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The funny thing is the progression of my evaluation of McCarthy was the same as Ponder. Started off thinking Ponder would be a great Day 2 pick. After we traded that 3rd for Moss, I thought ok, a 2nd is a bit rich but doable. I can live with that.
Fast forward to 2023. Watched as many QBs as I could during the college season. Saw McCarthy several times and thought he’s ok, but man you just don’t see the volume. Can this guy win a shootout? No evidence of that at all.
Draft season progresses and there’s talk of McCarthy going in the first and I’m like this is Ponder all over again. I’m texting with MB and another friend sharing my concerns but MB is pretty sold on JJ but I’m not there yet. This goes on for weeks if not months.
First milestone is I get to the point where I believe he’ll be available at 11 but definitely not worthy of 11 but because of the position and the need yada yada yada, it’s probably the most likely outcome. I’m still holding out for Penix despite the injury history and his ability to throw deep.
Second milestone is after more texts and more discussion with MB I’m convinced JJ is going in the first and please 8 lbs 6 oz baby Jesus be there at 11 if Penix is gone. This is probably 2-3 weeks before the draft. So now all we have to do is wait.
Draft day comes, Atlanta is surely picking Dallas Turner here to fix their anemic pass rush. Oh shit there goes Penix. Fuck. Now I’m convinced that massive pos from Denver Sean Payton is jumping in front of us to grab McCarthy and we’re going to be stuck with Nix, who I hated. Trade gets announced with the 10 slot open, here it comes…and it’s US!
And that boys and girls was my journey to getting sold on JJ. Now all he has to do is live up to the massive expectations we all have.
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