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Yep. The narrative is that they were done and then he came back. It's the most common take and I see it more than anything else. This year they didn't make it through a series before Dalton broke his thumb and Young was miraculously healthy the next game with Dalton not being on IR when, I belive, it's the second time he broke his throwing thumb.

Sitting Bryce last year was just a pivot in the Bryce plans. They were never done with him because it's always been about him. The consensus here is that they were surprised when Dalton fell apart and Bryce looked better after DC had a chance to reset amd work with him, the thing Frank wanted. My guess is that it still is but DC knows he is fugged in that regard now but Tepper is still expecting things to keep going.

He hires Yes Men so there is only one answer with different levels of possibilities within that reality. I still think the benching last year is looked at in a different light here than it really was. It's the Bryce show, that's why these people were hired and the benching was part of the process to salvage Tepper's biggest mistake to date. Everything now reeks of them scrambling that it's not working...which they were probably giving high fives after the success of the GB game. I would guess Tepper doesn’t understand how fugged it all really is and that the record is not due to the savior Bryce but instead of him. I think the consensus on the Huddle doesn't match the reality of last year.

I'm sure that broken thumb will be better soon

I bet he would. I'm glad they didn't too

Bryce was ruined. Tepper has issues, probably just 'newer owner making the usual mistakes' type thing. Rinse and repeat on the next issue. Very general and without specific details. Look at sone stats and base thr blah off of that and the generalities floating around. The fact we have won 5 games is going to skew it all to way too opportunistic IMO. Just under .500 how bad could it still be?

They are handling it like they want him to come back which is insane at this point. If this is Tepper related then we are all fugged because an idiot should understand that a broken thumb on a throwing hand and a QB do not equal anything good. And watching Dalton play with a broken thumb already should have been enough proof. It reeks and I still can't belive he isn't IRed every time I hit refresh

So we are picking up his 5th year option?

I believe he looked terrible in preseason. One of the reasons they took a swing on Purdy in the 7th

Fun bad always beats hopeless bad. Some fans still turn agaisnt it or forget the big picture of the situation. Winston will win a game after a 3 pick game though so at least they have some fun to look forward to the rest of the season.

The fact us fans can't tell who would be worse to start, the #1 pick or the recently reactived 3rd stringer/ps guy, is hilarious to me at this point. If Young looks the same then this goober should be given a 4th quarter chance. Should have happened on Sunday

There are fans still hoping to see Dalton lol so hell yes we would be doing exactly that. It's crazy and I just don't see anyone that doesn't deserve blame for this situation they find themselves in now.

That would also make them part of the problem. Your almost there

Did they have a backup QB active who has a "broken thumb' on his throwing hand? Yeah that's on Dave too. Im not even sure they had another active option or why Dalton isn't on IR yet still.

I was very vocal about it before they resigned him. By the preseason it was too late and now it's just excuses. He was neither healthy or very good the last 2 years. 1 fun game of simi functional play and then a nose dive into looking really old. I just don't get the mystery here.

Or sign a washed Dalton who they watched for 2 years have 1 blah game before coming g apart. It's not hard, go find a playable backup. It's the NFL and not a pickup game of ball. What's hard to understand about that. They also had the preseason where they saw Dalton was completely washed and dumped Plumber for Hooker. It was a crap decision and now they have to eat it. Hindsight has nothing to do with it. They gave a washed QB a 2 year contract.

Maybe but I see it as just frustration. If they only had 2 or 3 wins I would agree with you but my guess is these guys thought they were close before the Saints game. I'll give it a few more weeks like that and see how he is holding up. Tepper probably is the most disappointed which we both know rolls down onto the staff in the worst way.

Yeah it's his friend he works closely with that nominated and hired him. It wasn’t his decision 100% but pretending he didn't have any say is just disingenuous given the setup.

I will belive it when I see it. Brining in no one who can play at a backup level doesn't convince me that DC isn't blameless in all that. They literally resigned a guy they knew had so little left after watching him break last year and the year before.

That's because the national guys pay less attention to the team than the half checked out Panthers fans. Sounds like some David Newton quality content right there.

See that sounds a lot more approachable. Still not sold on him but taking a long look should absolutely be on the table. I also think he will do another prove it deal to earn a spot

Not taking anyone seriously that leans into Murray being a fix. Mac Jones would be fine in free agency but not in a trade IMO. I just want to see who is available and what Young does once they tell him mm they aren't picking up his 5th year option. Im still hoping he ask for a trade and we can all close out that chapter of pain.

I'm not convinced Lewis is healthy either