Navy_football

There are a couple of options. One is just to not accept your commission and just pay back the Academy for your education. Alot of money for normal folk, but if you're drafted high enough it's a drop in the bucket. You'll need a waiver not to go in enlisted, but normally drafted players get waivers to join the reserves instead of active duty military. Showing that you can actually go to the NFL from a military academy is much better for recruitment than having one more officer on a ship/sub/aircraft. Things were different in the Staubach and David Robinson days. I remember Mike Wahle just paying back the Academy after getting kicked out for steroids after his junior year. Not a big deal when you're drafted in the 2nd round.

Also follow the team closely. That many carries as an A back (slot) in Navy's offense is crazy! That speaks volumes of what they thought of him. Usually the B back (fullback) gets that kind of load. He's solid. I don't know if he'd be dynamic in the pros (didn't seem that explosive) but he'd be solid. Great hands and good route runner. Solid as they come. And the type of guy that would run through a brick wall for you. Whenever Navy needed a play you knew it was going to him. 5th or later would be a quality pick up. Probably rack up 20+ tackles on kick coverages and the type of guy that would get better every year.

Yes. Need to upgrade Rosenboom, but not sure if going after the big names is the right approach. Unless that guy is young enough to be here for at least 4 or 5 seasons - and play at a high level the entire time.

Every player can't be a top 20 at their position. We have to get out of that mindset. The good key players at key positions will fill in the gaps for them AND help them improve over time. Bring in FAs that are good enough. Not the best FA at his position or a great player or even a particularly good player. Just an NFL level talent. The good key players that fill in the gaps should be acquired through the draft. That is why you get the best player available unless it's a position you already have a good key player there. Exception is if your team is on the cusp of having a super bowl team, and a few plays a game will actually make the difference. Then you chase the big time FAs to get you over the hump. You don't spend on big time FAs when you know you're 3-4 years away from competing. The cap and average length of NFL careers aren't built for that.

Agree. I can't hold him to wins/losses (that's a team stat), but he has to command the offense and put up more competitive numbers. In my opinion, there should be enough on the offense to have success right now before the draft and FA - even with Yosh as the starting LT. 2nd year TMac, 3rd year Coker, 2nd year Etienne, 2nd year Horn, 2nd year Evans, 3rd year Sanders, Chuba, and Tremble. If Brooks is back to form, then that's the homerun threat we've been missing out of the backfield. If BY starts reading deep to shallow, instead of shallow to deep, then you'd likely get something out of Legette too. Either way, it's enough to put together a "respectable" offense without so many complete lapses in games. Difference between me and you is I think his biggest issue is not being aggressive often enough. You seem to think he just doesn't have the physical ability to be a QB in the NFL. This may be his last chance in Carolina to prove us wrong. If he doesn't, he'll play 2027 on the 5th year option as they look for his replacement.

Remember when Isiah Simmons was a can't miss Butkus award winning LB prospect picked in the top 10? Ridiculous (in a good way) combine. Ended up being the least productive LB in the first round of that draft class.

Not the next highest paid QB type money. Heck no! His inconsistent play is his biggest issue. His ability isn't as inconsistent as his mindset. Some games he's just out there dinking and dunking and completely ignoring anything over 20 yards. The statement I was responding to was he hasn't flashed in 50 games. That's just not true. When you throw for 450 yards in a game, but average under 200 yards, then that's absolutely a flash. He's shown that he can be productive. He just plays uber conservative some times. Game to game. Quarter to quarter. It's mind numbing some times.

Whoa! I'm not defending BY as a franchise QB. Just saying he has flashed. I mean you can't flash any more than that. That and the 2024 Atlanta game with 5 total TDs. Agree that consistency is his biggest problem. Some games he just flat out refuses to throw the ball deep. It's so frustrating to me.

I kinda agree that Yosh will be the answer next season. Maybe a day 2 or 3 guy at offensive tackle as a developmental project. They have to take a stab at a blue chip pass rusher and/or ILB early.

Why is that a hill to die on? That's the very definition of a flash. Definitely not the norm. Huge flash.

So the single game passing yards record in franchise history isn't flashing? Here or there?

That's just not true. It may feel that way to you, but if you look at his passing charts, most games he's completing more passes in the middle of the field than the outside. Even in his 100 yards stinkers he's completing more passes over the middle than the outside. Probably gets more yards throwing outside the numbers, but he usually completes more passes over the middle. A tight end that knows how to post up and box out for the ball would definitely help. In my opinion, he needs to take more deep shots outside the numbers and less short passes between the numbers.

Seems you found the "exception" to the OP. Eli wasn't actually drafted by the Giants. But that's the only team he ever played for since he refused to go to San Diego.

I honestly wouldn't draft a QB if my team earned the first pick, unless we're talking Luck, Cam or Stafford level talent available. Generational type guys that can lift a bad team. They are rare breeds though. Trade back for a king's ransom and come back when you've gotten your ish together - see Chicago bears. As far as yards and scores trending down, I think it has a lot to do with how teams are playing defense now. Most defenses are in some form of nickel/dime most of the game, with exotic blitz packages using DBs to pressure the QB. They're taking away the passing game, and teams built to pass without a complimentary run game to keep the defense honest will struggle. Maybe RBs will become top draft picks again.

A big time standup LB (QB of the defense), improve the pass rush, improve oline depth. Get lucky with injuries. They can win over 6.5 games. Fail in any one of those areas and the bottom falls out pretty quickly.