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Only one coaching prospect that I know of turned us down.

I hate spending future draft picks, but if they deem Howell worth it, I could stomach it. Honestly, I'd rather trade players for picks, and that's what I think we'll ultimately do if the expectation is to be competitive in 2022.

With his use of the term "threatened", I don't think he's talking about anybody but Rhule.

He should be significantly cheaper, and he is younger. When I look at their career QBR, it's almost identical. Cousins probably has the stronger arm, but if he's not going to push the ball down field, then we might as well opt for Jimmy G. Garropolo's win percentage is substantially higher as well. Honestly, I really wouldn't prefer either one in a vacuum. If I have to pay 30+ mil per year, as in what we may have to pay to acquire Cousins (or an additional high draft pick), I'd rather take my chances with Derek Carr, or just go cheap until something better comes along.

Not me.

Don't get me wrong, I prefer a dynamic QB, but yesterday's heroics were just as much about dynamic play from receivers and defensive breakdowns as well. If Tennessee had a Manning in their prime, they'd have won.

But who really has a low ceiling? Certainly you aren't suggesting that Pickett, Howell, Ridder or Corral have low ceilings. I don't know about that. Sure, they have some deficiencies, and their ceiling may not be as high Willis' ceiling on paper, but I wouldn't necessarily say their ceilings are low.

Just a disclosure, I drove the Lance train in the Huddle last year, but I don't see Lance and Willis as the same guys, though they're both obviously mobile QBs. Lance seemed to have much more pocket awareness, more natural mechanics as far as throwing motion and footwork, and he worked in a pro-style offense. Willis is simply more raw. I feel he's probably stronger than Lance, but he's going to probably need more work cleaning up his game. I just can't see drafting him on day one. Drafting him at a later point may be a good investment, but he needs a lot of work.

The fifth season's the charm.

Yeah, we got our money's worth. The cap hit is relatively slight at around 4 mil in 2022. The voidable years are just that if I'm looking at things correctly. I don't think it's going to hurt that much at all.

Well, his ST were ranked in the top 10, as well as his returners. I'll take it!

To be fair, there were contractual issues with TM, not simply a refusal to want the job. Sometimes that's going to happen.

That's why we've moved on to Chris Tabor.

I vehemently disagree. Only a fool would extend Darnold again...(playoffs or not). Seriously, his ceiling is limited. The playoffs should not be the litmus test for keeping Darnold (just ask the LA or Frisco FO).

You know what I zeroed in on? Making Darnold an 18.9 million dollar backup.

BTW, I think Corral is more pro-ready, but his size and injury history are problematic for me. I also don't believe he is as accurate as Pickett or Howell. Again, just initial impressions.

Just my initial assessment. Willis is very raw and somewhat erratic in the pocket with inconsistent mechanics. I think he gets away with a lot due to his level of competition. Yeah, he has a cannon, but cannon ≠ arm talent.

Yeah, we suck, but I"m telling y'all that a competent OC and QB will make a huge difference.

I don't know about that. In any event, I think Pickett has more arm talent than both of them.

Don't confuse youth and inexperience, injury, bad QB play, and incompetent coaching for a lack of talent.

No one wanted Gilmore, huh? We got him because he and his wife wanted to come to home.

That's really not the point. You get a franchise QB when you can. You can worry about all the particulars as time goes on. Even the Bengals have turned their fortunes around though their team isn't perfect. Franchise QBs do not grow on trees. If you have an opportunity to land one, you have to take it because those opportunities don't come around often.

If we're lucky and get a QB who isn't actually lost in the headlights, I predict that people will be amazed at what a difference a competent QB and OC makes.

Aaron Rodgers has no interest in a rebuild, and that's essentially what we've been doing, especially based upon perceptions of the state of the franchise. There is no pitch that will be acceptable.

Darnold, Rhule's inability to adapt, inexperienced coaches, and game day roster (mis)management. Injuries also, but everyone deals with injuries.