2019 Titans Vent Thread

It definitely wasn’t. That’s why people were commenting on us finally getting plays like that....

Actual quote “while the Rb or WR runs for 3/4 of the yards is a completely asinine way to attribute his contribution to the play.”

KC leads the NFL in YAC so they must not stretch the field either. We should just take those yards away from Mahomes I guess Lololol

 

You missed the sarcasm. And the video.

 

We might be the worst franchise of all time when it comes to drafting quarterbacks:

2006: VY #3rd overall
2011: Jake Locker #8th overall
2015: Mariota #2nd overall

You can even make the argument that McNair was above average for most of his career.

 

Lots of horrible qb drafting franchises.

Jets... Haven't had anyone of note since testeverde?

Bengals... Dalton and palmer are the bright spots. Oy.

Lions... Stafford is mediocre, but far and away the best they've had in forever.

Miami post Marino is a poop show.

Raiders... Ouch.

Redskins... Oof.

Cardinals have had Jake plummer and Warner. They didn't draft warner, don't remember about plummer.

Tampa... Terrible.

But the worst has to be the browns. Just a never ending string of hideous draft picks.

 

I posted this in another thread but we are not the only team that does this. Most of the league goes through this. I’ll stick to the first 2 rounds despite ours all being firsts. I’ll also leave the last couple years out since they still are not prove. One way or the other.

2016: Goff, Wentz, Lynch, hackenburg
2015: Winston, Mariota
2014: Bortles, manziel, bridgewater, Carr, garrapolo
2013: Manuel, geno Smith
2012: Luck, RG3, tannehill, weeden, osweiler
2011: newton, locker, Gabbert, ponder, Dalton, kaepernick
2010: Bradford, Tebow, clausen
2009: Stafford, freeman, Sanchez, pat white
2008: ryan, Flacco, brohm, henne
2007: j Russell, brady Quinn, kolb, beck, Stanton
2006: VY, leinart, Cutler. Clemens, t Jackson
2005: Alex Smith, Rodgers, Campbell
2004: Eli, rivers, Big Ben, losman
2003: Palmer, leftwich, boller, grossman
2002: Carr, Harrington, Ramsey
2001: Vick, Brees, Quincy carter, tuiasosopo
2000: Pennington


64 QB taken first/second round since 2000. 15 lasted 5+ years on the team that drafted them (23%). Pennington, Vick, Brees (I’ll give him benefit despite less than 5 with SD), Palmer, Eli, Big Ben, rivers, Alex Smith, Rodgers, Ryan, Flacco, Stafford, Newton, Luck, tannehill.
Goff looks like he may just be the next Alex smith/Bradford of the league. Clearly of those 15, not all were considered “franchise” QBs as they still traveled (Pennington, Vick, Alex Smith, tannehill)


Point is, most teams swing an miss. There’s also a bunch of late round picks that worked out better (or at least as equal)
2000: brady, bulger
2004: Matt schaub
2005: orton, Derek Anderson, Cassel, Fitzpatrick
2010: colt mccoy
2011: Tyrod Taylor
2012: Russell Wilson, cousins, Foles
2016: Brissett, Prescott

 

Plummer was drafted by ARZ

Add broncos -signed Plummer and manning but only draft is cutler
Bears - grossman, trubisky
Bills - losman
Ravens got Flacco, Lamar Jackson remains to be seen long term
Chiefs before Mahomes
Jaguars
Texans before Watson
Dallas before Prescott - Romo was undrafted
Eagles after mcnabb
Saints signed Brees as a FA, drafted poop
Vikings best QB since culpepper was a Favre return
Rams Bradford/Goff since bulger

 

Drafting THE QB is possibly the hardest thing to do in the NFL.

 

Part of the reason I’d never agree with a team tanking. It guarantees nothing except maybe a shot on a low QB draft to reach for a QB.

 

25% who you draft, 75% how you develop. Franchises that have proven to develop players get at least something out of their picks before they move on from them. When players have the same weaknesses they did in college then whats the point of having position coaches, or a development staff?

 

Teams that try to change QBs always fail
Teams that adapt to their QBs strengths succeed