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You guys are just going to have to accept the fact that Dan Morgan is a mid GM best case scenario currently. I used to have people get very belligerent over defending Scott Fitterer too. And that's not hyperbole. People used to go to bat for that guy like he was blood related. We have a truckload invested in the OL and what do we have to show for it? The whole unit is already banged up including one of our big signings. Even without all that the group has largely taken a step back from last year in pass protection. Then you get to the QB room and there's only two conclusions you can make about Dan Morgan. Either he deliberately ignored it two years in a row on his own accord or he took orders from Tepper to do so. Either scenario says he's not fit to be an NFL GM.

As far as the injuries to the OL go it's unfortunate but this is still the highest paid unit in the entire league. Get out there and make it work.

You need look no further than Ejiro Evero to know that ultimately Dave Canales takes his orders and does what he is told. He agreed to the terms of the Tepper's calling the shots but he held out for a long term contract in the event they tried to make him fall on his sword like Frank Reich did. That's the situation. It's plain as day.

Sure would have been nice to when Zach Frazier was just sitting around.

"He covets draft picks" *trades up into the second round for a running back with a torn ACL*

There's also the reality that we've been trading away players consistently the last few years and ultimately it hasn't helped. Many of them have looked even better. Just let it play out and revisit.

Cam's deep ball was a beauty. There was a game where he got Ed Dickson damn near 200 yards while Greg Olsen was out. And that was in 2017 before his arm fell apart. This is why when I see the new definition of a "deep pass" I roll my eyes damn near to the back of my head.

Losing big to the Magic at home... oy vey. We should have kept PJ Washington over Miles Bridges. At least when the rookies are playing sloppy basketball we can chop it up to youth. Miles Bridges singlehandedly sabotaging us on both ends for the bulk of the game is just awful.

Andy Dalton also had a "thumb sprain" last year after those horrific losses to the Bears and Commanders. I put as much stock in this talk from the team surrounding his thumb as I do any other source of propaganda.

In efficiency he's sandwiched in with 40 year old Joe Flacco Tua Rattler and Wentz. I mean you can be the biggest optimist but that isn't gonna cut it. I'm eager to see his processing skills against the Packers.

With Canales I'm not nearly as concerned about his mismanagement of the RB situation (which you could argue is being overblown to a degree yes) as I am with how woefully inept he is at preparing coaching and managing his team on gamedays against opponents and their coaching staffs with winning records. The team has been blown off the field too many times under his watch now. But I will concede that even if we fire him we will just end up with another figurehead of sorts. It's plainly obvious or at least it should be that our ownership is still meddling and pulling strings.

Chuba definitely isn’t "garbage". I also don't think it's fair to label him a JAG if he is indeed not 100%. Then again if he isn't why was he playing at all already if we have Dowdle and Etienne who are capable? Although it is fair to ponder in terms of Chuba's production the last two seasons what his normal is because we have the highest paid OL in the entire league currently and that's only going to increase when we extend Icky.

Obviously there is a difference between the leeway for a #1 pick and a #32 pick. But our decision makers have gone out of their way to extend the runway for both Bryce Young and 38 year old Andy Dalton who was clearly washed when the Saints moved on from him while only bringing in trash UDFA's or other practice squad level QB's. At the end of the day either we have standards across the entire roster or we have no standards at all.

He is what he is at this point but he is a guy you could start for a game and compete with a strong run game. If this were a serious franchise we would be merit based instead of this pitiful investment based culture we have under the Tepper's Morgan and Canales. At the same time that isn't even consistent because we had Xavier Legette fully in the doghouse for a few games. We have standards for some then we don't have standards and coddle others. It's a disgrace.

He never should have been signed in the first place it's already a sunk cost.

The fact we're relegated to investing this much capital and thought into the RB position while having one of the worst QB rooms in the league two years in a row is complete and utter malpractice.

It's also unconscionably inconsistent to be seeking to trade players like Dowdle who have been a much needed jolt of life to the team while having virtually no standards for your QB's. I cannot state that enough. Incompetence beyond words.

Dalton should already have been released. What's the incentive for other players on the roster that don't have fat contracts to care to play above standards if he can play like one of the worst QB's in the league and still be employed here? He's already 38 years old. My goodness they're acting like this guy is a hall of famer instead of a guy who couldn't even win a single playoff game in his entire career.

As far as the OP goes I need to see better sources than some "trust me" level rando sports Twitter account. All these accounts have checkmarks since the new owner fully monetized the platform. It's a free for all in terms of spreading misinformation.

If we're doing that we might as well clean house and start all over at this point. No more half measures. New GM who chooses his own head coach who chooses his own staff and an all new QB room.

I thought this was what you were alluding to in your awkward Andy Dalton thread but I figured maybe you had just gotten liquored up. You're actually serious? You're really going to trivialize the actual racism our only MVP in franchise history Cam Newton endured despite being rookie of the year and changing the culture of this franchise just so you can bafflingly incorrectly posture about people wanting a white quarterback because our #1 pick who was billed as a generational pro ready talent has been anything but that? Pathetic.

Every option should on the table and that includes drafting one within the first two rounds and signing one of the best FA's available. And if Dan Morgan decides to sit on his hands or half ass it I will just wait until he is fired and celebrate LOUDLY.

I've heard this mentioned recently. What in the actual fưck is the "leadership council". Like man we've had coaches in the past in Rivera and Fox who we have eviscerated for their decisions but never once did I hear either of them mention a leadership council when they shīt the bed on something. The Tepper's have truly done a remarkable job sustaining joke status for this franchise it's unbelievable.