LinvilleGorge

I don't mind being in on every deal. "In on every deal" doesn't necessarily mean actively competing in every deal. "In" could simply mean reaching out to check the temperature. It never hurts to ask.

I think we're going to see a lot of one year deals.

Honestly, it's something I haven't really considered either. I could see the Jets going draft with a new staff and not giving up the haul for Watson. I absolutely can't see that with the Dolphins though. They just drafted Tua in the 1st. If they make a move at QB, it'll be selling the farm for Watson. I just have the hunch that they really are sold on Tua though, for better or worse.

IMO, he's the best salvage option if we can't trade for Watson and we can't land a QB in the draft. Unfortunately, other teams probably have that exact same thought which might drive his trade value significantly over what it should be. In that case, Trubisky might be the best bad option. If possible, I'd prefer to give up a mid-round pick for Minshew and his dirt cheap late round rookie contract as opposed to keeping our picks and signing Trubisky to a significantly more expensive deal.

Fitts wasn't making the decision in Seattle. We'll have to see if those same issues follow him here. Elite QBs give you an opportunity to compete. If you don't have one, you're not going to compete. 1st round picks aren't the only way to obtain talent, they were just the only way that Marty Hurney was able to obtain talent.

What we did spamming picks on defense last year... we can do that on the OL too. There's also free agency and there will be some surprise cap casualties. I don't expect us to be signing marquee FAs, but you don't have to spend huge money to upgrade from what we currently have.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I don't think we really did a very smart thing by putting up a flashing neon billboard that we're desperate for a QB and done with Teddy, but I think that was pretty obvious simply by scouting us.

He already didn't have any.

Unfortunately for us, other teams saw him play too.

Teddy showing up next year knowing that literally no one wants to see him take another snap for the Panthers. Meanwhile, the fanbase

We brought Koa home six years ago!

If Teddy is our starting QB next year, I'm taking a sabbatical.

Yes, you can find those type of players in every draft if you're lucky enough to land one of the best players at one of those positions in every draft. Newsflash: you're not gonna be.

If it's not for work and I can't wear a baseball hat there, I'm not going.

Yeah, I'm still hopeful but so far I'm not seeing anything to do backflips over. It took way too long to fire Hurney.

Me too. The Rams are likely to compete for a SB next year with Stafford instead of Goff.

A trade post-June 1st = $4.3M dead cap for the next four seasons according to OTC

And that's the other problem. If the team at #1 is sold on the guy, you're not gonna be able to trade for him. Just think of the trade haul it would take to get the Jags to even return a phone call on #1 overall.

I don't think they need competition. The prize is worth the cost.

That's a pipedream. He's a 25 year old MVP caliber QB. His trade value ain't gonna drop.

It just baffles me how Hurney wasn't fired immediately upon a new owner putting pen to paper. I would've been on the phone with Marty while I was signing the paperwork.

I don't think they'll have any issue getting a premium trade haul for him either way. But if they wait until after the draft they're going to forego the opportunity to secure a replacement and there's gonna be a lot of booing and probably some paper bags over heads at Texans' home games next year.

If we were letting him go we should've embraced the tank mindset. Unfortunately, everything I said about Teddy and that signing proved spot on and I have no clue why anyone in the Panthers' organization expected anything other than exactly what we got.

I agree. Can the Texans play hardball? Sure. But if Watson is determined to get out they're going to cost themselves a lot by doing so. It's gonna be harder for them to re-sign their own guys and target premium free agents. They're gonna become that team no one wants to go to and they'll have to significantly overpay to keep and attract talent.