LinvilleGorge

"Compete" with the current version of Andy Dalton? Good grief. We're obviously aiming high. LOL

Won 9 and 10 games with Kenny fuging Pickett. 10 games with the ghosts of Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers.

The sad thing is that Tua and Murray peaked a lot higher than Bryce. Those teams are warnings for not paying mediocre starters like franchise QBs but they're not equivalents to our situation. Those guys were significantly better than Bryce is now when they got paid.

But if you're looking at pure backup role offers like those guys will be, it's a decent opportunity. I mean, Bryce has faltered before to the point that he got benched. He started out awfully again this season and if we'd had a decent backup I'm not sure he would've gotten back on the field.

Surely we will. I don't think Willis will be on that list though. I think he's going to be looking for an opportunity to definitely compete for a starting job. Signing here, I don't think you're competing for a starting job through camp and preseason. I think you're relying on Bryce faltering again which is very possible but I think Willis is going to be looking for an opportunity to legitimately compete in camp and I don't think that's happening here. Howell, Lance, Minshew, I'll also add Mariota... I think those types of guys are legit options.

Okay, that sounds a little better than I expected. That was basically a non-answer. Listen, if you're considering handing out a franchise QB contract that's not something you're casually talking through. That's top of mind, first thing on the docket stuff.

Terrifying.

Understandable. Buys us time. 5th year option? All things considered I'm fine with it. A long-term franchise QB contract talks need to be completely off the table though.

Maybe if they agree to pay him out. Other than that you're gonna have to fire me and pay me out. I'm not walking away from two years of pay to save face from getting fired. fug you, pay me. Everyone gets fired in this business.

It would be wild if both Harbaugh and Tomlin got fired. It would be even wilder if they just swapped seats.

Calm down. The Steelers' offense was barely better than ours this year. Their next opponent had one of the best offenses in football this year. The AFC North was just as bad as the NFC South this year.

This Texans D is insane. An 11 point lead in this game feels like 30.

Stroud needed that. Respect to the Texans continuing to run their base offense but they're playing with fire. I guess they just realize that if they can't get Stroud right they don't have a realistic shot at the SB so they're just gonna keep trying to let him fix it on the fly.

Oof. That was scary. Collins basically just swan dove into the turf at full speed. He might be in the protocol after that one.

Yeah, honestly he'd go full Jake in AZ if the Steelers were able to score at all and make the Texans chase points.

With the way this defense is playing I'm taking the forward pass out of the playbook if I'm the Texans. Feels like the only way they can lose this game is if Stroud hands them a defensive score.

Temu Manziel? No thanks. I mean, damn good college QB. Not trying to poo on him there. But as a pro prospect? I just don't see it.

Honestly not sure I'd throw the ball again if I'm Houston. Feela like they can't lose this game unless Stroud scores for the Steelers which is absolutely not out of the question.

Not sure why that receiver was slowing and looking back. If he'd just kept running there's a good chance that ball hits him in stride.

The Texans should honestly bench Stroud. This dude is SHOOK. They'd be better off with Mills.

Are you acting like we haven't? Top 10 picks on Icky and T-Mac. 1st on XL. 2nd on a hurt RB. Paid Chuba. Huge money at OG. Our D is lacking for talent in large part because of how heavily we've invested on pieces to put around Bryce.

Different era of football. Changing how illegal contact is called changed the game. That Ravens team and that Dilfer QB'd Bucs team don't sniff the SB in this era.

Stroud has been ass so far tonight and just got a receiver baptized with a hospital ball.

Flacco was 22/33 for 287 yards and 3 TDs in the SB while they averaged less than 3ypc per rush attempt and their D gave up 31. Flacco didn't ride anything to a Lombardi, he won them the game.

You can't throw five yard check downs that are going to be tackled immediately when there's 45 seconds to go and you only have two timeouts. An incomplete pass is a better play than that given the situation.