BrianS

Torn by the idea of Darnold. Others have said, well look what happened when the Bills stuck with Josh Allen. And it's not really comparable. Allen made VERY clear strides forward every year. His completion percentage went up, every year. His TD% went up, every year. His INT% went down, every year. His yardage went up, every year. Some have "It's Gase fault" and I don't discount the legacy of Adam Gase either. But consider the curious case of Ryan Tannehill. He actually became a better QB under Gase. I know! I couldn't believe it either. But the stats are there. Gase drove Tannehill from a career 60% passer to a 65% passer. Gase did drive Tannehill's INT% way up, but as soon as Gase was out of the picture, it dropped back to his career norms, but his completions stayed up. That's where my concern with Darnold comes in. Darnold just isn't completing the ball. Remember, his rookie year, Darnold was NOT with Gase. I'm sure the ineptitude of the coaches was at a similar level, but the Gase QB effect we saw in Miami with Tannehill didn't happen with Darnold. Darnold has been who he is regardless of the coaching. No major shifts. I wouldn't mind taking a flyer on him. Jets get our 3rd and TB5, we get Darnold. No one will do that deal, but I'd take it if we could get it.

Of teams that gave up more points per game than we did, two made the playoffs (Browns and Titans). Of teams that scored fewer points per game than we did, none made the playoffs. *shrug*

This doesn't even make any sense. I mean "...performance was offset by all the new draft picks, so we moved closer to the middle of the pack..." You do realize that most people who bring in so many rookies fall to the bottom right? We were 31st on defense last year! THIRTY FIRST! Snow got us up to 18th, with a lesser group. By every measure, that defense overperformed given expectations and talent. Honestly, it wouldn't be all that hard to argue that our defense was better than our offense. Yes, I agree, a great many of our problems on offense revolved around the QB, but nonetheless, our defense handed the ball to our offense in the fourth quarter at least seven times this year with a chance to win. That's the kind of defense you want. Keep you in the game, hand the ball to your team and give them a chance.

Yea, pretty much every 3-4 team when they go nickel.

Wait, wut? Are you trying to say our defense UNDER achieved this year? Our defense went from 31st in 2019 to 18th in 2020 in terms of points surrendered. Our overall talent level decreased monumentally with the loss of James Bradberry and Luke Kuechly, and yet our results improved. Phil Snow deserves a damn medal for that alone, all the while he was being doubted across the media and fan base alike. Look, he may yet hit his ceiling. He may not be the guy in the long run. But he began a turnaround for us. He definitely deserves our support, and a chance to build on that.

I don't disagree, I too would rather have a "known" quantity. Unfortunately, the salary cap prevents every team from having "known" quantities at every position. The price for this player will be not just in picks but in cap as well. By trading away picks for a known player, you acknowledge a much larger cap hit, as well as take away some of your options to acquire lower cost players as well. It's a double whammy.

We *need* to keep our picks. We *need* to hit on our picks. That's all there is to it. You can't start thinking about trading away picks for vets until we actually have a team that competes. Let's take a year or two more to build a team. As long as we continue to improve, I can live with that. When we start having those winning years consistently, we can then start thinking in terms of needing to fill just a few key holes.

I think it's too early in the rebuild to give up so many picks. We really need a QB, but most of the elite established QB's are just going to eat up too much room right now for us to be the team we want to be. We need three or four really good drafts. Once we've got the foundation of the team rebuilt, yea, we could grab a vet QB if we haven't found a drafted one.

He's in. His numbers alone say he is in. There were a handful of years there where he was just uncoverable. Yes, he had some off field / locker room issues, and yes that does tarnish his legacy a little bit, but you cannot ignore the body of work.

I dunno why, I just think of Harbaugh as a defense guy. Probably because of the team he coaches.

You are not wrong. He's done ok developing defensive disciples, which is weird. I suspect it's because he actually lets those guys go do their thing. McDermott and Harbaugh come to mind.

That's too many picks this year. Like the idea, not sure about that comp.

Do you know what I can't believe? Two offensive coaching staffs managed to know Remmers and his problems and DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO COVER FOR IT. It's the "too many weapons" and not enough players problem.

Really? When? His *only* seasons with any success at all were with . . . Peyton Manning. His one coordinator season without Manning? 18th in total offense. Honestly, what has Gase actually accomplished? Oh, he was the QB's coach for one of the best to ever play in Manning. A guy who frankly didn't need a coach - a guy who probably WAS a coach. Gase has done nothing, and it's now caught up to him. He'll be lucky to get a positional job in the NFL at this point. As a rule, people get too wrapped up in the coaching. Sometimes players just transcend the coaching. Manning. Brady. Montana. Favre. Organizations should be very careful to evaluate coaches outside the confines of those transcendent players. It's one reason I had/have hope for the Rhule hire. The guy didn't succeed because he had the best players. He took bad players in bad programs and turned them into good players. Yes, I agree, he never won anything, but he made the right steps for as long as he was with each program. Which, honestly, wasn't very long. Bienemy? Yea, same story. What has he actually done? Nothing that I can tell.

To be fair, you can't level that criticism at Robby and not do the same with Curtis. Because pre-TB5, they both had about the same catch %. Both of them jumped up in catch % this year. Someone is going to see that and overpay Curtis. Personally, I'd rather have a 6' 3" true outside receiver than a 5' 11" slot guy. I love Curtis and what he brings to the offense, but slot guys are not that hard to find. Our problem historically is that all we seem to find is slot guys. Then we try to push them outside and they fail. Rinse repeat.

What Watson wants is irrelevant. The Texans aren't going to give him away. He clearly has some unrealistic expectations.

I hope he goes in as a Panther, if he does go. While most of his on field exploits were with the Saints, I think it's safe to say he had a much larger impact here.

His fumbling history is no different than Russell Wilsons. Also bear in mind Carr's worst year with fumbles was the same year he was sacked FIFTY ONE times.

Dear OP: You like Mac Jones. We get it.

If Luck decides to unretire he still has three years left on his Colts contract.

I can't wait to hear the explanation of how 11 players will be off the board by pick 8.

False logic. The Falcons taking a QB has nothing to do with Matt Ryan coming back. He was always coming back. It has everything to do with the fact that Matt Ryan is 36. It has everything to do with the quality of the QB class and where they are picking within that class. There is no scenario where we draft at eight and less than four QB's are off the board before we do.

No, this is incorrect. That's the knock that some folks have for Carr, but you need to watch his eyes when he plays. His eyes are downfield, sometimes for a little too long. His first read is always downfield. If anything, I think he's sometimes a little late getting to the checkdown. Not that he doesn't take it, but it's definitely not his preferred choice. FWIW - Carr had a higher intended air yards per attempt than Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray and Big Ben (as well as 18 other QB's).

Carr would be a MUCH better contract for us that TB5. Nothing in there guaranteed assuming he comes over in trade. If he comes here and lights it up, you've found a guy who can give you another 5-7 years. Plenty of time for a SB run. If he is terrible, you can cut him easily.

Just the opposite. He takes his team downfield and scores. Five times last year. He had a sixth time pissed away after he put his team ahead of the Chiefs with 1:45 to go and the defense couldn't get a stop.