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Having fun? I don't gamble, so I don't care that you could easily nitpick the analogy as a whole and argue that it's not actual "house money..." We made the playoffs last year with essentially the same roster we're going to have next season already. Some might argue we're better at several positions. We'll find our other positions if we need them: MLB, C, WR, etc... Time to seriously and sternly address the most important position in sports. Come up with an analogy that connects with a GM and HC who had one 1st round pick last year, traded down to acquire a 2nd 1st rounder this year while also drafting a stud in the 1st round, trading a WR they inherited who would have been gone after one year anyway for a 2nd rounder, trading an LT who literally they never even saw in meaningful regularseason action for a move up 9 spots in the 1st round, and trading a QB they also inherited and clearly wanted to upgrade on for the 1st pick in the 3rd round. They acquired a second 1st rounder this year by trading down and still getting a guy who based on his production would have been worthy of the 10th pick in the draft. Then they also added a 2nd rounder, the 1st pick in the 3rd round and moved up 9 spots in the 1st round by trading guys who almost certainly wouldn't even be on this team right now otherwise and may have been let go for nothing or much less. 2 of those guys McBeane never even benefited from and the other was at the position they were clearly trying to upgrade on. 1 1st, one 2nd, one 3rd we have as a result of one shrewd maneuver and getting something in return for 3 players Beane and McDermott inherited and had no long term plans with... 2 of whom they never reaped any on-field benefits from anyway and 1 who a year ago at the draft it was clearly set in motion to draft his replacement... yeah, I'm calling it House Money

Really not understanding the spirit of that term here, are you?

Are you the new neighborhood troll? Here was your question... here's what Jeremiah says directly about his rankings: I always believe it's helpful during the evaluation process to rank the current group of prospects among the players at the position from the previous two drafts. I recently looked up the grades I gave to the quarterbacks in the '16 and '17 draft classes and I slotted them in with this year's crop of talent. Here's the order I have them in based on their draft grade. So according to Jeremiah, who once again was an actual NFL scout, Darnold is a better NFL prospect than Wentz OR Goff was 2 years ago coming out of college and Rosen is a better prospect than Goff was. Now, while there are never any guarantees, I think you'll find yourself on an island all alone if you believe trading up for a QB as good as or better than Wentz OR Goff is a bad idea.

Why 7? The Colts, Broncos and Browns are all in play, too, I'd think.

Oy

Their draft strategy has been one of the most transparent draft strategies in years! I'm sorry... call it a rush to judgement... but I think what I said is accurate.

Sooooo... just completely dismissing Jeremiah now because his grades don't line up with your own??? Agree or disagree, I bet he's watched more actual game tape of these guys than you... ya know... like he's been an NFL scout for a living... but sure bro, tell everyone where these guys should really fall after you tell us how much NFL scouting experience you have

So I'm out of touch with reality, huh? Daniel Jeremiah recently compared his top 10 QB prospects from 2016-2018. His results were as follows: 10) Paxton Lynch 9) Deshone Kiser 8) Mitchell Trubisky 7) Deshaun Watson 6) Josh Allen 5) Baker Mayfield 4) Jared Goff 3) Josh Rosen 2) Carson Wentz 1) Sam Darnold I still argue Darnold, Mayfield and Rosen are worth trading up for... doesn't really look like I'm the one out of touch here

Why this week and not next or the one after that?

It's not nuts at all, actually. You just seem a little out of touch with reality. In order for the Eagles to move up from #8 to #2, it cost them their 1st, 3rd & 4th in 2016 PLUS their 1st in 2017 PLUS their 1st in 2018. And it doesn't appear as though they mortgaged their future either considering... ya know... Super Bowl

Do you seriously think that Beane busted his hump to acquire all those picks in order to pick a Center and an LB in the 1st round of this draft? If Beane and McDermott don't get one of the 2 or 3 QBs they feel strongly about, this draft will be a failure.

God I hope so... this would bode well for the acquisition of Mayfield

Dorsey could almost justify the move if he truly likes a QB other than Darnold like Allen or Mayfield a lot considering he's still got the 4th pick and he'd pick up 2 more 1st rounders this year alone

Ya know I really think this just needs to happen soon. Sweetening the pot for the Giants offering both of our 1sts and both of our 2nds should do it. Or if Darnold is truly the guy we covet, add next year's 1st and this year's 3rd to that pot for the Browns at #1. Though ideally we wait until draft day and watch Mayfield slide out of the top 5 and just throw both of our 1sts to the Colts in a trade up to 6... but damn... this waiting is gonna kill me!!!

God... yes it was... period. We would have had to go 0-16 to beat the Browns out for the #1 choice

Darnold, Mayfield, or Jackson. These are the 3 QBs I believe we should target. The fact that Mayock likes Allen so much is a bit disconcerting.

Okay... time to offer more than you want to offer to get to #2 or #1... pretty simple.

Indy, I love ya, but take like a 4 or 5 week break from the board leading up to the draft. It's only going to get worse here in the next few weeks in terms of QB prospect talk.

It's the nature of message boards now... has been for quite some time now. Regardless of whether people present their opinions as facts, they are almost always very obviously merely opinion.

Yes yes yes yes!!! Those 4 QBs are the QBs I'm most excited about! And honestly I'll even be fine if we traded up a couple spots for Jackson. It's seriously baffling me that Allen has somehow been thrust unanimously in front of Jackson.

I agree... and I hope this combine/measurable process is pushing him down the draft a little so we can draft him. There won't be the same fanfare nationally for Buffalo if we draft Mayfield as there would be if we drafted Darnold or Rosen, but I really think Mayfield is going to be the best QB in this class.

You keep saying these same things in posts where people are talking about prospects. Why are you so frustrated that people here have opinions on how successful certain prospects will or won't be in the NFL?

If we draft Allen, I'm going to have more confidence in AJ McCarron becoming our Franchise QB than Josh Allen.

No way... Stafford was sooOOooo much better in college. And Favre played college ball 30 years ago when the game wasn't nearly as QB friendly... and he was a 2nd round pick. Nope.

Weird... you bring up a QB on another team in a thread about our future QB... Why? oh... and... You were also on the EJ train, too. But I'll thank you for the post, nonetheless ???? black population of less than 1%??? Where did that analyzing lead you??? Favre also played in the 80s in college... and he was a 2nd round pick, not a top 10 pick as Allen is projected.