Khyber53

You look at the list and tell me which of those coaches have really gotten the most out of their players...

This would do wonders for team morale.

Let's let the season play out, or at least another three games before we crown anyone. And as to the quality of our opponents, well, you have to beat who is on the schedule, that's just the way it is. Still, I like what Wilks is getting out of this team and how he is doing it. The team has gotten noticeably tougher since he took over. They used to play like cream puffs out there.

That's a lot of money and a lot of future to tie up in one human being.

And therein is my problem with basing everything on the draft, particularly the hope of fans. I get it, though, some folks love not just a college team but the entire college football experience. They really get into comparing QBs and other prospects and they have strong feelings about certain prospects. And that's great. Except that all of that rarely translates well into the NFL. It's great when your team hits on a good player and once in a while, your team will hit on a legendary one (we've certainly had some here). But most of the seven picks or so you'll make aren't on your team in two years or even in the league in three. So, I just can't get but so interested in all the talk of drafts. And I sure as hell don't abide by the idea of tanking for some snot nosed kid who is a "guaranteed top 3 pick QB." I know that's where the greats come from, but the crop has been so underwhelming in recent years, well... surely you see.

And yet, none of those four teams has a guaranteed winner yet, except for maybe Cincy. That Superbowl appearance has clout, after all. The Eagles look like they have their man, but the cold winds of winter have a way of changing reality. Tua has found new life with a new coach in Miami, but is it just first blush love affair there? Time will tell. Chicago, the Chargers and Jacksonville... well, let's win something and maybe then they've got something. Until then, who knows? Quarterback is the most important position in any team sport in the world. Playing it in the NFL is the hardest job ever invented in sports, and the pool of capable guys available each season is tiny. Using a top pick on a QB is really a "shoot the moon" kind of effort and to me, I just hate to see us pass on some more surefire things that could be available.

I'd rather regularly be 32nd in the draft than first. Then again, I love pro football and I only slightly pay attention to college football. I'd probably like college football better if it translated better to the pro game.

Truth told. Right now, we're just auditioning for who gets to be retained as a back up QB. Now if we win out with Sam at the helm, not only would it be a frikkin' miracle but it might be enough for us to at least think about rolling with him and Matt Corral into next year and use our first draft pick on another position -- perhaps DE, TE or WR. Sheesh, the NFCSouth is so bad this season, there's still a fair to middling chance we could win the division. We're just one game out right now... and that is unbelievable.

Amen, Brother!

Hope he does well, the Broncos defense is still tired from the flight and Danger-Russ just wants to go home early. Honestly, I just want to see us try and push the ball downfield a bit. Our popgun style of attack is underwhelming and doesn't make the other team pay for overloading the box to stop the run/blitz. If Sam goes out there and plays like there's no pressure on him and stays loose, he could turn into the guy he's teased a few times in his career. I just think he's one of us regular joes that is sometimes his own worst stumbling block.

App State vs. GA Southern... 48 vs 51, double overtime.

Good luck to him, good luck to Nebraska. And we've moved on. Good luck to us.

Geez, not the Power Smurfs again.

Wish I knew which, if any, of these guys will work out...

And it's not like Georgia has sucked for the last three years...

18/26 277 2 TD 1 Int. 35 yards rushing. 1 TD He will outperform Danger-Russ.

He ain't coming here and I'm glad for that. He'll end up with the Raiders.

Eh, I didn't mind watching him on the show. I thought he handled it well. Best of luck to him wherever he ends up. Glad he has had to move on, though as I can't get these three seasons back.

It was inevitable. What happens from here is probably not great, but what has been happening here hasn't been great either. We could, however, be surprised and that would be a nice change. Good luck to him.

That sounds like it was much more than a grope... They got him out of the country fast for a reason.

Teddy wasn't terrible, he was fair under Rhule. Under a different coach he might have been a bit better, but we know for sure that Teddy was telling the truth that he was being made to wear boxing gloves out there. Still, our biggest mistake was letting Heinicke go. That kid has the "it" factor like Jake Delhomme did. He's tougher than a $2 steak and he's got more fight in him than out entire defensive line. The kid ain't the greatest, but man, he's competitive as a m'fer.

Nope just trying to see all of the options under the same light. PJ performed better without Rhule and with the improved line. Mayfield performed the same as he did before. We have no idea how Darnold will perform, although we are throwing millions at him on the bench. If he plays really well, we will all be completely surprised. If he plays badly, we'll all know that he's the same as before and still get a high draft pick. If he plays mediocre, then we know he's not our starter for sure, but might be a backup if he's willing to take a small paycheck for it. That's not multiplying zeros, that's making sure you aren't throwing something away that might have a tiny bit of value in it considering that you've already paid for it. I mean, what do you think we're going to do over the next few weeks? Lure Aaron Rodgers away or get Elway to come out of retirement? Maybe give Chris Weinke another shot?

Honestly, I'd stick with Matt Corral and see what we have there. Then spend the high draft pick on the top DE/Edge rusher in the draft and give our defense some teeth. I think that's the safer bet.

It didn't work for him here. I never believed in the guy and he lived up to my warning after Rivera was fired that we might be replacing one guy with a worse guy. But I don't have any ill will to him now that he's gone. He made a lot of mistakes and his vision wasn't realized here -- or even possible in the pro game. If he's going to be really good, he'll learn from that and change. If not, the college ranks will open up for him again and he can rebuild his reputation. If he can learn and grow from his own mistakes and shortfalls, then he has an opportunity to get to the NFL and work again. If he gets the chance, he might make some waves then. He just wasn't ready for this stage in his career.

There's an awful lot of truth here. The guy is phenomenal right now (and seems like a really great person in addition) but that's an awful lot of eggs in one basket, not just the money (which will be astronomical) but draft picks as well... As much as he'd look great walking out in our uniform on opening day next year, he's just one bad hit from being a massive liability for years to come. Perhaps developing a rookie QB is really the way to go, especially from a budgetary standpoint. We've got some building to do elsewhere. And I still want to see Matt Corral out there. He could be the real deal, we just don't know yet.