BenjaminBreeg

Ding ding ding! That reads right and sounds right.

The season tends to get tougher as it goes on. Opponents have more tape on bryce, and they have figured out his game. The question is whether Bryce has the wherewithal and resourcefulness to dig deeper and show what we haven't seen before. The answer is unfortunately a resounding no.

Neither is QB pocket awareness a linear stat. It's not O-line's fault that Bryce has poor pocket awareness. I think you and I can agree that Bryce has poor pocket awareness and that he's incapable of anticipating pressure and navigating the pocket effectively.

He should have played football –– European football.

I'd venture to guess it's about the same number of times Bryce said "um" in postgame press conferences.

Our O-line is 3.6 roentgens: not great, but not horrifying as you're making it out be. Bryce is afforded on average 2.5 seconds in the pocket. Only six teams give their QBs more time to throw. Of all the deficiencies of this team, it's a bit strange to pick the O-line to pin your blame on.

It's straight out of Hollywood. We drafted Brucie from The Longest Yard.

This just proves that the remaining personnel have checked out, so there is no point in starting Bryce for the rest of the season, because it's not like he's being developed. Please spare the fans and start Dalton so that there is a less miserable product on the field.

Bryce has never been accurate on deep throws. During his best statistical year at Alabama, Bryce completed only 36.1% of passes 20 yards or longer. That is freaking atrocious. For comparison, Tua's completion rate at Alabama on passes 20 yards or longer was 57.1%, and Mac Jones' was 58%. Young's deep ball accuracy is not gonna suddenly and miraculously improve in the NFL, which begs the question: how in the world did our evaluators and scouts miss this giant red flag? I thought Tepper prides himself on using analytics, so how did they miss this? 20-yard throws Comp. Att. % Yards Y/A Y/C Drop 2021: Young 10 33 36.1% 416 12.6 41.6 9% 2020: Jones 29 50 58% 1,279 25.6 44.1 8% 2019: Tua 17 35 48.6% 659 18.8 38.8 3% 2018: Tua 24 42 57.1% 944 22.5 39.3 2% Source: SECStatCat

You watch tape? Right, and Epstein killed himself. GTFO with your dumbass hot takes.

Bryce is definitely regressing because of a lack of talent –– his lack of talent.

Thank you for the poo take. Do you blame the O-line too for our receivers not getting open? How long do you want the O-line to hold the pocket for Bryce? 10 seconds? 20 seconds? Would that be enough? GTFO!

Stop blaming the O-line. The O-line gives Young plenty of time. It's not their fault that Bryce holds onto the ball for too long and has poor pocket awareness.

Yes, there are only six teams in the NFL whose O-lines provide their QBs with more time in the pocket than our O-line. You heard that right, only six teams are ahead. It's not our O-line's fault that Bryce holds onto the ball for too long and is too slow to escape sacks.

Stop blaming the O-line and the WRs. It's just a stupid narrative not backed up by facts. The O-line is fine, and our receivers get NFL-open plenty of times. Young has atrocious footwork, poor pocket awareness, poo athleticism, poo processing, poo decision-making, poo accuracy, and poo arm strength, all of which have a far more negative impact on our offense than the alleged O-line and receiver problems. In other words, the O-line and receivers might have problems, but Bryce is the problem. End of story!

It's not the same set of circumstances as the start of the season. We now know Bryce sucks, which is a fact beyond any reasonable doubt.

I think this game might be the last straw for diehard Bryce defenders. If there are still any of them left after this game, then they all need a psych evaluation asap.

Is Tepper gonna sue the snake oil salesmen who came up with the S2 cognition test?

Trying taking a shot every time you hear Bryce say "um" at the postgame press conference today. That'll be fun and ought to drown out your sorrows.

Panthers should sign Gloria Trillo. Her throwing mechanics are flawless. Bryce has nothing on her.

This chimp could be a promising replacement for Bryce. Pros: Decent army strength and accuracy. Cons: Bad table manners and likely will do poorly on the S2 cognition test. What do you guys think? Worth a pick?

Yep, this is likely the case. Bryce has never been accurate on deep throws. During his best statistical year at Alabama, Bryce completed only 36.1% of passes 20 yards or longer. That is freaking atrocious. For comparison, Tua's completion rate at Alabama on passes 20 yards or longer was 57.1%, and Mac Jones' was 58%. Yikes, how did our evaluators miss this red flag? 20-yard throws Comp. Att. % Yards Y/A Y/C Drop 2021: Young 10 33 36.1% 416 12.6 41.6 9% 2020: Jones 29 50 58% 1,279 25.6 44.1 8% 2019: Tua 17 35 48.6% 659 18.8 38.8 3% 2018: Tua 24 42 57.1% 944 22.5 39.3 2% Source: SECStatCat

In an interview back in 2010, David Tepper said something that caught my eye: “if someone is an asshole, like a waiter at a restaurant, I think, I could just buy this place and fire that guy.” I wonder if someone in our fanbase had offended David Tepper, which motivated him to buy the team just so he could dismantle it in a sadistic attempt to exact revenge on the offender.

(Continued from post above...) Here's a great example of a textbook dropback and proper footwork in navigating the pocket (0:20 to 1:44 in the video).

Yep, it's clear as day that Bryce creates a lot of problems for the O-line. I see four intermeshing deficiencies in Young's game that directly contribute to the O-line's perceived lack of performance: – One, Young's dropbacks are way too shallow. On his dropbacks, he usually saunters backward for a few short steps and then leisurely stops. I mean, WTF, right? How are the interior linemen supposed to protect him when he doesn't give them enough depth to block effectively?! – Two, Young's pocket awareness is very poor, which directly leads to his inability to navigate the pocket when it gets dirty. He also seems incapable (or too scared) to climb the pocket on the few occasions where his shallow dropbacks didn't prevent the O-line from creating a path for him to climb and make a throw. – Three, Young is undersized and lacks athleticism. If they get one hand on him, he's going down, and if he tries to escape, he's quickly chased down and sacked. – Four, Young is a slow processor. He holds onto the ball for too damn long which, combined with his lack of pocket awareness and athleticism, translates into more sacks. These four deficiencies all feed into each other and create an unfair impression that our O-line is subpar. The fact is that our O-line on average provides Young with 2.5 seconds of pocket time, which is very respectable; only six teams afford their QBs more time in the pocket than us. I'd even venture to say that our O-line over-performed given the aforementioned deficiencies at the quarterback position. P.S. I'm surprised that our linemen haven't cornered Bryce in a dark alley and smacked him around a little.