kungfoodude

Wow. Luvu!

Ooof. That was bad.

Okay. I am just not going to comment on them again.

Their offense is completely out of sorts.

Literally could not.

Or not!

Well that was poor timing on my part.

TB is making every mistake possible. This could get ugly.

I mean, the lowest possible one. There will be literally no market for him at all. Which if you want a backup, that bodes well for us.

I am not trying to jinx this but I don't see any way that offense mounts a comeback on that lead.

Sam looking like prime Trent Dilfer out there. Wow.

Well, that bodes well for us. We don't have a big margin for error so that is a huge deal.

This is a very weird game.

Those are not comparable players in any way.

I don't really understand how you got to him being a good player in the NFL this season but I guess that is your prerogative. It would be a very bad sign for the franchise for him to return in anything other than a lowly paid backup player in 2023. Almost every other scenario is extremely bad for us as a team and franchise. But, it would be a very Panthers thing to make that mistake.....again.

If you aren't a viable option to play by your third year in the NFL, the odds are it just isn't going to work out for you. And that's fine for a guy like Will Grier that you stash as a third stringer until you release him. That's basically the way I look at Corral, he is about the same level of project. If he doesn't show progression(and significant) in 2023, it usually is what it is. Keep in mind that we aren't in film study, workouts, practices, etc. I am sure most on the inside can probably tell much more quickly than we can what the issue with some players are. And some just don't get a fair shake for a variety of reasons. I just know that as QB desperate as we are(worst QB room in the NFL for more than two seasons), if he isn't seeing the field in 2023, that is pretty bad.

He has five years of NFL experience and has conclusively shown he isn't a starting caliber NFL QB. It's rare that a bust gets as many opportunities as Sam Darnold, especially in the modern NFL. He isn't going to suddenly become a good player in the NFL. It's unfortunate but that is what you get chasing potential sometimes.

No one is going go trade for him. He is going to get cut. Every team in the league is aware of this so only the dumbest of all teams would even consider trading for him. What is more likely happening is that people are contacting Carr's agent to start a feeling out process for free agency.

Yeah and banking on outliers is how bad teams stay bad. It's how people lose money investing, gambling or just generally make stupid choices in life. You abandon all logic and reason. It's not impossible but it is statistically unbelievably unlikely.

I mean, at the end of the day, winning is what matters most. But, the glaring issue is that we don't have anything close to an effective passing attack. Being a one trick pony offense has very serious long term limitations unless that trick is almost unbeatable or you have an all-time caliber defense(Ravens, Broncos, etc). I look at a guy like Bridgewater and can easily and immediately say he would be a big upgrade in our offense right now. Now, that's a fairly low bar to hit. I think once we get rid of McAdoo and hopefully hire an OC capable of adapting and adjusting(this will be a big Wilks limitation, as well) an offensive gameplan, I think we will see this offense be a lot better with even just a middling quality NFL starter(which Darnold has never been in his career nor will likely ever be). I am not advocating putting Darnold on ice for the last two games, you gotta ride the hot hand and the other options aren't any better. But we do need to realize that this could and may come to a screeching halt. I genuinely hope no one would be surprised by that.

Levis should be further along in his development because of the type of offense he was in. But, as always, that is 50% dependent on the player and 50% dependent on the situation they end up in. Levis is a much better prospect than basically anyone in the 2021 class, which admittedly is a very low bar. I would have no issue taking a late first or second round gamble on him at all. Once we start talking top 10 I am backing away from that table. He doesn't have the 95+% bust potential that Richardson does but he is far from a finished, risk-free product.

Yeah, the problem with that strategy is that historically it rarely works. You might have some good teams but you won't win it all and you will rarely sustain success. Doesn't mean we have to go for broke this offseason to get a franchise QB but if you want to keep yourself in purgatory, consistently banking on late round QB's is a really effective way to do it. What you should do is keep cycling through backup drafted QB's, regardless of the starting QB status. That should happen every 1-3 years. At least that way you take enough cracks to maybe hit a winner and without stressing the talent level on the roster.

There is no clear successful formula here. Stafford was viewed as an aging player that most thought was a loser. Yet the Rams reached the pinnacle in year one. Wilson was viewed as an elite player that cost a fortune and now looks like his career could be over. You could trade up to get Pat Mahomes or you could trade up to get an oft injured Trey Lance. So, the reality is that you just need to be committed to the move and make it. It might work out or it might not. If our FO is committed to trading up to get a QB, do it. If it fails, that sorts itself out because they will be unemployed in as a result. That's the thing about taking that risk. You could get everything or nothing.

Yeah, I mean I hate to break it to you but that is literally not how that works. The Texans just go exactly what they wanted, a clear shot at drafting anyone they want and the draft capital to build around a franchise QB for years to come. To be honest, it might not only be the wildly expensive to trade up but the most expensive trade up in NFL history. What they did was very, very, very smart when they were forced to lose their franchise QB. They blew it all up and now sit on a fuging gold mine of drafts picks. It's up to them to build it up but what they did to get there was very smart.

I watch the games so I know what that is built on. At one time Kyle Allen was the hottest QB in the league. Stats are great, I love them. But stats without eyeballs and a brain attached don't usually work out well. That Tweet is exactly what I just described.