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People have said the same exact thing about Chark, TMJ, etc. remember the offseason posts about how TMJ had like the highest average yards per catch over some period? The point is Nico didn't break out until Stroud...

Nobody would have mistaken Nico Collins for a true difference maker before Stroud... Before the season started plenty of people thought our weapons were better than theres...

The irony of the OSU qb argument being more true for most of the recent Bama QBs is not lost on me. Hurts isn't a flop and neither is Tua. The question is if either can play at a high enough level consistently to push their team over the top. I suspect Hurts can, but I don't think Tua can.

I just hope that Young either makes a massive leap forward or he continues playing this poorly. Worst thing that can happen is a few games of good play but nothing great to move us out of range for another QB pick in 2025

Stroud is looking generational. If we're lucky, BY becomes a passable to good starter.

Get the right QB and coach things legit turn overnight.

... A QB that can deliver the ball ... When defenses need to cover the whole field it also opens things up for receivers.

Superstar QBs make everyone look better. That Texans roster was really bad until he got there. CJs just that good.

Clausen's release is so hilarious. Ah well, maybe Bryce can lead us to consecutive #1 overall picks and outdo good ole Jimmy.

What was that one? At the start of the season, WR was clearly weaker as we never replaced DJ. Other than that, I don't think that assessment is wrong if you ignore injuries. In the end, the team was much worse, but that's a combination of injuries and our offense being atrocious because QB was so, so much worse than anticipated.

This logic is flawed. We had the 4th best defense in the league in scoring D in the 1st quarter, allowing barely over a field goal. If you were right, we'd be worst in the 1st. We weren't... We were worst as a game went on and we lost field position battle, because teams would eventually just start at mid field lol. Plus... Another issue is that our offense scored among the most points for other teams of any team and our defensive starting field position was among the worst... We had a very good 3rd down rate on D, low yards per play. Now our rushing D was atrocious for sure. But we didn't have the pieces for Evero's D and had a TON of injuries. It's why I don't think this is a great defense but think he did a good job as a coordinator despite that.

As many of us feared, Tepper taking responsibility was for the "wrong hires" not for being involved as he was. Ah well.

I have heard teams will block interview requests on the part of the candidate if the candidate doesn't want to upset potential future employers... It would be very shitty if he is being disallowed from interviewing while wanting to leave. Forcing him to work with a new HC wouldn't be fair...

interesting - Would they have done this if Evero wanted out no matter what? I suppose who knows with Tepper

I suspect it's just message board insider talk. We'll never really know. I would say I'd be a little surprised if Morgan was just a yes man push over in a general sense. Edit: I don't know which poster (s) but someone has said their contact said Morgan has stood up to Tepper (whatever that means).

This is a business and he ultimately is an employee. There is only so much he can do. Supposedly he stood up to Tepper in meetings and he's worked with very good GMs in other places...

Maybe that outside firm? Edit: I would imagine the Tepper's and Morgan are in some stage of interviews, probably this initial one.

On the bright side, Bryce's season will be remembered for a long, long time.

Fwiw this is actually what he means by that first comment, lol. He isn't trying to poo on the team in this context imo. We don't have a gm or coach yet Still not worth the money he wants

Luvu is a huge add. Thelein has been great. Chark ... Is what he is, but he'd have a career year with a different QB. I'd let the firm do it's job for sure, but I bet Morgan is more competitive than he'd look to us fans given Fitt.

Allen wasn't known as a bust after his rookie year. He had 18 total TDs in 11 games started ... He didn't throw the ball a ton, but he still averaged 230 yards a game of offense, not bad for a rookie. The question was if he could ever mature as a passer or if he'd always need to rely on his legs. But Allen was also drafted as a project specifically... Bryce Young was the total opposite...

Oh I meant the dudes going after each other for the last couple pages lol

What the hell is happening with the insults in this thread - come on dudes. We can disagree all we want, but leave that poo off the forum.

Our receivers are almost always waiting for balls to arrive. They drift and float. Bryce just has terrible footwork and can't deliver a good ball to let a receiver make plays with it most of the time.

I'm not honestly getting too excited about either of those QBs right now, but yes, our offense blows and makes a lot of people look worse. Edit: worth noting Darnold has a couple of fine games here too. Just give him time His problem is 100% consistency. He has the tools, just can't use them reliably