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I’d totally vote Hester in. Will probably take a couple rounds for him though as no one cares about ST. But he is a legit GOAT. More deserving IMO than what might be the 15 best DE.

How many can get in per year? Got to think finalist that didn’t get in last time could have an edge. Fair or unfair. Two former Panthers were finalist last go round and didn’t make it. Sam Mills and Jared Allen. Positionally, I’d jump 89 over all the WRs even if a finalist. Got to think Allen and Ware got decent odds. They basically sit at sacks where 89 is in yards. Everyone ahead of them is basically a HOFer that has been eligible.

Fail? I wouldn’t use that word. I fear Darnold will be…okay. We get to about 7ish wins. Maybe 8. Ball bounces our way, 9? Which is something I think Teddy could of pulled of this year…with a healthy CMC. which causes us to just hang around in “average land”. Darnold returns. They extend him. We remain irrelevant. But okay. I think in the NFL you should fixate on QB, OL and DL. That is where your talent needs to be. You work around the rest.

Yes, he said Phil Snow was the origin of the idea to bring in Darnold. Claimed Snow thought he looked like Matt Stafford on tape. Snow IMO has always been the key to Rhule’s success so he probably has more pull than anyone with Rhule. But yeah, all that plays into why I am critical of what they have done. This ain’t small time college football where great D paired with average QB play wins. Which IMO is what Rhule and Snow did in college.

he did. They were 0-4. And before the injury, the Jets purged their roster of talent to tank. Which is why they were 0-13 and staring at Trevor Lawrence late in the season. There were leaks from inside the Jets org that the tank was on from the jump last year. Football still gets played. The FO can only set the stage to suck. Which they did their best. * and I have never bashed Sam for his 2020 performance because of that. I've always noted he was screwed from the start in 2020 by the FO.

same interview with Rich Eisen where he said he thought Darnold + Horn was better overall for the team than drafting Fields. Which isn't the same thing as him saying he thinks Darnold is better than Fields.

and Phil Snow thought it was a great idea. In fact, Darnold initially was the DCs idea. Crafty move Phil. Team with no QB and no OL in back to back drafts...keeps spending their first round pick on guys for you. the Philappaloosa model lol. I mean Phil Snow is getting some beasts.

well, Tannehill got hurt. Darnold only had 1 real year with Gase. Which was his "good" year. They went full tank mode this year from the jump.

well, you also need the QB talent that thrives in a NFL passing scheme. Joe Burrow didn't have loads of talent at Cincy. He had no OL and his #1 was a rookie WR....and still was pulling it off looking sharp. Talented QBs find a way to shine bright even in bad spots. Special dudes are special. The Golden Calf of Bristol and Joe Burrow fit different schemes. It's why Joe couldn't break through the Urban depth chart. And it's why The Golden Calf of Bristol can't play in the NFL.

Darnold and Tannehill both had their best season year 1 when paired with Gase

yeah, I don't think Tannehill is special. Derrick Henry has lead the NFL in rushing and rushing TDs the last 2 seasons. Derrick Henry is special. You remove Derrick Henry and I think Tannehill would be average. maybe. Or maybe Joe Burrow is just a guy that thrives in a NFL pass scheme and not a college one. Joe Brady brought the Saints pass/scheme game to LSU as the pass game coordinator. And LSU busting at the seam with a roster full of NFL WRs is a big part of it too. Burrow looked pretty impressive out of the gates in Cincy without the pass game coordinator he was paired with for only one season.

Darnold's mono year was his best season of his career.

I think Gase is a weak HC. But his QBs generally are what they are IMO. Good, bad or average. They show where they are. So I think Darnold is average as average can be. Could be wrong. But nothing about Rhule's average college QBs screams Rhule's programs have a magic QB touch...for our org to be trying to turn average into more.

year 1 - a healthy Tannehill went to the playoffs in year 1. year 2 - blew his ACL and missed the entire season year 3 - coming back from ACL, injured his throwing shoulder. Injury killed Tannehill in Miami more than Gase being a touch of death. Historically, Gase's average to below average QBs have overachieved in his system in year 1 as a HC or OC.

I asked what point was being made with the post. Only thing I walked away from was Gase came in and QBs immediately had their best season. Was that the point? If not, that is why I asked. Tannehill's downfall in Miami was more injury related than anything IMO. Blew his ACL after the playoff season. Messed up shoulder the year coming back from the ACL. that post about Tannehill/Gase was a continuation of the discussion about Urban's QBs. The poster said we should do the same with Gase.

What's the argument you are making? We were discussing how Urban Meyer's QB are dog poo when they go to the NFL. It's consistent no matter what college they came out of. Great college QBs. Horrible NFL QBs. The Ohio St stigma is actually an Urban one IMO. Which Fields isn't part of. When Gase connected with those two QBs, they immediately had there best season. Yet he is at fault for everything when it comes to Darnold?

You had me until the Jimmy Jam goes 7-9. Jimmy makes Teddy look like Mahomes.

Beat writers on Twitter are saying he has been MIA since camp started. Ranging from the covid list to personal reasons. Wouldn’t be surprised if more info starts to come out in the coming days. Something sounds off about him and the Jags on this one.

Tannehill had a winning record with Gase though. They went to the playoffs year 1 too.

But that’s not true. Again, this isn’t the Bradford era. Rookie deals don’t handicap you like years ago. Cardinals drafted Rosen in the top 10. It was a bust. Very next year got Murray in the top 5. They moved on quick. The way rookie deals are now you can do that. And you can carry your bust as a backup long term project…and their cap hit isn’t brutal.

yes, but I generally put the emphasis on who coached them in college instead of the uniform. Urban Meyer QBs never panned out in the NFL.

Then Sam Bradford will be a unicorn and pull off what few have ever done. And I’ll cheer it. But right now, I just call it like I would if any other team made the move and only had Sam at QB. worst case scenario IMO is he is decent. Not bad. Not good. Then we just get stuck with him for a couple years.

This isn’t the Sam Bradford era. Rookie deals don’t cripple you if you miss.

Sam is a bigger cap hit to us than Fields is to the Bears.

I’ll pull for them in season just like I did Kyle Allen. Just like I did for Teddy and PJ. But the Carolina Panthers need a QB. It’s a QB league. And I’ll continue to pull for them to solve that glaring need.