FireChans

Exactly, now is the time to be bold. Not win another 12 games next year and get our teeth kicked in again. 100x yes.

Some do, sure. But definitely not all of them. In 2022, only 4 of the 10 rookies taken after #11 before the third round had >500 yards as rookies. 5 of them had less than 300 yards. In 2021, 7 rookies were drafted after #10 before the third round. Only 2 of them had >500 yards as rookies. You are just asking for another season watching Gabe Davis flub the ball.

Expecting rookie WR's to make day 1 impact is fool's gold. Shakir could barely make it on the field. Can't go into next season with the same dudes and a new rookie. We will be signing Brown and Beasley again by midseason if we do.

Looking a lot like the Steelers getting picked apart by Brady and Manning in the postseason for a decade. 6 more years to go. Would anyone like to change their answer to the Rams or Eagles or does "11 wins and a playoff exit" still scream excellence to TBD?

I make @SDS an offer he can't refuse, then I slowly use TBD to brainwash Bills fans into thinking having a decade of playoff losses is better than a single Superbowl win.

Like most teams in the NFL. Bengals were bad enough to go #1 overall. So were the Jags. Chargers had a top 5 pick before Herbert. Etc etc etc.

Schnowman had more Athletic articles than good games this year.

A million puke emojis. A hot game in September? Missing NYE? GTFO.

Are you reading what I’m saying lmao

I don't. I reject the OP entirely saying "this is life with a franchise QB under a big contract," BECAUSE for the last 3 seasons, we HAVE NOT had a big franchise QB contract. And the team has not been good enough. Next year, the big contract DOES hit.

How do you contact players 100+ times a year and never rip the ball out lol. It’s almost unbelievable.

and more importantly, NEITHER UNIT WAS HAMSTRUNG BY A FRANCHISE QB CONTRACT.

2FF too in his career. Urlacher had 2 at 34 years old in his last season.

He's not even under contract, zero point zero chance of a position change. He will also definitely suck as a DE.

Mayer won’t last til 27. Also, not interested in another highly paid TE to not throw to. Fine. Another 3rd round RB will make my head explode. Fine. Fine. fine. Overall, would absolutely HATE this draft.

True, but you could argue that as well for the defense annihilating the Ravens that year.

I for one am glad we maximized our special team play vs the Bengals. We might have lost if the ST unit didn’t deliver.

Superbowl?

Which isn't good enough and also not worth the huge cap dollars he's taking up....

This is just factually inorrect. Our franchise QB hasn't been "paid that way" for the last 3 seasons. His contract hasn't even started yet. Our defense has been annihilated in our last 3 playoff losses. So they have BEEN terrible without salary cap restrictions from the QB for the last 3 seasons. So they will likely be even worse going forward. If our plan is "our young guys have to improve" we are so ***** *****.

So you're predicting that Von will be a JAG next year then?

I’d rather them trade picks for players. If we are hoping day 2 WR’s save us next year, we are gonna be miserable.

We are drafting a safety. Be ready.

I’m sure he is involved. I don’t think he can take over like he does on defense. Because he’s a defensive coach. And it’s his defense. It’s not his offense. He doesnt have an offense

So McD used to coach defense. They run "his" defense. So him taking over defensive playcalls is not the same as taking over offensive playcalls.