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Young is the best QB in this Draft, not the best player. That said, he's just too small to risk the #1 overall pick on. Pretty much every ex-NFL player in the media that's met him has commented on how small he is in person. The NFL is the land of the giants - I just can't see him staying healthy for a full season. His height is an issue for me, because he won't be able to see the middle of the field well, but Murray and Wilson have proven you can play QB at 5'10" in the NFL - it's simply the small frame / weight that scares me about Young.

He's a serviceable pro, but not as good as many that proceeded him - Kuechly, Davis, Beason, Morgan, Witherspoon. How he's stuck around so long is beyond me.

I would have let him walk, but then I wouldn't have traded up for the #1 overall so I'm clearly on a different page to Fitterer.

I'm confused - you're saying that the billionaire Vince McMahon was a bad promoter?

The SEC isn't the NFL.

Why would you give $16m to that nutcase?

I was giving you the benefit of the doubt - apologies. My argument is that his height will limit his ability to see the middle of the field and his weight (especially his small frame) means he's an extreme risk to get injured as most players in the front 7 outweigh him by 50lbs.

I mean they have to completely rebuild the WR, TE and RB rooms if nothing else.

Very annoying that they did a Brock Purdy breakdown over an Anthony Richardson one. Could literally make or break the channel imo.

Durant plays a non-contact sport.

Nah, Richardson has a significantly stronger arm.

Brees has 2 inches on Young.

He lost that game, right?

Why?

It's the opposite - Chicago dictated the terms of this deal and, quite frankly, got everything they wanted. They wanted DJ Moore so they didn't have to go after a WR in FA (a very poor FA market btw). As for him 'not being that valuable' he'd had 3 1,000 yard seasons with poor-middling QBs throwing him the football. I don't think he's elite, but he's a very, very good WR1 and those are hard to find.

I don't know why you don't take that gamble at this point. The ceilings of Young and Stroud are limited. Push all your chips into the middle of the table.

At 9, sure roll the dice, if he dies you go again next year. At #1 after giving up so much - oh lord.

No, the Panthers did this deal early because the Bears dictated terms to us. They wanted to make the trade prior to FA so they knew where they stood - they now don't have to go hard after a FA WR.

Imagine fielding those questions when Young gets ragdolled in a random Week 7 game and goes on IR.

I'd go Richardson. You've already rolled the dice with this trade, no point in playing it safe now. Go for the highest upside player.

It's a very poor FA class - you're scraping together a corps from that list.

I mean I could just as easily write an article saying Mahomes could be had for a jam sandwich.

It was, plus two second rounders.

If they've traded that much for 'one of' then fire everyone now.

If only we could dismiss the 2nd rounder we gave up for Darnold so easily - rather than harping on about it every other thread. We've given up a lot (and we now don't have a WR corps), but at least they've moved with conviction up to #1 to get THEIR guy... whoever that is.