Khyber53

And Palmer won what again? Carson Palmer is kind of like Dan Fouts or Philip Rivers... so much praise for him and his prowess, just a lack of wins and post season experience. Of course, there's Stafford fitting that mold. He seems like a great guy and if he ends up here, I'll cheer for him, but I just honestly don't see the major upside and trajectory changing guy in him that others do.

Sticking with cloth, but staying out of the line of fire for the most part. Save the supply of the strong stuff for the frontline folks.

Bienemey has the shortest off-season of any HC candidate this year, last year and is near the shortest off-season for the year before. He runs the most innovative offensive system in the league and between he and Reid they work up multiple new crazy plays for each game. The guy is prepping for his second Super Bowl in a row and considering the results so far, I'd think that planning for that was a bigger weight on his mind than prepping for an interview. Someone is going to see through that and snag him. Probably a team with a head coach retiring rather than a firing. Some team is going to start or continue a dynasty with Eric.

In teaching, there's this point after the school year ends that a portion of teachers get put into a big pool and moved on to different schools. Some want to go, some need to go, some need to be out of teaching, some are just headache employees. The reassignment of the teachers is called "The Dance of the Lemons" and some schools/principals get lucky and find a new gem. The rest are just hoping for someone who will do their job and show up. The rest just sit there are watch as the bottom end of the spectrum just gets dumped on them. But every one of those teachers will enter the dance with shining recommendations from their past principal as those prior employers want desperately for someone to snag them so they don't bounce back home. I think this year's QB free agency is definitely a Dance of the Lemons episode. Perhaps we ought to stick with our picks and sit this one out.

You know, honestly, I am beginning to see a worrisome parallel here. Two teams and two players trying to move along at a time when there's a change of coaching and leadership. And while Cam had been out and injured for almost the entire year, Stafford was reeling from three different injuries in 2020, even though he never missed an entire game. I'm beginning to feel that maybe there's something bad under the hood when it comes to Mr. Stafford on the used car lot that is the NFL offseason. And a lot like Cam, he could have some injuries that would spell the end of his career there if he can't find someone to take him on. I'm getting lots of "Buyer Beware" vibes on the whole thing. And no, we didn't need Cam's last ride to be here. Seeing how bad off he was in New England, he really should have hung it up and remained better in people's minds. That old line of "there's nothing sadder than a hero who doesn't know when it is time to hang it up" seems to apply. I love Cam, but this game is hard on players and almost no one gets to ride the train for as long as they want to. Ask Luke.

I've got that same feeling. They've got their sights on defense and giving Matt Ryan one last ride.

I'm not sure if anyone wins big here if our defense doesn't continue to improve. There were a lot of games we barely lost where the other team only had one or no punts -- and that is the sign of a bad defense. I think a lot of that was coaching timidity more than personnel and we got better in the last third of the season on defense (more aggressive) but ended up with Bridgewater pretty much falling off a cliff. But while we are on the subject of getting a new QB, how would you feel about snagging Heinicke as a QB3 here if he was available? That kid has the "it" factor and he'd outshine what we ended 2020 with on the bench.

Stafford is one of those unsung guys left in a bottom-dwelling franchise. And here we complain about how little respect Cam got. Talk about a difference. Stafford has been outstanding and if he had been in a better organization he'd have a ring or two, and I think he's still got a lot of good tread left on his tires. I also like that he has stuck with the Lions year after year until, well, it just got so low that no one could take it anymore (last season was bad and now they've hired an even bigger meathead for HC). If he came here, I think he and we would excel. My only worry is for how long it could last.

Jeez, are we all of a sudden crying over this again, too? Let it go. Just walk away and walk on. Better days ahead.

Just being kind.

I'd listen to the trade, and man Stafford deserves a chance to be on a good team for once... but I am finding it hard to give up on a chance to draft an important LONG-TERM piece to our team. I don't just mean a QB necessarily, but there is going to be someone great available at #8. If we can spot them. That pick is at the spot were we got CMC and Luke. Teams that do their homework win big at this spot.

Jeez, are we still whining over this? Let it go, let it go, let it go.

So, let me get this straight. We want a guy with basically one season as starting QB, who had hand and shoulder surgery the season before. In a COVID challenged season he blew away teams from the cupcake carousel divisions until running into the Coastal Carolina powerhouse where he was taken to the woodshed. You want to bet the farm on this guy and not worry that he was a flash in the pan against lesser competition? I'd pass.

Sewell if he suddenly, unexpectedly falls. Parsons might well be there and I'd be happy with that. Pitts could see immediate usage. I still think if we can get one of those three in the first round and Mac Jones in the second, we'll have hit gold.

We did run an archaic system, but I think it was trying to continually fit square pegs into round holes because we were all out of round pegs. And yes, Cam, for all his gifts, was glacial about getting the ball out at times. Plenty of arm strength, accurate enough, legendary mobility, but his reads weren't quick and it took time to load up that laser cannon he had for an arm. And honestly, I don't think Cam often argued in his head about whether it was time to run or time to throw. So many gifts, so much to sort through.

Let's face it, none of the TEs we went into the season with were even at Manhertz's level, much less Olsen's. Not even as blockers were they any good, but there were so many other things to work on in August that TE was just the tail end of the dog we were going to field. Had we had a decent pass catching TE, Teddy would have done better in the red zone. We had three ace WRs out there in the mix and having a mid-level quality TE who could pop a quick block and then move into the underneath would have won us two or three games, and probably saved Teddy a few of those heartbreaking endzone INTs. You don't just find Kelce-type players every year, but if we could just grab a decent one (say David Njoku level) we'd be in much, much better shape.

I agree that comp percentage can be fudged a bit by looking good in a short passing game system or an overly cautious passer. It does, however, show some ability. A bad completion percentage, though, yeah that's a bad sign to be noticed, noted and avoided.

Great guy, great player, wish the ending had been better for him, but a body eventually gives out in one way or another. Looking forward to seeing him as a part of the broadcast team and as part of our Ring of Honor.

Kelce and Ryan Jensen.

There are a lot of pundits out there that see us sitting still on QB with Teddy Bridgewater. They look at the 69% passing success rate and just move on. Part of that is we just don't draw a lot of interest or attention without a big celebrity player on the field. Really, to appreciate how our team has/is changing you have to really get in there are dissect all the moving parts: really dig into the work of our O and D lines, see the back ups, evaluate the rookies and FAs we rotate in on D to test out, look at how some underappreciated players grew and how some known players diminished. It's just a lot of work. Why bother wedging into us into a story when the editor says "Get me a 900-word piece on the top 5 Stafford landing sites by 8 am"? Hit the high notes that require little nuance and use a few big market teams. If we grab an experienced QB this off season, it will be someone of Teddy Bridgewater's notoriety simply because that's the pond that makes the most sense (longterm) for us to fish in right now. And, there's a chance that we may swing into the season with Teddy as our starting QB while we work on other issues. A case could be made that with a better line, CMC back in the line up and a stiffer defense (let's make that other team punt once in a while guys), that Teddy might be solid enough to be a winner. (Me, I'm not really strong on this, but it's there in front of us as a possibility).

They also scheme smartly to make best use of their line. Mahomes has a quick release and is very mobile. He rolls out often to the right side (and the run game often works to the right) and this allows Remmers to keep his man in front of him and just maul the guy rather than kick-step and pass block. That's smart and moving him to LT just because he has experience isn't a good plan, as we learned the hard way. Of course, he's blocking for Mahomes rather than Cam and that is to Remmers' advantage as well.

I don't necessarily agree. I don't think Watson, Stafford or Rodgers are coming here and I don't like the financial/draft hit they would engender. I also don't think that Watson or Rodgers' egos would fit with our coaching staff. Do we need a top 10 pick at QB to win? If Penei Sewell drops to us at 8 as Daniel Jeremiah was suggesting, then we'd be stupid to not take him and then swing for a QB in the 2nd round. We can win big without the big name QB with the massive price tag. If we can get a polished, pro-style program QB from the second round of the draft (like Mac Jones) paired with a good line, then we can win. We have so many weapons here on offense and I believe our defense is improving. Not to mention, in free agency, that second tier of available QBs (and more affordable ones) is going to have some big names in it. Who knows what could be out there?

You know, for all of the Huddle expertise in evaluating players, Remmers has had a long career and will very likely be getting a Super Bowl ring in two weeks. Also, I'd imagine that he will remain at RT (where he's spent the better years of his career). Maybe our group mind isn't as smart as we think it is.

Is it okay to think that both Brady and Rogers are massive jerks?

I'm not big on the idea of trading for a QB, honestly. If we had to take one of the two, though, I'd go with Stafford on cap hit alone. Both can win in the right system with some protection. Four years from now, though, both will be nearing the end of their pro football journeys and we'll have to start this mess over again. Make the right pick of a QB in the draft and that person will be in their prime at that same spot in time... Just saying.