Bear Hands

Man. A sound victory that we didn't eek out with a dismal performance and end of regulation FG feels amazing. A f*cking WIN. Let's go.

Sanders looks effective enough behind a good line to send to Dallas. They're flailing and could send more than we'd expect if desperate.

Did I mention we've equaled our previous 11 game passing TD total? ELEVEN!!!

Also, Legette looks good. I did not advocate for him high in the second (eventually a 32nd pick), but I will admit, the guy looks really promising. A lot of good stuff today. DALTON, Hunt, Lewis, Corbett, Legette, Diontae, Chuba, Jewell, Jackson, Ray (this dude showed UP) So when you have a guy who can keep the offense on the field, it helps the entire team, offense & defense out. Gives the defense breathers, gives the WRs placement, operates in the pocket to make the OL look sharp. Everything was just fine tuned and balanced. Honestly, one of the most both balanced and vertical offenses I've seen on this team in forever. This was one of the best days in forever, well above a ton of Rivera & Fox squads.

Hubbard is also proving to be a really solid RB. Pairing him with Brooks could be a really nice tandem once our 2nd rounder shows up. Legette is looking sharp. IOL is looking strong. Icky has shown he's a road grader again Jewell can show up at times Mike Jackson is a dude at CB

Dalton: 1. Has more passing yards than Bryce on the year 2. Matches the passing TDs of Bryce's last 11 games. 11!!

DIME

Meh, good defense there but wish we ran a higher % play on that 3rd

BRYCE IS DONE

Umm yeah. That's what a normally sized QB that steps up into the pocket can do with this team.

Shane Waldron called possibly one of the worst RZ sequences I've ever seen by a playcaller.

Meant to say Darnold lol.

Nix is starting to look a bit better today.

Dalton is seriously impressing this year with his maneuverability in the pocket. He still has a few bozo plays every now and again, but he's really looking refined.

Darnold!!

They just need to be done with it. The bandaid has been ripped off. Send him off rather than pouting until Dalton is injured. Maybe try a Hendon Hooker swap with Detroit. I don’t care.

This haha. Hunt & Horn are the two only active players I would consider top-15 at their position. Oh and our punter lol.

NYTimes cooking is what's up. And the Athletic has always been and is still excellent. I will stand by that, independent of the news side of things. As a part chef household, we get our worth out of it.

Oooof

Not responding to anyone specifically but— I don’t see this as a super complicated scenario or something that happened too soon when we basically flipped this entire team for the kid. He somehow looked worse than last season after his first full offseason in the league. And Canales had more than 2 games, he was here the entire offseason. If they’re even somewhat decent at what they do, they saw this well before the games. There were rumors and reports at camp with how the offense looked, so this isn’t really a surprise to the coaches. If we were having this trouble against our own defense at practice, then the players knew before the games hit too. And if Bryce is regressing and performing at, both statistically and eye-test, one of the worst rates in the modern era, everyone sees it. There’s no sugar coating the situation. The players, coaches, ownership, fans ALL recognize it, nothing is changing, attitude isn’t changing, then yeah, bench him and be done with it.

She’s one of the top inside reporters for the Athletic. Routinely brings her intel to the AFS on a weekly basis. Usually has a very good pulse on things league wide.

The media is also completely ignoring we brought in Diontae. Still acting like we’ve done nothing. We just drafted a WR, RB, and TE in the top 100 and brought in a vet who’s hit 1,000 for a top organization. Overpaid to get a high end IOL. The people soldiering for Bryce in the media are absolutely clueless to what’s been going on.

Mindless speculation but I wonder if a player low key vented to Tepper.

source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5783024/2024/09/21/jordan-love-justin-herbert-injury-updates-justin-fields-steelers-offense-bryce-young-benching/ And as with any paid site, disclaimer - The Athletic is super cheap to get a subscription - now part of the NYT. NYT Cooking+The Athletic is worth it. Recommend it.