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Originally Posted by RunKC:
We’ll see who’s right

How NFL teams were ranking the QBs in this Draft:

Jayden Daniels, 1.02

+ Commanders GM: "He was the highest-ranked player in the draft for us."

Drake Maye, 1.03

+ Patriots HC: "We were comfortable with all three of those guys, and it just so happened to be Drake."

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— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) May 5, 2024

Ouch, that's gotta sting

:-)
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"We were comfortable with all three of those guys, and it just so happened to be Drake."

Ummmm, I think I see your problem.
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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:

ASU HC @KennyDillingham, who called plays for Bo Nix at Oregon in 2022, is convinced Bo Nix will be an NFL success, as he told @byesline & @I_CU_boy on @denversports:

"I'm not an NFL GM, but I'll say this: I'd bet my career that Bo Nix was going to have a successful NFL career." pic.twitter.com/yt6rFW8Hur
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) May 5, 2024

:-)

Matt Cassel had a successfull career. So did Alex Smith. Neither won jack shit
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Originally Posted by tooge:
Matt Cassel had a successfull career. So did Alex Smith. Neither won jack shit

Making millions being a turd is what I call successful
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Originally Posted by RunKC:
We’ll see who’s right

How NFL teams were ranking the QBs in this Draft:

Jayden Daniels, 1.02

+ Commanders GM: "He was the highest-ranked player in the draft for us."

Drake Maye, 1.03

+ Patriots HC: "We were comfortable with all three of those guys, and it just so happened to be Drake."

+…
— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) May 5, 2024

Bonus:

if Sean Payton feels as strongly about Bo Nix as he did about Patrick Mahomes, waiting until 12 to draft him is certifiable

I get that Nix was drafted way earlier than we thought, but if you think he’s the next Patrick Mahomes, you don’t wait till 12 no matter what his ADP is https://t.co/hF0sTJ0Ruk
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2024

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Originally Posted by staylor26:
Bonus:

if Sean Payton feels as strongly about Bo Nix as he did about Patrick Mahomes, waiting until 12 to draft him is certifiable

I get that Nix was drafted way earlier than we thought, but if you think he’s the next Patrick Mahomes, you don’t wait till 12 no matter what his ADP is https://t.co/hF0sTJ0Ruk
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2024

Possibly, but the way it played out and who knows, maybe they would have traded up if they thought necessary.
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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania:
Possibly, but the way it played out and who knows, maybe they would have traded up if they thought necessary.

He supposedly loved Mahomes, but got beat to the punch. You'd think if he found his next Mahomes, that he would be agressive in ensuring he doesn't miss out again.

It's all very clearly a load of horseshit.
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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
It’s probably nothing, but after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl AGAIN last season, it’s something that’s worthy of keeping an eye on.

fyp
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
He supposedly loved Mahomes, but got beat to the punch. You'd think if he found his next Mahomes, that he would be agressive in ensuring he doesn't miss out again.

It's all very clearly a load of horseshit.

Quite possibly.
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
Bonus:

if Sean Payton feels as strongly about Bo Nix as he did about Patrick Mahomes, waiting until 12 to draft him is certifiable

I get that Nix was drafted way earlier than we thought, but if you think he’s the next Patrick Mahomes, you don’t wait till 12 no matter what his ADP is https://t.co/hF0sTJ0Ruk
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2024

I doubt Payton meant that Nix is the next Mahomes. If he did, he should be laughed at.

Payton could have tanked last year and drafted a player that actually is similar to Mahomes and a potential superstar. If he had any sense, he'd have pulled the plug after 70-20. Anyone could see they weren't going anywhere.

Or they could have drafted Rattler, aka Albino Mahomes, and grabbed an elite weapon at #12. I think history's going to show that either move would have given them a better, more exciting NFL QB.
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Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
Ouch, that's gotta sting

:-)

Clearly they missed that 10 yard pass that Bo Montana made under pressure that one time.
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Originally Posted by RunKC:
We’ll see who’s right

How NFL teams were ranking the QBs in this Draft:

Jayden Daniels, 1.02

+ Commanders GM: "He was the highest-ranked player in the draft for us."

Drake Maye, 1.03

+ Patriots HC: "We were comfortable with all three of those guys, and it just so happened to be Drake."

+…
— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) May 5, 2024

I'd much rather have the HC who believes in the guy he drafted than the HC who was left with the last one of the three guys he was "comfortable with", even if the rest of the league disagrees.
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Originally Posted by MagicHef:
I'd much rather have the HC who believes in the guy he drafted than the HC who was left with the last one of the three guys he was "comfortable with", even if the rest of the league disagrees.

Or you could just take the objectively better QB prospect, which Maye clearly is.
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
He supposedly loved Mahomes, but got beat to the punch. You'd think if he found his next Mahomes, that he would be agressive in ensuring he doesn't miss out again.

It's all very clearly a load of horseshit.

The Broncos traded away three firsts and three seconds over the last three years. They didn’t want to trade away more picks if they could help it.

They did think about moving up for Bo after Atlanta drafted Penix. Thankfully, George Paton read the draft extremely well. He knew the Vikings liked McCarthy, the Bears wouldn’t move off Odunze, the Jets didn’t want to drop far away from the top tackles, and the Raiders were more of a Penix team than a Bo team.

Things got really tense in the war room after the Penix pick, according to Klis:

pic.twitter.com/UXZYUDFzvS
— @ (@Denclips) May 6, 2024

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After hearing Sean Payton brag about his weird, and I suppose successful attempt to help the Jets get draft capital it's hard to take anything they are saying/leaking about their war room at face value.
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