Who backed up Geno? You mean Lock? I agree Lock is not the answer and certainly not worth $5M... you think Fields is the answer? We certainly haven't seen what Howell can do entirely... we've definitely seen it from Fields.
Whatever, happy to eat crow if I'm wrong on Fields. You asked who I'd...
Wilson to Fields: "I may be washed up and you are a RB playing QB..."
Shouldn't take long for the "Pittsburgh's offensive line needs help!" comments to start rolling in around week 4.
Yes. Fields is a RB playing QB. In 3 years he's shown zero improvement and while he can run he fumbles a lot too... At least Howell can get rid of the ball before the 3 second mark. Fields is running a Core 2 Duo processor...
Again, Fields, 7th. Which the Steelers did (basically anyway, a 2025...
If we'd give up a 3rd and Geno for Fields I would've shit my pants uncontrollably and died on the spot. I think the only way I was willing to take Fields was for a 7th rounder, WITH the expectation we'd find another QB for backup, because this is Trey Lance 2.0... and the only team that wanted...
Yah saw that... might just be an extra body. There are still quite a few IDL big boys available as well that could be had for likely vet min. Left guard is much harder to play than RG though (which Anchrum did for very few snaps) so I think targeting a guard early on to play at left guard is...
Yah, and unless Cam steps up we still have some beef problems on the DL. Maybe we can grab some nose tackles with our 4th or 6th this year. I think both lines need to be addressed and the ILB (for depth - and if Dodson/Jacobs kill it we may not be able to sign both). I took McKinley Jackson...
Someone might have already posted but Dodson only $4.2M this year (up to $5.5M with incentives). Not bad for Seattle... stinks him and Baker are both only 1 year only... but I think those are very good contracts for the short term.
Fine PFF may have them SLIGHTLY graded higher, but it's not like they're GOOD either lol. I would expect Seattle's line to get BETTER (that's the hope) in which case with some more experience and better weapons than Washington, Howell may too...
Also to flyer's point... if the gameplan was to...
Well some of it was scheme too... Seattle towards the end was making no adjustments. Just soft zone, soft zone, soft zone... hardly any man coverage... 2 down lineman, went in with no run stuffers (we still really don't have one so there's that, but why the fuck make the switch to a 3-4 then...
A lot of people thought that one more year in College would improve. But with Harbaugh leaving and now that he has hype to be a top 5 overall (Vikings are apparently very interested and why the hell else would they trade with Houston so early?) he might as well go for the money alone lol. He's...
Fair points..
I guess age (just turning 21) was a reason that I thought it made sense in the 2nd round or late 1st round and sit to get some more experience and get a bit stronger. There's a lot of critique on his ability to go through progressions and decision making and all I can do is read...
lol terrible signing. $13M is way too much and Chase while he had a good rookie season and showed promise can't stay healthy in a full time role. I can understand what the 9ers did who were a team that was SBOWL ready (and they obviously made it) and I could understand a team that is a Super...
Yah it's a weird position. Our team had enough talent in 2022 and Geno played well enough that we secured a playoff spot, but not only that - the 2022 QB class was ATROCIOUS (kind of what 2025 is looking to be). I remember a bunch of people had us drafting Malik in the 1st round LOL... then 2023...
I still don't get the McCarthy hype. I know he won the national championship, but I think Harbaugh is quietly hyping the crap out of him to other organizations because they know he's not drafting a QB and I'm sure he's been contacted asking about him (even before he was the HC of LA), but the...
Well I don't mind drafting for needs, as long as the talent is there. Carroll at times would draft for needs (like OT, or DL, etc.) - premium positions, but he'd take like a late day 2 prospect in the 1st round lol. But because they were 'versatile' or 'had potential' or 'fit the system' he took...
Kind of like that Carroll guy for about 5 years before control was relinquished in 2022 and Schneider said "We're not doing this anymore and taking BPA..." :nod:
I mean I'd be fine with that lol. I think Nix/Penix (and McCarthy for that matter) are all reaches at 16... but a late 1st (for the 5th year option, just like Balti did with Jackson) I think is good. Maybe a slight reach but okay with it. Most mocks I've seen have it playing out that same way.
Well the other side of it is, do you try to always take BPA (or if you really like a QB there, you take him) and build up a solid roster? The chance you get an ELITE QB is pretty hard to do. Even when you look at elite QBs a lot came into pretty successful organizations that had quite a bit of...
Yah, that contract was RIDICULOUSLY in favor of Seattle - there wasn't a huge chance he was going to repeat 2022, and that was obvious as his play kind of dropped off the 2nd half of the year. And this year Geno's cap hit is not bad at all ($26M) and then next year it does go up a lot (nearly to...
Alright fair enough. Pretty sure you've said that before, just re-clarifying. I guess you could always trade back as well and take Nix/Penix late 1st (for the 5th year option in the event they work) and collect another 2nd... I imagine that'd be your dream scenario.
Yah I get what you're saying... my point to my post and response to flyer is, we're just kind of stuck in weird position this year because so many teams need quarterbacks and are drafting ahead of us... It's a QB driven league to your point... it's the best position to gamble on... I just don't...