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1 hour ago, carpanfan96 said:

Yeah, I still don't understand how he was rated #1 QB in that draft to this day. 

Below avg arm strength 

Way below avg size

avg athleticism 

Happy feet 

High sack and pressure rate %'s. 

 

I mean I get that everyone makes mistakes, I was high on AR... lmfao and facepalm. 

 

But it's so egregious that it's laughable. 

full disclosure, I wanted Stroud initially but I'm not sure he ends up any better than Young. That was a crappy year to be QB desperate.

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2 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Let's say you have 1 car.  It has a bunch of miles but it still runs.  Its not worth much but you need a car to get to work, go to the grocery store, etc.  Someone offers you 200 dollars for the car, which is more than anyone else will offer you.  Is that then a deal you would take?

But you don't have just one car.  You pay someone to pick cars for you and you have two new ones that were advertised as top of the line plus a couple others you bought for value.  If that 200 dollar car is the only one you can rely on then you need to pay someone else to pick cars for you.  

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26 minutes ago, dxpanther said:

vikes pickup his $7mil this year too.

this is a solid deal and it's time bryce leaves the thielen nest and spread his wings. I remember we got rid of smith as well so Cam could take up more of the leadership role.  Theilen served his purpose as a dependable vet to help the young QB but it's year 3 now. time for the next step.

 

got mid teir draft picks and more $$$ for a 34 year old injury prone wr. this is a win.

Funny, I got the exact same vibe as the Smitty trade. It's time to get rid of ole reliable and force Bryce to go through his progressions, take deep shots, and not just defaulting to the easy option of finding the guy who's definitely open for a 5-yard gain.

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43 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I could have told you that before this trade. They've been hinting all off-season that this isn't the year for playoffs 

Anyone with two eyes and a pulse knows that this team isn't going anywhere this season. If not they better open their eyes. 

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2 minutes ago, Captroop said:

Funny, I got the exact same vibe as the Smitty trade. It's time to get rid of ole reliable and force Bryce to go through his progressions, take deep shots, and not just defaulting to the easy option of finding the guy who's definitely open for a 5-yard gain.

Smitty got released because he was a dick to Cam because he was an older vet and didn't have the patience or time to wait for cam to develop 

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1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

They managed to unload his contract and that's a win in itself.  The pick swaps are miniscule in value to either side. How it effects the offense is yet to be seen. My only concern is that he had the surest hands of all the receivers on the team. That's not easy to replace. 

I'm not upset at all for the compensation we got for AT. 

We did just ship off our vest pass catcher, and the vet we had in the room.  I know many will dismiss a vets value to the youngsters,  but I won't be hearing their weak arguments.  

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