogue thing nowadays. Fans from other cities seemed to be the worst. They come into town, talk smack and fight, especially if they lose.