He's looked excellent but there is nowhere near that level of certainty with him. Last time we saw him play before these 2 games was in the playoffs against the Chargers where it looked like he was completely in over his head as a passer at the NFL level, let alone as one of the better QBs out there. It really does look like he's worked on his passing considerably, but I still think there's an element of doubt there.
Yeah, there is 0 chance he remains this good, and I suppose we need to see him against a good defense to get a sense of what his actual floor is. It'll really be about him limiting turnovers in those games. I think Vick from 2010 is a realistic outcome.
It's clear that he and the coaching staff have taken a big step forward and learned how to best utilize his talents.
I'm sort of viewing it as a positive. He had 3 field goals against the Rams, and a couple that were 40+. The offense has the talent to move the ball, but they'll have less touchdowns, and that means more field goals. I want to see how it plays out first. Between Thomas, Kamara, and Murray, they should be able to get into field goal range plenty.
I also wouldn't fault anyone for picking up Slye for Lutz, since Carolina is in that same situation of plenty of talent to move the ball, but struggles to get TDs.
Are you offering or was it proposed to you? I'm taking the Barkley side. If the other guy is really hurting at WR, then you might get him to bite on something around that, but it might take more.
In the ballpark, but if I had Barkley and Kelce, I don't think I'd move them for anything realistic. You draft Kelce to have an advantage over everyone else at TE, but knowing that you'll have ground to make up at WR or RB. If they made proper waiver moves, he should be good enough at WR.
No, but I'd might pick up Rivers. Newton still threw 2+ touchdowns in 11 straight games last year. He'll get better.
