Ryan is toast. I think we keep him around for a year to mentor, anyway.
I literally think Sam's ceiling as a pro would be equivalent to Taylor Heineke.* Scrappy, gritty type of player who likes to run around a bit and sling it with average measurables, average arm strength, but a winning attitude.* Career backup with a tiny bit of upside but would be exposed in a real passing shootout.*
Good ole' Hospital Ball Heineke.* Do you all think he would perform in this O?* Personally, I think it would look like that with Sam (and maybe a bit worse).
The plus side is- at least we will know what we have in him.* He is either good and we start him the rest of the year to see if he is the guy (best case scenario) or he sucks worse than Ryan and we get a high draft pick to use on that guy.* Either way, I only see it being a positive starting Sam from here on out for the franchise.**
If only the people making this decision didn't have their jobs relying on such a move.* This is literally one of those crossroads where what is actually best for the franchise going forward will not align with the metaphorical heat of the Coach and GM's office chairs.
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