Based on where our problems put us, “sooner” still looks like another year of cleaning up the huge mess. I’ll expect tangible, substantial progress come 2024, and if it doesn’t start to materialize then I’m going to start looking for the pitchfork….
And AR was trash. Great athlete. Crap collegiate QB. Let the pros see what they can do. Glad he’s gone even though we’re dealing with filler material in White Lightning (Mertz) for 2023.
I've agreed with what you've said thus far, but calling AR trash is a bit excessive. We wouldn't have beaten Utah without him, and we were at least competitive in all of our regular season losses because of his athletic ability. However, he was still a big disappointment this year, and we also lost games because of him. His inconsistent play was madenning.
AR is the most physically gifted quarterback we've ever had, but he lacked all the intangibles that you need in a quarterback and a leader. Tebow, Trask, Spurrier, Wuerfell, etc. would not have been as great of players as they were without their competiveness and ability to make big plays when it mattered most. These guys had a mental toughness that took their talents to extra levels. AR lacked the mental toughness, competitive drive, and confidence that the great ones have, which obviosly lowered his play.
This is not at all meant to be a knock on AR. I think he's a good guy, and I don't blame him for not having these intangibles. He grew up in a single-mother home, and his uncle who was as close as father figure as he had died when he was in 6th grade. He didn't have a consistent male figure to teach him these traits. The lack of a good father figure in the home is one of the biggest problems in our society today, and most boys in his generation are mentally softer than he is. Even though, I've been frustrated by AR, I also feel sorry for him. I hope he gets some good, consistent mentors with ample time to develop the intangibles he needs or else his NFL career will be short-lived.
Sorry to get the thread off topic. I think this DT from Memphis is a solid pickup, and I expect we'll get a few more good players from the portal over the next couple of months.
