SteveSmithTD89

I would not speak with any degree of certainty about anything draft related 3 days after the end of the regular season. We'll just have to wait and see.

Get through the combine and the pro days first and see what happens. Of course they don't love a QB and aren't wowed by anyone.... yet. They haven't met with them. Fields is a special special runner but he still leaves a lot to be desired as a QB with his ability to throw the ball. If Chicago takes a qb at 1 they essentially signal they do not believe in Fields and his price tag is going to plummet into the neighborhood of what Darnold went for when the Jets took Zac Wilson. They absolutely can not go into camp with both of those QBs and have a divided locker room. IF, and of course it's a big if, Chicago does pull the trigger on a QB I'm making the call to see if we could get Fields. I think Fields paired with a dynamic offensive coach (ideally someone like Steichen who literally molded an offense around a very similar skillet in Philly with Hurts) becomes a very ideal scenario for Carolina. Not saying Steichen is my choice at coach or that Fields will even be available but I am saying it is way wayyyyyy to soon to expect there to he any reason the Bears would say anything different regarding Fields.

Richardson is there at 9. Levis probably is too. Tanner McKee will be there in the 2nd. Every year we go through the same song and dance about how many QBs will be gone before we pick. Last year the Lions were gonna take a QB at 2 and if wanted Willis we'd have to take him at 6 because there's nooooo way he'd fall out of the 1st because he has too much raw physical potential. The year before there were talks Mac Jones at 3 and 5 QBs going in the first 6 picks and we'd never get Fields, Lance or Mac. 3 months ago this was one of the weakest QB class we've seen with no consensus number 1 and now we're wondering what we're going to do with 6 QBs going before pick 9?

Problem is you're calling the Bears about pick number 1 now... That expensive pick just got more expensive.

Rooney Rule

Very true. Tough to ignore Smittys return ability from a statistical point of view. When you start talking about all the parts of his game that weren't quantifiable on the stat sheet like his height, toughness, who he had throwing him the ball most his career, playing on a heavy run first team and as you mentioned his commitment to do his part in the ground game.... Just gets harder and harder to make sense of.

Honestly both Torry Holt and Andre Johnson are head scratchers getting the nod over 89. I could make an argument against Reggie but his numbers are at least closer to 89. Reggie Wayne - 1070 Rec 14,345 Yards 82 TDS 6X Pro Bowl 1X All Pro 1 Super Bowl Andre Johnson - 1062 Rec 14,185 Yards 70 TDs 7X Pro Bowl 2X All Pro Torry Holt - 920 Rec 13,382 Yards 74 TDs 7X Pro Bowl 1X All Pro 1 Super Bowl Steve Smith - 1031 Rec 14,731 Yards 81 TDs 5X Pro Bowl 2X All Pro 1 NFL Receiving Triple Crown I don't want to hear poo about Super Bowls with Calvin Johnson not only getting in but getting in 1st Ballot. Even if that was the reason then how do we justify Andre Johnson getting a nod over Smith? Are we going off pro bowl selections now? Is that or is it not a glorified popularity contest? Obviously I'm a homer and I'm not going to pretend that I'm not... but trying to look at this objectively - It just doesn't make a ton of sense to me to be honest.

He would undoubtedly wear out his welcome in 5-6 years. But DAMN would those be a fun 5-6 years. That said I feel like we just saw this same song and dance last year where it was a "Will he? Wont he?" with the Vikings if I recall correctly. I would not be surprised at all if this is once again Harbaugh and his agent working on getting him another pay raise.

I'll reserve judgement to see how the hiring process plays out. If we bring in a consultant to help Tepper and we interview the Johnsons and Steichens of the world along with Wilks and everyone is on board then I can get behind it. Wilks 100% deserves an interview and consideration for the job outside of a token interview. Whether he's the best man for the job moving forward remains to be seen but I would not hate the idea of Wilks picking his own staff and running the show.

Man if we lose tomorrow and we still pick to high for Stroud/Young then Quentin Johnston would be a hell of a consolation prize. Maybe not the biggest area of need with Moore locked up and TMJ showing promise but damn would that WR depth chart look nasty on paper.

Raiders save 33 mil if they cut him as a June 1st cut. May not cost us any capital which I very much am intrigued by. I think I'd rather draft Richardson in the 1st and reup Sam and roll with those 2 and Corrall before I give up any draft capital and pay him 30+ mil a season. But as a FA signing... for the right price I would certainly be intrigued and at least kick the tires. He'd be the best QB we've fielded since TJ Watt ended Cams career in 2018 and I dont think it would be that close.

Idk man... looks like Johnson has a ton of first hand experience seeing how NOT to run a team lol.

Shits embarrassing for a team hoping to find themselves in the playoffs.

Hes making 2 mil this year on a "prove it" deal. 5M AAV would put him at 18th in the league at the position right between Cordarell Paterson and Gus Edwards. Obviously I'd love to get him cheaper - thats why i said its the max id do. That being said 5M isn't some crazy outlandish number for a good, not great RB.

Boze absolutely is a tier 1 priority to resign. For Foreman I'd go 3 years max of 15 mil total. Big bruisers tend to wear out quicker and he's still limited in the pass game. I'd still take a hard look at rb in round 2 if Robinson falls otherwise I'd roll with what is working so far.

Respectfully disagree on that one.

I agree Houston takes 1. But who knows with Indy. They could see themselves as ready to compete and rather throw money at Jimmy G instead of a QB because they don't like Stroud/Young. This class definitely doesn't seem as strong as last year's and I would not be surprised to see only those 2 QBs go round 1 and a repeat of last year's draft where the QBs kind of free fall a bit. I do think resigning darnold for anywhere from 5-8 mil or whatever the veteran market looks like is the right play if we miss out on Lamar. Absolutely can not go into draft night with only MC9 on the roster.

I fuging love that interaction with the kid at the end lmao. Little man thought he was slick trying to hide that Seahawks gear.

I think it depends how a lot of this plays out tbh. Does Lamar ever even reach FA? Is he tagged? If he doesn't get tagged I go that route. I don't love throwing 30+ mill at a QB but I like it even less than throwing 30+ mil AND trading several Day 1 and Day 2 picks to another team. How far up are we trading? If we stick at 18 and one of the top 2 end up falling outside the top 10 I am on the phone trying to move up. I'm not trading several years of 1sts for Richardson or Levis. I would seriously consider taking either of them at 18 without trading up though (Richardson more than Levis) I think if all 4 QBs are gone, we don't get Lamar in FA then I am rolling with Darnold and MC9 for a year and then making the decision with next years class if we want to go all in on a young QB. One more off-season/draft and nailing the HC and OC hire this team is a QB away from making noise. Whether that QB is Lamar, Corral, Young/Stroud or Maye/Williams next year remains to be seen. I'll let the new coaching staff and our front office make that decision.

poo we're gonna win on Sunday aren't we?

Maybe its rose glasses since hes on the team but man... I have a hard time not rolling with MC for at least one season. And Levis - idk how you watched those 3 games and came away with him at 2. I just see an older QB who has a cannon for an arm but he is careless with the ball, reckless as a runner, has zero internal clock in the pocket and has yet to show me ANYTHING in the last 2 years against a quality opponent. I want to like him, I love what you hear from his coaches and teammates - I just do not see it on the field. 2nd round? Sure. But not top 5.

I see one definite loss the rest of the way - Baltimore. Seattle and Cincy could be losses depending which defense shows up. The one that throttled TB12 or the one that couldn't get off the field in ATL. Honestly the rest of those I could see us being favored in every other game. I expect that the next month and a half of the season will be a rollercoaster every week bouncing in and out of a top 10 pick and leading the Division.

Get the fug out of here with that. Eddy would have shanked that one too just like he did his second shot at it. We aren't in the position to watch this poo if he doesn't make that play.

Shaq can gtfo too.