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Why only worse? Worse than the worst?

So…Rappaport said Corral was open about it. I’ve seen people (including that Twitter thread) say Matt chose to abstain from alcohol during football season (which is discipline). …sounds like the truth got twisted like those childhood phone games where the end message is completely different than the initial one. It is hilarious (and not surprising) if something like discipline got twisted into assuming he had an alcohol issue.

Idk. A lot will change from now until next years draft. Howell and Corral were talked about as high 1st rounders, then when the draft comes they go in the 5th and 3rd rounds. I hear Bryce Young (undersized, elite supporting talent) and CJ Shroud (tiny bit bigger than Corral, elite supporting talent) names thrown around a lot, but how much better are they than Matt? Hard to imagine Corral not putting up similar numbers at Bama or OSU. The 2023 class will most certainly be deeper and have more of a selection, but Corral seriously has elite traits, 3rd round be damned, and him not succeeding will be between the ears rather than from a lack of ability.

This CPantherKing guy is parody right?

Oof

Most of the post was meant as an intelligence discussion, but starting it with a Wonderlic question probably made it less clear.

Have the wonderlic questions been revised to be more football relevant? Last I looked it was more a generic cognitive test. Like a pre hire thing. I could have seen a bogus example as well for what that’s worth. What’s funny is often in life being really smart can hold you back too. Stuck in thought and hesitation from analysis. I know Marino is the cliche example at this point, but he did fine. I think what’s most important is that a player has enough functional intelligence to comprehend the sport, but once a threshold is reached, additional intelligence has marginal if any benefit, and could even, in some cases, be detrimental.

This place is riddled with snarky motherfugers. I don’t like Rhules results so far but I won’t pretend I attend practices and actually know who and what the dude does throughout his day.

It doesn’t take great intelligence to play football (or be any athlete for that matter).

I know what a GM does, but a GM doesn’t work in a vacuum. I’m sure the FA’s and rookies who struggle will be Rhules picks and the ones that succeed will be the GM.

Maybe. But rookie QB’s (and WR’s) are much different than they were a decade ago. They actually have passing games at the high school level now lol. Either way, I’m eager to see how this plays out in camp. Can’t wait. Simply having competition with potential at QB is revitalizing.

I don’t like Rhule myself, but would people think this if he had a QB/OC worth a damn the last two seasons? CMC has barely played over the last two seasons too. I’m not his number 1 fan, but I also don’t see a dude who can’t coach. He fugs some things up but seems to be learning from mistakes. Realizing how poo the o-line was, and actually throwing everything at it in one off-season is refreshing in itself.

How the hell is Peppers not on that list?

The Shi Smith “off field issues” seem way overblown. He had a personal amount of weed and a gun. It’s not like his trunk had 30 pounds of cocaine and a dozen AK’s.

I’m particularly interested in Nixon and Hoskins. Physically they have great upside. Nixon in particular. They both showed some flashes too. One or both of them taking a leap would make a huge impact. We need the help on the interior line.

What’s your deal?

Well at least you are consistent.

YouTube.com Theres a sweet place where you can type words, and you wouldn’t believe it…it will pull up videos relevant to the words you typed.

Wait I was told there were at least a dozen franchise QB’s in 2023?

I’m just not seeing the huge physical disparity between the two. Darnold was listed 6’3” 221 per NFL combine site. Corral is listed 6’2” 212 “Physical tools” is a little vague. Are we talking size? Athleticism? Arm strength? Corral is a fluid athlete. I’d wager he’s faster and more nimble and has more wiggle in the open field. Arm strength looks comparable too. They both can make all the NFL throws. Sam isn’t a small guy, but he and Corral would look similar standing next to one another, where as your description makes it sound like Cam standing next to Corral.

https://youtu.be/WFOY5dNKs2U One thing that shouts in his tape against UNC (#11), is how effective he is spying Howell. I mean Howell has ZERO chance. Obviously the straight line speed is special, but the way he breaks down and moves laterally. I mean can this man be primarily a linebacker?

This makes camp/preseason far more exciting knowing there is at least someone besides Darnold and PJ taking reps. I hope they don’t hide Darnold again during preseason. I want a real competition.

Willingness to pull the trigger is what jumps out about college Darnold vs NFL Darnold. He most certainly has lost confidence.

I think one reason for the slide this year, was most of the QB needy teams took one last year, and aren’t ready to move on. Jags, Jets, 49ers, Bears, Patriots, Texans And the Bucs and Vikings took dudes on the second day to develop. That’s a lot of teams investing in potential future QB’s already.