MHS831

Tragic.

I saw nothing to get excited about in 2021.

If only common sense were a variable

Good defense and running game-OL is stout--is is a system QB

Isn't Sheena wrong more than she is correct? It seems I have seen her aim and miss a lot.

And I see your argument--Darnold has never had a line, and it shows. However, I see where people think Mayfield had more upside--we will probably see---but if Mayfield plays well-do you pay him $200m for 5 years? Baker Passer rating in 2021: 83 Darnold Passer rating in 2021: 72 So to support your point, even injured, Baker did better--but he did have a better OL. To me, the OL is the difference maker as much as the QB. We were HORRIBLE last year up the middle.

I am not sure Baker gives us the best chance to win now. His 2021 play paralleled Darnold's. Darnold has been sharp and determined in camp (I know--the bullets aren't flying yet). And Corral is on deck. Baker gives Corral little to no hope of seeing the field in 2022--so if he does not play, how do we evaluate him entering the 2023 draft? In my opinion, you do not build by bringing in rentals that bury your developmental players.

Before the draft, I was for it, but now? Not so much. While I am not a big fan of throwing a third round rookie under center, I am more inclined to do that than bring in this guy. I believe in team chemistry, something some do not value because it is not a Madden feature.

As much as many of you want Ickey to be the LT, BC was playing pretty well there the last 3 games. But I will add that no NFL coach is going to crown a rookie the starter after a few weeks in t shirts and shorts.

He'll be lucky to be the #3 WR

We spent 2 years to prove the coach needed developing-not the team. Rhule's adherence to college coaches and the way he allowed Baylor/Temple players to occupy 15% of the roster were red flags. Then when Brady got figured out and he had no answers... Now he has hired some NFL coaches and lost some of the control Tepper gave him--so if he is better by subtraction, I guess that is improvement.

The Fvcked up situation was with Rivera, who used him like a QB/FB

Here is the rub with Mayfield--if you trade a pick for him, he is likely gone in a year. If you keep him, he will demand $30-40 million and you have a QB that lacks the ability to make you great. So you prolong the inevitable. Meanwhile, your development of Corral goes to the back burner. To me, unless you trade Darnold for Mayfield in an even swap, there is little upside to bringing in Mayfield. And that is without getting into his locker room toxicity.

Personally, I am not a fan of the person--just the player. However, he brings some degree of honesty to it.

Well said.

He played for 28% of the teams in the NFL.

Not moving him from TE to FB--just using him there on occasion. We did not use a FB much in 2021. you could actually motion him out to the flank and he would be a TE again. But there are many ways to look at the FB TE situation.

If we could use Tremble as a FB and TE, we could free up 2 roster spots.

You are drafting the player, not the school. Bama OL, when compared to their productivity, tend to underpeform their draft spots--they are inflated. But to say Neal was way better---not according to the film I watched. Ickey will not be great during the first part of the season in pass protection, but he should develop because he has the tools. I'd take Ickey over Neal all day long in run blocking, and we want to run the ball more. We drafted an RPO QB as well, so he is perfect for where we are heading.

Basically, the players with high football IQ tend to do better, even if they are 2 tenths slower, 20 pounds lighter, etc. Give me smart players all day long.

Yes. This was my pick. I hope Corral, but I thought Smith could be dangerous. Considering how we had only 1 day 1 or 2 pick, we did ok in this draft.

So if you had Russell Wilson in round 1 and he goes round 3, were you wrong? In other words, until year 3 or so, nobody knows-even those of you with brains.

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You have to look at contracts- Bozeman will want to get paid in 2023. BC would give them an option. Remember, we will not be in a great cap situation come 2023 and Spiderman will want a few coins. Oh, and smart Centers are more valuable than Left Guards.

but we need his tweets--it is a double-edged sword.