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What value does Hurney bring? I'm serious - I've never been able to work out his skill set. It's not cap management, contract negotiations or talent evaluation.

I don't think he's ever been seen as 'the guy', besides by a certain bizarre portion of the fan base. He was signed as a steady QB to tide us over, who was young / talented enough to maybe become a long term answer. Unfortunately for Bridgewater his play dropped off down the stretch, post injury, which obviously frustrated Rhule. I'd be shocked if he sees the third year of that contract.

Dodds and Paton did in the last fortnight.

Reading between the lines this interview confirms what I thought - that a couple of candidates wanted a traditional GM role and were ruled out / ruled themselves out (Dodds/ Paton). Sounds like Fitterer sold Tepper on his experience in working under a similar model - albeit not quite the same (yet). I do wonder if Tepper also brought in a guy that Rhule wasn't familiar with because he didn't want Rhule to get too comfortable - especially in that three-way power structure.

It's not Madden - you have to try to compete. If we'd ran Allen / Grier / Walker out there last year I probably wouldn't have watched.

They don't NEED to, but they clearly are. You'd get a king's ransom for Watson. You'd have to blow up the team and start again, but Watt is coming to the end of his contract anyway so why not? Especially as a new GM.

Since OP wants us to save the Rams from their terrible mistake of paying him like a legit starter, apparently.

Stafford would be a huge upgrade over Bridgewater. If they ask for a Day 3 pick, as it's essentially a salary dump while the new GM rebuilds their roster, I'm all over it.

I'd trade my Alfa Romeo for a Ferrari too. Doesn't mean the Ferrari dealership would accept that trade. The Texans will want A BOATLOAD of picks if Watson forces their hand. They're not looking to take on expensive contracts, not when they're already eating Watson's dead money.

I'm not a fan of paying RBs, but there's a handful in the league that you do. McCaffrey is one of those - he's a mismatch player. Unbelievable receiver out of the backfield (he could absolutely play Slot WR if he wanted to) and a home run threat every time he carries the ball. We'd have won a couple more games this year (easily) if he was healthy.

Davis is a bang average back and we should absolutely let him walk. Smith was eating his snaps towards the end of the season. If Bonnafon was healthy too Davis might have been relegated to a short yardage back.

Well they're getting a hands on look at both of them - this is ideal from an evaluation standpoint.

I really need to brush up on my prospects - needless to say, I've solved our pass rush woes.

Zach Wilson went #2 overall when I used that site!

I'd love to know what happened with Peters.

Showing off my lack of scouting this year: 27. Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri 43. Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame 58. Brevin Jordan, TE, Miami 74. Elijah Moore, WR, Miss 105. James Wiggins, S, Cinn 157. Tyler Vrabel, OT, Boston College 166. Paris Ford, S, Pitt 178. Alaric Jackson, OT, Iowa 219. Shane Buechele, QB, SMU 2022 Colts 1st round and 4th round picks.

Does anyone have any interest in doing a community mock draft? It's literally that or I spend my time productively and start doing a qualification for my CV.

I suspect Hurney didn't know what they were.

I wanted rid of Newton for a good few years - nothing to do with his skin colour, everything to do with his play on the field. I was accused of being racist (an F150 I believe is the race-baiting term that is used?). It is what it is. Moving on from Newton was a business decision. Of course he's offended, he was here 9 years (and earned a good chunk of change in the process!), but that's the nature of the game.

We'd have to draft incredibly poorly in those 5 years not to match Watson.

Here's the thing, the entire NFL isn't racist. They're not dismissing Bieniemy because he's black. We don't know what happens in the interviews, but even looking at his coaching record it's hardly stellar - 14 years as a RB Coach? 3 years as an NFL OC? In a system where we're not clear how much input Reid has on the playcalling / game planning? I mean people are acting like it's a huge injustice - he's relatively green. His resume doesn't blow you away.