Chris Mortensen: Bryce Young is the pick, they all love Bryce Young

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, ickmule said:

I’m cautiously optimistic, but won’t put much energy into yet. It’s Tepper, so I’m leery. 

Tepper has admitted to his failures, and I consider that a good sign.

At the same time though, Tepper isn't really my focus. Fitterer, Morgan, Reich, Suleiman, the rest of the staff and the addition of Adrian Wilson...these are my reasons for encouragement.

[Lame Duck]

CJ Stroud will be the pick.  Bryce Young ceiling is Alex Smith.  While Bryce Young football IQ is thru the roof, he has a noodle arm and slow release which will limit him to being a game manager and not an elite QB.  People who comparing Young to Brees, completely disregard Bree release time and zip on the ball.  Brees could uncork 60 yard lob pass similar to Russell Wilson which Young can’t do.

NFL models predicted for Young to be successful in NFL would need to be surrounded by top OL at all times to compensate for lack of arm strength. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Lame Duck

[*FreeFua*]

22 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Roaring Riot...

I know they're marketing, but I also think they're right, partially because they haven't been this enthusiastic in the last couple of years.

They knew we weren't good.

Jacksonville and Nashville 

[mrcompletely11]

54 minutes ago, SOJA said:

because the Texans love Young and Stroud shares the same agent with Deshaun lol 

Why do you think the Texans love young?   Where is this coming from?

[rippadonn]

[Lame Duck]

7 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Why do you think the Texans love young?   Where is this coming from?

There’s a ton of smoke by all teams.  I bet Young will slide out of top 5.

[Daniel Mullaly]

3 hours ago, top dawg said:

Will do. My bro-in-law had it a few years back. The doc believed it was caused by the HPV when he was younger. He still seems to be doing fine after a couple of years though. He goes to the doc every few months now for a checkup. Your friend must be going for his regular checkups, and it's good that they caught it. Having good doctors is extremely important. The radiation and chemo are rough, but as long as they caught it in time, it's better than the alternative. 

Yep, same cause. My buddy avoided surgery the first go-round (aside from a feeding tube and IV access for chemo) but he’s preparing for a big surgery this time. And I know he’s scared (he and I are both nurses and have seen the aftermath of these neck dissections) but he’s a tough motherfuger and won’t ever give up. 

[rippadonn]

Scary, but imagine a full grown 30yr old man delivering that.

Whole different league. I'm already holding my breath if that's my QB, but 5'10" 190lbs wet Bryce.

I'd have a heart attack every time that happened and Young just has that Robby Anderson build that doesn't bode well to getting rocked.

I've watched Chosen get rocked quite a few times and get up slowly and those weren't DTs or LBs iirc.

Edited April 6, 2023 by rippadonn

[Lame Duck]

3 minutes ago, rippadonn said:

Scary, but imagine a full grown 30yr old man delivering that.

Whole different league. I'm already holding my breath if that's my QB, but 5'10" 190lbs wet Bryce.

I'd have a heart attack every time that happened and Young just has that Robby Anderson build that doesn't bode well to getting rocked.

I've watched Chosen get rocked quite a few times and get up slowly and those weren't DTs or LBs iirc.

And Young already missed time with shoulder injuries before even hitting NFL.

[ForJimmy]

21 minutes ago, Lame Duck said:

There’s a ton of smoke by all teams.  I bet Young will slide out of top 5.

No way in hell that happens.

[Lame Duck]

4 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

No way in hell that happens.

Every draft people say that and every draft top player slides.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

No way in hell that happens.

Yeah, I can't see that at all.

[rippadonn]

1 minute ago, Lame Duck said:

And Young already missed time with shoulder injuries before even hitting NFL.

I just don't want to see the inevitable happen. If he's that great of an athlete he needs to change positions in the NFL to maybe WR for his own safety and chance of actually having a long NFL career.

Matt Corral and CJ Stroud are at the NFL average height but ideally body wise you need a AR, Cam, Big Ben(early), Dan Jones, Manning, Levis, Herbert body type to survive behind the trenches is a super big, super strong, super fast NFL.

Drew Brees, Doug Flutie, Russell Wilson are not the norm, but acceptions.

Young is a huge mistake, years ago as skilled as he is he'd be a position change candidate instead of this kooky #1 QB talk.

He doesn't have the required size for the next level and will struggle to put on and hold weight.

[rippadonn]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, I can't see that at all.

I can.