The letdown is disappointing but it's good for the future

[Navy_football]

Pass rusher is this team's biggest need right now. A good pass rush will hide an average secondary. The Legion of Boom would get exposed with this pass rush. 

[Cavscout]

Darnold is not the answer, but he is not the problem. Against Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Tampa our defense was gashed. We need a shut down corner that can stay on the field and a better pass rush. 

[OldhamA]

38 minutes ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

Yep, let Tampa get assblasted by Dallas at home.

Now, the next step is to trade up with Chicago and draft Stroud or Young

"We need all of these players", also "Let's trade away everything for the chance to draft a QB who may not be any good".

Does not compute. 

[glenwo2]

13 minutes ago, countryboi said:

thats what I get for putting my faith in Sam

Not sure what else you wanted from him.

He wasn't the one who allowed the Bucs to score 30 points.

Yeah he had that one pick (which was overshadowed by 3 TD passes for his first 300+ yard passing game of the season). 

 

Anyway, he proved what some of us already knew :  He'd make one hell of a backup or Bridge QB until we can get either Corral or another young QB in there to be the Franchise. 

He'd be a nice safety valve for this team to be somewhat competitive while we continue the search. 

 

 

[Catsfan69]

40 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

FTR, I'm fine retaining Darnold for food backup money. Seems like a great guy in the locker room and he could be a good bridge to a rookie if need be so we're not forced to play a rookie before he's ready.

He went for 346 and 3 tds.

You sound like kriby smart last night 

[OldhamA]

11 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

We are shaping up to be pick 7ish.  Bears and Cards are likely to be 2 and 3.  And Seattle's DEN pick looking like #4.

A trade up would leap Indy, Vegas, & ATL.    But could be 7 to 2 or 3.  

That's not a monster leap valuation wise.

 

Trade value doesn't come into it when talking QBs. Ask the 49ers - we'd get fleeced.

[klumme]

25 minutes ago, Castavar said:

Not to mention we now have an easier schedule next year and don't have to play the Bills and Eagles.

Maybe. If we end 3rd we could play 

Rams with Staffold and Kupp back, Dolphins, Giants

Had we won the division the last three would be 
Philly, Bills and Niners

If we end 4th
Cards, Commanders and Jets/Dolphins/Patriots


 

[bythenbrs]

19 minutes ago, countryboi said:

thats what I get for putting my faith in Sam

This was a team loss, full stop.  If you believe that Sam was the singular cause for our loss, go ahead and pull the trigger, and trade away a boatload of draft picks for the first or second draft pick.

[LinvilleGorge]

15 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

We are shaping up to be pick 7ish.  Bears and Cards are likely to be 2 and 3.  And Seattle's DEN pick looking like #4.

A trade up would leap Indy, Vegas, & ATL.    But could be 7 to 2 or 3.  

That's not a monster leap valuation wise.

 

Kyler's contract likely means they're sticking with him despite the concerns and the injury.

I could see the Seahawks rolling with Geno. Carroll is 70+. Does he really want to develop a rookie QB? Doea he think there's a rookie in the draft who would be better now than Geno was this year?

Indy, Vegas, and ATL are all obviously QB needy teams. 

[Aussie Tank]

I really wish we traded Burns all that draft capital could of really given our new coach some ammo to mold the side to his liking 

[jopie87]

Run it back with Sam next year and draft Quentin Johnston.

If the team sucks next year, trade everything you have for Caleb Williams. 

[Castavar]

2 minutes ago, klumme said:

Maybe. If we end 3rd we could play 

Rams with Staffold and Kupp back, Dolphins, Giants

Had we won the division the last three would be 
Philly, Bills and Niners

If we end 4th
Cards, Commanders and Jets/Dolphins/Patriots


 

Give me that last place division scehdule all the way

[Waldo]

It's almost over.

[LinvilleGorge]

8 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

He went for 346 and 3 tds.

You sound like kriby smart last night 

With 3 turnovers and it could've easily been 4 or 5.

He's better than I ever thought he would be but he's not the long-term answer. There were very few throws he made downfield that weren't his first read. He's still the same guy. He looks great when the play works as designed and he can hit his first read. He's an extremely talented thrower of the football. But he's not a long-term answer at starting QB.