mav1234

No Robert Hunt today...

Bengals D looking like the Panthers lol

I think their defense has improved the last few weeks. Or maybe it's the fact they played the browns lol

I wouldn't blame him lol but you never know.

I don't know why some of BYs biggest fans (not all of them, mind you - some recognize how good he has been) have to poo on Thielen. Dude is balling out. He's sneaky quick, slips behind defenses consistently and is one of the surest handed receivers we've ever had. I really am excited to see him with Bryce next year and after another full year with Canales, they seem to really have developed some chemistry.

... Specifically of the last few weeks. Because it isn't true earlier in the season. Young is making progress and Stroud is showing what happens when a team abandons the OL...

How is that different from the current system? Rankings the conference champions above everyone else doesn't make a ton of sense to me. Just take the last playoff rankings and roll with them.

He is, but he's also one of the leaders in pass breakups. I wouldn't mind a younger option we bring in during the draft but depending on what he wants he isn't a bad #2. It isn't his fault that our scheme never lets Horn move so he's always vs the other teams #1...

I'd like to see the byes go to the top teams regardless of if they won their conference or not, personally, with home field based on those rankings

I wish he'd let Canales and Morgan make the choice on the D side...I mean they're the ones whose job is at risk if the D doesn't make a turnaround (in the long term, multiple seasons way - short term they're obviously safe as long as the team overall starts improving )

I agree, tho some of that is my faith in our young weapons. I really wish we'd feature Coker like we tried to with Legette last week. I think he's something special. Limited snaps makes it hard to judge but his stats are pretty ridiculous for what little usage he's had (his yards per target is top ten in the league)

The source of that was posted just a few posts before yours. See https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-qb-index-week-18-2024-nfl-season

We're pretty much on the same page on the offense. And I think we'd have similar overall opinions, just slightly different takes. Hopefully we do get some depth and another decent receiving target, without once again sacrificing resources that are sorely needed by the defense. I just think we're more likely to find a better RB option in the draft and D options in FA, along with heavily investing in D in the draft. We do need some veteran presence basically, we're in a rough spot there.

I don't think this is fair to Coker or Sanders re: not being trusted. And YAC is not just about the receivers, but scheme and QB play. Young's balls are slow to arrive which makes YAC difficult on longer passes unless coverage is broken, as safeties/DBs in zone can close quickly. And our depth of target is much deeper than the Patriots by scheme. Their top WR yardage wise's average depth of target is 5.8 yards; Thielen's is 11.3... Coker and Legette are both 12+. The Patriots main receiver with a depth of target behind 10 yards has basically as many YAC as Legette and a similarish YAC/R (2.1 vs 3.3). Their other guy, a rotational player, has a YAC/R of 1.1; so deeper throws, less YAC. Our screen game blows, which limits YAC opportunities there, and is more about imo coaching and play calling as our line is talented and our receivers are decent blockers. Despite this, Sanders, Coker have more YAC/R than any of the main TEs/WRs on the Patriots. We have to find ways to get them involved. Long story short: imo a lot of the YAC stuff is not on the WRs, but we have some talent there and need to get those guys more involved.

Hahaha man. There are a lot of backups below him on that list, but this comment about Drake Maye's loss of 3 places is hilarious: "Maye led one quality scoring drive, which ended in a touchdown pass to Demario Douglas, but the Patriots can burn the rest of this tape -- and that's not Maye's fault." I'm glad we finally have a QB the media is fawning over haha

Given we know FA is more costly than the draft, why do you suggest going offense in FA vs defense? We need starters and later round picks (imo after the 2nd/3rd) are unlikely to be starters, but are good depth - which is our need for RBs. I'm not suggesting our first or second or something go to a RB, but I'd rather we invest in D on decent, known players (aka FA, tho avoiding some of the expensive edge players) than use 4th round picks hoping for a starter.

Ehhh the Purdy comparison isn't great... Bryce is more athletic, and Purdy is substantially more accurate than Bryce Young. Young has the second highest percentage of bad throws (23.1%) and 6th lowest percent of on target throws (71.7%). Purdy is 12th lowest in bad throws (14.1%), and 23rd for on target throws (78.4%). He's between Herbert, Goff, and Carr in bad throw %. Young and Purdy have both had receivers with a decent number of drops (4.6% and 4.3%) this year too.

The Patriots do not have better receivers... Hunter Henry is a decent player but Thielen is significantly better than anyone on that roster. Coker is probably their #1 haha. They even have their own version of XL's drops, but that guy is in his 2nd year which is arguably more concerning. Also bullshit on not trying to make a big play. Thielen plays his heart out, makes one hand grabs left and right... Sanders had a crazy scary injury from going all out.. Coker is a promising UDFA that yes, has made some mistakes, but works really hard. Edit: Coker is a half yard per game behind Hunter in production and Thielen is 20 yards ahead of him. Nobody on the Patriots is within ~10 yards of Hunter. Legette has more TDs than any receiving option they have...

Why not spend that 2mil in FA on defensive depth...?

So... Sign a player drafted... Rather than drafting someone?

After OSU lost to Michigan I wondered if they were overrated, too - turns out the B1G or whatever is just good.

I always knew I sucked at judging college sports teams strengths but if this ND game holds I'm just done even pretending to guess how games are going to turn out.

RB is a position where you're expected to have more than one player taking snaps. QB is not.

At least it isn't a blow out...

Thielen last year and this year would have been the best or 2nd best WR on the team most of those years. Cam and Thielen would have done very well together imo, similar to how Cam and Olsen had that chemistry. Overall those Panthers teams were SO much more talented in skill positions. But imo this OL is leagues better than the vast majority of years.