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We didn't draft Sam to be our franchise QB. You don't attempt to build your team around a one year rental( with upside). Sam simply by signing with us in a drastically better scenario for success than he has ever seen. He gets a one year audition.

They knew how Teddy would play in the system. They don't know how Darnold will play in the system. Sam is just a lotto ticket to get them through the 2021 season IMO. Not much more. Everyone in that FO knows we need a future QB and you don't stop looking because you were forced into going the Darnold route this season.

I think Darnold has potential to be Jake Delhomme-ish in the NFL.

maybe we have a Pro Bowl LT already on the roster. We don't KNOW that we don't. I mean all those guys are here for a reason. Coaches got to believe in them too or they wouldn't be here.

Well, based on what the org has consistently said about the QB position for some time.....nothing really supports them not still being in the QB market after signing Sam Darnold.

and after signing him they made it clear that they weren't out of the QB market simply because they are kicking the tires on Sam... and IMO they were forced to bring in a band-aid to replace the old band-aid. The old band-aid wasn't going to work for them in 2021 after being thrown so hard under the bus as they pursued the QBs they actually wanted in Stafford/Watson.

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