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I'm content to keep our staff intact, and that includes Samir Suleiman and Dan Morgan.

There was an interview where I saw that Corral has studied Rodger's style of play in particular https://www.usatoday.com/videos/sports/sports-seriously/2022/04/28/2022-nfl-draft-matt-corral-talks-expectations-ahead-draft/9576903002/

Yeah I saw those twits. They were enough to jam your finger down your throat and vomit...well, at least to turn your mouth down and wrinkle your nose. fug Quinn, Brisco and Wilson. fug the lot of 'em!

Basically, we shouldn't have gotten the players that we got based on our draft position and the capital that we spent. Our players have higher upside and potential based upon where/when they were drafted.

The SEC is a grown man's conference (as Oklahoma found out pretty quickly against essentially one of the league's bottom dwellers). The Big 12 and the other pretenders simply cannot compare. Corral consistently faced NFL-level talent. And, by the way, Grier wishes that his release was as quick as Corral's, and that his feet were as quick as Corral's, and that his ball came out with as much zip.

Yep. That's another overblown take. He's not the biggest, but he's not really small. He's 24 years old and hasn't had pro level conditioning yet. As long as he's smart, which I believe that he is, he'll be alright. Basically 6'2", 212. He'll likely put on five to 10 pounds of muscle.

Thirds can easily be recouped. Sometimes you get several thirds with compensatory picks. Basically, when you're in our position, you have to take swings. Corral has the arm talent and mobility to be an exceptional QB. The real question is whether playing in Kiffin's system has somehow obscured obstacles that will impede Corral from being successful, and, within that same vein from a fan's perspectives, whether Kiffin's system has somehow done a Jedi mind trick on some fairly experienced football guys (especially the OC). I don't think so. Corral's talent justified a higher pick from my perspective. If that talent is realized, then a third is a small price to pay. You have to take the swing. It's a good gamble.

You win some, you lose some. I believe any fan for any team can disect any draft and determine where mistakes were made. And, yes, sometimes the mistakes are colossal like the Steelers passing on Marino or multiple teams passing on Brady. That's a fact, but you go on. Hopefully this draft we got it right.

CJ is still really young, and he came into a bad situation. This coming season will begin to tell the real story. As for Baylor guys, I think that's a bit overblown. Young players must be given time to develop no matter the school. Our guy this year has some upside. That's about all you can ask for with later picks.

He's certainly hired coaches this offseason that have had past success developing players. I think that he's had some success. I also think that he has two main issues though. First, he tries to bring his youngins up too slowly at times as opposed to just letting them take some lumps (like BC). Secondly, he thinks he can do magic with proven trash that should arguably be left on the trash heap--something about teaching an old dog new tricks. I'm hoping that experience has taught him better.

I haven't seen anyone walk it back; if anything, people seem to be as anti-Rhule as ever.

It's just as easy to see that Rhule's mindset has changed after being humbled. I think all of them have been humbled to a degree after being relatively wreckless the last couple of seasons with the way they've mishandled the QB situations (spending good money on bad). Neither Tepper and especially Fitterer were totally innocent.

I see some of you aren't objective at all. 34 years old is 34 years old. Why do you think that the Chargers moved on notwithstanding Roberts' season? He is a stopgap return man. That's not a slight at his age, that's just the truth. Deal with it! We'll be actively looking to shore up the position in a year or two.

The wishful thinking is that some fans are assuming that Fitterer is in charge.

*Tepper

Man, y'all are late to the party. I've seen all this poo people are bringing up now.

Like I said in another thread, if the MMQB story is true, Rhule asked Fitty what he wanted to do. That's not the sign of a man that's not running things, it's the sign of a man who is deferring to and trusting his staff.

That quote was attributed to sources, not necessarily what Rhule said himself. That could have been speculation or simply bullshit.

The entire FO, and being that Rhule is running the football side of things and ultimately deferred to McAdoo in reference to QB choice, and Fitterer in reference to maneuvering the draft, he gets a lot of credit. You think that the old OC had any credibility or pull, much less experience and that Rhule was listening to him?

I knew he was old as dirt. I didn't think he was still playing. He was trying to be a legit receiver many years ago, but it didn't work out.

If so, they can do better than that. My bad, maybe not. But I'm still skeptical.

Actually it's further evidence of growth.

I'm not going to fault Tepper for attempting to take advantage of what just may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The availability of a young, already-proven NFL franchise QB is not rare, it's unique. It never happens, and has never happened. If a young guy is available, he always comes with questions. It was really a one-off. But, the thing is, Tepper can be patient in some ways and impatient in others. Moreover, he's had to learn and is still learning just like everyone else. The MMQB story in the other thread portrays patience and not trying to step on toes from them all. Let's not forget that Tepper apparently wanted Fields, but he let his guy(s) run things and the Darnold debacle came to pass, but Tepper still exercised an extraordinary amount of patience in action and in words.

I never bought the hype. I was just waiting for us to make the move on Corral (as I suspected we would and hinted at all offseason). The only QB I thought had a possibility to wreck my thinking was Pickett (if the FO was desperate). Well...I got a wee bit concerned when I heard about thee Howell dinner, but I thought that they thought Corral wasn't going to be available. Willis was never the right fit.

Duane Brown may still be an option if he wants to come here.