I understand that but that young man and his mother was blessed and delivered from a rocky life caused by his father’s decision. And to talk down on them like that is flat out wrong. Again he hasn’t done anything wrong to anybody on this forum. Come on we know all know what time it is.
Oh one last thing I haven’t responded to that dude in at least a week now. I was talking to Thunder
2030? What time is it? You may have to be blunt for a stooge like me if you mean something else.
Hey those ribs was good good extra good.
My bad... I zoned out and you were talking about his college starts and why he had 1 more game played than games started.
This is what I'm trying to say.
Kelly is very underrated around these parts. Can't wait to see how he helps develop Levis compared to how Stroud's developed. It should be a very interesting development.
Johnson hurt his shoulder. He's a really smart guy. I expect him to be a HC one day.
Pretty simple stuff
I’m sorry, better supporting cast? They both were set up to lose. Mills never had a number 1 WR. He never had even a decent TE. His OC was about as unimaginative as any OC ever. His head coaches were an imbecile and a has been. His OLine was hot garbage. I don’t see how anyone can think Mills got a fair shake.
So, you projecting the Texans to be the worst team this next season; maybe only 2 or 3 wins? You really don't think the offense is improved?
Someone posted an observation and comment, which I agree with, the extent Quessenberry was being pushed back into the pocket. Still to be proved, but I'm expecting significant improvement in this position, giving Stroud a cleaner pocket to work from.
I’m not predicting anything. theres so many questions on this offense/team, there’s no way you can get a read on it now. We have a new RG. Yeah he has been a good player in the past but that doesn’t guarantee he’s going to fit in and be good in this new scheme. Our C needs no explanation i hope. Our LG sucked last year. Is he better now?
From who?
& our RG played pretty well last season.
Took me a while, but I found it. Optimistic Texan, in post #2632, Davis Mills Getting No Respect.
I have to wonder if Mills were to have assets invested in his supporting cast, if the assets given up for a #2 pick QB [ANY #2 pick QB] could have been assets better spent, especially in a rebuild. I have to wonder if Cal did not demand a top draft QB this year, if we wouldn't be ahead of the game. That being said, I hope that there will at very least be an honest QB competition this season between Stroud and Mills.
I've made that point in repeated posts throughout last season...............that Q's poor play with a direct up-the-middle total breakdown, created the classic QB's Achilles heel................every QB's Achilles heel, even evident with the GOAT Brady.
I think there will be a real QB competition and I expect Mills will be starting week 1. I don't know yet if the Texans effectively addressed the Achilles heel on the offensive line. If they did, Mills might not give up the #1 QB position all year. Every fan of the team should want that. I'm not sure that will be the case.
Mills didn't have competition in 2022. He had 1.25 year audition for the job. Had he performed like an NFL starting QB, we likely wouldn't have had the #2 pick or a new coaching staff. I'm not blaming any of that directly on Mills. He was a 3rd round flyer. But to have an "honest" competition with Stroud, we would have to see abilities yet to be seen from Mills.
I hope, really hope, DeMeco is positive the team he puts on the field will help a young QB develop, & not hope they’ll be able to develop together.
We saw Mills show good abilities at times, without decent support. An "honest" competition would not be based on past performance. Rather, how the 2 QBs perform head-to-head in the present. And may the best man win.
Not disagreeing, but we know that is not how the NFL works. A third round QB who had more potential than actual results in college and struggled during most of his starts over a two-year period isn't going to get honest competition with a #2 pick that took his team to the CFP and finished twice in the top 5 Heisman voting.
Understood, but maybe it should. We know more QBs bust than make a decent career like a Fitzpatrick or Keenum.
There's an honest debate in San Fransisco on who will be the 49er's starting quarterback - former first round pick Trey Lance, former first round pick Sam Darnold or final pick of the 2022 draft Brock Purdy. And some people believe it's Brock Purdy's job to lose. As it is there, the quarterback that performs the best in pre-season games and practices will start. The object is to win games. Even if ownership put its thumb on the scales in favor of the Texans using the second overall pick for a quarterback, they know nothing sells more merchandise and tickets than winning. Nothing will kill the buzz in Houston for Texans fans more than sending out a quarterback that isn't ready, resulting in a long losing streak to start the season.
Again, not arguing against. Just being pragmatic in how Owners/GMs think compared to how we as fans think.
And I think Jeremy Pena should be able to lay off the low and away slider, yet here we are.
Honest opinion? Ryan starts with Case as active in case Stroud somehow looks really bad. Once he gets confidence that there won't be a crapping the bed scenario, he will shift to Mills to get him more development time, even if it is reps in practice. They need to know what they have in him based on their development plan, not what Culley and Lovie tried to do with him.
It’s kinda obvious Stroud is starting week 1. Stroud’s accuracy is elite, Mills’ isn’t. Also, Hannah is not having Stroud lose out to Mills.
IMO, Case and Stroud are active game day. Case is here to bridge/mentor or whatever for Stroud until the coaches think he's ready. Mills is here because he was drafted by the team (just 2 years ago) and still on that rookie contract, so he'll be around b/c of insurance unless he performs out of this world through training camp and preseason.
Purdy, if healthy should be the starting QB, he's played much better than either of these guys. I dont think he's lost a game as the starting QB of the 49ers except the game he got hurt in.
I'm in! Did you save some for Nick?
Lol not this time they didn’t last longI'm in! Did you save some for Nick?
Are you conflating the #2 overall pick with the capital used to trade up to the #3 overall pick?
I don't see any reason to give the NFL's 32nd ranked QB an equal share of 1st team reps in camp or preseason. Mills needs to win the 2nd string job from Keenum. My guess it's Keenum's job to lose.
Whichever two DeMeco feels they can win with are the two that I want suited up on game day. I don't care if it's Case and CJ, Mills and CJ, or Mills and Case. I don't care where any of them were drafted (or not drafted). I don't care about "what I would have done." If Stroud's ready for game day, I'm all for it. If he's not, he's not. I can wait. I've been waiting a long time anyway, I can wait a little longer. Some people can't wait. They want to either see him crash and burn so they can say "I told you so" or light it up so they can say "I told you so." But that would never happen on this board, would it?
Eh... Watson wasn't ready. He was better than Savage.
