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That would be a lot to give up, but QB trade values are all over the place. I was surprised at what the Lions got for Stafford -- of course, they took on Goff's contract, which the Rams were desperate to unload. If the Packers could find another team with a contract they want to unload, too...

So, Urban Meyer thinks that Tim Tebow can help the Jags as a tight end. Tebow is 33 years old, hasn't been on the field in 9 years, and has never played the position. :rolleyes: I think I am going to write Meyer and ask for a tryout at place kicker. After all, I played soccer in high school...

No, you are not being biased at all. The 2nd best QB on that list after Carr (not counting Fields and Love, who we don't know about yet) is either Chad Henne or Josh McCown. That's pretty sad.

Another interesting list I saw today. Here are the 4th QBs taken in each draft going back to 2000. It's not a pretty list. Between this, the lousy history of Ohio State QBs in the NFL, and being selected by the Bears -- the franchise with the worst collection of QBs during the Super Bowl era --...

I'll take "Hall of Fame Quarterbacks" for $100, Aaron. :)

If the Packers somehow lose Rodgers, the Vikings will win the division by default -- similar to the Patriots all those years in the AFC East. The Lions have just begun a rebuild that will take several years (if it ever gets done), and the Bears just look bad. Green Bay should just trade for...

It would certainly be something new to see the Bears with a real QB. They haven't had a good QB during the entire Super Bowl era.

I think Gruden and Mayock need to go back to the broadcast booth. After reading a few first round summaries, it looks like Justin Fields was the big loser so far. He was passed over by a few QB needy teams, only to land in Chicago, where quarterback careers go to die. The Bears paid a high...

Just seeing the Raiders pick now. Taking an OL with a late 2nd round grade that high is definitely questionable. Sometimes teams find diamonds in the rough, but Gruden and Mayock have not had a good track record so far in Oakland/Vegas. As for Harris, I am not a fan of running backs or tight...

Not pleased with the Steelers 1st round pick. Running backs have a short shelf life - - especially one that is almost 24 years old. Najee Harris wasn't a game breaker behind Bama's offensive line, and now he will be behind Pittsburgh's Swiss cheese OL. They better take some blockers on Day 2.

I used to watching some of the draft when it was over two days, with the first 2 or 3 rounds on the first day. Since moving to 3 days, though, it's become even more long, boring and tedious than it was before. I may check progression online occasionally during the draft if I think about it, but...

Wow. I'm surprised the Jets got a 2nd round pick for Darnold, along with two other picks. That's a decent haul for a QB that's been a bust for them. I think I would rather have Bridgewater and keep the draft picks if I was a Panthers fan.

In that situation, Atlanta should take the OT if they cannot trade down. Franchise left tackles are as difficult to acquire as quarterbacks. Tight ends can be found in later rounds.

We heard the same thing regarding match up nightmares when the Giants drafted Engram in the first round (paired with Beckham) and when the Lions drafted Ebron (paired with Calvin Johnson). How did those work out? There is a learning curve with tight ends coming into the league, as they not...

Taking a tight end in the top half of the first round rarely is a good idea. It's something that teams like the Lions do (three times in recent memory). Great tight ends can be found later -- Travis Kelce, Jason Witten, Mark Andrews and Jimmy Graham were third round picks, Gronk and Zack Ertz...

History tells us that at least two of these five QB's presumed to go in the first round will be busts. Chances are that it could be more. The only question is which ones? Lawrence and supposedly Wilson will be going to organizations that are train wrecks, so they already have the odds stacked...

The owners approved the 17 game regular season schedule. So, I guess it's official.

Odd to see draft picks traded around this far away from the draft. These are moves you normally see during the actual draft. Jimmy G is a goner in San Fran. The only reason for the Niners to make this move is to get in position to take a QB.

NFL finalizes $110B TV rights deal. It's not much different in which networks are covering what games -- except that Amazon gets the Thursday Night games. ESPN also gets the ability to flex Monday Night games beginning in Week 12, and I thought I saw elsewhere that they get two MNF games a few...

Free agency has begun. The Patriots have signed a couple of wide receivers, including Nelson Agholor for fairly big money. Seems like a reach for a player that's had one decent season with the Raiders after being a draft disappointment in Philly. Bud Dupree has signed a $16.5M per year...

Well, the Saints just signed Taysom Hill to a 4 year, $140M contract extension, so draw your own conclusions. ;) The contract is mostly bogus money, though, in order to spread out his 2021 cap hit over four years for salary cap purposes. It's doubtful that he will ever see the vast majority of...

On the surface, the contract sounds too expensive at $14M. However, it's heavily incentive-laced with a $5 million base value: $2m signing bonus $1.5m base salary (guaranteed) $1.5m total in per-game roster bonuses The rest ($9M) is in incentives for playoffs, Pro Bowl, All-Pro, MVP, Super Bowl...

BTW, in the first three years of their new deals, Prescott has $126M in guaranteed money, while Mahomes has $63M. Who would have thought that the Chiefs got a bargain just a year later? :blink:

I read somewhere that Wilson isn't very happy with the team's direction under Pete Carroll. He hasn't asked for a trade as of yet, though. If he were to be made available, other teams would be tripping over themselves making offers -- I would think Wilson would draw even more interest than...

... and he's returning from a brutal injury. If he's lost a step, the Cowboys may regret this.

Ben took a pay cut and his contract was also restructured. The result is a much needed $15M in cap savings for the Steelers in 2021.

This is exactly what happened in the NHL. Their hard cap did not go up, and as a result quite a few free agent players ended up accepting some pretty low deals compared with what their market value would have been previously. Some players decided to sign short term contracts in hopes that things...

That came out of left field. If Watt wanted a chance to win a Super Bowl, I think there were probably better choices than a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 5 years. Looks like he went for the money instead -- two years, $31M with $23M guaranteed. I thought he would end up going back home...

"...and our key to winning next season will be to score more points than our opponent." :laugh:

I saw this posted on another site, and found it interesting. Here is a list of all of the QB draft in the first round from 2009-2016 (8 years). There were 22 QB taken as first round picks in that time. 2009 Matt Stafford (1) 2009 Mark Sanchez (5) - Last played in 2018 2009 Josh...