SmokinwithWilly

Here's my issue. I don't want Rgule being part of the QB conversation. TB was his choice, even if it was through Brady. PJ Walker was his guy for backup. We bring in Darnold, and we saw what happened. After the catastrophic failure at the QB position this year, 1 day, 1 fuggin day after the season is over we offer PJ a new contract, albeit a cheap one. Like there is no one who is going to be available who could have more experience or be better than PJ or even have more upside. Plus the rotating QB situation made no sense. Rhule is on the hot seat. He had to be told to go out and find NFL caliber coaches or else. Allowing him to select a QB at 6 after his track record and current situation would be crazy. He shouldn't be allowed to have any part in selecting a future QB for this organization because he hasn't even been successful at selecting one for half a season.

This is all 4D chess by the Saints to make our front office panic and give up 3 1sts to move up to 1 or 2. Sad part is, we're desperate enough to do it. Saints won't trade up and will laugh at us being so desperate we gave up a ransom for the guy we could have gotten at 6 anyway.

Strange trade for the Dolphins. JJ is right. Why would you give BB any talent even if it is for a 3rd and cap space. Just makes your own situation more difficult.

Worked out pretty well for them.

Interesting listen. Didn't sound too high on the QBs. Loves the corner class. Honorable mention of Tommy Tremble. Good stuff

Does it have the obligatory Fire Rhule on the back?

Marty Hurney from the Commanders is there. God that name sucks for a football team.

Sometimes simple really is the best.

I swear. It was an orange guy with green hair singing a song about chocolate and he was this tall..

Sounds like they want ammo next year to replace Daniel Jones.

If I had to venture a guess I would say that it's some concern over health, not that he's been injured, but he's a big guy and big guys that size can be more susceptible to injury. His footwork is good but a little slower than his upper body movement and can cause some balance issues and he doesn't have as much attitude and nastiness as others. He's still a very good tackle no doubt, but that's what stood out to me. I think that's why he's been as low as 6. Just a little bit of concern could cause him to drop from the top spot.

I like Ekwanu and if the cost wasn't ridiculous, I wouldn't mind moving up to 4 to get him ahead of the Giants if he's still available. Cross is the better LT immediately but I think Ekwanu's ceiling is higher. Cross wouldn't be a bad consolidation prize though. Neil is a good tackle, he doesn't look as smooth in his movements as the other 2.

The legal stuff was always my biggest concern. Now that the Browns are planning to start Watson, Goodell can't just ignore it like he was fortunate enough to do with the Texans having him on the bench.

Nfc championship game. Screw the hype and the promises, I want results. If we draft a qb at 6 I want him gone. His QB track record is horrible and I don't want another flop with college connections to him.

We finished 5-12 and were an embarrassment at the QB position. Are we really in any position to be doing favors for players who likely wouldn't be on anyone else's practice squad? He's on the hot seat and he knows it and instead of at least seeing what was going to be available and do a proper evaluation, he does this. It's a severe lack of awareness, IMO.

The day after the NFL season ends, we sign PJ Walker to a new deal. Vet minimum or whatever he got, whatever guarantees, there was no need for it. With our QB room in shambles, and a plethora of options available this offseason, there was no need to do this. This was a loyalty layup. Now you can say this wasn't a big mistake but I think it shows a problem. Rhule is loyal to his guys regardless of whether or not they do anything worth being loyal for. We saw it when he benched Cam for Sam and then went into that merry-go-round QB situation. You can't trust him to do what's best for the team. His talent evaluation at the QB position at the NFL level is suspect and he was throwing love me eyes at Pickett. Pickett would be QB 4 in 3 years all chosen by Rhule. Signing Walker may seem minor, but it is an indication of a much bigger problem. Right now, Rhule is relying on his familiarity with players than his ability to properly evaluate them.

If it had gotten rid of Rhule, I would have called it a win.

Been saying this for a while. Put him where he can do the most damage

As long as it's an elite level playmaker and not a QB I'm ok with it.

Get Minshew on the relatively cheap. Use him to judge how good a coach Rhule is. Rhule has gotten to select his guy 2 years in a row at ridiculous costs given production. Now its time for the front office to select for him and see what he can do. If we flounder again, adios. If he performs well and the team does well, then maybe Rhule sees year 4. There really isn't much difference between Minshew and any of the QBs this year other than draft pick cost.

Desire doesn't equal ability.

We do. But I'm not sold on any of this years prospects at 6. That's an elite level player pick and I just don't see any qb as elite this year.

I think the concern was the NFL could hold of on his suspension until after his civil trial which could take a couple of years. It's possible he could be suspended multiple games or indefinitely depending on the outcome and 150m for 3 years against the cap with no way to recover it.