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I am sure the hands play a part in it--so does the OL, the play calling etc. But the 38 fumbles over 4 years is a concern.

Crazy---but it seems to happen every year, so we shall see. I ask this question: What is the difference between Pickett/Willis and Howell? It is possible that you could trade back, grab an edge rusher and get a QB in the first round. People like Pickett because Pitt came together as an offense in 2021, and Pickett had a good year. Put Pickett under center at UNC in 2021, and does he do better than Howell? Howell had a good 2020, so we definitely see the impact of good supporting cast. I dunno. I just think that Howell + a player in the draft is a better option than Pickett at #6. I am really torn.

I am like this: Our choices in free agency are slim. The best (arguably) is having shoulder surgery and will be out indefinitely. Our best trade scenario involves a backup that cannot beat out Jalen Hurts. Our options at QB in the draft are as bad as they have been in years. So what do you do? I say you have to draft a QB. If he bombs, he becomes your 2023 backup. If he succeeds, win. I think Minshew has some potential when he has a pocket, so if we take Minshew, draft the T.

Ridder played fewer games and had 36 fumbles. His hand size is 10". Burrow has 9" hands and fumbled once in over 500 snaps. Source: https://sportsnaut.com/pitt-qb-kenny-picketts-small-hands-could-make-waves-with-scouts/

I think 2017 was Cam's last good run. Unfortunately, he was more fragile than he appeared, and RR learned that his QB is not also a FB.

I think we will draft TE Krull from Pitt on day 3 of the draft because I will assume they have watched a lot of Pickett film--

That is what I or you would do based solely on the player, but when the rubber hits the road, you put your best five on the field. If you put Bozeman at C, you have no LG. this is why we need 1 more starting OL, in my opinion. Elf to the bench.

If you are a Pickett fan, then that is good news because they are the only team picking ahead of the Panthers that might go QB--I do not see Jax, Det, Houston, NYJ or NYG taking a QB at their spots. Seattle could make a move and trade up--but trading up for one of these QBs is very expensive and risky.

You have the Giants there--they pick #5--the Lions (won't take him) at #2, the Seahawks now have some picks to move up....it could get interesting. We better have a plan B.

Isn't news great when it is prefaced with, "As we hear it..."

trade for that contract? Nope

For those of you who claim that we have done nothing at QB. I agree. However, we have the #6 overall pick and if we have done nothing by then, we will be drafting a QB. 84.34% of my concern is on the offensive line. If we had to go to war tomorrow, I am guessing: LT Christensen LG Bozeman C Elflein RG Corbett RT Moton 40-50% better than last year's train wreck, but I would call that OL slightly below average to average. We still need 1 more piece.

If anyone ever hears the things in my head, I will be arrested. Did you know that a Duane Brown signing would give this team its third D. Brown? Little known fact.

I see the B, but I give it an A- because we have done so much with the cap to be able to do this. LT and QB are the 2 hardest positions to fill (along with an edge rusher--positions we filled by signing guys from our current roster), so we are far from home. This is like a crossword, with the last unfilled tiles being the hardest. I am still thinking Minshew and maybe draft a T or Duane Brown (it would be our third D. Brown on the roster) and draft a QB.

Did not mention the RB Foreman, the LBs, but it feels good to have your feelings about something confirmed. The QB void must be addressed---I am leaning Minshew in a trade or Pickett at #6. I think that is what they will do--not necessarily what I want. I do not know what I want right now.

I am thinking that we hear something today. Unlike others, I have no sources. I am only me with this brain thing in my head.

Here is what my Wikipedia page says at 8:36 pm on March 20:

Definitely see your point. I love him as a player.

Well, we all make since (intentional). Personally, I don't worry about grammar, but I do try not to sound like a drunk foreign exchange student from an impoverished Eastern Block country.

I like him a lot, but with Moore, Anderson, Marshall, Smith, Zylstra, etc. I think we have bigger needs--but he would make us the best WR corp in the NFL. We could have some very interesting dillemmas--what if Thibodeux is there and we need a pass rusher? What about Stingley (we have only 2 established CBs). What about Cross? Gonna be interesting.

As I watch the Pickett highlights, I can't help but notice TE Krull. He could be a nice day 3 option, a third TE to go with Tremble and Ian.

Part of me wonders if the Panthers would not take Thibodeaux if they have a LT and a QB signed by then.

I Have: 1. Jags--Neal OT 2. Lions--Hutchinson DE 3. Texans--Hamilton S (This one is bothering me, fwiw. could be DT Davis or DE Thibodeaux--they play in a division with strong running games, so Davis could be the call) 4. Jets--Stingley CB 5. Giants--Ekwonu OT

DE Hutchinson will be gone by pick 2. OT Neal will be gone by pick 5 That is about all I feel confident about. I think it is possible that someone reaches for Jordan Davis. Hamilton, Stingley, Ekwonu are probable players that go top 5. So for us, it is either trade back, take Cross or a pass rusher, or draft a QB.

Buy High, sell low. That is what we'd be doing.