It gets late early around here. 2-6. Can’t say I’m surprised. None of us are anymore.
The combination of losing Andrew Thomas + having Daniel Jones as your QB is too much to take. Jones, when he has protection, can run your offense. But as soon as he is stressed by imperfect conditions, he inevitably becomes unhinged. The operative word in that last sentence is ‘inevitably.‘ This is because it is Jones’ inconsistency that is equally frustrating for fans. Occasionally he gets it done. It’s the Fools Gold that has somehow kept him in this for 6 long years.
Daboll and Schoen tried to get a QB in the 2024 Draft. They would have ended it after 2023. Instead, they wouldn’t overdraft at 1.06 like Gettleman did. They got themselves 5 football players. Even Aikman put a silver lining on the loss by saying that this Draft class is something to build upon.
I would have taken Russell Wilson (cheap) or Justin Fields and restarted. I think Schoen erred there. That was a good pivot there by the Steelers. Schoen will need to pivot at QB this offseason. Hard. One thing we know for sure- Jones is gone.
We are past all the critiquing of Jones. Anticipatory blah blah holding onto the ball blah blah blah.
I had to miss the first half of the game for work and I didn’t care. I rushed home for the second half and I was reminded why. I’m indifferent at this point because, yes, Wonder’s “tank for a QB” was the pain of collecting mostly inconsequential wins last year instead of having Williams Daniels or even Maye.
Wonder, when asked about the panning of this year’s coming QB crop, answered with “Ward.” That doesn’t mean Ward is a guaranteed prospect. Wonder has been imperfect on his QB scouting. But he also had Daniels at the top of the 2024 QB class and the top of the Draft class as a whole. He also had Josh Allen as his #1 QB in the 2018 class. So tank for Ward. Anything to get us out of this 6-11 purgatory, not good enough to be respectable & competitive, not bad enough to get a QB.
There are other answers besides the Draft. Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield have blossomed.
QB. Protect QB. Rush the QB. Send help. We need a QB.