MasterAwesome

I mean…a little strange to prop up the Colts/Irsay considering the Wentz trade was even more of a colossal bust than Darnold when you factor in what they traded away. That trade actually made me grateful we only gave up a 2nd and 4th instead of the 1st and 3rd for Wentz, who couldn’t even beat Jacksonville to take them into the playoffs…and then gets shipped off again after one year. Irsay is so very brave to mildly criticize Wentz after trading him away. You’re allowed to whine about the team without feeling the need to prop up a steaming pile of garbage in comparison.

I thought your point had something to do with good coaches not overusing/overworking their key players, subjecting them to excessive wear and tear/punishment, etc. The fact that he used Cam as a battering ram makes me think he wouldn’t be exempt from running a player like CMC into the ground.

I mean, we talking about the same Belichick who gave Cam the most rushes of his career (on a per-game basis) at age 31?

The Dolphins had Jakeem Grant who always reminded me of a very poor man’s Tyreek Hill. Very small, fast, twitchy receiver.

I thought this was gonna be about Joe Brady's goal line offense.

It's way too premature to throw around the b word with regards to guys like Lawrence and Wilson, but for such highly touted prospects, you can't argue that their rookie seasons were not disappointing/discouraging.

“No OnE wAnTs To SiGn HeRe!!!!”

By “rumors”, Zod means what he read by Huddlers in a different thread.

I’m sure Deshaun Watson would be tripping over himself rushing to play for Jerry Richardson, the guy who reportedly directed a racial slur at one of his African-American scouts.

The funny thing is I’m not sure by “accused sexual predator” you’re talking about Deshaun Watson or Jerry Richardson. There has been a lot of simping for both of them lately.

Panthers = 0 Super Bowl wins in the last 10 years. Saints = 0 Super Bowl wins in the last 10 years. Pretty easy.

What kind of standard is that for an o-lineman? Can you point to an example of any LT in the history of football "winning a game" for his team? I guess you would argue that Anthony Munoz and Jonathan Ogden were terrible draft picks at 3rd and 4th overall because they never single-handedly won a game for their teams. I don't even want Linderbaum at 6th but that's a silly argument because that would exclude any LT as well.

3rd round comp pick, come on down!!! (Hopefully we don't blow it by overpaying on a lackluster FA signing). Also, guaranteed if the Panthers extended Reddick's contract at anything near this amount, people would be blasting them about how we were bidding against ourselves and no one would have signed him for anything close to this.

Or that Hurney isn't even their GM.

You have to ban him 38 times to fulfill the prophecy.

Teddy is apparently Mr. One-and-done lol.

All we know is that Rhule thought Slater would be a better fit at Guard because of his short arms. So Rhule equates short arms with IOL...he values long arms for tackles. So it's not clear whether or not this will even impact his placement on our draft board.

I'm confused...do we typically telegraph our pick? Or do we smokescreen? I keep hearing the former with regards to our alleged interest in Pickett and the latter with regards to interest in drafting an o-lineman.

Dawg...you're arguing against a strawman. The person I quoted said that Garoppolo couldn't even win with a stacked team and great coaching staff. I said he was winning...that's it. Everything else is an argument you're attributing to me that I've never made. I never stated that he contributed in any meaningful way to his team winning. Why would I say I'd hate trading for Garoppolo if I thought he was this beast of a QB carrying his team to a 70% win rate? Your bolded take is also my take, which is why I don't want to trade for him and why I just said "you can criticize him for many things but 'not winning' is not one of them". All I did was correct that guy on an incorrect statement. This is like if someone said "Ryan Santoso does not have a Super Bowl ring" and I corrected him and said "yes actually he does have a Super Bowl ring" and then you came in here and argued "Wow you really think Ryan Santoso is the reason his team won the Super Bowl?!?! From the practice squad?!".

Umm...yes? Although still 10% lower of a win rate than Garoppolo. You can debate the threshold for win percentage that would make someone a "winner", but >70% win rate for a starting QB with roughly 50 starts is objectively very strong. You can criticize him for many things but "not winning" is not one of them. What is your definition of "winner"? Seems like yours has nothing to do with win percentage...so kinda directly contradicting the literal definition.

I mean I'd be pissed if we traded for Garoppolo but the dude is in large part a winner. 33-14 as a starting QB in the regular season and 4-2 in the postseason.

I mean I graduated from UNC and I think it sounds a bit like mental gymnastics to suggest that Trubisky is actually a genius strategist by foregoing a starting opportunity to instead hold a clipboard on the bench for 1-2 seasons because you aren't being handed your ideal situation. You're just as likely to drift into obscurity essentially taking 1-2 gap years as you are of getting another starting opportunity down the line. If I'm a QB who is confident in my own ability, I'm not taking that opportunity for granted by simply hoping something better comes along in the future. As the great philosopher and orator Marshall Bruce Mathers III once said, "You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime".

We'll see if that strategy worked out in the long run for Jameis this offseason. Although it made much more sense with Jameis since Brees was old and on the verge of retirement so there was actual opportunity for him. Trubisky has zero shot unless Josh Allen is injured. Not sure how much it improves your stock to warm the bench for two seasons with virtually zero meaningful snaps.

On her way to speak to the General Manager.

I guess I just don't treat press conferences as a microcosm of the real world and a reflection of one's true character. Ron Rivera is by all means a wonderful stand-up guy and someone players love to play for. Did he often go up to the podium and take accountability for poor performances? I don't think so, but I may be misremembering. Coaches have to lie all the time at the podium because reports are often prying about sensitive things. Are these coaches "liars" with poor character? Press conferences are largely a joke and I think the only people who take them seriously are fans who have already formulated a strong opinion on a coach one way or another. Then every answer a coach gives just reinforces that fan's preconceived notion about the coach. Regardless, I agree with your point to a degree, which is why I said I only start caring if it ruffles feathers and creates tension in the locker room to where players lose respect for their coach. I just don't see any indication that it has gone there.