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Yeah look no further than rookie year Herbert and Burrow. Yeah Burrow got hurt, but both he and Herbert played great behind terrible offensive lines.

I can’t believe we aren’t 32 in pass blocking. As LG stated, there is no reason why BC and Brown shouldn’t be getting playing time now. We know these vets (outside of Moton) aren’t the answer.

That’s the story for every FA and draft pick (especially 1st round OL, it’s become as risky as QBs). Most franchise QBs were drafted by their team. Several of the top lines have high tier FAs on them. You have to find your QB to compete. We probably won’t be able to replace all 4 linemen, but replacing 2 out of 4 with a top tier FA is a good way to start. Late draft picks can come in and compete with BC, Brown, and whoever else we gave on our roster. Just getting our line from bottom of the league to middle will do wonders.

Browns picked up Conklin and he is playing great, Rams Whitworth, Niners Trent Williams, Chiefs Thuney, there are plenty examples of veterans coming in and helping. We would still have Moton (who we drafted) and players like BC, and Brown who can hopefully develop. It won’t be a total overhaul, but we need a couple solid players to pair with Moton to make our line competitive. We won’t go from bottom tier to top, but hopefully we can get in the middle and work our way up,

I named 5 in one of the posts you quoted. Cam Robinson (average), Armstead (elite), Sherff (elite), Teller (solid), and Connor Williams (average to above average). Orlando Brown is set to become one, but I’m sure the Chiefs lock him up. DJax would be a luxury to resign. I wish we traded him or Bouye before the deadline. With Horn coming back and Taylor starting to play great we won’t need Bouye, DJax, and Gilmore to get paid. I’d personally like Gilmore as a vet presence out of the 3, but I’m not sure his price tag matches his age.

We overspend for lower level FAs like Erving , Elf, and Paradis all with injury concerns. Sometimes you have to pay premiums for s premium product. Drafting a QB gives you 4-5 years with a QB on a rookie deal. That allows you to pay more for talent around him. Once you have your guy you start drafting and developing players to replace them after your QB gets paid.

There will be FA options, you just have to pay for them. I’d rather spend money on that than another $15 million Sam or $20 million Teddy journeyman QB. Go pick up Cam Robinson, Scherff, Armstead, Teller, or Connor Williams. Work in BC and Brown. Herbert and Burris (injury aside) played with terrible lines their first year. You have to have a QB period. Give Darnold a better line and he will just hold the ball longer and continue to make terrible decisions. Having to watch him again next year will be a tough sell for the fans.

He should have called an all out blitz the next play. Even if Mac hands it off you lay him out. That’s the only way he will learn not to play dirty like that.

They just need to draft one. Try to sign a solid FA OL or two and a draft a QB.

The defenses are knowing our routes and when we call them. It doesn’t matter what kind of talent you have, that’s an issue.

I’ll take Howell or Pickett happily at this point.

You misspelled Darnold.

He has had a year and a half as an OC and is producing bottom of the league numbers trending downwards. There are too many qualified people that could have this job vs keeping a young, inexperienced, failing person there. Again when multiple teams say they know the plays/routes it’s a bad issue.

The offense is damn near unwatchable. If it was a rookie QB that I believed would be better it would be much more tolerable, but that’s not the case. If only we kept our picks and drafted Fields we could use round 1 and 2 on OL next year with a young promising rookie. The worst part is many people on here saw this coming…

Hold people in high positions accountable?

If Rhule was the driving force behind Teddy and Darnold he should be on thin ice. Brady needs to go. When teams are publicly saying they know your plays it’s an issue. If Brady was pushing for Teddy or Sam he should definitely be gone. I would fire Brady and tell Rhule he doesn’t have full roster freedom anymore.

I can’t see how anyone is wanting to defend Darnold right now. The man threw 2 terrible red zone INTs with time and was literally crying over it. He was crying because even he knows he isn’t the answer.

In his defense, I believe his top 2-3 WRs have been hurt throughout the year. I know he was missing 2 for the UT game and 3 for Auburn.

The Darnold trade was much worse with stronger implications on our team and it’s not even close honestly.

So what does Brady have to do to get fired?

Henderson hasn’t been healthy. I’m sure he was held out like Elf was for lack of reps/conditioning. CJ cost less capital than Darnold and Darnold is one of the main reasons we are losing. I haven’t given up on Henderson yet and I have lost all faith in Darnold. I’m kind of intrigued about having both Henderson and Horn back and healthy next year. There is definitely potential there.

The shitty thing is we don’t have much draft capital. If we had our picks we could potential walk away with a QB and 2 starting interior linemen next year…

If we go OL first I won’t complain, especially if we have a different QB.

Yeah those were terrible decisions.