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I've listened to some things that have calmed the "Bryce was flat out terrible" to just "he was really bad" in Week 1. It's Year 3 though, and that shouldn't be the barometer. I've got 1% hope left for Bryce, and that's just blind homerism coming out. I'm scared that as much emphasis as the team places on advanced stats and PFF that the team *doesn't* think Bryce was that bad in Week 1. Couple that with so many of the QBs in the league looking rough, offense being down in general, and I feel like there's a lot of "what if's" going on in the building instead of facing the music. Lose Week 2, and we should switch the main focus back to building/churning the roster, evaluating young guys, and hoping our next QB can have a Jayden Daniels level of impact. As we're all well too aware of, QB is a crapshoot a lot of the time. Admit we made a bad pick, and go draft another. And another. Repeat until correct.

I may be completely off base, but he reminds me a lot of Baker beyond just the Oklahoma connection. Roughly the same size, little bit of the same recklessness. Don't think he's a perfect prospect by any means, and frankly he's another undersized guy who's mechanics can get funky. I could see Canales wanting him for obvious reasons, but I could see us being scared of a "little" guy again and going after a brick shithouse of a QB.

Good OL, good RB, TMac...*maybe* some young guys if they turn into something. The cupboard is at least not bare for the next QB to come in and have some success. Nussmeier, Sellars, etc...come on down.

Found myself all game just saying "throw it to Tet"...because I don't trust anyone else. At least we might finally have a #1 WR. Now to find a QB. Again.

Canales will get the chance to pick his QB next year. Unless Tepper goes full blown Tepper and hires Belicheck or some poo.

Welp, at least we're getting the definitive answer on Bryce early this year. Either magically win next week or start warming up Dalton and Hooker.

Roll it over and continue to build smart. If we're lucky, we're competing for a playoff spot this year. Don't spend on leftovers just to "hope" you get lucky. Keep being smart, acquire assets, let the young guys play, and hope we're on the "in the hunt" graphic late into this season...that's the real goal. If all goes well, (and Bryce shows he's legit), you can be more all-in next year. Seems like that's been the plan, which he finally have, and we're sticking to it.

A 5th rounder basically, and moving up some spots in 2027. And more cap to roll over. To do a solid for a guy who contemplated retirement, coming off an injury, and needing to let our young WRs play/prove themselves. Yeah, I'm not getting the hate here. Would I prefer to keep Thielen? Sure. But also....why? Bryce needs to sink or swim, take away his safety blanket. We've given you 4 young WRs with potential, go elevate them and grow together. We're still a year+ away and should be acquiring assets. If you thought we were getting a 2nd or 3rd round pick for a rental on a 35 year old WR I don't know what to tell you.

This is the big thing. I feel like we're stuck in limbo on trading any future picks until Bryce proves he's the franchise. If he comes out and does that this year? We can be a little more Les Snead and say fug them picks when it comes to difference makers. But until then? All of our better picks have to be held onto.

Another game of chicken from the Bengals I think more than anything. Russinni reported the asking price is a 1st rounder and a young defensive player. They're never getting that. Throw in three bad teams as the interested parties (Browns, Colts, us)...maybe not, but I feel like the Bengals are just playing media games and saying hey we'll trade you to a bad team if you don't agree to what we want. If he is eventually traded, can't imagine they get anything other than a 3rd rounder and a young defensive player who's on the bubble of being cut anyway.

I think the family has calmed down (they had to, obviously), and Lavar has done the 180 and disappeared enough. But...I think it messed LaMelo up in the worst way of all the kids, as it would anybody. He was a high school/internet superstar before doing anything. He was a kid celebrity essentially who thought he had already made it. I think LaMelo's basketball brain is absolutely unique and special. But the injuries, the family dynamic, the fame, and frankly being on bad teams for years has ruined him as a basketball player IMO. I hope he does go on to be a star because he's one of the most exciting players in the world to watch when he's rolling...I just don't think he's ever living up to that. Best case for the Hornets future, and his, is to trade him to a contender. He's your 2nd or 3rd best player on a good team, and a good vet star being "above" him would do wonders for him I think.

410 possible games, he's played 231 of 'em. 56% of his games. Won rookie of the year, but he's been surpassed by the two guys he beat out. Never been All-Anything but rookie team. He's a name because of the internet, but superstar? I mean, he's barely a star. Top 50 player for sure, but that's about it right now.

Go get Muma from Jacksonville for a 7th. If nothing else, he's depth and intel for Week 1.

If the Browns thought he was good, why would they trade him? That's some 4D chess they're playing if they finally have a QB answer and they want to immediately get rid of him. And this is a team with, *checks notes*... Deshaun Watson Joe Flacco's corpse Dillon Gabriel Kenny Pickett AND just signed Tyler Huntley So again...if he was good...why would they even want to trade him when they're throwing more poo at the wall than we do for bottom of the roster churn?

Two 1st rounders minimum, and $40 mil per year minimum. That's a steeeeeep price....but damn I'd be excited.