Proudiddy

Good post. DJ has been one of my favorite players since we drafted him, and I'm definitely gonna miss him. The brightside for him though is now he's gonna get the love he deserves as one of the best receivers in the league.

I like Shaq, but he's been fairly underwhelming for his career. Glad he's staying as he is a solid guy though... That being said, when this offseason started, I never expected that 2023 roster would include Shaq, but not DJ.

Damn. I thought he was just speculating. Then again, we could just be posturing through Person to bait the Texans into a deal.

But that's my issue, Scot. I'm not a scout or FO guy, but I've had a pretty phenomenal background projecting greatness here over the years before we picked, and I could be wrong, but I do NOT think Bryce Young is a franchise QB. Apparently people in our building do. I disagree. I could see him getting off to a quick start and then regressing to a baseline of middling career starter to a floor of Seneca Wallace. To me, if we're at #1 or #2, it's gotta be Stroud or bust. If they're wanting Stroud or even considering him an option, I'm not trading.

It's weird. I feel like you only trade to #1 if there is one specific guy you actually covet. So I think our FO and staff know exactly who they want and who they traded up there for. So, that's where I disagree with Person here... I don't think they traded there with the idea they like "more than one." They traded for THE ONE they like. Now, that being said, I only see us trading back if we have solid Intel that the Texans aren't interested in the guy we want. If that is the case, I'm taking that 12th pick and running Zay Flowers or Hyatt's card up to the podium. No hesitation.

I've been thinking about Laviska a lot more lately... I'm thinking he stays and has an expanded role here. To me, he is the perfect weapon/receiver for a rookie QB... typically with rookie QBs, the first year, they try to get them in a scheme where they arent holding the ball too long so there are less variables that can go wrong and they are able to get the ball out quick and let the receivers do damage after the catch. That is perfect for Laviska, and from the small sample size we saw last season, I could see Laviska functioning as a borderline #1/Deebo-type of receiver in that type of offense. I still don't understand why they didn't get the ball to him more on simple stuff like drags, meshes, stacks, etc. last year, because if you ask me his ability to make explosive plays per touch HAS to be one of the best in the league.

I wouldn't be surprised if we end up trading back a spot or two and picking up some picks. That's Fitt's style. He's a wheeler and dealer. If he knows the #2 or 3 won't take the guy we want, he'll trade back. As far as players, I don't think we'll be dealing anyone else. Premium is on QBs, Ts, Edge guys, and WRs, and out of our tradeable assets, we have Burns who would command the most in a trade, but both he, his brother, and guys around the team have already said we were working on an extension with him. So that's not happening.

Tepper needs to stfu.

I feel like the trade should've been good enough with just the picks. Not thrilled about the cost, but excited to see what we do at #1. And I'll miss DJ. I hope he flourishes with Fields. And yet, I also feel like I'm surprised we only gave up two firsts if that makes any sense.

My 4 are: 1) AR 2) Stroud 3) Nobody 4) Nobody I dont want Young. I just don't feel his frame or style of play will lead to consistent success in the NFL. He may get off to a quicker start than some other guys, but I don't expect it to last. And idk what it is, but it's several things... I just don't like Levis. Reminds me a lot of Blaine Gabbert coming out. Over hyped and under delivers. Edit: This is my personal top 4, not what I think the NFL decision-makers project. I honestly don't know how they would have it after this... DJ said earlier that some of them already had AR as their #2 guy on their QB big boards, so I imagine he may be 1 now on some of them. And yet, he's prolly 4 out of the big 4 on others. So who knows what they think... I just know his potential is just too big to ignore.

Yeah, but honestly, it looked like all of the top guys are using the drill to air it out instead. And even if they were supposed to be back shoulder throws, both Stroud's first and AR's last throw made the receiver wait on it and took them out of stride. The placement just wasn't great on either.

NGL, AR's deep throws were either better or just as good as Stroud's, cumulatively. Stroud's first throw was atrocious but the rest were beautiful. AR's last one was his worst, but all the rest were beautiful and on the money. I think Stroud hitting 63-ish yards in the air also has to do with who he's throwing to and knowing where to place it. But both impressive... if anything, I walk away more impressed with AR from this drill than Stroud, because we expect it from Stroud.

Gotta say, I'm all in on AR, but man, Stroud does throw a BEAUTIFUL ball.

I took it, combined with what Fitt said, that were are planning to identify THE guy, not just one we'd be happy with if they fell to us, and so long as the interviews and workouts affirmed their belief, we would move up to where we needed to in order to get that guy. Again, taking into account Fitt's "this is the year to do it," "if we identify the guy we want and trade up, we won't be picking that high again anyway," and "if you find a guy you like, you go up and get him" comments, it all jibes with what Leaky said here. He also didn't exclude the idea that we still bring in a high-end vet. The sense I got was that he was saying the vet move will kind of play off what we decide to do with the draft, first and foremost.

Nah, he called McCown if I remember right. And I would link it if I could remember the thread, but I don't now... it was a guy who popped up around the same time, username is Leaky Faucet. He said we were gonna assess the QB class after the combine and then commit to moving up and deciding what path to take with the vet options.

Agreed. I was actually unimpressed when contrasting his performance with the hype they were pumping leading up to it. The accuracy was not good. I didn't see any clear distinction in arm strength or talent. The one positive I will say is that he does appear to have a quick release and solid footwork. His throws look effortless, but they also looked meh. I don't know where the "experts" are getting this from.

Serious. He called other news before it happened a few weeks ago.

According to our insider here, the staff isn't waiting for pro days. Their mind will be made up after tomorrow and they'll make their move accordingly. I hope it's AR, and not just because of the combine... the combine just enhanced his value.

Go get him NAOW

Idk what his official time will be, but I'm convinced AR could've run faster than a 4.44 considering he was swerving the entire time. If he runs and stays between the lines the whole time, I'd put money on an official 4.3. Also, it is official. He is the guy we need to go get.

Yeah, I've been impressed. He's been effortlessly fluid.

I just don't see the appeal of Levis. They keep talking about the "cannon" and I don't see it. The accuracy hasn't been all that impressive compared to his peers throwing today either. And that's paired with the disappointing year he's coming off of. I don't want any parts of that dude. I also think I am officially transitioning into AR or bust territory. And I have a feeling after the combine that's gonna require moving up to #1.

Pinned.

I've been all in on AR. I'm even more so now. Move up to where we need to and take AR, period.

I have been able to browse, but I shared with the other mods that I was getting a weird auto-scrolling thing happening anytime I tried to post. Y'all may have seen some of my posts with weird like 30 empty spacing lines between paragraphs, and that's ehat was causing it. It also would not allow me to type if I didn't hit the first letter within like a millisecond, it would automatically close my keyboard and start auto-scrolling. I never got any feedback about it. I started using a different browser and it wouldn't ever happen on there. I suspect it's pop-ups/ads, which I have an ad blocker for, so I think I'm not seeing them, but they're still doing this wonky stuff to the interface. I'm back using Samsung browser, and it's calmed down, but yeah, it's some weird stuff going on.