Ray_T

speculation. mine too. I think that Rodgers thinks a better offer will come as hes not fully happy playing in Pittsburgh. you think he really wants to retire. while the end result may end up being the same, the bottom line is how this plays out may be difficult to predict. in some respects it feels like Rodgers doesnt want to sign in a city where he would be expected to be a mentor to his eventual replacement. but it could just simply be that he doesnt love Pittsburgh and doesnt want to be a game manager.

I think that he still thinks hes good enough that he can pick and choose where he goes. this is all about ego

I can see why he doesnt want to sign in Pittsburgh. they run a pretty conservative offense there. My guess is he is not fond of playing that way. but hes at a point where he does not have a lot of options left unless he wants to leave some money on the table.

Do the Saints have the cap space. Last I saw they were in cap jail and at the time they signed Carr I was surprised they found the cash to THAT. Not sure how they'd be able to find cash to pay Rodgers now. granted lots of things can change in a year or two so maybe I'm out to lunch on this but this feels like an unlikely destination.

I like the scouting report. I know blocking/blitz pickup is a bit of an issue, but hes a decent size back. so I'm hopeful he can get coached up on that (though admittedly it may take a while) with a smaller back that sort of thing is more of a concern as you need better technique to get the job done that way as a smaller back.

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agreed. They even put a few jokes in there for the adults. kids didnt get it but thats usually part of what makes those little bits of humor precious.

I'd agree. kid isnt a finished product. dont get me wrong. I really like him. but given where he is at with his development he should not be going in the top 10. There is more risk there than you want to have in a high first round pick.

I think its mostly media speculation to be honest. guys posting crazy rumours to get clicks online. but if people click on those they will continue to publish more related stories. The people who post these crazy rumours really dont care how true they are. They only care that you and I click on the stupid article. obviously enough people care about the story otherwise the articles would go away for lack of clicks. I'm not in any way saying the story is likely to happen. I'd say at best its a long shot. when you see an article like this with no named sources I consider the article to be (largely) a made up rumour. I dont deny, at times where there is smoke there is fire. But I'm skeptical that this story is likely to happen.

I dont know about that. Whoever takes him will need to give him a redshirt year from the sound of it. lots of things to clean up in his play and throwing motion. I do think the tools are there in the toolbox. but you gotta fix these issues before throwing him out there. I did like the observation that his deep ball accuracy isnt as good if he has to throw off his back foot or roll to his left. I actually noticed the same feature in superbowl winning QB Hurts the first time he played the chiefs in the superbowl. They forced him to roll to his left that whole game and the eagles lost that one..... but that was not an issue the most recent superbowl because the presence of Barkley in the backfield prevented the chiefs from playing the same strategy(for the most part) either way, I feel the best course of action would be a redshirt year to clean up all that stuff. Usually when that is the case, the QB doesnt go in the first half of round 1. its later in round 1 or early round 2. So I dont think they need to pay to move up and get him. I could be wrong. but thats my thought on that matter.

when is the next biased mock draft coming out at fftoday?

yeah. Stafford doesnt have much tread left on the tire (so to speak) He could then sit for a year, watch, and learn. I dont mind Pittsburgh. they are a borderline playoff team though their O line didnt perform exceptionally well last year (partly due to injuries) but I think the issues there can be fixed.

Thats what I'd be saying if I were him too. the teams that are at the bottom (and have been so for a while) tend to make the same mistakes over and over and actually ruin more young QB's than they develop. often this is a function of thinking they just need to get the QB some good receivers to throw to and O line is an afterthought. I think for him to be successful he needs to not land with one of those teams.

so far what I've seen is most of his mistakes happen when there is someone in his face. I have not seen a ton of unforced errors. granted the amount of tape i've seen isnt as large as I'd like. but this is in line with a fair number of reports. in many respects that is still a cut above a lot of NFL QB. take any middling NFL QB and cut out the unforced errors and you have an upper tier QB. so if he can carry this trait to the NFL all you need to do is make sure he plays behind a good O line and has someone decent to throw to. sounds simple, but you'd be surprised how many teams find ways to complicate this.

I agree. hes not special. he is good enough provided the team around him is good. basically hes Dak Prescott. (though maybe a little better playoff performer than Dak has been so far) or possibly Kirk Cousins. very good at his best but not elite. maybe thats a better comparison. especially considering playing style that said, Dak also didnt have as good a team around him as Purdy did and Dallas for a few years was playing in the worst division in football, and looked better than they actually were. I fully acknowledge, Purdy still has room to improve. he is young enough. case in point would be Baker Mayfield. hes been a bit of a late bloomer at QB and honestly he showed some moxie last year that I never truly thought he had. he lost his #1 WR and #2 WR and still was able to perform at a decent level without them. when I see something like that I think I actually place more value on him than I do on Purdy because of what he was able to do in the wake of adversity (in this case injuries to key members of the offense) granted Baker is still not well regarded because of his past performance, but the last 2 years have really opened my eyes with respect to how I evaluate the guy. he broke out but I attributed that (at least in part) to having top WR to throw the ball to. but when those guys got hurt I really thought he'd be a writeoff, but he still performed reasonably. Thats more than I can say about Brock Purdy. but I agree, they should sign him if they can. key is to structure that contract with less guaranteed money so they can get out of that contract if he crashes and burns. I suppose the franchise tag is an option if they are not sold on him. buy another year to evaluate him.

I think the only way this is feasable is if a certain amount of the contract/cap hit is eaten by the phins. If the phins cut bait..... I honestly cant see them doing this unless there are other problems we do not know about. (which is always possible)

I think the issue is that Purdy is a 'system QB' to be frank, there is Nothing wrong with that so long as you stay in the same system. Purdy's best value as a player is where he is. He might make more if he goes to another team, but his stats wont be what they were in San Fran. I dont think anyone here would be able to convince me otherwise. At the same time, Purdy is ideally suited to the system they run in San Fran. I dont think San Fran finds someone who is better (at least noone they have the ability to acquire) so I'd say this: Both sides NEED each other. Purdy can get the money elsewhere, but he wont get another top contract afterwards because his numbers drop off when he leaves San Fran. Either way, most players want to play where they can be the best version of themselves. so both sides need to figure this out.

yet the rumours persist. I'm with you. I dont think its a smart move but I find it entertaining what kind of garbage rumours some people will latch onto. then again, if Purdy is asking for substantially more than he deserves that may point to the validity of the rumour.

probably fair. I figure hes an adequate to good starter but not elite.

for sure. and given the age of the players. I dont see it happening. but I can see why some would think its a good idea. If I were the GM in San Fran, this is not a move I'd make. though we also dont know how much money Purdy is asking for. if the ask is for top 3 or top 5 money I'm not sure he should get it. I suspect the Rodgers rumour is being leaked in San fran as a negotiating tactic to make the Purdy camp feel like they have alternatives.

yeah but a CMC and his threat to run and in the short pass game significantly changes how a team plays you. yeah rodgers is the one with more TD. I keep telling people his season wasnt THAT bad other than the yardage. and honestly I expected the first couple games hed be a bit rusty. tack on a couple hundred yards to account for that. are we having the same conversation if he has 4100 yards along with 28 TD and 11 INT? maybe. but maybe not. Jets lost a lot of one score games. that might have made their win loss record almost palatable. and keep in mind Rodgers didnt have the weapons purdy had. and one of his weapons arrived mid season. it is a tough thing for a WR to change offenses in mid season another drag on the offense to some extent. personally, with numbers like what Rodgers had, the team should have been a .500 team. who really let them down was the defense. I thought the D was gonna be top 5 and they were nowhere close. to that end, I can see why the rumour is there. but the reality is that Rodgers is still on the wrong side of the age 40. If you are San Fran the only reason you entertain this is if you truly think Purdy is not the QB of the future. and you cannot have Purdy stay if you bring in Rodgers. that would invite a QB controversy. you need to let him go if you sign Rodgers. but I suspect this is all speculation on a move that wont happen. But Shanny does see things many of us dont. so I wouldnt say its a lock not to happen. but I think its more likely he brings in a retread first round QB who didnt cut it and tries to rehab him. or if any of the top prospects at QB drop into round 2 maybe he takes one of them. but I'd be surprised if this ends up being the move.

I do agree to a point. you also need to consider the fan base too. Dak will never win a superbowl, but the team made the playoffs every year. as long as that continues, I can see why the team wanted to re sign him. sometimes that process of drafting and developing a new QB can be real hard on the fan base. and if you swing and miss, you are now looking at a minimum of 5-6 years until you are competitive again. Thats an awful lot of revenue you are giving up to try to find THE ONE. though I think enough signs were there that Dallas likely should have bailed on Dak rather than give him that massive deal last year (was it last year? might have been the year before) I do think Stroud is likely a keeper. Mayfield I'm still on the fence. he likely fits into the same category as Dak when Dak finished his rookie deal. he probably gets TB into the playoffs. I dont think he gets them a superbowl. but for ownership, that might actually be good enough.

pro day is fine, but I actually prefer to look at game tape. a pro day doesnt necessarily do a great job of simulating game conditions. either way, when I see reports all over the map like this it generally means I need to look at the tape and see for myself. no biggie there. I enjoy watching football anyhow. when there is good concensus on a player I dont often come to a different conclusion when I watch the tape. it does happen but not a lot. for me, these are the situations where I do extra research simply because the opinions on the kid are all over the map. That also means this is potentially where a large steal could be had because the player could be undervalued. I've seen enough good traits in the scouting report that I feel extra research is warranted. it may even be a situation where his value will largely depend on where he actually lands. Nice thing about these guys who are ranked as a late first or early 2nd round pick is that they could actually be drafted by a good team and properly developed.. if drafted top 8 or top 10 its likely expected that the kid will see significant time on the field before his rookie year is done.

I think purdy doesnt do as well in Pittsburgh. he had some very good WR, a top notch coach, and a great offense as a whole. Pittsburgh just doesnt have all of those things. and when things are missing from that combo a player like purdy could have his faults more exposed than before. I think in Pittsburgh he is meh. a little better than Wilson was but not as good as he was in San fran overall. the last year with CMC hurt and WR in and out of the lineup may be a better indicator of what he does in pittsburgh. he wont be quite that bad, but That is likely more in the ballpark of the kind of numbers he would put up in Pittsburgh.

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