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If one of the big 3 LT fall to us, I would think we would have to take one. If not trade down if possible, if we can’t then maybe we look at QBs.

Whoops. Nice catch (not Caldwell, you)!

Agreed. I would say the great leaders tend to get the most out of their teammates. Manning could make an decent WR play great and Brady won one with Caldwell as his best WR. You are right though, if no one is open and there is no time to through the ball, it doesn’t matter how good your QB is. This is a little bit of what I was saying with Willis and Howell. Howell has proven he can be great with weapons and when his OL gives him a little time (2020 season), and he didn’t play terrible when he had neither.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/pittnews.com/article/162514/sports/kenny-pickett-announces-return-for-fifth-year/amp/ He seems to hold it better in the pictures in this article. Everyone loves a good ball holder…

They had to make up for missing that Higgins facemask on Ramsey on his long TD.

Strong struggled at the Senior Bowl. That hurt his stock pretty bad.

I am ok with drafting Glass, but it would need to be 6th/7th round. Best case would be he signs here undrafted. Give him a year or two to develop and in an extremely rare case we could have a Romo/Warner/Delhomme undrafted QB become a starter. More likely he could be a project/backup for us. We just watch the undrafted QB for the Ravens step in and throw up some nice numbers. Glass would basically be our backup with a slim chance of starting one day. In the 6th/7th he would be pretty low risk (I mean otherwise Rhule may draft a LS again).

Love the optimism, but a lot would have to go well for that to happen to us. We would have to fire Rhule and replace him with a coach better than Pederson (seems likely I agree), then find a QB that is better than Lawrence (he is still a bit of a question mark, but we have really poo the bed on QBs lately), and build our line ( which is very possible, only Jax is about to draft a high potential LT this draft). Also the Jags will be trying to improve their team in the meantime without having to worry about finding a QB.

I hope Rhule isn’t allowed to trade any future picks…

Bucs and Steelers are looking.

I definitely don’t think he is as good as Burrow. He has shown an ability to study film, work on himself and become much better than he was. His arm strength is average (similar to Burrow) and he go through his progressions while buying time in the pocket (like Burrow). Burrow is just wired different than an average QB. He rarely makes mistakes and stays calm under pressure. He is constantly working on becoming better (posted an article earlier on how he has increased his motion/velocity throwing from year one to two). If Pickett can be 75% Burrow he would be worth the pick.

Also a lot of FAs just want the money. If the money is right, they sign.

I can’t wait to see him on the field!

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/9301023002 https://borderfuelsports.com/blog/2021/11/02/kenny-pickett-the-next-joe-burrow/ Remember, I’m just the messenger…

Or just maybe teams opinions change as prospects get scrutinized under microscopes and leaks get out on who teams above them like as the draft approaches?

I don’t understand the hate. Most scouts agree he is a first rounder. Maybe 6 is high, but he is still labeled as a first round draft pick at the QB position.

That’s fair, but that is definitely coachable and something he can improve on. It’s a pretty common issue for young QBs.

Lol right? He is like the anti gunslinger.

Gunslingers using have strong arms and will force some throws and throw some picks. You live and die by their arms. I always thing of Favre when I hear gunslinger. Usually strong arms that can let it rip on a moments notice. Burrow is a film room junky who will be the hardest working player on the team. (Just my opinion when I hear the word).

Yeah I think people are just overreacting and freaking out about him being drafted by us at 6. I’m not a die hard Pickett fan, but I think he is a solid prospect who can start sooner than a Willis or Howell (2 of which I probably prefer for the long term potential). If he got picked up us I wouldn’t be upset.

https://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/33304/how-joe-burrows-improved-velocity-could-have-bengals-thinking-playoffs?platform=amp He spent this past offseason working on his mechanics to increase his velocity. His arm strength was “always a knock on me” so he stated in this article. He is smart, clutch, tough as nails, but gunslinger isn’t really a word I would use to describe him. He is the closest thing to Brady I’ve seen honestly, but is a good bit quicker on his feet.

Burrow just took out Mahomes and he isn’t the “gunslinger” Mahomes is. Is Brady a gunslinger? What about Brees? They need adequate arm strength and the ability to read a defense and make the right plays at the right time. Give me an accurate, smart QB with adequate arm strength over a gunslinger any day. I don’t know if Pickett is the guy or not, but he seems to be a guy that will study film and out in the time to get better like he did he previous year to get better. He showed he can put up great numbers and win against decent competition without any superstars on his team. His strength may be evading pressure and keeping his eyes downfield to make the right reads. That’s something we could definitely use on our team. There is a lot to like about him and some question marks (lack of production previous years). I’m not saying he is the man for the job, but he isn’t a terrible prospect.