Mr. Scot

It wasn't comprehensive at all. Not even talking to any of the accusers made pretty clear that they didn't want to know. If the Texans had any influence, I suspect the prosecutors would have presented a stronger case to the grand jury. That said, I've always had this suspicion that there was something else out there, potentially another shoe that hadn't dropped yet. That's what made me the most nervous about the idea of the Panthers getting him. I don't know if this is that, but I still have that feeling.

Valid. I certainly wouldn't bank on Minshew being a franchise quarterback but it's fair to point out that he's started and won some games in the league. Jordan Love, not so much.

To be fair, a team was willing to give up assets to trade up and take Ryan Leaf as well. Likewise, JaMarcus Russell was once rated as a top prospect in the draft.

Meanwhile... Versatile, you say?

I've said before that while smokescreens certainly happen, they're probably not as common as people think. Fans see smokescreens everywhere, but not everything every team says or does is a lie.

Had a feeling something like that might pop up if we would have gotten him. So so happy to not be part of this story anymore...

I didn't know what the hell "Too shy to shy" was about either. (and I wasn't an old man when that came out)

Apparently neither did the Panthers

What this made me think of... Side Note: The chorus to this song makes no sense

Who?

Team's pretty regularly check out players that they may not have a realistic shot of getting as due diligence or "just in case". I'd say it's highly possible we're just not interested.

And there's a lot of talk but he's still not ready.

I don't know if there's a set ratio for it. Probably varies case by case. I've long said that David Carr might have been able to succeed had he not been subjected to some of the worst coaching and roster management imaginable in his first few years with the Texans. On the flipside, I think you could have put Johnny Manziel in the best situation possible and he still would have been a bust. Guys that go really high in the draft tend to either be going to chronically terrible teams or teams that have stumbled and are starting over. The latter group might have a chance, but the first group is generally doomed. There are exceptions of course, but this is the way it tends to go.

I wouldn't give more than a seventh... I probably wouldn't give a seventh.

Alexander clarifies...

As far as the Panthers representation...

They also saw Pickett and Willis at the Senior Bowl but still showed up to their pro days.

That, plus no second and third round picks.

Weak quarterback class... Strong offensive lineman class... Guess what we'll take

...under this ID. Pretty sure this is numerology guy yet again.

We've looked pretty heavily into free agent left tackles. Gotta believe they want to draft a QB.

I'm not gonna take pro day results over game tape.

We were told about this last year.

I can't imagine getting on board with that. He's a college coach in a pro game. I just don't think he's qualified.