(08-16-2024, 11:17 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(08-15-2024, 08:26 AM)Mikey Wrote: Suggesting CJB as a starter. strawman much?

The difference between Mac and Darnold LAST YEAR was that one was a UFA and one wasn't. So one costs picks AND cash, the other just costs cash. If neither one is going to be the long-term solution, which would the savvy GM pursue? Next year, Mac will be a UFA and Darnold will likely be one as well. We'll see then if that changes the story. Darnold had more systemic experience, playing with mutliple teams in multiple roles. If the plan was to darft a rook and groom them into starting, Darnold's experience is certainly a greater asset than Mac's. Sometimes being able to throw a ball over them mountains isn't the only thing you're looking for in a QB.

God forbid, if Trev went down and CBJ came in and helped carry us to the playoffs CBJ would be getting a lot of attention on the open market and a team or 2.  Very possible a team or 2 would be looking at him on the open market like the Raiders did this year with Minshew.  You have no clue.  Gms aren't as high on Mac as you and a few others on this board.  What's comical is before he came here some of these same posters were talking about how bad is Mac is and that he sucks lol. Jones was my 2nd favorite QB in this class and I still think he has a chance to do some good things if a QB goes down.

Buddy, I ain't high on Mac. I just fully understand that a former first round kid coming off his rookie deal is likely going to chase the chance to get back on the field over an opportunity to stay local and hold clipboards. Especially if it commands money similar to what Minshew or Darnold brought in vs. what we've been paying C. Beathard J. (SWIDT?) to clap for Trevor after a good play.

Go back to the days after the trade and check my posts. You'll see just how high I was about the kid they let chuck the ball 3 times in a windstorm.

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