Mr. Scot

We saw him do it last year... Hell, we've seen him do it this year, though not as much... (and not at all last Sunday) It's extremely confusing.

Still didn't look right last week... I know, at least when healthy, we have a line that's much better suited to run blocking than pass blocking (wouldn't picture this crew in a typical WCO) but it sure didn't look like Canales was ready for a defensive approach that most of us have seen coming for weeks

Injuries on the OL would be a likely factor (Hunt is sorely missed). They've been decent for the most part (especially on the left) but last game everything broke down.

Don't really follow analytics much, but I know what I see. I would agree, regardless of rankings, that we had a better passing game last year than we do this year. But if we're not even making the attempt now, is it Bryce, playcalling or something else?

And we adjust to their adjustments... ...don't we?

Josh Norris compares the downfield passing game from last year's down the stretch run to this year's first ten games. So if we were able to do it with some effectiveness last year, why are we not even trying to do it this year? Where is the disconnect?

Yep. That's just trading one way of losing for another. No argument that we need better than what we have though...

It's plausible

The 25 draft honestly isn't looking bad. Said above I wasn't a fan of our previous scouting director. Don't know that I'm looking for a complete overhaul, but I would like to see some changes.

It is, but it's still nice to be up a little higher when you have needs. (no, I don't believe in tanking) Wasn't a fan of Cole Spencer. Now that he's gone I'm hoping Morgan and Tilis make some changes to our draft leadership.

It is when you're in need.

Said the same. So did Mike Kaye. I was expecting that approach from day one, and I know I'm not alone in that thought.

If there is at least one thing you can say for Bryce, he's not an a--hole

What do stats matter if we still lose?

The Colts didn't ruin him. He's fragile, both physically and mentally.

I'm not gonna go that far. Hate to say it, but this is looking like another one of those years where we'll win just enough games to put us out of position to draft players we could really use

For about half a game, maybe...

Just please tell me this isn't a "bring back Cam" thread (we still have people laboring under the delusion that he could come back and save us)

And before anybody suggests it, no we aren't trading for Anthony Richardson either... (hell, no!)

I don't think we can trade for Daniel Jones

On Canales? Undecided. On Canales / Bryce? Yeah, that combo isn't gonna cut it.

Part of me thinks he might be better in an offense that emphasizes deep passing. But the ultimate truth is that no scheme in existence is going to compensate for a lack of effort and commitment.

From Kaye:

There's a line in Remember the Titans where Coach Herman Boone says to QB Ronnie Bass "you can throw the ball a mile but you can't pitch it six feet". There are definitely guys who do great throwing bombs but struggle with short and mid-level "touch passes". Lotta guys with strong arms have that issue because they don't know how to take some of the mustard off their throws. Hell, Brett Favre broke guys' fingers.