A serious look at Suck for Luck

Sure, if we get to 2 wins in the next two weeks then we are very nearly eliminated.

As for Gabbert, he is actually improving. And if he improves enough, they are likely to win enough games for Luck to not even be an option. That's really the key on teams like Minny/Jax/Carolina.

Any team that ends up at #1, sans STL, is likely going to need a QB.

 

I could easily see Jacksonville offering Gabbert to Miami along with another first round pick if we had the number one, no question.

 

And I could see us laughing at that offer.

 

And that just so happens to be "Celebrate the Opposing Team's Starting QB" game.

I'm starting to think Ross is some kind of evil genius.

 

If we get the #1, I'm not trading it for anything, short of Aaron Rodgers.

 

That's a great point, and one reason I don't see those teams giving up on those guys after one year. It's not just financial, but the value you get in return, as you said, is terrible.

 

Per PFT, Mario Williams out for the year.

Could bring houston back to the pack a bit, considering AJ's injury as well. Give Jax/Indy a better shot and it might lower their record enough to where it positively affects our SOS ranking

 

Luck to Dre? Pepare your anuses.

 

I'd throw Phil Rivers in there as well. Brady and Brees of course but they are too old.

 

Sure, Rivers I would probably take as well.

 

Landry Jones has been on fire recently, he's doing really well. Depending on the type of offense I wouldn't mind looking at trade offers if they're really good.

 

We would and should worry about any team ahead of us in the draft order...even STL or AZ....Cause they would be willing to TRADE OUT and the reality is that Miami has not shown a propensity to TRADE UP. We could very easily be leapfrogged by a team more willing and more resourceful to TRADE UP over us.

 

Well the Broncos still play the Chiefs twice as well as the Vikings. They also beat the Bengals who arent absolutely horrendous this year.

The Jags still have the Colts x2 and the Browns

The Colts have the Jags x2 although if Manning comes back Id expect a couple wins here and there...

The Rams still have to play the AFCW, the Browns and the Bengals.

I'd say that every team has a shot to win a few games so a two win team still may get Luck...

 

Elway is up to something.

 

Why are the Rams so bad? What pieces did they lose or is Bradford just having a sophomore slump? I would think they'd be able to split with AZ and SEA.

Although if they are not competitive with anyone and get the #1, do they trade Bradford?

 

Bad as in "dreadful," "terrible" "horrible" etc. The Rams does not have talent on the squad and just cannot be competitive. Yes, I do believe they will get some wins against their weak division opponents.

Most likely, the Rams feels that Bradford is their "guy." So I don't think they will trade Bradford and most likely trade that golden pick(or draft Luck and trade him) for a package to rebuild their team.

The only team that I see trading seriously for that golden pick is the Broncos if the Rams obtain it. I know Elway got plans. Not sure about the Colts would trade. If Dolphins "wants" that #1 pick, they have to "win the sweepstakes" which the chances are looking slimmer and slimmer as the weeks goes by. Still, the schedule still favors the Phins.

 

It's not out of our price range if you really think that Luck is Peyton Manning/John Elway.

 

No, it's not. It might be out of your price range, but unless the Dolphins made you GM without telling anyone, it's not out of their price range.

 

Our last 3 first round picks are Vontae Davis, Jared Odrick and Mike Pouncey. Our last two second round picks are Koa Misi and Daniel Thomas.

Would trade all five of those guys for prime Peyton Manning or Aaron Rdogers?

Draft picks are nebulous. Once you attach actual names to them, they become less so.

 

Did anyone watch Christian Ponder get his first action last night? He looked pretty darn good. Regardless of what happens this year, I don't think the Vikings or Panthers are up for drafting Andrew Luck. Not the Rams, either.

Jaguars...harder to say. With Jack Del Rio oustered, new regime might like to start over with "their" guy at QB. It's really all about how he finishes the year...but Gabbert is the one guy of the four 1st round QBs I graded that I did not think would do well at all if forced to play right away. I thought he should sit.

So there's a decent chance the pick will be up for grabs...and if I had to venture a guess, I would say that Steve Ross would be pushing for the Dolphins to make that trade. Especially if you read Armando's latest article where he talks about how Steve Ross is tired of 2nd rate QBs being painted as starters, and this is why he nixed the Kyle Orton deal. I imagine the Dolphins giving a mix of players and picks. One of those players could very well be Brandon Marshall, maybe even Cam Wake. Let's say the Dolphins got the #4 overall pick this year. If moving to #1 overall costs the Dolphins Brandon Marshall, Cameron Wake, the #4 overall this year, a 3rd rounder this year and a 1st rounder in 2013...account yourself Lucky.

Of course, it would be nice not to have to give any of that up, just to pick #1 overall. But evidently people aren't allowed to hope for that because it means losing games.

 

If this season continues circling the drain, I imagine priority #1 for the enxt regime will be finding a way to put Andrew Luck on this team. Only when that possibility is exhausted do you move on.

I like Landry Jones and Matt Barkeley and some of the other guys, but you exhaust every scenario for getting Luck first

 

Pulled this from a guy at Finheaven. Nice little info update.

 

Thanks CK.

Our saving grace in terms of SOS with Indy is the NFC South versus the East. The NFC East is shaping up to be relatively weak, where 10-6 probably wins it. The NFC South could have three double digit win teams again.

 

Honestly i wish we had the bye week before the broncos games. Give Sparano 2 whole weeks to prepare for a game and he will find a way to lose to any team in the NFL

 

As things stand we could be catching a break the way that whole Broncos thing is playing out. Tim Tebow the savior comes in during the 4th quarter of their last game and leads them on a comeback to where the game comes down to one throw in the end zone, with the ball actually going in and out of the hands of a Bronco player...then they have a bye week to install a bunch of new wrinkles in the offense to fit Tebow's style.

That could be a nice break in terms of the Dolphins losing the game.

 

The only absurd notion is stating, as a matter of fact, that a given price is out of "our" range when you have no idea whatsoever what "our" range is to begin with.

 

Yeah, I did. It was nonsense.