Ricky Spanish

Welp. Daniel Jeremiah is an idiot.

I don't think the image you posted is what you think it is...

For the past 4 or so years I have not advocated we trade up to get a QB. It's time. I'd rather we swing for the fences than stay stuck in QB Purgatory. I trust the Staff more with a rookie QB than any other staff we have put together.

"You know, it's just an ideal situation for me"

I don't think people want to hear it but if we trade up to 1 my money is on us taking Levis.

The cap itself goes up each year (Minus the covid year), and with that so do salaries. Don't look at the total number, look at the percentage against the cap. Mahomes is the first QB since the salary cap has been implemented to win while taking up more than something like 13% of the team's cap or so. Also, we witnessed first hand a super bowl where a defense dragged the corpse of Peyton Manning to a championship. That was not the same Manning of years past, he was one of the worst QBs in the league that year.

TL;DW Pros: He showed improvement as the season went on and made a lot of anticipation throws that he missed early in the year. Smart and decisive and can make multiple reads (Compares him to Fields who made those kinds of reads 5 times all year at OSU, whereas Stroud did them 5 times a game. Also mentions Stroud's time to throw was significantly lower than Fields' at 2.80 compared to 3.14). Throws a pretty and accurate ball, very Russell Wilson-esque the way it drops in on a dime. Cons: Lacks elite Pocket presence and does not manipulate the pocket well even though he senses pressure well (Compares him to Dak Prescott and Derek Carr in that regard). This leads to him scrambling sometimes unnecessarily and making erratic throws without structure. Decision making ability takes a massive hit when he needs to ad-lib. Conclusion: Calls him a certified passer by Bruce Arian's definition of a QB and Jared Goff who can run, which is a high floor guy that 20+ Franchises would gladly take under a rookie deal. Not a knock on him as an evaluation at all. Says he ended up being much more impressed than he originally was after looking at the tape. Worth a top 5 pick.

Someone on Reddit did the research: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/117dhky/qb_hype_in_february_vs_results_in_april/ 2010: Sam Bradford was mocked at 26th overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Source: Bucky Brooks Mock 2.0 (Feb 10') 2011: Blaine Gabbert was mocked at 7th overall in February.... Went 10th overall in April Jake Locker was mocked at 10th overall in February.... Went 8th overall in April Cam Newton was mocked at 12th overall in February... Went 1st overall in April Source: Bleacher Report Mock (Feb 11') 2012: Andrew Luck was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Rober Griffin was mocked at 3rd overall in February.... Went 2nd overall in April Ryan Tannehill was mocked at 4th overall in February... Went 8th overall in April Brandon Weeden was not mocked in the 1st round in February.... Went 22nd overall in April Source: sb nation mock (Feb 12') 2013: Geno Smith was mocked at 8th overall in February.... Went 39th overall in April Source: USA Today mock (Feb 13') 2014: Teddy Bridgewater was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 32nd overall in April Johnny Manziel was mocked at 4th overall in February.... Went 22nd overall in April Blake Bortles was mocked at 8th overall in February.... Went 3rd overall in April Source: SI mock 5.0 (Feb 14') 2015: Marcus Mariota was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 2nd overall in April Jameis Winston was mocked at 6th overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Source: SI mock 4.0 (Feb 15') 2016: Paxton Lynch was mocked at 2nd overall in February.... Went 26th overall in April Jared Goff was mocked at 7th overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Carson Wentz was mocked at 15th overall in February.... Went 2nd overall in April Source: SI mock (Feb 16') 2017: Deshaun Watson was mocked at 2nd overall in February.... Went 12th overall in April DeShone Kizer was mocked at 6th overall in February.... Went 52nd overall in April Mitch Trubisky was mocked at 10th overall in February.... Went 2nd overall in April Patrick Mahomes was mocked at 25th overall in February.... Went 10th overall in April Source: USA Today mock (Feb 17') 2018: Sam Darnold was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 3rd overall in April Josh Rosen was mocked at 2nd overall in February.... Went 10th overall in April Baker Mayfield was mocked at 5th overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Josh Allen was mocked at 11th overall in February..... Went 7th overall in April Lamar Jackson was mocked at 22nd overall in February.... Went 32nd overall in April Source: CBS Sports mock (Feb 18') 2019: Dwayne Haskins was mocked at 6th overall in February.... Went 15th overall in April Kyler Murray was mocked at 7th overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Drew Lock was mocked at 13th overall in February.... Went 42nd overall in April Daniel Jones was mocked at 15th overall in February.... Went 6th overall in April Source: NFL mock 2.0 (Feb 19') 2020: Joe Burrow was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Tua Tagovailoa was mocked at 3rd overall in February.... Went 5th overall in April Justin Herbert was mocked at 4th overall in February.... Went 6th overall in April Jacob Eason was mocked at 13th overall in February.... Went 122nd overall in April Jordan Love was mocked at 23rd overall in February.... Went 26th overall in April Source: NFL Mock 2.0 (Feb 20') 2021: Trevor Lawrence was mocked at 1st overall in February.... Went 1st overall in April Zach Wilson was mocked at 2nd overall in February.... Went 2nd overall in April Justin Fields was mocked at 4th overall in February.... Went 11th overall in April Trey Lance was mocked at 8th overall in February.... Went 3rd overall in April Mac Jones was mocked at 28th overall in February.... Went 15th overall in April Source: NFL Mock 2.0 (Feb 21') 2022: Malik Willis was mocked at 6th overall in February.... Went 86th overall in April Kenny Pickett was mocked at 11th overall in February.... Went 20th overall in April Matt Corral was mocked at 18th overall in February.... Went 94th overall in April Source: USA Today Mock (Feb 22') __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2023: Bryce Young is mocked at 2nd overall in February.... CJ Stroud is mocked at 4th overall in February.... Will Levis is mocked at 7th overall in February.... Anthony Richardson is mocked at 9th overall in February.... Source: CBS Mock (Feb 23') Cool post with some good research. Really shows how much of a crapshoot the draft predicting is at this point in time. Don't be surprised to see Levis or Stroud taken #1 overall.

Immediately where my head went. They did NOT get along.

He also doesn't have an agent so it's apparently been a headache to negotiate with him which is why they are so far apart. Browns really screwed the market up with Watson.

that sounds like he's talking about 11-12, not 14 when he was released. I remember rumors that we were potentially trading him back around then.

You guys are sleeping on Atlanta. Them landing Lamar only hurts us in many ways - By them getting a franchise QB to go with their HC who by all accounts seems to be solid, a young offensive core with a stud young TE, and the second most Cap space in the league. Not to mention this would probably put Baltimore at #8 with draft capital to be able to move up and take any QB they want. We'd have to sell the farm to get to #1 that way. I think best case scenario is we trade to #3 with AZ who are rebuilding and could use a haul of picks and take the last QB remaining between Levis, Young and Stroud.

Carr is the new Stafford. His efficiency stats are scarily similar to those of Stafford in Detroit. I really think he'll do great in a new situation. But I think you aren't giving Jimmy enough credit. Yes, the SF situation is better than Oakland. However, if it were as amazing as everyone seems to think it is, then ANY QB could thrive in that system, however only Jimmy G and Brock Purdy seem to be able to do it. SF Records of QBs not named Jimmy or Brock (And not trey lance due to him only playing like 3 games): Hoyer 0-6 Beathard 2-10 Mullens 5-11 And their individual stats SUCK. Look, I'm not saying Jimmy doesn't have his warts, I'm just saying you and this collective fanbase are propping up the 49ers with some extreme recency bias and neglecting the fact that until Purdy came along, any QB that wasn't Jimmy played like crap in that "FAR better Situation". I'm not saying we should 100% sign him, I'm just saying he's probably more of an option than people realize, he'd be cheaper, and his play is on par with Carr's.

I wouldn't be surprised if Young comes in at 5'10"

So he would be cheaper, we could expect a similar level of play, and he will get injured so the rookie will eventually get to play. Win-win-win.

Player A: TD% - 4.4 INT% - 2.0 Y/A - 7.1 AY/A - 7.1 Y/C - 11.0 Y/G - 248 Rat - 91.8 Player B: TD% - 5.0 INT% - 2.4 Y/A - 8.3 AY/A - 8.2 Y/C - 12.3 Y/G - 238.6 Rat - 99.2 Tell me who's who and who between the two is Significantly better than the other one. This I cannot argue. He is just as frail as he is handsome.

Jimmy G is also available. I'd put him on the same tier as Carr in terms of play. In terms of looks though, he's in a league of his own.

@The Crown and the Claw official huddle insider

For those who may not realize this, Reich was an offensive assistant under Caldwell from 09-11. They are most likely very familiar with one another. Doing @Mr. Scot's job over here.

Jim Caldwell: I'll only come in to be a HC David Tepper: Jim Caldwell: I have been convinced

Holy poo. What are we doing? Are we competent?

There are some solid WR options available in FA this offseason that we might not have to break the bank to get. Some good speed guys available to stretch the field as well as solid possession guys: DJ Chark Nelson Agholor Jakobi Meyers JuJu Smith-Schuster Zach Pascal Mecole Hardman Parris Campbell Jalen Guyton Darius Slayton Some solid FA TEs available as well that would instantly upgrade our pass catchers: Mike Gesicki Dalton Schultz Evan Engram Austin Hooper Robert Tonyan Hayden Hurst And then there's the FA RB class which is just absolutely absurd: Saquon Barkley Kareem Hunt Rashaad Penny Jamaal Williams Josh Jacobs D'Onta Foreman Boston Scott Miles Sanders D'Ernest Johnson David Montogomery Devin Singletary Damien Harris Alexander Mattison Tony Pollard James Robinson I think if we can prioritize the FA TEs available, then pick up a WR and RB, we're in good shape next year.

Burrow Allen Herbert Hurts Jackson Lawrence Tua Young Stroud Allen, Herbert and Hurts are pretty interchangeable in that clump, currently ranked by consistency/current body of work. Jackson would be higher if he stayed healthy the past two seasons but he is below that initial clump of 4 due to injury concerns. Lawrence had a great year, but it has only been one great year, and even though Jackson was injured, he's still a former MVP and a stud when healthy. Tua looked great this year with a competent HC and OC but also his brain got scrambled a lot. Too small a sample size of great QB play to list him above anyone else at this point. Young and Stroud are at the bottom because they've never played in the NFL before.

Going to unpin this one, we can start using the below for now: