Carl Spackler

I’m not saying you have, I’m just addressing the claim he hasn’t improved. He has, and he showed it against Houston and then just made some bad rookie decisions against Indy. He needs to bounce back from that. But people want epic games every week and for a myriad of reasons — a certain LT among them — that’s unrealistic.

If it works I don’t care much. If it detracts from a guy’s game it’s an issue. I don’t think that caused a turnover Sunday near as much as just not good decisions.

Did you skip Week 8 like most people in this thread? He definitely looked improved —couple folks scrambling to delete where they said that — and I’ve already addressed how he’s likely to not often be that good this year but he won’t throw three picks every week either. People on here are just so manic.

Beat me to it

his average game this year will be better than yesterday's but probably worse than the Houston game. Selective memory from some on here have them forgetting the great plays he made that game, that they continue to parrot he can't do. Additional examples of selective memory include, conveniently ignoring his LT is the worst in the league. But Bryce's gotta be better. He IS better than yesterday -- and he needs to prove that.

I felt like, mechanically, he was off. Decision-making was way off and his accuracy wasn't there, nor was his confidence. I liked his willingness to scramble and run for first downs -- he's gonna have to do that more often because it adds a much-needed wrinkle. He's better at it than he seems to think. I don't subscribe to the "noodle arm" BS because he's fit throws into tight windows (Thielen, 4th and 2, comes to mind) but the decision-making has to be better and sadly, the line and WRs need to give him more help than they're capable of providing.

I thought he looked great against Houston. Commanded the offense, made some damn good throws spinning out of trouble or hitting guys in stride, and made the plays to win. Yesterday was the first "what the hell was that, Bryce?" game. Wonder if he'll bounce back.

They also had CMC and Moore. Or Cam and CMC. The game plans have sucked and you've gotta respect throwing out plays that get yards, and stubbornly continuing to call plays that don't, though.

Didn't Young do that last week?

Nope. That's why I set the bar at winning at least once every year. That's the bar as long as he's the owner.

OK.

I’ve gotten the Alex Smith vibe — but people are mad and hurt and desperate for Randy Fasani comparisons

Hell, if a guy with a worse TD-INT ratio and a worse QB rating is better because reasons, I guess we can safely say Bryce is better than half the league as long as you don’t look at stats and pretend the games didn’t happen

Yeah I mean they didn’t happen in real life and they’re not in the box score either, but they’re there because you made them up and want them to be there.

I think I just showed definitive proof the facts actually say yes lol

Must’ve made them on defense, because it wasn’t on offense.

When they say poo they don’t even believe, I do

A lot of what you said is valid but this made me audibly laugh. These stats are worse than Young’s by far

Bro, hold up — half this fan base didn’t support Bryce after the first possession of the opening preseason game. Now, I mean, you don’t even believe what you just wrote.

Looking at what Baker Mayfield did here vs what he’s doing in TB should speak far louder than the same posters who say “Bryce is the worst QB since Jeff Lewis,” “Darnold is the worst QB since Jimmy Clausen,” “Baker is the worst QB since Randy Fasani,” “Teddy is the worst QB since Dameyune Craig” There’s one common thread: Tepper.

Not sure of that https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2022/10/20/andy-dalton-throws-two-pick-sixes-64-seconds-vs-cardinals-tnf/10557548002/

Not really. It sets you back two years. And what difference does it make if Tepper’s still making the hires and the draft picks? None.

I look forward to 205 yds, TD, INT, then seven different versions of “Is Bryce The Worst QB Who Ever Lived” threads with the same six posters in each one

You're giving the OL a pass huh?

Ask Bill Belichick.