NFL Thread

[Carey]

I guess the Browns are trying to have more quarterbacks on the roster this year alone than the combined total from 1999-2017

[Black Knight]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Cleveland already took Dillon Gabriel. There will now be a battle for the backup position behind Flacco. 

It won't be much of a battle between Gabriel and Sanders. Gabriel is a clearly inferior QB whose ceiling is journeyman backup, while Sanders was acknowledged to be at least a second-round talent. I don't think the Browns would have bothered drafting Gabriel if they could have been assured of drafting Sanders on Day 3. Unless somebody gets seriously injured in preseason, Gabriel will be cut or put on the practice squad and the Browns will ride with Flacco, Pickett and Sanders. My guess is the plan is for Flacco to start, Pickett to be the backup QB if Flacco gets injured, but in blowouts Sanders will get the playing time so that he can start acclimating to the NFL. It's actually a reasonable plan, but everything the Haslams touch goes rotten, so...

[bluegirl147]

Steelers took Will Howard.  I don't know if this means we aren't signing Rodgers but I'm happy to have Howard in the QB room.  That is two Buckeyes they drafted.

[Black Knight]

Rooney was still optimistic yesterday that Rodgers would come to Pittsburgh. And the Steelers wanted to have 4 QBs before preseason started (and had 2 up until now), so drafting a QB was expected. Rooney did say yesterday also that any QB drafted would not be expected to contribute this season.

[Crashcourse]

So, Sanders will be sliding up and down the bench. 

[Marley]

The Steelers are embarassing waiting for stupid Rodgers.

I bet Sanders will push to be a starter.

[roamyn]

48 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Steelers took Will Howard.  I don't know if this means we aren't signing Rodgers but I'm happy to have Howard in the QB room.  That is two Buckeyes they drafted.

Dammit!  I wanted Will, not Shadeur.  However the mess that Sanders might be, fits in with the mess that the Browns are.

With the comments Haslsm made recently, I believe Watson is done.  He'll get paid, but he'll never play another down for Cleveland, and I don't think he even wants to play anymore.  He wasn't happy with Haslam's comments and he's never seemed happy when he does play.  He's always glum and pouty.

Considering we needed five QBs in 2022-23, it's never s bad idea to have four QBs in the room.  And Flacco will be a good mentor.  But I do think Pickett's is trade bait.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by roamyn

[bluegirl147]

Watson is proof money can't buy happiness. I honestly think he is unhappy that people know he is a ***********.

[roamyn]

I didn't realize that the Browns QB coach used to play with Deion in SF.  And Deion apparently really likes Musgrave.  

[baldryanr]

So, what are the odds he was forced to make this pick by the owner?