2026 NFL Draft Thread
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Will be very interesting to see if our people are there.
That said, the Jets have three 1st rd picks and the Browns have two. Unless the evidence is just so ridiculously horrible I bet one of those two nabs him (note, they can designate which pick they want to bid, it does not have to be their own)
That said, the Jets have three 1st rd picks and the Browns have two. Unless the evidence is just so ridiculously horrible I bet one of those two nabs him (note, they can designate which pick they want to bid, it does not have to be their own)
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Wait....you actually think a team would use a 1st on this kid?
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Maybe. He's a talent and we know how obsessed teams are with potential QB "answers". QB's are overvalued and over-drafted all the time, many of whom don't have the size, throwing talent or overall athletic ability this kid has.
I don't know what all they have in his background other than what we have all read. I also read they (his attorney and agent) are trying to use another players previous gambling situation (I think a player the Pats drafted, will try and find all the specifics) where he had gambled in college but the NFL didnt suspend him upon entering the league as a true precedent here.
Would I bet on him being a 1st rd pick now? No, but wouldn't be all that shocked either.
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sorsby should be banned from the league or at least a lengthy suspension
not sure of the other kid, but if he gambled then ban him too
the league has to bring the hammer every time this happens or you might as well watch wrestling because theyre both fake
not sure of the other kid, but if he gambled then ban him too
the league has to bring the hammer every time this happens or you might as well watch wrestling because theyre both fake
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If we were to use a high pick on the kid I'd be pissed. 4th or later I'd be kind of OK.
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Why, just because of the gambling thing? (and I'm not downplaying that, it's obviously a serious thing because he wasn't just playing around and better on random sports events)
I don't think they'll get him by bidding a 4th, I suspect he will def go earlier than that.
That said, if there's other stuff going on we don't know about then obviously that has to be considered. But just from a size/arm talent/production/athletic ability he checks a lot of boxes as a potential franchise QB. If he had been able to play at Texas Tech and had another big yr he prob goes very early in the April 2027 draft. We almost assuredly would have no shot at a talent like that (whether him or someone else)
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You've been blinded by Dak for so many years you've forgotten what a real franchise QB looks like and it's not Sorsby. Nothing I've seen on his highlight vids screams franchise QB. No one will take him in the 1st with that kind of baggage and I question his mental toughness. When a kid has a chance to be a decent player and get drafted and choses to fuck it all up over gambling, of all things, then he's too weak minded to be the franchise. Gambling...not pussy....but gambling. No team will truly put the weight of a franchise on this kid's shoulders.
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The baggage is a huge question mark, he should have stayed away from the gambling no question about it. If he has a gambling addiction (which apparently he says is true and he got treatment for it) then you wonder if he can ever truly beat it. That said, with how easy it is to gamble now I think the prevalence of it with high school and college kids is probably a lot higher than what most people believe. I don't think he's a complete outlier. The gambling itself is bad but if it comes to light that he bet AGAINST his own teams (especially in games he played in) that would be a deal killer for me for sure. It brings into question all sorts of bad shit. I'd be a little more forgiving if he didnt bet on games he was involved or if he bet FOR his team.
But from a talent standpoint I don't see your concerns really. He's big (6'3, 230 and looks like he carries the weight quite well), he's obviously athletic and he does have a really high quality arm. His offensive system wasnt just throwing 1-2 yd passes at or behind the LOS either like so many of these modern schemes now, there's a lot of downfield throwing. He also seems to be an excellent decision maker and avoids throwing into bad coverages (he also doesnt throw many picks). A good QB coach needs to work on his footwork and reliance of throwing from different arm angles so much but the arm talent is there.
There are no more John Elway/Troy Aikman type franchise QB prospects. The college game has basically ruined it for those type guys. They recruit the QB spot differently now because of these ridiculous spread schemes.