Khyber53

I'm going to take the outlier here and say we post our first 10 win season in a loooong time. I think we are ahead of the curve in rebuild vs the rest of our division and I think we're seeing something grow culture wise. There's finally some grit in this team. My biggest concern right now is at our OT positions. I'm going to be honest here, I think Icky gets more credit than he has earned. He was the best on our team at LT but I'm not sure he'd crack the top half of the league in LTs, maybe not even the top 2/3rds. And on the right side, as much as I appreciate Moton for who he has been over the tough years for us, he's getting long in the tooth. There just isn't much tread left on those tires. I'm also not worrying about the Rico Dowdle loss because something tells me, he might be back here once he's tested the market. Our CBs and Safeties are better than advertised with a bit more depth than I think any of us predicted. QB... sheesh, I wish I knew what to say. A lot of bumpy road, a few smooth spots, a couple of great highlight reel moments, but more questions than answers. Oh, and I am hoping that XL gets it together and lives up to his potential. They always say it's year 3 for receivers and well, here we go big guy. Make something happen.

Plenty of good teams made it to Super Bowls and some even won with meh QBs. Takes solid defense, good offensive planning and play calling and a helluva lot of magic. And I think the great QB elevating a team thing is overplayed too much. History just doesn't bear it out. Sure, it can lift a moderately good team like Mahomes did with the Chiefs, or Hurts did with the Eagles. And one can argue about Brady and the Pats (or even Bucs) but if you look at those Patriot and Buccaneer teams... there was something very solid in place already. Heck, the whole idea that a single player can make or break an NFL team is vastly overplayed. The Cowboys have had a roster full of "star" players for decades now and have gotten bupkus in return. The Raiders have chased everything they could and have floundered mightily. The Giants have had star after star and nothing. It's just hard to sell posters of a team. Give the marketing people a star though...

Honestly, he's worth keeping and he's a known quantity, possibly one on the upswing. And isn't he capable of swinging to either tackle position? Given that, I'd make him a good but moderate offer. We may need him at either spot as a starter during the season, and probably at LT for the start. That's not going to be easier to fill than making use of the guy already on our roster who knows and has played alongside the other linemen. And his performance in games here was passable or better. Do we still draft someone for Tackle? Oh yeah. Always be building the line.

The guy is still recovering from a major, major injury. He's a locker room cancer. He's over 30. He sometimes requires the team ownership to intervene with local police over stupid poo. He's going to cost $20 million a year of salary cap with diminishing returns. Let's just let this one limp on by.

Can't disagree with him much. Really need that Defense QB at MLB this season. If there is one when we pick.

I've got nothing else to say really than: Ayup. Here we are again. Again. All we can really hope for is progress. If we improve as much again, it'll be good. If we don't, it'll be foretold.

I don't disagree with you and didn't in my original post. I said that at this moment, before the draft, before any kind of free agency and with literally no one on that bench beside him, Bryce is the starting QB. Doesn't matter earned, owed, promised or pinky-sworn. Right now, it's his job. But, going back to the original statement that you'd replied to, yeah, it gets old to hear the same takes even in light of new information. Stephen Wright used to have a joke about how he drove across the country but only had one cassette tape to listen to the whole way, but he couldn't remember what it was. We're kind of at this stage.

Dude, you're like a playlist with only one band on it.

Oh I have no doubt that Stafford is better. He's also one of the most experienced QBs in the league, has great protection, is taller, has a whole crew of top notch receivers and has a very aggressive play calling program that makes good use of tight ends and play action. Bryce, really doesn't have any of that at this time. But here's the deal... whether you, I or any of the other "experts" on this board think it should be otherwise, Bryce will be heading into our 2026 season as the starting QB for the team. We could sit back and just cry about it and gnash our teeth or just hope that Canales and crew know what they're doing and that they see something in practices and meeting rooms that we don't have access to that makes this the direction they are heading. That being said, right now, I think an even more pressing matter is who are we going to sit on the bench behind Bryce. His size, and a whole new slew of questions about our O-line, makes injury a possibility and there's always the what if he sputters out? Dalton, thanks for coming here but... I think it's time to hang up the cleats.

Why, you have to ask, would PFF skew the stats in such a way to get Bryce at the top of a list. Honestly, they didn't. That's just how the stats shook out. Probably because Bryce took fewer deep pass opportunities than most other starting QBs, but on the rare opportunities he took, he did quite well. And that fits in with what an unbiased eye might see out of Bryce and Canales right now... Developing starter QB, developing offensive identity. Which is probably what we have. You and I don't know the calls on each play. We can't see what Bryce sees (or can't see) from the pocket. But a group that watches and grades every play for basically every player looked down at their stat calculations and went: "Would you look at that? Who would have thunk it?" Just because it doesn't fit into our own narrative doesn't make it false.

I get ya. Really, I'm a best player available guy when it comes to picking where we are. And that is really what probably contributes to a lot of good teams being built for the long run, rather than those who find themselves regularly picking near the top of the draft. We've had our share of high picks...

If the Super Bowl showed anything it showed that the game is won in the trenches for sure. Both O-line just struggled with good front four defenses. We were on the cusp of having a seriously good o-line, but now... there's too much in the air. I'm not sure if there's a great OT available when we get to pick. 19 is farther back in the pack than we've chosen in a long time. If the guy isn't there, though, flip the narrative and grab the best Edge rusher available.

Eight days to breathe it all in before rushing back into the fray. At least for the Seahawks and Pats. Everyone else has had a head start.

Sometimes a guy suddenly falls into a crap ton of money and doesn't know what to do with himself or how to keep earning that money. I hope he wises up soon. The clock is running out for him. That being said, 3rd season is usually the one where most good to excellent wide receivers turn it around and become pros.

Headed to the in-laws for roasted beef tenderloin with Bernaise sauce. Then back home to watch the Patriots sputter out and the Seahawks take the rings.