Sam Darnold : Will he make it to a 2nd season here?

[Jackie Lee]

26 minutes ago, neverlosethefeeling said:

Someone inform me. Is there anything we can do with his contract since we picked up the 5th year option? We’re on the hook for all of that, right? So our only options are keep him on the roster or eat a ton of dead cap? 

Yes the CBA even changed it so it's fully guaranteed already, previously you could get out of it before 1st day of the league year if there was an injury I think. So good luck finding a team that would take Darnold next year for a 19 million one year rental. 

[MVPccaffrey]

24 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Yep.  There is no viable plan B.   I think some of the shine will come off of fit tremendously if Darnold doesn't get his poo together.  

shouldn't it be brady or rhule who take the hit?  This is the 2nd bum QB in a row they've hand picked

[rayzor]

They realize they put him on the Carolina Jets with an OL that's just as talented.

They're invested in him for the next year or two and will build that OL out of necessity and see what he can do with a real one. 

Next year he won't have any excuses.

[Jackie Lee]

37 minutes ago, MVPccaffrey said:

yes but only because there's no realistic free agent, trade, or draft options for us

We won't even be bad enough to get Malik Willis to sit behind Sam for a year, and if we are we still won't be fixing our O-line with one 3rd round pick and then 5/6/7th round developmental pics

[RJK]

I got a bad feeling the panthers QB competition next offseason will be between Sam and Tua Tagovailoa

[ForJimmy]

Maybe I’m dumb or maybe it’s the alcohol talking or maybe I’m dumb, BUT if the Dolphins get Watson we should consider getting on a three team trade and getting Tua. I know behind our line he will get injured, but hear me out. He can back up Darnold until we fix our line this offseason (hopefully) and Tua has more promise than any QB in this class IMO. In on every deal right?

[mrcompletely11]

25 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Maybe I’m dumb or maybe it’s the alcohol talking or maybe I’m dumb, BUT if the Dolphins get Watson we should consider getting on a three team trade and getting Tua. I know behind our line he will get injured, but hear me out. He can back up Darnold until we fix our line this offseason (hopefully) and Tua has more promise than any QB in this class IMO. In on every deal right?

Oy vey

[amcoolio]

1 hour ago, MVPccaffrey said:

shouldn't it be brady or rhule who take the hit?  This is the 2nd bum QB in a row they've hand picked

Actually they picked Watson, couldn't get him, then picked Stafford, and he said no to Carolina even though we had the better trade offer for Detroit

[PantherGuy]

I voted that he shouldn't get another season, but realistically think he will. His tape from the last three games has been bad enough that I'm no longer optimistic he is the answer. But I don't know of anyone better than him that we could get for next year.

[panthers55]

He is going to be here short of Watson or some other starter being traded away. If we draft a rookie in the first round he needs time to develop and learn behind a vet. Much like in San Francisco right now. Otherwise it seems Darnold is doing better than Fields, Wilson . Of course it seems old Mac is faring pretty good. I knew he would do well.

[uncfan888]

2 hours ago, RJK said:

I got a bad feeling the panthers QB competition next offseason will be between Sam and Tua Tagovailoa

Tua will be better than sam

[glenwo2]

16 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

okay?

So Deshaun is Miami-bound.

We've been hearing about this for months now.   There's even a thread on it.

[glenwo2]

12 hours ago, uncfan888 said:

Tua will be better than sam

I would not mind him here, tbh.

He can back up Sam next season and if Sam doesn't turn it around, we don't re-sign him and hand the keys to Tua.    Simple.

[Waldo]

From Teddy to Sam to Tua...too depressing for this early in a crappy season. I just can't, it's like we are addicted to putting hope on guys who played their best ball in college. The tape on all 3 is reason enough to say 'hell no'.