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QB Decision Update (NEW YEARS DAY ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE LEAGUE)

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Cribby said he is sure all the eggs are not in one basket. But Ward is Mario’s guy. So idk who else is out there that would be an upgrade from what’s on the roster
 
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Angry Ibis said:
While I am not sure on specific timelines, when I say "full field" I am referencing the Wards taking a complete look. My guess is that the Wards are looking at a few things: 2024 Draft Projection, 2025 Draft Projection, College opportunities and potentially college coaching staffs/teams.

Things like:
- Miami's OL vs. FSU's HC vs. Licoln Riley going to the NFL vs. a new OC in OSU.
- Who is ranked ahead of him in the 2024 Draft vs. NFL team needs? ---
- And then looking ahead of where he projects in the 2025 Draft --- last I saw he was the 6th QB behind Milroe and ahead of TVD
- Flipping back to 2024 -- Ewers is #6, McCarthy #7 and Pratt #8

I don't find it unreasonable for the Wards to weigh whether next year's QBs are just as competitive draft wise as this years, and calculating that against the current NFL QB needs across the teams.
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Like my old chess master taught me…

…think long, think wrong.
 
Hollywood13 said:
Is this serious? Being coached by mario and his staff is a better decision vs being coach by an NFL staff because it could end up being the Jets? It's not even close, horrible take.
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..yes. Just going off stability..Miami as a program offers better stability than being drafted in the 5th by the Jets at QB
 
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Zbrod95 said:
We have 2 options if Ward declares. Reese Poffenbarger from Albany or Deigo Pavia who’ll be my choice. This is the kid that beat Auburn.

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Pavia is so ******* entertaining but this fan base would hate him cause he has such a YOLO style that would get him in trouble lmao
 
RightSaidFred said:
The hard deadline to declare for the draft is Jan 15, and they have a “soft” deadline of Jan 5th, whatever that means.

So worst case, we’ll know by then
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Manfred_Cane said:
Pavia is so ******* entertaining but this fan base would hate him cause he has such a YOLO style that would get him in trouble lmao
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He only threw 9 picks so even though he takes risks it’s controlled risks.
 
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P-Tizzle said:
True, but none of those guys got their chance to start because they were better and the Head Coach made them QB1. Each of these guys are starting for reasons beyond their abilities. Here's a list of QB's drafted and their round. 4-7 round qbs are absolutely ******.

4th round qbs make around $800K a year for four years (barely above league minimum). Ward can play for Miami (make half of his NFL salary), make the college football playoff, improve his draft stock and battle Ewers, Weigman, Sanders, Allar, and Jalon Daniels. I sure would like my chances against them instead of against Williams, Maye, Jayden Daniels, Nix, and Penix. Cam Ward is at least 6th (and that's generous) of the QBs in this year's draft.

In 2023, the sixth QB was taken in the 4th round
In 2022, the sixth QB was taken in the 5th round (and this was a WEAK QB class; Pickett was the 1st QB off the board. He went 20th, and no QB was taken in the 2nd round.
In 2021, one of the deepest QB classes, the 6th QB off the board was in the 2nd round.
In 2020, the 6th QB off the board was 4th round.

So, history shows that in majority of NFL drafts, the 6th best QB is taken in the 4th round or later. This season, Ward would be the 6th best QB and that's if Sanders and Pratt don't declare (but I think Pratt will stick in the process of declaring). So this year, Ward is behind Williams, Maye, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, and Penix. And if Sanders declares, he will be behind Sanders. Ward may even be behind Pratt. You're looking at the 8th best QB on the big board. That's not 4th round.

Ward has a better shot of signing with Miami, making 2 million, improve his draft stock in a weaker draft class.
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Yeah but he's not guaranteed any of those things if he comes to Miami. Coming to play for Mario IS a gamble.

He COULD improve his draft stock. He COULD make the playoffs. He also COULD make his draft stock worse, get hurt, and go 7-5.
 
Zbrod95 said:
He only threw 9 picks so even though he takes risks it’s controlled risks.
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Picks aren't the end all be all with his YOLO style, a lot fall incomplete but with a little bad luck, they could've gone from 9 to 16. He's just that wild.
 
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