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We're absolutely contenders for it, but have a questionable defense so who knows. But T-Mac is a legitimate stud, will be a Top 10 pick in the draft and the only WR who might get drafted ahead of him is Burden, not Hunter.

I'll take T-Mac's hands and catch radius advantage over Hunter's quickness and top end speed any day of the week, as it's not like T-Mac is bad in those areas, Hunter is just a bit better as he's not as big of a WR, it makes sense. And sure, he would have better stats if he only played offense, but that doesn't make him a better draft prospect. In the same vain, you could say T-Mac would have had better stats last year too if he didn't have a teammate who also had 90 catches for 850 yards and 13 TDs last year (Jacob Cowing now of the 49ers). Or hell, maybe even if he didn't have to play with a bum at QB the first month of the season before we made the change to Fifita who then ended up as the National Freshman of the Year (and before you say it, no, the QB isn't making T-Mac who he is, if anything it's the other way around).

Didn't expect you to be watching Arizona in the past, but if you're going to proclaim to know where players will be drafted and are willing to put a $100 bet on it, maybe you should at least be familiar with one of the top two expected WRs in next years draft. I'm not saying Hunter is bad by any means, he'll be a darn good NFL WR if he decide to play that side of the ball, but the only thing he has over T-Mac would be top end speed and quickness, but that's to be expected for an elite 6'1" WR compared to a 6'5" WR. The last time I was so sure an Arizona player would be an elite NFL player was with Gronkowski. I never even said these things about the guys we've had since then who got Heisman votes, which we've had a couple of. And I was telling all my friends during his Freshman year that Gronk was going to be the next elite TE in the NFL... T-Mac has been even more impressive in college. I wasn't expecting Gronk to be the best TE of all time, so can't say I expect T-Mac to be a better NFL player, but he's our best player in school history.

here's a shorter video with some of his highlights from last year too But see, that's my point, you basically just said you know nothing about the kid but are certain that Hunter will go ahead of him. I've watched lots of both of them being an Arizona alum, there is no comparison to them, T-Mac is a significantly better WR while Hunter is a "better" college player because of his two way ability. And at 2:35 of this video he makes a NASTY TD grab over Hunter defending him too

Watch this, and pay close attention to the catch he makes around the :50 mark of the video, he does that kind of stuff on a regular basis, his hands are made of glue

Arizona alum who isn't overreacting to anything, he's THAT good T-Mac and Burden from Mizzou are expected to battle to be the first WR off the board, I've seen a mock that had T-Mac going as high as #4 And like I said, it's not one game, look at his game log for him down the stretch last year too (and notice that's against 6 ranked teams during that stretch too), just go watch some of his highlights and you'll realize there is zero homerism to me saying this.

Done deal as a WR though… if teams decide he’s a CB, then it’s about need But if he goes into the draft as a WR, there is zero chance he’s taken ahead of T-Mac (or Burden for that matter) assuming he plays out the season healthy and doesn’t have an injury red flag pulling his draft stock down NFL teams don’t fall for media darlings and feel good stories in the top of the draft. Cant wait till we play them this year, T-Mac had 9 for 107 and a TD last year with Hunter covering him all game.

If a team takes him as the #1 WR over T-Mac from Arizona, then they're beyond stupid, and no, that isn't the homer in me. Hunter gets overrated because of his 2 way play, it makes him a truly elite college player and a clear cut Heisman favorite, but it does nothing to help his draft stock where he's going to end up being forced into one position in the end. McMillan is 6'5 with speed, leaping ability, and some wiggle to him with the ball in his hands, and speaking of his hands, they're basically just giant slabs of glue, because he catches anything that they touch. He's not going to burn past you like a Tyreek, but that's not the type of speed most 6'5" guys have anyways, and that's really his only "flaw" if you even want to call it that. 730 yards in his last 3 games, over 1,110 yards in his last 7 He will absolutely be the #1 WR off the board in the draft, no doubt in my mind. I've seen comps call him a Mike Evans, but to me, I've always seen more of an AJ Green when watching him play, but either way, the kid is going to be a long time All Pro type of player in the league.

Tetairoa McMillan with 10 catches for 304 yards and 4 TDs to open the season. Going back to last season, he has 1,114 yards and 9 TDs in his last 7 games, and 730 yards in his last 3 games. He could put up just stupid numbers this year, our QB is his best friend and they've played together since 8th grade, their chemistry is off the charts and he feeds him the ball, because why wouldn't you with a guy that good. I said it last November, we need to draft this kid with our first rounder next year, he's going to be a stud in the NFL for a long time, he really has it all.

Ehhhh, not so sure about that Why would someone watch a football game they don't care about just to hear Brady be a commentator during the game? I'm a massive sports fan and I don't think I've ever once watched a game because of an announcer, would be a weird reason to tune in

Brady doesn't have the personality to have his own show like the Manning brothers do, that's something entirely different than being a color commentator. Aint nobody paying Brady $40 million to do something like the Manningcast He'd be more likely to end up as a studio analyst than that, and maybe he will someday, but unless Fox fires him, I can't see him walking away from that contract unless he's truly miserable calling games. He's going to get $37 million a year, while not being allowed to do like 75% of the work that most color commentators do because of these new proposed restrictions for him. He needs to show up 22 Sunday's a season and talk for 3 hours, what an easy gig

He would have to REALLY hate it to voluntarily walk away from that contract, even more so if these conditions are put into place. He gets paid almost $40 million a year to work 21 days (18 weeks plus playoffs), 22 in a Fox Super Bowl year. Brady was always a guy who would stay into the game anyways, so I don't count him watching film as him working, as he'd be doing that anyways without this job. So if you then take away the days they get into town early to talk to player/coaches and maybe watch practice, plus no production meetings, it's even less he has to do. Not like this is a time consuming job, the only thing it does is doesn't allow him to go on any trip or vacation for more that a couple days at a time from September to February each year, but seems like a small inconvenience for getting paid that much money.

I've actually thought he was going to be horrible since the announcement, until a month or so ago when there was a video out there of him breaking down a play on I think a podcast. It was pretty clear that he's actually put in the work over the last year to get ready for the job, and with his football knowledge, I don't think he's going to be terrible anymore, and could be pretty good. This however isn't insignificant, it really would hamper his ability to give a quality call. Which would be okay if he was on the #2 team, but on the top team that calls NFCS and Super Bowls, it would be a disservice to fans.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41032440/nfl-says-brady-face-tv-restrictions-raiders-part-owner First they kick a proven elite color guy in Olsen off their #1 team to give to Brady. But now it's coming out that Brady is going to have significant restrictions on what he can do in that role, because of his impending Raiders ownership. He won't be able to speak to players in the lead up to games, can't be in production meetings, and will be limited in the criticism he can make of refs, teams, and players. I hadn't thought of this before, but it makes a ton of sense, he could gain a lot of information on teams/players that he could pass onto the Raiders if he was involved in those discussions. But now that this is out there, how can they keep him on the top team? That means in NFCS and every other Super Bowl, the color commentator won't be able to say, "in practice this week...." or "I was talking to the QB yesterday and...." That's kinda a key component to that job and providing quality analysis, how in the world can they justify having him in this role now? Do the right thing Fox and give the job back to Greg

Under no circumstance can we sign him to a top dollar contract before the end of the season We have his 5th year picked up, him and his agent have to understand that he has to play a full season before we can give him a big contract If he's healthy and playing at an elite level all season, then sure, go ahead and get the deal done before the season is over, but those discussions can't even begin until at least the 12th or so game of the year. He's missed 31 of a possible 51 games in his career, end of story.

I'm not sure Bryce is getting drafted in a 10 team league if it was a super flex If every team took 2 QBs and a backup, that would still leave 2 starting QBs not taken, and that's if none of the backups were stash picks like Drake Maye Honestly, what week 1 QB are you taking Bryce over if you remove all Panthers fandom? Only possibilities would be whoever ends up as Denver's starter and Daniel Jones, and I'm probably taking whoever is playing in Payton's system over Bryce anyways.

Nobody is even giving up a single first for him anyways with his injury history, so what you'd need for him is irrelevant And I'm not giving up on him for even a 2nd right now so none of it matters, just hope the front office doesn't make yet another stupid trade

I'll be honest, not sure I'm too high on drafting any Panther for fantasy this year outside of Brooks depending on your league format I was VERY high on Theilen last year and my league laughed at me when I overspent to get him (we do an auction, pretty sure I was just getting bid up, but I wasn't losing him). He was a perfect fit with Bryce without us having any legit outside WRs and I was right, he killed it in fantasy, even if he tapered off a bit towards the end of the year. That league is also a 12 team PPR with 2 WRs and 2 flex spots that most team use 2 WRs in, so Thielen as a flex last year was a monster for me. This year though, I think Johnson and Thielen kinda hurt each other's fantasy value. They're going to be very similar in that they will both run great routes to get open, but likely getting a lot of shorter passes and crossing routes due to Bryce's lack of arm strength. Only difference is that Thielen will line up in the slot while Johnson lines up outside, but they'll be used similarly besides that. That combined with us likely trying to run the ball more given that being the strength of most of our OL, I don't really love either in fantasy this year as they'll cannibalize each other's potential on a run first team with a garbage QB. Brooks on the other hand, if you are in a league with IR spots, could be a GREAT steal as he's likely to keep dropping in drafts as the season gets closer and people realize he really won't be playing for a little bit. If you have IR spots, especially if you have 2 (which my league does), he's a great draft and stash guy, who also then immediately allows you to pick up a FA. So if you can get him late in the draft, it's like getting a bonus draft pick as you then get to pick up an extra player to fill the roster spot when you put them in the IR post-draft. I'd be surprised if I don't end up with him in my league this year because of that

Exactly If KC is playing Mahomes and Kelce in the preseason, then we have ZERO argument to make for not playing Bryce and his young teammates. If teams don't want to play their 35 year old QB's, then yea, that I understand, or someone coming off a serious injury last year, okay. But that's not our situation, these guys need game speed reps, it's going to be a rough enough season as is, why are they not trying to do more right now?

This is just flat out wrong NFL game speed is different than training camp, even the practices against other teams. Getting the starters a series or two in each preseason game will help them be more up to speed and in sync from the opening kickoff would be a massive help. It's not as important for 30 year old vets, but we have a young team, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. The game speed reps for them are far more important to this season than to figure out who are going to be the 45-53 men on the roster.

Sorry but that’s nonsense When vets are sucking it up, nobody says to stop bashing them. With how early into careers players become impact players these days, any rookie should be open to fair criticism when you were the #1 pick after giving up what we did to get the pick, then it’s even more fair game. No, none of that is Bryce’s fault, but it’s what comes along with the trade and draft pick, you make 10’s of millions, you’re not immune to fair criticism because you’re young. Sure, criticize the front office for making such a stupid trade and pick, even more so than you criticize Bryce. But he’s the #1 pick of the draft who looks like a high school player out there with a noodle for an arm. He sold himself on his super brain and even with that, the game looked entirely too fast for him the entirety of the season. He earned this criticism with his play, he needs to earn it going away on the field, or well… try to, because I sincerely don’t believe he can

We have the worst QB in the league who is in just his 2nd season, the kid needs snaps, why is he not playing in the preseason make it make sense

I'll take any pick they'll give us, we're not competing right now, gets the contracts off the books, and draft picks are needed for re-builds

Dominated in the trenches? Do you know how flag football works? There literally are no trenches, it's all about speed, quickness, precision, and passing ability. Which is why we would dominate it if they put together a team of NFL or even college players, as their actual football skills would be that superior, particularly for the QB's. The question is how young could we go, still with elite players, to where kids going up against grown men would become too much to overcome because they're just faster and quicker than a bunch of 14 or 15 year olds

I guess my post was if they put together the best team possible, how young could they go and still walk to the gold. As I'm sure during those trials, it was a bunch of guys who couldn't even make it into the Arena league. But the elite HS Seniors, would DESTROY the rest of the world.