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I have by no means scanned this whole thread, but this is especially true because the successful QBs in the NFL right now are defying conventional wisdom. We have not really had a QB at the level of those Luck or Lawrence--I just maybe Caleb Williams had that much hype. But we are seeing Jordan Love have success. Jalen Hurts. Jayden Daniels. CJ Stroud. Drake Maye shows promise. Bo Nix shows promise. I think you have to absolutely be skeptical and do the fucking work. I do not believe in taking a QB for the sake of taking one. But I also don't put a lot of stock into the "hype" of a particular class.

I am in agreement actually, with the caveat that I think the most important thing to do is not talk yourself into a shitty QB because you need one and really do the homework. I have heard things that are all over the place about Shedeur and Ward, and if the home work pans out signing a functional human to carry the job is important if we can get an insane amount of draft capital. Front offices seem all over the place. It wouldn't be fun to draft a bum or develop someone else's starter. Do the homework.

This conflation of factors has me interested in Darnold. I am not sure I am totally interested in Dak. Could we move him in a three team deal and sign Darnold? Imagine the draft/talent capital we could land from the Cowboys and another team. Perhaps we could get the Raiders second to move Dak to them, and get a Cowboys 1st, future 1st, 2nd, and another future first from the Raiders. Then we sign a discount Darnold to bridge us forward as we reload every else. I still think the Vikings are gonna bring him back, but maybe they don't and he truly is on a significant discount. Either way, I think Deion to the NFL only helps us.

I'd trade him for #4.

He sure did. Just not the case he wanted to make.

There is remotely no evidence for this kind of narrative. It comes up whenever a person of color is not successful. It's not worth entertaining unless there is actual, meaningful evidence. Ran was coming out of the 49ers FO at a time when everyone wanted a part of that organization. Its fine to just say the guy didn't work out.

This is fucking hilarious. Mariota has excelled in the backup role. He is not arrogant and is a motivator for a young player like Daniels. He is exactly where he should be, and I wish him a long career in roles like this one. If he gets another shot, I hope it's with a franchise that already has some tools in place so it is legitimate. If I were him, I'd stay put or target the Eagles. Pickett was obviously a disaster and AJ Brown likes him. Backing up Hurts gives him a very legitimate chance at a run to a SB in a place where he could do really well if he stepped in. I'd look at the Miami roster as a back up, where he could come in and play with Waddle and Jonnu Smith along with those dynamite RBs (we'll see if Hill comes back). It is painful to see talent excel elsewhere--that is a trend in the NFL, and things like the Henry's of the world doing well with their second team--it is common. The only egregious loss of talent was AJ Brown (I'm not going to touch that here.

It's funny because I've always liked the Lady Vols because of Pat Summit lore and having a team that could challenge smug Connecticut. It's great seeing them potentially on the verge of a comeback with this new coach (who seems like a fantastic hire). The UT men's basketball and baseball teams are fun too. It's really the football fans that are obnoxious, and I always hated the Vols jock riders that became Colts fans because of Manning.

I feel like for better or worse there are teams tanking harder for Ward and Sanders and we might miss the rookie QB this year. Ran and Cally get another year and possibly a bridge QB--Cousins probably. If they can't do it, total reset is considered in a QB draft that could feature some legit players. As a timeline, next year could suck but this makes sense. I think the Lions give us a model for building a winner. They sucked for a long time, and finally started overloading on offensive and defensive line in the draft. If we get a top tier pass rusher and RT in out of the draft I'll be a happy camper.

So many ways to make this game easy mode...bleed is always so fun. I missed out when the Thorns build was absolutely busted. I recommend getting the deflect tear from the DLC and try it the Sekiro way and parry, parry, parry. In fact, Sekiro might be on sale for the holidays. It is a much more linear game, but the combat is next tier and challenging enough you will not get bored. Each boss is really a learning experience and it is very unlike other souls games.

This is honestly my favorite thing about the series and the only thing that hurts Sekiro. I love matching build and character aesthetic and mixing it up. A spellsword type character is probably my default and preferred build. The creativity and variety of builds draws me to this style of game for sure. I loved Elden Ring character for Shadow of the Erdtree. By then I could medium roll with all really heavy armor--I used a Stone Imp head with the Verdigris set, and a Magic Gargoyle Greatsword with Carian Sovereignty to run a kind of gargoyle come to life magic tank. Really fun. I usually am not much of a Shield guy and prefer to two-hand and fast roll. Since I started with Bloodborne, I like to play a bit faster than early adopters of the series. I am trying to do some a little different in my first play through of each game- Bloodborne: not much of a meaningful build, but went Saw Cleaver parry based and leaned into Strength (wasn't as sure of what I was doing) Elden Ring main run: Spell Sword/Carian Knight style character. High into intellect. Carian Knight armor with Blue Mage hood. Demon Souls: Pure Caster. Weird Thanos Looking guy. Wore the Prison official set so I was essentially a spell spamming Grimace trolling everyone. Sekiro: yeah Dark Souls I: Faith based Knight. Shield, Mace. Will go GIANT DAD in NG+ and flatten everything with Chaos Zweihander. Right now rocking Green Crest Shield and the Elite Knight Set because it is 10 out of 10 in the looks dept. Dark Souls II: Still somewhat undecided. I heard a rapier build is fun. Pure strength could be fun. Not as interested in magic because I have done it a lot. If I could level up something like a hammer for mobs and a rapier for boss DPS, I think I would be happy. Dark Souls III: From my research, this seems pretty settled for playthrough 1, being able to get an overpowered twin blade style weapon (I haven't used any of those) as a starting gift? Seems super fun.

It honestly goes back and forth from Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Sekiro for different reasons. I really loved the Sekiro based combat, but it's trumped by the scale of Elden Ring, the lore and the backdrop, and the character customization. There's something about Bloodborne being the first in the series (where I didn't know what I didn't know) and the overall aesthetic that gives it a special place for me. I think if I went back and played it, I would probably like Elden Ring more. I also like the aggressive playstyle of Bloodborne/Sekiro and those games were harder for me because I played a mage type character on Elden Ring and explore so much I was over leveled compared to what I normally do.

Well, now here's a topic. I started with Bloodborne. Got the platinum. One of my favorite games--incredibly immersive atmosphere, the creature modeling. Didn't pick these games back up until Elden Ring, which I loved. Hit the Elden Ring platinum and then knocked out Demon Souls platinum before the Elden Ring DLC. From there, I picked up Sekiro. Incredible game play and mechanics. The aggressive nature of it was so fun, and the platinum felt awesome. So now I am onto the Dark Souls series. After the stress fest that was the Sekiro platinum I decided to use the soul dupe to pancake the game as the Giant Dad. I am about 2/3rds through my first playthrough but should breeze through NG+. I'm already researching build ideas for Dark Souls II. Dark Souls III---I might try to wait because I hear rumors of a remaster. Either way, I am going to platinum all of these games, and get the new Elden Ring co-op on launch. Lies of P is certainly a target once I do all the Official Soulsbourne titles.

I am surprised Vols homers aren't sharing more about Nico. Another big year as a starter with his arm?

The purpose of my post was definitely to joke about getting Arch Manning and I'm not that seriously interested in Jeanty when McMillain or a pass rusher is available. I know RT is our biggest need but what I am not interested in is going after a sub-par prospect at a position of need in what doesn't appear to be a strong draft. I'd rather have a sure thing than a bust, that's my number one priority. If we can trade down and get an extra safety and still get a pass rusher and then go RT/S in the secondary that would be swell.