(05-22-2024, 08:51 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(05-21-2024, 11:17 PM)StrayaJag Wrote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2Z0YfrEwY.com



Pat always giving his 2 bobs worth

I have no issues with what's being stated here, at all. It's year four for Trevor. We always circle back to his rookie season being a mulligan, then, we look at this 2nd half of 2022 and 1st half of 2023, that's where we started to see the potential scratch the surface, and, at times, breakthrough the surface. 

I had a sense going into that Monday Night Football game last year, he was finally having his "this is it, the moment he turns the corner for good and cements himself" type of performance, and then, that damn ankle injury happened. That's where it all started. That's where the team began to lose itself. 

I disagree with Dan. In regards to this team not yet winning games because of him. I think that's a lie to be honest with you. He turned around a basement dwelling franchise and he had some moments in 2022 and 2023 that were single handedly on him getting us back into the game, maintaining the lead or just figuring it out. 

So, Dan loses me there a little bit. He is right about it being the nature of the business, we're all aware of this. This year's $250M deal is next year's $295M deal. We're getting ahead of it a bit. We're hedging our bets on Lawrence being the 2nd half of 2022 - 1st half of 2023 QB as his baseline, with the hopes that, he becomes more than that this year.

Provided now, and this is the catch, there's always a catch. Provided that the offensive line does it's damn job and the running game is capable of keeping our opponents defense honest and giving him a chance to call his pocket more as a passer from the actual pocket. 

I can stomach the QB rankings. I can. It's fair. Look, it is what it is. Stroud's rookie season was impressive, probably the best QB rookie season that I can recall of since Ben Roethlisberger. Have gone on record that his style reminds me of RGIII though, hopefully his career isn't cut short from running around in the backfield too much to extend plays. 

I can stomach the obvious ones. Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, Burrow, etc. I don't mind Herbert being higher. I don't mind Stafford and Goff. Cousins? I am a little iffy on that. He's a great regular season Quarterback. Still ends up like everybody else though. Not in the play-off's or lays stinkers in primetime. 

Is he top five? No.
Is he top ten? Maybe. 
Is he in the better twelve - fifteen range? Yes. 

Does he have the potential to be a top five? No. I think he has the potential to be TOP THREE. And, with that, I'll leave it at that.

I've said this before but I don't think there's a single QB drafted in the last 5-6 years that could do what Trevor has done for this franchise (maybe Burrow). The pressure of being the #1 pick, having Voldemort as your coach in year 1, no offensive help in year 1, starting day 1 for the worst franchise in all of football (by win%) and then handling it like a pro? Taking them to the playoffs in year 2, win a playoff game and push the champs for 4 quarters? Then start the next season 8-3?

Not a single QB the last 6 years could have done that.

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