Do you think mason should be our #1?

I'm already doing strength and conditioning for this.

 

All other things aside which do you think we are better with

Fields/Wilson & Pickens & Van Johnson

or

Mason & Pickens & Metcalf

 

Fields/Wilson & Pickens and Jefferson
We will struggle to win 5 games if Rudolph is the starting QB all season.

 

Logical thinking, but many do not see that. If they sign Aaron the % likely go up in all areas of production, is this just to win a p/o game? We are not going to tank, but what we are talking about is post season suck, regular season kind of suck, or season most likely suck. The money has to be spent to at least a certain level by the CBA, it's the players money, some can be rolled over, how you divide up the pie does not matter. At this point just go with the kind of/most likely suck. Unless there is a high FA still available, use the cash and draft to fill some depth and strategic holes, resign TJ and front a lot of that money in this years CAP, and role with MR. You can pick one of the less than likely QB's this year and maybe get your man, have a boat load of picks next year and if the most likely suck pans out, try again for a QB if needed.

Nothing fancy, just reality.

 

Rodgers would is a diva wanting paid. He would be nothing more than a "rental" to try and win a championship and ruin the organization for a few years afterwards. Mason gives the best opportunity to build around the QB. If he benefits and does well, then we have who we need. If we still need to upgrade at QB next year, then the draft could bring in the missing piece. That QB would then be set up for success much the way Ben was his rookie season and beyond.

 

and being ONE and DONE, at best

we suck

 

There was one blurb today saying Aaron was looking for the same type of deal Darnold got, have no idea if true, but at least that's a talking point. Beyond the money, the on field production would most likely be higher, but the other stuff you mentioned just makes me want to puke. Could the old Aaron appear for a season (at least some high production), could our O actually look like it should be in the NFL? Could our D actually stop drives on 3rd and ridicules and putting both O and D together could we win some games giving Boz a rest on Sunday's? All of this could happen, could we actually get magnificent play and find ourselves in a championship game, even a SB?! Could we add a trophy to the case! As I shake my 8 ball waiting for an answer, my aged brain says pass on Aaron and take our lumps for a year. lol

 

Quit being so pessimistic, there is P/O suck, regular season kind of suck, or regular season most likely suck. In the end we do suck, but be polite about it, lol.

 

So potentially maybe we could go 11-6 with Mason and 12-5 with Rodgers

 

Where's @truckin9999? 17-0, baby.

 

He was here the other day.

I believe he adds a with his season record pick

 

They got you to convince yourself it was a good thing they took a quarterback in 2022 even if it wasn't the one you wanted, so they can do be quite convincing.

I'm going through the same thing right now, trying to convince myself 2025 won't be a total disaster with Rudolph at quarterback.

 

I will be rooting for him, too, but with my share of doubts.

Actually, you wrote that you wanted one of the four quarterbacks before they took Pickett, which surprised me. I mostly didn't want Willis. lol

 

I have to admit that you were correct about Willis. The light has clicked on for him in Green Bay and he is the best of the 2022 lot.

 

LOL. He is a backup who had a couple of good games.

 

He does but not at $30M-$40M a year. FO needs to be smart about this

 

They could have had Darnold for less than $40 million for this year with an easy out for 2026. Dumbasses.

 

Even if they sign Rodgers, Mason will probably start half the games because Aaron is likely to get hurt. That's been his recent history and he is going to be a year older. Pitts OL has always been shaky since Munchak left and Pitt QB's take at least two or three bone rattling hits a game. I don't think 42 year old Aaron is chomping at AFC North football with Myles Garrett, hard hitting Baltimore. Cincinnati too always has one good pass rusher.