So, I guess it'll be JJ at the helm on day 1? (assuming his knee is good & he has a decent preseason).
I think so, without question. As you pointed out, they drafted him high, and gushed about him. He also showed all the tools in college. Had Darnold maybe got them to the NFC Championship it may have been a different story.
What's your take on Darnold? ...Do think the Raiders might be interested?
No. I think that would be a big mistake. Darnold isn't taking the Raiders anywhere. Their OL is worse than the Vikings. They don't have their receivers or Jefferson. They have so many holes, paper thin depth, no HC or GM. Signing Darnold would make sense if they think he's the guy to build the franchise around as they start to get the ship turned around. Otherwise, well, let me give you a vision that should be very clear:
Garoppolo. Minshew. Darnold.
See a pattern here?
If the Raiders somehow get Ben Johnson, I think there's a better chance he tries to bring Hendon Hooker over with him. Hooker was a huge talent in college when he tore his ACL at the worst time, missed the end of his college season, couldn't perform at the Combine or Pro Day, fell to Detroit in the draft, and has just sat behind Goff, learning, from...Ben Johnson.
Ward (or Shedeur) go to Tennessee. There's a chance if Sanders goes first, then Ward could end up in Cleveland. But there is no possible way Deion will let Shedeur step foot in a Browns facility. No way. So the Browns either trade out of the pick, take Hunter or someone else, and Shedeur goes to the Giants, which I think would be fine with dad.
Derek Carr had a transverse fracture during the 2017 season, and somehow missed parts of just two games. Tony Romo tried playing through it, and I can't recall how long he lasted. Jameis Winston had a transverse fracture, plus another broken bone somewhere in his back, and he tried in play in practice and couldn't. My ex fell awkwardly off a pull-up bar and suffered a transverse fracture, probably not as bad as yours. But she was quite limited. Lots of PT. Lots of ice (or heat), no lifting anything. No bending and twisting. Took weeks to really start to heal. Playing football with such a fracture seems unimaginable.