(12-17-2023, 12:21 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(12-17-2023, 10:15 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Yeah. I keep seeing that mocked recently. It honestly scares me a little bit. Given this team's historical struggles with above average tight end's and the fact that Levis at least looks the part for now. 

There's a certain quality in that kid at QB that I like. Him getting his bell rung at Kentucky (should have been an indicator there with Fortner) has really toughened up. I can see why they drafted him. He carried over that Penn St. and SEC toughness into the NFL. 

He hasn't been too terrible for them this year. But, his ability to break tackles and move around a bit is why I would be worried with them landing Bowers there. Especially on 3rd and obvious passing situations. Could be a back breaking connection for 10+ years knowing our luck.

Agreed on Levis.  He has all the tools and if he puts it all together he could be a top QB in this league.  It really just depnds on how many more games Ten wins if they have a shot at Bowers.  The AFC South is looking like a very good division from top to bottom

Yeah. Could be a slightly more competitive AFC West with any of these QB's getting hot at any point in time. Lawrence, Stroud, Levis & Richardson all look the part and pass the eye test physically. It's the mental toughness that comes into play now. 

At least Lawrence has a leg up there entering year four but it's scary with how good Stroud is already, and, for the most part, Levis seems to be protective of the football on paper. Not sure what his fumbles are at but his INT's seem to be low compared to his TD's at least. 

Richardson I think still has plenty of tools to be a very good, dynamic playmaker at this level. Him getting hurt early could be a good thing as it allows him to appreciate the fact that he has to protect himself better at this level but he also gets to see a glimpse of just how fragile your career can be. 

Minshew is on a roll with that team. While I don't think Irsay will mess this up, he IS Irsay. As long as Richardson can stay healthy he shouldn't end up like Lance did in San Francisco. The question is whether or not what they plan on doing with Minshew. You waited for awhile to find yourself a QB. It'll be interesting if the clots sneak in and get past the first round.

Something Rivers, Wentz and Ryan couldn't do. Do you trade Minshew at that point? Or, do you opt to let Richardson sit yet another year and give Minshew another year to lose the job or keep the momentum going?

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