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Pie for not having to listen to the Washington announcer nut over a three yard run by Brian Robinson ever again.

Offense Really like Higgins, Smith, Zylstra, and Ricci from the one’s. Thought Brown, Kirkwood, and Wright did some nice things with the two’s and three’s. Mays also had a nice outing besides his false start. Defense Thought Xavier Woods played well in his brief action. Had a nice pass break up and couple of open field tackles. Barno and Brandon Smith looked really good with the two’s, Barno factored in on both turnovers. Myles Hartsfield had a real nice game and he just keeps getting better. Marquan McCall did some good things from the DT spot and he might just earn himself a practice squad position. ST’s Shi Smith will make Roberts expendable, it’s nice to not have to worry about kicker anymore (thanks Zane), Hekker is still one of the best in the business, and J.J. can still do it all, had a nice tackle today. Brandon Smith also made a couple nice plays on special teams.

Okay that makes sense. I don’t necessarily think a guy has to sit to develop. In some cases they might… for instance I don’t think the Jets should have trotted Zach Wilson out there last year… but as others have mentioned, Mahomes could have started and the Chiefs could have ironed everything out as they went along. Corral, I don’t he could start, I think the learning curve is very steep in regards to where he’s coming from. One reason that I think he should be getting a lot of preseason reps because it’ll be his only in game action this year barring some sort of disaster. Howrver, I do like a lot of the intangibles that Corral possesses so I’m personally not writing him off yet and think he could develop into a good stating QB or at worst a very good backup.

I mean I think that’s where we are. Can our coach develop a third round QB or is our only choice to suck so bad that we get to take a Young or Strong type of player. I’d venture that most probably don’t think Rhule will be able to develop Corral, so from there, I can understand the concern.

I agree with that, I also don’t think Corral is some mental midget that we just trotted out on the field. I think the speed of the game was too fast for him and he wasn’t used to that type of pressure. I said before that I thought Howell and Willis would preform better than most QB’s out of the gate because they were coming from teams who had ungodly OL’s. Liberty gave up 52 sacks and UNC gave up 49. Most of these preseason games feature turnstiles at the OL position because a lot of the starters don’t play. So when you have guys come in who are already used to that type of pressure they automatically have a leg up. Ole Miss’s line wasn’t great but they were certainly better than the two above. So you add the simplified offense that Corral came from, the increased speed of the NFL, and the fact that he’s not used to running for his life every snap… it’s easy to see why he struggled. The kid is not ready but it doesn’t mean he won’t be. I think his learning curve is steep but the bottom line is that he has tools to work with and at the very worst I think a good coaching staff could turn him into a good backup.

Allen played out of the gate but he wasn’t ready, it’s obvious that he was developed cause he drastically improved… he wasn’t a finished project when he started. As for Mahomes, jaw dropping plays don’t always correlate to success, we along with no one else were at closed practices, so we have nice idea if he was reading defenses correctly. He came from an air raid offense that is notorious for how simplistic it is. What we can say now is that he sat and learned and when it was his time he had success. Rodgers, age has absolutely nothing to do with being developed. He could have been 40 and it wouldn’t have made a difference. The bottom line is that he had tools and his coaching staff worked him to harness those tools. Those three QB’s all possess great athleticism and great arm talent. Those are two things that Corral also has… if only for those reasons I’d argue that you have to give the kid at least a year before evaluating him because of the deep learning curve he has coming from an RPO offense. Mike Tomlin had some good comments on developing players. It’s not about what they can’t do but it’s about what they can do. If they have elite skills then good coaches can coach the mental side of the game to them. As for Corral, it’s now up to Rhule to do the work to coach him up.

Is this serious? The best QB’s in the game right now were all developed… Mahomes, Allen, Rodgers… So what.. someone came out with a study about developing QB’s… I’ll tell you right now that the study is inaccurate because that assumes that every QB is on a level playing field and throwing to the same receivers and has the same protection, and the same offensive line. QB’s can certainly be developed… now it’s rare for a player to go from bagging groceries to throwing TD’s in the Super Bowl but this idea that players are what they are when the enter the NFL is foolish. If we were looking at everyone’s in result then we wouldn’t need coaches.

Not a savior at all, think there’s two sides of the idiocy… the individuals that think he’s our savior and those that think he’s a bust. Realists understand that he’s coming from a very simplified offense where he wasn’t asked to process difficult concepts. We also see that he has tools such as athleticism and arm talent. No matter what, the wise decision is to revisit the convo next year.

My God, let the kid learn. It’s been one TC and he’s coming from an RPO offense. Regardless of how he did it, he just led the Panthers on a game winning drive. He didn’t turn the ball over and his athleticism drew a crucial penalty. Some of you have miserable lives and love pessimism or you always like to be right… if it’s the latter then God bless your loved one’s. I preferred Willis and Howell myself but Corral is our QB. Give the kid a break.

Always nice to win, going to bleach my ears out for the rest of the day. Hope I never have to listen to that Washington broadcaster again.

Think the game is too fast for Corral right now. Hasn’t been asked to read defenses before like he is now. The athleticism is there and from training camp reports, the arm talent is there. It’s certainly going to take some time for him to get the mental side down though.

Shi Smith has made Andre Roberts expendable.

Let’s see if Corral can lead the team to a win.

One thing about Howell is that he’s used to running for his life… Carolina had one of the worst OL’s in college football last year. Honestly think that prepared him quite well for the NFL… both him and Malik Willis. Both used to playing behind bad lines, it’s going to be a learning experience for Corral.

Know that feeling, lost my mom when I was 18 to glioblastoma. Even had the doctor that performed Ted Kennedy’s surgery at Duke as her doctor. Unfortunately no one beats glioblastoma.

Harmon looks to have stepped out bounds.

You’re a hockey fan so you’ll get this… it reminded me of when Nathan Gerbe fed a pass to Jeff Skinner where he got absolutely annihilated and then Gerbe felt so bad that he dropped the gloves.

Corral just got Kirkwood killed… second consecutive preseason that Kirkwood has gotten murdered.

Kalon Barnes sighting… all the rookies making plays.

Did not play.

Kentucky’s own… Marquan McCall.

They should… there’s three head coaches on the staff and one associate head coach.

That sack is on P.J. can’t hold on to the ball that long when the defense sends more blitzers than there are blockers. Good to see Zane picking up where he left off last year though… nice not to have to cycle through kickers anymore.

Practice squad has the change to have some real solid players on it… Spencer Brown, Derek Wright, Keith Kirkwood, etc..

I’ll say this… third down conversion rate has been ridiculously good.