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No we had to fix Bruce and want to be an offense focused team. Modern. No old conservative tough as hell defensive coaches. Like, we didn’t go to two SBs with them

Well. Parcels is just a hater and he is irrational and biased and and and and

I didn’t read everyone’s comments but I read the article. Canales apparently needs to tighten up his signals so they can’t be stolen.

You feeling okay? Lol if we do I’ll send you $100 just for saying it.

When he started playing a little after his benching I noticed something else he had addressed. His nutsack lol. He had been playing not get to get hit. Andy was a great teacher through example. He stood tall and stepped into a throw when he knew the hit was coming. And it was a big play downfield. It was like the clouds parted and here is your opening. Andy showed the way. I saw Bryce finally do that and he made a play. It struck me then that he had learned he better sell out if he was going to stay on the field. Stand his ground and step into it. He was skittish and retreating fe pressure again in the first two games this year. I understand being gunshy - when you are his size and weight you are going to be on the receiving end every time. You won’t be delivering blows. But that is an essential component to him winning plays. You saw what happens when he tries to throw off that back foot or falling away. He can’t get away with that. It ia a tough row to hoe but it comes down to if you want to be the man that is the life of a QB. And then the footwork of course which is to me, glaring when he abandons the adjustments they have seemingly made to his form. And also obvious in the results when he adheres to it. It is like the lights come on colors are brighter, everything is better. Those are the two things I took away from his successful return last year.

But we are irrational. This type of constant unrelenting pushback has only abated when Bryce got benched. And some the first two games this year. If he reaches mediocre to average play here it comes again.

Wilks was never going to get the job in the first place. Tepper had a hard on for what we have now, and obviously he was a visionary lol. Wilks didn’t fit his profile. Wilks may have had trouble putting together a good staff for 2023, honestly, but what he did in his 12 games was done without any of his people, and a short handed staff. He did a great job overall in tough circumstances. Said before, I never was wowed on him as a DC, he fit better at the top, like a highly motivating administrator or something. It is strange but people have these niches that they can excel in, certain jobs or skills. I think that leadership thing is his. And being a DB position coach, he was really good at that for us.

I think Stew was underrated. I think Chuba is about properly rated. And I don't mean that as a knock; he gets it done and I won’t criticize him. I never liked Stew’s chronic foot or ankle issues but he was a load. I think I would take Stew in a close call.

I feel like the league is forcing this globetrotting - which I do not like fwiw - but they have so much money why the hell don’t they just provide two planes for teams to make the trip on? They wouldn’t even miss he money.

I thought of that too. He may be intimidated. In a situation like that it is important to just to be who HE is and play his game and not try to be the other guy. But that takes confidence.

I told you I do not need to see redundant videos, there are two plus years of videos in my memory bank. Ans better, I watch the games. Closely. The diagnosis is in, has been in, and I believe in it. Pretty obvious poo. I am only pointing out his issues and pointing out what he must do which is duh, get on top of his footwork. Failing to do that reduces his opportunity to succeed. IF You watch his footwork without bias, just look at it, and and I don’t mean just the days he was executing… and if you can’t see what I can see then we have nothing to talk about. Sometimes he does sometimes he doesn’t. I have never claimed that was an easy adjustment, if isn’t. So it is an obstacle or a challenge for him. I have said I do not believe he ia NFL level but I also have said that I can see ways he could be moderately successful but he has to do his proper technique and they have to run that college offense or adapt it to the pros. Personally I hate that shot it bores me and isn’t NFL worthy Thatvisnptobably my biggest bias. I don’t enjoy that brand of football so much. Anyway As far as on here I am mostly talking with like minded people here and of course the non like minded people want to jump in our poo when when we criticize. That’s been a constant since befere the draft. I really got no beef with you until you start casting that personal shade with words like credibility, and bias and assuming my motivations when you don’t even know me. Maybe you want to put me on ignore.

Someone I think maybe kungfoo but anyhow it was characterized as Reich fuging with Tepper basically. It was just a few days ago I think in one of these recent threads. And it never happened again.

btw fwiw etc Over the cap, I looked at because he was said to be a salary cap release. He got something like 14mil for 2022. And has made 87mil in his career. Meaning I guess that 2 mil he missed out on, he can withstand.

let’s not forget the sneak lol. It’s a twofer.

Kind of like Smitty and his Blood and Guts return to BOA?

Yeah I think stuff is in his head big time. I bet he reads the net and saw what people were saying about him, all offseason. Which I thought was unfair (and telling, that a lot of people who won’t hear a bad word about Bryce, went all in on XL). Then he fuged up the 1st play of that preseason game getting thrown out. Then the first game he pulls a couple of bonehead moves, probably saw people talking about him more. It isn’t good in any event but feeling hate from your fan base probably did a number on him. Seems like a real nice guy, that maybe is too sensitive. I am sure someone will try to help I’m get his mind wrapped around how he Has to respond and if he goes into a shell and doesn’t fight back it’s over for him.

About the Hail Mary… you probably saw but if not, we just went over that a few days ago and I learned that maybe Reich did that to piss Tepper off (heh) and that Bryce was really pissed and so was Tepper. I had intended to search out the replay of that game and look at Reich and Bryce in that moment, for fun. And look at the um, postgame, um, press conference. Haven’t done it. We are talking 50 yards. Definitely not 60. I think I maybe have seen 45 yards in a game but him throwing 50 yards, IMO, is probably gonna look like a rainbow and take a longer time to get to the target. He has to hit the driver to get that distance, can’t use the three wood or 2 iron like the big boys. Like most NFL QBs. It is kind of like Pinero, his leg is good for what it is good for but anything over a certain distance, you just can’t do. We moved on, and bang! 57 yarder. We can try them now. Said it plenty but I just don’t want that kind of limitation put on my favorite football team. Edit: and on the video of that beautiful TD to AT that was about 50 air yards? Announcers called it a rainbow lol. Anyhow, that needs to be tried more because I guarantee AT was behind those guys because they didn’t expect them to try that. If you do that more maybe you get them playing a little more off.

Yeah I said that somewhere. People are overlooking the facts to the situation. He wasn’t in camp, and there is no way he was going to walk in and be a big part of things immediately. It shouldn’t take a real long time though, because the same coach was there in 2022 AT’s last year with the Vikings. He had 70 catches that season fwiw.

When I attack someone, it will be very clear. I don’t even care that much it is just speculating and discussion. I don’t think I ever claimed the timeline varied from what you just gave. But to speculate further, the fact that he did not have an avenue to go back home does not preclude his family not being happy about not being there. Maybe they didn’t even want him to play another year, who knows?

If I were a Falcon fan I would think that is a really lame excuse. And would be sharpening my axe.

If the offense screws them, more snaps and experience gained plus it gives them some adversity to deal with and learn from. I can’t say how it will go this year but I certainly do not want a 4th year of trying to swim upstream.

Whatever imperfections remain for Bryce to work around, it wasn’t from lack of them trying. The overkill of investment in offense is like the bailing out the banks to me, lol. Can’t allow them to fail. Agree about the RB in the 4th. Not the finest use of assets, we have to hope he is worth it. I don’t remember what ILB we could have gotten at that point, but would say that is the one thing I think is questionable. I think the first three picks are gonna pay good dividends. McMillan looks like he will be a real beast in a year or two. I wasn’t totally thrilled going offense Again, but it looks like they nailed it.

I don’t know how we can ‘know’ either way, we can only speculate what was going on in the family. I think it is clear it wasn’t his choice to leave that team and have to go elsewhere. Also that the family would be excited to go Home. I guess I just don’t give enough of a poo to make a big deal of it, like to impugn the FO over it or whatever other repercussions it has. I don’t really have a problem with the cap savings or the trade compensation.

Yeah maybe. Who the fug can do anything with Tepper edicts to factor in? By the time you placate him you are in round 4. But regardless. For me, I promised I wouldn’t judge either GM or HC in that first year. And I didn’t. In the end maybe instead of Tepper poisoning last year it was Dan making mistakes. I feel like maybe he is learning from them, because this draft looks really good to me.

I don’t know. The giving up 2 million dollars is a bit extreme. Who doesn’t need two million dollars?