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A lot of truth to this. All of takes is a down year for your team with your OL collapsing and all your weapons leaving and now all of a sudden all the questions are about you.

Honestly, I bet he would. Finding a franchise QB on the 3rd round is lucky as hell.

At least he's willing to admit it. I agree with him though. If you don't have a QB then QB is always your biggest need and historically your best bet by far of finding a franchise QB is in the 1st round of the draft. However, my concern remains this crew's ability to evaluate QB talent. I haven't seen much to hang my hat of hopes on there. Hell, I think they might even realize it themselves, hence their hesitancy to draft one.

Considering this guy is wrong about everything this might be the strongest Howell endorsement yet.

We'll see. My money is on Howell out of this class. Easy.

Too much is made of it because almost all of his highlights reels are full of deep balls. When he's not slinging it 40+ yards his delivery looks pretty typical. Not exceptionally quick but not alarmingly slow either, just pretty typical

Now let's have a look at Pickett's other seasons. You know, when he was barely even mediocre.

All the criticisms of being one read and run are valid for this year but it was out of sheer necessity. He almost never ran prior to this year. The coaches actually told him not to because we didn't have a viable backup.

I've always said that physically Baker is a good comp for Howell. Baker has a bit stronger arm, Howell is a bit better of an athlete. There's a big difference between the ears though. Baker would've had an absolute meltdown at Carolina last year.

I'm pretty much ready to give up on Tepper's Panthers. Howell being the best QB in the draft is my opinion. I don't think it's undisputed. There is no Luck or Lawrence in this draft that checks every "once in a decade" box.

I think Howell is the best QB in the draft because he has all the tools and he has shown he can handle adversity without getting rattled or frustrated. UNC was horrible last year. The OL absolutely fell apart and there was only one legit receiver on the roster. Howell had never ran before and transitioned to a one read and bolt QB out of necessity. I didn't need to see Howell go through progressions. I'd already seen it. What I got to see last year is how Howell handled getting the absolute hell beat out of him while having to carry the entire offense and not having a defense to lean on. Anyone who was high on Howell prior should honestly be even higher on him. Don't watch the team, watch the player.

Oh... now you're gonna okay the "giving my opinion" card after you initiall If you don't think Howell elevated UNC you didn't watch the games. I'm not sure UNC beats a single D1 opponent last year without Howell. Hell, just of back and watch UNC vs. Pitt and honestly tell me who was the best QB on the field. Swap the QBs and Pitt wins that game by 3-4 TDs.

Just calling you out for what you are. Meanwhile...

Over and over again.

Nope. You don't need any additional info to arrive at your predetermined conclusion. You've shown it over and over. Hilarious of you to essentially be accusing others of what you epitomize. Congrats!

So you're not aware of my history you just arrived at the opinion you wanted to arrive at. Quality.

I said when he didn't fire Rhule that I honestly think he's embarrassed and is afraid he'd just fug it up again so he's gonna do nothing and just go run and hide and hope things get better.

People who say this have zero clue about my track record of opinions on UNC prospects, they just triggered.

What do people get out of being just outright trolls?

Dude talked a LOT when he first came to town. Talked a real big game. If we ever fall back asswards into winning again he'll be singing like a bird again.

We would've never had to deal with Teddy or Sam. We would've drafted Justin Fields last year. We'd still have 2nd and 3rd round draft picks.

Steelers reps were constant fixtures around UNC games and practices both all season long. I can't ever recall hearing as much chatter about one specific team being around UNC football as much as the Steelers were this year.

Best QB in the draft. People are overthinking this.

I'm honestly gonna be mildly surprised if Howell isn't a Steeler. They've been all over him all year long.

I could not possibly care less. Nor would any of us if he was actually a good coach. Bill Belichick routinely looks like a homeless person who has snuck onto the sidelines and stolen a headset. No one cares because he's actually good at his job.