“We don’t need to draft a QB, we have Darnold”

[Snake]

3 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

there's some trolls named like "BringBackDarnold" saying it, but come on

some of us are happy he had a decent game but realistically we all know what we have with him and don't think we should build around him.

That doesn't mean we should just do our best to tank tho, I don't think you can tank when you still technically have a shot at the division. unfortunately the whole division is so garbage...

I'm pretty sure I could have had a decent game. 

[Guild]

2 minutes ago, Tbe said:

We’re going to get 7 wins this season.

No top 5 or top 10 pick.

Wilks will get the HC job.

Darnold will start next year.

Improvement

[mav1234]

Just now, OldhamA said:

The Darnold hate is... weird.

He played his role perfectly today - McAdoo and Wilks wouldn't let him do anything more than manage the game. 2 TDs, no turnovers, 103.8 QB rating.

I'll fuging take that every week from my QB, thanks. Until you find your Allen / Mahomes / Herbert unicorn at least. 

He had a perfectly fine game, it was a great return against a very good defense. He took the shots he needed to, frankly he had a lucky but heads up/smart play to get that TD by rolling into the endzone after the forced fumble, and he had some very pretty throws.  But Darnold has always been capable of good games, its the other type of games that he commonly has that are a concern too. Let's see how he does going forward - a lot of the flaws in his game last year were not apparent this game. If he can threaten 40 yard throws regularly, it'll be way harder to stop his short/intermediate game.

I've never been a Darnold hater, and while I don't think we can build around him at all, I'm happy with his performance and looking forward to the rest of the season.

[Harbingers]

I’m not sure why everyone here is so obsessed with a top(three) pick QB. Most of the elite QB’s are drafted outside of the top 10.

[mav1234]

3 minutes ago, Snake said:

I'm pretty sure I could have had a decent game. 

No, you couldn't.  With the way the D was playing, we probably coulda won with a much worse effort by him, but he played well enough.

I get that he basically just managed the game, but he made a couple of big throws.  No reason to hate on the dude.

No reason to build around him either, lol.

[OldhamA]

1 minute ago, Harbingers said:

I’m not sure why everyone here is so obsessed with a top(three) pick QB. Most of the elite QB’s are drafted outside of the top 10.

I don't know why people are obsessed with a top 3 pick in THIS Draft. The highly rated guys all leave something to be desired.

[Jackie Lee]

10 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Who is saying this? I haven't seen anyone saying Darnold is the future at QB. 

He's so mad that we didn't lose he's making poo up. Good for one pointless tank thread a week at least

[mav1234]

1 minute ago, Harbingers said:

I’m not sure why everyone here is so obsessed with a top(three) pick QB. Most of the elite QB’s are drafted outside of the top 10.

no kidding. Top three picks go to atrocious teams with so many holes, its hard for them to be successful. Teams drafting outside the top few picks usually have fewer holes, better coaching, and a better situation for players.

[Aussie Tank]

I’d be happy with Darnold and Richardson going forward as our QBs 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Yeah, this isn't a Huddle majority thought at all. Delete this thread.

[chbright]

1 minute ago, Aussie Tank said:

I’d be happy with Darnold and Richardson going forward as our QBs 

This x10000000000000

[OldhamA]

1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

No, you couldn't.  With the way the D was playing, we probably coulda won with a much worse effort by him, but he played well enough.

I get that he basically just managed the game, but he made a couple of big throws.  No reason to hate on the dude.

No reason to build around him either, lol.

I'm not saying sign him up to a 5 year contract tomorrow. I just think you hand him the reigns for the rest of the season and see how he goes (and ride out the ups and the downs). 

Who knows, he might actually start to develop when he doesn't think he's going to get decapitated every time he drops back to throw. We really have nothing to lose - at best maybe you find yourself a game manager for a year or so. 

[mav1234]

Just now, OldhamA said:

I'm not saying sign him up to a 5 year contract tomorrow. I just think you hand him the reigns for the rest of the season and see how he goes (and ride out the ups and the downs). 

Who knows, he might actually start to develop when he doesn't think he's going to get decapitated every time he drops back to throw. We really have nothing to lose - at best maybe you find yourself a game manager for a year or so. 

my opinion is you let him play out the rest of the year. He's not gonna light the league on fire, lol. But if he looks like an acceptable backup, sign him to a limited extension and let him be a vet stop gap, like we should have had with Teddy Bridgewater, while the new coach/staff get their systems in place and get their guy in the draft.

[RJK]

Beating the broncos