Jay Roosevelt

Etienne.

Not bad so far.

Defense is surprising me so far.

Parker Romo is the Xavier Legette of kickers.

To be fair, Illinois has played so awful on defense he hasn't had any reason to go to his second read.

Today was the first time I saw John Mateer play beyond highlights. He could be a serious option at QB come draft day. He's got some of that 2010 Auburn Cam Newton vibe as far as putting his team on his back.

Everything he said was absolutely true.

I can't see more than 5 wins, and that's at the top end.

Absolutely not.

I think the Baker/Darnold thing has been overblown. QBs that struggle with the team that drafts them and go on to find success elsewhere often do end up going to multiple new teams before they figure it out and/or find the right situation. It just so happened that we traded for both guys in back-to-back years and neither player had quite figured it out yet. Baker, I think, needed more time and a better supporting cast. Darnold, I think, benefitted from a year on the bench in San Francisco a ton. I don't really have any ill will towards either of them. I think they both came here with the best intentions after coming from difficult circumstances; unfortunately the Panthers were - and still are, it seems - also in the process of figuring things out.

I honestly hope he figures it out, but at this point we have little reason to think that he will. He's been even worse than he was as a rookie, which is tough to do. I see no reason he shouldn't be bumped down the depth chart once Coker is back. Jalen is the better player and it's not even remotely close right now. That would if nothing else allow XL to be moved around to where he's in the best position to contribute instead of forcing him into a role he's clearly not ready for and may never be ready for.

Turn the corner? That would mean he'd actually have to beat the corner and we know he can't do that.

We will not.

Legette and luxury have no business in the same sentence with each other.

The more I look at the options and how some of these players are performing, I'm thinking 2026 will not be a good year to go QB in the 1st round. I like Sellers, but he absolutely should return for another season and likely will if things continue the way they are going at South Carolina.

We need a full scale tear-down and rebuild. Done properly this time. No more holdovers from the previous regime. If Morgan goes, Canales goes, all the scouts and front office personnel go and all the assistants go. Hire someone to actually consult and build an organization, not just put together a staff.

I get what you're saying, but situations like these almost always require the QB to go to a new team before figuring it out.

I can understand the logic. Going for 2 made sense the first time considering how far down we were. Then you don't get it and are basically forced to go for it the second time, too. Way down the list of concerns we have, IMO.

Teams focus too much on finding a QB. They need to focus more on finding the right coach + QB combo.

Best QB I've seen this year so far, with all due respect to Allen and Jackson.

We're saved.

Justin Herbert might win MVP this year.

The more I see of C.J. Stroud the more I think 2023 was just not a very good year to pick a QB early. He might be the best of the bunch but he hasn't looked like his rookie self in a while now.

Getting himself open is literally his job.