If you're talking about the play that I think you're talking about - I believe it was Trautman (#82) who completely failed to pick up the block and went for a jog instead. I don't think he knew what the play was at all.
Oh that’s f***ing lame. They should at least keep the USFL name, that was at least proven to be successful before Donald Trump stumbled in and ruined everything.
The USFL was never successful. It was going to die with or without Trump, because none of the teams except for one team in year 1 (the 1983 Denver Gold) completely abandoned their business model and spent way too much money. It's convenient to blame Trump because he had the idiotic idea to try to go head to head with the NFL, but the reason he wanted that was because the league as a whole was unstable and unsustainable.
In the NFL, you basically have to have a QB to contend and Russ doesn't look like the answer... so yeah. With how it normally seems to go though, they probably have to move into the top 10 to grab their preference of Nix/Daniels/Penix.
Most years the 3rd-5th QB selected is right around that 10 spot. Every year like clockwork, QBs move up the charts the closer to the draft things get (except 2022). This is how Josh Rosen and Justin Fields end up selected high.
General rule is QBs either get taken way too early or way too late. If you need a QB then you give up too many assets to get one of the coveted options. If you don't need a QB then you don't take one for many rounds and only as it gets later in the draft do you pick one. The whole Love and Rodgers situation really illustrated this dynamic. If you pick someone 4th round then it's just camp body fighting to be a backup. If you pick the same guy in the 2nd round then everyone thinks the veteran is on borrowed time. So if someone like Nix isnt picked by pick 40, he could fall to 100 or later because round after round teams don't need him immediately and don't want to piss off the starter. Some good value will come if they wait, you just can't say for sure who will be there then. I think the Raiders would take him if he's there round one but good luck ever predicting how the Raiders will draft.
Walter of walterfootball is not a scout, coach or professional talent evaluator of any sort. He's a guy with a web server in his basement; an impoverished man's Mel Kiper wannabe.
at the end of the day, they are all this. Kiper included.
Yeah it is kinda nuts. I’m all for kids getting their money while they can, but this is unsustainable. The team I cheer for just put out 300k for a very good player to stay… insane.
All 18 year olds are eligible today as long as they are not out of the CHL. Euros and USHL guys can jump over right away.
Same feelings here - I can’t stand Matt Rhule but his presser a few weeks ago was amazing. Basically said that it costs 1-2 million to get a QB via the portal. And said some guys were making 6-7. If they’re gonna pay players, they might as well just wear it proudly and attempt to replace the NFL.
I'm almost embarrassed to ask, but when did that change? I thought it was still something like 20 or 21 before they could play in the AHL.
