Mayfield vs Darnold

Discussion in 'National Football League' started by GREG, Jul 28, 2022.

  1. GREG

    GREG Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2007
    Messages:
    3,185
    Likes Received:
    4,369
  2. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

    Joined:
    Feb 29, 2008
    Messages:
    27,721
    Likes Received:
    31,387
  3. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2004
    Messages:
    36,670
    Likes Received:
    14,472
    Mayfield should win this going away. He's very good at taking other QB's jobs. Did it twice in college. Walked on and stole the job.
     
    REVISion likes this.
  4. stinkyB

    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2002
    Messages:
    13,200
    Likes Received:
    11,524
    Sam used to play linebacker.... what happens if he just kicks Baker's ass in the parking lot?
     
    FJF likes this.
  5. statjeff22

    statjeff22 2008 Green Guy "Most Knowledgeable" Award Winner

    Joined:
    Jun 4, 2005
    Messages:
    26,717
    Likes Received:
    6,819
    Unless Sam has been hiding his light under a bushel, this should be no contest - Mayfield has been far better than Darnold in their careers so far. He's had better weapons, but I don't believe that that accounts for all of the difference.
     
  6. GREG

    GREG Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2007
    Messages:
    3,185
    Likes Received:
    4,369
    Mayfield should walk out onto the practice field like this...
    [​IMG]
     
  7. dawinner127

    dawinner127 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2009
    Messages:
    11,545
    Likes Received:
    11,965
    I think he already is on the hotseat. If they aren't competing for a playoff spot he is probably done in the NFL after this season.
     
  8. Dierking

    Dierking Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 4, 2006
    Messages:
    16,300
    Likes Received:
    15,235
     
  9. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2004
    Messages:
    36,670
    Likes Received:
    14,472
    Done as a starter maybe.

    Geno Smith is still around 7 years after flunking out of the Jets starting position as a fairly well compensated backup.

    My take on Darnold if he loses the starting job this season is he winds up in California, Las Vegas or Arizona as the backup next year. Gets him closer to home and nobody says no to an ex-#3 pick as a first time backup. Somewhere in the back of their minds they're imagining Darnold breaking out if their #1 gets injured.
     
  10. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

    Joined:
    Feb 29, 2008
    Messages:
    27,721
    Likes Received:
    31,387
    The only winner in this qb competition is the rest of the nfc south.
     
  11. dawinner127

    dawinner127 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2009
    Messages:
    11,545
    Likes Received:
    11,965
    I should have clarified, I meant Rhule sorry.
     
    Br4d likes this.
  12. CotcheryFan

    CotcheryFan 2018 ROTY Poster Award Winner

    Joined:
    Jan 15, 2018
    Messages:
    7,233
    Likes Received:
    9,922
    Based on how their careers have gone, this should be Baker's to lose.
     
  13. JETFUEL1580

    JETFUEL1580 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2022
    Messages:
    1,469
    Likes Received:
    1,253
    Baker is smiling ear to ear knowing he has this job in the bag. Sam although he strikes me as a very nice guy, is not a starting QB in this league. Turnovers, not being able to read a defense consistently, and lack of leadership is his undoing. I honestly question if he will even be in the league in the next 3 years. Should probably consider a coaching career on the amateur level at some point.
     
  14. ouchy

    ouchy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2007
    Messages:
    6,112
    Likes Received:
    6,111
    And the winner is...Matt Corral. Now that would be funny.
     
    stinkyB, KingRoach and abyzmul like this.
  15. Losmeister

    Losmeister Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2011
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2,741
    sloppy secondsville
     
  16. Losmeister

    Losmeister Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2011
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2,741
    Two of Mayfield's first three passes in 7-on-7 drills should have been intercepted. They were the type of mistakes the Panthers are trying to eliminate, the kind Darnold made way too often a year ago, and the reason coach Matt Rhule will continue flip-flopping who works with the first-teamers
     
  17. stinkyB

    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2002
    Messages:
    13,200
    Likes Received:
    11,524
    I'm distrubed
     
    Br4d likes this.
  18. Losmeister

    Losmeister Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2011
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2,741
  19. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2004
    Messages:
    36,670
    Likes Received:
    14,472
    If you have a dicey QB situation you really should be tuning the offense towards what the QB can do.

    I think the NFL has it bass-ackwards in this regard. If you have a good QB, then fine run whatever system you want because the QB likely can handle it. However if you have big question marks there you really should be looking at what the question marks are capable of and letting them do that. If things work out then you can think about moving the system towards what you'd rather be doing.
     
  20. Savatage

    Savatage Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 14, 2013
    Messages:
    2,312
    Likes Received:
    3,033
    I hope Sam beats him out and plays well. Either way, I'm not losing any sleep over it.
     

Share This Page