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Destiny? I am nowhere near the realm of a predestined (oops, predetermined) fate, I am looking at something that I do not see succeeding because the QB has limitations that I, in my own value system, cap his ceiling. edit: I said “sometimes" I said 2024 is given to prove he can be the man

I am baffled when people watch a player playing like poo, hear the coach praise or defend the player, and get mad at the coach. I mean, they know the players are listening and are building them up... it is one of the most coach speak things there is. It is his job to make that player better and he is working on his mindset.

Sorry you were quick with that reply...I hit post before I finished and wenty to edit the rest in. It feels like mediocrity is the best outcome we could hope for, and we know what it looks like... I’d rather not do that.

Well, maybe it is. Maybe it is heading it off at the pass. Knowing what I know now, today, I am going into this year feeling like we are on a forced march towards mediocrity. That could change, I do realize. One reason I get irritated at not seeing the product.

It bothered me to see Frank who professed a strong faith, lying. At least I believe(d) he was lying. It could have been (part of) the reason for his mournful looking countenance. Knowing how many people he was lying to.

The reason people are feeling a certain way is lack of faith in the player, and they envision years of futility ahead, with his doing just enough to keep his job. But not taking the team to the high level good stuff. If that is to be the sentence, just hang me. Or ‘fug that, let’s just get it over with”. I feel that way sometimes. But he gets 2024.

Canales had a year of Young on film and Morgan on the on the inside. He knows what he is walking into, Frank had no idea. It has always felt to me like Frank couldn’t see how it could work.

I think they should have tried a 4th time.

I enjoyed the starters so much last year in preseason. Those extra 8 reps obviously were the key to Young's stellar rookie year. I resisted and complained for my selfish reasons of wanting to witness what it will look like. Then I let it marinate a while and opened up to it. I can see some reasons for it. My entertainment, not one of those reasons. The people that understand we have a new paradigm are looking for ways to exploit it. They might be finding it. Really sucks for the fans though, now the first couple of series are just like the rest of the game,.

I want to tell you, I’m looking for what you said that deserves someone shitting your post. I think maybe you committed a Bryce Young thought crime.

Okay. Don’t fall in love on the first date, take it slow. After your due dlliigence, pick us a good one.

Those mechanics though, he needs them right. I look and I believe he needs to use more effort than those strapping dudes with the big arms. To get the same results. And then the more effort you are using the easier it is for those mechanics to break down. I guess it is a long way of saying I don’t think he has a lot of margin for error and it needs to be right. So I hope it is, and let’s see it it.

I am not sure I believe that but good that he juked somebody. I remember it, not what game but I saw it. I’m sure I muttered damn he sucks... Yeah, get the mules that do the real work, a good test. I really don’t care a lot about the skill guys, too many hamstrings already, but this could be a reason I want the 1st team: I thought the skip or hitch was gone from Young’s routine. If I saw right, that needs to be confirmed. When he has to have the play, like for the win, or is in a pressure moment, we need to see that because that is when people revert to their comfort zone, relative to trotting out rebuilt fundamentals and mechanics. Athletes, musicians, whoever else needs a repeatable result from their technique, struggle with it. It’s hard. And those of us who have attempted to rebuild something that you can already make work, you have to regress and the thinking comes back in and it is a job to get all the way there and trust it. So let’s see it.

She's got a point. I like that. Technically though, I think(?), the GM wants dawgs, and the HC is the one that ‘got mad’.

Okay that happens. What I am seeing is people talking about a playetr that is frustrating them greatly. And some that disagree answer with good football points or are legit trying to, in the spirit of debate. Then we have what seems like a majority ‘talking' about the people they disagree with, more than they talk about reasons they are wrong.

Lol. Is Lobotomy a recognized surgical procedure, or is it not? He is an effin’ neurosurgeon. Which, is sort of like being an omelette chef.

Change it to Iko Iko and roll.

Good luck to him. They are stocking up on some Panthers up there. I am sorry to all you huge fans of our current fearless leader but I am going make a bad joke so cover your eyes. Seriously go find you security blanket. They may end up with better play out of our rejects than we can get out of the people that we upgraded them with. HAHAHAHAHAHAH I do have some faith that Canales can help.

Thanks for replying bt what did you think I was asking? I intended to aim that question at the scrimmage because I only saw that one highlight. I gotta say though, you lead with ‘in his defense’ and I didn’t realize I was attacking him. Maybe it was the Peppers thing or the observation that his run blocking disappeared? What I was hoping to communicate was basically I think he can run block like few others, he showed it. You don’t forget how. But he did. Without saying he should bounce back, I was kind of trying to indiocate that I believed something was really wrong when he is not only struggling (a generous characterization) with the pass pro but that dominating run blocking was invisible. And he did not lose that ability. I guess I think it could be like the year that Peppers confounded everyone by playing far below his capabilities and no one really had an good explanation for why, that I can remember,. I don’t get much from those practice videos we have been getting, And I can’t see enough to attempt an intelligent comment., much less make one. I mean I couldn’t mine a good take from what I can see in most of those. So if anyone knows, how is he looking front to back this year? Is the feeling that last year was a tell? Or just a crap year and he is looking (like he is) over it and ready to resume his ascent?

This is perfect. Bitch about negativity. Serve toxicity as a solution.

The game changed with the schedule change. Some people make small adjustments to the original routine most everyone used. And maybe it keeps working fine for them. Other people are thinking ‘what if’ and ‘hmm, this changes things ands I see something that might a better way to work it'. It might turn out like New Coke, but it does seem to offer possible advantages to roster building. The biggest negative is they will have people paying big money to watch tryouts. It sucked last week.

Hit me if you are down. Marshview.... is that over on Garden City? We have them come and go outside of the 5 or 6 main dogs. Whatever the one over on Garden City is called, it is the best view because you get the Atlantic on one side and the inlet on the other, best sunset view I have seen around here and that is a long long time. My number one, is what I catch. But for eating out: for me it is Mrs Lee’s Inlet Kitchen. My grandfather took all of us there as early as maybe late ‘50s. Definitely ’61, ’62. etc. They have been there a long time. They are closer to the center of old Murrells Inlet south of the Marshwalk, and on the inland side. No water view. !

So, just for fun, did you nail Darnold as a prospect, or after he got into the NFL?

Thanks, kfd. I do know the downside of athletic talent is too often lots of unused space up in that brain area. That post, those guys, that’s a harsh environment for nuance to thrive. You definitely made your point with those two. I doubt Jamarcus’ switch clicks, like ever. Leaf’s finally might have, long into adulthood and way too late for the NFL. I thought it did once before and then read more stuff... who knows. Bless his heart. You might could have fooled me with Leaf, though, in ‘1998 or whenever, before I had tools to watch video and read and learn, yeah could have fooled me easy. And you still might have fooled me if I had the internet. I still wouldn’t have had access to his shrink. Jamarcus, I don’t think he’d have conned me very easily. He was sort of an open book. I appreciate you man, and I hope one day very soon they find the drug that will cure the Darnold Derangement Syndrome sufferers, who all deserve to live a normal and happy life

Were people scheming Icky? I didn’t look at much but if I were to assume, I’d say not so much. We still have to see about that under real conditions. He did not throw many decent run blocks last year along with the losing focus and getting beat on the regular. And not just beat, abused. And I saw him run blocking like a dozer in 2022. Remember when Pep had that inexplicable really down year? Let’s hope that’s Icky’s thing too. Could black cat be that lucky?