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I mean, part of that is simply sales job to a fanbase. He has 32 NFL starts under his belt. Which is more starts than Teddy had coming in to last season. And Sam has logged more wins over the past 3 seasons than Teddy. I mean, that isn't a rookie. Darnold was mismanaged. Darnold wasn't put in a good position for success. But he isn't comparable to a rookie QB. He has 3 straight seasons of live NFL action as a starter and is acclimated to NFL game speed/talent.

a lack of QB talent to work with is the worst problem to have in the NFL.

when we let Star go....run D fell off. Adding Brown was the start of getting it back. Brown just not the force Star was out of the gate. Which isn't a knock on Brown. We lucked into the #1 overall player IMO in that draft who we only landed because of a medical scare.

His list had Brady (with the best weapons of his career) ranked 15th. A broken Cam with no weapons top 10. Simms is basically a huddler looking to get a thread some action selectively putting in some stuff to get it going... again, Fields at 32 is just trolling. He puts that in to get people talking before the draft and to come back to him after the draft.

Horn wasn't very good in 2019 and frankly wasn't very good in 2020. I think he is a better athlete than football player. Even in his best college game (Auburn)....there was a lot of bad play mixed in too. If I ran mainly man to man D, I'd take Horn. But I still wouldn't' draft him in the top 10.

After the first pick it’s either... or...

How do you feel about being trapped on a deserted island with Dave Matthews music?

Oh, I don't think they should of cared. I didn't. But Cam had a ton of noise around him. Probably more than any player being drafted in the last 20 years. All I am saying, if Justin Fields had off the field issues...we would know of them at this stage. No one it makes the rounds with the NFL teams and doesn't get leaked all over the place.

I mean that wasn't even the big Cam scandal. And Cam still went #1 overall. I mean Cam's "alleged" pay for play scandal dominated the college football news cycle the year coming into the NFL. Justin Fields must eat babies or something really bad.

but you would think if he had off the field concerns...we would know them. I mean it is 2021. Nothing remains secret. Everything leaks out and becomes public.

I think the smokescreen is merely them second guessing themselves after such a bold move. Because really, what is Mac Jones going to give you that Jimmy G doesn't? Given this is Kyle running his scheme/O in SF. Does Mac really make you better?

I don't buy that he believes he will be drafted #32. Field's physicals tools with Trubisky's brain doesn't = 32nd pick in a QB starved league. It's total clickbait. It's literally Simms' job right now. To get the internet folks talking.

Trey Lance is the wildcard that messes up the narrative entirely lol. Maybe it is more about Justin Fields not mimicking a successful QB for all these GMs to make themselves feel good. Everyone cherry picks Wilson's odd throws and starts talking about Mahomes. That's a Mahomes throw! Lance gets the Josh Allen talk/love. Mac gets Brady. See! accurate dad bods that play in a system win!! Trevor gets all the textbook robots of Luck, Peyton, etc. Fields doesn't have that QB for them do to do that with.

Zach Wilson is the perfect counter example IMO. He has plenty bad habits. Fields' are being put under a microscope. Wilson's largely dismissed as people gush over the upside.

He also thought Teddy Bridgewater was a top 10 prospect. Guys with fancy titles have shitty takes just like the rest of us.

I would be thrilled to have a Justin Fields/Sam Darnold both on the roster. Seems like a win/win to me.

he is suggesting you draft the best player on the board. And if you have Sam....you aren't forced to throw your rookie QB to the wolves day 1 out of desperation/no other options. QB is our biggest need in terms of consistently winning football games and actually doing something. We can draft a CB. We ain't going to do anything without a legit QB.

what do you think you like about Horn over Surtain

true, I already deleted him from the memory bank. Worst first round pick since Butler.

well, 3rd option in regards to addressing the QB situation not via draft. And like I said, the fact we went looking at Stafford/Watson and how we did Teddy in the process.....kinda built the need for a 3rd option whether we initially had anyone in mind there or not. I think failing to get Stafford/Watson created a weird environment. Then they just had to get a body to replace Teddy with.

I'd rather draft a talented QB that might struggle to get on the field because of talent in front of him.......than do it with a RB, LB, DT, etc. Which we have gone into the draft and done....in the first round.

yep, Sam was option # 3 of the offseason. And we had to do something given how we did Teddy while looking at option #1 and #2.

I think Mac Jones is the only QB in this draft who fits Kyle's preferred type. Now, did he spend all that draft capitol to go get Mac Jones? No point doing a smokescreen IMO. He can just name the player. No one to fool. I think there has been a concerted effort to knock Fields from 1b to as far down as possible while simultaneously pumping up every other QB over him. And nothing on the football field backs that IMO.

I didn't LOVE Burns (largely because of Everette). But I didn't hate the pick. Probably would have to go back to the Dom Capers era to find a first rounder I disliked as much as Horn at #8.