HaricotVert

This is me. We used to have rituals in the house, family and friends wearing swag, cooking out, even in the down years. Now we watch every game mostly alone. Maybe a family member or two come over but thats got more to do with they know what Im making for dinner. The wins just are not as sweet and you become numb to the losing.

At the end of the day I dont want a QB that wins one week with 0 TDs/1 INT & 102yds looses one week with a 0 TDs/1 INT & 124yds wins one week with a 4 TDs & 325yds in a 3 week span. Thats not consistency you can build a team around - the fact that they are 2-1 in that stretch be damned

As hit or miss as our tackling can be CMC might set a single game record. He will not just break Rozebooms ankles but tear both ACLs and dislocate a hip.

I wonder what Vinnie T is up to these days

Its an insult in everyone you put in the bottom tier to include Bryce. He doesnt even belong in the conversation - including him is like a participation trophy

This is the first step, absolutely. You’ve got to get the dealers out of the house first, the ones pushing this stuff non-stop. The NFL should ban all gambling ads and sponsorships, period. No “brought to you by DraftKings,” no Caesar’s spots every five minutes, no pregame shows dropping ATS picks like it’s part of the sport. Nobody’s saying you can’t bet if you want to but the league should build a wall between itself and the gambling machine. Right now, it’s like having a liquor sponsor for an AA meeting.

I’m pretty gun-shy about predicting outcomes, our boys can lay a turd just about anytime, and Taysom Hill remains the Rubik’s cube we just can’t solve. That said… I’ve got a feeling we finally put it together this week. Big win coming.

Young, Tarkenton, and Brees were all “short” for their eras. Doug Flutie was downright tiny. Every one of them had a superpower to offset it, something that made their height irrelevant. I like the kid. I really do. But a superpower? Nah.

I get the sense most folks on this forum skew a little older. We’ve all watched enough football to know the difference between a Hall of Famer and a guy who just isn’t it. If you’re still looking at what Bryce brings and convincing yourself he’s something he’s not, you’re just holding on to the wish that we didn’t screw up the #1 pick.

Maybe you go well Alex Smith lost 28 out of his first 44 and still salvaged a journeymans career out of it. Is that the bar of success we want? Alex Smith?

Bryce is a good kid. Everything I see about him makes me like him. OFF THE FIELD But he is not going to take us to the promised land. Dude has an 11 and 25 record. For every game he wins he loses 2

Its called PTSD bro Ive seen this movie too many times

The BY9 situation is classic sunk cost fallacy. We traded premium assets to get him. Every few games he flashes the traits that made him appealing (quick reads, touch, composure) but the macro picture doesnt lie. Hes producing at a bottom-tier level across efficiency metrics in yards per attempt, EPA/play, completion percentage over expected, and explosive plays. Instead of objectively reassessing, the organization continues to justify the investment - new coaches, new systems, new excuses - trying to salvage what was invested. Giving him a 5th year is a self inflicted would. We need to take our lumps and move on

The wins are the dopamine hit that help distract people from just how much of a miss BY9 was/is. Yeah they feel good in the moment but they dont change the reality of our QB situation.

thats a level of trashy I didnt know existed.

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poo on a shingle

The question becomes what does he want to win more? The game or the wager.

But its going to happen. Especially with prop bets. I dont know Amon-Ra St Brown and I dont mean to throw any shade his way but... If he can drop one pass that he otherwise might have caught and cash in on an over/under on 9 catches... Or get tackled to keep from hitting a certain number of yards... He's not throwing the game per se but...

Gambling - at the industrial level it has reached - is the single largest threat to the NFL. It will only take one scandal the size of what just went down with the NBA

If you dont want to see Young get a fifth year, you might not be so happy about being one and done in the playoffs

The D showed the fug up

Dave Canales just feels like a guy marking time. He’s not a “bust your ass and chase perfection” Landry type, and he’s not a “you’re a good man, now let’s find your best self” Rivera type either. He doesn’t inspire greatness, but he doesn’t tolerate outright laziness either. He’s basically football’s version of middle management, competent, steady, and fine at keeping things from collapsing, but not the kind of leader who changes a culture or puts a team on his back. You get the sense ownership hired him to keep the lights on while they figure out what’s next. In short, he’s not the problem… but he’s never going to be the solution either.

This thread is an insult to ass