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Our receivers were right there on the field, they also watched Bryce on film, and it sounds like they're looking forward to Dalton.

Xavier Legette on Andy Dalton: "He got a fine understanding of things. I like the way he throws the ball and how to position it, so I feel like we going be good... On the go balls, he knows the right timing and the right among of air... The deep ball that's something I feel I'm good at, and that's something I been working on at practice [with Andy]... I ain't talked to him [Bryce] about it [the benching] yet, but we just got to continue to play. Next man up, and it's Andy."

Diontae Johnson on Andy Dalton: "A vet who's been back there for a while and knows the game, so once you have a guy like that back there, it allows you to be yourself more... He takes a lot off our plate just by having that experience knowing what to do, getting us the right calls, knowing when the pressure is coming..." 

Daniel Jeremiah keeping it real: "He was missing bubble screens. He was missing hitches. These are high school throws..."

Chase Daniels keeping it real. He watched film, and film don't lie.

Delete. Combined this post with the first of the thread.

We've seen this story before. Bryce has a useless temper. We were told that he was pissed after the loss to the Bears last season, so what did he do in response? Did he improve his performance on the field? Nope! He went on to score only three TDs to go with three picks in the remaining eight games of the season. He'll likely roll over and give up again.

Milton ain't ready. Big arm is all he has right now. The last thing we need is yet another gimmick at the QB position.

6 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

He's also pretty good with a Playstation controller I hear.

But not as good as Bryce is with an Xbox controller.

18 hours ago, CPantherKing said:

I caught it with my research/assessment. I also caught hate for it too when I made it known.

His parents both spoke about it and Young was clear on how he looked at his football journey in life.

I can dig it back up if I have to, but at least people are waking up now. I thought Tepper wouldn't do this until next season because of Nicole hanging on to her QB pick like they've hung on to Chuba. Maybe Tepper convinced her to move on quickly like he does from his employees in other businesses.

How did you know? I'm really curious how you made such a prescient call. What did you hear about Bryce and his family?

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

He's not selling it so our only hope is that he hires someone to run things that know how to run a successful team. That person would hire and fire all the staff and everyone answers to that person. All Dave needs to do is go to the games and write the checks. He also needs to keep his mouth shut. 

He can't be doing the hiring directly though. Instead, he should delegate it to a consulting firm or ask around for help to select the right people who can do the hiring for him. 

2 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

But when you have a GM and/or owner who ignore the scouts and go their own way it doesn't matter. 

We've got a chicken and egg problem here. Unless Tepper sells the team, we can only hope he has had enough humble pie and is willing to make some changes in how he approaches his ownership.

The media pundits and talking heads practice access journalism. For example, Bama is the face of SEC, which has tentacles all over ESPN (SEC Network is owned by ESPN). Then there are the sports agents who rep these QB prospects. The pundits need to keep all these people, schools, and institutions on their side to gain access to get scoops and stories. The way they maintain access is by hyping up certain prospects and carrying water for certain programs at the behest of agents and schools. 

At the end of the day, it's up to individual NFL franchises to hire competent scouts who hunker down, watch tape, and make decisions independent of media hype. Speaking of which, we should give Hoge a try. Hire him as a consultant or scout.

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

The guys sticking with Young are the guys to discount at draft time. They are choosing to protect their egos vs looking at the film and admitting the truth. He is a bust and was always going to bust in the NFL.

Send him to Miami and those guys are going to lose their crap with his play. 

With that roster in Miami, they'd be a lot better off running the wild cat formation than having Bryce at QB.

2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

... they have converted two of 22 third-down opportunities, worst in the NFL.

This right here, damn! 

1 minute ago, rodeo said:

Everybody who is put in the sidebar ends up either traded or a disaster. It's the new Madden Curse.

Maybe try a pic of Cam. Cam is timeless. His legacy is secure, and he makes all of us smile.

34 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Jesus christ get the dark mode theme already, its at the bottom of the page. Ouch

I don't like to use the dark mode because it makes the sidebar image of Bryce stands out even more.

5 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

What side bar image?

Maybe put a Dalton pic in the sidebar or a Cam pic. I've seen enough of the Golden Calf of Tuscaloosa. Time to move on.

Stroud on the Panthers would have made the team that picked Bryce regret missing out Stroud.

The mighty mouse is shocked and dismayed.

On 10/19/2023 at 9:02 AM, thebdawg said:

Former Vikings GM and NFL scout Rick Spielman shares his thoughts on Bryce’s game against Miami, says he “has no doubt Bryce will be a very good quarterback in this league.” Bryce analysis starts at about 1:20.

Bonus coverage, gives his take from a GM’s perspective on the Tepper situation “the owner is the boss… you do what you’re told.” Yikes. Starts at 3:50

Rick Spielman has changed his tune now. It's funny to watch him squirm while being made fun of for his glowing pre-draft assessment of Bryce.

4 hours ago, PanthersATL said:

MODS: can we bench the Bryce sidebar photo also?   (We can always bring it back when Bryce is ready)

Yeah, I hope to never see that sidebar photo ever again.

1 hour ago, Johnstonny said:

Bryce looked like he did nothing to improve his kraft in the off season... hope that bench wood is hard...

I hope his feet can even reach the ground when sitting on that bench. 

56 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

I can only hope this will wake him up and actually motivate him to train harder and study film relentlessly. If not, his shelf life in the NFL will be over once we cut him

I wonder what he did this past off-season, improving his poetry skills?