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supafreak84 · 5 hours ago

Derek Carr would be another interesting name you could bring in short term without giving up completely on McCarthy. The problem is, if Carr starts (presumably) and JJ sits the bench as the backup all year, you'd essentially have three years of incomplete data on McCarthy on a four year rookie deal where you'd need to decide sooner rather than later on picking up his 5th year option. Not ideal, and any advantage to building on a rookie quarterback contract goes out the door in the last gasp of the Kwesi building blueprint.

AGRforever · 4 hours ago

Pull Stroud's stats (I didn't watch the Texans). He's no better then JJM. He's just got more experience.

purplefaithful

Levis or A. Richardson

A real competition for JJM to win or lose. He hasn't nailed down anything yet

kmillard

(4 hours ago)AGRforever Wrote: Pull Stroud's stats (I didn't watch the Texans). He's no better then JJM. He's just got more experience.

I look at the QBR charts for the 2025 season as a pretty good indicator of play. Stroud was ranked 11, JJ was somewhere off the charts (below 28). I would be happy if JJM gets to the stroud level.

supafreak84 · 1 hour ago

(4 hours ago)purplefaithful Wrote: Levis or A. Richardson

A real competition for JJM to win or lose. He hasn't nailed down anything yet

I'd be in favor of Levis, although it's not likely to happen as KOC would not put his job on the line for Levis and would want a more experienced, proven veteran. Levis has talent though...

Richardson, even before the eye injury, is just such a massive question mark. OConnell may like him, but I can't see to the point he'd stake his job to it.

*JimmyinSD*

(1 hour ago)supafreak84 Wrote: I'd be in favor of Levis, although it's not likely to happen as KOC would not put his job on the line for Levis and would want a more experienced, proven veteran. Levis has talent though...

Richardson, even before the eye injury, is just such a massive question mark. OConnell may like him, but I can't see to the point he'd stake his job to it.

How are you staking your job if you give up a day 3 pick for a QB2? Which is all either would be until they learned the offense well enough to compete with JJM, which isn't likely a day 1 situation.

Canthony

(8 hours ago)supafreak84 Wrote: It all depends on OConnell and what he truly thinks about McCarthy for this upcoming season (where his job might be on the line) and into the future. Nobody knows, but all indications are that they will explore all options to upgrade the position. If he doesn't trust McCarthy, then all options are on the table with him essentially now calling the shots on personnel. Stroud fits the KOC offense better as a more polished pocket passer that can make all the throws. To me, if this was a realistic possibility, it's option 1A..

They used this phrase well more than once. He said, "upgrade the room" Not upgrade the position at the starter level. Translation, they want to get a serious back up that can make the room better and put that extra pressure on JJM.