What I just read about Lamar was he showed no interest in an extension recently.
• Balked at Talks: Jackson has reportedly resisted long-term extension offers from the Baltimore Ravens after new head coach Jesse Minter took over.
• Contract Leverage: Jackson holds significant leverage with a no-tag clause in his contract and control over his future through 2027.
• Cap Complications: Because an extension was not reached in the offseason, Jackson's salary cap figure swells to over $84 million in 2027, creating a major financial crunch for the franchise.
Interesting.
I wonder where Lamar's head is at? Maybe he wants out of Baltimore?
Rodgers and Lamar out of the North leaves the door open.
Arch Manning is 22 years old. He was born on April 27th. He should be old enough to do what he feels is right.
Most of the time the first two quarterbacks selected go high in the draft. That is not a good thing. They go to the worst teams.
Arch Manning would be better off going later in round one to a team that has good young talent on the OL and skill positions.
You don't get to pick the team you would like to go to. But if he went to a team in the middle of the first he might have better success if that team has the patience to develop quarterbacks.
I have no idea if he will develop and become a good QB. There are a number of guys who look intriguing. But it is really hard to forecast success in the NFL at the QB position.
Aaron Rodgers is a HOF quarterback. He has a great arm. But you never see him gun the ball. He throws a catchable ball mostly with touch and timing.
Steve Smith the receiver has said numerous times "throw a catchable ball." Passes don't need to be smoked.
The game today appears to be more underneath and mid field than deep long shots.
Average Depth of Target (aDOT): Over recent seasons, the league-wide aDOT has dropped, hovering around 7.8 to 8.0 yards. In contrast, historical averages and peak passing eras saw average intended air yards consistently above 8.5 to 9.0+ yards. Breakdown of Throw Depths: NFL tracking data reveals how heavily skewed play-calling has become toward short and underneath passes:Short & Underneath (0–9 yards): ~49% of all passes Behind the Line (Screen/Swings): ~17.5% of all passes Intermediate (10–19 yards): ~21.5% of all passes Deep Passes (20+ yards): ~11.7% of all passes
The quarterback position is more about reading the field being accurate and on time.
The one guy who I have seen in college who fits that mold is Mensah. But I have not seen many of the prospects this year.
Not news, but this is hilarious. I saw the boxscore and thought it was never updated during the game. 0-3. that was his passing stats for a full game yesterday. (They rushed for 324 yards)
Jfanent , I was only able to watch into the early part of the 3rd quarter .. Up to that point I felt sorry for then kid .. Running for his life.. Non consistent play calling . Dont care much for Arthur Smith..
One got all tangled up in a spider web and could not fly. I caught him and took an old soft toothbrush and cleaned him up. I could tell he was stressed out. I put him in an overturned basket for an hour with some water.
I held him in my hand gently and went out on my deck and opened my hand. At first he just sat there. And after a minute or two took off. When they migrate in the winter they return in April to exactly where they spend summer and nest. They come back to my yard. It is so cool because they recognize you and it is very obvious.
I hunted very early when I was a teen. I knew quickly I didn't like taking a life. Hell all the fish I have caught in my life I probably didn't eat a dozen.
My backyard is a mature hardwood and pine forest. It is all natural. I have a bird bath on the deck. With the "Merlin" app I have identified 38 species of birds. They are like my outdoor pets.
I respect life and pay close attention to the world around me way more than the Internet.
True but it's not like Gabriel is some great veteran QB. We can afford to let him go I think.
I don't get to see practices and stuff, but if it were up to me I'd like to see both 2nd year QBs in Monken's system before sending them elsewhere. Who's to say they wouldn't also play better under a different coach/system?
... this is assuming no team wants to do a AJ McCarron type trade (minus faulty fax machines).
To me Dillon is too short to be a serious option at QB and he is a bit of a whiney brat who doesn't inspire his team mates. Sanders has a better arm and he has great charisma so the guys will play harder for him. I don't think either of them are great QBs but I think Sanders has far more potential than the runt Dillon. JMHO.
I never much liked the "too short" argument regarding Gabriel and similar QBs. Obviously, taller is better but there is no such thing as a minimum height requirement.
For me, I still haven't quite changed my mindset from thinking this was going to be a "throwaway season", so I was hoping to see if Monken could awaken something in our younger QBs. Now that Watson is playing competently and we are stacking wins and looking like we are going to remain competitive, it's looking more and more likely we won't have the usual lost season where we end up starting 3-4 different QBs.
I don't like short QB's period. They can't see over the offensive line and end up making blind throws into zones where they just have to trust the WR's to BE THERE. I just hate that. Also, shorter QBs have to change the angle that they throw to arc the ball up and over the offensive line vs throwing it on a rope in a straight direction. This means their balls travel through the air slower and are more likely to be intercepted on short to medium passes but tend to have greater touch on longer passes when they drop into the bucket if they have the arm strength to throw it that far. Dillon doesn't really have the arm talent for those throws.
I would say the minimum height a QB should be is 6'2'' but I would prefer they be at least 6'5" so they can see the field better and so they can throw faster straight throws. NFL teams agree with this as they usually look for taller QBs for this reason. Trevor Lawrence (6'6"), Justin Herbert (6'6"), Josh Allen (6'5"), Daniel Jones (6'5"), Joe Burrow (6'4"), Drake Maye (6'4"), Matthew Stafford (6'3"), etc. You get the idea. Obviously there are short QBs that get it done but they are the exception to the rule and not the norm. Dillon is not the exception to the rule imho but he is a good kid for the most part and I don't mind him being a Brown as a back up QB.
And we saw what a huge difference that makes in how a QB performs last week when watson was only sacked once. The OL providing watson the protection he needs while getting pressure on Rodgers will be critical ingredients in this game. That along with continuing a successful running game.
Professor Xavier and Picard. Quite an actor, especially if you caught some of his Shakespeare rolls. Thanks for your body of work and quality SF over the years. High respect for his roles and his success. Thanks for our delighted viewing and reading. RIP. "Make it so" and "Engage."
If we really knew what trumps relationship with putin really is. I bet even republicans would immediately impeach him.
Why? They don't care about anything he says or does. Convicted felon and they elected him president. Jury finds he sexually assaulted a woman. No problem they still elected him president.
When Trump said, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" it sounded crazy. But over time I've learned he is probably about 90% correct.
I expect the wheels to fall off the bus at any time. And honestly, I won't be that upset when it does. But right now this is a fun ride. They are learning how to win games that they would have thrown away in previous seasons. There's no down side to these close ones except maybe on fans' cardiovascular health.
This is not a serious deep into the playoffs kind of team. It is a solid middle of the pack maybe contender for the AFC North. Compared to what I, and many others, expected a few months back this is a gift.
Yes, I fully expect them to beat Pittsburgh. Its just that kind of year.
