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Those comparing Young and Darnold need to include what it would take for us to acquire Young. Likely looking at… Young vs Darnold + 3 1st round draft picks

Here’s to Stroud dropping to our 2nd round pick! Highly improbable, but I can’t still root for it. I was thinking last night what it might take to get the Texans off #1 for Young. Would they go for Burns + 2 1sts? Probably not. Not sure I’d want that anyway with Darnold playing decent and the 2024 crop of QBs looking strong.

This is tough because SO much of my plan could change over the next couple/few games. Darnold could make a me a believer in his ability to be a top 20 QB and I’d offer a 2-3 year deal around 8-10mil per with an out before the last year. Could be our bridge or more. Wilks could make me a believer that a replacement would crush the locker room. How can we hire Steichen who apparently can be a bit awkward when the players are all rallying for Wilks who’s showing great leadership skills. Those two decisions alone would alter too much to say definitively what my plan would be. Just winning the division may not provide enough info. There’s a possibility we could beat the Bucs and look terrible in a loss to the Saints while still winning the division. TBD for me, but this will be a fun excercise two games from now.

If he’s available in the 6th/7th, I’m taking him without blinking. Running to turn in the pick, and I’m a Tar Heel fan. Wilson/Ingle/Thomas are all worth late round selections, if available, off that defense. Injury history, size, and athleticism respectively may have them available in the last couple of rounds.

Luvu is on par with Shaq imo. Both are above average NFL LBs.

Would y’all want to pair a Kingsbury/Hackett with a HC Wilks or stick with McAdoo?

Steichen/Johnson + two 3rd round picks in consecutive years if Wilks is hired elsewhere or Hire Wilks who the players love Tough call. At least we have some decent options.

I’m curious as to what your subjective view of a QB “playing well” is.

Excuses for what? He’s played well so far this year.

Seems a logical way to think about it. How many years does Darnold have left in his career and do you see him progressing or regressing/maintaining from here. We’ll likely get a decent idea over the next few weeks.

Im in as long as Richardson isn’t taken with our first two picks. Ideally 3rd or later.

Darnold haters refer to him as a 5th year QB. Darnold backers refer to him as a 25 year old QB. Interesting. Darnold’s career path had him developing in the NFL during his low twenties. A QB like Pickett is just getting started in the NFL at 24. Ask yourself if you would be satisfied with Pickett being our future QB if he’d taken over for Mayfield/Walker and performed the same as Darnold. I think most would be at minimum cautiously optimistic in that case.

I get it. I’ve seen many 1st rd TEs fail to meet expectations, but if you think there’s a Gronk or Kelce caliber talent, you would and should make that pick every time. Our biggest holes on offense are QB and TE, and if we’re picking where I think we will, the 1st round worthy QBs will be gone. I don’t mind drafting a project QB later in the draft, but I’d rather secure our other biggest need. I’ve read Mayer is as close to Gronk potential at TE seen in a while. I’ve only watched two games of his and I believe it.

RD 1: Michael Mayer, TE - Notre Dame RD 2(a): Best defensive front 7 player available RD 2(b): Zay Flowers, WR - Boston College Rock with Darnold/MC/3rd or later rookie QB in 2023 and if none emerge as a legitimate top 15 starter, push in all your chips for the 2024 QB class.

BBoze has a career earnings amount just north of 5mil. It would seem a little crazy to double that per year at his age. I think a 3 year/ 18-23 mil type deal could get it done.

Then the Bucs would have to drop one more to either the Cardinals or Falcons. It’s absolutely nutty that we still control our own destiny.

You have to when you run for 5 yards through two drives, and the Steelers are selling out to stop it.

Pickens would have caught that ball thrown to DJ. As would many #1s

Good point and only needs a simple fix: Garbage time only occurs in 4th quarter and still apply the 80%/20% rule.

Wilks wouldn’t be fired if we lose 77-7 today.

Whatever happens Sunday, we should do our best to repeat the result until season’s end. Lose and keeping losing. A top 5 selection is still in reach. Win and do your best to keep winning. Top 5 pick would be out the window and sights should remain set on the playoffs. It’s a great spot to be in, and the crappy NFCS is helping us benefit either way.

Geno throws off his back foot too much for me.

Amazon’s coverage of football games is my current favorite.

Definitely with you on that. I think either Mayer this year or Bowers next year would solve the TE position for a decade.

I can definitely see why Kunkel interpreted it the way he did. I’m glad Wilks clarified later. Still don’t see why it would be a big deal anyway. “Tanking it” could just be the organization choosing to rebuild and reconstruct the staff and path they were on. Not actively trying to lose football games which is what would get us in hot water.