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kid could show some brains and not immediately insult the respected dude that just spent the last 5+ years in the locker room with all the proven NFL players he’s about to step on the practice field with. That he’s proven nothing to. It was thoughtless

lol RG3 was comparing prospects to characters from a popular anime cartoon called Dragon Ball Z. Why? No idea

Pathetic piece of writing. Daniels might be lucky to be here, maybe we’re lucky to have him. As it stands right now we were bad enough to draft him, he was good enough to be worthy of the 2nd overall pick. It’ll all play out. But the sniveling unworthiness hinted at in this article is tough to stomach. Not to mention the snide, incorrect interpretation of the Ben Johnson situation. Also the part about acquiring a veteran WR to “microwave the process” is ****ing stupid. It’s a proven way to help the development of a young QB. This writer has strange hangups that they’re projecting into their writing, and lots and lots of references to Snyder-era viper pit idiocy (more understandable). I cringe at the idea of someone from Daniels’ camp reading this. In fact it reads like it was written by someone who didn’t really want him to come here, deciding to be magnanimous enough to give us a chance. The timbre of that entire piece is that we’re an amateur outfit, not good enough to deserve Jayden Daniels, who by all rights should have gone to a better franchise. Ignores a lot of what has happened in the last year of this franchise’s history and is frankly disrespectful. But most importantly implies that Daniels has earned some deferential treatment. Everyone has something to prove in this situation. Nobody in this organization has a reputation for throwing people under the bus, but people in Daniels’ camp do. Strange framing. If the vibe of this piece was supposed to be hopeful and “a second chance at salvation” (I assume RG3 was the first chance, in this writer’s estimation?) then it missed the mark. It’s extremely patronizing, in a wheedling, annoying way.

This is the anecdote I was trying to remember and you explained my thoughts on it perfectly. The dude is a teacher’s pet and while he may end up a good NFL QB, his personality is some insufferable mixture of Russ and Kirk lol (ironically).

Throwback!

He’s corny in a way that his teammates may resent, because he hasn’t earned anything in the league. Won a championship on a stacked college team and buys his own hype as a winner as he enters the NFL? Yikes.

Retiring numbers is awesome, and should be regarded as the absolute greatest and rarest honor. It should be done far less. Imo we should only have Baugh and Green retired, but whatever. Sonny and Riggo would not qualify for me. Or Mitchell. I know people are understandably touchy about it, but not ST either.

Some Allbright thoughts:

So the night’s sleep I prescribed didn’t help, I see

We’ll have potentially many backups over the years, I hope they’re all great. That’s not why you’re attached to Howell. He didn’t work out, we have a new QB. I think it makes sense to not dwell on the guy who was bad

May have dodged some bullets, if this metric actually means anything

People still talking about Howell right now are sick. Get some perspective. Should be the furthest thing from your mind, appreciate the 3rd round pick we have instead and move on

Vikings the year they took Cordarelle Patterson (who has since turned into a HOF level kick returner but was a massive bust for them—along with the other two 1st round picks they made that year I believe)

The problem is the rest of that table was insufferable

Terry will be 29 when the season starts. He’ll be aging out by the time Aiyuk’s bigger money kicks in if it’s structured well. It can easily be done without stressing the cap and keeping it healthy—we have no one to pay for a while, realistically. You can find a cheaper alternative in any round, technically. Sure. Someone as good, polished, and already playing at a pro bowl level—with built-in chemistry for your young QB? No. This isn’t Madden. It’s not always worth it to go for the young rookie contract 80 OVR player instead of the expensive young 90 OVR veteran. #1 priority has to be developing and maximizing your QB pick. Plenty of cap space to do that and not get in a bad spot.

Interesting. Means nothing ultimately, but interesting

Lots of people here are processing these worries and concerns maturely and thoughtfully. Many of us. Go to bed, maybe. Sleep on it.

Strange reaction tbh. I was (am? Can’t just turn it off) one of the most negative people here on the pick. That presser was extremely comforting. Nothing remotely negative to take away from it.

Okay okay okay. I’m on board. The dude knows what he wants, what he sees, what he plans to do. I’m all-in (with my preexisting concerns lurking). Peters is a stud btw. He’s clearly built for this, but he’s also already got the media here in the palm of his hand, effortlessly. That’s going to come in handy in the coming years.

(Disclaimer: if it didn’t cost one of our current 2nds, but more like a 3rd + future 3rd or something) We have a lot of cap space in the coming years and few players to pay it to until our incoming current rookies are ready to be paid. If it supercharges Daniels development and gets him his boy in the locker room it could be worth it. Miami trading for Tyreek to maximize Tua, Bills trading for Diggs to maximize Allen both come to mind. Aiyuk is just entering his prime. I see the argument for it. Or maybe just taking McConkey is the move. Idk.

2022 before that, 2014 I think edit: yep just googled

Buffalo in the power position on Day 2 now, can trade back yet again if they want

Not even close to all of them