BurgundyBooger

Iron on iron. That's how you sharpen skills and mental toughness.

I intend to do that, but it's easy to get distracted with all these click-bait articles and videos. I get that Maye is old news and our media sustains itself by propping up fresh news and speculation, but facts remain facts whether the media likes it or not. I don't feel Maye has ever left our sights.

Maye's my pick and always will be my pick. I'm so sure he'll be in a Washington jersey (or at least a hat) in 7 hours, I'm willing to stake my membership here and leave for good if it doesn't happen. Everything we've heard up to now has been noise and it's lying season. Maye is the one, everything else is social media nonsense.

Without a good QB, you're on the hot seat every year.

Correct. How many of us thought we were going to draft Kellen Winslow in 2004, after everyone hyped up the match, before ST’s name was called? There was even a TV commercial of him donning Redskins paraphernalia before draft day.

I'm not a general manager or a football expert, but my years as a director of Human Resources has taught me if someone's heart and/or focus isn't in the work, position, or the department in which they work, you don't try to force them to like it or adjust to the situation. I'm pretty sure these are just rumors, but if there is any semblance of truth in them, then I would hope that Peters takes JD's reservations and preference into serious consideration. Full transparency, I'm a Maye fan and hope we select him this week, as there's nothing I've learned of JD, either from this knowledgeable board or from the numerous NFL analysts/hosts, that has convinced me that he's the better fit for this team.

Please draft Maye this week.

RG3 repped 400 lbs squats, right? For a QB, that's pretty good.

Lying season, man. Teams and their media counterparts are flooding misinformation to every outlet to affect the rankings and get clicks.

Collectively, those seven average less than 1 Super Bowl title between them, so maybe he's on to something.

How often does a NY Times best seller get dinged for being a bad book? Usually all of them will get rave reviews, right, but there's still room for critical analysis based on impressions from credible sources, additional outlets, commercial responses, and observation. The same for QBs, even at this stage. Granted, the number of people calling them bad leaders will be in the minority, just like any critical reception of a NY times best seller, but we can still discuss the who, what, why, how of those impressions, determining if they're sufficient, and incorporate them into a critical analysis of each QB.

Of course you can measure leadership. Not by percentages or rating scales, but by testimonies from teammates, coaches, and even rivals, and correlating that data with their own performance record, you'll have a pretty good idea. You can always find some exception or outlier, namely an individual who's a winner and everyone raves about his leadership skills (including setting a good example, helping teammates, etc)....only for them to be a poor leader in all actuality. That's rare. Since you've deemed it's a pointless pursuit to discuss it, we'll just talk about what you want to talk about. How's that?

Sure there is, by combining performance with feedback from their superiors (in this case, coaches), colleagues, and peers.

Leadership is a big deal to this regime, and I suspect they'll want to measure the leadership capabilities of these QBs. Maybe they'll look past certain physical deficiencies if the QB more than makes up for it with leadership skills. While virtually all QBs are naturally shoehorned as leaders for their teams, do we know which of the QB finalists have that particular attribute nailed down?

I agree. I’d be concerned for him if we had Fort Knox as our offensive line, which we do not. Without the additional weight to cushion impacts against his bones, joints, and organs, injuries will be reoccurring and stunt his career.