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Also if we went by the 2 game thing, Teddy would be our guy. He looked good the first few games... Just some perspective.

Ok so he HAS been in the league 3 years, so he should have an advantage over any rookie. I get we treat him like a rookie, but I also don’t think he will be a 3 year project like some of these rookies will. When the year is over we should have an idea if he will work in our system or not. I think that seems more than fair. I’m not saying he has to even take us to the playoffs, just show he is getting better by year end and look better than he did on the Jets by a decent margin. Speaking of Jets, who in the hell is their C and how does he have a job in the NFL. Those highlights were awful blocking....

He was so small, but had a good run with us.

If they did, it would be worth it just the same.

Is Horn going to be our next great CB to wear 24? It worked out well for Norman and Bradberry!

I honestly don’t think we need him unless he comes cheap. We have a good bit of young talent on this defense that will improve as the year progresses.

Burns has never had a legit secondary behind him. He could have a huge year! Add another year for Chinn, Brown, and YGM to develop and it’s going to be a fun defense to watch. I can totally see Horn and Jackson feeding off each other!

He is trying so hard to troll, but isn’t very good at it... Here is a little advice. You have to make it just slightly believable you might be for real with the slightest shades of truths in your troll. It either gets a good chuckle or response. That’s like Trolling 101.

Now THAT is a BOLD prediction!

Agreed, especially in the later rounds.

I think Smith having blood clotting issues scared some scouts off. He is too good of a guard to get drafted where he did...

I wouldn’t necessarily say that. He views Darnold and Horn as a better investment in this team’s future than Darnold and Jones/Fields. If you stay with just Darnold (like we did) you also get Horn. Which makes sense to me assuming they believe in Darnold ( which they clearly do).

It’s nice to have him because we are going to more than likely have to let Anderson or Moore walk in the future...

It sounded like they were mostly high on Fields but also high on Darnold (like Mr Scott was saying) close to the same if not more. They liked the idea of Horn plus Darnold than just Fields or Darnold (they both can’t play consistently at once obviously). It makes sense honestly...

He wants to go to the west coast with his girlfriend. Plus he is shown he is willing to retire on a moments notice...

Just own it. It’s ok. You wanted Slater if Sewell was gone because he was the other elite prospect in your eyes. Our staff either thinks Erving is good enough or this class was deep enough to find value later. I don’t think Christensen is one of the elite prospects which is my point... Sewell and Slater were. No one here is crying about it. There are legit concerns that are being brought up and that’s fine for fans to do. I love the Horn pick and hope Darnold kills it, but I’m still concerned at how much faith was put in him...

So when me and others says we can address LT later in the draft with a deep class and you insisted on one of the elite ones at 8.... Like you said it’s ok to be wrong. Hell I thought Herbert would be a bust, and Teddy would be good for us.

You also said we couldn’t draft a QB without a LT. Have been countered with the Chargers and Herbert, said can’t have two rookies which again countered with Cousins and RG3. We didn’t get a LT at 8 like you wanted, obviously our staff sees that differently than you. My favorite part is how you claim smokescreens aren’t common with sources line up with you, but when they don’t it’s just a smokescreen. We all have opinions on how this team should be ran and not one of us (not even Verge) is going to be right all the time or line up with our staff’s views. He has every right to be skeptical of Darnold (he was with Teddy too) and question our staff’s ability to evaluate QBs. They are 0-1 eating $40 million from their Teddy mistake so far.

I would love for Kenny Robinson to step up, but am worried they are going to use Burris out of position...

I hope he gets a pick 6 against Winston this year to run it in their faces!

Love that data/input! Makes me feel better about him going into this season.

Anyway hopefully Darnold plays great and Horn turns into a shutdown CB and we won’t be having this conversation next year!

Pick 3 was the 3rd QB we had the 4th fall to us. Also the 4th in this draft was the 2 behind Lawrence just last year. That WFT win should matter to you because you didn’t want us taking a QB anyway. With a healthy CMC and our better defense we may not be in the top 5 even with him playing bad. He even got some late season wins on that terrible Jets team last year, Having Darnold as our uncontested starting QB was a gamble. Go around and talk to neutral fans and tell them we passed on Fields because we have Darnold and watch their expressions. It was a bold move and hopefully our staff was right. After Teddy they are 0-1 minus $40 million on QBs right now.

If he plays like Teddy or worse and we finish with a better record because our roster is better. When you are drafting in the top ten the hope is you want be there next year if you believe in what you are building. You should always look at a QB unless you have a solidified person already throwing the ball. People are acting like this is just coming from this board. Any of the negatives reviews from our draft question us banking on Darnold and not drafting one. It was a bold gamble by our staff and I hope it pays out, but if it doesn’t it clearly sets us back.