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Trey Lance

Teddy's problem is bigger than throwing touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Teddy's problem is throwing touchdowns, period.

Actual footage of Rhule answering the question:

The chances of it being a serious drama are slim to none. Its going to be an Adam Sandler film with Happy Madison productions. The movie is going to focus on Payton's 1 year suspension from football where he was coaching 6th graders. So I bet its either going to be a flat out comedy or at most as "serious" as The Longest Yard. Which is why Kevin James was the choice and not someone else.

Lions fans ranking at the bottom of drunkenness is another question mark to me.

According to you...absolutely. They need to have an asterisk. In fact any college kid who didn't perform against NFL teams should have an asterisk. Weird.

Wilson has made those kind of throws in games. Have you even bothered to watch the tape?

Fields hadn't had his pro day, I agree. But maybe Fields pro day didn't really matter because Kyle has some hands on experience with Fields (when Fields was younger) and the tape speaks for itself. So imagine a scenario where they know Lawrence and Fields are QBs they would want to draft. With that in mind, picture the timing of the trade announcement. It was basically during Wilson's dazzling pro day. If you allow yourself to run with the theory that they already knew they would be okay with Fields...it was like the Wilson pro day convinced them that they would be okay with Wilson at #3 or that Wilson would go at #2 and Fields would be there at #3 so they pulled the trigger. They couldn't lose. I think if the Mac Jones rumors are real, it will be purely coincidental. If you recall, those rumors came out literally the moment the trade went thru. The only people that would know for sure if they had a definitive target would be Kyle and Lynch, and they were at Wilson's pro day. So you are telling me Lynch pulled the trigger on the trade and then immediately called some buddies and told them it was for Mac Jones? I'm not buying it.

The narrative on Mac Jones vs Fields is kind of funny to me as well. Mac starts for 1 season and suddenly he's a plug and play starter and the most pro ready guy. Fields has more experience but he's the guy that needs to sit for a few seasons to learn. WTF?

I don't get it either. If Fields turns out to be a good player, alot of people are going to feel stupid for overthinking things so much. As far as the unknown mojo, I agree. Its why the backup QB is the most popular guy in many cities and the next draft pick is always the most anticipated one.

COVID made 2nd pro days a thing.

That's not how it typically works. Teams don't trade with the team that wants "their guy." Teams trade in front of the team that wants their guy. If people think we want their guy, that increases the value of the Lions pick...not ours. Denver would be moving into our spot to block another team from trading into that spot.

Philip Rivers

How does the crisper drawer on a fridge work?

I agree, Teddy was a case of overpaying for something just to be sure they had something. It was like walking up to one of those carnival games with $2,000. But instead of playing $2,000 worth of games and risking walking away with nothing, we bought the teddy bear from the guy for $2,000. They knew what they were getting and it sure as heck was never going to be worth $2,000...but it was "better than nothing."

I would be okay with a conditional 7th round pick that only becomes due to us if Teddy is league MVP. Anything to get him off of our books.

This is a good way to look at it. He's an upgrade from Teddy and more than likely an upgrade from whomever we would have drafted as well, considering we would have been getting the table scraps after a QB feeding frenzy.

This must have been how Patriots fans felt when they drafted Tom Brady.

In this case I'm not so sure he was actually "bigger" than the other guy. He was just taller. The other guy looks stocky as heck. People often confuse height with size, and it makes some taller guys alot cockier than they should be in certain situations.

That would be hilarious if the Jets traded for Teddy a couple of years after trading Teddy.

So surely this will move to the criminal courts since money ain't a thing.

He is an upgrade from Teddy, that's for sure.

I think you are conflating some of the other random "accusers" with the main one that got the hearing.

You are a smart guy so I expect a better conversation. He ran around looking for something. It turns out, it wasn't there. It happens, it doesn't mean he needs to be taken out behind the shed and shot. But the alternative isn't throwing the ball away every down. Mahomes is young and human.

The debate has already gone in a direction that doesn't fit your narrative when you have taken a position that a QB has to run around for X seconds or throw the ball away and there is no solution inbetween. On the 7th day God rested, because he created Patrick Mahomes.