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He's the owner. Not the GM, not the coach. I think we're kinda stuck with him until he sells the team. I appreciate the Huddle really making my Friday afternoon hilarious!

I think getting an elite LT in the first, and then let's look at a guy like Kellan Mond in the 2nd Our LT position has been pretty bad with a few outliers since Jordan Gross retired. =(

Today's episode was enjoyable in my opinion. I won't spoil anything, but we saw some very interesting character development for everyone, including John Walker. Look forward talking with the rest of y'all about it this week

Right now, I'm in the "ok, we'll see" mode with Fitterer and Rhule to a degree. This is a very different team from years past, and I'm curious to see how it grows. Rhule does have an awful lot of control and influence. It certainly doesn't hurt he remembers recruits a lot of these younger players. Is it a model for long term success? I don't know. Last season was tough for many reasons. There were some signs of life later on, and I think that the team is generally moving in the right direction. I am cautiously optimistic about 2021.

Ahh, the age old tearing down of guys. Keep it up NFL types! Break down Trey more and more. Make him stick around to 8 so we can snag him Trey isn't ready to jump in feet first. Instead, let him sit behind Bridgewater for a half a season or more. Then let's get the machine rolling! Nothing mentioned is KILLER. All these QBs have flaws that need to be fixed.

I'm really curious to see how the show evolves. I was interested after episode 1, but worried. I love Mackie. Is Falcon enough to carry the show? Now that's the much bigger question. Mackie is a good, charming actor, but Falcon is terribly underdeveloped. That's on the writers to pick that up. Bucky on the flip side is way more compelling. How does he deal with his sins? I am really looking forward to seeing where that goes. I can't wait to see how Sam is able to get the shield and "mantle" back from the new Captain America. That story and how Fake CA loses it will be cool. Hopefully the fake CA doesn't take the title after he realizes he's not man enough. Lots of possibilities. I can't wait to see how it unravels!

Have the Panthers come out and said anything? Right now, most of our info comes from "inside sources." It could be the Panthers would still love Watson if he is proven criminally innocent, but they aren't going to do anything with the this cloud over his head. It would be HORRIBLE PR. Now as a poor lay person, I'd assume the rich and powerful would have "fixers" who would make these kinds of things go away as a cost of doing business. If the Texans did not "fix" this situation, they have shot themselves in the foot, feet, legs, hands, crotch, etc. They alienated their Franchise QB, they didn't trade him before the poo storm hit, and they let his value die on the line for a guy who would not suit up for them this season. Horrific mismanagement! Who will trade for Watson at the trade deadline and give you the same amount of draft capital that you would have gotten the day he asked for his trade? There's a lot of information that needs to come out before I make a personal judgement against Watson (for whatever that's worth). It's not looking good for him, and I hope he's not that kind of monster. Then again, people are very different from their public personas. Right now, I'm all aboard the Trey Lance bandwagon. Watson is not someone I want right now.

DJ Moore has gotten better and better each year. I get that sometimes players fly under the radar, but Moore has been handicapped by poor qb play. When the ball is thrown his way, he generally is making those contester catches. He does make big plays. I'd say you keep him because replacing him would be more expensive or volatile with a draft pick.

This is such a horrific situation. If Watson did in fact commit a crime and is found guilty, then he should be punished in accordance of the law. If he's innocent criminally, and found guilty in civil court, then this is a very expensive stupid tax. The threshold for guilt is much lower in civil court. The reality is Watson should have done a better job protecting himself from these kinds of accusations. Filming the event, making sure a witness is present, etc. A whole lot of poo is going to come from this, no matter the out come.

OL or elite CB. There are some really good OTs at the top. The top two CBs would also be in play. Honestly, if we can't get a franchise QB, let's get a foundational player who we can build around.

I saw that last night. I guess the Texans are going to be trading Watson sooner rather than later. Though with a lot of vet QB moves, it's going to be interesting to see where he ends up. I'd love him here, I just don't want to give up half the team to get him.

Aaaannnnddd, Now it's on GamePass for Xbox Consoles! Good thing I didn't pre-order lol.

Well, classically, no? Ish? This is almost a challenge for the coaches. Here's guys with good traits. Now whip them into shape and make them play well.

Kerr was a good depth guy. I'm very curious what the plan is for DT. Losing Kerr and Obada hurts that interior depth/pass rush. Could we go DT in the first again??? Hope not! I guess Frit wants to build his own team. After a team history mostly under Hurney, this is going to be very different.

Huddle gunna Huddle!

I really like the tools of Lance. It looks more and more like we're going to ride TB through 2021 because of cap cost. It would be invaluable for him to sit a year, work on his issues, and be ready to jump into things in 2022. I'm very concerned trading away a TON of picks. While I get you do whatever you can when you find YOUR GUY, we have an awful lot of holes on our team. We need a LT, guards, DL depth, CBs, and depth overall. The staff would have to be sold 100% that this guy is the guy if we're going to part with a mess of picks. I'm starting to think we should just pick the best LT we can get. If TB has more time, he can only play better. An upgrade at LT will also mean more room for CMC to run. I don't know. I'm not a film study expert, or a mechanics expert, or much more than an idiot with a keyboard. No matter what, I support what the team does, and I hope it helps us improve drastically.

So I had a "crazy" thought this morning. Why not draft an elite CB or OT at 8, and then pick the best QB in round two? I've read and seen some people claiming that Lance is a round 2 player, and that Mond would be in play in round 2. So why not get Slater or Farely (or whoever floats your boat) and then find a QB later? I mean a good OT will go a long way to improving our team and offense, even with a return of TB.

That's the reality for all of us! I love the debate and banter about prospects. It's fun! At the end of the day, Rhule has a LOT of latitude as HC to influence draft boards. All the top QBs are being picked apart and analyzed to death. It's going to come down to trust in the prospect and coaches.

I've started watching whatever "experts" I can find on QBs (youtube university FTW!) so I can be prepared for the good and bad of what's next. Jones is not athletic in the sense of a Trey Lance or Justin Fields, nor is he close to Trevor or Wilson. He's got major dad bod. Does that indicate future success? No. Was Jake Delhomme ever an underwear model? No (hopefully not!)??? Jones does look like a guy who can play in structure. He looks like he has some decent pocket mobility. He can be accurate. But when structure breaks down, he's not going to make a defense pay with his leg. While he's made good throws, how often is there the pressure of having to make THE throw to win a game? Not just a game, but THE game that gets you into the playoffs? That's a BIG question for me. If the QB you need isn't there, don't settle. We need a LT, and there are some good ones there. There are some good CBs. Heck, we could draft Micah Parsons for LB support. You're always looking for a franchise QB...

I played a good bit on my Xbox One X, and it played so much better on my laptop (poor 1050 4gb), and better than my desktop (darn old i7-4790!). I'm just very busy right now (I'm falling really behind in the weekly Destiny stories) with work and family sadly. It might be a game I look at from afar just because of time constraints. Looking at some of the other trailers, there look to be some really cool locations and environments. If only I could win the lottery =P

Indeed! I feel really good about our young guys on D! They did make some big time headway along with Snow. It still doesn't change things with Teddy. He's a good dude, a functional QB, but he's not the guy to carry you to a Lombardi. You need that guy in today's NFL.

I hope he's not just a villain. She's been through a lot. She has been played pretty hard by those in power. I think in Strange it would be cool for her and Strange to be at odds over the "magic MacGuffin Thing" and her power. She shows Strange (and whatever villain there is) she's going to be in control of her powers by her own ways. This puts her and Strange in a state of conflict before the super scary threat emerges that forces them to team up like Avengers do. Of course, that's way too simple, right? I expect a film about the multiverse to go crazy.

You're not wrong, but we need more out of a QB than a 2 yard throw on 4th and 9. Teddy would have been fine if our D did play better, but we'd run into the hump that Teddy could never have pushed us over. Teddy is a great dude, a middling QB, and he's not a guy who will elevate your team to greatness. He needs a coach and the rest of the team to do that for him. Maybe SF would be a great place for him with a super QB friendly scheme that will utilize his smarts, and a OL and running game to take some pressure off of him on early downs. Now if only we could get them to give us all of their mid round picks...

Chris Simms has been going to bat a lot for Mac Jones. I've been listening to that on my drive to work the past couple of days. Simms' point is that Jones can read, diagnose, and execute a play very quickly. Simms also argues that Jones has more than enough functional arm strength. He mentions a lot of Joe Burrow, minus the athleticism. Blames poor pad/jersey fit for the questions on his body. Or maybe Jones just has an ugly body? It's been interesting to hear Simms talk about the various QBs and their fit, skills, and his evaluations. He grew up in an NFL family, even played for a bit so he's got the chops. He even said he'd love to be a GM one day, I guess going the Mike Mayock path? Regardless of his defenders, my main concern remains with Jones is that he played on the best team, with the best skill players, OL, etc. He didn't really have to put the team on his shoulders and elevate everyone. Tua beat him out, and Tua had a pretty rocky rookie year. I don't trust that, or Fields for that matter. Heck, Kellan Mond is looking better and better. When you consider A&M has put out some pretty good QBs recently, could be worse? And hey, Simms is super high on Mond so yeah???

I don't think about Lawrence at all. He's going to go #1 so he's not on my radar. Clemson did give us Watson so...tacos? Realistically, when was the last time an Alabama QB had a high level, top 10 QB career in the NFL? I've been a fan of football for a bit, and it's kind of hard to think about. The 60s? Stabler and Namth? I'm just a fan, not an evaluator. When I look at Mac Jones to the NFL, I don't want him because Alabama QBs have no had the kind of success we need to have for our next QB.