DeAngelo Beason

I think you're going down the right path. He's really, really aggressive and it bites him in the arse from time to time.

I would agree to an extent.

Jaycee Horn is one of the best defensive players in the NFL. Do not use his name and "liability" in the same sentence. Foolishness.

Because he failed, AGAIN, to even surpass a lousy 200 yards through the air. It's absolutely pathetic. It's completely insane that a signature outing for this guy is breaking 200 yards.

Bryce and Evero are close. I can't see how one can logically pin anything on Canales when he inherited the two weakest links on the team, which are the aforementioned Bryce Young and Ejiro Evero. I'd argue that with how utterly pathetic Bryce Young and the run defense are, Canales has dramatically overperformed. It's damn near a mockery of the sport that this team is in the playoff hunt.

I mean the dude fumbles every time someone even breathes in his direction, so you're wrong.

Bryce's size prevents that very simple play from being one we can call.

He's got a bad habit of going for the knockout punch on every play. He holds onto the ball way, way too long. That's really what's gotten him hurt. Everyone dogs on their o-line but it's really not that bad. They need to tweak their scheme to help him get rid of the ball earlier, and maybe spend a hundred million less or so on the WR position and invest in the backfield and o-line.

I'm ready to believe, but my money says we're right back in second place after Sunday's game... I just don't have faith in Bryce Young. I am also extremely worried with the return of Mike Evans. Mike Jackson is going to need some safety help when we play the Bucs. We know they won't line Evans up against Horn, and they won't let Horn play man on Evans, so I expect Evans to have two huge games. We are still very, very much in the woods.

It's the "setting up the pass" part you're glossing over. Bryce Young has proven wildly inconsistent at being capable of making throws once the pass has been set up.

One would hope so, but I am not convinced that Tepper has seen his way fully out of day to day operations. There's absolutely no conceivable reality where Tepper would allow Morgan and Tillis to move on from Bryce Young.

We'll all like him til Bryce gets a 10 year, $3 billion extension.

I was thinking the same thing over the weekend. Really feels like we were running out of pieces. The timing is perfect for so many different players on the team... the biggest of all probably being Rico Dowdle. He's had nagging minor injuries for a few weeks now that you can see have taken just a bit of his explosiveness. I expect him to go absolutely crazy the last few weeks of the season. I think he's going to be eyeballing the team single season rushing record.

Bryce Young just has to deliver and punish them for loading up against the run by accurately throwing the football to open receivers... Something he has rarely been able to do.

I'm not exaggerating at all when I say that if Bryce Young played at a pro bowl level this team has the talent to win it all.

I actually think DT is an excellent selection. These guys can't get after the QB and are still very porous in run defense. DT addresses both of those issues. If we can strike gold and put it next to Brown you're looking at a devastating combination.

This organization is nauseating.

We played a brand of football that masks terrible QB play. With a good QB, and a turnover free game, we match them pretty evenly.

I mentioned this in another thread, but you're spot on. The only way I see us winning the division is to sweep Tampa and win at least 3 of the last 4. Highly unlikely Tampa loses to anyone else but us. The worst part is it looks like Mike Evans is coming back and he's taken our lunch money twice a year ever since Josh Norman left. Losing to New Orleans was an absolute catastrophe that put us in a nearly impossible situation.

All it takes to make Bryce Young look good is to hand the ball off 40 times, force 3 turnovers (one of which takes away at minimum a field goal), and score a touchdown on defense. Canales is absolutely hamstrung by Bryce Young, period.

I pretty much agree with that statement. Unlikely but possible. It all depends on Tepper's blind loyalty to Young.

Just like the petulant children of this forum are giving up on Legette too soon, they gave up on Icky too soon... and now he's one of the best in the business. I preached patience with Icky, and I'm going to preach it with XL.

The only way we win the division is sweeping the Bucs and winning 3 of 4. That will give us head-to-head advantage. If this scenario plays out both teams likely finish at 10-7. I think the Bucs win the rest of their games if we sweep them. Losing to NO was catastrophic.

Absolutely no reason to rush him back. The O-line is miraculously holding up. Keep him in our back pocket for a potential playoff push. I don't think his presence will make enough of a difference at the close of this season to really push games our direction. It literally all hinges on Bryce Young being able to play at least adequately. That's all this team needs. If we get into the playoffs and Hunt is fully healed and ready, that's the time to bring him back.

I think Bryce gets the 5th year option picked up, but I do not think that means the team doesn't pursue an upgrade at the QB position through the draft or free agency.