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Honestly he looks more like a Nick than a Matt.

I dunno. Dr. Fong was implying Rudolph is a solid back up. I'm not sure he will active at all this year. I get what you are saying, but you could replace Jones with pretty much anybody in free agency next year. They didn't have to go and spend that 3rd round pick on a QB. I've said it a few times, but Rudolph will never replace Big Ben or be good enough for that city. He's the ugly girl you date to bounce back after the hot one dumps you. He's Todd Collins. To me it doesn't matter who replaces Big Ben, because he won't be good enough. It's the guy who is drafted to replace Rudolph who will actually be the new franchise quarterback. That ugly girl could have been Jones or Dobbs or whatever. They didn't have to go and spend a third on this guy. Obviously, it's just my opinion, but I agree with Big Ben.

I think it is promising. I like the secondary a lot. I like Neal and I think the Johnson kid is interesting. Gaines seems to have some upside as well. The Bush signing assures we won't be playing a street FA safeties like Shamarko Thomas or Trae Elston in critical spots. However, if any of our four starters get hurt, we are still in a pretty risky spot. I love Edmunds and Milano. That SAM spot is meh. I mean Lorax was bad there and there is pretty much no one else on the roster to play there. We could sign a MIkE and play Edmunds there, but I hate that idea. The Saints did is with AJ Klein last year. He was the Sam in base sets and moved to Mike in Nickel and Dime sets. I don't like the idea of asking a raw rookie to do that. I want to plug Edmunds in at Mike for the next 10-12 years and never look back. I think it makes some sense to add a grizzled vet there. Bowman, Dansby, Cushing (he can certainly help Edmunds bulk up ). Essentially our Sam is only going to play about 30-40 percent of the snaps as a two down player like Lorax did last year, so it's likely they just stick with him. Not sure I love that idea though. Dline im good with the four defensive ends but I still think we might struggle to create pressure up the middle with only Kyle as a penetrator. Hopefully Phillips can do some of that as well. I think guys like Lawson or even Lorax are going to have to rush on guards in sub packages. I kind of wish Washington was better and Palepoi is JAG.

They will not be playing a 200 lb safety at SAM. I like Neal, but he does not have the size or length to play there. I think he could be a sub package backer, but won't play there in base imo. I also think Kyle definitely starts.

I wouldn't call a rookie who has never taken a snap under center, has marginal talent, and needs a ton of work, a solid backup. The Foles thing was a blessing because he had been around awhile, knew the offense from his time with Andy Reid and had experienced success and failure in the NFL. I know the hot narrative is now "the Eagles won a Super Bowl with a backup." All backup situations are not created equal. The Foles situation was a perfect storm.

I think he needs to prove he can stay healthy. McDermott rotated the defensive line a lot last year, as he did in Carolina, so I think we will see a lot of Shaq. I actually think he will split more time with Hughes, than he does with Murphy. I actually think that keeping Hughes fresh will allow him to do a lot more on passing situations. Anyway, I think people are a little too tough on Shaq. He's been hurt and played out of position. I don't think he will ever be a Joey Bosa type of player, maybe more of a Carlos Dunlap type of solid run defender who will give you a few sacks. Having Hughes-Murphy-Shaq-Yarborough is better than see Cap Capi rushing the passer in the playoffs. Depth here is essential.

He says it was common knowledge among the "rank and file" people in the know. Not the general public. I suppose he feels it wasn't newsworthy to report on until this point. It would be almost inappropriate for them to report that Russ was having an inappropriate, yet consensual sexual relationship with an employee. It almost crosses into libel or defamation. Now that he has resigned, it is newsworthy, but up until this point it really wasn't.

He's a dick, but he is right. If you are trying to win now you use that third rounder to help try to win a Super Bowl.

Yep I've said it a few times, but replacing a legend when you have marginal talent is not an ideal place to be. Especially if said legend does not want you there. Rudolph will be on waivers in three years.

Haha lol. TBD can be heartless and demanding, but is nothing compared to NY media. Their illogical fans and ridiculous Daily News writers are just going to destroy the kid.

I was huge Allen fan at last year's draft. I was happy the Bills passed on that class. I thought we would tank and wind up with my dream #1 pick, Josh Allen. I wasn't sure if it was possible, but I loved his upside. To me he was the quarterback we've needed for such a long time. I'm old school a bit. I believe in size, strength, speed, arm strength, hand size and all of that stuff. I think the wind, more than cold, is a factor in Buffalo and I think this guy was made to play here. Fast forward around 6-8 months and I really fell in love with Rosen. With the hire of Daboll, I thought he would be the perfect person to operate that system. Alas he wasn't the pick. Deep down I felt I was almost cheating on Allen. I was dissapointed for a second, then I realized they picked the guy I really wanted in the first place. My buddy was like...trust your gut dude. So that's where I am. I would have been happy with any of Darnold, Rosen or Allen. Bottom line, I got my real true love and I couldn't be happier.

Unless this guy is perfect, NY media is going to kill him. I feel bad. I liked him. The Jets blow.

At 6-2, 183, he's a bit skinny, but still bigger than Baker Mayfield

IMO for DROY it's going to be Chubb. He's going to get many sacks playing across from Von Miller.

Agreed, but I would not feel good about the idea that all of the other teams in the league determined he was a third round pick (despite what the Steelers are telling us).

I really don't like the Darnold fit with the Jets. NY will tear him apart like ElI, but he doesn't have that family name to fall back on. I do like Darnold a lot. I just think he would have been better off here or even in Denver or Cleveland. I don't see it working out.

Dahlin is probably the more sure thing, but Allen will have much greater impact.

Everytime he is asked questions like that he says he isn't going to go into how they ranked the players because it is unfair to the kid...something along those lines.

I would post the "he's right" Morgan Freeman meme if I knew what I was doing. But yes. That is the issue. There has to be something to getting good value and those who wanted to draft this guy at 12 or 22 and are still clinging to the idea that he should have been picked in the first are just being illogical.

I think Dak is very overrated, but still a lot better than Rudolph. I don't think he is a first round quarterback, but I would have taken him in the second or third. Rudolph is a 3-4 to me. I posted this a couple weeks ago: Popular thought is that Dak is really good. He really isn't. He is ok. He is totally reliant on having a good supporting cast and can't really make plays when he is the man. I think he does still have some upside because he has the physical ability. If he doesn't make a huge jump, the Cowboys will be drafting another in a couple of years. http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article192404149.html https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Bolt/Dak-Prescott-isnt-even-a-game-manager-110956037

Good deal and great post. I suppose my point is that I feel like people who have never met this kid and did not get to talk to him about all of the mistakes he made and things of that nature can only offer a very limited review of his play. It is an incomplete grade. It is based on a very limited amount of information. I'm a teacher and I have to grade my student's writing. If someone came in and graded my students on their papers, the grade would probably be much different than mine. I know the kid, I know the question I posed, I know the expectation and requirement that I put forth, I know resources they had to work with, I know if they have struggled with a particular process, I know if they did the best that they could because they have single mom who dropped out of high school and can't afford a tutor. My point is that it would be unfair for some outsider to come in and grade that paper, when all they are looking at is the result. It is an incomplete and uninformed grade imo. Even the Mayock's and the Jeremiahs of the world know these kids very well.

I dismiss it because it is incomplete. He does not have access to the information, the coaches, the players etc etc etc that I stated above. He is watching film and nitpicking. That to me, is incomplete analysis and not a trustworthy source. To me, this analysis is interesting, but meaningless. It is impossible for this guy to know what Allen was supposed to do on a particular play, what was discussed in practice that week, what checks there were etc. He also can't talk to Allen about what he is thinking on a particular play. Now if we had an NFL team come out and say he was a third round pick, that would be interesting.

"it’s a big in my opinion" Yeah that's it. A guy's internet opinion based on conjecture and his own bias.

Listen I respect what you do, and I'm not trying to be a dick, but if all these experts were experts, wouldn't they be working for an NFL team? Why is it that, basically, the entire NFL had him as a top ten pick and yet a few internet "scouts" are claiming he is a third rounder? I'm sorry but I'm not taking the word of the guy at his computer. I'm going with the NFL people. These people watch every single down of every single play. They understand the passing concepts and what the player was tasked to do on a particular play. They get to sit down with the kid, one on one, and talk to him about what he was thinking on a particular play. They are able to project how the player makes reads and throws that they will need him to make that are specific to their offensive scheme. They talk to players, coaches, everyone around the kid. They know stuff on a much deeper level than you or anyone else who grades these guys as a hobby or for a draft service. I guess my point is, that anyone who give sthis guy a "grade" who does not have access to all of the information above, really are giving an incomplete grade.

Joe Marino=Chris Trapasso? It is just comical that these guys are sticking to their "grades." A bunch of nerds who probably never played football before, when the entire league and scouting community pretty much feel that Allen was a top ten pick. Oh and by the way, if he came out last year, would have been the #1 pick. I get that not everybody love steh pick, but these losers are not taking projection into account and are hitching themselves to their guy. I should definitely trust some nerd at a computer over scouts, GMs and pro personnel people who have been doing this for a million years.