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If this season--with Cousins sucking in Atlanta, Darnold and Sam doing well in their playoff races, Rodgers sucking in NY---does not teach us anything about the role of coaching (system, play calling), weaponry (WRs, RBs, and TEs) and protection (OL, good defense) in QB play, nothing will.

But...but...but...he su...sucks? Good sign, Nas. I would love to see us end the season on a positive note.

Happy to see Bryce get better--until we have a top 10 QB, however, you keep shopping. He has until we find someone better to prove himself. If he lessens the need, he extends his longevity. That is how it is for all NFL players.

Huddle smack down. Nice work.

the thing that might be somewhat overlooked here is this: Canales may indeed be the QB whisperer. I don't see Bryce improving without him. That is pretty important in the long term.

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We need LBs--build the roster from the bottom up. On offense, we have Coker who has been huge...if you fill your weaknesse without having to use free agent $$$ or draft picks--win win.

I agree with that--and a good game manager understands that it is his job to get the ball to better athletes at the right time. I would even say, "All great QBs are game managers first." What then, is the special sauce that separates game manager from elite QB? OC/play calling, weaponry, protection. The General, the ammo, and the armor.

And we could use a stud TE to go with Sanders and Tremble. That would be an awesome TE room.

Looking at this from the Canales viewpoint: He inherited Bryce. No emotional commitment to him. He did not pound the table for Bryce in meetings before the draft in 2023. He was hired to turn him around, so to speak, and he has done that. Bryce could be tapping on his ceiling, and Canales will reach a point when he wants more.

And there have been teams with average QBs and loaded rosters-mainly teams with great defenses--like the 85 Bears, for extreme example, that have won it all with a game manager--but it is much better to have an elite QB.... This draft will have some decent qbs who could become a good NFL starting QB--I think of Cousins being taken with RGIII in the same draft. I think of Brady being drafted when the Pats had Bledsoe---I hope we go after a guy like Howard from Ohio State, Rourke from Indiana, or (and people might laugh at this, but he has the skills) Beck from Georgia. Yeah, Bryce is a game manager--that is all he was at Bama.

Cards Offense TOTAL Cards 11, Panthers 31 Passing Cards 21, Panthers 29 Rushing Cards 7, Panthers 27 Scoring Cards 15, Panthers 28 Scoring Red Zone Cards 20, Panthers 16 (Get some, red birds!!!) Overall, if I am the Cards game planning vs the Panthers, I am going to run the ball 65% of the time.

The Cards Defense Stats defense ranked 30th in third down conversions, but 10th in red zone defense. Other stats-- defense overall Cards 16, Panthers 31 Passing Cards 13, Panthers 11 (Get some, Red birds!!) Rushing Cards 19, Panthers 32 Scoring Cards 10, Panthers 32

He sure has

First team that does not have to have a QB....

NE will take Hunter if they pick top 3.

I have sawyer and Jalen Walker in my last mock--traded back to 28, took Sawyer, then grabbed walker with the second round--Walker is a Micah parsons to me....Id take Marshall's Mike Green too.

Watching Ohio State Tennessee-Pearce (Tenn Edge) looks fast--not sure he is much of a drop off from Carter--and I love Jack Sawyer from Ohio State--think he will be a better pro than college player---can get to the QB and hold the edge--very disciplined from what I can tell. Howard (QB) looks like a solid NFL backup--one that could look to start in time.

The Steelers seemed happy to get rid of him--I thought we got the best of that deal--nope. But D Jax was gone regardless, so it was def worth the look, even if we knew of his "issues." Sometimes a new environment will change that.

That pick just sounds like us--reminds me of when we took Burns, actually. And Aussie, I have not looked into this yet, but there is a LB from Georgia (Walker) who gives me the Micah Parsons feel--a bit short (6-2) but he is a good athlete and can play from multiple spots...I would not take him in the top 10, however. Unless Hunter drops to us, lock in Graham (DT) or Carter (Edge) if we do not move back. In my view, if we could drop back about 10 spots, we could add a second. The worst thing about that is best described using Gettlemen's metaphor--"a Quarter is worth more than 2 dimes."

This is a fluff article written simply by looking at OTC--I appreciate the view, but getting rid of Wonnum and Clowney is nonsensical. Even if we draft an edge, it takes a bit of time to develop. Rucker, Hardy, Charles Johnson--all were not that effective until year 3--We need a young edge while we have some veterans on the roster--and if we want a Peppers-like rookie edge, it is not happening this year. there are some solid players, however, but I don't see any Watts or Bosas.

Three guys whose last names are difficult to spell--it just might work!!!

So, if Coker and Moore are also no gos, do we run 3 TE sets and a slot WR? Asking for a friend.

I have said that before.

Agree--My crystal ball sees us finishing no worse than 4 if we lose out. I see the Giants (who play at Atlanta, Indy, and at Philly) with a chance of winning vs. Falcons or Colts. With a strong SOS, they would fall behind the Panthers. The Raiders could be tanking, but they are at home vs. Jax this weekend and are slight favorites--and their SOS is high. Jaxonvile, on the other hand, is ahead of the Panthers because they have the weaker SOS--but they finish with Vega$$ (see what I did there), Tenn at home, and Indy. Either Vegas or Jax has to win a game, leapfrogging the Panthers if they keep losing. Pull for Vegas to beat Jax--the jags have 2 winnable games after that. If the Panthers lose out, (Cards, Bucs, and Falcons), they likely pick third, could pick fourth. What does this scenario mean? 1. Giants (QB, probably Ward, but possibly Sanders). 2. Patriots (WR/CB Hunter) 3. Panthers (Hmmmm. One top QB on the board and the Raiders, Browns (perhaps), Titans, and Jets possibly needed QBs, I would expect some healthy offers--it will be interesting to see if the Raiders lose out for this reason alone.