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Here we go. Sure, Baker seems cool and all (like I said: "congenial"), but being cool isn't quite a prerequisite of the job. At the end of the day, he had better be producing at the highest of levels if he plans to talk and taunt, stare down coaches or storm out of pressers. Let your game do the talking! Cam owned any perceived social missteps with class, and he let his game do the talking even amid an imperfect situation, valid and invalid criticism. He never ever chose to fan flames intentionally.

I think that Tepper "strongly suggested" that action, and Rhule (lost and humbled) accepted that suggestion without argument.

I just can't imagine. It would be perverse on several levels. Let him prove that he can win without Brees somewhere else.

I prefer colored gear in general. White gets dirty too quickly. You look and there's some unknown rust-looking spot of unknown origin on your clothes.

I have most of June and July off. Even still, I'm a Panthers addict.

Yeah, many of us already know.

Sad to hear. The untimely deaths of ex-athletes just doesn't want to seem to stop. I wonder what it was this time. I'm going to guess it may have been drugs considering his history.

I meant to say this, but got sidetracked, so glad you brought it up. More than a few NFL types thought that he was a first round talent pre-draft, notwithstanding this so-called "weak QB class." Many people were of the opinion that he was the one with the highest upside and true starting potential, and they still do. They recognized and acknowledged his talent, as did the ones who thought that Corral was very hard to grade and project due to playing in Kiffin's system. That, his untimely injury, all the other trumped up stuff, and the dynamics of the 2022 draft were reasons why no one committed until round three; it wasn't because MC9 was some mediocre talent.

I think that everyone should remember that the Giants never had the best O-lines while McAdoo was there. Of course that played a part in the running and the passing game. It's not something to really gloss over in terms of his run-pass ratio, or even their relative success or failure.

Who knows why people didn't hire McAdoo, or even if he was ready to be hired.

He was mentioned as an aside. Really.

Fair! Though I will say that he was still just dipping his toe in the water with Hurney. He was going through the motions of an inevitable conclusion. I'm not going to ding him for not having enough experience or being cerebral before reacting.

It's better than the other one. He is saying the right things. He seems like a congenial personality. Of course that's easy in July with your new team before training camp, but still. I believe that he's been misunderstood.

I don't even really see any credible evidence that he's "too involved", in fact I see reports and actions to the contrary. Sure, he was highly involved with the Rhule hire, but what owner isn't involved in that level of hire? I would presume that he was highly involved with the GM's hire as well. But it appears that he lets the football guys have the final word on football issues.

If we don't come out as 2-1 in the first three games, we won't make it to five wins unless there's a change at QB1 and the team takes off (and I can't see that happening).

Point well taken.

Strange "hissy fit"? I indeed believe that Corral will be better than Baker at some point. I do believe that he indeed has a superior skill set (whether you like it or not), but I guess that you and a few others can't detect when someone says something that may not be totally true, but have elements of truth to it just to get a reaction. I am well aware that there are Huddlers who have wanted to see Corral be named the starter as soon as he was drafted. Most of them probably just don't want to see Darnold again under any circumstances (which is understandable), and some believe that we should put a rookie QB out there to see what he's got, regardless if he's genuinely ready to make the transition to the pros or not (which I also get). I don't fundamentally believe in that philosophy. Both of those groups probably are a little too exuberant in wanting to throw Corral into the mix. So calling for Corral is not a surprise. But these folks likely genuinely believe that Corral is intriguing, if not downright special. That being said, then you have the group that doesn't think Corral is anything special (at all really) and let their true spots show once we acquired a highly questionable Mayfield. They don't even recognize Corral's talent (potential and upside), or the fact that he is still our future QB, much less acknowledge it. They overlook him, have overlooked him, and even compare him negatively to Mayfield with some unsubstantiated-- bordering on outlandish--claims before the kid has even had his day. Well, whatever! Get with the fuging program!

A sham of a competition leads to a sham of a season. I'm not into disregarding camp, and I certainly believe that people can improve and grow. Anyone that takes the mantle should earn it, period! If you can't genuinely beat out the others pre-season, then you shouldn't be starting the season.

Maybe not. He'll opt to play on one leg if he can drag himself on to the field. Just like last year, it's a big season for him.

Just stop it! Put the Kool-Aid down, pick the mirror up, look into it and repeat what you just said.

Our schedule is a monster. I just can't see us getting to .500, even with CMC. He's a difference maker in the league when playing. He may be the premier difference maker outside of franchise QBs. But it still takes a team that's well-coached to win the games that you're supposed to, much less the games that you're not. If our new coaching additions can actually put players into a position to succeed, develop good game plans, and dynamically adapt to the situations at hand, then maybe we'll get to 10 games. The players, especially the QB1 will likely have to be on point with their execution as well. Basically, a lot of things will have to go right, in addition to CMC staying healthy, for us to get to nine or 10 wins.

I'm pretty sure that I heard Rhule say that he and McAdoo are pretty much on the same page as being a run-first type of offense. Hell, many coaches have the same belief. I fundamentally believe it, because "Why pass if you can run?" Belichick embarrassed the Bills doing it in their first meeting (and, yes, it was apropos for the weather conditions). But, I believe that you should be able to pass effectively and often if the run game is insufficient. Use the run to set up the pass and the pass to set up the run. I'm pretty sure that McAdoo believes in this as well. As far as I'm concerned, Rhule should hand over the keys. If what was displayed during Brady's tenure was with Rhule's active participation or without it, I have no desire to see our backs repeatedly and nauseatingly running into the pile. Hopefully our O-line will afford more open lanes in the run game, which should in turn open up the passing lanes.

Dude has referred to me as "foolish", "insane", "weird"... What's next? I'm just having a little fun, but I really do believe that Corral is our guy for the reasons I have explained, and I do believe that at the end of the day (not necessarily this year) he will be better than Baker if given the opportunity.

Also @kungfoodude I take issue with you saying that I'm "lashing out" or intimating that I'm being overly emotional. If anyone has done that in this thread, it's you. Check yourself!