Good luck getting a quality coach to come here under those circumstances (all in for a high draft pick next year). If Williams is that good nobody is going to trade his pick so you would need to be the worst team in the league to have a legit shot at him. No thank you. We need to turn this damn thing around now, at least that needs to be the attitude. In this NFL it can be done.

I'll do one for the next tier. I think Hooker's injury takes him out of the first consideration. But I think we use our first on a QB unless there is a run before we pick.

The coach will be here before the draft

If they can trade back and still get their QB of choice, is that not a win win?

If they don't think the top QBs are franchise material and Raimann can man the spot longterm. Still a blue-chip LT is very tempting.

The pass rushers and DL at the top of this draft are great. A deep CB draft as well.

Of course. I'll clarify where I quoted Love2Fish. I agree with him. I'm good with trading back as well if they aren't truly sold on a QB at a top 3-5 pick.

Trading for a haul or drafting a true blue-chip are superior options. If it somehow worked out that after a trade back the QB was still available at a more reasonable spot, great.

Stroud might be the guy this year that is overanalyzed because he has been around so long. Usually someone every year. From what draft analysts seem to say teams seem to be split on him, some teams love him, and others like him but want more. The rep on him is that he isn't much of a creator when the play breaks down. That he is great when in a structure and throwing in rhythm but if things break down and he gets under pressure his game devolves. Now some of these criticisms have continued over from last year. Its hard to get people past their initial impressions of a player.

https://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...ce-oregon-2021

https://youtu.be/TIJJ2Z1qnfM

But he might have silenced some of his critics after the playoff game. And of course after Saturday's game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18kb7UJHI1I

Thing is, players evolve, has he shown enough lately? Don't know. Might be the Texans are considering him for 1 as well.

Incidentally, I think Stroud might be my QB 1 now because you can't teach size and I value accuracy above just about everything else. I think his throwing would be excellent with our tall receivers who need tight over-the-shoulder throws to take advantage of their size. But I'm starting to think the Colts will be picking between Levis and Richardson.

Richardson could be a Cam Newton, that's his ceiling I think. I just don't often use comps because then fans project that guys career onto the draftee when it is just a stylistic match. For example, if I say Levis reminds me of Wentz in some ways fans might then go "No way, don't want Wentz 2.0." But there were some good things about Wentz, particularly before the injury. Also, I think a lot of what ails Wentz is in his head because athletically; that guy is gifted.

Watch him. I don't care how stacked the receiver room is if he makes play after play in a similar fashion to Aaron Rodgers. That type of playmaking ability doesn't just evaporate as receiver quality diminishes, and it was on full display against the best defense he could've possibly faced.

So… anyone worried that Stroud hasn’t declared yet? He has till the 16th to declare.

It is kind of odd. I wonder if he's worried about being a Texican?