LinvilleGorge

They showed the playoff odds of both teams with a win and a loss. Both teams over 50% chance with a win and it plummets to sub-20% for the Lions and single digits for the Cowboys.

Can't see a wildcard coming out of the NFC South. Division champs or fishing.

Not just expensive but aging. Moton will be 32 next year, Hunt 30, and Lewis 29. It's an OL built to win right now, not built to build around.

When you have a QB who cannot throw the ball unless the pocket is perfect that's what you have to do. I don't think a lot of fans grasp how fuged we would be with Bryce on a franchise QB deal. You can't put the pieces in front of and around Bryce that ge has to have to succeed if you're paying him $50M+ a year. Hell, we struggle to do it with him on a rookie contract and it's forced us to duct tale a defensive roster together.

I've given up on this team ever having a true FS.

Who knows with Lane Kiffin. I honestly wouldn't want to go from college where I have full control and at a program like LSU where I have a major resources advantage and an gobble upbekife recruits to the NFL where I'm going to be reporting to a GM with roster control and a more level playing field.

Yeah and we took Shaq when we had TD and Butler when we had Star and KK. You'll take guys at positions of strength when you think they're by far and away the best talent available but you better be right when you do. Drafting a bust like Butler with a luxury pick at a position of strength is a real kick in the teeth

Figure it out over the last few games.

Draft status follows you. 1st rounders get chance after chance. Mid-rounders often don't. I mean, they get roster chances but not necessarily chances to compete for starting roles, especially at QB. Evidently the Seahawks were interested in Howell in the draft and the guy on the staff primarily responsible for scouting him was their QB coach at the time... Dave Canales. Canales was the Seahawks representative sent to the UNC pro day. https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2022/03/28/seahawks-quarterbacks-coach-unc-sam-howell-pro-day/80280994007/

I'd obviously love Howell and we gotta do something to upgrade the QB room even if we do pickup Bryce's 5th year option. We can't go into another season with Bryce and the washed up ghost of what used to be Andy Dalton.

Yeah, I'd honestly rather be sitting on Bryce with no major future commitment than Lawrence on a franchise QB contract. The former situation gives you options, you're pretty much stuck with the status quo for the foreseeable future in the latter.

I think need is always factored into the BPA equation. I mean, of course every team is always going to claim their draft pick was the BPA on their board. It's not like a team is ever going to admit that they passed on perceived better talent to take a player based on need but I think "BPA" really means "BPA for our team" and that factors in things like roster need, scheme fit, etc. that aren't necessarily related to pure talent level.

Not so sure we were ready to pounce on Graham due to the position he played versus just seeing him as the far and away BPA if he was there. Also not sure in hindsight that all that Graham talk wasn't a smokescreen to begin with.

I mean if the goal is to compete for national championships perennially there's really no debate where the better chance of that is between Ole Miss and LSU. LSU has three in the last 25 years while Ole Miss only had five winning seasons (and only one 10+ win season) since 2000 prior to Kiffin's arrival.