I don’t get how this syncs with AZ signing Minshew a month ago. Are you guys thinking they just had $7+ million they were itching to throw in the trash?
Where do you stand on QB Ty Simpson?
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That's a great point I forgot about the guy I dressed as for Halloween in 2019.
And I forgot that ARI tried to sign Jimmy before Minshew but talks hit a snag.
Curious what Jimmy's team is thinking these days... maybe waiting on Rodgers.
Yes, I completely forgot about the Minshew signing as well. Credit to 503. Let me now strike my Garoppolo to Cards comment from the record. They are definitely the favorites for Simpson IMO.
McShay narrows Simpson down to 2 teams. Cards and Jets.
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Burrow in two years
That's my hope anyway - his injury history scares me too but he has played a lot of games as well
Just started watching college football?
This may be the silliest take I’ve heard
That would probably cost a lot ... guessing you start with the Rams' 2027 1st, and then add more.
They’d be better off trading up from #34 to the late teens, early 20’s if they wanted him
Give us the 34th pick and next year's first for our 13th pick. Then we pick in the top 5 next year and find our franchise guy next year. Or someone like the Raiders picks first again but doesn't need a QB. We package the two firsts and move up for Arch Manning. Whaddya think?
3 teams that can take Ty Simpson in 1st Round (article)
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2026 NFL Draft: 3 teams that could make Ty Simpson a first-round pick
Quarterback Ty Simpson feels like a fringe-first round prospect, but these three teams could get him in the first round.
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Pittsburgh Steelers take Simpson IMO, for the simple reason they have nobody else. As Aaron Rodgers is 137 years old, so they need a new chapter and although the Steelers preach winning now, I just don't see them passing on this opportunity.
Also, division rivals very rarely are even willing to trade with each other. So doubt this could occur.
True. But all these talking heads are really beholding to no one as long as they provide entertainment and talk about the players everyone already knows about. All they are trying to push is who gets drafted and where - not who will be successful because once they are done with this draft, it's only the next draft that matters. So these "draft experts" not only have a lower hit rate on successful QBs, I don't think they have even as good of a track record on who goes where. I think we can throw out the obvious top one or two each year. Any one of us here could do that in our sleep. So how much more accurate are they than half the people on this board. I would argue - not much. And possibly even not as accurate as some.
Speaking of "entertainment and talk about the players everyone already knows about", former scout and draft expert Dan Kelly:
firstroundmock.com
Alabama QB Ty Simpson Earns NFL Developmental Grade
Alabama QB Ty Simpson Earns NFL Developmental Grade
Watch 15 games of Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson during the 2025 season embedded into this article.
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The Steelers should take Simpson, but not sure the will.
If I’m the Jets, I take him in the back half of the 1st. They have so many picks and next year setup well. So they can do both - get a solid guy now (Simpson) and go for a top of the draft guy next year. They have missed in QBs so much, why limit to one opportunity next year. Get a high floor guy now and a big swing ceiling guy next year. Almost like the Cowboys did back in the 90s with Aikman.
AZ - whatever. I almost feel they are better off building that team first.
If I’m the Jets, I take him in the back half of the 1st. They have so many picks and next year setup well. So they can do both - get a solid guy now (Simpson) and go for a top of the draft guy next year. They have missed in QBs so much, why limit to one opportunity next year. Get a high floor guy now and a big swing ceiling guy next year. Almost like the Cowboys did back in the 90s with Aikman.
AZ - whatever. I almost feel they are better off building that team first.
Nonsense. I think if you're going to build a belief system up for a slightly framed QB who can't win the job until his last year in college, it should factor in to your overall assessment.
A player who is content to sit on that bench as long as he did, when as a 5 star recruit he would have had other options... That's something you need to consider. It's something you need to ask the kid about. Because if he's that mentality that is quick to settle, it is the opposite of the competitive sumbish type I prefer at the QB position. That's the top trait you're looking for. In my book.
I get that they're not accountable to anyone, and their main job at the end of the day is to generate clicks. But if they didn't have an entertaining personality, or demonstrate that they have good football knowledge and scouting abilities, or all of the above, they'd stop generating clicks and wouldn't be around long.
So in a sense they are accountable to the bottom line: money.
No one, not even the professionals, have a high hit rate on successful QBs. That's why every year 20-25% of the league is looking for a QB.
You ask how much more successful are they than board amateurs? I'd argue a fair bit more. In fact, they likely heavily affect the opinions of board amateurs. Only a very few of us get ALL of our opinions from pure film review.
(For example, I personally form my opinions by a complicated algorithm of watching *some* film, listening to a wide range of media experts, considering some analytics, reading board opinions, and rolling dice lol)
I'd say a just as relevant question is, how much less successful are they than the professionals?
Ultimately, this is my point. We can't compare them to a standard of batting 100. Say they're only right 40% of the time. Well, the professionals are only right 50% of the time.
For the ones that are right a decent amount, give them a little break.