ForJimmy

I agree with a lot of what you are saying, but Stroud was the Huddle favorite and it wasn't that close. It was Stroud, Young, and only a couple Richardson fans (most were just intrigued by him but admitted he was a risk). After Carolina decided we were taking Young the pendulum swung back to Young, but that's just fans being fans.

Maybe but they also decided Stroud wasn't the guy either. I wonder how they feel about passing up him as their next QB and flipping Fields for picks.

I would lean draft Caleb Williams, but if some team offers us a stupid trade (which they probably would) then it would be hard to turn down. Fill our roster holes and give Young another chance makes the most sense.

A ton of info to digest. Thanks for doing the dirty work and lining it up for us! So Sam Howell has MORE time in the pocket and has been sacked 34 times?!? That just seems crazy to me because he is pretty mobile. Also how exactly is pocket time calculated? Time in the pocket without pressure or is it just time in the pocket in general? I feel like Young and Howell for example are shifting around in the pocket trying to buy more time and someone like Lawrence or Goff are just letting it rip. Granted we are talking about tenths of a second so it's probably not noticeable to the naked eye. Another thing to consider while glancing at the number of pressures and sacks is Bryce has only played 5 games vs most of their 6 and I am curious to know how many snaps/series. Just a total would estimate him at 19.2 which would tie him at 4th with Russ/Ridder/Wilson and co. I feel like pressure per drop back or sacks per drop back would tell a better story of the OL protection. I'll definitely have to read more of it when I have more time...

No one thinks he is putting up 40 with this roster. If he can go then ahead and promote him now. We are looking for an offense that has a pulse. How about at least 3 whole offensive TDs for starters. Hopefully we see an up-tempo offense in rhythm that gives us some hope and possibly a win. Also we only have one OG coming back this year our other starter won't be.

I don't think they were "in love" with him. I think he was their preference, but they weren't willing to part with what we did for him. DJ Moore on a decent contract was a big selling point for the Bears. At one point they mentioned the number 2 pick was for sale, but again who knows what is true or not. Also I don't doubt teams had Young off their boards. Any team wanting to have their QB under center most of the time or use their QB as a runner shouldn't consider Young. I just don't think the Texans were one of those teams. Shefter and Glazer are pretty solid sources IMO. I don't see one that says the Texans never had Young on their board?

https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/2023-nfl-draft-adam-schefter-calls-bryce-youngs-texans-visit-a-waste/ “I think Bryce Young is going to be the No. 1 pick. [The Texans] are not going to have a chance to take the guy that, I think, they would have liked to have taken.” Schefter also thinks they wanted him.

This is definitely part of it. We have at least 14 points scored by the defense Franklin at Minnesota and Hill this past Sunday as well. Plus we have been turning it over regularly aside from last game. Is also doesn't help that our best CB, both Safeties, and MLB have been injured most of the season.

I'm going to tell my grandchildren about those two TDs one day.

Gotcha. Just a little collateral damage.

With Bryce being a smaller (smallest) QB we might want to slide Icky over to LG and draft a more nimble LT. OGs are possibly more important to shorter QBs than OTs are. Icky would be a great LG IMO. The sad thing is this is actually what that PantherKing guy was saying before the season started... You know who I am talking about.

Oh poo! Straight from the creator himself! What did you do?

What happened to the real deal???

I thought I read where Brown helped create the offense. Maybe he is going to lean more towards the plays he likes/created.

On the outside I would guess it has dropped, but people smarter than us are able to separate the player from the situation. I'd say he is still a first rounder but who knows exactly where he falls.

Agreed, just showing they were high on him.

You want his? First 2 seasons as a starter his average was 6.2 and 5.9 17 TDs 16 INTs then 11 TDs 15 Ints. He did have longs of 52 and 68 though. He finished his career with 7.6 and a 98 long! Sounds like he was able to air it out some but must have thrown even more dinks and dunks to average it back down early in his career.

6 games too late, but hopefully he can give our offense a pulse.

Hopefully Corbett, Woods, and Bell. I know it's a longshot, but we could really use Horn as well.

If Brown is as talented as advertised he should make this look instantly better. I mean the bar is pretty damn low…

I’m amazed at Stroud’s transition to the NFL, disappointed we didn’t draft him, but still see potential in Young. Should we have traded what we did for Young? Probably not, but we can hopefully walk away from this with a good QB for many years to come.

@Varking wanted Stroud, but he has been pretty optimistic about Young. I mean what do you want him to do shun the player we should have drafted?

Best news I’ve read all day. We might win this Houston game. Let’s hope some players get healthy too.

Texans tried to trade up to draft him. We outbid them.

I think the point is sometimes offenses not calling for deep passes doesn't always mean the QB can't throw it deep. Mahomes would be the case and point. Young is getting hammered behind our OL and people are wondering why he doesn't throw it deep. My guess would be pressure/time to set up the big throw? Mahomes has had some issues with his OL plus weapons not names Kelce this year as well. I think our OL playing in the wrong scheme is the biggest issue with our offense. The no huddle quick offense marched down the field twice and scored against a solid team at home. Then we slow it down and watch our undersized QB get hit/pressured constantly. It's very frustrating to watch as I am see most of us already know....