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Nearly a first round pick---#33 overall.

After this I will get back to the Watson lack of news--I think he once--on the air--claimed to have had sex with some athlete's wife or something like that. What a dweeb.

wasn't he on the morning show? Either way--I am buying it.

Celania, if still alive, was always the cantankerous idiot on WFNZ. This sounds par for the course.

So we now have 2 credible NFL starting OL We have an unproven 26-year old LG (hopefully) in Christensen. A marginal C (Elflein) who might play better between 2 solid Guards. So maybe, just maybe--a LT or LG is all we need. Discuss amongst yourselves.

If we are talking about OT free agents in this draft, it could mean one of two things: 1. We are trading our #6 overall pick for Watson. 2. We are using our #6 overall pick on a QB, probably Willis. It makes more sense to sign a free agent LT if you signed Watson than it does to pass on a solid LT for a mediocre QB likely to bust.

This just in: Nothing.

I agree. So we pay $35m for a QB who is out for over 1/3 of our games. 2022 done, imo. We lose a star RB, DE, and maybe a WR like Moore. We lose our first in 2022, 2023, and 2024. And we can only be good when this investment is 28--which means we have a top QB for about 5-7 years. So if 2022 is a lost cause because we only get Watson for about 60% of the games if he is healthy, why not trade the players you intend to include in the deal for first rounders, basically guaranteeing the chance to draft a top rookie QB in 2023, when the shopping is good? Not suggesting this, but I am saying there are many ways to become relevant. If we dont get Watson, I am OK with it. If we do, great.

If a potential suitor is eliminated, the Steeler QB news is related--even though they said they were out of the Watkins Sweepstakes. I figured it was because if they signed Watson, they would have to give out "Terrible Towels" that are a bit gooey.

did anyone else post Trubiski to Steelers?

a metaphor relating everything to the dress photo where some saw it as blue and black, others saw it as white and gold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress

which are the panthers and saints colors!!!!!!!!! This is getting spooky. OK, I am back.

Yeah, If I am honest, I would like Watson but understand that there are benefits if we do not get him--like players and picks. Imagine, long term, that we lose in 2022. Fire Rhule, draft a stud QB, and still have cap room for the core. Is that worse than signing a guy who might miss 1/3 of the regular season games on suspension? Either way, 2022 is toast.

technically, you can combine 2 first round picks late in the draft and the value would be less than the #6 pick. Since Houston has the #3 pick, they could strike gold with a few free agents and the draft.

I thought it was funny. Not sure the message was going to hit its mark. No worries..

You're dumb. Fixed.

I thought the same thing, but Florio (I think) mentioned that the commish could credit him with "time served" since he was benched last year. We shall see.

Mr Scot is a pretty reliable source of info--he knows his stuff. I think it gets to him at times. We older posters run out of patience at times and need a break.

I think it could happen. I have found Tepper's silence--especially about his coach--to be odd. This would make it make sense to me.

I could dig some Flores / Watson. It would be an enormous upgrade for sure.

100 pages of banter about nothing so far.

Here is how I see it---Rhule should have been fired at the end of the season, but he was not. Nor did the owner give him any assurances or votes of confidence--a bit odd, if you ask me. If Tepper fired Rhule, the search for a new coach would have followed, and since his eye was still on Watson, he did not want to hire a coach that would cause Watson to play elsewhere--giving him the option to name a coach (within reason) in an effort to get him to waive a "no trade" position was smart. So unless Watson picks Rhule, Rhule is likely gone--if we sign Watson.

Coach/QB chemistry is important.

Tepper needs to get that massage oil at room temperature and put on some soft jazz in a darkened room. Pretty sure that would do it.