Mr. Scot

Hard to say, honestly. Were I in his spot, I might not necessarily feel all that thankful to somebody for whom I played one year, after which they told me I wasn't worth the asking price. Throw in that more than one person has said Matt Rhule is not an easy guy to play for.

Always hate that. But yeah, it happens. Heck, my best friend growing up played quarterback from Pee Wee up through Junior High. By the time he went to the 9th grade, he'd already had arthroscopic surgery on both knees.

You can definitely wait, though the trend over the past few years has been to sign guys pretty quickly. (thanks, rookie cap)

Wha hoppa?

If he goes to a good team that runs a WCO or an E-P, I do think he's got a chance to succeed. He might never be great, but he could still be successful. Going later in the round probably increases those odds because he'll be landing with a better team. And heaven knows there's been Jones to the Patriots chatter.

I didn't know how that whole saga was gonna play out, but I sure as hell didn't see it ending like this. I'm never a fan of when Football stories become something other than football stories.

Funny thing about that... The year Luke was drafted, his linebacker coach was a guy named Warren Belin. Luke liked him pretty well, and he got credit for helping Luke make the transition from college to pro pretty well. Then he got fired... ...and word was Luke pitched a fit over it. Nothing much came of it though. Belin was replaced by Al Holcomb who coached Luke for most of the rest of his career. After two years elsewhere, Holcomb is back coaching here and Luke gave him loads of credit for his career when he retired. And now Luke talks about it being a business

Probably true. I would say I have zero reservations about Wilson's skill set. When I've watched him play, he's been fantastic.

Said it elsewhere: I think if we knew everything that went on behind the scenes with Rivera and Hurney, we'd be even angrier with them than we are now.

Fair enough. I know the flipside is also true sometimes. Lord knows nobody thought Dan Morgan had durability concerns.

I'd have to look back.

Wish I could say the same. (I'm clearly too cautious to be an NFL GM) I'll jump on board with whoever we take. I suppose how big a jump that takes depends on the pick.

You also have to figure about 7 million for transactions throughout the season.

I take it the durability questions don't worry you that much.

I still don't think we're going to be quite what we need to be this season. So as harsh as it sounds, if we're going to stick somebody out there to take lumps, it may as well be Bridgewater.

Interesting comment from Brandon Tierney supported by former Saints GM Randy Mueller...

I'd say zero chance of it being Watson after what we heard from Verge yesterday (not that it seemed all that likely as it was). If the team drafts a rookie, there's still a pretty good chance that this year's starter is Bridgewater unless they acquire another veteran.

Joe Person confirmed the Panthers brass were not in attendance, though he does point out they could still attend Jones workout session next week. The team was represented by secondary coach Jason Simmons (likely there to look at Patrick Surtain) and an unnamed area scout. As for Jones, given his good qualities I do think it's possible he could wind up being a decent quarterback for some team that runs a West Coast system or perhaps an E-P (he'd be a terrible fit for a Coryell). Yes, we run a West Coast type system, but I don't think it'll be us.

Oh, Lord.

Because of course...

Uh oh...

In one week?

I think he wants us to wait on Watson. That's not exactly the most practical path to take right now though.