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I - Incomplete There are way too many unknowns to evaluate him at this point. Robby went from a 1,000 yard receiver to a non-factor. Is that because he sucks and locking him up was a bad deal? Or is Sam the problem? We don't know. Sam, is he as bad as he looks because he's bad or is he bad because he's being David Carr'd behind this garbage line? We don't know. (Before you say it, no, we really don't) The O-Line, Does the line suck? Oh yeah, it sucks. It could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. Jaycee, could we have drafted a O-Lineman instead of Jaycee? Yeah. But one rookie does not an offensive line make. It all comes back to the line, and fixing the line wasn't a 1-year job. The defense is a revelation. And I'd like to see what the man responsible for it can do with an off-season dedicated to fixing the offense.

I'm not sure I've ever rooted for Slye harder than I will when he could possibly improve our draft position.

We're still 4-5. Don't kid yourself, there's a LONG way down from here. At the end of the day, the only thing different than last week when we won, is our Offensive Line got further degraded mid-game, and Darnold looked terrible against a HOF head coach who has played against Sam Darnold 7 times in 4 years. Are we really surprised he knew how to exploit him? I'm not saying we're good, and I'm not saying we've got a lot to look forward to this year. We're looking rough, and with yet ANOTHER offensive line starter out for the year, I don't feel like we're at any risk of improving. What I am saying is with the talent we have available, I don't think an regime in the league could be doing better. And a regime change is a hard reboot. I'd much rather see the coaching staff that's put together one of the fiercest defenses in the league in less than 2 years have a chance to address the offense this off-season, than start all over again.

Yeah, who doesn't love a regime change every 2 years? I like following the Lions model after all, so I'd be so fuging excited! Anyone rooting for this is rooting for another decade of mediocrity.

It doesn't matter. It's the line. No QB will look good or have the chance to succeed behind our second and third string line, who would struggle to make a scout team for most other franchises. Sam's looked bad, but I still don't think we can evaluate him. As a pro, we've only ever gotten to see him behind a terrible line. I doubt we'll see him next year, because the fans will have soured on him, just like they did with Teddy and demand a change. But until the line gets fixed, it's just gonna be this pattern of bring in QB, QB looks like crap because he's running for his life, fans turn on QB, trade/draft/spend FA dollars on new QB, repeat.

Yeah, the NFL leader in drops is a problem

At this point I don't even care about winning anymore. I just want to see us end someone's career on the Patriots.

I haven't seen any Rodgers Rate commercials lately. That almost makes it worth it.

OBJ is a head case WR the likes of which we haven't seen since TO. And a head case WR is terrible for any QB, especially one who is still developing. Terrible for Mayfield, and butt-fuging AWFUL for Sam.

Okay, if I had any sympathy for him (in the sense that him throwing his whole life away was a tragedy on top of the loss of life) that just completely erased it. Hammered drunk. Armed. Traveling NASCAR speeds on public streets. He's too dumb to have a place in society. Fug him forever.

Fug you for being so dishearteningly correct.

Well, I did call it an "accident." My point was less about comparing the severity and culpability and more that news of the Rust accident is pervasive. As illustrated in this thread. Everyone has not only already heard about it, but already has an opinion on it. Ruggs and Little are guilty of pretty much the exact same thing. But people already heard about Ruggs, and had opinions about it long before it was widely being reported. If that had happened in the 90s, when Little's fatal collision happened, I doubt we'd even be aware of it, because it's doubtful it would have even been covered in East Coast news outlets.

Just read up on Leonard Little. Damn that's infuriating. And then 6 years after getting his hand slapped, he's pulled over for a DWI again. But, this day in age, I just don't think that's possible anymore. In the era of the Internet, 24/7 news, social media, and the much derided "cancel culture," you can't hide that poo anymore. Back in the late 90s, the news cycle was a lot slower. Little, his lawyer, the NFL, they had time to huddle, collaborate and decide what was "in everyone's best interest" and put their PR spin on it before it ever got reported on. Look at the Alec Baldwin "Rust" accident. If that had happened 20 years ago, it would have been like one of those, "You know Matthew Broderick killed someone?" kind of things. But with the rapid availability and dissemination of news, it's out in the public before it has the chance to get brushed under the rug. Can't happen anymore. It would be a PR disaster if the Raiders kept Ruggs, or anyone picked him up. He's done. Say what you will about "PC, outrage, cancel culture," but dammit, it holds famous people accountable the way it never did before.

I'm honestly shocked that the Rav 4 driver was the one killed based on these photos. Can't believe Ruggs walked away with scratches.

You're not wrong. But I had to poo you for writing it.

DUI Resulting in a Death? Fug the NFL, his days of Freedom are numbered. ...Robby to Las Vegas?

This is Fitterer we're talking about. Get him enough 6th round picks, a phone, and a teenth, and I'm pretty sure he could get us back in to the end of the second round.

If they're looking to pay someone millions of dollars to watch a football game happen, I'll kindly volunteer.

Jeez. Calm down, people. It's just an extra arm for practice.

Going all in for a Super Bowl title this year. ...must be nice.

I think velocity might be a factor. I could catch a fastball from Teddy. Trying to catch Sam's heater would probably break my fingers, and then my nose.

Matt Ryan had 146 passing yards. Mike Davis was their third leading receiver. The middle linebacker being targeted for 6 receptions means the homerun ball wasn't there, or Ryan didn't have time to let it develop. I'm okay with that, and I'm okay with Carter keeping the play in front of him. Let them catch some underneath stuff. We held the Falcons to 213 yards and 13 points. Clearly the defensive strategy worked more than PFF scores matter.

Not getting my hopes up. But we have an outside shot at the second wildcard spot. Especially if we own a good Divisional record.

Oh man, I love the shot of that empty stadium.

This defense is really good. They looked bad the last few weeks just because they had so much time on the field with the offense being so incompetent. When rested, this is champion quality D. The offense has to catch up before we're a playoff contender.