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How do you figure? Terrace Marshall and Theilen are both there around names who many consider to be the leagues best. So I'd say, you're not doing yourself any favors.

Players don't have to sign, ya know? They are signing.

Well, people on the Huddle disliked him, naturally. Now everyone loves him. Proof positive that we should take everything regarding players and consensus with a grain of salt.

Half the time he didn't have to keep plays alive if he'd thrown the ball on time. That's why Stroud's improv is doubted. He made throws on time rather than missing guys and scrambling around like Young.

Let's be real, every receiver position will be used to stretch the field vertically, otherwise safeties and linebackers can squat on certain positions. I think Thielen will be used primarily as a short-space guy with the ability to take a wheel or bubble the distance. I really, really like the idea of drafting Mims (Oklahoma) and Will Mallory (TE - Miami, 5th round) to throw in there with Sanders, Hubbard, Terrace Marshall, Thielen, and Hurst. Our offense will have some real DAWGS to go along with a guy who has plenty of playing experience that should transition seamlessly.

I'm 31, I don't feel I've fallen off physically from when I was 21. Sure it happens but the advanced metrics don't support the idea that Theilen has dropped off at all. Some guys have longer longevity than others and it looks like we got our Ricky Proehl. Now we just need a Steve Smith.

If there was a cartoon character whose super power was tied to a jawline, it would be Josh McCown.

Fitterer isn't coaching...

Hey man, his opinion is worth as much as ANYONE ELSES ON THIS BOARD. We just don't have the Twitter followers to make our sense of self-worth. That is a huge pet peeve of mine though. What makes "influencer" opinions more valuable than anyone else's other than the fact that they have "followers"? Charles Manson had followers and we see where that went.

Dalton isn't the starter. Dimwhitted fans on Twitter and other fan forums seemed to believe we picked him up to be the starter for however long which made me LOL. He's the experienced back-up we need to act as a second QB coach while also being capable of playing. Dalton may end up being a decent coach one day. He has the look and the experience.

Because the Colts weren't going to move down to 9. So we trade up to one to get leverage over the situation while still providing opportunity within the top 5 to get the QB we want. It's not that hard to figure out. Also, the Texans have two first round picks, one of which isn't tradeable. So if we could get a 2nd and a 2nd next year to trade back down to two, and still get Stroud, LFG. Highest value picks are the 2nd and 3rd rounds and this draft has a ton of depth in talent throughout Day 1 and 2. Probably the most talent I recall in a draft honestly. Pro Bowl talent will be there on Day 2. If you can get an extra second by screwing with the AFC South, do it.

I thought we were just posting every tweet so, I made a thread on it. This thread is brought to you by CarolinaHuddle Now monetize me Iggo.

False, because the Texans aren't going to trade up if we say we want Young. The only way they'd trade up is to block the Colts from getting Young. So we make it look like we would trade to get to 4, where Richardson would be, so the Colts could get Stroud or Young, thus making the Texans feel compelled to trade up with us to get their choice, when in reality we just want Stroud. So while we may not actually want Richardson, if we are willing to trade down for him, that may compel the Texans to trade up for whomever.

Khalifa. Crazy batch man...absolutely insane. Like, Amber Heard insane.

It's Stroud guys. The Bryce Young bit is a smoke screen to see if the Texans will bite to trade up to keep the Colts from coming up. The bit included about Richardson is a smoke screen as well because he would be there at 4. So make the Texans think we are interested in Richardson or Stroud, that we would trade down to 4 for Richardson, so the Texans feel compelled to move up to 1 to get Young, meanwhile we still get Stroud at 2. Got it? Good.

Well, you also have the cap hit to worry about. You draft rookies, and play them, because their piece of the salary cap pie is much less than you'd otherwise pay. We could sign Chark who has proven himself to be a very good NFL receiver as well, pay quite a bit less, and not give up any draft picks in the process. So no, I'm good.

Give up Chinn? GIVE UP CHINN?!? Bro. If you trade Chinn it better be for Higgins straight up and maybe the Bengal's 2nd round pick.

Stroud does remind me a lot of Joe Burrow. People tried to say he was a product of his receivers, but it turns out that wasn't necessarily the case. Even when Chase went down this year Joe skipped a beat against the Browns but was good to go from that game on.

There is a big difference between 5-10 and 6-3. I'm 5-10 and anyone 6-5 looks like a giant, but 6-0 tall people are fine. So to a 6-3 person, 6-5 doesn't look gigantic and they would be able to see over them because even when the linemen are hunched over a bit, you will be able to see. At 5-10 those linemen have to be on the ground for you to see. And yes, I've watched enough of Bryce Young to see him scramble because he couldn't see beyond the LOS. If teams would blitz the A gaps, he would have to escape to have field vision whereas Stroud could stand in there and make a timing through because his vision wasn't obstructed. If being 5-10 wasn't a hindrence, it wouldn't have taken until Russell Wilson for more of them to be drafted. As it turns out, Wilson and Brees are really still the only successful short quarterback in the modern NFL. Many others haven't made it because they didn't have the skills to overcome that obstacle. Maybe you don't recall, but what did you have to do to Brees to make him uncomfortable? Double A Gap blitz, muck up the middle of the line, and stand in the lanes. You can't always get away with that when you have a taller, longer QB. With Young scrambling, much like Tua, you have to be worried about him being thrown down like a rag doll. The only two QB's who are about 6 feet tall playing last year were both knocked out cold at one point or another.

I could see Young taking more hits because he thinks he can escape, whereas Stroud will throw the ball away. I also wouldn't underestimate Stroud's mobility. He shows he can do it, he just didn't have a need for it. Young couldn't see over the line so he would have to move more to find lanes which people are wowed by but it isn't really indicative of anything other than the fact that he's short. So give me Stroud who can see over and around the line without having to scramble versus Young who HAS to scramble to even see anything.

Clearly making a comparison to the situation here. Bryce Young would be Mac Jones in this scenario and, I'm guessing, Anthony Richardson is Trey Lance. The only issue with Schefter's theory is that we don't have Jimmy Gorropolo, we have Andy Dalton. Though Andy Dalton was very, very successful in Cincinnati which makes me wonder how his career fell off of a cliff.

Big difference between 5'10 and 205 when you've been lifting hard for four months to get to that weight and 6'1 210 playing weight. Caleb Williams also runs a 4.5 and has elite arm strength. Young's arm won't blow you away, Caleb Williams has the arm of a 6'5 QB in a 6'1 body.

He's saying it's a smoke screen. He seems to think that Mac Jones would be the pick that the staff wants but something changes and they end up taking Richardson, or Stroud (I hope).

It's not terrible as long as he's healthy. But how many running backs stay healthy through all four years of a long contract at age 26? I wonder how much Elliot wants. He would be pretty damn good to pair up with Sanders. Much better than Chubba.

Well, Foreman went to Chicago so moot point. I honestly think they just upgraded in losing Montgomery and getting Foreman so it will be interesting. If Fields can take the next step and play more consistent ball, the Bears could be a dark horse for the NFC North this year. Could be a dark horse to make noise in the NFC, period.