LinvilleGorge

I haven't been in it since I saw Peal Jam play there right after I graduated HS in 2000. Fuging GREAT concert. I was too busy listening to tunes and partaking in the devil's lettuce to notice anything about the arena. LOL

Went fly fishing for only the second time since Helene today. The first time was pretty depressing. Hurricane debris was everywhere and trout were few and far between and minimal bug activity (yeah, bugs are annoying, but that's trout food). Seemed like fisheries were devastated. Well, a few months later and I had a great day on the water. Hurricane debris is still everywhere but so we're the trout and lots of aquatic insect activity. Aside from debris the stream seemed back to it's old self. Lost count of how many I caught but it was dozens.

Yeah, Ewers was a #1 QB but he was disappointing from the jump. I'm not jumping around, I'm just putting your bad comps into perspective. You keep saying comps are everywhere but there really aren't comps for #1 QB prospect, especially the most hyped #1 QB prospect on a long time, riding the pine for two years behind a 7th round pick.

Joe Burrow was a borderline top 200 recruit. Arch Manning was everyone's #1. And Dwayne Haskins was was a top 15 NFL draft pick. Ohio State never signed Burrow expecting him to start for them, then he transferred to LSU and absolutely exploded as a super senior.

Of course. He's choosing to retire. I'm assuming they probably worked out some type of injury settlement.

Seems like risking $1k on a sure thing bet to get back $2250 in a year would be a smart move if you had to risk over $28k to net $2k. Just saying...

I just hope they suck but don't suck bad enough to land a top prospect. Basically, pull a Tepper era Panthers.

"the march for Arch" is the best bad thing I can come up with LOL

Cool. Let's see that then.

Sooooo... what you're staying is that you wouldn't bet $1k on it. Cool. That's literally my whole point here. LOL Cool, you've won a couple extreme longshot parlays on small bets. That's a LOT different than plopping down a band.

Except that The Golden Calf of Bristol was a legitimately GREAT college QB (and he was a 1st round draft pick not a 7th). Like one of the legit best of all time. And it was only for one year. That's a terrible comparison.

Okaaaaaay... I mean, I knew you were talking out of your ass. I just wanted to prove it. LOL

Neither Peyton nor Eli spent two years getting splinters in their ass behind a 7th round pick.

I'm actually excited to see what Bryce can do this year after his strong finish. But yeah, if he regresses it looks like a potential good chance to turn the page.

I mean, next year's draft is the first year of his eligibility anyway. Honestly, if they're trying to minimize his injury risk exposure in college this is the path. Sit for two years, light it up for a year, gone.

I mean, it's gonna be a bad team and probably a dumpster fire of an organization. That's kinda what it takes to get the #1 overall pick minus a crazy trade up and even then... well, we all know. LOL

So you'll just get your money back.

He's definitely sporadic. The raw talent is evident though.

Why? If you're gonna go #1 why wait? Every snap in football has the real potential to be the last one you take or the one that results in an injury that leaves you a significantly diminished version of your former self. Guys like Ewers need to stay in college and collect NIL money until they run out of eligibility. High 1st rounders need to go. Especially with his playing style. Physically and stylistically he's very similar to Drake Maye. But that style of play ups the injury risk for sure. Hell, if anything I think the Mannings were fully willing to just keep Arch on the shelf limiting his exposure to injury risk in the college game. Just show what you can do for one year and bounce.

Bet. https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/football/nfl?category=2026-draft&subcategory=pick-number Post the slip. Let's see it.

Nico is gonna have to sell the NFL on not being a complete diva. He's looking like Shedeur with actual talent so far. I mean, Caleb Williams overcame it and still went #1 so we'll see. The NFL will put up with a lot of BS if they think you have the goods. It's why I didn't understand a lot of the Shedeur draft backlash. Listen, none of that stuff would've mattered if the NFL thought he was an elite QB prospect.

Sellers is absolutely one to keep an eye on. Could be the next Cam or could be the next Anthony Richardson. Curious to see how he has progressed come this fall.

I mean, the kid comes from a wealthy family. It's not like he needs the money. He has a ton of potential now we get to see what he can do as a starter. Everyone penciling him in as the #1 overall pick is putting the cart way before the horse. It's 5% because of his talent and what he's showing on the field and 95% because his last name is Manning. And if he is what he's hyped to be the Texas coaching staff needs to be answering some tough questions about why the kid wasn't on the field sooner. Ewers was a good college QB but he's definitely not a "keep a future #1 overall pick waiting" type of college QB. Only getting one season out of a top NFL talent because you chose to keep him buried behind a borderline NFL talent is just coaching negligence. Not starting him as a true freshman? Yeah, I get that. But on year two if the kids is what he's hyped to be you gotta wish Ewers well elsewhere and turn the page.

*a new contender in the Arch Manning sweepstakes enters* Can anyone remember this much hype for a guy who rode the pine behind a 7th round pick for two years? It's pretty wild. If his last name was anything other than Manning everyone would've forgotten about this kid by now and he'd have to be reintroduced this fall as the #1 QB recruit from a few years back.

Preseason strength of schedule means as much as draft grades. It's all projection that could prove fairly accurate or wildly incorrect once the games start.