LinvilleGorge

I absolutely wanted Fields but sure, I'll give Darnold a fair shot. Honestly, it doesn't matter what the fans want. The staff and front office are all in on Darnold. He's going to get more than a fair shot here.

QB is the one spot that's really hard to scheme around, especially when you're short your #1 offensive weapon. I'm not saying Brady was perfect, but I think he probably did about as much as he could with the obvious limitation at QB.

I seriously doubt he's a cap casualty, I just expect us to let him walk and take the comp pick.

I think drafting Marshall in the 2nd is the writing on the wall for Anderson. There's only so much salary cap to go around.

This is where I'm at. If Darnold puts up those stats, Joe Brady is probably the hottest name on the head coaching interview circuit next year.

Bingo. I WANT Darnold to be successful, I just don't THINK that he will be.

Yep. If he does that I'm on the bandwagon.

He was one of those guys who was a decently hot name early on because pundits see stats. But the more feedback the pundits got from actual scouts, the further he fell down draft boards. Actual NFL talent evaluators were just never high on the guy.

Rhule and company thought that about Teddy last year too. Just saying. I think trading for Darnold was a mistake. He's probably just a bust. I would've absolutely drafted Justin Fields. I hope I'm wrong. I hope Darnold becomes a perennial All-Pro, I just sincerely doubt that happens. St the end of the day, I just want him to boom or bust. Don't be "just good enough". Clearly be the answer or clearly don't be the answer so that we can resume our search for the answer. Thanks.

There won't be any ghosts on the field in practice. We won't know if he's shell shocked until the real bullets start flying.

I don't care what he does in OTAs. Or camp. Or preseason. I want to see what he does when the games start for real.

I'm gonna try to stay away from known commodities here... High: Gross-Matos. He showed some nice flashes as a rookie. I think he'll evolve into a very good DE opposite Burns and their respective strengths complement each other well. Unsure: Chinn. Now wait a minute, I'm not unsure of the player. I'm unsure of how we're gonna use him. Is he a full-time safety now? Will we be tempted to shift him more toward LB again out of necessity either due to injury or subpar play from our LBs? Personally, I'd like to see us stay the course with him. Wherever we feel he's best suited, play him there. Don't let his versatility mean we hamper his development trying to put a band-aid on elsewhere. Phil Snow thinks that safety is where he best fits. Low: Darnold. Until he proves otherwise, he's just a bust. History isn't kind to busts resurrecting their careers elsewhere. Sure, it happens but it's the exception and not the rule. Here's to hoping Darnold proves to be an exception but I'll believe it when I see it.

Damn.

This wasn't just poor form, it was potentially unlawful. Lots of states have laws on the books that for conversations to be recorded requires knowledge of all parties involved. Connecticut (where ESPN is headquartered and presumably where Sharpe was) is one of those states.

I hope he's right. Grier seems like a solid dude. I'd love for him to win the backup job, but I just don't think he's an NFL caliber QB.

That's my opinion too. An attempt to save face where the attempt itself basically betrays that the rumors were right all along. There was zero reason for them to try to put up a smokescreen after making their deal. All they really had to say here was either nothing at all (probably the best option) or say they made the deal for Lance but of course they were going to continue to do their due diligence on Mac Jones too. Why wouldn't they? You've already made the deal. Make damn sure you're taking the best QB available.

You don't need to focus on offense when Cam IS your offense. Duh.

I'd like to ask questions like this to a certain coach up I-95.

I think the more accurate statement is that we HOPE that we have legitimate CBs now. We're long on young talent but we're still very short on proven NFL ability.

I hope we have something up our sleeves at FS.

I bought my Jayco Baja ZX about a year ago for $5k. The only one I'm seeing on the market right now is several years older and is almost $9k.

When the supply/demand is skewed to heavily favor the seller, you're not in a strong place to negotiate. If you're trying to shop for a deal, you're gonna have to wait.

I'd honestly be surprised if the offers were huge. He's still a 32 year old WR.

Campers, ATVs, boats you name it. It's ridiculous.

Fields might be the guy who got shafted. Nagy basically looks like Gase 2.0.