Jay Roosevelt

What's the deal with Taylor Moton? Is he out for an extended period?

I've been wondering if NFL teams would start taking advantage of this technology. I feel like it's something that can absolutely help players in practice with the mental aspects of the game in ways typical reps can't.

A religious person being full of poo? Who ever heard of such a thing!

It'd be insane if instead of Devante Adams being traded to the Jets Aaron Rodgers ends up being traded to the Raiders

This. It's why the Greg Olsen trade was one of the best in franchise history. Having said that, TE is also not a position you generally see players come right out of college and perform at a high level at. Even guys like Kelce, Kittle, Goedert, etc. took time to become impact players.

So ironic that Jaycee Horn seems to be the only player NOT injured this year.

I've been saying this for years.

Well yes, we definitely had both a coaching and culture problem. But that doesn't mean Darnold would ever have worked out here. He never did a thing with the Jets either; if anything helped him turn it around it was spending a year as a backup in San Francisco and then going to another QB whisperer in Kevin O'Connell. The passing game under Wilks was barely functional and was only that because our running game was balling out at the time. Having said that, I don't think this lasts for Darnold. I think he may play better than his first few years in the league from this point forward, but I think much of what we're seeing this year is scheme smoke and mirrors.As for Baker... well, you've got a better argument here. Still, he had previously shown plenty of flashes in Cleveland (won a playoff game) and needed a career reset. He may well have worked out with a better coaching staff here, but there were no indications of that at the time.

You know damn well if we'd have kept Darnold he'd still be playing like ass today.

It's not ideal, no. But I still think the primary reasons for his failure have been that all the things he was supposed to be great at just haven't translated to the NFL in any way. When you're not spotting obvious corner blitzes and making simple adjustments to protection you've got problems well beyond a few inches of height.

We shouldn't consider a trade unless we get a REALLY good offer; like a 1st rounder. Even then I wouldn't consider that unless Diontae has communicated to us that he doesn't plan to re-sign here. Based on his play so far he's more valuable than a 1st rounder we'd likely use to take a flyer on another receiver to replace him. People are assuming he doesn't want to be here, but we don't know that at all. The only thing we do know is he wants to be paid; I imagine if we offer him a contract he's happy with any reservations he may (or may not) have will pretty quickly disappear.

We could literally sign a UDFA off any practice squad in the league and get better results. At least they'd put in some effort.

If we're going for a developmental guy I like Milroe just based on physical traits alone, but he's very raw as a passer. Allar is kind of the same thing, but a little more developed as a pure passer and less of a run threat. I like Nussimeier, but I feel like he sneaks into the 1st round. He strikes me as the best fit of the three you mentioned for what Canales seems to want to run on offense.

Oh absolutely. I'm talking about QB in the 1st round. If we don't go QB early we absolutely should be drafting a developmental guy in the middle rounds.

Hate to see that particular injury. Could very well be career-ending. At the very least he's likely played his last down for the Panthers.

Depending on how well Dalton continues to play the rest of the season I think it's entirely possible we pass on a QB and just re-sign Andy and build the team up for another year or two before going QB. Obviously much depends on where we end up picking. If we're picking top-5 we probably have to go QB; if it's 6-12 range it'll depend if one drops; below that we're probably better off just going WR/DE and either giving the 2nd round QBs a look or passing altogether. Having said that, my current QB rankings are: 1. Cam Ward 2. Shedeur Sanders 3. Garrett Nussmeier 4. Carson Beck 5. Quinn Ewers 6. Jalen Milroe

Sadly, I have to agree. I was as big a Bryce supporter as anyone, but there isn't any real doubt left at this point. I will say, though, I don't think the issue is Bryce's arm strength or even his size as much as it is that the things that were supposed to be his biggest strengths (running the offense, reading defenses, processing, accuracy) have ended up not translating at all. Had those things actually translated to the NFL, I don't think his size or arm strength would have prevented him from being a franchise QB. Unfortunately, they seemingly have not translated at all.

Ok.

See, this SHOULD be true, but it's not. Because the state of QB play in the NFL is so bad right now that a guy like Dalton is likely better than half the starters in the league based purely on performance as opposed to value, which factors in things like age and draft picks/cap space used on a player. OBVIOUSLY BETTER: C.J. Stroud Jordan Love Aaron Rodgers Josh Allen Justin Herbert Joe Burrow Patrick Mahomes Lamar Jackson Brock Purdy PROBABLY/LIKELY BETTER: Jalen Hurts Matthew Stafford Jared Goff Jayden Daniels Tua Tagovailoa ABOUT THE SAME: Sam Darnold (I'm putting him here because I think it's likely he reverts to his usual play at some point; what we're seeing is more coaching/scheme than elite play) Baker Mayfield Derek Carr Kirk Cousins Dak Prescott Trevor Lawrence Kyler Murray Geno Smith Justin Fields CLEARLY WORSE: Jacoby Brissette Will Levis Deshaun Watson Gardner Minshew Daniel Jones TOO EARLY TO CALL: Caleb Williams Bo Nix Anthony Richardson

Pump the brakes now. Dalton is a very good veteran QB, but let's not act like he's the second coming of Dan Marino. But to be fair with how awful the QB play has been by the young QBs over the last few years (Stroud excluded) I think some of these veterans certainly do look a lot better.

Josh Norman?

I have a admit, he did look massively improved today.

Y'all need to get off the Arch Manning hope train right now because that ain't happening. No chance that family (not to mention the league office) lets Arch play for any team that isn't on the "approved" list and you can bet your ass that ain't a list we're on.

Evero is a great DC. He just has nothing to work with, and less after all the injuries.

Good call to go for it; just didn't go out way. At least they're backed up now.