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If that is the case, we made a great trade. If we are relying on a WR to help our QB read defensive coverages, yikers... It sucks, but I think we all have our final info on Bryce - the guy is not a franchise QB

I can't see it happening this year.

and most really good QBs are nickel and diming folks these days because the league really fixates now on sitting in 2 high shell these days to take away those deeper balls (big shift to those 2 high S looks in recent years). But with Bryce teams aren't having to devote energy to taking that away and it impacts coverage elsewhere. You see that with S play for example vs Bryce. Makes his intermediate passing more difficult.

Well if you can find the interviews you can put the pieces together. There was some tension during and after the game. It was the sign that Frank was a dead man walking. The was other clues leading up to that game that let me know the knives were out in BOA but I couldn't prove it until the Seattle game when he started Dalton and completely changed the play sheet. That was a FU to Tepper and Fitterer.

Much like Arizona where it seemed like we always win against them, we always seem to go 1-1 against the Falcons. Should we lose... absolutely. Could we accidently win and cock over our draft position? Possibly

Btw I am glad this came up because it is a good story. I guess that is subjective but I liked it.

As long as Bryce is our QB, I have to believe the odds heavily favor whoever is playing us.

Agree. There may be one or two times where he hit someone in stride or put it out there for a WR to go get it but I struggle to recall them.

I think this is likely a comfortable Atlanta victory. They have a pretty punishing running attack that should give us fits. Obviously, if Bryce turns the ball over early and often, it will be a hole we have to dig out of like last week. I don't think they are going to take their foot off the gas as much as the Cardinals did.

Not much to tear down on the roster. A few contracts to dump but really pretty bare bones due to years of poor management and not being able to get more expensive people to come into their mess. 100% on holdovers. The problem is the Teppers will be a part of the hiring at some level, which they have failed at in every way. I can't see a way around that hurdle unless it's pure luck at this point.

Like I said, it doesn't matter how far he can or cannot throw the ball. Most (95%) of the game is played within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage anyway. Having a big arm is plus for sure but not completely necessary. Height and weight is up there and I would argue more important than arm strength. Accuracy and being able to function under pressure is priority number 1 if you ask me.

A serious mid-week question: If you were forced to pick who'll win straight-up for this week's game, who's your choice? Carolina or Atlanta? Pros for Carolina: finally, a home game. Carrying over some of the excitement from last week's last 5 minutes. Division rival, chip on our shoulder to prove we can win, etc. Cons: some key injuries, XL. And, well.... (waves hands around) all that other stuff Pros for Atlanta: uh, they won last week? (reason for the question: weekly office football pool has the matchup on the sheet and I'm debating which to go with)

we have the same OLine and 2 1k rushers from last season. Is the run game bad because teams are stacking the box because there is no fear of Bryce beating them deep?

The Cardinals game was crazy. Everyone with the facemasks with fangs on them. Night game too. The city is really ready to go crazy for a team I believe, we just can't get any kind of consistent results. Combined with the Hornets/Bobcats it's just giga depressing.

I think his placement on deep balls is more often than not, just bad. When it comes to downfield balls, Bryce generally makes life hard. You actually don't need a cannon for the vertical stuff on the sidelines. Some of the best deep throwers really are just well placed lobs. . Now the deep middle? Yeah, I like a strong arm. Bryce never really sets up a WR to go get it. If you get in position and beat your guy he is going to turn it into a 50/50 letting the defender contest it or make you have to worry about staying in bounds.

We need a full scale tear-down and rebuild. Done properly this time. No more holdovers from the previous regime. If Morgan goes, Canales goes, all the scouts and front office personnel go and all the assistants go. Hire someone to actually consult and build an organization, not just put together a staff.

Well im sure some were drops if you look at each one. I'm not interested enough to look. It doesn't matter if he can throw it a mile at this point. He's just not an nfl qb.

I think the coaches don’t want opponents to see his limited range. I don’t think it’s a secret at this point though.

Every pass over 30 or more in his career has been incomplete if NexGen is correct. I don't think it is all on the coaches just not asking him enough.

I'm not saying he has a big arm. I'm saying he at least can chunck it 40 yards. Why we don't take more shots is a mystery.

In the nfl he hasn't thrown many at all. Thats on the coaches.

That was Frank's excuse after the game when he was asked about it. Young was visibly upset on the sideline and in his interview after the game. All he would say is the coach makes the decisions and he trusts the coaches. When asked about his shoulder he said he felt fine.

There's always going to be mistakes in the draft, it's a crapshoot in a lot of ways. Our problem isn't just bad drafting, though it's a big part of our problem. Don't oversimplify it. It seems like Tepper and his gang of clowns sit around and see if they can come up with new ways to fug up a football organization. We draft bad. We make bad decisions in FA. We give big money to the wrong players in house. We hire bad GMs and coaches. The scouts are either ignored or completely suck. There's not much of anything that we do right. It goes far beyond just the draft.

I’m suspicious of his arm for sure.

I can't find an incompletion over 44 yards. And I can't find a completion over 28. Not saying they don't exist but NextGen doesn't have anything greater for either on his passing charts. Bryce probably could get it 50 but like most big throws he makes he isn't going to make it unless he pretty much has enough time to get set