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Yeah, that's the big red flag here. Really the only leg up Pickett had on the rest was that he was deemed by most to be the most NFL ready and might be able to hit the field earlier. I don't think anyone would've argued he was the most talented. Yet, word is that he's struggling mightily in camp. Uh oh.

Like I said, they big mad. I just posted a Washington beat writer's take on camp and... big mad.

To be fair, Pickett sucks and the Steelers made a big mistake with that draft pick. But anyone expecting Corral to play as a rookie was expecting too much. Everyone knew he likely was going to take a year or two to transition to the NFL and that's fine for a 3rd round QB.

Y'all big mad.

Don’t get this note twisted coming right after mention of some Wentz woes, but Howell looked the part of a quarterback facing Washington’s second and third teams. The fifth-round pick calmly stepped into throws and fired strikes to Kelvin Harmon, Kyric McGowan and others. He placed the ball perfectly to running back Reggie Bonnafon in the left flat with a defender lurking. Howell’s arm strength is legitimate. https://theathletic.com/3461026/2022/07/29/commanders-training-camp-wentz-young/

Quise was a good college QB but it was so dumb of UNC to leave Trubisky sitting behind him. Trubisky was just a much better QB. A Nick Saban or Dabo Swinney wouldn't have hesitated to make that switch.

I don't think anyone expects him to play this year but he should absolutely be in the mix next year, especially if Baker doesn't earn an extension.

I mean, he might be right.

Maybe Colbert wasn't retiring and he was being forced out and this was him giving two middle fingers on his way out the door.

Ronald Curry was what made me appreciate the seriousness of that injury. He was the #1 football and basketball recruit in the country. Won the McD AA slam dunk competition. Tore his Achilles and I can't recall him ever dunking a basketball at UNC and while he was still a good he was a shadow of his former self athletically. He still went on to play several years in the NFL but this is the guy who made Michael Vick an afterthought when they were both HS players in the VA tidewater area. It was ultimately Achilles injuries that ended his NFL career. I think he ended up rupturing his Achilles three times.

I forgot about the cornea laceration. That was another basketball injury. Fingernail to the eyeball. College nurse took one glance and was on the phone to the optometrist.

That's the point. It's a Texas route.

If Darnold wins the starting job it's going to take ALL the air out of this recent bump in optimism.

Both MCLs torn. Torn meniscus in right knee. Multiple broken ribs. Severe high ankle sprain in right ankle. Torn rotator cuff in right shoulder. Concussion. The ankle was in basketball. The concussion came from mountain biking. Everything else came from snowboarding. Ironically I never had a significant injury playing football.

I just have no idea how anyone could've watched Pickett at the college level and saw a 1st round QB prospect. He's basically a poor man's Teddy Bridgewater. He doesn't have an NFL arm. Why not just draft Kyle Trask last year? You wouldn't have had to have spent a 1st.

It's just that everyone already knows the score. Sam is terrible. Corral is a mid-round rookie coming out of a college offense that doesn't yield itself to an immediate transition to the NFL. Baker is likely going to have to flop hard not to be the opening day starter.

That's assuming everyone is buying the idea of a legit competition. I honestly doubt that's the case. Everyone on the staff and on the roster probably knows it's Baker's job to lose, so why bother with the theatrics. The factors you're talking about rely on there being a real competition. Everyone knows Sam sucks and Corral likely isn't ready to play early on as a rookie.

I hope the farce doesn't last long. We need to let Baker get all the 1st the reps ASAP

Yeah, you might not wanna back the Brinks truck up for a guy you think you have to force to study. If Murray found it "disrespectful" he should've forced the language out of the contract. Might be a decent chance his agent didn't bother to tell him about that fine print.

Injuries are the worst part of the game. Hate when it happens, even to division rivals.

I have yet to see any evidence that Rhule is anything more than a snake oil salesman.

Wait until they actually see Pickett.

Basically whichever QB gets the offense to play best will be the starting QB. Makes sense to me. With that said... it's gonna be Baker. Everyone knows it's gonna be Baker.

I'm not worried about a veteran player getting his knee scoped in the off-season.