NFL 2023-2024 Thread
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When every single analyst, draft board, online discourse has the guy as a late-round pick and then he shows up in camp and does late-round pick things as a third rounder I think it’s fine to be a little irritated. You cannot tell me there wasn’t an able-bodied OL at that place in the draft. And looking at how the backup line did today, we could have used more lottery tickets at that position.
Yeah decent point. I just pay literally no attention to the NFL draft outside like whoever the top few QBs and skill position guys are.
And mostly, I just think everyone is so bad at NFL eval, that most outside analysis is just noise. NBA draft guys are wrong so often and NFL draft analysis is significantly more variance and "lotto ticket" as you put it. Latu may be a bust of course, but you kinda just don't know until you see game film. That's how a QB like Purdy as the last pick in the draft had had a significantly better career than the #3 pick who we traded 3 firsts to go get thus far.
And mostly, I just think everyone is so bad at NFL eval, that most outside analysis is just noise. NBA draft guys are wrong so often and NFL draft analysis is significantly more variance and "lotto ticket" as you put it. Latu may be a bust of course, but you kinda just don't know until you see game film. That's how a QB like Purdy as the last pick in the draft had had a significantly better career than the #3 pick who we traded 3 firsts to go get thus far.
Give Fields an efficient OLine, give him weapons to work with and a competent coordinator. Seemingly things are in place. DJ Moore is a guy Chicago just hasn’t had. I liked David Montgomery but Herbert can break it at anytime.
Should find out something with Fields this year.
Fields is going to miss some throws but he’s also going to make plays……lots of big play capability.
Should find out something with Fields this year.
Fields is going to miss some throws but he’s also going to make plays……lots of big play capability.
Yeah, just a VERY expensive lesson to learn. If a guy isn't hands down ready to be a starting QB on day 1, you just can't sell the farm to go get him. And he's obviously had some real bad luck with the season-ending injury last season, but it's just gotten to the point where he's played so little real football in the last 4 years and it shows in the limited reps we get to look at him.
Process was more or less right; this team is super-bowl ready at every slot but the QB to take it home. We're lucky we're getting bailed out by Purdy for still having a shot at a top 15 QB, but nothing Lance has done so far has given me an inclination to go give him the job.
Process was more or less right; this team is super-bowl ready at every slot but the QB to take it home. We're lucky we're getting bailed out by Purdy for still having a shot at a top 15 QB, but nothing Lance has done so far has given me an inclination to go give him the job.