BrianS

Don't think that's it, even in sarcasm. I believe Corral was to have been our starter by this point. It seems abundantly clear. The offense was tailored to him. Now, we're stuck with guys that don't have the RPO ability. Who don't make quick decisions and throws and our offense looks terrible. We don't have a guy who can actually run what was installed effectively.

Do tell.

This does not put butts in the seats. Burns does. Look, I don't think Burns will ever be great here. He'll be good. I can however see why the choice was made to keep him, even if I don't agree completely.

Just at a quick glance, the Saints are 62 million over the 2023 cap right now. We are 3 million over. We're both in less than advantageous positions, but we're slightly better off.

One thing you have to bear in mind about that Rams deal is that it was all future picks. They don't have a first round pick this April. Thus, the 2024 pick is actually valued as a second and the 2025 pick valued as a third. When you look at it through that lens the deal looks a little different.

As a fan of the team, I hope all our draft picks become Pro Bowlers. In this case, the odds are against it. In general, non-first round QB's hit at a rate of about 10%. That chance should in no way influence our willingness to draft a QB this offseason. If we are picking and a guy we think is a franchise guy is on the board, we take him. If by some miracle we end up with two starting caliber QB's, we trade one for more draft capital.

Really? Does he? Mike Rucker, 6'5", 275 Julius Peppers, 6'7", 295 Charles Johnson, 6'2", 275 Greg Hardy, 6'2", 280 JJ Watt, 6'5", 288 Myles Garret, 6'4", 271 Etc. Brian Burns, 6'5", 250 He's 20 to 30 lbs lighter than a prototypical DE. That matters. Burns does not have the size or strength of a typical DE. He does have exceptional speed. Frankly, he fits as a 3-4 OLB far far better than he does as a DE. So far, I am not convinced that Burns will ever be great for us. He'll be good. As long as he wants "good" money and not great, all is well. But paying great money for good production isn't what smart teams do.

You can read the whole article here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/look-tony-dungy-questions-nfl-officiating-crew-for-controversial-non-call/ar-AA13Qcbd?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=6eb352e0a77d4a50bda2eacba8302509 Short version is that the same officiating crew who last week flagged DJ Moore for taking off his helmet neglected to flag Jalen Ramsey this week for the same thing. I didn't catch that game, and the incident isn't on the highlights. But seriously, at what point does the NFL actually do something?

I cannot give this enough pie. QB is not the most important position in football. It's the most important position in team sports. Getting a young stud on a rookie contract for five years gives you a window to go from mediocre to contender. Until you have that guy, you spend every draft trying to get him at any slot required.

QB coach, ok. OC, no way. The only year his offense (as an OC) was ever better than average was the 2017 SB year with the Eagles where Carson Wentz was actually playing like a god. His other OC gigs were middle of the pack at best.

No. He's not. MHJ has the physical presence his dad never had. He's far more of a Randy Moss type.

You can't wish it into being. We have a whopping 6 INTs this year, very middle of the pack. Show me something special.

Tough gets you to .500 - and that's it. You need a franchise QB, and a staff who can outcoach the other guys to gain an advantage. I wish I could believe Wilks was that guy. But I don't. This is the guy who was pulled from the college ranks by Matt Rhule. He hasn't shown any propensity for being great when given one of the top coaching roles at the NFL level. He's been a DC and HC, and had very mediocre results. It's possible to be a great leader and a genuinely good human being without being a top NFL HC. Wilks embodies this. If we're searching for the next Ron Rivera, look no further! We've found him. I aspire for the franchise to be more.

I'd go a step further and say there is every reason to aggressively pursue bringing him back. It's been a night and day difference this year on our line. I agree, some of it is personnel, but Campen certainly should get a lot of credit. Elflein now looks like a marginal starter to solid backup after . . . last year. Icky is making very strong strides as a rookie. BC is successfully transitioning to guard. Growing pains, yes, but he's playing pretty well. Some people are saying Moton has regressed, but I really think the dude was playing hurt earlier and is finally getting healthy.

Draft until you get a guy. If you somehow wind up with more than one, it's fine, you can ALWAYS trade a good QB to another team. Corral may be the guy . . . but it doesn't matter. Draft another. Especially with the impending retirements of some top QB's, if we somehow wind up holding the cards on two starters we will EASILY recoup our pick or MORE.

PJ Walker is the answer only if the question is "Who was the Panthers last full time starter before <insert long term answer here>?"

Please set your emotions aside. I want to see us get the best head coach possible to secure the future of the franchise. What are the chances that Matt Rhule brought that guy in from being the DC for Missouri? He's got an opportunity to audition here. With any sort of performance, he will at least wash off the stink from the debacle in Arizona. That should be a positive for his career period. The guy was coaching in college, and not at a traditional power. I would like to see a committee. I would like to see multiple rounds interviews of multiple candidates. I am not arguing that Wilks isn't a great story. He is. I'm not arguing that he's a very likeable dude. Definitely is. But finding a quality HC needs to set all those things aside and focus on finding a guy who can bring us success in the long term. If it's determined after a thorough process that Wilks is that guy, great. If not, I hope he gets a shot at a position on the new staff.

This is the answer. It's not his arm strength that is the issue here.

Playing hard in no way invalidates the idea that Burns misses more plays than he makes. Both can be true at the same time. The point here is that we now have the interior push we lacked. Brown is playing well and pushing the pocket, yet Burns is still over-running plays in crucial situations. If that can't be coached out of him, he will never progress as a player.

Agree, Baker is not an RPO QB. However, when the QB is an option to carry the ball that's not RPO; that's zone read. Cam was a zone read QB. Our current offense is an RPO offense. Go watch Ole Miss to see one of the best RPO offenses in college football. Not as much RPO in the NFL, but many NFL offenses to have some RPO elements. Our however looks way too much like a college RPO.

That's not how grading works. QB mobility has exactly zero impact on pressure stats. That's the OLine sticking a hat on a hat and doing their job. Yes, our QB's are running a lot. That isn't because the line is failing most of the time, which is exactly what these stats are saying. On nearly 4 of 5 passing plays, our QB isn't pressured at all. Which is not to say they aren't leaving the pocket. What it says is that there is no reason for them to leave the pocket. Now of course it's possible no one is open. And there are tons of reasons why that can happen. Maybe the QB isn't making the right reads. Tons of reasons there. But our line is generally doing it's job, which is a massive improvement over the last couple years.

I see no negatives there for next year. Not getting rid of the ball under pressure is on the QB. This is how you build a team. Our mistake was our desire to keep looking on the trash heap for a QB. If we had just picked a QB we'd be far better off - even if he flopped! All those picks are not irrelevant. Put a promising rookie QB behind this line and it won't take long to figure out what you've got. There won't be any excuses about the protection. Just plug him in and see what he's got. Oh, and a real OC. That'd be nice too.

Wrong thinking. DJ not getting open is a lack of effort on his part. There is no calculus to a route tree. Honestly, there aren't very many routes across every offense in the league. Receivers get open based on their own skills and effort most of the time. On some occasions like a mesh or a dagger concept you can help a receiver get open. But most of the time getting open is on the receiver making good cuts at the right time against the defense being run. Not telegraphing the route. Dozens of things.

When I watch the games, Brown is now constantly double teamed on pass and run plays. That tells me he is doing what he should be doing. When one defender commands two players, it puts your defense at an advantage. If you can force the offense to double team two of your players - here's looking at you Burns - the rest of your defense will look great. This team has the makings of our 2015 defense if we can just get the right coaching in place and fix our LBers.

For all the folks defending him, please rewatch the tape. Getting open is a matter of high effort on every play, regardless if you are the intended target or not. DJ is not doing that, and it's not the first time he's been lazy. DJ has the ability to be Steve Smith. But he's not playing NEARLY at the effort level of 89. He's not even playing at the level he has shown in the past. If we see these sorts of metrics, the coaching staff sees them. And then it becomes a loop. Staff sees he isn't getting open, they call fewer plays for him, so his effort goes down, and he gets open less, staff sees . . . etc. DJ can control one thing: his effort. It's currently not there and it's very fair to call it out, even when we like the player.