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1 minute ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

He has to consistently beat him in the playoffs. Regular season means nothing when it comes down to it.

 

Lamar just proved he was the best QB in the regular season. Playoffs came and he failed to beat Mahomes.

Burrow just needs to stay healthy and he'd be a threat to Mahomes every year. Dude just has that it factor in big time games. I still think that he would've beaten Mahomes this year if he was healthy and probably last year too if the Bengals D-lineman didn't shove Mahomes to the ground while he was going out of bounds.

4 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Every other great QB is under pressure to beat Mahomes.

 

It's no longer Mahomes and whoever. It's who can beat Mahomes. Not sure there is anyone who can do it consistently. This was the best year to beat him.

The only QB who can consistently win vs Mahomes has been Joe Burrow who currently holds a 3-1 record against him. 

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34 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

Burns cannot contain the run and has no ability to drop back in coverage.  He has one mode:  rush QB.  Even with that mode he isn't a game changer on this team as it currently stands.

Luvu and Brown are much more important and the savings to rebuild to team are as well.

The concerning part is that Burns truly did look dominant the 1st game of the year against the Falcons then just went through the motions the rest of the year. So, the question I'd ask him is why can't you play like that consistently? Are you just gonna mail it in once you get your big pay day? 

I like Frank Reich as a person, but he does not have the ability to command a locker room or a coaching staff. The all-star coaching staff looked good on paper but the second it looked like it wasn't gonna work everyone went into self-preservation mode trying to save their own jobs. 

I would just extend Burns, Brown, and Moton and re sign Luvu. We went shopping in FA last year and it didn't get us nowhere so lest just accept our lumps this year and try to get some help through the draft by trading down and getting more picks to build the team. But I can also see them going and trying to kick the cap down the road and trying to bring in Bryce some weapons so we can get a proper evaluation on him to see if he's gonna be the guy going forward. 

47 minutes ago, jamos14 said:

I’d agree.  But there is 0 indication they aren’t letting him leave if he actually wants to go anywhere . 
 

Canales wouldn’t want an unhappy defensive coordinator before the season even starts.

Can you trade a coordinator? Like let's just for example sake that Evero is upset that he was passed over twice for the HC spot and wants out could we get a 4th or a 5th from the Rams to reunite him with Mcvay?

The offense was so bad last year that not a single offensive coach should be retained. Canales needs to fully clean house on that side of the ball. 

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, there were a few like that.

A lot of us probably remember him famously only rushing two guys on a play where they gave up a big gain.

Will he call the plays or does Eberflus call the defense in Chicago? 

3 minutes ago, rayzor said:

Then we wait 2 years and take advantage of other options until then. Hopefully we won't need to do that.

Just imagine the 2026 draft the panthers have the 1st overall pick and Bryce is a confirmed bust and the Manning family tells Tepper to kick rocks and that Arch will not play for him. Just imagine the huddle melt down. 

This year will be a big test for Evero if he stays as DC. The past 2 years with us and Denver he's had awful offenses, so the other team knows that once they score 17 or more points, they can just go ultra conservative and chew clock because there was no threat of either team coming back. Our offense will hopefully at least be competent this year so I want to see how well he can do when the other team is actively trying to score for all 4 quarters the entire season. 

1 minute ago, Steelo said:

As much as the fanbase would hate it... I don't hate this idea as much.

I'm still a Bryce guy but Sam Howell is an absolutely perfect fit for the offense that Canales ran in Tampa this year. Dude throw's a great deep ball but he needs to control some of his erratic play and taking so many sacks but to be fair the Commanders had an awful Oline last year. 

Dave Canales was able to get Baker to put up 4000 yards and 28td's to 10 int's. If he doesn't think Bryce has the ability to run the offense he wants to run, then I'd be all for going and getting Sam Howell from the Commanders. 

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Our former DC under Rivera...

(a job he clearly wasn't ready for at the time)

This play call of his from 2018 still haunts me. Let's send your HOF middle linebacker on a rush by himself and drop your 350 Nose tackle in Dontari Poe into coverage. 

2 hours ago, LegioX said:

Purdy can only keep the Cinderella storyline going for so long

I still think Sam Darnold is better than Brock Purdy. 

I feel that the main reason Dan got the job was that he was probably the only candidate who told Tepper and crew that this team is closer to competing that it probably actually is. All the other candidates probably wanted to strip the whole operation down and build the team in their image and we all know Tepper doesn't have the patient to allow this team to do a complete rebuild. I like Dan Morgan and believe he's gonna do a good job. He knows this team's culture and identity and is well respected around the league for the work he puts in so hopefully with him having full control things will get better. 

The flashy hires that the fans and team want are Ben Johnson and Bobby Slowik but the more you look at the state of the franchise as a whole, the more you see that this team needs a Mike MacDonald or a Raheem Morris. 

I still believe that Bryce can be our guy, but I'd really consider taking a late round flyer on Joe Milton. The guy just has so much physical talent that if it ever all clicks for him he's gonna be elite. 

I'm fully rooting for a Joe Flacco revenge tour. 

HC- Mike Macdonald

GM- Alec Halaby

Obviously, Ben Johnson is still the 1st choice but it's clear that unless Tepper overpays him by an embarrassing amount he's not coming here. 

Don't even think about it Tepper

If our incompetent front office thought, he wasn't worth elite pass rusher money then what makes you think any other NFL team will think he's worth it? I say you slap the Non-exclusive franchise tag on him and say if you think you're worth it then go get a deal. Either A he accepts the offer we have on the table once he sees that no other team will pony up the money he's looking for or B a team pays him elite money and we get 2 1st round picks and wipe our hands clean of this whole mess. 

Regardless of who the new GM will be it needs to be someone who will tell Tepper to stop with all the home run swings at trying to fix the team in one offseason. We spent so much of our resources on Teddy, Sam, and Baker that when we finally made our move to get Bryce cupboard is now stripped bare with no easy way to support him. You have to hope that the new HC can work magic with Bryce with the pieces we do have because most of the cap we have now will be used to retain Luvu, Brown and Burns or you have to fug up the future cap down the road by restructuring guys and backloading contracts in order to get Bryce some help now. 

6 minutes ago, csx said:

Many believe that Youngs poor dropbacks cause issues. Which makes a lot of sense. Improper depth and pace will do that. It would make sense as to why a veteran lineman was frustrated.

That's true Bryce's footwork is awful and definitely needs work, but the Oline hasn't done him any favors to at least try and establish good footwork by allowing just so many sacks and pressures this year.