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Not sure that's accurate - Samuel had 10, 2, and 9 targets while on the field for 75%, 70%, and 76% of the snaps in the games that CMC played. There would be plenty to go around if the same overall mix was employed and someone like a TE didn't emerge as a major option. If a new QB is starting come 2021 season than that may change, but it doesn't appear that CMC impacted Samuel's role much at all.

IMO it's fine to cite as a secondary/tertiary differentiator (though still better qualified with stats like intended air yards) in a discussion of QBs who have more to offer than just completion percentage - they actually throw/threw downfield, lead their teams on scoring drives in the clutch, etc. When it's the only thing supporting a thesis of QB success, however, it's inadequate.

Took some profits already and now just riding the wave to see where things land. If it's the moon... sweet.

Smitty and Sam Mills jerseys in the background? Interesting choices, if only because it's not the players for whom this event is taking place.

No he hasn't. He didn't meet expectations his first couple of seasons and then did improve but he's been Top 15, perhaps Top 10 at best. Consistent before the injury but who knows after, so I'd look elsewhere.

In this situation the wise thing to do, assuming the staff isn't truly that sold on Jones and doesn't trade out of 8, is to take the best player and hold as they are at QB position. Who know what happens after the draft. I don't really follow college football so know little about Mac Jones or any of the other prospects and have no opinion on them, but another year of Teddyball is painful to think about.

Teddy's air yards per attempt was 7.1 (good for 26th in the league) this year with 5.5 per completion 25th), not 11.2. Where are you getting that? Advanced passing metrics here. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/passing_advanced.htm

Go back in time, put Grier on that Alabama team and... maybe?

One of them is for Teddy... took him off their hands for way too much money and gave them a 3rd rounder. Blech.

Quite reasonable.

I don't agree with your first point, as the objective isn't to get a few more wins. I would have been much more satisfied to see him actually play quality football consistently throughout the year and still lose due to terrible defense (as folks expected anyway) than to see slightly better defense eek out a few more wins even with the offense as impotent as it became. The way things played out it made it abundantly clear that an upgrade is needed with no real chance of deluding into thinking things are good enough at the QB position. It's the Marvin Lewis effect, good enough to look good at times but never good enough to get anywhere... no thanks.

In that Rams game though the offense got the ball back in OT and Brees promptly threw an interception. He was under pressure of course but that was a very bad time for such a play. I think it's more that Jake showed up time and again with the game on the line while the exact opposite happened last year. No one should expect Teddy and the offense to have won all of those games, but at least 2-3 out of 8 would show some sign of life. However... nada.

Yup. In ideal situations having guys that can just distribute the ball may be enough. In the palyoffs though, it's no coincidence IMO that the Saints haven't made it to the Super Bowl in 12 years. They're had some runs but haven't even made it to the playoffs without a top 10 defense... Brees has been the ultimate game manager-type QB and definitely has the clutch gene but hasn't been able to overcome the NFL's elite in a long time. A guy like Teddy will win games in a place like that but if they can't overcome with Brees, they sure aren't doing it with a deep discount version like Teddy.

"Need more impact players at other positions." I agree that every team should always look to improve but strongly disagree that this offense lacks impact players, even without CMC. Either way though it just continues to support the position that Teddy is not good enough himself without being surrounded by elite talent, and even then the playoffs may be another story.

$220 premarket today. I think there's another hearing today as well.

That's why I added my final sentences there - I get it. However, I'm sure they want to win also and while they support teammates if something isn't working they want to see it corrected as well.

Yes, but is any of it in a cryptocurrency?

Why admit this publicly? Or even at all, really?

I'd rather take a shot on the unknown then have a guaranteed ceiling on another boring, likely painful, season simply to have a known quantity. I'm not an NFL player of course but during my many years playing sports it was frustrating to watch the same.players make the same mistakes over and over again.

At this point it would be as much about someone paying that much for him and the contract. I can see a team valuing having a quality backup but that $21MM would be a tough pill. I'm also assuming that they wouldn't be looking to trade and drop him into a starting role, but maybe I'm overestimating the wisdom of other FOs.

Quit spewing such vile hate.

I wouldn't even say many were 'against' him, we were just objective in expectations based on his past performance and things turned out a little worse than even that. Teddy can play in the NFL, just not as a starter outside of perfect conditions and even then the team's upside may be at risk with any injuries or unforeseen circumstances. If he can find that situation and a team willing to work around/tolerate his limitations then more power to all of them.

Carolina needs to be building their OL regardless of QB target. It will be very disappointing to not see the team engaging with FA lineman, even if they don't grab the most expensive guys.

/sarcasm

I, for one, never ended up meeting anyone in South Charlotte.