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Week 4!
The 2021 draft class was supposed to be one of the best ever for QBs. It set a record for the most QBs selected in the first 3 rounds.
Well, it's turning out to be one of the worst of the last decade.
No. 1: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 2: Zach Wilson, New York Jets
No. 3: Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers
No. 11: Justin Fields, Chicago Bears
No. 15: Mac Jones, New England Patriots
No. 64: Kyle Trask, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No. 66: Kellen Mond, Minnesota Vikings
No. 67: Davis Mills, Houston Texans
The top of that draft was loaded for non-QBs:
No. 4: Kyle Pitts
No. 5: Ja'Marr Chase
No. 6: Jaylen Waddle
No. 7: Penei Sewell
No. 12: Micah Parsons
No. 9: Patrick Surtain II
No. 10: DeVonta Smith
No. 13: Rashawn Slater
No. 18: Jaelan Phillips
Next time we get a pick wrong, just remember - even the experts are wrong sometimes.
Anonymous Scout on Andy Dalton: ""Has there ever been a red-headed quarterback in the NFL who's really done well?" a coach asked the media last week. "It sounds idiotic, but is there any way that could be a factor? We've wondered."
Anonymous Scout on D'Brickashaw Ferguson's commitment to football: "Some people are saying that because he learned a musical instrument he has other interests and he's not committed to football," says an NFL exec
Anonymous Scout comparing Jameis Winston to Jamarcus Russell: ""Lack of focus by JaMarcus is what I see in Winston," one of the personnel men said. "They're physically talented, but during the course of a game they kind of lose their focus and just put the ball up for grabs. "I see the body. I see the lack of focus. I see the same coach and system. Only Winston's not as good an athlete and his arm isn't as strong as JaMarcus'."
Mike Singletary worries about Matthew Stafford because his parents were divorced: "If you're going to look at drafting a guy in the first round, and you're going to pay him millions of dollars, and asking him about a divorce about his parents, if that's going to be an issue, uhhh, then you know what, maybe he doesn't belong here."
Anonymous scout rips Aaron Rodgers as a system guy: “He’s a system quarterback. 3-, 5-, 7-step guy. Can’t create on his own. Panics under pressure. Gets flustered easy. I don’t think there’s a quarterback in the draft worthy of a first-round pick. I’m dead serious. None of them are worth it.”" “I don’t like him. He’s a clone of Harrington and Boller. They all throw the same way. What have those guys done? Nothing. If you take him in the second round, fine. Heady guy. They do a marvelous job of coaching quarterbacks there. I don’t think he’s as good as the top quarterbacks coming out last year.”
Marcus Mariota is "too nice" to be a successful NFL quarterback: “Like if you punched him in the stomach, he might apologize to you,” an NFL scout said. “I just don’t know if he’s that alpha male that you’re looking for. This kid’s a kind of fly on the wall kind of guy.
Numbers
186: The Detroit Lions got an absolute steal in the 2023 NFL draft in Sam LaPorta. LaPorta currently leads ALL tight ends around the NFL in receiving yards with 186 yards and YPG with 62 YPG. (34th pick.)
16: The Bears and Chiefs each fired their head coach on Dec. 31, 2012. The Chiefs hired Andy Reid four days later. The Bears needed 16 days to hire Marc Trestman.
6: According to Next Gen Stats, the top 6 fastest clocked speeds so far this season all belong to 3 Miami Dolphins players.
Tyreek Hill - 22.07mph
Devone Achane - 21.93mph
Tyreek Hill - 21.66mph
Raheem Mostert - 21.62mph
Tyreek Hill - 21.52mph
Devone Achane - 21.5mph
173: The Jaguars currently have three players with the same amount of receiving yards
4: Sam Howell has an interception in each quarter today. There have been four occurrences of an interception per quarter since 2015. This is the first time that is wasn't by which QB with 3?
Quotes
“The rule sucks. I think all players should just wear whatever they wanna wear, they’re not gonna be able to fine everybody in the league. I think we should start that movement as players.”
AJ Brown calls for a movement from NFL players after being forced to change his cleats
“We don’t have to worry about creating a crisis if it’s real, right? We have a crisis.”
Sean Payton talked about how when his Saints teams were winning a lot of games, he would, at times, have to create a crisis.
“We got our ass kicked. If I knew why, it wouldn’t have happened.”
Packers HC Matt LaFleur, irritated, when asked what caused the first-half performance. LaFleur called it a “BS question.”
“No."
Chase Claypool asked if the Bears were using him correctly to show the best that he can do
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Picks
Sunday, 9/30 @ 1pm
Commanders (+9.5) at Eagles
17% of the bets and 49% of the money: +32% differential
Bengals at Titans (O41)
Dolphins at Bills (U53.5)
21% of the bets and 38% of the money: +17% differential
Broncos at Bears (U46.5)
Sunday, 9/24 @ 4:05pm
Raiders (+6) at Chargers
24% of the bets and 55% of the money: +31% differential
Sunday, 9/24 @ 4:25pm
Patriots (+6.5) at Cowboys
42% of the bets and 65% of the money: +23% differential
Sunday, 9/24 @ 8:20pm
Chiefs at Jets (O41.5)
Record
ATS: 10-10 (-0.9)
O/U: 4-3 (+1.18)
Highlights
Pickett hits a strike to Austin for the touchdown
Jared Goff does his best to seal the edge
Jared Goff calls Ryan Fitzpatrick out to his face for calling him a, "Poor man's Matt Ryan."
Packers fan pouring a bear on Amon-Ra St. Brown right after he scored a touchdown