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so we essentially traded Perryman and a 6th for a bad kicker? That about right?

what it really sounds like isSam Darnold is new to the offense and also historically not very good to date. And the Panthers plan is to just have him safely check down and not ask much of him for awhile as they continue to work in their project. Reports have been pretty consistent that he has been just checking down in camp and playing it safe overall. Probably because he is being told to do that. But that isn't ideal. That is simply what you do with someone who you don't believe can or should have the O wide open IMO. it was clear Joe Brady ripped of the Sean Payton model and took it to LSU....and the risky deep shots are just as much part of the offense as the short yardage game. I think we are going to see a heavy CMC start to the season and a lot of small ball by design.

Yeah, Joe Brady and Sean Payton don’t employ the dink and dink mindset. At least not in NO historically (Payton/Brees in their prime) and LSU’s record year. they suck you in for the purpose of hitting you deep. The downfield ball being a key component. A complete and balanced pass attack.

Whoa! Pump your breaks. Did you just suggest that Matt Rhule just stands up in front of the press and slings bullshit and isn’t always honest to the reporters? because you would be right It was just yesterday he went into detail about the exact new freak injury that came out of nowhere that kept him off the field lol. and I have no problem with Rhule slinging nonsense. Its just a reminder to those that think everything he utters is indisputable truth…that he is a NFL coach.

Perryman and a 7th for a 6th.

I have never really heard Jets fans complain that he would lock onto WRs. Generally the knock was his decision making. Which is I why I have always consider his ceiling being a version of Jake Delhomme - minus the early career moxie Jake had that Tommy Jone took. Obviously a better athlete though.

Heck, at this point I don't think Rhule should even bother playing the starters. Our starters vs the guys the Steelers are going to sit on the bench or cut for a half? I think the fringe guys with nothing lose and everything to gain are the most dangerous. They are the least sound players and more likely to do something stupid and get someone hurt. Seems like a pointless risk/exposure. Obviously, all reps have injury exposure. But if you aren't even going to rep them against comparable talent.....it gets harder to justify exposing them IMO. I mean, I have seen coaches punish starters in preseason by keeping them in for an extra series to go against backups after disappointing. But just playing a half vs backups would be some weird stuff. Just a weird preseason. Reporter asked him today about the talent/competition disparity today and how he could actually get what he claimed he wanted with it. He gave a non-answer. As coaches do.

He was a free agent, they gave up nothing. Bills did a 1 year deal for 2M.

we need one of those community tryouts like in that Marky Mark movie.

JJ immediately after the draft...

if they aren't even risking their 2nd string QB....I would imagine you will see the bottom of the Steelers depth chart from start to finish.

I think it is best to compare their starts when looking at their limited NFL play. But everything has always been fair game in my eyes when talking about both. I’m not the one just cherry picking what should she shouldn’t be talked about

gotcha. Hard to keep up with your ever changing criteria. Totally cool to talk about PJ's game....but not that one that was just 17 games ago with Grier. Off the table. Game was probably in black and white.

Let's talk about it. Which Saints game did you want to talk about though? The one where PJ came in late and was horrible in a comeback attempt? Or the Saints game where Will Grier came in late and had an even worse completion % and QBR than PJ did in his.

You told me I couldn't talk about those games. You called it reaching to go back that far. So I steered the conversation to the criteria you selected. Is it now relevant again? and again, shitting on PJ isn't actually making case for Will Grier. It's just shitting on PJ. Which is easy to do.

I was comparing first half performances. It is the only fair comparison to make. And I am only talking about that because Mr Scott deemed everything else reaching. Make a good case for Will Grier then. The case for Will Grier seems to be ignoring how bad he also is....and just talking about how bad PJ is. Which he is. But that isn't actually making a case for Will Grier. and we all deep down know why the PJ/Grier topic is the probably the hottest debate of this offseason.....it's about what is in front of them.

I see you keep deeming everything irrelevant when it points to PJ. So in actual NFL games, the team has managed better with PJ. Irrelevant. In the recent preseason play, the offense has performed better with PJ. Also, irrelevant. I'd rather the team move the ball better and score vs having a guy who you can brag about pulling off a slightly better completion percentage. Name of the game is points and production. Maybe we should just find an even shittier version of Teddy Bridgewater to replace both PJ and Grier then. He would have a better completion % than these two.

I think they both suck, for the record. and just for the record, Joe Burrow had 115 rushing attempts when LSU set the world on fire in Brady's offense that year. and if Grier is better for this offense.....why has it moved better and had more production in the preseason with PJ?

So it's reaching to discus their actual play in the NFL. lol. Only 2021 preseason first half play (recent performance only)... PJ lead offense - 15 points (plus missed FG) Grier lead offense - 3 points (plus missed FG). PJ longest drive - 91 yards Grier longest drive - 53 yards PJ second longest drive - 81 yards Grier second longest drive 47 yards So I would say the Panther O moved the ball better and was more productive in the first half with PJ over Grier. Which echos what also happened in the actual NFL games when they saw the field.

In Will Grier’s one NFL start he took 5 sacks….and had a worse completion % than PJ did in his one start. He also had less yards, more INTs, less TDs, etc. Will Grier and PJ both aren't very good QBs. So yeah, I'll take the mobile QB given what our OL looks like. And again, PJ would be more useful prepping with our D before we play all the mobile QBs on the schedule.

KC I think is getting a little annoyed at him. He has followed up all those XP misses last year by missing this preseason

The reporters are also pretty blunt with what they are implying and the narrative being set with their questions at times….think some of that is Rhule dancing with them and just trying to run as counter to it as possible with an answer.

Not sure Nuk Hopkins would look elite with a busted Cam, Allen and Teddy throwing at him for 3 consecutive seasons.

I’ll guess the guy from Temple as next