Joe Bear

Cousins is definitely cooked.

Jalen Hurts is so good at breaking one long run a game and handing off to Barkley the rest of the time.

Cousins is a third-tier QB now. I'd take Prescott or Ryan (and Delhomme) over Goff any day.

People still think he's top-5, top-10 for some reason. He has the most weapons of any QB in the NFL bar none, and he still throws interceptions left and right when it matters.

Jared Goff was never a tier above Jake Delhomme. Just gonna throw that out there. Goff is the most overrated player in the NFL.

His build will always make that a concern in some way, but he has to have this added element of his game to be successful. I was surprised to see he finished second in the league among QBs in rushing touchdowns, but it's a good surprise.

Bryce Young tied for second in the NFL this season in rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks. That’s a statistic that speaks to his much-needed increased willingness to run the ball. It’s an important part of what made Young more successful this year.

This is a fair point. I'm glad Canales is also adaptable in his decision-making. Miles Sanders convinced him to run the ball on first and goal against Atlanta, and it resulted in the walk-off TD. If it's a pass, sure, there's every chance Young ends up running it in -- but there's also the greater possibility of a holding penalty or a turnover. It wasn't a smart call at first, but his relenting was wise and it showed a quality few NFL coaches have: the willingness to consider their first opinion isn't the gospel.

We’ve gone from very bad and sad to fairly good and happy.

Other than his most ardent detractors -- of which you've admitted to being one -- there's an understanding among everyone that Young's done enough to deserve Year 3 as the starter and to go from there. If he keeps an upward trajectory, trading him would be stupid. If he doesn't, he'll play you into his replacement. That's just too logical to not explore first, even if it means people have to hate-watch for longer than they wanted.

I wasn't using them to back up a claim of him even being good, just top 20-top 25.

He ain't garbage, but he's definitely not the once-in-a-generation player people thought he was.

How'd I know you'd be back in my notifications?

Trevor Lawrence's QB rating is only slightly better, and his rating as a rookie was even worse than Young's. Not saying he's an All-Pro, but I bet you don't think Young's 9/10 as good as him, either.

I'm sorry, man. We agree on a lot of stuff, but saying he sucked against good defenses is a factually inaccurate statement.