Double Trouble

He always did say basketball was his first love so there's probably some truth to that. He's a great athlete and a late bloomer/raw at the position. Was underdeveloped at USC and on the Jets to the point where he's now almost certainly beyond repair (mentally) despite being just 24 years old. Combination of him not going the extra mile to learn the position and mismanagement likely. Maybe McAdoo can pull something out of him, I doubt it though.

We won our only Rose Bowl since the Pete Carrol era his RS freshman year and he carried us the whole way. Followed it up with a Fiesta Bowl appearance and we promptly declined after. For a guy who came in as raw and as new to the position he did very very well. He was by no means perfect but he definitely did not underperform. That would be reserved for Max Browne and Ricky Town. Corral, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud etc didn’t want to stay home and be a partof SC’s program for good reason.

You think he underperformed at USC? He beat out two five stars and single handedly turned the program around as a RS freshman. He went 20-4 as a starter at a very dysfunctional program. USC always had talent but was a mess under Helton. People like to downplay his college career and point out the turnovers because it’s the convenient thing to do now. I watched every game he played in college and to say he underperformed is so far from true.

Everyone needs to come to terms what Sam is likely the week one starter. We are paying him so we may as well see what he can do healthy and with a new offense and o-line. Likely not much but he deserves a crack at it.

We got Charleston Rambo

“The problem is I'm not sure Rhule will ever get on board with it knowing he's coaching for his job this year, but it really is the way we should go, whether he's ready or not” You said it in your opening post yourself…Rhule is coaching for his job. But now you’re saying you’re afraid the coaches won’t play him even if Darnold sucks…

Baylor!!

Let’s get Dicker the kicker

If you’re worried about Corral not getting a shot this year, that means you’re worried Darnold wins the job and looks competent enough to keep the job the entire season. That’s not a bad outcome…

Congrats you know how to use twitter.

lol he's RAMBLING

Angry. And even more angry if I see posts justifying why this year wasn't the year to go that route (again). Prioritize the position finally, no excuses.

Star. I never thought he would fall like he did. Was not excited about Shaq/Butler/Horn. Horn will be a good player but I wanted Slater or Fields.

Out of USC. Was huge recruit out of high school.

oh yeah...that.

What's the end goal with getting Baker or Jimmy G? They are not going to get us where we ultimately want to go, and he would keep us out of contention for Stroud/Young. At least with Darnold you are more likely to tank (and you could argue he has more upside than Baker/Jimmy - even though we are very likely beyond repair).

Would rather draft a tackle, tank and hope for Young or Stroud. Or even Caleb Williams the year after that.

This is more underwhelming than when we signed David Moore last year and he didn't even end up playing a down for us.

So he wants to play on a good team...this isn't exactly some shocking news.

yep, and then there's Joe Mixon who is on video knocking a girl out cold at Oklahoma, and they kept him on scholarship... but Ridley gets suspended a year for gambling $1,500 on fanduel.

that was Ray Rice. too many to keep track of sadly...

Just draft a tackle, wait for next year's strong QB class and let the new regime pick their guy. Seems like the obvious thing to do...which is why it won't happen.

Would be surprised to get a first. An early second to double down on OL would be nice though. OT pick 6 and then interior OL round 2.

sigh

Most people in LA would agree that USC is the best football job in LA once you get it rolling. The potential at USC is huge...one of few programs that is capable of changing the landscape of college football given the high school talent out here. And I'd imagine he gets us some talent out of the state of Texas/Okla. People seem to forget we used to steamroll SEC teams under Carrol (4-0 avg margin of victory of 30).