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Frank, that's the point. So do you really think Bryce has been playing just below "being benched" level? Honestly? That's what you see in the last 4 weeks? There are a LOT of things going on that he can't control and there are not 20 QBs playing better than Bryce in the NFL right now.

QB1 is also just more comfortable and knowledgeable of the offense. He understands where everyone is supposed to be. He sees his escapes and outs because he knows the offense better. Remember when he used to do play action fakes to the wrong side? He would be faking a hand off to the left and the running back would be going to the right. That's why he needed to sit. I think he owns the playcalls now rather than trying to figure it out on the fly. The game is too fast for that.

Sir I was born and raised in Columbia, S.C. and I have never eaten a snake, possum, rat, cat or squirrel. In fact, I have never seen any of that prepared for consumption. Now I have eaten turtle and alligator - ironically enough in NC and New Orleans. To be transparent, I did eat pickled pig's feet. Would walk around with them like they were Popsicles. Always had a jar in the house.

Yo!!! That's out of pocket sir!

No more project players in the first and second rounds. Repeat with me. No more project players in the first and second rounds. I don't care how athletic they are. Production and skill, with a little lower size and athleticism is much better than a pure athlete that doesn't know how to play the position.

He is not bottom of the NFL right now. He's probably somewhere in the top half right now taking everything into consideration.

And there he is

Blake Corum was a 3rd rounder. That kid can do it all. And he's just sitting on the Ram's bench. Would love to swoop him or a similar RB up for a 4th rounder.

They absolutely have to draft a RB. Unless Boone turns out to be something. Then I'd use those picks on offensive line.

Stats absolutely don't tell the full story. All passes are not the same. Bryce is actually making some high difficulty plays. The scramble out of his own end zone to hit XL for 30+ yards last Sunday is not the same as a WR running open 30 yards down the field and you just toss it to him. Very different levels of difficulty. And the drops... All drops are not the same. WRs occassionally lose concentration on routine plays. That happens. It's understandable when you do something so often that it becomes second nature - until you screw it up by not finishing. So, I wouldn't even bring up the 5 - 10 yards drops in the middle of a drive. I'm identifying the dropped TDs (I can remember 3 off the top of my head to Tremble, Thielen and Moore), and deep passes, and even an interception that was a perfectly placed deep pass that the DB took out of XL's hands. He literally had both hands on the ball and the DB took it from him as he went to secure it, and that counted as an interception on the QB. The yards or the strip don't show up unless you watch the game. Stats tell a story. Just not a complete one.

Right. My main reason for wanting an offensive minded coach was to be more aggressive offensively. Fox and Rivera offenses would have been hard to watch without Jake (I'm just throwing it up deep to Smitty) and Cam (I'm running by, through and over everybody).

Yeah, I definitely agree that he hasn't been top 5 overall QB in the NFL. I interpret the posts I've seen as top 5 in some metrics over the last 3-4 games. Top 5 overall is just not true.

I don't expect the Cowboys to win, but I do see what you're saying about the team playing to their competition. The passing game is a good example. I don't know if it's playcalls or QB decision, but the Panthers seem to be conservative early in close games.

Well that's certainly obvious. But to give up on a 2nd round pick half way through his 2nd season is hasty. Unless he's a malcontent or they really do have plans to upgrade the receiving corps next season and he isn't in the plans.

Very good point.

This is why Diontae had to go. Anyone think Mingo was another "issue"?

Wait, what? I thought you were... never mind. I'm so confused right now.

Whoever is coaching the oline needs to be extended indefinitely. He can only leave if he retires.

He'll be fine. As much as Canales is known as a QB whisperer, he and Idzik are really WR coaches. They'll get Legette right. He just needs to not be injured during off season workouts.

I think you meant to say - If XL stays on his feet and just catches the ball with his hands and walk into the endzone to take the lead, and the defense doesn't give up a FG with 45 seconds remaining in the game. Agree. I don't get why folk are hating on Bryce right now. I was down on him after the first 2 games. But he's playing really good football right now. Really good.

Alright Rock. If you say so. For the record, Dalton had 3 games with over 200 yards passing in his 5 game stint as the starter. Guess who his leading receiver was in each of those games? Guess...

Let's not forget J. Sanders going full Nakamura on a perfectly placed scramble drill ball that may have gone for 70 and a TD.

I'm not nitpicking. I'm pointing out fallacies in your statement. So take out Diontae and Adam from the Raiders game, and what would his stats look like? Don't get into hypotheticals about someone else replacing those numbers. No other receivers on this team are remotely at their levels, particularly in that game.

Bryce's interception was a big play. Particularly since Philly drove down and scored a TD. Not the right time to take a chance there. Actually it was just a bad miss. Even if he didn't see the safety (which I doubt), it wasn't even close to being catchable. It happens. As for XL, he is a rookie with the yips. Maybe he's hitting the wall. I think he'll be fine once he gets his confidence back. He's questioning every catch and pressing because of it. That was a fairly routine catch for an NFL WR. That was a fairly routine catch for Legette. He caught it with both hands and just didn't secure it.

He hasn't had the same supporting cast since returning. The #1 target and leading receiver is gone. Coker has missed 2 games and Sanders has missed one (he wasn't quite right yesterday either - may have come back too soon). Heck, Thielen has only been back like 2 games along with Tremble, right? The first couple of games it was only the rookies - Legette, Coker and Sanders. But he did have Ian Thomas. Andy didn't really have him for most of his run.