MHS831

Everyone is praising Canales for making this decision and I hope it is true, but I wonder. (I am sure this has been said--did not read the threads about this yet) but we have Canales says Bryce is the QB with confidence certainty--watches film--meets with Tepper---now says Bryce is benched. I hope it was not a directive from Tepper--but he was sitting in the stadium when the boos rang out during the first half of the home opener. I am not certain that Canales realized the level of frustration he inherited--or the length of the leash.

In fairness, one was an errant target and the other was a sack.

You could say the same about Jake Delhomme and Kurt Warner--however, I always say don't apply exceptions to the rule to your situation. I am not saying that is what you are doing, but There are more Tim Couches and DeMarcus Russells than there are Jim Plunketts. Chris Chandler (Falcons) comes to mind to support your post, and some might add Randall Cunningham.

Yeah, but he had 10 carries for 64 yards--I am looking at the total team rushing numbers-- If you look at the big picture, we are averaging 74 yards per game. Passing? About 123 yards per game--total offense is 200 yards per game!!! Sad. In our last 4 games we have scored 13 points--1 TD and 2 FGs, while surrendering 108 points.

I can tell you that it happens. In college at practice--I saw our QB get plastered after blaming the center for a bad exchange. The WRs (prima donnas) are the best group to signal problems in paradise. It is very frustrating to get open and look back for the ball and the QB is dancing around looking everywhere but downfield. Thielen showed it, I am thinking Johnson had an episode, and Mingo and Legette are not going to say anything.

We aren't running the ball as well as we should, but without a passing game, our OL is going to be outnumbered.

We signed three big dudes in the middle. Big mistake. These guys were available: I actually met the one in the middle--he was at Concord Mills--the last living Oz cast member---he was funny as hell--told me the back stories about making the movie.

That is what I told my buddy--I said "He's got time--and he still sucks." I think he should go to IR. I would tell him that we are going to go with Dalton or we are going to take a look at Plummer and maybe another QB from another practice squad--lets see if Canales can fix Desmond Ridder, for example. Then I would tell him that we are drafting a QB and he can compete in the 2025 pre season. He has less than a year to get it together.

thanks for adding the hypen. Not a grammar/spelling Nazi, but that hyphen totally changes the meaning of that word.

Think of the void on the roster from our past 6 drafts or so--remember, we lost Moore and got less (Bryce). Moore was a first rounder who is now in his prime, as is Burns. Brown was on the sideline, another first rounder. We still have Legette, Ickey and Thompson, two still developing and the other past his prime. I nearly forgot Horn because he has played in less than half the games. First and second rounders are the core of a building process, and where are our second rounders? TMJ? Mingo? Greg Little? Gross Matos? Chinn? In my view, we have sucked in the second round. Of course, Brooks will be good in 2025, we hope. This means that our GM determines how good we are. I personally liked Morgan's draft (not sure about Legette) but time will tell.

I am a fan from the GM perspective, so this team is still a challenge to me. I did not expect wins this year, and I still expect Bryce to be pulled at some point unless he gets better. Canales said something to the effect, "Bryce is our QB and we will continue to work on his improvement." I am certain that they have a time table, that they want to make sure that Canales has had time he needs. Many teams make a move but their season is toast either way. Meanwhile, Stroud looks like the real deal. Tepper got rid of coaches and front office staff, let 2 WRs from last season go while bringing in an X, drafting a future X or Z, and drafting a TE. We upgraded tremendously at RG, LG, and C. We still suck. There are only 2 parts to this problem left--Bryce and Tepper. When Tepper admits his mistake, Bryce is gone the next day. Empty seats don't boo. However, we wear white a lot at home and the visiting team wears their colors and brings their fans--they buy $200 tickets online for $30 from PSL owners, and there will be a day when people simply give up and stop renewing their seat licenses. Hearing cheering when visiting opponents score or force a turnover is worse that booing. Tepper knows this, and his love for Bryce is not going to withstand humility on that level.

Well, Canales is very positive, so what he was saying this summer was stuff we were thirsty to hear. Bryce is an intelligent person, so I figured he would learn to use his noodle (referring to his brain, not his arm) and stay a step ahead and anticipate--a film room junkie, always 2 steps ahead of the defense. I see no evidence of that. He reacts. In the picture above, the man has a clean pocket and his view of the safety may be blocked, but not the CB who is actually a step ahead of his man. The really good QBs understand physics, and they look for situations wherein the defensive back has not turned his shoulders or his momentum is taking him the wrong direction. they know the route and they know that the WR is most open immediately after the break. Finally, they know the WR. In this photo, the CB is running the route better than the WR. The S is coming hard---they are READING HIS EYES. The do not fear the deep ball. Bryce has a very good pocket. Any good NFL QB probably breaks the pocket and runs left toward the vacated part of the field or they throw it away--nobody is open. Sorry, but cognitively, the area of his game that needs to be above and beyond others, is not there. This was a TERRIBLE pick. He may come back and have a decent game like he did last year vs. Green Bay. But he needs more than a good showing twice a season.

playing him is not making them look smart.

This is not summer developmental camp, Canales. The better question to ask him is this: How long should the fans support a team where there is no growth and the starting qb cant throw for 100 yards in a game? or Are you committed to developing Bryce at the cost of the season ticket holder when he is not the best QB on the roster? Point: He and the ownership have an obligation to put the best team on the field--the team that gives us the best chance to win. If you do not do that, then you are betraying your brand and your commitment to the fans--especially when they have not been successful since 2018. That is slapping fans in the face because you made a dumbass pick and do not want to move on.

Tepper saw fans in his stadium not attending, booing, leaving early, wearing paper bags over their heads (where do you find those these days?), and he felt the hopelessness of knowing the game was over early in the second quarter. His ego is more injured by that than admitted he was wrong about Bryce. I think we may have seen the last of Bryce. In two games our opponents have outscored us by an average of 30 points per game. Our QB, playing from behind, averages 123 yards per game--he throw for under 100 yards today. He has 3 interceptions and no TDs. No pulse.

That is what you do with him. He needs technique and psychological toughness development-so put him on the IR and tell him that the Panthers are drafting a QB in 2025 to compete with him. He has 1 year to get sound, stronger, and mentally tough. He needs to watch and learn. If he is not 100% better by August, 2025, cut him. He has not had to compete--it is time he did. I want to cut him now and be done with it, but it does not hurt us in any way to put him on IR and give him a last shot

and he is experienced and mentally tough--imagine a Manning signing on the team you QB and you hold the position. I would rate him #1, Ward #2--I am not sure yet about Beck or sanders. I also like Dart.

tippie toes throws--something he did at Bama and our experts did not catch it. That sucks--when Stroud was sitting right there.

I see about 8 college QBs that could help a team in the NFL--who knows which will be the best--I have seen flashes from all of them, and I have concerns about all of them. I say we release Bryce and lets have different problems.

She is literally bigger than the Beatles and Rolling Stones combined. Now, it should not bother you who is dating her or that she gets attention by the media. Do you think the NFL would NOT show John and Ringo at a Rams game? Mick Jagger and Keith watching a Dolphins Pats game? That is free publicity and marketing and yes, it expands the audience. Is it "rigged?" No, but they would be foolish not to show the biggest music star in the world at an NFL event. I am not a Swiftie, but my wife is and she actually watched a game with me recently. She never watches the NFL. It doesn't bother me at all. Why should it?

don't worry, guys. I am on a draft simulator and I have 21 picks in the 2025 draft, including obtaining 3 first round picks for 2026. I drafted the top 3 QBs in college football too, and traded with KC to give them our second round pick in 2025 for Mahommes and a first in 2026. Whew. I was worried for a bit.

Psst. Bryce, that is a podium, not a pulpit. That is purified water in your bottle, not holy water. Those are reporters, not your congregation. This is your playbook, not the Holy Bible. Hope that helps.

In other words, I am but a humble servant of the Lord, so please be gentle. I really like the person, I just think this is too big for him. I appreciate the effort, but the effort ain't good enough.,

We need a qb not an alter boy. Put Cam behind that podium and imagine the difference.

I think the human condition is pretty predictable--it is the variables that change.