Logan D. Hurricanes Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I'm more curious where veterans like Mayfield, Minshew, and Jimmy G will end up. Do they stay? Mayfield says he doesn't want to be a back up, and McVay says Stafford is still the guy. Minshew could well be moved off at the end of the season because Eagles. Jimmy G is unwanted in SF despite the fact that he just keeps winning for them. They tried to (foolishly) trade him at the beginning of this year. Do they try again? And then there's Dalton and Bridgewater... QB carousel will be fun. And for once The Jags are happy with theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I can only look back fondly at the Bridgewater years in Denver.... Okay, yes, he was only there for one season, but we won more games last year than we did this year with Wilson. And the price was a lot better, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 There’s also the question of Mariota, who still has another year left on his contract and played well considering his bottom-three offensive line, but was reportedly extremely unhappy about being benched while Atlanta still had a shot at the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 ...and here we go. Raiders benching Derek Carr for Jarrett Stidham for the remainder of 2022 NFL season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 We can't say that Mayfield's proven anything to warrant being a starter. One drive against the Raiders...a team notoriously bad at stopping offenses late. Awful against the Packers. And the Broncos shriveled up like sponges in the desert. Put that against the rest of his record, and it's not great. That said, lots of front offices are desperate, so it could easily happen. Jimmy G...I think the playoffs will still be a big factor WRT Brock Purdy. Too small a sample size right now to go crazy with the kid, but if he can perform solidly in the playoffs, that may change. (But a story in Bleacher Report also notes that Gardner Minshew had an excellent, short run that he could never duplicate.) The other question is, what happens with Trey Lance? The Niners sank a LOT of assets to trade up for him. I agree they can't keep all 3, but of them, it's plausible that Lance is the best trade candidate. Everyone will look at G's injury history and *have to* flinch a little. Dalton and Ryan are, IMO, likely in the same boat. If you pick them up, you're thinking somehow they can shed 10 years. I wouldn't want either; they have too little present value and no future value or upside. Put Flacco in here as well, but his playing time has dwindled so much that no one's mentioned him for a reason. I'd be mildly surprised if Ryan and Flacco start next season on a roster. Ryan's case is a bit weird: https://boardroom.tv/matt-ryan-contract-colts-retirement/#:~:text=Ryan's contract%2C which began in,guaranteed in case of injury. Minshew is UFA, so it may depend on what he wants. He's young and he's cheap, so he'll probably latch on *somewhere*. Philly's not that likely to draft another young QB, but they may well go after, say, Jimmy G, and let Minshew go. Mariota...no opinion. Haven't seen him at all. Carr...yeah, he's gone. His contract guarantees in mid February; right now, nothing past this season is. And it's a honkin' BIG contract. It also has a full no-trade contract, so trading him is more difficult. Figure he gets cut in January. That is, unless McDaniels gets canned; who knows what happens then. And one other: Tua. He's definitely out Sunday, and probably out for the season. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-has-another-confirmed-concussion-teddy-bridgewater-to-start-vs-patriots-in-week-17/ But that doesn't stop being a concern. His future's cloudy. Also, it's no surprise whatsoever, but the NFL and NFLPA have opened a joint inquiry...again...WRT him and the situations. My feeling is the Dolphins have to show they haven't messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Pariah said: ...and here we go. Raiders benching Derek Carr for Jarrett Stidham for the remainder of 2022 NFL season It's almost as though McDaniels is willing to tank any remaining playoff hopes in favor of blaming Carr for his own failures as a head coach. While bringing in a former coworker (Stidham) this season and possibly another (Brady) next season. One wonders what Davante thinks of this move, after transferring to the Raiders specifically to play with Carr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 And now Derek Carr has "stepped away from the team to avoid being a distraction." Translation: to avoid screaming at McDaniels, and to avoid being the focus of a complete locker room split. He can read the writing on the wall, too; he's done. And yeah...their playoff hopes are extremely slim, but Miami w/o Tua? They can lose two. I'll grant that they've got, what, a 5% chance of beating the Niners and Chiefs...but I'm not giving up on that yet. And worse, my gosh...look at this. https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/35336012 Uhh...he did have some time in NE, in 2020...and he was TERRIBLE. And maybe it's just me, but McDaniels' tone is "please buy this absolute BS I'm spouting." Yeah, the nepotism factor absolutely seems real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Quote If ... - - DEN loses to KC and LAC - - CHI beats DET or MIN - - HOU beats JAX and IND The Seahawks would have the 1st overall pick in the 2023 draft. Not a high-probability scenario; Houston seems unlikely to beat anything but a pudding dessert. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Cancer said: Not a high-probability scenario; Houston seems unlikely to beat anything but a pudding dessert. I might take that bet depending on how many points we're giving the pudding. Pariah and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Sorry, you lost me at "If Chicago beats...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Even if that scenario were to come true, I would not put it past Schneider to deal a real top #1 pick to someone willing to give him more draft capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Speaking of which, what is the conventional wisdom about the number one pick in the upcoming draft? Who do people think it is going to be, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 I'm guessing Bryce Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 That's what all the articles I looked at say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Denver losing 2: likely CHI beating DET or MIN...remote at best. DET is at home, playing to stay in the hunt. MIN, final week...I don't trust the Vikes to make it easy, but I do trust the Bears to let it get away...and the Vikes have been good at taking it in that situation. Texans might beat the Colts...honestly, that's not that wild. Jags? It's a huge trap game that matters very, very little...the division decider is Jags-Titans. #1 pick...seemingly the only time it's not a QB is when there's none worth taking, and the early view is, this is a QB-rich draft, even well into the 2nd round. So, yeah, a QB's likely. Young has the visibility and the style the NFL's beginning to like more. I pay no attention to that noise, tho, at this point. Everyone's draft order will change. We also have to figure: who's gonna get the #1? Houston *could* beat Indy; that's not at all hard to believe. That puts the Bears in the driver's seat, and they have a kid QB they're trying to groom now. If they could, say, get a #1 and #2 this year, and a #1 or #2 next year, for the #1 pick? A first and 3 second round picks can do a fair bit of retooling. If it's Houston, they have the following high picks right now: #1 (their own) First round from Cleveland (#10 right now) 2nd and 3rd, their own 3rd from Cleveland With the holes they need to fill, this absolutely looks like a spot to trade the #1 pick. They can draft the #2 or #3 QB, plus a lot more. This might be the most compelling situation to trade the #1 pick we've seen in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 Blaine Gabbert now leads all NFL quarterbacks in a rather unusual statistic: Helicopter crash rescues (4). Bucs QB Blaine Gabbert helps rescue helicopter crash victims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 I was just thinking ... with JJ Watt retiring (assuming he stays retired, which these days, who knows?), I think we have to begin to include him in conversation of "Best NFL player never to win a Super Bowl". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 31, 2022 Report Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: I was just thinking ... with JJ Watt retiring (assuming he stays retired, which these days, who knows?), I think we have to begin to include him in conversation of "Best NFL player never to win a Super Bowl". That's a big group. Bruce Smith and Jim Kelly. Dan Marino. Running backs? OJ, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson. And I'm not gonna mention the greats whose careers notably or completely predated the Super Bowl, or, say, Gale Sayers whose career was so short. I'll readily concede he'd be on the list; 3-time DPOY --> one of the all-time best. Trying to pick *one* from the insane list is...pretty much meaningless. Different eras, different positions. I suspect he's not coming back, but as you say, one never knows for sure. As they showed in the game the other night......his 2 month old makes a pretty compelling reason for him, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 CBS pregame. The Derek Carr situation came up, starting with Cowher calling what the Raiders did, disrespectful. Ending with Boomer: "Dysfunctional franchises do dysfunctional things." Ouch. Truth can be painful. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Meh. It's arguable that the Raiders aren't even the most dysfunctional franchise in the AFC West right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Yeah, the Chiefs are looking particularly sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Actually, the Broncos aren't dysfunctional. Their front office has been incompetent for some time. Not quite the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 A Broncos win would be amazingly helpful to the Bengals today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 And just like that, the Broncos have lost control of the game after leading at the end of the third quarter. Whoever the Broncos' new quarterback coach ends up being, I hope he can spend the summer working with Russell Wilson on distinguishing between the two different uniform colors on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 51 minutes ago, Starlord said: A Broncos win would be amazingly helpful to the Bengals today. Broncos Country ... we tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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