What do you think about the QB from Liberty? For some reason it makes me think of drafting Mond, though I haven't seen him play and he could be completely different than Mond.
Actually, AZ didn't exactly "let itself go 3-13" to get the #1 pick and Kyler Murray. They traded up to #10 overall to draft Josh Rosen, QB from UCLA, who turned out to be a bust at #10. It's not like they tanked to go 3-13
I hope so. Trade for picks. If you can't, then dump all the expensive guys like Smith, Cousins, Cook, etc. Go really young and build your lines.
No. But they should. It's the best move to build a winner.
Exactly, and with a new GM and coach, you've got a baked in free year to get away with being terrible. Now is the time to rebuild.
I prefer Pickett or the Ole Miss QB.
Hurts will never be Mahomes, but he can be good IMO. I was advocating for taking him in the 2nd round 2 years ago. Certainly would have been a better pick than Mond.
That's a good question. Their mantra from the beginning was to build the next New England dynasty, where you would contend for championships year in and year out. Obviously they've been completely and entirely unsuccessful, never even reaching a Super Bowl, much less sustaining perennial contention. They seem to have never listened to their grandmother tell them that you have to walk before you can run. Delusions of grandeur, and it's hamstrung their ability to make good decisions every step along the way.
Hurts' inability to throw from the pocket will be his undoing.
Willis is the #1 QB on many mock drafts now after the senior bowl. I say let Carolina or someone else reach out for him and take one of the other two at 12.
He had another “tweet” right after that noting that KOC and Weaver worked together in Cleveland, not LA. Pleasant is a young coach, but seems well regarded from what I have read and well liked by lions fans after just one year there. It will be interesting to see if they go all in on young coaches, or try to balance it out with an experienced coach like Martindale.
Lions fans seem to be universally bummed about this, so that's a good sign.
There are almost always too many teams starved at QB for one or both of them to fall to 12. There are currently 4 teams ahead of pick 12 that need QB's for sure (Houston, Carolina, Denver, Washington), and another 2 that could possibly pull the trigger if they fall in love with a certain guy, but will probably have to wait at least one more year based on their current QB contract (Detroit, Atlanta). That doesn't include trades. Jacksonville and Detroit could trade away their pick since they probably won't use it on a QB and get a bunch more picks.
I don't see that as an argument against Cousins-there's been many pocket quarterbacks who have had very good years (or are in the midst of such runs) in recent times during that age range. It includes the all-time greats (Brady, Rodgers, Favre, P. Manning, Brees), borderline HOF's (Roethlisberger, Rivers) and some guys who I think are good comps for Cousins (C. Palmer, Stafford, E. Manning, M. Ryan).