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And we need more DBs. We still need another starting caliber safety IMO.

There is some truth to it. When is the last time the Pats had a bad QB in their system? Do they really draft better QBs then everyone else or do they also have a very good system that helps the QBs?

Doesn't that depend on a couple things. Like 1. If Taylor leads us to the playoffs and becomes our franchise QB. or 2. If not, what do we do with our 2 1sts in 2018?

I agree. They over achieved this year and picked 27th. I highly doubt they pick higher than 24 next year. Won't likely be below 16 but I could easily see it anywhere between 17-24.

We need the Bears to finish with a top three pick. They would likely be a willing trade partner for the right price. Maybe the Rams as well but they could also pull the plug early on Goff if he doesn't show any improvement.

It might even be 50/50 that Darnold even comes out. He could pull a Luck and stay. The other guys could flounder. It's not guarantee that the 2018 class will be as great as people think it will be. I do think Darnold will be special but again, he could stay another year. Especially if USC fails to make the playoff and that is something he really wants to accomplish.

And how would we accomplish this? Trading up to #2 giving up a fortune to get Turbitzky? Turbitzky fixes our problems? Staying put and drafting Lattimore fixes our problems? Taking Watson or Mahomes at #10 fixes our problems?

You know that is the complete opposite of what you are supposed to do right? If the separation between the #1 CB and the #5CB is not very much because the talent level is deep at the position then the value is to trade back, still get a really good CB and pick up extra picks.

If that was going to be the pick than I am thrilled even more we traded out. Nothing worst than spinning your wheels again and again.

The key is will they miss the playoffs? Even at 10-6 or 9-7 they could still miss the playoffs depending on where other teams finish. We really need Denver to bounce back and the Raiders to continue to develope. Any pick under 20 to go along with ours would be great.

It's going to be the Jets, Browns and Bills gunning for Darnold next year. Jets and Browns will have top five picks because of a terrible record. Bills will have a chance because they'll have two picks to offer a team picking one or two that already has a QB of the future, say the Bears maybe.

Same here and I love it. I can't stand waiting for 1pm (west coast) kick offs.

From what I can tell, the NFL did something weird with both the Pats and Falcons schedules specifically. Was it just coincidence that these are the two reigning conference champs? Will this be more common for conference champs moving forward? Is it all about trying to keep the Pats and Falcons from clinching their divisions for as long as possible? Both Pats and Falcons play 5 of final 6 inside division. And Falcons even have four straight to end the season inside the division. I've occasionally heard of 4 or 5 or three straight all inside the division to end a season before but never what the Pats and Falcons have this year. I checked out the final six for all the other teams in the NFL and it looked like at most I saw 3 of final 6 games inside the division. In fact it looked like quite a few teams did not have a schedule back loaded with divisional games, many with only 2 in the final six. Jets only have one in final seven for some reason. Of course the Bills, Dolphins, Saints and Bucs have a lot of divisional games to end the season but I think that has more to do with the Pats and Falcons schedules than it does those individual teams.

Everyone should watch the 8:48 mark too. Game against the Bengals. Carl Pickens catches a TD that would never stand in today's game. Thank God for replays today. Only thing I don't miss about 90's football.

I take offense to this.

How far we have fallen in just a couple of seasons from the "cold front".

Good Lord Brady has been around for way too long. That looks like a game broadcast in the 90's with that old CBS score graphic and the old 90's unifroms. And we've gone through two uniform changes since then.

I think it depends on how wide a net you cast for average. I forget who said it, but I think it was Sherman maybe, I know blasphemy to use his name around here. But basically you have like 8 elite QBs, then 4 or 5 guys on the verge of elite. Then a couple dozen guys who are basically interchangeable. There will definitely be some bad starting QBs next year. Guys who are certainly no better than Kaepernick.

It's a waste of my time to argue with someone who doesn't realize Taylor is measurably much better than EJ could ever be in 2015, 2016 or whatever year you want to use. Pointing to one team that EJ lost to in 2015 and then pointing to that same team in 2016 that Taylor barely beat and saying "see Taylor wasn't very good or under achieved" seems flawed at best. Why did the Jags only have three wins? Because they are still a very flawed team. Their defense was better, 6th ranked, but not great. They weren't a Houston or Seattle type defense. And the offense turned the ball over way too many times as was already noted.

Jags defense in 2016 was much better than in 2015. Especially in YPG. YPG 2016 ranked 6th 2015 ranked 24th PPG 2016 ranked 24th 2015 ranked 31st It's been a long time, if ever, since EJ has put up a good game against any team.

I agree if we are talking about the general Vegas visitor. But I do think the Raiders in Vegas has the potential to be one of the more sought out road games that fans circle on their calendar as far as making a weekend trip for a game. Maybe not the best thing for a home field advantage but it will sell tickets. Also, as someone who's lived in California all his life, I can say that the Raiders truly are California's team. From Southern California to Northern California. I'd say that probably half of all Raider fans probably live in what would be described as Southern California. Many of them will now actually be closer to the team in terms of driving distance. And I also don't see the bay area fans revolting like the Charger fans have.

Won't be suprised at all if there are more Bills fans ast the 35,000 seat Stub Hub Center this season than Chargers fans when we play them in L.A. I'm planning on going. How often can you say you saw your team play in a 35,000 seat stadium? I also only live about an hour and half away too. Of course. And maybe 25 percent of them are actual Chargers fans. Others are just hoping to make a buck on resell. Haven't checked but they better hope the Cowboys and Redskins are coming to L.A. within the next couple seasons. And not just the Bills and Browns.

There is a big difference between nobody wanting him as a starter at a high price and nobody wanting him as a starter period. Texans for example would have surely offered him a deal in a heartbeat to be their starter. Just may not have been big money. Glad you are not making decisions. In what world is EJ a good back up? He's failed every test as the back up miserably. The London debacle is well documented. And he looked terrible last year against a really bad Jets team. And Bridgewater? He was nothing special even before the injury. He had what 14 TDs in 2015?

And why is EJ on a roster? Or Geno Smith? If you had to win one game, and your options were EJ, Geno or Kaepernick it would be hard to imagine Kaepernick wouldn't be the choice 10 out of 10 times.

They provide comic relief when they are wrong which seems to be about 100% of the time.