SmokinwithWilly

I'm sure you can. The ability to read, dissect, process, decide and release in under 3 seconds while being accurate is much more difficult to teach. It's kind of the same question as which is better, power hitter or contact hitter. Each have their advantages, but I'd take contact hitter over power hitter in most situations.

It does, but there's only so much that can be coached. Certain traits you either have or don't. Fortunately the questions is only about the traits, and doesn't include all the mitigating factors that play into the development of those traits.

We've seen the brain vs brawn thing here the past 2 years. Darnold and Baker both have the physical gifts to play in the NFL, but lack the brain power to do it well. Doesn't matter if you can throw it a mile if you can't read the field and get it out of your hands before you're leveled.

Could be. But LJ has no one really to negotiate this contract other than himself. NFLPA has already issued warnings to teams about negotiating with a non approved "agent".

I don't know what it's about. This deal was offered before this whole fiasco started. If I'm an agent trying to sell my services to guys coming right out of college, I give them this whole LJ/Ravens thing as my biggest reason why you need to hire me.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2023/04/ravens-offered-lamar-jackson-175mm-in-total-guarantees-deal-no-longer-on-table Looks like Lamar was offered 175m in guaranteed money. Holy moly. Hope he gets himself an agent soon. He's only hurting himself at this point.

Are those meatballs on the buffet table over there?

That would be hilarious. I admit, I want it to happen now.

I never understood adding grapes or apples to chicken salad. If I want something sweet, I'll just have dessert.

I'm fine with IOL in the 2nd and 3rd round, but at this point I think edge or LB would be a better option if available. We still have Mays. I'd prefer if we did go IOL that it was for a center that could play G also.

For entertainment value, go and watch the body language of the people around Rhule from year 1 to the beginning of year 3. It's like they all ate "fresh" sushi from backwoods gas station.

I have to say at this point I'm pretty impressed at how well the staff has kept this all tight lipped. Not sure who else remembers a few years ago when Will Grier as our 3rd round comp pick was all over the place several weeks before the draft even took place

DOES NOT!!

that guy needs a case of sunblock not Natty light

Yet another example of why Roger Goodell is the worst commissioner the NFL has ever had.

Wentz was leading that team to the SB before he got injured. He's never been the same since but he was definitely trending up before it.

I thought you were sellout for Stroud

There's a little skewing to those numbers though. From 1960 to 1970 there were 20 rounds. From 70 it was 12 until 97' when it went to 7. So there were far more opportunities before 97 to hit outside of the 1st round.

He didn't really look like anything. Trying to play in preseason only getting 2 or 3 snaps a day is an unrealistic barometer. Mental reps is another term for Matt Rhule didn't know what the fug he was doing.

Not so sure about that. The Hornets are as close to a certainty to screw up a 1st round pick as I have ever seen.

He was always a project QB and we traded up to acquire him. He has had almost no real reps and was in the dog house with Rhule for whatever reason. That said, it doesn't hurt anything at all to bring him into camp and let him learn with some people who actually know what an offense looks like. We have nothing to lose by keeping him on the roster through training camp, and possibly into the season depending on how he does against Eason. If he's that bad, stick him on the PS and if he gets poached, then so be it.

Knowing BB, he would probably end up trading the TE/LB hybrid away and end up with a 3rd or 4th round pick somehow.

Not everyone was available. I suspect they will though.

I predict we will have a starting QB this year that has never taken a regular season snap for the Panthers