Who's the greater benefactor?

[purplefaithful]

Darnold because of KOC
or
Love because of LaFleur

I think both of these head coaches can get > serviceable out of many QB's.

[AGRforever]

Darnold because of KOC
or
Love because of LaFleur

I think both of these head coaches can get > serviceable out of many QB's.

This doesn't particularly answer the question but Vikings > Packers because we're paying Darnold 1/5th of Love's contract?

If we're going to assume there is such a thing as a QB whisperer then we need to stop paying QB's +30% of the salary cap.  Otherwise, identify one that you think you can rehabilitate and get more Greenards and Van Ginkles on the field.

[StickierBuns]

Both good for sure, I think. I think the better comparison will be who's better with their piece of clay: Love or McCarthy? Darnold has been to 3 different organization before Minnesota. LaFleur got to build a team around a smaller contract (before Love got paid this year) and I'm sure KOC wants to build a roster under JJM's rookie contract.

[purplefaithful]

Is it my imagination or is there just better QB'ing around the league now? Way more so than what we've seen back in 98 or 2009?

Of course some of this is how the rules and game has evolved, but I think its better coaching, mentoring and better lumps of clay to begin with now too.

[pattersaur]

Is it my imagination or is there just better QB'ing around the league now? Way more so than what we've seen back in 98 or 2009?

Of course some of this is how the rules and game has evolved, but I think its better coaching, mentoring and better lumps of clay to begin with now too.

There are more good QBs for sure, and also, the league has gotten soooo much savvier and leaner with the product they present to the widest audiences. Analytics probably gives them better predictive metrics than ever when they make the schedule nowadays, and plus-- it's flexible now! Seems like a given but flex scheduling is pretty new to the league still right? And growing every year? Whatever they're doing is working. TNF especially has been great almost every week, and it stunk for a long time.

EDIT to add- The league changed rules to help offenses, changed rules to help QBs, changed scheduling to give us a better games (re: better QBs), my guess is the next thing they'll fix somehow is the officiating. That seems to be peoples' biggest gripe right now. The NFL more than any other league is constantly trying to improve the product. I'm sure they hear the ref complaints.

[purplefaithful]

There are more good QBs for sure, and also, the league has gotten soooo much savvier and leaner with the product they present to the widest audiences. Analytics probably gives them better predictive metrics than ever when they make the schedule nowadays, and plus-- it's flexible now! Seems like a given but flex scheduling is pretty new to the league still right? And growing every year? Whatever they're doing is working. TNF especially has been great almost every week, and it stunk for a long time.

Outside of the Jets and Rogers, I completely agree re: TNF. I dont think I watched more than 2 of them last year. Now they keep pulling me in a lot of weeks.

[StickierBuns]

Outside of the Jets and Rogers, I completely agree re: TNF. I dont think I watched more than 2 of them last year. Now they keep pulling me in a lot of weeks.

The same. I will not watch garbage NFL games anymore, especially prime time, stopped doing that about 6-7 years ago.