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Agree he needs more TDs, but to be fair this team has been dead last in passing TDs the last several years so it's not just his problem.

I've always been a big Wilks fan. He was in a little bit over his head as a D coordinator in his 1 year there, but as we'd find out a year later he was wayyyy better than Washington. I think our perception of Wilks had a bit to do with McD being so good here for so long. Still think it's complete bullshit the Cardinals hired him for 1 year and never gave him a real chance. I didn't think he was nearly ready to be a HC but to hire him and then give him the boot after 1 season, which wasn't even that terrible given the roster, is absolute bullshit. Was a hugely valuable member of the staff as secondary coach and assistant HC in our "Rivera/Gettleman glory days." Very glad we brought him back and I could easily see him being in line to take over at DC after Snow is gone.

Completely agree. We've pretty much had a strong and tough front 7 through our team's entire history (with a few outliers) up until Rhule became coach. It's disgusting to me not having a strong front 7 but I also recognize that in this current environment in this sport, the secondary is more important than the front 7. We will need a respectable front 7 which I'm not sure we have right now, but the secondary is looking elite and I'd rather have that and a weaker front 7 in this passing league than a strong front 7 and a weak secondary.

If we keep most of his cap hit I can see getting a late day 3 2024 pick or something. That's the best case ideal scenario, we get a tiny bit of cap space and a future pick for a guy who has no place on our roster. For a team like the Rams, Sam at like $3m for a 2024 7th round pick isn't terrible for a better backup than what they currently have.

Why is a mod perpetuating a silly back and forth?

I think anything can happen in camp but there’s a reason Smitty and TD rolled their eyes and laughed about it being a “competition.” It does seem Rhule is going to go with Baker to try to compete now and keep his job. If we were comfortable with Sam/Corral at all we wouldn’t have traded for Baker and kept being linked to Jimmy before that trade. We’ll see how it plays out but as of now I think it’s clear Baker is the favorite to start the season. I’m not sure of Baker at all personally, but I’m also not the one making the decision… I think there’s a chance Corral could outplay Baker in the next month and still be behind him. Also as much as Rhule will say otherwise I don’t think Sam has any chance to start the season, everyone saw enough from him last year.

I think with expectations like that you just set yourself up for disappointment. The guys getting paid lots of money to evaluate QBs passed over him 2+ times. I get you’re high on him, I like him too. Just think it’s unreasonable to expect him to start day 1. To think he’s capable of it, ok. But I will be happy if he just looks good in preseason and is able to beat out Darnold for the backup job.

Benjamin was a fat lazy fug, but also screw the refs for not calling it down immediately as it obviously was.

Pretty sure Wilson started behind Matt Flynn and Tavaris Jackson. He was so good in camp that he made the decision easy to move him up the lineup, then they traded Jackson just before the season and made Flynn the backup. I absolutely hope Corral can do the same thing, that would be incredible. But for every Wilson there are hundreds of guys who never pan out, so to expect Corral to show that much this early is unreasonable. Wilson is a likely hall of famer... There’s a reason he was able to win the job and he’s proven it over the course of his career.

Of course it won’t lol there were like 6 teams back then. Russell was a tremendously important figure for sports, civil rights, etc. Wilt was wayyyy better than him though. RIP big guy

For those who are new to the game or just like finding things to complain about, it’s completely normal for Corral to be starting out as 3rd string and getting the equivalent reps. The Steelers, a model franchise, have a top 20 pick starting with 3rd string reps, behind QBs pretty similar to ours. Baker is probably better than Mitch and Rudolph a bit better than Sam but overall a very similar situation. Baker/Mitch fine stopgaps but those other guys obviously have nothing to offer. Yet the Steelers seem poised to keep Pickett 3rd string throughout camp. I get it, there’s plenty of things to not like about Rhule, I’m not a fan either. But a late day 2 rookie walking into significant reps in training camp just doesn’t happen. Even a top 20 pick for one of the best run franchises in the league isn’t gifted those reps. The NFL has guys pay their dues, it’s just the way it is. In time his reps will increase and he will be able to develop. Just like Pickett will for the Steelers.

Something about Corral already feels way different (better) than most QBs we’ve had come through here. I kinda see him having at the very least a Minshew-esque career eventually. Hopefully better than that and soon, but not ideal having his reps limited behind Sam...

Has Corral gotten any run in the team drills?

Moore is underrated but most of those guys above him are quite a bit better so far. McLauren at 2 years older and not as good with a higher contract though… oof skins, bad contract

That was a beauty of a throw across his body while running. No denying Baker has upside and can make plays, just needs the consistency. Either way though he’s 100% a big upgrade on Darnold, and any other QB we’ve had since Cam’s shoulder fell apart.

Hard to evaluate points against when our offense gave other teams the ball several times per game, couldn’t sustain drives at all, and our ST play was terrible. I think our defense was great last year overall. Yes we gave away some leads but I think that was in large part because the D would get tired late in games having been on the field so much. We lost some players on D too though so we’ll see how they do this year. I’m optimistic about that side of the ball in general. Rhule and overall coaching along with QB play are my main concerns this year. OL should at the very least be average, likely above average and possibly elite. McCaffrey’s health is another key X factor. Him behind this line should make Baker’s job much easier.

nah I get it’s not ideal that he’s not 100% by now and that he missed a bunch of his rookie year but there’s just no reason to worry that he’s injury prone right now. CMC obviously yes he’s injury prone. Gronkowski? Luke with the concussions? Yeah. But until Horn has any other injuries he’s no different than a guy like Brady or Manning who each have had 1 serious injury in their entire careers and no other issues.

Ok and if he gets more different injuries then you can call him injury prone. Until then it’s pointless and stupid to do so.

What day do pads go on?

He’s had 1 fluke injury…

This concerns me about as much as Dez to the Aints did a few years ago. There’s a reason he was still unsigned at this point in the off-season…

I went with a Ranger with the Tremor package, also waiting for warranty to run out to tune it. I was surprised by how much juice this little truck has… thought about a regular f-150 but the ranger was much cheaper than a similarly spec’d 150 and I can live with a mid size for a few more years at least. Will probably keep it as a fun truck anyways when I need something bigger

Same, was in the market for a new truck last year and wanted a Raptor but had no interest in paying MSRP +10-20k on an already overprice truck and waiting for it too. Great truck, have a few buddies with them, but not worth the cost unless you have money to blow. Obviously Shaq can more than afford it lol

Raptor's are a different "F-150 group..." the 1%

Well considering we've seemed to be very good/competitive for like the last 4 years in September/early October I'd say we need more time than that to determine anything. I'm still pretty shook by how absurdly bad we've been in the 2nd half of seasons the last 4 years. Just embarrassing season collapses after getting our hopes up.