rayzor

so how about this....if we're sitting there at 1 and the raiders (who are obviously looking for a QB) come knocking offering to trade for 1, would you do it knowing that they'd likely be taking Ward?

So you didn't watch it.

i think they've been trending heavily towards NO patience whatsoever with newer QBs. They expect immediate results and a large part of it doesn't have to do with winning strategies...it has to do with winning the fans over and keeping fans happy. What Tepper has been doing (and failing at) is a microcosm of what the league has been doing (and failing at) for years. He just fails at a quicker pace than everyone doing what everyone else has been doing (and failing at).

after reading that, i don't know if you watched the video.

I hope it's a good one to watch and that y'all have fun however it turns out.

Some will be good and even great. Most will not, regardless of where they are drafted. You really can't tell how good or bad a QB is until you've given them a chance to develop. I say i don't think Bryce will ever be a good one, but he hasn't had a good chance to develop so while it's unlikely he will ever be good until he has a chance to sit back and learn and be mentored we won't know 100%.

all that said...i don't think Bryce will ever be successful.

QBs that could be good are never really given what they need or the time they need to develop. the unrealistic expectation is that they start day one. the reality is that very few, even among those who are taken early, can start day 1. we need a farm league. teams who draft QBs early should not be drafting QBs early if they expect the QB they draft to be able to start right away. Stroud succeeding early is not at all the norm. most QBs fail when asked to start day 1. that's the reality.

NFL is pretty much far behind every other professional sports at developing key personnel.

Been listening to a lot of Stevie Wonder lately. Guy is a musical and lyrical genius. Chorus always takes me by surprise on this one. Just doesn't seem like a natural direction to take, but it works and it sticks in your head. Very much an underappreciated talent especially from the 60s and 70s.

Bryce sucks but if you're his teammate, you don't throw him under the bus like he did. You don't be an ass. You be a grown ass man about it. Diontae is living up to the rep he gained in Pittsburgh. He's kind of good, but he's an ass. He's a short termer with any team he goes to. Ravens are desperate for a good receiver, but they know he's an ass so they weren't going to offer much for that punk bitch.

piss off.

anxious to see him on the field.

That's not how I read that. I read that as a "no comment". If he was perceived as a good teammate, they would have said it. They would have likely said it if he was only mildly annoying. Saying nothing.....that's the equivalent of "yes, that guy was a cancer. But we're not going to come out and say it."

Watch us start winning games now

i'm on the BPA train this coming year. Don't really care who it is or what position they play. Most years i don't feel like this...but this year, yeah, absolutely. best player. and we'd actually be better off listening to the consensus mocks...which isn't bad right now. https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/big-boards/2025/consensus-big-board-2025?pos=ALL just do BPA all through the draft. just get talent. more and more talent.

we were looking for the next drew brees/russel wilson instead of just looking for a really good QB. we tried being clever instead of being smart.

we need to learn how to punch.

pretty much my thoughts when i saw that. i couldn't hate him more than i do. it just hurts that he can say it and it not be arguable.

But it wasn't negative yardage...right? Oof

I had to pee.

You've got too much time on your hands. You might need a new hobby.

I haven't been watching. Been at a cheerleading competition watching my daughter's squad all day. I don't regret it. And I hate cheerleading.

I don't even care anymore. Could have been a fun year.