dave mcbride

That was my immediate thought too.

Carter was injured. Not really a bust. I suspect he would have been great if not for the chronic knee issue.

Whaley was Taylor's biggest in-house enemy when he was here. Not sure of your point.

They only overpaid him if the payment creates cap issues. As far as I can tell, the Patriots have zero cap issues.

You are wrong. He was not only #7 in the NFL, he was absolutely lights out in the postseason - the games that matter most. https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/stephon-gilmore/7016 If you're not factoring in post season performance, you're not analyzing well.

Gilmore was better than decent by pretty much every measure.

Assuming you're referring the DH as a "pitcher" (I could be wrong), I'll say that I like watching a pitcher bat even less than a DH. The pitcher Ab is a non-athletic play and shouldn't be in the game. Ironically, I don't like the DH rule much either, and the obvious solution is to field 8 batters. However, that'll never happen because of the havoc it'll wreak on baseball's record books. If I had to choose between a DH rule I don't like and one ninth of all at-bats being non-athletic events, I'll take the former. Again, I don't like the DH, but the alternative is worse given the unwillingness to adjust lineup size. As for the HR increase, it's not the ball, it's the launch angle revolution more than anything: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/home-runs-are-back-in-baseball-why-were-going-to-see-more-homers-and-strikeouts/ .

Great listen.

To be fair, the Bills scored 24 against the Jets in 2016, not 31. There was a defensive TD, plus 7 of those 24 were in absolute garbage time. That Steelers game wasn't remotely close. More garbage time points - a td with one minute to go.

"Tyrod, he's the most underrated guy in free agency, in my opinion," Thomas said. "I like him better than all those other sort of second-tier guys." Tyrod ain't a free agent!!

Whoops! In 2015, Louisville had the 31st ranked recruiting class, and Wyoming was 103rd. In 2016, Louisville was 39th, and Wyoming was 117th. In 2017, Louisville was 35th, and Wyoming was 110th. https://247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/TeamRankings

Yes, flat out. Wyoming gets no one. http://gocards.com/news/2015/9/24/BB_0924154924.aspx

I agree with Buffalo Rush here. I don't think he's good, but he's OK/middling. He's lasted quite a while, which tells you that the network doesn't regard him as garbage. .

Bledsoe was terrible! Why does the myth persist? After his first 8 games (i.e., over the next 40), he was one of the worst qbs in franchise history.

My gut sense is that McDermott and Beane like Taylor more than a lot of people think they do. I don't think they think he's a great qb, but I suspect they view him as a tough-minded gamer who has the total respect of his teammates (which is very likely the case). He can also game-manage the team to victories more often than not. Assuming you're going to draft a qb in the first, getting rid of him for an unknown doesn't seem like a wise move on the face of it.

Well, the second quote referred to Jackson, who had a lot better talent than Allen around him.

Good stuff; thanks. The first Josh Allen quote was awesome. Nah, that was 10 years ago. They're good now.

Dallas makes a lot of sense.

Yep, a guy that gets you to 2-2 in a 4-game stretch. Both Fitz and Siemien can do that. I'd take either. Both are significant upgrades over Peterman. The alternative is a Brett Hundley - a guy who gets to 1-3 at best (i.e., you get to play the Browns).

Thanks. I think Cousins would be a big upgrade over Bortles, although I do think that Bortles' mobility is an underrated aspect of his game. The other thing I'll say about Bortles is that while he looked like garbage throwing the ball against Buffalo, he played pretty well against Pitt and well against NE until the game was on the line. But if I'm Tom Coughlin, I take Cousins over Bortles 8 days a week. Coughlin is in it to win it at this point, and I think Cousins is a better vehicle for achieving that goal. There will be a lot of competition for him, though ...

Brandon Weeden. Brady Quinn. Rex Grossman. JP Losman. Stay the hell away from QB at 22!

This is both sophistry and straw man-ish. I never claimed that Cousins would or could have made the 2017 Jets squad a playoff team. This entire year for the Jets was cap-clearing salary dump that would put them in position for 2018. They now have excellent young talent on defense, a good draft slot, and a ton of cap space. This is the year to go after a player like Cousins and expect better results. I don't have any idea if they'll get him, but they're in the running. To wit: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22347565/kirk-cousins-2018-nfl-free-agency-sweepstakes-seven-offers-sign-quarterback-picking-best. This is a good piece that makes a logical case for him going to Jax.

??? What is your point about McKown? McKown's QB+ rating this year (as per PFR) was 109 and Cousins' was 108. In the years prior, Cousins' QB+ rating was way better than McKown's. McKown is also 39 years old. Cousins is 29. Come on. 39 is old. He was surprisingly solid this past season, but he's got one decent year left in him max.

You really need to do some research on the Chargers' injury situation since roughly 2010 or so. It is horrendous. You are also aware that his team lost two games this season because their awful kicker missed relatively easy kicks in the final seconds? Or that they had the game won against Jax with a minute to go but their RB fumbled? Look at the game logs and you'll see.

Re: Darnold being from USC. People are aware, right, that for decades, playing QB at Michigan was regarded as a scarlet letter among NFL fans? Let's look at it another way, accepting that Carson Palmer was a very good and legit NFL player (there's one for USC). Pat Haden was league average on a winning team for half a decade too (the Rams went 35-19 when he started). Other schools: Georgia: Who outside of Stafford? Ohio State: Anyone? ND: Who since Joe Montana? Purdue: Who besides Brees and Griese? Florida: Anyone? NC State: Who besides Rivers and Roman Gabriel? Alabama: Who since Joe Namath and Stabler? That was 50 years ago. Penn State: Kerry Collins (a real stretch) and then who? UCLA: Who besides Aikman? Texas: Anyone? LSU: Who besides Bert Jones? Ole Miss: Who besides Eli? Tennessee: Who beside Peyton? Pitt: Who besides Marino? Wisconsin: Who besides Russell Wilson? Cal: Rogers and Goff (good for them). But who else over decades and decades? Oregon: Who besides Fouts? (I am not sold on Mariota) Michigan State: Who besides Cousins? Stanford: Elway, Luck, Plunkett, and John Brodie. They're golden. Texas A & M: Anyone? Oklahoma: Assuming Bradford doesn't qualify, anyone? Nebraska: Anyone? Auburn: Who besides Newton? Florida State: Maybe Brad Johnson, and maybe Winston (who I am no sold on). Neither are great. BYU: Who besides Steve Young? (Jim McMahon was a very mediocre player blessed with playing alongside a great defense) Washington: Who besides Warren Moon and maybe Mark Brunell? Washington State: Who besides Bledsoe and maybe Mark Rypien? Miami: Who besides Kelly and maybe Vinnie Testaverde (a real stretch)? Delaware: Flacco and Gannon. Good showing for a nothing program. Northern Illinois: Garrapolo and Romo. Another good showing for a nothing program. UNC: Anyone? UVA: Anyone besides Matt Schaub? Va Tech: Anyone besides Vick and (cough) Tyrod? I could go on. Outside of the bay area, there is no such thing as a "QB factory" -- and even at Stanford/Cal, the successes are few and far between. The lesson here: judge the player, not the school he went to.