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When he perceives pressure like others he has a flight or fight reaction which dumps cortisol and adrenalin while subsequently shutting down his higher thinking processes. That is why most folks in this state struggle to make rational thoughts and reactions like running from the police over a traffic violation. You have to reduce the trauma response physiologically while also simplifying the thought process involved by giving him easy reads and rehearsal so he doesn't have to overthink his response. With improved technology and virtual reality you should be able to practice biofeedback and activating the parasympathetic system while simulating football actions on the field.

Yep. Compared to many problems dealt with in therapy, a case of seeing ghosts is not that tough. The problem is most athletes don't get the help they need. Tepper went partway there bringing in a therapist for the team but most players even like our own Steve Smith got help only after he hurt his own teammate. This type of issue pales against the trauma many folks bring to the table. The fact many folks get David Carred is because they try to fix it on their own or hope it goes away.

I don't know if Darnold will be good enough to take us anywhere this year but the team will be much improved and Darnold will benefit immensely if he starts. Much of his issues last year was rushing his footwork to get the ball out before he got clobbered. The old clean pocket stat is skewed by how many times Darnold actually had a clean pocket compared to how often he was pressured. If you get pressured more than not you feel pressure when it isn't there or try to press and make a play that isn't there because this was your best chance with no pressure. His issues are mental not physical and yes they can be fixed. I do it all the time. For those wanting a top 5 finish, it isn't going to happen. We will be better than that. And I am not going to argue back in forth in May about something that we won't know about before the fall. Who knows if Sam will even be the starter. But feel free to pin it so you can refer to it if we suck badly. I really think that we will be much better no.matter who is at QB this year. We actually have NFL coaches now.

This looks like a Fitterer pick. Completes the line rebuild. We may have gone from the worst to a top 10 line this year. They brought in Foreman to tote the rock and McAdoo thinks he has a system that Darnold can thrive in. Perfect setup for whoever is the QB. No more excuses.

With our line now I expect us to tote the rock with Foreman and put CMC in the slot or out of the backfield. Bring in Hubbard for change of pace. Mix in quick hitting passes and you have an offense which makes anyone look good, even Darnold. Then play action really works and if you can protect on longer routes you can keep defenses guessing.

Just what I wanted. But honestly I never thought he would still be on the board. We couldn't trade down and pass him up. We have our Gross 2.0 for the next decade

Some of those glaring holes were filled in free agency. At this point with a stud left tackle and competent play at QB with a much better offensive gameplan, we coulda been a contender. Adrian............

There have been some nice upgrades in preparation for Charlotte FC. I wonder whether you could put a retractable roof on the current stadium for much less than a new stadium.

Ar least you are consistent here and elsewhere.

If I were picking a QB it would be Pickett as well. He is ready to go and has all the ingredients necessary to be successful. Then again I told you that Jones would have the best season of any rookie and I was right as usual.

What QB has Moore had worth his salt? Smitty had Jake for much of his early career and they had unbelievable chemistry. Then he had Cam and went to Baltimore. Part of the greatest of Moore is producing 1000 yard season with crappy QBs. And Moore is better than good. He is only receiver in the NFL to have 1200 yards in each of his last 3 seasons. The only one. That is more than good, that is elite.

He also said that Moore would be good and ultimately replace him. Seems he is right sometimes as well.

The reason Darnold is here and we didn't pick up another veteran is because McAdoo thinks he is good and supposedly one reason he came here was because of Darnold. So I don't think it is Tepper being stubborn as much as he is listening to his staff. Hence the reason we haven't gone after a vet or committed to a QB in the draft.

It seems that Rhule is losing control based on poor results. It appears that Teppers analysis was that Rhule's basic processes and message were good but he allowed Rhule to bring in new guys with little NFL experience. So now Rhule's folks are gone replaced by several which have head coaching experience in the NFL. I actually believe that our offense and special teams will be much improved based on our new coordinators. And the defense should be good again. Seems one of our biggest issues has been lack of adjustments between halfs and when the opponent countered our initial game plan. Hence the reason we often started strong and faded late. I read Fewell was brought in to help with gameplanning and adjustments as well as the secondary. And any OC will be better than what we had. Will it translate to more wins? I hope so. But I am not convinced that Rhule can't learn or that he is so stubborn he can't admit he made mistakes and can learn from guys with more experience. If he can do that it is very likely that we can improve with essentially the same players in many skill positions and upgrades at key spots like OL, punter, and returner for example. And I would like to see Darnold with a competent OC and a system designed around his strengths.

You don't bring in folks with lots of experience and then ignore them. Especially when you are on the hot seat and these folks are your best hope to keep your job.

He gets to call time outs and bitch at the ref too. Don't take away all his fun.

Of course we all want the next Belichick, but my point was that if he stays in his lane and let the coordinators do their job we could be much improved despite him.

It depends on how everyone's role is defined. When Rhule was making the decisions about personnel we made mistakes compounded by an inexperienced staff. With competent people running all phases of the actual football program and good office folks making personnel decisions, it means he can let the football folks do their job while he oversees everything but doesn't have to micromanage everything. Rhule was a good college football guy but not a great NFL football guy although he is learning. If he allows his folks to do their job then no he doesn't have to know everything or be the smartest guy in the room. Often HCs spent more time managing people and herding cats than they do making up gameplans and doing Xs and Os.

Tepper appears to like Rhule in the rah rah role so he brought in football folks to run the front office and to actually coach the players. This could work. Let Rhule do what he does best which is talk and use slogans and let the actual football folks do what they do best.

Truth is I hope Fitterer trades back a few times and gets us more picks. I hope that they have done their work and find good pieces for our team throughout the draft. I will wait to see how they do before throwing everyone under the bus.

I think the Saints will try to get down to 5 or lower to get Pickett. It fits their style and screws Tepper for taking Horn who they were trying to move up to take last year before we rained on their parade. Kills 2 birds with one stone. I think we trade back if we can or get our LT. None of these qbs are worth hitching your wagon to versus a safe OT.

I have heard that he has very colorful language as he works with the players.

I don't know if he would have played for us or not. With a better coaching staff versus last year I think we will be improved defensively and with some real offensive gameplanning and playcalling we could be competitive. Frankly Rhule is fine as a cheer leader and process manager, if he will let the football guys actually do their job. Signing Donte instead of Gilmore is a huge mistake unless Gilmore absolutely didn't want to be here.

Since this is a team sport. Individual stats better tell how much that player contributes to the record. In that case he is anything but elite.

So he won't even be able to throw until August, has no experience in our system and has only succeeded when the offense is tailored to his limitations which is one read only. I can't see how that is any better than what we have in Darnold. I would go Mayfield. I think his recent fall from grace and little interest in acquiring him should quell much of that ego and douchbaggery behavior. His comments about wanting to go to a fans cubicle and boo them like he gets on Sunday is likely something all athletes think about when things go poorly. They just don't say it out loud like he did.