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10 minutes ago, CRA said:

Scott and Fitt are the ones who need the heat.  This season has opened up just as predictably bad as the last 2 did.   Folks just didn't want to hear it.  Just like they didn't going into prior seasons. And that prediction of it going south early wasn't about Bryce.  It was about Frank and what he was putting around a rookie.  Nothing about it looked like this org was doing Young good.  It's all setup for Bryce to have to play well above what a rookie QB should be expected of.  It was easy to see this coming IMO. 

Tell that to your fellow mod who is comparing Bryce to Jimmy Clausen in every other thread.

6 minutes ago, frankw said:

We didn't give up a premium player and multiple firsts for Mingo while hyping him up as the most pro ready and cerebral player in the draft. I regularly observed folks here comparing Young to legends and hall of famers in multiple sports. The folks who created this illusion now want to yell foul about the reaction to the results and it's cringe.

So what I'm gleaning from you here is that you're agreeing that the reaction to Bryce is much more severe than to that of Mingo (the reaction to Mingo being the one you chose to take exception to), but you believe the vitriol Bryce has received is justified based off of draft capitol used to obtain him, because after two games Bryce hasn't lived up to whatever lofty expectations you were somehow coerced into having by other posters here. 

2001: 1-15 record, worst in the league. 2003: 11-5 record, made it to the Bowl.

2010: 2-14 record, worst in the league. 2015: 15-1 record, made it to the Bowl.

In the NFL, fortunes can change quickly. 

28 minutes ago, frankw said:

I like how we're going for 2nd round pick Mingo's neck for having rookie struggles that were simultaneously making excuses for with our rookie QB we gave up a haul to select.

If a couple of comments about how Mingo's route running needs to get better constitutes "ringing his neck", then how would you describe the treatment Bryce has received on here over the last month?

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

How long before you start posting pics of bryce and frank in clown makeup? 

He's already posted Frank lmao

12 minutes ago, aloysius snuffleupagus said:

Yeah, supporters are segregated at soccer matches over here, and it can lead to a really tribal and aggressive atmosphere with law enforcement everywhere. I'm just back from Charlotte and Atlanta, and thought the mixing of supporters was a breath of fresh air, and I'd hate to see the NFL lose that. The NFL London games with all 32 jerseys on display is a brilliant atmosphere too. 

Sadly, there will always be ar5eholes that will spoil anything, and you're right that alcohol (or bevvy, as we call it here in Glasgow) is a huge aggravating factor. You can't have alcohol at a soccer match in Scotland, and I doubt we'll ever get it back (41 years now). Too many eejits (another good Glasgow word) that can't behave ruin it for the rest of us.

No NFL atmosphere will ever match Celtic-Rangers, for better or worse.

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It falls apart either way.

It's dumb.

Won't hear any argument from me.

1 minute ago, DJ feed me moore said:

uhhhhh

Don't tell him.

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I said I think he will play but it wouldnt be far fetched for said "conspiracy" to be real.  The fact that he has looked like complete ass for 2 weeks is a good starting point for information for me.  They cannot outright say they are benching him for dalton so a tweaked ankle would do the trick for a couple of weeks

I don't think that they'd pull the plug after only 2 weeks, but crazier things have happened, so that's why I'm just waiting to see. Like I said, this theory falls apart if Bryce plays Sunday.

3 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

its a message board, people are spit balling, not sure why you are getting upset at the notion there is more to the story especially considering its a thing that has been done since the dawn of time

Not upset, just not ready to declare anything definitively. There is not enough information to draw any sort of conclusion. But don't let me stop you from having a good time.

3 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Yeah, it does fall apart if he plays.  But the fact he sat out of practice with an injury that no one noticed during the game isn't the least bit suspicious?

And I'm insane, even though we've seen guys mysteriously IR'd for years as our playoff window closed.  And we've even heard players come out and say they weren't injured but the team (and not just our organization), designated them injured.  But yeah, I'm "insane" and "dumb" for thinking they're trying to save face bc Bryce, the #1 overall pick, appears to be in over his head, is struggling, and Reich's offense and playcalling look like complete ass after assembling an all-star staff and a complete hype campaign from the offseason is going down in flames. 

Enjoy the kool-aid, fellas.

Only one of us is cranking out half-baked theories based off of assumptions, pre-conceived notions, and a lack of evidence, and it ain't me. But sure, I'm the one drinking the kool-aid, lol.

I'm content to wait and see how it plays out before reaching a conclusion here.

1 minute ago, Proudiddy said:

You win first and figure everything else out later.  If he wins, he saves his job, regardless of what happens with Bryce.  And this also affords Bryce a soft landing versus being benched.  I don't think there's any conspiracy about it... think it's pretty clear what is happening.

It's not "pretty clear", you've just already come to that conclusion without really any supporting evidence.  This theory completely falls apart if Bryce plays on Sunday.

Fun times on this forum when the mods are more insane than the average poster.

Checking in!

Mike Evans, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Michael Pittman Jr., Curtis Samuel, and Calvin Ridley are all free agents next year. No trade required.

How many sacks/TFLs does Luvu get if the OL isn't preoccupied with accounting for Burns?

2 hours ago, MechaZain said:

Don’t understand the controversy over this. The saints backup QB rushed for 75 yards on designed runs but putting Dalton in for short yardage is a crime against humanity.

And not to mention the fact that they brought Dalton in specifically to misdirect the defense. Everyone in the stadium, announcers included, thought that bringing Dalton in meant 100% QB sneak. One announcer even said out loud "Well we know what this play call is", when he saw Dalton trotting on the field. All that build up just for Dalton to pitch it to Sanders and pick up the first. It was a purposeful misdirection meant to subvert the expectations of Bryce's size limitations, and folks on here are pissed about it for some reason. 

There's fug all we can do about it now so there's no point bitchin.

40 minutes ago, ickmule said:

We will surprise one of these teamS to get one win and after the game all of the homers will proclaim “we are back”.  Lol. 

so 1-16 is your official prediction?

3 minutes ago, joemac said:

I've been talking to some Indy fans on Twitter and they are saying the exact same things.  Its Frank.  Also its our awful weapons, but Frank could innovate and scheme some guys open every once and a while.  Its beyond time to turn the reigns over to Brown.  Why get a guy like that if you don't want him to call plays?

Only thing that comes to mind is that Brown has never called plays before. We're not privy to the inside conversations but I assume the plan is to hand the reigns over at some point, but who knows what criteria they're looking for.

Seems like you're not all that excited either.

4-2.

Saint's all blacks are ass anyways.

31 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

No thanks on this Clemson bum 

Wasn't there a report or something going around saying the FO was going to be stingier with the picks they send away from now on? 

15 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

This team is going to go 3-14 or 4-13. But 9-8 is on the cards next year 

You've been predicting 0-17 for years now so I'm gonna take that 3-14 prediction to mean you've hit a stroke of optimism.