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I'm assuming it's like a conditional 7th.

I thought we had some nice depth at WR. We trading for a CB next?

There it is!!

I can't understand why he fell to the 5th? I mean he was in talks for the top 10 after he previous year and still put up a solid final year with not much help from his teammates. I thought he would be a late 1st/early 2nd at worst. Imagine him getting most reps with the starters and playing behind that nice OL in Washington if he was picked that high.

Are you ok? I heard about Carson Strong and was concerned about you.

Who gives a poo? He is asking for an injury update. It was stated as nothing serious, but you never know with these big guys.

He has everything you want in an elite LT, good size, strength, athletic, smart and his nasty play style is just an added bonus. Campen should be able to develop him.

You guys have a coach? Is Kamara suspended yet for jumping that guy? Is Thomas injured yet? PS Winston is a creep https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2341841-jameis-winstons-rape-accuser-documents-experience-in-the-hunting-ground

Quick throw some cheap bourbon and old mardi gras beads over your right shoulder and mention the Vikings playoff game to make them disappear!

The Sam trade had me skeptical. I didn't like that 2nd rounder, but I was a little curious to see how he would do out of NYJ. The Same EXTENSION was the stupidest poo I've seen. I was all about drafting Fields and letting him compete with Sam/take over next season.

It was. People were raging over giving up a future 5th and taking on $5 million for our starting QB. I was baffled. We got him for so cheap with no long term attachments.

Things like that make me think he might have a future here. That kind of leadership can make all the difference.

I’m just a fan of the team and he looks the most promising we have seen in a while at the position. If Corral was lighting it up I’d be just as excited. I just don’t want to watch the same horrible offense we saw last year.

Are you implying the Browns didn’t also run the ball more?

I mean the fact that Joe Brady wanted Teddy because he was familiar with his offense tells us Rhule is pretty much letting the OC handle the offense and QB development. Sean Ryan would be right there with the OC.

He is ok I guess…. Maybe they will cut him and we can sign him?

He compared the first 4 seasons as starters for them and they are very similar. We all agree our staff can’t take him to the NO Brees level like Peyton did, but it does show you he has had a better career than most people realize. I honestly never realized Brees had that many INTs early in his career. The point is he “could” be “our” Brees AKA long term QB if he stays healthy and continues to grow as a passer.

So the be clear you stated “well they only had Brees for 2 years and had a much longer look at Baker.” Instantly debunked and the stats are pretty damn close in their first 4 years starting, 1 of which Baker was playing injured after week 2. Baker also went to a worse franchise with 3 different coaches over his 4 years. No one is saying he will be the next Brees, because we don’t have the stability and staff the Saints provided him with. We are just saying let’s not write him off yet. If he fails it will be so easy to let him go in FA and either draft one or roll with Corral. Let’s just see how the season unfolds before we freak out about Baker fan boys or cry about Corral being treated unfairly.

You don’t remember correctly. He was a Charger for 5 years with very similar numbers to Baker’s current stats. It’s already been posted here. Brees found Peyton though and Baker got stuck with Rhule.

Yeah but there were posters stating he is only looking good running because he is a man among boys due to him playing for a small school. He can legit run (obviously not Lamar or Vick), but looks like a smaller Cam in running style/ability. People need to realize D2 athletes have also come a long way. I mean 4.6 is normal for a NFL linebacker, if they can run a 4.4 then they are elite in terms of speed. Shaq runs a 4.64 and is considered fast, Luke ran a 4.58 and was incredible (not on speed alone, but he could close in on the ball pretty damn fast).

Yep, I remember hearing "he gets ran down by D2 linebackers" and "he can't do that against NFL players." However I wouldn't trust Rhule to develop him properly. He landed in a nice spot in Nashville.

Wasn’t Brees the “leftover” from the Chargers? He was just simply stating they had a similar first 4 years if you look at the stats and then both went to another team. Their style/demeanor is way different and Brees went to Peyton’s Saints vs Rhule’s Panthers. Pretty big difference…

I would imagine mid to late draft picks don't have a high success rate in general. I doubt it's just a Panthers thing. That range is usually special teamers/depth players. That's why I'm all for using one on OL every year. Norwell, BC (although I think he was a 3rd), now possible Mayes all seem like good players (Mayes is still undecided but looks good so far). The Pats usually do a good job developing quality OL with late round picks.

He looked like a rookie who didn’t get many reps which is exactly what he was. He looked awful the first game and better his second. He will keep getting better with more experience. Let’s see what Baker can do this year which will help dictate how we handle Corral in the future.