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Look at Sam Darnold. A NFL coach is about to trot him out there for the 5th straight season as a starter…..primarily because of where he was drafted. a 3rd round QB better swim the moment he is thrown into the water or he gets designated a career backup to bounce around the league. He won’t get the opportunities to grow and evolve like a high draft pick. I think too many around the league overly value draft status vs play once guys have played in the NFL

It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out Urban Meyer sucked and didn’t belong in the NFL. It doesn’t for Matt Rhule either. Or a host of other glaringly bad coaches. Maybe the GM can get on the headset this season too during games. That’s basically where Rhule is at.

Reports are they were split in house. So you can’t lump every together as feeling the same way. We just know where the OC stood. He was on the side of drafting the kid.

Growth by who?

Good add. Citadel grad I believe too

Matt Rhule every post game presser: Sam Darnold is our starting QB

Seems like a much smarter path than listening to Phil Snow Which furthers the assumption Rhule wanted Baker to repeat the scenario for a 3rd straight year.

he was only counted once. 24 different QBs. Brady only counted once, just like Peyton and Big Ben only were counted once too. 13 first round, 11 non-first round.

if my quick math is right (might not be). Last 20 years. 24 different QBs have played in the Super Bowl. 13 first round products. 11 that weren't.

that's weird mock. I bet 3 cents a Clemson defensive lineman goes in the top 10 too.

No worries. Rhule probably will give us 10 games of Sam. 5 of PJ. 2 of Corral.

the 2023 QB picture is going to look a lot different next April than it does today. Just look at who was projected to win the Heisman at the start of last season. college football is often a wild ride.

Montana/Brady 3rd/6th the 2 GOATs.

If you add Fitz, he is the best QB on the roster in terms of week 1. And the entire team will know that. Now you could start Corral over Fitz. Because that would be a development angle. But you couldn't start Sam. So that's a problem for the staff IMO.

so.....reports are there was a split in house on Baker/drafting a QB. We know where the OC stood on the split. I think we have been able to safely rule McAdoo out of the faction lobbying for Baker

eh, that's just the current NIL era bleeding over. All these QBs are pitching products coming in now. Jake Delhomme would be tweeting about Bojangles if was our QB in today's window.

I actually think this class was more normal than percieved. I think last year, in terms of prospects, was an extremely good year. And the fact it was such a good year right next to this one....makes this one look worse than it really was. and adding to it, some of those really great prospects went to total shitshows. Which kinda distorted what a good rookie QB can do for you. Cam in part had so much success as a rookie...is he didn't go to a situation like Jacksonville or Chicago. He went to a team with 2 pro bowlers in the backfield, pro bowlers all over the OL, a HOF WR, 2 great TEs. His surroundings allowed him to be impactful as a rookie. I think the last class oddly hurt the QBs of this class. Not tremendously, but I think it made them less attractive. There are reasons Trevor and Fields didn't wow. But if great prospects don't change the fortune alone I think it skews the overall feel of things. Well, if Trevor didn't do much for the Jags how can Howell.

Joe Person did a lot of reporting about how they largely had Sam checking down most of camp and asked Rhule about it. Then Rhule held Sam out of most of the preseason. Sam basically checked down for the entire one half of football he was on the field for. The offense didn't do anything. But the half ended with a touchdown pass and that was enough for people to ignore all the Sam red flags of that preseason.

Fitzmagic would be QB1 to start the season if you brought him in though. Someone would have to go.

and now that we added a young QB that I hope to see at some point this season...I simply don't like Robby as one of our starting two. Just as simple as that. He has never been consistent and IMO is limited on how diverse he can be since he weighs 78 pounds. Plus, I just want to see more of TMJ. I think his skill set pairs up better with QBs that aren't great given he can be more physical.

my bad. you are right. I had the contract messed up in my head. in 2023, his cap hit currently is 21 million. So they will 100% have to do something with Robby and his contract prior to 2023. Cutting post June also creates 10 million in cap space to use. We drafted TMJ. Put him out there. I'm a firm believer in repping the guys you drafted. Especially when in this building type of window. Either TMJ can fill the void or he can't. If he can't you just roleplay it by committee. and I think they could use some of that money to go get a real WR to insert into the slot. That would help our QBs. That was one of the reasons their was such a change in our from 2020 to 2021. The slot. It was chain moving position in 2020. We lacked that type option in 2021. But I don't think Sam can utlize it like Teddy. But it would still help. Help Corral too.

to get the 10 mill in cap savings, he has to be a post June 1 move though. Which is why I thought the draft talk made little sense. I think they clearly have been talking about dealing Robby. And it's probably for a move where they can get that cap space.

DJ Moore had the 40th biggest cap hit by a NFL WR last year DJ Moore was 11th in recieving yards. He had poor OL play and poor QB play too. He had it the year prior. Year prior to that too. We overpaid Robby Anderson. So I just don't see why wouldn't trade him if we he too is a lame duck. We can create 10 million and cap space and potentially give reps to someone who could be in our plans for big picture. Anderson has the 13th largest cap hit for a WR for the upcoming season. I don't think Robby is the ideal WR for a young QB either. He isn't diverse or physical enough. You want WRs that can help a young QB out. I'd rather invest in a legit slot WR and throw Higgins or TMJ on the outside.

Anderson had the 15th largest cap hit by a NFL WR last year Anderson was ranked 83rd in recieving yards Robby is a lameduck too. This is his last year. Why wouldn't you trade him for a pick and create 10 million in cap space?