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I don't even believe New England fans like Brady's personality. They were kinda celebrating his arrogance towards the end but I think they dropped that bit when he dumped them.

He'll probably be ok but what will make it insufferable is the entire network slobbing on his knob constantly

I still think he can be. If he's the dynamic playmaker he was billed as then the playbook last year didn't give him much room to work. Canales coached Wilson so I expect him to be better than Reich in that regard from day 1.

14 hours ago, frankw said:

Really one of the biggest talking points about Bryce Young pre-draft  that was supposed to translate and separate him from the rest of the draft class was ability to improvise within the pocket and buy himself time to make plays and make use of his processing ability.

But then I guess the staff got him in Carolina and got a good look at the footwork and all that went out the window.

This is the craziest part of the whole situation to me. It wasn't just that he's no Mahomes he was truly bad at improvisation last season. I'm pinning my hopes on it being the coaching because I can't believe that he could have so much success going off script in college, despite his weaknesses, and then not have that carry over into the NFL at all.

Works great when you have prime Russell Wilson and Beast Mode. Tall order for our guys.

I like to see the fire. Ian's timid reaction to replacing Greg was a red flag looking back:

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"I think my first couple years were solid. I'm not really a person that likes to look into the future. But I'll do my best to make sure I'm preparing for the next upcoming season as much as I can," Thomas told Joseph Person of The Athletic. "Hopefully, that's a good thing and that's a great season ahead of me. But I like to live in the now."

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There's a chance the team could still look to address his position through the draft and/or free agency so Thomas isn't ready to claim the No. 1 spot. But he hopes it'll be his sooner rather than later.

"I think so. But, I mean, I'm not sure how everything is going to pan out," he said. "But, yeah, that's what I'm hoping for."

On 5/9/2024 at 8:15 PM, t96 said:

Would’ve considered going to Germany if it was the Chiefs as rumored a year ago. Giants I don’t think so

And I'd go if it was in Jersey. Wack. 

Hate to see talented careers cut short. Good luck to the man.

2 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

Good! It's time for him to get even more acknowledgements for what he did on the field and what he has done off the field.

A couple of incidents in practices have been hung around his neck like an albatross. Deserved or not, he has more than redeemed himself for all of the good he has done. 

Sorry, I love Smitty.

I was worried they would always overshadow his accomplishments but they're just footnotes now. He put in the work to become a better man for his own sake and his family's. One of the best redemption arcs I've seen. 

15 hours ago, CRA said:

See, I think Leggette is better suited to play w/ a Rattler.  Rattler gambles, has an arm and plays aggressive. 

Bryce wants players to be Bama college open or he is going safe more often than not.  Leggette is a let me try to make a play WR.  

I disagree. For better or worse Bryce likes to throw floaters to predetermined areas regardless of what the reciever is doing and bringing those down is XL's bag. I wanted Ladd but I think this was right call. Burners and slot recievers are a dime a dozen but legit jump ball specialists are not.

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Caveat - It’s also been quietly mentioned in some media outlets that Frank and the staff preferred to draft CJ Stroud and might have tanked the season intentionally to get fired, all speculation.

Why is it so hard to accept that Reich just can't coach? There doesn't have to be a conspiracy behind it. Indianapolis knew.

Doesn't even make sense. If Reich didn't want him why protect him with that Fisher Price ass playbook? He could have just drawn plays without any regard for Bryce's ability and let the kid embarass himself if he couldn't execute.

18 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

How do you figure he will redshirt for a year? All indications are he will be ready for training camp.

I just don't want him on a low snap count all year. I hope you're right but I fear they're using Sanders as a premium insurance policy.

I get it but I feel like dude's going to have to be Gurley 2.0 to justify redshirting him a year. We have more pressing needs and $30m already tied up in RBs.

I think this is cool actually and a much better way for him to be "involved." Tepper popping up around the city being the teams most an obnoxious fan.

Bojangles XL ads about to go crazy

JPJ, Frazier, or McConkey

3 hours ago, *FreeFua* said:

Trade up for a guy that would’ve been there tomo

the more things change the more they stay the same 

It's a good deal. They basically traded 141 for a 5th year option on Legette and they still have 142. 

I want Ladd because a young CMC/Theilen type with Bryce could be crazy but a jump ball specialist to pull down those deep floaters is intriguing

10 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Wilson got time behind AR and still nothing clicked, I do agree Lance was just bad and he had such limited college tape 

Rodgers impressively might be an even worse mentor than Favre was

With how bad the playcalling got I would have done the same

Here's where being a firsthand witness to Fitterer's downfall might pay off 

Throw the bag at Dawn Staley

Cliff did us a solid and is leaving gracefully. Respect. 

I'm sure he's not wrong but he's got a lot of nerve. 

1 hour ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

I stand corrected. Ron did a good job with the team culture

On 4/12/2024 at 9:24 AM, CRA said:

Cam Newton was the greatest shortage yardage weapon in NFL history.  Cam was a unicorn as a runner.  Ron embraced it which IMO was the right call and most coaches would have never done it.  Embracing what made him special.  On and off the field.  Ron did both. 

I still think Ron gets too much hate on Cam.  The real injustice was the roster around Cam, not how Cam was used.  

 

I can't give him off the field after the tie nonsense