KDawg

He wasn't signed. He was a question mark. I'm not talking about his ability. And we disagree on him there, too. I think he is a high end #1. Need more than one. You're setting your expectations too high for all of these guys. No wonder you're disappointed. I don't even know what this means. You think we didn't make good moves because you see things from 10k above yet the very idea of these guys almost all being productive sans injuries (and Dotson is still a TD machine) you say is a big picture move. You are contradicting yourself. So... you disagree with me about Sweat but you agree with me about not keeping Sweat? Getting hard to keep up. No options this year. Agreed. Our option is 24. Thinking we can get one this year is a very zoomed in point of view, Zim. I expect the constant 10k above view from you

I have some of the same concerns. But drafting Dotson and Robinson instead of Olave was a VERY 10k ft view move. Think about it. 1) McLaurin was still a question mark. We needed a receiver. Ideally London, Wilson or Olave would have been it. I had Dotson next on the list. 2) We needed a bell cow back. I was fine with Hall, Walker or Robinson... or Pierce. 3) We could have gotten Olave, but without the trade back we don't wind up with Turner (meh), Howell (We'll see) or Robinson (big time get for this offense). 4) Trading back allowed us a good to very good receiver, a bellcow back that can truly carry the load and potential at the QB spot and a receiving tight end. I'm meh on Turner for now, but receiving tight ends/tight ends in general take a bit longer to get up to NFL speed historically. The moves were very big picture moves. Was the same thing for drafting Mathis. If Payne was gone you get Mathis a year in the system to get up to speed... and he's a hell of a player. I agree we lack high end talent. I agree we have a tougher path to a high end QB (though I don't agree that there is no path. Trading Sweat or Young, trading back in this years draft are options to get draft capital to get up higher next year). I agree that the middle of the road strategy is underwhelming. But not everything is bad. And not everything happens in a vacuum. You are jaded by this team and I understand that. But take a deep breath brother. There is some good here.

Man, I don’t understand why every thing this team does is wrong to you. I realize they make a lot of poor decisions but this is excessive.

You are entirely too reactionary. I wanted London as well. Dotson is a good receiver and a good get. We also landed Robinson because of the trade. A much needed piece. I know you don’t want/aren’t asking for my advice, but sometimes I think you need to take a deep breath.

Bunch of backups showing some promise today. Purdy, Hundley, Brown, White to blame a few.

You can do multiple things at once. And I’m talking about the 2024 draft.

I think that’s fair. C for Heinicke is about right.

I really liked Amari Rodgers in the 2021 Draft. He was a really high ranked receiver for me. To date… I’ve been looking like a schmuck for that take. He’s having a great game against Dallas. Leaving Green Bay and having Davis Mills toss the pill to him may rejuvenate his career potential. I can’t believe I just typed that sentence.

Isn’t that a touch far to be projecting the quarterbacks? In 2035 none of the QBs are likely to be on the roster, either.

Sweat is pretty good. But he is inconsistent and a better pass rusher than a run defender and I don’t like the idea of the amount of resources tied up in him and the DL as a whole for “pretty good”

PFF’s defensive grades should be thrown out and burned with lighter fluid.

Watch him. He makes big plays at times against the run which gives that illusion. But he still open vertical lanes and gets over aggressive and doesn’t contain.

Because Wentz contract is for a lot more than that. He may play for less than that but I doubt he does that with us if we release him from a $26M contract.

Fairly interested in the idea of Jordan Love. Not a rookie anymore, but doesn’t have a lot of experience. I wouldn’t give up much for him because… what we’ve seen has been a very mixed bag. But he’s a young guy and should be on our radar. Older, expensive vets really shouldn’t be.

Sweat to me is the least bang for his buck and the worst “overall” player of the four. He’s pretty bad at rush defense, though he has moments. That’s not to say he’s a bad player, though. His cost:play ratio will be the most out of whack of the DL. Therefore, I do what smart teams do: trade an asset for additional assets. If I told you, and this is hypothetical, we trade Sweat for a 2, trade back in the first this year for a one and change and we package the one we get for trading back and the 2 we get for Sweat for a swing at a franchise level QB would anyone complain? Paying Sweat is an option. Just don’t think it maximizes our assets.

I don't believe Carson has any value to Washington next year. He would need to come back at a reduced salary of at least a 50% reduction, if not more. Means about a $13M paycheck for a guy who may never see the field against Heinicke or Howell. I'd rather find another vet who won't cost what Wentz is likely to. A Jacoby Brissett, Baker Mayfield. I'd rather pay Daniel Jones than Wentz at the moment. Not that any of them are even going to be options for us. But I just don't see it working with Wentz. But who knows. If he takes a significant reduction than I guess it's not a horrible thing.

None of them are gamebreakers? Payne and Allen are the biggest reason the defense is doing what it’s doing.

Or at all.

So now we’re downplaying Mayfield’s accomplishment by saying switching teams isn’t a big deal and veteran quarterbacks should be able to do it (patently false. So false it’s scary, by the way). At the same time we value Heinicke’s playbook knowledge. You can’t make this up

Even more confusing! This is why I stick to the footballs.

How?

You posting stuff from the summer has me confused as hell and it’s making my anxiety peak as it pertains to a sale. I’m a simple man! Stop confusing me!

This doesn’t sound like a guy who is going to sell…

Yet on one practice with a new team in a new system he did what Heinicke does on a week to week basis.

So we’re at a place where we are downplaying the accomplishment of a quarterback going to a new team and system on Tuesday and with one practice under their belt put up similar numbers to our current starter on a Thursday?