Commanders 2024 Free Agency Thread

[vallin21]

Originally Posted by MTK

Soon all of the focus is going to be on getting the #2 pick up and running and ready for the season. Clearly Mariota is going to be the backup, wouldn’t be fair to have Sam inactive on game days. Trade him and let him have a shot elsewhere.

Quinn coached against Sam twice last year, obviously he wasn’t overly impressed.

This. Don’t delay the inevitable. Trade Sam for what we can.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by MTK

Soon all of the focus is going to be on getting the #2 pick up and running and ready for the season. Clearly Mariota is going to be the backup, wouldn’t be fair to have Sam inactive on game days. Trade him and let him have a shot elsewhere.

Quinn coached against Sam twice last year, obviously he wasn’t overly impressed.

Yeah but if I needed a starter this year and the choice was Mariota or Sam Im taking Sam all day. The decision on who to make backup is really dependent on whether the second pick in the draft is ready to roll week one. If he is ill take Marcus the mentor, but if he isn’t I want Sam. Obviously the decision will be made before week one, so I hope to hell the second pick is ready to roll or that somehow Sam is our backup. I do not ever want Mariota taking the field really.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Yeah but if I needed a starter this year and the choice was Mariota or Sam Im taking Sam all day. The decision on who to make backup is really dependent on whether the second pick in the draft is ready to roll week one. If he is ill take Marcus the mentor, but if he isn’t I want Sam. Obviously the decision will be made before week one, so I hope to hell the second pick is ready to roll or that somehow Sam is our backup. I do not ever want Mariota taking the field really.

The 2nd overall pick isn’t riding the pine

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Originally Posted by MTK

The 2nd overall pick isn’t riding the pine

Not by design. What if he starts week one, and shits the bed though? I hate even typing that but it is always a possibility. I believe all three of them will flourish but ……

Ideally Sam gets a chance to start elsewhere, number 2 pans out , and Marcus gets to be a mentor.

[skinsfaninok]

JP Finlay seems to think JD5 is now a lock

[EdmundDorf]

If Maye is the #2 pick then keeping Sam makes a world of sense, due to recentcy bias Sam will be worth more in trade 12 months from now and it costs nothing to keep him for that long. Maybe he will look good in mop up duty during the season.

[jamf]

Sam Howell fans are on the struggle bus today.
Mac Jones was traded for a 6th.
Maybe if we expand the draft to 12 rounds like the old days we can get a pick for Howell.
June 1st cut!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by punch it in

Not by design. What if he starts week one, and shits the bed though? I hate even typing that but it is always a possibility. I believe all three of them will flourish but ……

Ideally Sam gets a chance to start elsewhere, number 2 pans out , and Marcus gets to be a mentor.

Look at BY in Carolina last year, he struggled but they stuck with him.

Unless the #2 pick is a complete disaster he’s going to play.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

JP Finlay seems to think JD5 is now a lock

Ive thought that for a while now

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Redskin Jim

Agreed. I see way more value in Sam than Mariota. Mariota has stole money his whole career. Dude is an awful QB. Can’t read a defense and go through the route tree. Just a big knucklehead who used to be somewhat athletic, and played on a killer offense in Oregon. Professionally, a complete bust. Hasn’t done anything. Hasn’t won any big games. Doesn’t put up any numbers.
I guess maybe they want to move Sam to make Drake comfortable and had to sign a(ny) vet QB.

Pretty much how I see him. He's a great athlete, great college player but has no feel for the NFL passing game at all. At this point in his career he is who he is, where w/ Sam I still see a lot of upside.

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Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

If Maye is the #2 pick then keeping Sam makes a world of sense, due to recentcy bias Sam will be worth more in trade 12 months from now and it costs nothing to keep him for that long. Maybe he will look good in mop up duty during the season.

I agree with all of this except the part about Maye. Maye was his backup in 2021 and Howell was an absolute stud. I feel like there would be an element of embarrassment that the student becomes the master.

[Darrell Green Fan]

Originally Posted by mredskins

The Chase Young market is as hot as Cabbage Patch Kids in the 80's, not

Us getting a 3rd for him was legit awesome

https://www.si.com/nfl/commanders/ne...0Oil%20Stadium.

While the Commanders select second in the first round they'll pick fourth in the second while the Cardinals pick third and the Patriots select third.

I see typos like this almost every day. And not from posters, these are published articles from well know (if going out of business in this case) sources.

What ever happened to journalism?

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Originally Posted by MTK

Look at BY in Carolina last year, he struggled but they stuck with him.

Unless the #2 pick is a complete disaster he’s going to play.

It is the “complete disaster “ part im worried about but that is most likely PTS(nyder)D. Lol.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by jamf

Sam Howell fans are on the struggle bus today.
Mac Jones was traded for a 6th.
Maybe if we expand the draft to 12 rounds like the old days we can get a pick for Howell.
June 1st cut!

I just see a lot of upside based on his best games. Obviously he has bad tape. He was about as poorly coached as you can get. But to me he still has value at the most valuable position.

Remember, a lot of you gave up on Kirk based off his turnovers his first few years. There were a lot of rough patches. Well, be ready for that all over again w/ drafting a rookie.

[Darrell Green Fan]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Pretty much how I see him. He's a great athlete, great college player but has no feel for the NFL passing game at all. At this point in his career he is who he is, where w/ Sam I still see a lot of upside.

This is the only signing I did not like. They wanted Darnold, this was probably the next guy on their list as they obviously need a vet to mentor the rookie. I hope he stays in the QB room, I'd feel better with Howell as the #2 which is why I hope they retain him.