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I am no football savant as has been demonstrated here over and over, but I saw it. I went for years doing the mock draft thing and researching the players that we might get around our pick, time consuming stuff. And we would get to the draft and trade the pick. All that time, wasted. So I quit doing that. Also realized I was not a scout and would never be a scout and went to looking the videos and reports After we picked a guy. Maybe I would look at the 1st round, but quit that too and just looked after we picked. When they did that trade I saw Bryce and his size and just ruled him out. Then it got to yeah they are probably going to take him, I relented and looked at some video and got to his pro day. It took me all of a few minutes to see the issues. The footwork. The arm. And the tape of games? The backyard style. I knew, what can I say? (Also, went down the physical checklist, not a single plus attribute on the NFL level. Arm, speed, size, etc, nothing to offset the negatives. nothing) I think it was easy for me because I had not watched a single game he played in college,and wasn’t drawn in by the hype. Had no preconceived notions and just looked at it pretty clinically. I got in here and everyone was going “but look at what he did in college! It is the SEC, if he can do it in the SEC he can do it in the NFL!” Couldn’t reason with hardly anyone. I don’t think I could tell you which guy would succeed between two prototypical guys with great arms and athleticism, and have no special insight into any of that. My one calling in football scouting was to see the real about what we were about to do. And you still don’t know for sure until they get in a real game in the NFL.

It’s a person that works as a mascot. Who knows what they are thinking? ‘mascoting’ seems to be about doing goofy poo and if you are out there running around with them maybe you are expected to play along.

I always go back to the first game Bryce played in the NFL. I was really bothered by two things. His lackadaisical meandering dropback, no urgency at all. Like what’s the hurry. And no deep balls. I don’t know what to say other than put them in the fuging play book. I seem to remember game after game where someone had done well the previous week and it was promised that they would get them involved more. And then crickets on game day. I think finally we went deep more one game just because of something like that. Memory is fuzzy on the specifics.

Yeah he did great and the team lost that one for him. Ungrateful bastards. And who is that fool saying washed Dalton has a better arm? The internet, now anybody with a web cam thinks they can be an expert.

It’s a hat.

I think maybe I misinterpreted what the percentage represented because I missed the start of that little thread and it was before I had my coffee. I was responding in the context of a certain percentage of the attempts have to be deep, and I was like well no I don’t think that is required just be willing and able.

The person that said 500 yards was trolling. Some of the responses were not serious. If he ends up with 300 or something we are probably getting our butts whipped and it’s garbage time.

It is strange, but no less surreal than him being the 1.1 in the NFL draft. If I were in the situation the team is in, I would be Not want to aggravate that injury and would be overly cautious. He needs to be fully healthy so he can properly evaluated in these games that are coming up. They see Dalton in practice, they saw the film from Sunday. Maybe he has looked good enough that they think a side benefit to the caution is getting to look at the offense with a different guy running it. The worst thing that could come out of it is Bryce is hampered the rest of the season

Honestly I don’t think we win, the home bubble is burst. Bad bounces, mistakes, penalties at bad times, drops, you know… the let downs take over and we see the bumbling team we have watched for so long re-emerge. I don’t know if Dalton still has it but the OL probably doesn’t help him. But I don’t think it would be any different if Bryce was playing. He is totally capable of fuging it up, in his usual ways.

What we need is not a guaranteed percentage, it is the capability and willingness to roll deep when the opportunity is there, can be a realistic threat to do that, and thereby keep defenses more honest. And if/when he sees a guy break open going down the field can adjust his plan and take advantage. We don’t see any of that really. Thatks about all I am saying, I rarely express it right.

My 500 yards thing was answering a disgruntled Bryce fan who was trolling/mocking. IOW it wasn’t based in reality. Offhand, 225, 1 TD, lots of rushing yards is closer to what a good game from the offense would look like.

Which would make it ….. amusing, if he looked better than the starting QB.

I am kidding because I don’t believe it and would be completely shocked, but this is the kind of stuff that happens when someone gets traded.

couldn’t see in the phone screen if Cam hit or slapped the guy but I figured slapped because he remained conscious lol. Anyone can make a case out of anything. The mascot will or could be getting pressure from the school to not make it a case because of the financial benefit they get from association with ESPN. And ESPN can push or bury, depending on how they feel about Cam’s future as an on air asset.

It looks like we can make good decisions when we removed the mandate to pump up the offense. Yes we took McMillan instead of defense this year but that seemed more a BPA this time around. And some pretty astute calls were made as the draft transpired. Or at least at this early stage they seem to be that. You want to help out your team? You have that draft. It has looked like that all season and still does.

I am by nature optimistic about acquisitions and draft picks and how the players need time to develop and grow, and have patience with most things. This Bryce thing was so egregious to me, I just couldn’t accept that they were really doing it. It was so fuging stupid that I could see it. I ain’t no scout. I am mellowing on him a little because he has shown some growth but I still don’t believe in him. He has to put the hammer down or we are so screwed. Is what it is at this point and what I do know is I am looking forward to Sunday and hoping Andy hasn’t fallen off the cliff. If he is still able to play at the level he was a couple of years ago it will be fun. One thing I should say for Bryce is that that Dallas game was the most fun game in years, and he didn’t fug it up. But I think that’s his ceiling. Looks really good against the worst D with a 200 yard rusher on his side. Lol peace

yep. But who looked at the neglect of - and outright thievery from - the defense, basically since we took Jaycee Horn high, and ever thought it was a one year fix? Not you and not me, pretty sure. I mean they put the tab for Bryce on the defense, on top of some neglect that had already happened. So it was really extreme attrition. I admit to much resentment and yes I took it out on Bryce because he was supposed to be helping us. We weren’t supposed to have to help him like that. I could have been more sympathetic lol.

But it might happen that way. Last year showed how badly people wanted him to succeed because it was pretty universally opined that he did enough and showed he deserved it. people could use those game winning drive stats again, and the big time throws and a couple of wins and he will be ‘in’. Definitely a lot of support out there for him. Maybe he does something to prove to me* he should get it. That is about my best hope. * I should have said the skeptics, instead of me.

It seems like they are using the opportunity to get a different perspective. They took him out of the game because he was feared to be injured. I don’t think in that moment they had ulterior motives. But it gave them time to consider one. They were probably like we are and when they thought Andy was up, decided they were excited about it. I could take it further and say maybe they looked at the film and thought hey with a week of reps, what would this look like? Surely they wouldn’t, right? (I am not claiming they did that last part just joking around).

Well the responsibility of making the big picture decision on Bryce will clash with the duty to serve the record for the players who are concerned with winning the games and all that ‘best chance to win’ thing. I think they put Bryce back in.

Good one. Now who gets Rico and who gets Chuba?

Made me laugh because it’s so Panthers

I suppose in a sense it seems fair. Let’s compare and contrast one or two little things. You have one guy going through his first OC change. And the other guy is going through his first year with the same OC. No big deal. PS I should repeat that neither player has one little bit to do with how the other is playing.

Damn we have been way ahead of the times here. Who knew.