Mr. Scot

Some of us have been dreaming about that sort of thing for years now.

... in light of the recent moves made by the Saints (per Jeff Howe in The Athletic). But there might be an unintended consequence with the Saints’ early chess move. For example, maybe the Panthers were hoping to slide a few spots to get their quarterback, rather than staying at No. 6 for Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett or Matt Corral. Now, though, if the Panthers’ preferred QB is still on the board when they’re on the clock, they might not risk a move back with the Saints lurking. The same could be said for QB-needy teams like the Falcons (No. Seahawks (No. 9), Commanders (No. 11), Vikings (No. 12) or Texans (Nos. 3 and 13). Or maybe the Saints’ preemptive strike will cause those teams to make an early, aggressive move of their own. The Steelers, who pick at No. 20, also know they’ll have to contend with the Saints in the quarterback market. Suddenly, an imperfect quarterback class — one that might’ve led to a more patient approach in the draft — might have just become the main draft storyline, with teams knowing they’ll almost certainly need to fend off the Saints to get their guy.

Kinda concerned about his NFL knee...

Agree completely

Nah. Take a tackle.

I agree about investing in the line no matter what kind of QB you get, but we've spent a pretty good amount of resources this offseason on doing exactly that. I'd add that while I'm not that big a fan of rankings, a guy performing significantly worse from a clean pocket concerns me way more than a guy being worse when harassed.

Not really. I just dislike bullsh-t arguments. I acknowledge Pickett could turn out to be a really good quarterback. He certainly has the kind of tools that I tend to prioritize. My worry is that he's one of those guys who peaked in college and either won't be good in the pros for very long we won't be good at all.

Well, except Carson Strong

"The first thing I care about...is winning." Yeah, that was a good one

Yeah, figured it was bullsh-t.

Given that he's talking to Congress, I wouldn't say he's "waiting" on anything.

Mind you, Hue Jackson said he had evidence too. But if Friedman actually does, that's big trouble for Snyder.

Who's to slay we'd offer a bad deal, though? And I've seen more than one trade be influenced by who was doing the trading.

Can you actually back that up?

Very possible. I still wonder what happens if Joe Schoen gets a call from his old buddy Dan Morgan though.

Anderson himself said his prime frustration was with the playcalling. I know there's a narrative that Anderson hates Darnold, but I've never seen any actual evidence of that outside of fan speculation.

Related... Campen's been busy...

Darnold had already been here for months when Anderson signed his extension.

On the flipside...

Broncos make sense. He has history with Hackett. Also...

Don't know, but I'm pretty sure it's not Newton. I don't think he's "spinning" either. Why should he?

This is why I always dislike the assumption that "great athlete" equals "great quarterback". Frequently it doesn't. Truth be told, that's probably more often than not.