Khyber53

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.

Dude, take a moment. Breathe.

Quite possibly the most impactful MLB of all time. He richly deserves that bust in the Hall. Now if we could get him into coaching down the road...

Good for him! That sophomore year in the NFL is a tough one for receivers. Something tells me he's going to be fine.

The pro bowl has been pointless forever. Now the old QB challenge contest they did... that was fun. And Jake won it one year.

Jets gonna Jet.

I agree wholeheartedly. A lot of "principled" people in the WWE were willing to go ahead and do it for a price. Me, I hated it because the Royal Rumble is my flat out favorite event of the year for the WWE. And if I'm correct, the only real "surprise" entrant into either Rumble was the addition of whichever Bella twin we haven't been dealing with again for the past six months. Those gals just aren't up to the performance levels of the current women's roster.

Hmmm... not bad, not bad. Could very well be. Beard color is right for Otis... but not the rest of him.

And the guy in the black hoodie had to be CM Punk. Kind of tipped their hat on that one with him on in the pre-show talking with the folks at the desk and then he wasn't on the card for the matches... Sloppy guys, sloppy.

That seemed pretty stupid. I kept thinking they'd only sold out about half the arena.

While I really hope things pan out for the young man, sometimes you've got to make a calculated guess on your returns. I wanted so bad to see us use our first round pick on a LB, C or TE this season, but I think this one injury changes everything. I might suggest taking the best and the second best OTs available in the draft with our first and second round picks. The injury to Icky really makes the first one a good choice and an affordable one. And Moton, who is long in the tooth, needs someone in the wings behind him. This also means that BC is going to need to get a contract for this upcoming season both as a starter at LT and to train the younger player behind him. Also it means that we need to extend a solid contract to Cade Mays and lock him down as our Center for the next four years. Maybe Icky can recover fully and be a starting LT again, but the odds aren't in his favor. Maybe he could be back in line to play as a guard right as our current starters' contracts wind down. It's not pretty having to spend all your picks and money on the line, but it seems to be the wise investment in light of everything.

1. Sadly, it's just too early to tell with Icky. And the draft will have come and gone before we have anything, FA, too probably. Njiman was good, but there's dollars to be invested there as well. This is really our biggest puzzle to figure out. And Moton on the other flank is getting long in the tooth, too. 2. Coker: Pay the man WR2 money. 3. Most WRs take three years before you really know what you've got. We'll know for sure by the end of this one and he's still on a relatively inexpensive rookie contract. Now if someone comes calling for a good, good trade... 4. This is the make or break for good teams vs bad teams. And depth development is essential. We've had a bit of that but there isn't a spot on our line that doesn't have worries except for maybe on guard. 5. I think you draft the best ILB, the smartest one in the first round and don't look back. People lost their poo here on this board when we "wasted" a pick on Luke Kuechly. 6. Yeah, I think Chuba is a workhorse. But we need to be more decisive in his use. Still not sure Rico doesn't come back next season, too. He'll get to see the marketplace first, though, and we'll offer similar numbers to him.

We're just going to keep chasing this dog around the same tree again and again aren't we? I figure, he's going to get next season to prove it, no reason wasting much debate over it right now, no matter how I feel. So I'm pulling the ripcord on this and baling out.

I mean, if you could tell before he ever took a snap... ammiright? Reality, my friend, shows a massive history of the best QBs taking time to come up to speed. Those that didn't are very, very rare. Manning, Rogers, Manning, Young, Montana, Stabler, Bradshaw, Staubach, Favre ... the list of those that took a few years to either get off the bench or make it on the field just goes on and on. The list of those thrown into the fire and just getting burned up is even longer. There's no magic crystal ball. There's just good coaching, patience and a helluva lot of luck in these picks.

This 100 percent. No matter how good a QB is coming out of college, they can't make up for the other 52 guys on the roster or the 20 or so coaching staff members. And the higher the pick, the worse situation they are often getting into. I still contend that we're only now beginning to get a decent groundwork to BEGIN evaluating Bryce and his potential or lack thereof.

You had me at mauling. If he's got brains, too... Centers have to, have to, have to be smart.