Mr. Scot

My basic criteria: Bryce overachieves... Legette underachieves... From that standpoint, it's an easy decision.

Lizzy Canales or Ashleigh Morgan, I guess...

Not sure I do either. Not sure it'd look any less silly even if I did.

Left guard is, per numerous football guys, the easiest position to play on the line. If all you want is a backup left guard, okay. If you want a Geoff Hangartner style utility guy, well...

To be clear, my standards for a backup aren't gonna be the same for a starter, especially against a tough opponent. And I'd say my most recent impression is this: Bryce had a decent amount of time to throw on a lot of plays last game. Run push? Definitely subpar, but Bryce didn't end up taking the sh-tload of abuse I was expecting him to take.

Yeah...I think that's overstated. My take was that he'd be better at guard but our new OL coaches are making a believer of me. He's getting uglier

You defending Legette or just kibitzing?

Fair point. He did post an explanation of what he says happened but I forget what he said.

This is where we get into the distinction of "better player" vs "more important position". Bryce doesn't frustrate me as much as he just plain mystifies me. I sometimes feel like I have no idea what I'm seeing. I do however think it's fair to label him as "overachieving" in the context of our season. Legette? He frustrates me because I know what he ought to be capable of, but then I see what he actually does.

I think we're at the part of the season where the proverbial "rookie wall" may be affecting him a little. Don't care though. I'm a hundred percent glad he plays for us.

Thoroughly... Jerome Bettis once took part in a game where he had five carries for negative one yard. Did those stats define his importance in that game? I'm always gonna look at the role somebody plays as infinitely more important than their stats.

It is what it is

Hell, at least a small portion of our own YAC stats have been contributed by a guy we'd all like to see replaced. I'll repeat my own broken record statement once again...I'm just not that concerned with stats.

You can try, but it won't actually matter. Every single team in the NFL has weak spots, even the best teams. The "weak links" are still (rightly) given credit for their role in big wins, just like the best players on roster aren't exempt from blame for losing efforts... ...because it's a team sport. Acting like our team profile is somehow worse off isn't realistic for one... very... simple... reason. We have... a winning record. Are we gonna try to improve our weak spots? Of course. So is everyone else. But if you think the people in charge of those decisions look at Bryce the same way you do, I'd say you're in for a very rude awakening.

We're not immune from that either. Our O-Line has been battered more than a Long John Silvers fish filet.

The only yards I care about are the ones past the goal line.

I get what you're saying with this, but I think it's a little overstated. I'm happy with most of the guys you named. What I'll agree with though is that yes, Young has shown legitimate improvement in his passing and that progress should not be minimized, ignored or dismissed.

I'm not a big Sellers fan.

I feel as though anything like that is at least a year away.

There's honestly a part of me that could imagine Dan Morgan doing that.

Can't think of Chubba without remembering Mrs Rhule

If "most surprising" Is the criteria, it's probably gonna be one of the 95 games. Lord knows nobody had many real expectations then. Me personally though, I go with week one of 2003 vs the Jaguars. By halftime, we were all absolutely miserable

My Cowboy fan wife absolutely loves watching him make great plays for someone other than her team

There is discussion...

I'll take Jekyll and Hyde over just Hyde.