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We didn't split carries with Rico and Chuba. Rick got 18 out of 21 RB carries. Bryce / others didn't execute to force the Saints off the LoS and we couldn't move the ball as a result. I don't think Horn slips twice so I suspect we win a close game

True. He's pretty mediocre at check downs.

Yup unless you're in a dome... Bryce is pretty good in domes, lol. But I do agree on sticking with the run.

I think you need to stick with the run but you also need plays to execute on 3rd and 4th down. It will come down to Bryce.

Kamara isn't good this year. He isn't averaging even 4 ypc. Dante Pettis has one reception this year. TMac has more yards. More TDs. higher YPA. More YAc than Olave.

ND is single handedly making me less interested in college football. It's gross to promise a team a spot like that. If they want in the playoffs join a conference or keep sitting on the sidelines.

No, they bottled up our run game and Bryce couldn't execute down field Edit: Rico had 18 carries for 50 yards.

He was off all day but he's a good QB and has been solid for much of the season. He's made plays. He may not be elite imo but he's very good still.

Hahaha what a way to end the game

Both these QBs are not taking the easy completions

I mean Id hope not. He can't get THAT much worse.

Nobody wants the football

Nah, I just mean this game. They're playing pretty well overall tonight.

On the other hand the Eagles defense looks legit

Two turnovers by Hurts on one play lmao

Man Hurts does not look very good

It is a prove it deal but he's sorta proving he can't handle the load all season. I dont know anyone will overpay for a back that can't carry that load.

This is some mighty huge bullshit. Join a fuging conference if you want to go to the playoffs.

Never seen that before

I hope he makes a full recovery and can contribute on the field... I think that is ultimately unlikely though.

LOL Mahomes You're a troll. You have to be.

Completion percentage depends on the offense and type of QB. So no I don't care about a raw comparison lol. If you don't know what I mean by that I don't know what to tell you. As to Baker, this is the second time you've ignored me and claimed I didn't say something when I did. I'm going to just stop r spending to that crap soon but on the possibility you are just missing these things in good faith - "Baker Mayfield is 11th in QBR, 14th in yards despite the TON of injuries that offense has had, 10th in QB rushing yards, 12th in TDs (and above the average in TD% lol), 25th in INTs (league average would be something like 16th). So yes, he's quite a bit ahead of the average in many categories." Rushing yards by a QB DO matter. You'd think Panthers fans would know that. Some of Bryce's best plays have come when he uses his legs too, and some of that IS yards on the ground. And the reality is that Tampa has had crazy injury issues and if you look at Bakers career he is unquestionably more successful than Bryce and above average at that. This year his top 3 WRs have all missed considerable time and whose best player on offense hasn't played almost all year...

Absolutely over a decade there are fewer yards thrown per game. I was mostly responding to the OP about shifting priorities for teams and how the stability in recent times and continued emphasis on QB makes that seem unlikely to me.

You aren't worried about rushing numbers and I'm not worried about completion percentages... Mayfield is a kind of QB that will always have a lower completion percentage. Mayfield is also not a superstar, but he's good, and he also had had an offense that was completely ravaged by injuries this year. Over Mayfield's career, he has a 95.4, 94.2, and 83.1 QB rating on 1st, 2nd, 3rd down. This year he's at 88.9, 106.6, 87.3. Bryce's career he is 88, 72.5, 75.7 on 1st/2nd/3rd; this year he's 94.4, 80.1, 73.4 Stats are relatively useless but when a player is below average in virtually everything, it tells you a lot about their general performance. I am still holding out hope he improves but you sound like you'd be content with 2025 Bryce playing for us for the next decade. He is clutch on 4th, meh on other downs, but yeah he has a great TD%. I hope he improves, but I am getting skeptical. He is so inconsistent.

That's true, but last year was only 1 yard less than 2022 / 2023 basically (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/NFL/passing.htm )... This year may bounce up - the average this week was above the 212. We'll see though.