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March 22, 2022
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
And yet, somehow, the Panthers will be DFL in the NFC South again
posted by NoMich at 03:48 PM on March 22, 2022
I'll sleep easier at night knowing Indy avoided The Baker Experience.
posted by Goyoucolts at 07:11 PM on March 22, 2022
At this rate, Baker's going to lead the league in commercials featuring a backup QB.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:12 PM on March 22, 2022
If Kyler Murray continues to confound people in Arizona, the concept of drafting QB's from Oklahoma #1 overall could come to be seen as a bad thing.
A big sign of uncertainty with Mayfield's roster value was that his name didn't seem to come up in the Deshaun Watson trade talks with the Texans. Houston apparently didn't want him - perhaps they're convinced that Davis Mills has more upside. Mills looked awful at first, but made good progress.
And yet, somehow, the Panthers will be DFL in the NFC South again
NFL pundits aren't even calling it a hot seat any more. They're just calling it a Rhule seat.
posted by beaverboard at 08:55 PM on March 22, 2022
Some teams handle this period of the NFL calendar a bit differently.
Once the Colts found out that they were Baker Mayfield's preferred trade destination, they raced out and acquired the aging, underperforming Matt Ryan as a preventative measure.
Atlanta was so eager to make the trade that they incurred a $40+ million dead cap hit. And signed Marcus Mariota to send their fans into a state of ecstasy.