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Moon did develop late. He's one of the rare cases. I certainly wouldn't give up high draft picks on the hopes that Darnold is another case where he beats the statistical odds against that happening. If we do and he ends up being a shitty QB for us for several years, then it's going to suck continuing down that path of QB hell. |
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As to your point about the risks involved, you are of course absolutely correct that it would be risky. But here’s the thing – the rest of our team is pretty good, so I doubt we’ll be picking in the first half of the first round in the near future, so by necessity we have to explore some other option to get a quality QB. That means either signing a free agent with issues, taking a stab at a developmental QB in the draft that will take a year or two (or more) to be ready, or trading for an experienced but undervalued QB from another team. To me, Darnold seems to check a number of boxes for this latter option, so he might be worth gambling a high pick on for a team like the Colts. What better solution do you see other than playing Eason, since no one here really knows how well he’s developing at this point? If Eason is lighting things up, then all bets are off and of course we should go that route, but I don’t know this to be the case currently. |
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Multiple mocks have the Colts taking Trey Lance in the draft. I would rather use a draft pick on him than give up a high pick for Darnold. Either way, we'll see what Ballard does soon. |
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Let me add a few other guys that will help make my point
The hated John Elway: Year 2: 2598 passing yards, 18 TDs, 15 INTs Year 3: 3,891 passing yards, 22 TDs, 23 INTs Troy Aikman Year 2: 2,579 passing yards, 11 TDs, 18 INTs Year 3: 2,754 passing yards, 11 TDs, 10 INTs Steve Young Year 2: 2,282 passing yards, 8 TDs, 13 INTs (Tampa Bay) Year 3: 570 passing yards, 10 TDs, 0 INTs (traded to SF, behind Montana) In fact, the more I look the more it seems to be kind of the norm for a QB to suffer through some adversity in his first few years before finally emerging as a legit star. |
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This has turned into an interesting debate. Good points made by all.
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Aikman is a poor choice. He never was a big stats QB. He had Emmitt. He only had one season where he threw for over 20 TD's. Young sitting behind Montana is also a poor example. He also only played in 5 games his first year in Tampa. His second year in Tampa he also ran for 425 yards and 5 TD's in addition to his passing. After that he sat behind Montana and played in spot duty. One thing in Darnold's favor though to be fair is that he only played in 13 games in each of his first two years. Last edited by Maniac; 10-19-2020 at 07:16 PM. |
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This was the post that started this thread. Darnold would be a risk, but IMO, if this is what it took to get him, it's a risk worth taking.
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