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I’m all aboard on Sonny Styles. Impressive game vs. Indiana and exactly what we need to take our defense to the next level. He should go somewhere around our pick.

I have to disagree with your statement that Bryce has proven he’s capable of playing at a high level. He’s done it maybe 2-3 times out if 30+ games, so they are outliers until he does it a couple of times. And maybe we grade differently, imo the game against the Rams was far from great. I loved the two 4th down conversions, but the rest of the game was meh. Kyle Allen and a lot of other backups have also had a few good games. But that is not enough to prove you belong.

I look at this the same way I look at my golf game. If I can just go from the occasional birdie to consistently make birdies, I can become a pro. But that will never happen. And I view Bryce the same way. A lot of QBs can have a good game or two, but doing it consistently is something they will never be able to do.

Thank you for sharing. I think Ellis is way off. I don’t think he has any inside info, but he’s buying in to the old way of thinking. Bryce is a sunk cost st this point, and Tepper as an investor recognize that. Tepper makes a lot of mistakes, but he also wants to win badly, so I don’t think he has any issues cutting his losses.

Letting Bryce “prove it again” was the best way to eliminate any confusion for people thinking Bryce is the answer after the previous game. It shouldn’t be needed, but for some reason it was. This finally made the media buy in on what most of us already knew. So, while the game was terrible, this is the one strong positive coming out of it.

I think we’ll have a complete reset after this year. We got some good pieces in the draft this year, and next years draft is super strong. I would expect Ball, Miles etc. to be traded during the season. That would allow for us to finally build things the right way.

I would also try to trade Bryce, he needs to be off the roster, would be a distraction if he stayed

I’m also on the Jameis + Howell or Lance and draft a QB to sit at minimum a year. I’m looking at Sellers or the Cincinnati QB Sorsby.

Do we include QBs from College and CFL as well, or is it NFL only?

That was my reaction too. He hasn’t looked great this year, but the situation around him sounds terrible. If you draft him and allow him to sit for a year or two, the upside is very high. Sure there is risk involved, but such upside.

Here’s a really good Sellers article if you have access to the Athletic. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820722/2025/11/20/nfl-draft-2026-scouting-lanorris-sellers-film/?source=user_shared_article

If a good developmental QB like Sellers is available mid to late in the first round AND we have a plan to bring a vet in and let him sit and learn for 1-2 years, then I’m all for it.

As expected there are a couple of new names emerging, one I’m interested in is Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby

If they can’t afford to sign their next wave of young talent, trading for Jack Campbell would be perfect for us. But that is most likely a dream…

How would you have taken the guy who was picked ahead of us? That makes no sense.

What’s the story on Jayden Maiava? Never seen him play, great stats and size.

This is from college, in response to the poster claiming Bryce was a great deep ball passer in college.

In 2021, Young only completed 10 passes of 20 yards or more, resulting in a 36.1% completion rate on such throws, according to AL.com. This was significantly less than other Alabama quarterbacks like Mac Jones in 2020 (29 completions, 58%) and Tua Tagovailoa in 2018 (24 completions, 57.1%).

Haha, yeah we 100% need a new QB, but if we sign someone, not sure who, Reese is sure looking like someone we need.

The lack of urgency, and occasional lack of effort, is what really bothers me

I record the games so I can watch the full game but fast forward through all the other stuff. So I’m just having lunch with the wife and watch the game tonight. I highly recommend this approach.

I’m torn on this one. Not sure who we can attract. Getting a younger less experienced coach is probably our only choice, but then you also need to give them some time to develop. Not impressed with DC so far, but he just started his second year. What could he do with a different QB?

T-Mac is what people thought Harrison would be last year. A fantastic pick for us.

I’m all for Jameis. He’s matured a lot, still really goofy, but a strong vocal leader. He will no doubt create a ton of turnovers, but he’ll also give the offense a chance to develop our young talent. And we would have a chance in every game to score a lot.

I would start scouting QBs for next years draft really close. And I would try to trade for Jameis Winston as the stop gap. It wouldn’t be pretty, but it sure would be entertaining. As a bonus, our young WRs and TEs would thrive.