BigDingus

Texas Tech has 2 guys in the NFL with one about to be. Mahomes was a 1st rounder last year, Davis Webb is loved by the Giants and was picked in the 3rd round, and Baker Mayfield is going to be a 1st round pick this year. They all started at Tech and played the same offense throughout their college careers, however Mayfield & Webb split due to behind the scenes issues & anger over not being the starter.

I thought this was always known? Haven't experts been saying for a while that positions like O-line & D-linemen are most at risk since they take direct smaller hits to the head on every single play? Concussions just contribute to damage already being done over & over & over from every hit throughout the game/season.

It'll take at LEAST a 2nd. Hell, the Vikings traded a 1st and 4th for Bradford...and Smith is better, stays healthy, and more consistent than him. Smith isn't exactly "young," but he's still only 33, and as we've seen QB's play at a high level for quite a while longer these days. To put that in perspective, Drew Brees is 39... so imagine if we had Drew Brees from age 33-39. That's a LOT of good/great seasons from that age onward. Smith could potentially play until he's 39 as well, so there's still SOME upside, even if he isn't intended to be the long term answer. I'd rather have a competent offense to at least give some semblance of help to our very good defense.

Hear me out... Brady is old, Rodgers is now injury prone, and Tyrod is in his prime. Do you really think it's fair to have them compete with him at this point in their careers?

"1 of or 1st" / "1 of or second" what do those things even mean?

Does the simplicity make it easier for defenses to figure out what handful of plays we could be running though? I feel that if I can understand it & pick it up so easily, it must be even easier for people trained to read & understand it on the field.

First off, he's a guy that commands franchise tag money already and isn't happy with it, so imagine how much we'd have to spend to lock him up long term. Second, neither back wants to not start. Even if they were to get even carries, only one would be considered the starter. Third, unless we are planning to draft and or sign in free agency some amazing O-line talent, it wouldn't be worth the investment. And locking up multiple backs with big money could be awful (see Philadelphia a few years ago...and they had a GREAT line).

Here's the thing, it doesn't matter if he was never going to move the team. His offer for the team was dwarfed by what the Pegula's offered, therefore he lost. Him and Trump both bid less than $1 billion, while the Pegula's went $1.4 billion. Money talks, and that was the deciding factor.

Bingo. No matter how much POTENTIAL he has, the risk is too high. If they could sign him to compete while also having a real contingency plan in case of injury, sure. But paying big money and signing him as the unquestionable starter is an absolute NO.

Did you really even ask "why not Sam Bradford?" There's one OBVIOUS reason, and nobody has to explain it to you at all. Injuries. That's it. Without discussing a single other aspect of his career, INJURIES are the #1 answer to "why not?" - 2011: INJURED Missed 6 games - 2013: INJURED Missed 9 games - 2015: INJURED Missed 2 games - 2017: INJURED Missed 14 games He's only played a full season twice in 7 years. Not a good track record.

Mayfield & Bradford, two 1st round guys from OU as our QB's...that'd be interesting.

I mean, I'm not going to argue with the content of your post...but the randomness of the timing is weird... You posted this as if he just played a game or made some horrible play. Why are you posting this now when there are plenty of threads about TT & how bad he is?

Anyone but the Pats. The other 3 teams have never won a SB before, so it'd be cool to see.

So I guess they went with their 3rd choice then?

Jerry Rice is easily the GOAT. There's just no question in my mind. The only debate is who is number 2 at this point.

Keenum is definitely staying put now.

That's awesome! So happy for the Vikings, their fans, and Keenum.

I just don't get how none of his black teammates heard it or are angry with him. If he said something actually racist, don't you think they'd care or speak up?

I feel like we shouldn't get rid of him until we have our full defense settled. We could've used some of these players on the 53 man roster last year that apparently weren't good enough for our team (Ragland for example).

That's what I'd like to know. What specific leak was their responsibility?

You forgot "it's the O-line's fault!" or "It's the receivers fault!" or "it's the defense's fault!" Refs, coordinators, HC's, whatever...just not Tyrod.

He very well could, and then there's a 0% chance they let him go. Just taking them to the NFC Championship game already makes it virtually impossible to obtain him, but a SB? Yeah, no shot at him then.

Hell no! How is that even a question?

If he wins this game, he's not a possibility for the Bills. The Vikings would be foolish to let him go after leading them to the NFC Championship game. Now if he completely collapses & loses them the game, sure, we might have a shot.

It'd just be nice to see the Bills be able to win a game like this. When the defense isn't able to make stop after stop, and the opposing offense is putting up points, you'd like to see your own offense go out and carry the load. The Bills can't do that.