OMG I just realized hometown hero Daniel Jones is a free agent this offseason

[BrianS]

I hope we don't continue with Darnold.  There are far too many options hitting FA this year.

Brady, Garoppolo, Jones, Brissett, Smith, Jackson, Dalton, White, Minshew . . . etc.

Yes, we need to draft a guy we believe in, but there is no reason we can't come up with something better to fill the gap.

[Snake]

16 hours ago, exactlyzack said:

I swear if you Jinx us into getting him, I vow to put legos in your socks.

I'm just going to kick him right in the ball sack. 

[methodtoll]

5 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Only if we brought in the Giants coaching staff with him.  

Didnt I read somewhere that we were interested in Kafka as the next Head Coach? So careful what you ask for lol

[Mr. Scot]

26 minutes ago, methodtoll said:

Didnt I read somewhere that we were interested in Kafka as the next Head Coach? So careful what you ask for lol

There's no real word on who we might be interested in yet. The only potential future head coach that's being discussed right now is Steve Wilks.

Kafka's name is being mentioned in the circles that discuss future head coaches in general.

[Davidson Deac II]

I was just remembering something.  I went to a Wake Duke game several years ago.  Both teams were decent, and Wake took an early lead, but Duke came back and won.  

Wake played two qb's that day, John Wolford and Kendall Hinton.  Daniel Jones played for Duke.  If someone had told me that one day, all three would start games for NFL teams, I would have questioned the sanity of the person saying it.  

[Sasquatch]

3 hours ago, KatsAzz said:

Daniel Jones 85.7 passer rating still ranks in the bottom half of starting quarterbacks. Nuff said.

Maybe bottom half in passer rating BUT he's been top 10 in 3 different stat categories in 2 of his 4 years,

 

 

Interceptions

Interception percentage 

fumbles

 

He'll Fitterer right in.

[PNW_PantherMan]

4 hours ago, KatsAzz said:

Daniel Jones 85.7 passer rating still ranks in the bottom half of starting quarterbacks. Nuff said.

His biggest improvement has been less turnovers.  He has similar TD and yardage numbers.

[Basbear]

 

Not going to say much, just I was shocked to see how fast he is. After lamar, I think danny is the next fastest. 

Edited December 8, 2022 by Basbear

[Mr. Scot]

21 hours ago, BrianS said:

I hope we don't continue with Darnold.  There are far too many options hitting FA this year.

It's a legitimate possibility

 

[hepcat]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's a legitimate possibility

 

Sam Darnold is a top notch backup. Anyone who can’t see it is just sour because he sucks as a starter. If you need him for 3 games a season he’s about as good as you can get. All the physical tools, makes all the throws, the only knock on him is he makes too many crippling mistakes. That’s why he’s only a backup. 

I have no problem re-signing him IF they draft a QB in the first round and get him on the field sometime in his first season. 

[mav1234]

3 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Sam Darnold is a top notch backup. Anyone who can’t see it is just sour because he sucks as a starter. If you need him for 3 games a season he’s about as good as you can get. All the physical tools, makes all the throws, the only knock on him is he makes too many crippling mistakes. That’s why he’s only a backup. 

I have no problem re-signing him IF they draft a QB in the first round and get him on the field sometime in his first season. 

He's had some good stretches so he'll definitely land some place as a backup. But I don't know if I'd say he's top notch.

Regardless I agree that using him as a bridge isn't that bad an idea. There will be other options though, and it depends what he wants for a contract. I can't help but think some of the others might be more interesting as vet bridges.... E.g. Gardner Minshew... Otoh he feels like one of the QBs that is going to want to be more than a bridge or backup. Darnold, depending on his last five, might too.

[Gerry Green]

I see 2 scenarios for how this alll unfolds.

 

1. Sam balls out and we go 4-1. Both Sam and Wilks return.

 

2. Sam continues to struggle, and we go 2-3. Neither Sam nor Wilks return. 

 

I like option 1, because you can build off a strong finish. But we'd still have Sam and Wilks. However, you have to start a winning culture somewhere.

 

I like option 2 for the future. But I hate losing games. It makes building a winning culture so much more difficult.