Mr. Scot

On the flipside... Damn Feel like it wasn't that long ago that everybody was singing Andrew Berry's praises...

Sometimes I wonder if it's worse to have a mix of competent and incompetent team leadership rather than just incompetence all around. The hard part when you've got a mix is sometimes it's tough to tell where the incompetence lies.

Was that under Mornhinweg? I know it wasn't Wayne Fontes.

Has been for as long as he's been on here

Consistent pattern: He swore the Texans would never trade Watson and they'd make him play too.

I don't think it was done for the long term. The guy who currently holds the ultimate sign off power isn't necessarily assured that he has a long-term.

Wasn't that long ago, really... What made it stick out in my mind though was that he found some no-name reporter and tried to build them up as if they were a better source than established writers like Mary Kay Cabot and Tony Grossi

I'm not a real big fan of one year rentals, but for a conditional fourth / fifth rounder two years from now, throwing in that his old team pays the majority of his salary? That's not a bad deal at all.

Anish Shroff brought up the possibility while talking to Ellis. Barring injury, Florio doesn't think he winds up anywhere. Not sure I buy the idea that nobody will sign him, but I'd agree the doorway back to the Panthers locker room is probably closed...and likely for good. Seattle was the only other team reported to have shown interest thus far, but that could change.

You predicted the Browns wouldn't trade Mayfield and cited a no-name writer (probably about the only guy you could find who agreed) as if it bolstered your argument. As for Garoppolo, the Panthers didn't want him. Heck, he might now end up in Cleveland.

Took some time to look up some other clips of Mayfield for analysis, both positive and negative. What I saw: First off, his physical tools are on par with anybody, arm strength in particular; Mayfield can sling it, he can zip it, and he can run it, all very effectively; and his accuracy looks to be above average... You see an awful lot of Brett Favre in him (both the good and the bad), especially when you watch big games, but I think overall he might be a little more accurate than Favre... Also like Favre, Juevos Grandes for certain; he seems to fear nothing and trusts in himself thoroughly; again though, as it was with Favre, that can come back to bite him sometimes... Passing mechanics are generally on point, even throwing on the run; he does throw on the run a fair amount but does a better job setting his feet than Darnold when he doesn't... Regarding his interceptions: The majority seem to be overthrows, but honestly those don't concern me as much as the several I saw where he seemed to have just not seen the defender at all; that, unfortunately, reminds me of Darnold... There were also miscommunications, balls he shouldn't have thrown, etc; overall I'd say a decent balance of forgivable and unforgivable, but more of the unforgivable variety than I would have liked... And one kinda weird thing: he double (and triple, and quadruple) clutches as much as (possibly more than) any quarterback I've ever watched; saw this happen on a boatload of plays... Overall? Yeah, he's good, but occasionally like his passes, a little undisciplined. That part of his game needs work.

It always depends on which version of Winston shows up. Side Note: Regarding Newton...

Marty did, yeah.

Fair...

Yeah, but that Deshaun Watson trade should be going through anytime now, right?

What seems to have changed things...

Way too soon to know anything substantive...

Still have to field a team this year, and Rhule isn't likely to go for that option.

If Mayfield got injured, would you really wanna start Corral?

Too much dead cap...

I have a tough time seeing that happen. I have an even tougher time picturing another team being willing to take on his salary.

The "competition" stuff is probably coachspeak, but it's not hard to imagine them keeping Darnold. I imagine they'd have to get at least a reasonable offer, but I wouldn't count too heavily on that coming. To those looking for the team to ditch Darnold, I'd say don't hold your breath.

Clarifying the "condition"... Not a high bar to clear, but if it's late in the season and we're not doing well, the team could make some... adjustments.

This is good news...