Fud

It's too early to predict where Ewers will go, if he does leave early, other than "in the first couple of rounds". On one hand, he's shown that he can make all the throws, including with touch, by layering over defenders, and with different quick release points. On the other, he struggles to read defenses when his first read isn't there, he runs out of clean pockets prematurely, he's oddly inaccurate down the field, and for some reason he weighs like 195 pounds right now and keeps getting injured When he returns, if he plays like shit like he did at times last year post-injury, he could be a third rounder. If he strings together strong performances and checks out medically at the combine while putting on 20 pounds of good weight, a team might roll the dice on him high in the first as QB3. At this point, the best guess is probably second half of the first round to first half of the second round, but it could go a lot of different ways. It doesn't help that there are a lot of QBs in this class who could also go in the same range *(McCarthy, Daniels, Beck, Nix, Penix, Rattler, and to a lesser extent Leonard and Van Dyke) and push him down a bit, and there will be six teams that won't be drafting a QB after four of them drafted QBs high last year and after two take Maye and Williams ahead of Ewers.

There is absolutely above a zero chance that Quinn is not a first round pick

The WRs are fine. If there’s a game changer sitting there, take him

I've been wondering if FSU would go after Max and Jake Johnson, although I'm not sure if Max is good enough to walk into a starting job there, and he's presumably want to have the starting job wherever he goes

Ideally you have corners who are good at both so you can mix coverages at a high level

They're susceptible to coverage busts. They also tend to cover grass instead of bodies at times. Sometimes they read and break on routes, but to often they don't I will say that it doesn't help that the pass rush isn't getting home (because everyone is getting clotheslined or piggy backed); if this defense got its proper amount of holding calls, this would be a top three ish defense instead of a top six ish defense

He's not a first round lock at this point

Over half of the NFL runs our base coverages (quarters and six out of a two deep safety shell). It shouldn't be difficult to find someone to teach it at a high level, if we must run it

I hope you quit reading said mock draft after the #2 pick

The coordinator route would be Glenn Schumann, and pointing to Lanning as proof of concept. Good luck with passing the hat around for that.

There have been a lot of great WRs drafted in the second half of the first round and in the first half of the second round range over the past decade or so. If you think the guy is potentially a WR1, then great, take him. Just don't reach

He's a top fifteen pick lock at this point, and maybe top ten. At this point, you're hoping for one of the others Nabers or Odunze to fall if it has to be a WR. Probably better off just taking whoever the best prospect is at a premium (non-QB) position that falls a bit, and scooping him up; OT, edge, DT, WR, CB. It's more important to land a ten year starter at any of the premium positions with that pick than reaching for a specific position.

Out for the year

Mostly the same coverages. KSU started passing more down the field while running less often, and mixing in more spread sets and tempo, and we obliged with lack of pressure, coverage busts, and covering grass

Some thoughts - Stroud had arguably the best game ever statistically by a rookie QB, despite missing several throws in the first couple of drives - Noah Brown was a difference maker - This team is comically beat up. You could only laugh at the sequence where the DB got injured and then his replacement got injured the following play - There were some brutal calls on Houston. The roughing play on Baker, obviously, but also a pretty weak hold and weak PI in big moments This year is this year, but in the following three years, Houston needs to try to maximize Stroud's rookie contract. Buy Chase Young this offseason. Buy another WR. Etc. I won't say go all-in because I wouldn't be trading away premium picks, but there will be a rookie QB salary window if some thinks go correctly

The pick will likely be somewhere around 20. Just draft the best player available within reason. Landing a great player is more important than landing a player at a specific position. I don't think Bowers or Coleman will be there.

Lines (Circa) for playoff contender games... everyone has a relatively losable game per betting odds except for Ohio State Bama -11 at Kentucky Michigan -5 at Penn State FSU -14.5 vs Miami Washington -9 vs Utah Georgia -11.5 vs Ole Miss Ohio State -32 vs Michigan State Oregon -15 vs USC

Sark never seems to be satisfied with "we're doing pretty good in a losable game, let's not fuck that up"

You can get Mississippi State +18.5 right now. Just saying.

He's consistently had accurate A&M info before it hits the public domain for awhile. Especially team stuff (recruiting has been more hit or miss). He's got buddies in the AD there

Mostly injury, I think

There's chatter that Max Johnson is out and A&M is going to be on their third string QB

They said the same shit last year too. They like to talk

Against TCU, they rotated every drive with Howard (the veteran you mention, who also runs a lot) starting Against Houston, it was Howard for six of the first seven drives

Baylor paying Aranda's buyout this year seems just as unlikely as A&M paying Jimbo's