Davidson Deac II

I don't know that many parents with school age kids, as my son graduated college, and most of our friends are the same age as me. I do know 1 or 2 though that are excelling with remote learning. Fewer distractions, and they are not being bullied every day. So there are some advantages to it.

Interesting thing for the Rams is that if SF ends up with Watson, the Rams will still have the third best qb in their division. Both Watson and Wilson are better than Stafford. And if Kyler improves, he might be the fourth best.

10 million is his cap number, but I am not sure he is actually making that. If I understand the way it works, his base salary is around 8 million, and the rest of the cap hit is prorated bonus that he was already paid, but is counted in 2021 for cap purposes. According to this, he is the 12th highest paid center in the NFL. A little higher than he should be perhaps, but not terrible. https://overthecap.com/position/center/

That is my feeling as well. He is adequate for now. We have other spots to fix that are more imperative.

I think if one is young, then NYC would be interesting to live in. At my age though, I am with you. I enjoy visiting it, but have zero desire to live there. If he wants to win a Superbowl, then I would say SF. Get the defense healthy, and with Watson under center, they could be a significant challenger.

I was able to get some N95 on amazon fairly easily.

He actually had some decent receivers. Both Scotty Washington and Kendall Hinton (he of Denver emergency qb fame) were good enough to get a look in the NFL which makes them better than the vast majority of college receivers. But once Surratt and Washington went down with injury, Newman struggled more.

I don't know how well Newman will do, but I disagree with using the Clemson game as a benchmark. Reality is that Wake doesn't match Clemson in talent, not even close. So it would be nearly impossible for even a great qb to look good. In 2015, Patrick Mahomes looked horrible in a game against Oklahoma, primarily because Oklahoma had more talent across the board than did Texas tech. Better to judge Newman in the games were talent level was more even. In truth, the talent disparity across college teams is one of the reasons its so hard to judge how well a qb will do in the NFL when the talent levels are closer to even.

And apparently playing it fairly well. Maybe his issues here were more with us than with him?

Allen is a impressive looking qb at times, but he still makes some baffling decisions at times. That was one of them.

Fournette has made some nice plays, but I am not sure how much he can cash in based off his play this year. His numbers this year aren't that great.

If you mean trade them to the Texans, I doubt it. If you mean we might not be able to afford some of them, perhaps. Samuel is probably gone. Not sure about the others. If we do get him for picks, we need to spend every remaining pick on the Oline this year.

i still remember watching him hit #715. It was a very memorable moment. Probably the most memorable sports moment I ever witnessed.

The list can definitely be a little flexible. A few qb's get on that list for a couple of years, then fall off of it. I would say that both Delhomme and Cam were on it for a couple of years. Point remains though that its going to be hard to get one.

If Fitterer is correct, then there are maybe 6-8 franchise qb's in the league. Wilson, Rodgers, Mahomes, Watson, Brady, maybe Allen, and I can't really think of anyone else. Our odds of getting are fairly slim.

The difference between winning and losing in the NFL razor thin. If we averaged 5 points more a game, or allowed 5 less, or some combination thereof, we would be in the playoffs this year. Add a few players in some key positions, and we could be significantly better next year. Or we could be worse. But personally I think with a guy like Watson, we would be significantly better. Not that I think he will come here, he won't.

Bill B is a good coach, but he has exactly one playoff win without Tom Brady as the starting qb. His overall record without Brady is under 500.

30 years and one extremely lucky draft pick.

The reality is that winning consistently and winning superbowls without a elite qb is difficult to do. And drafting one is hit and miss, and tends to be more miss than hit. Watson is the closest thing to a sure thing. And in truth, I don't think we are as far away as some do. We weren't that far away this year. Pick up a good corner and a couple of decent to good olineman in the next two drafts, and we could put ourselves in very good position. Granted, its a difficult decision to make though.

For a qb who is as close to a sure thing as is possible in the NFL. No doubt about it. That being said, I doubt we get him.

You might be right about that.

I am fairly certain that Urban Myer wouldn't mind coaching a guy like Watson either.

Surprised Jacksonville is not on that list. Jacksonville could get an established and proven young star, and the Texans could draft Trevor L or whomever they please.

Well, in fairness if I were "building" a team, Rodgers would not be my guy either. I would want someone younger. Mahomes, Allen, or even Wilson. On the other hand, if I already had a very good team and all I needed was a qb, Rodgers would definitely be one of the top 2 or 3 I would pick. Of course, that is looking at them now. The original question was in their prime. I would pick Brady over Rodgers. But not Wilson.

He was before my time. I should caveat what I said earlier. Lawrence Taylor was probably the best linebacker I ever saw. Gradishar was very good though.