Soul Rebel

Around and around the QB prospect carosel we go, when will it stop, April 27.....thank God!

Def like the upside and what I've seen in higlights of him. His RAS score and combine did not help his case, but is quite young for this draft class having just turned 21. His brother is solid for the Giants. He should be in the conversation for sure. I still think a top-notch CB or one of Myers/Kincaid/Washington falls to 39.

For the longest time, I felt like he was trolling us with his tweet and thinking it meant Maryland was getting them. Now.....idk. If done correctly, would not be mad about it at all. Hard to let go of the black helmets, but knowing the heat in September and early October, maybe keep the black matte for alternates.

Thx! I just want the best QB that's going to get us a chip or three and keeps us a perennial NFC beast.

I just don't think he was asked to do it very often. Sooo much of the tape shows insanely clean pockets with uber-talented WRs running free all over the place...something he will not be as fortunate to have in the NFL. I think Day's offense was built around CJ's strengths, he made reads pretty quick with the option routes built-in and had weapons everywhere. This is the clear knock on his transition to the NFL....can he perform at elite levels when the noise is all around him?

Bryce's IQ is off the charts. What he does pre-snap and his moxy shows his passion and comprehension of the game. He also looks like the guy you want with the ball in his hands with 2:00 to go, zero timeouts and down 5. Someone said the league is a 2-minute/3rd down league...you need a guy that can thrive in those conditions. I fully believe Bryce has that in spades. Can he last 17 games + playoffs? That's at minimum, four games more per year....most likely, at least five more for the postseason. If he can get his weight up to 205-210, my worry diminishes, but that's a long way to go. No reason to think an NFL training and conditioning programm can't get him there.

Agreed. 2021 wasn't so hot for him either..... Tua Burrow Jake Fromm Jordan Love Nate Stanley Anthony Gordon Jalen Hurts Justin Herbert

This seems like an odd comment. It's like the scheduled meeting is cancelled......but, if they want to schedule a private workout....it's still an option. The. Draft. Can't. Get. Here. Soon. Enough!

The good news is that either of these two QBs should be franchise signal callers for whichever franchise drafts them, IMO. I don't think we can go "wrong" with the selection. I don't feel like there's a true gap between them when you zoom out at their full body of work....It's 1A & 1B. Both have strengths that will help them right away, and both have areas that can improve. It comes down to which QB will work with this collective and both are not finished products yet. There's an insanely large list of successful collegiate QBs that do not excel at the NFL level. It all comes down to system, fit and the right coaching staff and supporting cast. For me, all things equal....I'm taking the 6'3", 215 pound quarterback over the 5'10", 185 pound QB.

It's been a fun ride. Imagine being a Colts fan....a very similar situation to Carolina and would have cost you less to get to #1. Waited around and got jumped by your ex-HC and now you're staring at potentially the fourth QB if they get leapfrogged by AZ trading down. They, much like us, have endured several years of vet retreads at QB too with a new HC in place. Their FA signings have been doo doo too. Lost several good to above average players and best signing is a kicker.....maybe Isaiah McKenzie. I feel like with Rhule & Rivera, the Colts path would've been ours. Less aggressive and settling for mediocre players.

Don't want..... Gradiant uniform colors (see: Falcons, Atlanta) Two-tone helmets (see: Jaguars, Jacksonville) Alarm clock digits/numbers: (see: Buccaneers, Tampa Bay) Numbers on the top of the shoulders (see: Panthers, Carolina)

I think we land someone in the final round of cuts after TC. There's usually a nice influx of vets that get let go. Agreed, we need another vet out there and wouldn't be mad about using our #39 on it as well. I'd prefer DJax in the slot TBH. Low-end CB2/High-end CB3.

Also, not trying to be weird, but does the color of the eyes and teeth look more grey than the traditional white on the website header along with the new font.

I might be in the minority, but I don't want a LB with a pick in the first four rounds. Shaq is here for at least another year. We've got Luvu and Chinn...plus I think Brandon Smith is a future baller at ILB. I'd like to let this staff work with Smith for a year before we plunk down top-100 draft picks on a backer. Question marks about whether Chinn can make a full TD conversion to LB as well.

This is the right approach. Simple, clean up the dated look without reinventing the wheel. If they can figure out a way to blend the logo more into the helmet without the white outline, we're in business. Minor, minor modernizing/rounding/shading of the logo to melt into the helmet is all that's needed. This combo, plus a white on white combo and a blue/white & blue/black combo and all is good.

I'm guessing they've got $7-8M on the table for Floyd or Ngakoue. Maybe another $5-6M for a training camp cut CB and then ~ $10M for draft picks. Still gives us about $3-5M on the conservative side to float through the year, or roll over to '24.

Everything went perfect until right after the Mingo selection. Loving the QB, CB, TE, WR moves. Mingo is about to fly up draft boards though IMO and he's probably not available after the third. Would love a LaPorta-Mingo B2B selection!

Unsure if this was posted already, but is this font type new for us? I thought we used a more angled block type with lines/claw marks through them previously. Has a very Vikings/Jacksonville feel to it....

FWIW, most teams that update their uniforms, usually do it in mid-late April right before the draft. I researched previous teams rebranding and it's usually in April at some point. I did see folks speculating about the AZ change too, the other team rumored for a change. They pointed out their draft hat's new inclusion of yellow and ties to their state flag. This would go against our thoughts of removing the silver because our hats have a heavy dose of gray/silver...or is that a matte white?

Interesting point. I see Young's style of constantly moving around and reestablishing the pocket as an equally tiresome issue for the OL as well. At least the tackles handling the edge.

Agreed. I do think Young is elite at this and already operating at an NFL level. This trait is arguably BY's top attribute and for good reason. It's some of the best processing, pre-snap diagnosing, protection calls and overall comprehension of the game that I've seen in a prospect. The Ryan Day offense is contoured to make life easy for a QB in making progressions, so there is concern there for CJ.

This is why I lean Stroud > Young. Yes, Young does some things better than Stroud and I love his leadership, rallying the team, 2 min/under pressure style which I haven't seen as much as Stroud, but overall skill wise, it seems they are neck-and-neck at 1A and 1B. If either choice would equate to a franchise QB1 and win a chip for your franchise, why not take the 6'3" 220lb guy over the 5'10 sub-200 pound prospect? It's also not like Stroud is maxed out and hit his ceiling yet. Still room to grow there.

For those following the draft and looking for insights/mocks/etc. CBS is pretty awful, IMO. Outside of Jonathan Jones who we all know from CLT days, there coverage is closer to blogs and op pieces than well-connected reporting.

Truthfully, with this staff, I don't think Richardson's wait is '24. I do believe Dalton would start, but Richardson would be a mid-late '23 starter.....maybe game 9 or 10. I do believe Young/Stroud would be week one starters though. I also agree that Richardson is in a tier below BY and CJ7 and you don't move up to #1 overall for AR. However, it could also be argued that if AR is "their guy" and the pricetag from 1 to 3 is about the same, why risk losing out on your guy if IND or LV also likes AR and moves up to #1 overall ahead of you. Again, I think CJ or BY is our choice, but AR isn't that far off.