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I don't think anyone is trying to argue that they're "good". They were simply far more palatable options than the options we ultimately chose, primarily due to the reality that we would've had way loess resources invested in them.

Teddy is the same pedestrian player he was with us, just on a bit better of a team. He's always going to be one of those marginal starter/good backup types. Kinda like Minshew.

Not the same place though. We'd be in a better cap situation and a better draft asset situation. That's not the same place at all.

Teddy and Darnold were both horrible, costly mistakes. Signing Trubisky would've gotten us a better player for way less money and zero trade compensation. Trading a 5th or 6th for Minshew would've gotten us a better player for way less money and way less trade compensation. Sometimes you have to go with the best bad option available. We e spent a lot of resources going with the worst bad option available. Twice.

Better than feasting on an all you can eat buffet of flaming dog poo which is what playing Darnold is.

I said all along we would've been better off trading for Minshew than trading for Darnold and trading for Darnold still shouldn't have eliminated going after Minshew too. If we were going after an afterthought vet, my choice was 1. trade for Minshew 2. sign Trubisky. Trading legit assets for Darnold should've never been on the table.

I would greatly prefer not to unless there's some behind the scenes reasons to think he can right this ship. Everyone knows he'll be going into a hot seat season next year and that's going to hamper his ability t hire a good OC who has other options.

Agreed. I said the same in the other thread.

I just can't see Tepper offering anyone a no strings attached employment assurance. If we continue to look like an absolute dumpster fire and Rhule completely loses the confidence of the locker room, do you really expect Tepper to just stick with him because he told him he would?

Not surprised. He and Rhule just don't seem to be on the same page at all and the offense has been a mess since Rhule started dictating a more run focused approach. Doing it during the bye week made sense. Let's see if the offense improves with the change. If it doesn't we gotta fire Rhule. I do think this move being made mid-season may very well indicate that Rhule's seat may be significantly warmer than most "sources" seem to believe.

Not simply putting guns in movies. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking specifically about movies that glorify gun violence and there's a lot of them. I don't think you get to make movies like say a John Wick for instance and then also turn around and get on a soapbox and lecture the public about the dangers of guns and the need for more gun control.

Baldwin

I just have to say, I'm very surprised that someone who is very much a creation of an industry that glorifies gun violence while at that same time rarely bypassing an opportunity to lecture the peasant public about gun violence and gun control would ultimately end up involved in a shooting incident on set and then accept absolutely zero blame while directing all blame at anyone other than himself. I mean, that's a very on brand stance.

LOL

What have high school QBs done to you for you to so openly insult them like that?

The decision to sign Teddy in the first place was the initial disastrous decision that kicked off the entire avalanche of bad decisions to follow.

Cool. So we'll agree to disagree.

Sorry man. I'm not willing to give people a pass on artistic license when their work often times portrays a very different viewpoint than what they profess to stand for. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one if you feel differently.

I feel the same way about him s I did Tua pre-injury. Dude is legit. I don't see him as a transcendent NFL talent but the dude has the goods.

Good. We're pretty much on the same page in terms of firearms safety on set.

In terms of under the radar college prospects he certainly fits the bill IMO.

I'd honestly be interested in hearing your take. I'm not interested in calling you dumb even though I'm very confident I know a lot more than you do about firearm safety. It's very possible the movie industry has a profoundly dumb take on firearm safety.

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I know nothing about Hollywood standards but based on Clooney's comments I'm not so sure that isn't the standard. And you kinda hit on a sore spot for me. A LOT of Hollywood is anti-gun while literally getting wealthy of of movies that glorify gun violence. I mean, that's about as hypocritical as it gets. Just practice what you preach. If you're anti-gun, whatever. But don't cash those checks for those movies glorifying gun violence.

Have someone hand you a gun and that gun ends up somehow firing and killing someone. Trust and believe you're going to get charged. Ignorance isn't an excuse.