Khyber53

This ^ 100%. And even the part about it feeling weird. If he's on the table for them, then he's there for a really good reason. If he's not, then there's a really good reason. We aren't approaching this like we're trying to recruit some guy with the promise of a scholarship and a starting gig vs some SEC team. Right now, even if they decide that Darnold will be the starter, I'm going to go, okay... you guys know better than me.

There are a load of excellent TEs in this class. I've even said I wouldn't hate taking one in the 1st round if he was still the BPA at 9 or even trade back a few spots to do so.

Makes me wonder what he'd give to have CMC back... or does he prefer a more smash-mouth type runner?

Or if he starts looking for more happy endings. The Browns didn't get what they hoped for, might have gotten what they deserved.

There are other QBs in the class that may be better fits for the coaching staff, ones with less hype and risk.

Before the OC hire, I was beginning to worry that we were moving to a very pass happy offense (albeit balanced by Duce Staley on staff), but this latest hire makes me think the balance is going to be very good and very strong between run and pass. This, on paper, is beginning to look like the beginnings of the best staff we've ever had. Still, we won't know for sure until the team hits the field, and then probably for a few games. The potential, though, is just so, I don't know... inspiring? Really can't wait to see the free agency moves and draft that we have. It's been a while since I've been this excited or optimistic for them! And thanks for the rundown of the staff signings so far, OP! And the assessments of potential candidates.

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She broke past the blonde bombshell barrier and never looked back. Talented, smart and determined lady.

Quit after 26 years of smoking, pack and a half a day. 10 years clear of it now, no cravings. That first year was tough, though. All that coughing and man I had no idea how much of a barrier all that tar was to allergens. Woof. Better on this side. Congrats, man.

Awww hell no.

I think someone is going to find out that his injuries are worse than appears and his recovery isn't where it should be. I hope we steer way clear of this or we could be sitting in the dunce seat like the Broncos have been this past season.

I think the surprise trade up will be from the Titans. The AFCSouth is a lot like the NFCSouth in that there is a real shortage of capable QBs. Jacksonville moved ahead of the pack this season (thanks greatly to a coaching change) and now the Titans, Colts and Texans are all in chase mode. Note how high in the draft both the Colts and Texans are... for best choice they are going to have to wheel and deal, perhaps really mortgage the farm to find something that can take some of the warmth away from Vrabel's seat. The NFCSouth has four teams with no decent QBs, so much so that Sam Darnold would probably be the best out of the bunch if it went ahead as is (if he were resigned). However, it's just Atlanta and Carolina in the top 10 picks, with the Saints and Bucs pinched a bit by placement, resources and cap space. I'd still prefer to see us grab BPA at 9, or even trade back, and try to get a solid QB prospect on day two. However, I'm looking at our coaching staff and thinking that if they see their man, I'll cheer their pick and applaud their wisdom.

I really want to argue against what you've said here... I start to write something, then I stop, figure on it a bit, then try a different angle, then just stop again. I think you've said volumes here and speak to the truth of the matter. Well done.

Brock Purdy outplayed basically every hyper mobile QB drafted into the league over the last two years. It's not about the rise of the mobile QB. It's not about pocket passers vs college schemes. Any type of QB can succeed (if they've succeeded at the college level) if they have one important trait: processor speed. It's either a "get it" or "don't get it" kind of thing and you won't know what you have until they've been on the field at the pro level. The defenses are better coached and more prepared than just about anything they've faced in college, and that's from the NFL's best to worst teams. Every player that takes the field would have been a star-level player at their college and at just about any college in the country. The concepts are heavier, with more moving parts than anything pushed at the college level... heck most plays end up being a trigonometry exercise moving at 18 mph with immeasurable numbers of collisions. It all breaks down to processing speed. Almost all of the guys at this level can move, either fairly well to excellent. They almost all have arm strength beyond what QBs had 15 years ago. Almost all of them can drop a football into a trash can from 30 yards out. And most of them can take more hits than their old school counterparts of yesteryear. What separates them is how they can slow down the game in their heads, see the field, assess threats and opportunities, avoid mistakes and exploit openings while a few million people watch and while a few million of their own dollars are potentially on the line, not to mention their long-term health. Trying to lock into some prototypical type of QB because of how the college game is right now is short sighted. It's be like I don't know, hiring some guy out of Baylor who was a motivator and was going the change how the game is coached. The league doesn't have to change and open up to a particular style of play. It just continues with the bloody of tooth method of survival it always has at the QB position... it's not what their style of play is, it is can they win and survive at it? It's a lot to ask a young man to go out there and carry a whole team and fandom on their shoulders. It's even more to ask an entire league to change just to give one particular type of player a better chance.

Gotta start somewhere.

The original False Flagg.

That was one creepy dude. If you're familiar with the Boone area, he served as music director for the Horn in the West show back in the late 1960s for a season, maybe two. Weird, weird connection. The guy was a loon, but who knew he'd be as dangerous as he was?

Fug no.

There are options not available in the questionaire. Take best player on the board at #9. Look to take either the Georgia or TCU QB in the third round (one or both will be available). Snag a decent vet/journeyman QB after the draft in free agency and develop the team, develop Corral and the new QB. There's a good chance that the fourth best QB is the best QB left on the board at pick number nine. That fourth best QB might well be available around pick 75ish. It'd be smarter to grab the best DE, TE, LB, CB at 9 and get a future star than just the also ran that is left at QB.

The teams ahead of us have a history of picking bad QBs in the draft. We have a history of picking bad QBs in the draft. Maybe we should let them go first and clear out some of the well-hyped, but ill-equipped, and give us some better opportunities.

This has an entirely different feel to it than the Rhule hire did. This has the feel of how it is supposed to be done. I was a Wilks guy, but I'm 100% behind Reich now. And I like how things are building. The foundation looks solid so far, I'm just dying to hear who we'll have as OC.

I'd love to see Brian Griese be brought in as OC. That's a short stint as a coach, though. Could he really do the job? I mean, there's a ton of on the job QB experience on his resume, and even the analytics stuff from Monday Night Football, and he managed to really bring out the most of his QBs at San Fran under the toughest of circumstances. Could he... maybe??? Sheesh, the QBs room would have sooo much experience in there from coaching alone that we might not need a single vet QB there.

This ^ is becoming my mantra for whoever we sign/draft/retain as QB this year. I've got some faith in the decision making process at the QB position for once. They may choose someone out of left field, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. They may trade away resources for the right guy, and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. They may stay put for the moment and work with who we have and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

They've also seen loss. And that, in the hands of someone with wisdom, can really be an asset. I like the look of this group. Some young, some old, some right in the middle. New ideas with proven leadership and some wise eyes to course correct when needed.

Sorry, my bad. It's just with all the pre-draft hype around here you'd think there were four Hall of Fame bound QBs on the board in the first round and we will just die if we don't trade the farm for one of these gems. After a while, it gets ridiculous hearing it again and again. You might not have been one of those doing it, but there's a contingent here that just devours the hype and wants you to grab a handful of it, too.