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That still mostly rewards teams who tank. They need to reward the teams who bring it every week but don’t quite have enough. You want to get better? Play better and earn your draft position.

CJ is a solid #3 CB.

The NFL needs to rethink this. The first team to miss out on the playoffs should get the #1 pick. The team with the worst record should be the last pick before playoff teams. Don’t reward teams for being terrible/tanking.

I’d probably still bet on him to make a game winning drive.

Refs have nothing to do with our CBs getting toasted and loafing.

We win going away with a healthy secondary.

This is a comfortable take once you completely ignore that he’s been a “good player in the NFL” this season. That’s what has made this decision tricky. If Darnold is held back a couple years in high school or gets COVID years in college, this would have been a nice rookie year for him. You point to his years in the NFL as a negative, when really he’s developing on the biggest stage while other guys his age were still playing college ball. I’m not completely sold yet, but he has brought me back from ‘no longer under consideration.’

This is the reasonable take at this point.

I don’t hate him to that extent. I’d rather see him out dueled by bearded Sam in a strong performance that takes advantage of freshly acquired Norman. Seeing Brady have a good game but Darnold play even better would lead to max confusion on the Huddle. Entertainment! We know Norman isn’t in shape or a part of our future plans, so seeing him falter is understandable. Hope the rest of the defense looks strong and OL continues to be one of the best in the league.

If we’re set up to win in spite of QB play, why did we see an uptick in winning when Darnold took over? You admit that Sam has done well for us but want to pay a QB double who has been performing terribly. I wouldn’t hate acquiring Carr for a single 6th or 7th, but only if we could make the move without cap casualties or restructures that affect our future flexibility. We can’t do that. When he’s cut, let’s see what his market value is and go from there. If he’s cheap, then we can consider it.

Agreed. So is describing everything around him as unsustainable. Our OL play only seems unsustainable bc we’re comparing it to the atrocities we trotted out in previous years. No one would trade assets for our current crop of RBs, but their production has been excellent. I can make the argument that Sam’s receiving options are in the bottom 5 in the league. That doesn’t seem to be considered when discussing our heavy reliance on the run. Not to mention, our running game was non-existent vs Pittsburgh. Sam threw for 225, 1TD and no INT. Not enough to win, but that’s average QB play even when things around him were going bad.

Top 5 passer rating is not average QB play. Every single QB in the game will miss WRs. His mechanics have been improved this year. He’s not getting the antsy, happy feet of previous years. At least not yet.

When looking at his contract, have you considered he is performing below our current QB this season?

I understand your hesitancy, but what makes it tougher is Darnold's youth. If we drafted one of the older QBs in this draft who are right at Darnold's age, most would be ecstatic if they provided the steady performances of Darnold's last five games. The toughest thing to accept is we may not know if it's an outlier or the development of a young QB by the end of this year. That's why a short, Trubisky-esque contract might be the play.

I agree with the poster who said it’s too small a sample size. Let’s see what happens today, but put me in the camp that doesn’t care what a top 5 passer rating is built on if the team keeps winning 3 out of every 4 games.

What’s your thoughts on this: I think most here are skeptical this type of play from Sam continues over the next two weeks. If it does, prepare yourself to embrace bearded Sam.

What a great day of college football

Impressive coaching on both sides there.

Just a reminder that Bennett was a Heisman finalist.

Don’t see Harrison coming back after that one. If he wasn’t unconscious, he was close to it.

Stetson Bennett = Tyler Bray He’s just surrounded by better talent.

I’m confused. I didn’t post that. Why am I quoted as saying it?

KJ Jefferson? He’s staying in college.

Where’s UGA’s all world defense?

A little late, but I didn’t have time to post earlier… If we don’t get tight end addressed this draft and Bowers isn’t an option in 2024, Ben Sinnott from Kansas St looks like a stud. 2023 TE: Mayer/ Kincaid/ Washington/ Laporta/ Musgrave 2024 TE: Bowers/ Sinnott No reason we can’t flip our TE position over the next two years.