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JustInTime · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:37 AM by JustInTime.)

(Yesterday, 08:54 AM)JimmyinSD Wrote: I was never as bought in on cousins game from his time in DC as others, is a large part of why I felt they might opt to go QB, i didn't see Penix, but I was pretty happy to see how the position fell last year as I had Penix, JJM, and Nix as the 3 I wanted for the Vikes. Wanted no part of maye or Williams, and still have serious doubt about Daniels frame holding up, but he showed me last year that I will likely be eating crow on that take.

Regardless, a strong take considering the money Atlanta just threw down. Not in a million years do I put QB in Atlanta.

Penix was my guy as his deep ball was a great fit for our O. Medical history was a huge concern. Maye was never going to make it to 11 so I never looked too deep into him. Williams was and still is a hard no for me. Bears fans are in for more disappointment as Nail boy doesn't fit what Johnson wants to do.

JJ took me awhile to come around on. Early Day 2, no problem. 11, then eventually 10 was understandable but still too rich until he got into the preseason game. It's all there. If he really grew 2" I'd like to see him get up to 225-230. I can teach him how.

StickierBuns · Yesterday, 09:37 AM

(Yesterday, 09:32 AM)JustInTime Wrote: Regardless, a strong take considering the money Atlanta just threw down. Not in a million years do I put QB in Atlanta.

Penix was my guy as his deep ball was a great fit for our O. Medical history was a huge concern. Maye was never going to make it to 11 so I never looked too deep into him. Williams was and still is a hard no for me. Bears fans are in for more disappointment as Nail boy doesn't fit what Johnson wants to do.

JJ took me awhile to come around on. Early Day 2, no problem. 11, then eventually 10 was understandable but still too rich until he got into the preseason game. It's all there. If he really grew 2" I'd like to see him get up to 225-230. I can teach him how.

I think all of that thought process was very normal. Many draft sites changed their tune on McCarthy after the Combine because some dumb wrong shit was out there about his physical attributes. I liked Penix and still do, but JJM was my top choice of all the QBs and I was consistent throughout on him.

*JimmyinSD* · Yesterday, 11:05 AM

(Yesterday, 09:37 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: I think all of that thought process was very normal. Many draft sites changed their tune on McCarthy after the Combine because some dumb wrong shit was out there about his physical attributes. I liked Penix and still do, but JJM was my top choice of all the QBs and I was consistent throughout on him.

Yes you were. Penix was my first choice, but JJM became an equal after I heard the reports pre draft from his interview with KOC. Nix just has an aura about him that says to me he will do whatever he needs to do to succeed.

purplefaithful · Yesterday, 11:41 AM

(Yesterday, 09:32 AM)JustInTime Wrote: Regardless, a strong take considering the money Atlanta just threw down. Not in a million years do I put QB in Atlanta.

Penix was my guy as his deep ball was a great fit for our O. Medical history was a huge concern. Maye was never going to make it to 11 so I never looked too deep into him. Williams was and still is a hard no for me. Bears fans are in for more disappointment as Nail boy doesn't fit what Johnson wants to do.

JJ took me awhile to come around on. Early Day 2, no problem. 11, then eventually 10 was understandable but still too rich until he got into the preseason game. It's all there. If he really grew 2" I'd like to see him get up to 225-230. I can teach him how.

Most on this board know it already, but he' is going to take his lumps year 1

I have no idea how much a roller coaster it'll be, but he wont look like he did PS game 1 vs a very vanilla Raider D week in and week out.

He's still really young, that frame screams 215 to me.

StickierBuns · Yesterday, 01:57 PM

(Yesterday, 11:41 AM)purplefaithful Wrote: He's still really young, that frame screams 215 to me.

He'll play right at 220 lbs. Its the perfect weight. Like you said when you saw him live, he's thicker than you thought.

purplefaithful · Yesterday, 02:29 PM

(Yesterday, 01:57 PM)StickierBuns Wrote: He'll play right at 220 lbs. Its the perfect weight. Like you said when you saw him live, he's thicker than you thought.

Now I gotta go see pre-season games again because of him...

I was so used to blowing those off over the seasons.

We got nice season tix, when USB opened these seats were about $1100 for the year, now they are $1500.

Too expensive to give em away anymore.

StickierBuns · Today, 04:37 AM

What a year for QBs last year.....crazy good. JJ is 2 1/2 to 3 years younger than the guys that were selected in his class. If the Vikings hit on him, he's going to be the QB in Minnesota for a long time. Jaxson Dart is only a few months younger than McCarthy. Cam Ward is older. Sanders a year older.

purplefaithful · 8 hours ago

(Today, 04:37 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: What a year for QBs last year.....crazy good. JJ is 2 1/2 to 3 years younger than the guys that were selected in his class. If the Vikings hit on him, he's going to be the QB in Minnesota for a long time. Jaxson Dart is only a few months younger than McCarthy. Cam Ward is older. Sanders a year older.

And it would have been so Vikings to be on the prowl for a QB this year instead of 24.

Always the bridesmaid.

MaroonBells

(8 hours ago)purplefaithful Wrote: And it would have been so Vikings to be on the prowl for a QB this year instead of 24.

Always the bridesmaid.

Yes it would. But call it synchronicity, serendipity, whatever, it all seems to be falling into place. The GM, the coach, the culture, the roster revolution, the franchise QB, the ledger dripping with cap space. Doesn't mean we're going to win a Super Bowl, but we've made a lot of very good decisions that should put us in position to be very good for another 3-5 years.