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It's still real to me dammit! But seriously, how much can a producer really influence here? Seemed like any drama was related to direct interaction or reaction to task performance. For sure they are told to play to the cameras, make it interesting, but I push this closer to fear factor than survivor.

Yeah but I tend to think these kinds of shows are ran straight moreso than something like a Real Housewives or Jersey Shore deal where they are pitting people against each other. All the drama here I think was legitimate between the people involved. Obviously, when you have outsiders in a simulation of a training (which is notably different than an actual training), some of the tension they want to generate in the tasks is going to be lost because the participant has to actively engage mentally with it. I don't think Cam often did. I think the end kind of showed that because he wasn't putting himself mentally in the "I've been captured, I could die here" space. He was "I am cam Newton. This is a show. These people aren't gonna kill me and I'm not gonna take disrespect" (as he stated several times in the show). Brody got a WAY more intense final test and handled. Props to him lol

To be fair ...our gripe is timely goals when we need em. In terms of scoring overall...we are doing far better than most teams. Like top 6 in the league in goals for. This is a good problem to have. We're griping that we're less dominant than we should be. There's a reason record in the last 10 games is a stat tracked. Lol

I don't know what is going on in the system. The biggest argument for Rod's system was always tough forecheck and not giving up too many good chances to the opponent, rip enough shots and play dirty hockey in front and down low, win. I think of the 12 teams with most games played in the playoffs, we gave up the least amount of goals. But we just can't generate scoring against contenders and I refuse to believe it is because our guys are incapable of scoring. There's something funky with the way we're setting up. I think it's just that we have played this style so consistently that teams are adjusting and finding answers to it and Rod has not enough set plays and gameplans that deviate from dump and chase or carry and look for a crosser or netfront. Rod has to figure it out. We have insane talent on this team and if we don't start putting up goals, we're going to languish as perennial contenders who can't get it done.

The best part about these sort of things is that in explaining them, they sound truly awful lol.

This is a ballsy move. I like it.

A strong line can hide bad linebackers. A strong LB core can hide a bad line. I say we address our LB situation first. Sick and tired of seeing every fuging one all season catching and not getting their ass downhill. You don't run parallel to the line and wait for the ball carrier to come at you.

Bryce ripping a field throw on 1st and 25 and hitting an absolute dot for a first was cold as fug too. Also throwing the ball well before people are open, sheer anticipation. Bryce is really trying to be that guy and I'm here for it. Hope he continues working and comes out at this level next season. I need dawg Bryce for 18 weeks.

He's made us into a competitive football team in one season. Literally what you want a new coach to do. It's not about wins until 3-5 years in. That is when you don't accept "we were a handful of plays from the wildcard". Fix the d and improve and he succeeds next season too.

Because slander will not stand. We have 2 players who are playing at or above 1 PPG average: Necas and Aho. Necas, Aho and Svech have ripped more shots than anybody on the team and at a decent percentage (not great, but decent). Those 3 (39 goals total) + Roslovic (17, leading team) are our only double digit goal scorers. We need a line shake up. We have a lot of good guys in +/- but those guys aren't scoring. Playing great D is good but we need some offensive consistency. The lines aren't productive, yet we have productive guys on the roster. Spread that wealth, stop relying on 1.5 lines to get our scoring. We're not dangerous in our back 6 but we're tough defensively.

Not when we need it game in and game out, but we are a top 6 team in scoring currently for the year. Also one of the better defensive teams in the league. It's easy to think the world is on fire during a skid (5-4-1 in our last 10 is a skid for us) and that's fine. But let's not lose perspective. We just need to start finding our guaranteed two goals per game. That is what playoff teams do.

Whoa brother. Might wanna look around the league. Canes are sitting in a fuging good spot, even not playing optimally. It's a long season. We're in January. Holler at me in March if we're falling short to *checks stats* a top 3 Western Conference team. Lol

Thielen ain't getting younger. Gonna need a 3rd wr and there's good talent to be had this year.

Tough to play a team that isn't awful with your stud RB out, your hopeful future RB out, and your defense can't stop a child from getting a cookie jar. Bucs absolutely showing our weakness on D. Offense looks worse because of it. On to next week

Time to give some guys eval reps

At 1, you take whatever high grade wr is there. After that you're running straight defense. Secondary and linebackers need an overhaul. Pick up an edge guy if there's one there that you value much higher than any LB.

Not just that, there's nowhere to run. Bucs D is swallowing us at the point of attack.

Eddie has been bad ever since he got in all time accuracy talk. Since that's happened he has been fuging bad.

You mean he doesn't have 200 yards and 3 tds? Unacceptable

That was a catchable ball for Leggette, he just struggles to breakdown. It was meant to be a jump ball like what he threw to Sanders weeks ago that everybody swore was just a bad ball despite Bryce dropping balls into buckets for Thielen lol. It is what it is, Bryce still shouldn't have thrown that. He had underneath open, he didn't identify the blitz. The 3 receiver side sent two. He's got SOMEBODY over there. Bucs are throwing a lot of looks at Bryce and he's just missing the identification. He needs to be on the tablet breaking it down hard. They're gonna keep throwing everything at him. On the plus side...teams are now trying to mitigate Bryce. This is a good sign.

There's a draft every year. There's good players every year to be had. We're missing out on the media storm over Prime's kids. I consider that a a win.

You understand that no matter how clean it is it will eventually collapse right? And QBs are literally trained to have the internal 3 second clock specifically for that reason right? And they're coached that if they hit that clock to get out of the pocket and look for a window to throw, run, or throw the ball away right? This is basic football. Bryce isn't the issue today. Offense hung 20 in a half.

Hand on the hip by a defender has been allowed in exactly that manner for fuging years. Didn't turn the defender or impede his movement. That is utter horse poo. They ruined football with the no contact rule for DBs.

Give me Tre Harris. Only WR prospect that has made me legitimately say "whoa" all year

We still don't know what we have in Coker. He played well today and has shown flashes this season in limited time. Looks like a ball player, but how will he perform when he starts getting different coverages? Is he an X? Is he a slot? Can he learn all 3 spots? There's a lot of unknowns there. XL is young as well. We poo on him here because of his drops, sure, but the kid COULD develop. Give him time. Coker is our most exciting receiver by far, but Philly Brown was exciting too. Where is he now? At home after doing nothing after his time here ended.