JawnyBlaze

If I recall correctly Hartsfield was really bad. “Started x games” isn’t exactly a huge pro when you were bad in those starts.

Heh yea that definitely caught my attention too. I’d agree with you on all your points, I think Simms was just caught up in the moment lol. I like Stroud maybe 10% more than Lawrence, but Young is more like 75% more than Wilson

I was joking obviously, and I was on the Howell bandwagon last year, but he hasn’t shown anything yet. We’ll see. In seriousness I’d say he’s looked like the smartest kid on that short bus draft class for now.

Same

Certainly did not lol. I was just coming back to mention Simms has made some good calls in the past heh. I think last year was just one of the worst QB years ever. Like the Josh Freeman and EJ Manuel years

Nobody is right all the time, and he hasn’t been proven wrong yet, Corral hasn’t had a chance to prove whether he’s better than the other trash that was taken last year. Could argue he is the best of that class just by not playing and proving that he can’t lol

Another interesting nugget, Chris Simms says Stroud is the #1 and it’s not even close. Says Lawrence vs Wilson, Burrow vs Herbert, Mayfield vs Josh Allen were closer than Stroud vs Young.

They talk about other stuff too. Just thought Florio’s whining at the beginning was funny, like this trade was set up for him and the media to have something to talk about.

Even in his “worst” game he was great, just that flip int was even partially his fault. Otherwise even if Young might be better at those scrambling schoolyard plays, he also can’t make those ridiculous throws you see Stroud make routinely. His throwing ability is just insane.

Only realistic way I see that happening is if a bad team trades us their 1 next year for our 2 this year. Or we trade some player for a next year’s 1st at some point in the season. Only candidate I could see for that is Burns and I doubt that happens.

Another thing Cosell said that some of us have been pointing out, it’s not Richardson’s ability to make reads or any of the mental stuff that is most suspect, it’s his accuracy. Cosell called it “controlling the football”. Says he is downright bad at it, but could learn. I’d take that gamble if we were still at 9 and Stroud and Young were gone, but definitely not at 1.

Great listen. Cosell says the same stuff I’ve been saying for the past four or five months. CJ’s throwing ability is special, can do things not many young QBs can ever do with his throws. He’s plenty mobile for what the QB position requires and has shown it his whole career, not just the final game. Says he’s the top QB. Very complimentary of Young too, specifies it’s his size not his height that is concerning.

Not a bad deal, $7mil a year

I could see tossing in a 4th to move up to 30-33 maybe if someone is there but I don’t see us trading away significant picks again any time soon unless it was for an NFL player that could help us right away.

Amazing deal. Fittsmagic.

Good luck to him. Seemed like a good dude. Went from one bad situation with the Jets to another with us.

Hope so. He’s a better kicker than Pineiro, but he’s gotta stay healthy for that to matter.

Ah, I was just going off profootballreference.com. Still, 315 is also a bit light for NT to my recollection. We’ll see. Maybe they have him add a bit more weight too.

Hadn’t heard that. 300 lbs is very light for NT in a 3-4

I feel pretty confident we’ll grab one of these FAs who have had success in the NFL. The good ones are past their prime but know how to play WR at a very high level. It’ll be good enough to give a rookie WB a dependable target while other young playmakers develop for the long term

I’m guessing: Brown - McCall/someone not on the team - Tuttle Burns - Shaq - Chinn - Luvu/Haynes/Barno Horn - Woods - Bell - Jackson

Yea, we didn’t get as good a value as we would have had we traded him to the Packers for the reported trade that was offered. But then we weren’t expecting to let him go. The only reason we did was because the deal wouldn’t have happened otherwise. Could we have given a 2025 first instead of a 2024 so DJ’s value was closer to a true first? Theoretically yea that would have been right, but I suspect we got the best we could given the circumstances. The Bears had the leverage and all things considered I think what we gave up was fair to both sides.

I think his height is much less concerning than his build. Those three you mentioned weren’t toothpicks like Young. I dunno if he has the frame to bulk up some and be similar to Wilson or Murray, and Brees and Flutie were just naturally a little thicker than him though still not bulky. If Young survives long in the NFL at that size (size, not height) it’ll be a moderate surprise in my opinion.