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  1. And then you have the Carolina Panthers...
  2. Do you misread or misunderstand a post? I just checked all posts in this thread and didn't notice any that suggested Grover should be replaced by Tart. One suggested he might be an alternative if Grover decides to sign elsewhere (at least that's how I took it).
  3. The 'Whopper" thread? When Irsay hinted Grigson was about to do a big trade (I think Larry Fitzgerald was the rumor).
  4. FYI, I was offered a 40% off annual subscription before draft time this year. I think the full annual subscription price is $80. Probably $120 if you go monthly for the entire year (unless there is another more premium tier that I'm unaware of). I subscribed and was charged $48 for the yearly subscription (April 2023 - April 2024). Just FYI for those who might be interested.
  5. I took this to mean the Colts are leaving a path for Taylor to save face (a little) and return without having to admit he was lying all along. They've acknowledged the on-going pain with ankle and that he won't play until Taylor feels it's safe to return. They might still believe he's lying, but are leaving a path for him to return after sitting out by claiming the ankle is now good enough when he returns. This is an olive branch being offered by the team. Just my opinion.
  6. Dropped at least eight passes? I didn't recall anything close to that. So, I went back and rewatched every Richardson play. I see one drop by Downs. Don't get me wrong. I think Richardson has looked very promising so far. I was very impressed with his performance these first two pre-season games. Having watched the other 3 top rookie QBs this pre-season, I think he's looked as promising as any of them so far (actually even better than all that I've seen in limited pre-season action). Which drive/plays do you consider drops? I see one; Drive-5/Play-3. Here's a breakdown of what I saw in his drives this game. I've seen several posts about drops wand would be curious to know which of plays any other posters consider drops. Drive 1: Play 1: Overthrown deep ball (Pierce/defender collided, no call) Play 2: Overthrown ball over the middle to Pittman. Drive 2: Play 1: Completion to Pittman over the middle. Very nice pass. Play 2: Scramble. Run 7 yards. Play 3: Completion to Ogletree over the middle. Very nice pass. Drive 3: Play 1: Designed run by Richardson for 15 yards. Play 2: Incompletion, but defensive illegal contact. Pierce makes adjustment and nearly makes nice catch of off target (or back shoulder?) throw. Play 3: Completion. Scrambles, throws low dart 9 yards downfield to Granson. Nice pocket presence by Richardson. Nice catch by Granson. Play 6: Short pass over the middle to Pittman. Turnover worthy throw. Dropped interception. Play 8: Short completion to Pittman over the middle. Pittman makes a nice catch of pass thrown slightly behind him (stopping his YAC momentum and leaves game limping). Play 9: Incomplete over the middle to goal line. Overthrown into tight coverage. Play nullified by defensive illegal contact. Drive 4: Play 1: Quick pressure, steps up into more pressure. Jumps while being hit and throws ball away (or overthrows) the checkdown RB. Play 2: Scrambles left, short hard throw back against body to Downs. Ball is well behind Downs but he manages to whirl and get a hand on it. Not a drop. Play 3: Drop back, pumps, scrambles left. gains 12 yards and picks up first down. Nice run for a first down. Play 4: Looks off first couple downfield reads and make nice throw to RB in the flat for a completion. Play 5: Nice intermediate depth throw toward the sideline. Thrown over defenders. Nice throw. Very nice catch by Granson. Play 6: Designed run option. Richardson keeper for no gain. Play 7: Shotgun, drop back, scramble, defenders hitting legs.. able to dump ball downfield while going down. Granson coming back toward Richardson nearly pulls in a low ball behind him. Originally ruled 1st down but overruled. Very nice attempt by Granson, but ball touched ground as he was reaching back and going to the ground to craddle the ball. Play 8: Shotgun, drop back, immediate pressure up the middle. GREAT escape by Richardson, scrambles right for 5 yards. Drive 5: Play 1: Richard fumbles without pressure while throwing. Ball slips from his hand during the throw. Very nice recovery by Pittman. Play 2: Shotgun, drop, no pressure, short middle throw to RB. High throw. RB leaps, full extension, ball goes through hands as he's being hit. Throw off target and kills YAC momentum. Stretch to call this a drop. This incompletion mostly on Richardson. Should have been a completion for a first down with an on target throw of short pass. Play 3: Shotgun, drop, nice pocket, nice movement forward in the pocket. Richardson delivers a beautiful rope between defenders and hits Down in stride and in the hands (just slightly high but very catchable). Defender was pulling on Downs shirt as he was separating. Downs leaves his feet and extends slightly; fastball goes through his hands. DROP. Should have been first down, but fourth down instead. A shame because this was a nice pass. Drive 6: Play 1: Overthrows well covered Pittman deep down the right sideline. Play 2: Shotgun, drop, no pressure, intermediate throw down the right seam to Pierce. Defender draped on Pierce appears to deflect ball. Unclear if defender gets a hand on it. Throw is slightly behind Pierce causing him to slow and turn back into defender causing contact and defender to have play on the ball. No other angle shown on this so hard to tell the ball placement. Play 3: Shotgun, drop, time to throw, slight pressure, arm may have been slapped as Richardson throws. Ball out of reach of Pierce running hook toward left sideline.
  7. I thought I remembered Bobby Douglas rushing for 1000 yards as QB for the Bears in the early 70s. I looked it up and he actually rushed for 968 yards in a 14 game season (141 attempts, 6.9 per/attempt, 8 TDs).
  8. Irsay said it during the draft day press conference. He said if AR was taken at 3 they would have taken Levis or traded down. Then, he immediately followed that up by saying they would have probably taken Will Levis at 4.
  9. I was thinking the same thing, but with Joe Tippmann. He went to the Jets just before the Brents pick on the 2nd round. I was hoping for Tippmann with that pick.
  10. I would guess because they like what they have in Sam Howell and want to develop him. Washington passing in the 1st round doesn't support that conclusion that Levis is viewed as no more than a backup QB by the NFL as a whole.
  11. This is a very weak conclusion. #1 Of course the 20+ teams with established QBs aren't going to take him in the 1st round. That doesn't mean he's only backup quality. #2 There were 3 teams looking to take a new starting QB in this draft. Levis just happened to be QB4. That doesn't mean he's a backup quality. #3 Of the remaining teams that have aging or unproven QBs that might have considered him as an near term replacement (Minn, Tenn, Sea, Atl, Det, Rams, Wash)... Well, Tenn did try to trade back up into the 1st round for him and eventually took him at #33. You think they picked him at #33 to be a career backup? #4 Rams didn't have their first pick until #36.. and Tenn jumped them and Lions. Slides that that can happen to QBs in the first round because there are so few available landing spots for new starting QBs. That doesn't mean they are backup quality. Aaron Rodgers had a similar slide.. guess he should be considered a career backup, eh?
  12. In a miscommunication between the war room and the personnel at the draft, the Panthers accidentally write the name Byron Young on the card.. giving them the DE from Tennessee with the first pick in the draft.
  13. I was expecting something a little more fun given the title of this thread. I now have the Match Game music running through my head.
  14. Or the #1 non-QB. Ballard did say he thought Colts would get "the best player in the draft" at #4... hmmm. I have thought he might have been saying that to scare AZ from trading below them.
  15. Pat Kirwin reported, on his show Moving the Chains, that Baltimore offered Lamar 6-years/$290M with $175M guaranteed. And he turned it down. Compare this to Josh Allen's 6-year/$258M with $150M guaranteed. I'd take Allen over Lamar everyday. If this is true, it seems that Baltimore has been more than fair and Lamar just can't see it. Baltimore has been trying to extend him for a few years but Lamar keeps turning them down. Kirwin also reported the 3-year/$133M fully guaranteed offer was last year which was also very reasonable on a yearly average. It's also been reported that Lamar says the full contract doesn't have to be guaranteed, BUT the guarantees have to match or beat the $230M. This implies about 5 years of $46M/year guaranteed money, which is a huge risk for any team to take with his injury history and his play style. No thanks. I think Lamar is making a huge mistake by trying to go this alone. He's apparently blinded by the Watson contract and is getting terrible or no advice on how fair Baltimore has been with him and how dumb Cleveland was in the Watson contract. He's passed up a great contract offer and will probably end up with much less when this is all over. I don't see the Colts (or any other team) offering a long term contract as good as Baltimore did. And I don't see Lamar accepting a shorter term contract. So it could be a stalemate. I wouldn't be surprised to see Baltimore pull the offer and go strictly two consecutive franchise tags and then move on. If he does sign a lesser contract than what Baltimore offered they'd probably match it.. unless the bridges have already been burned and they decide to just take the picks and move on.
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