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He seems to always get them a first down when they need it. I haven't really seen Laporta break games open like the other guys, either. I think they're both great TEs, just not really incredible like the other two you mentioned.

First Herbert, then Love looking atrocious...

He's still young, never know. He's had very similar production to Laporta too

Kraft seems like a really good TE.

I didn't realize that... Nobody should comment on a players play within a specific game if they didn't even watch it... I mean Stroud led a 99 yard TD drive in the 2nd quarter lol

Yeah I'll call bullshit on only good in the 2nd half. Go look at the last two drives of the first half footage. Actually watch the game. Stroud struggled Q1. Turned it around in Q2. Did you even watch the game? Kinda sounds like you didn't. Bryce has had 12 OK games as a starter... Let's hope he continues it... But the reason we need to focus on "the end of the year" is because that's the only time in the last 2 years Bryce has looked looked respectable...

It really does... Feels like the only reason for a FG attempt is if they inexplicably go away from the running game lol

I'd love to see Sam Darnold battling Allen for a Superbowl. Really happy he's managed to find his way back to relevance after such a rough start to his career.

I'd rather see DET vs BUF personally because I really like both teams... I don't care about Brady's legacy anymore personally, haha.

Very true. And Mahomes always finds a way... I hope it's a good game either way I like watching Buffalo blow opponents out but I'd rather competitive games beyond that lol

If Houston's OL holds up at all, they could steal it from KC. KC has been playing to opponents level all year and Houston just fights.

First drive maybe... Ok that isn't fair to their defense, but the offense hasn't done anything since that 40 yard TD...

Bryce is a threat on the ground but he's not the kind of threat you want to take guys out of coverage for. It'll be interesting if rushers start playing to contain instead of collapse the pocket immediately. If that happens, he'll get a few more seconds (milliseconds anyway lol) for routes to develop too. In that case, more/better offensive (whether developed or acquired) will be critical

I agree with this. Bryce is very elusive and fast. But he's not going to be someone you spy because of intentional runs. And if defenses start spying him he will have a ton of passing opportunities open up.

He had a bit of a slump, sure. But if he was pedestrian, what was Bryce? They had basically the same TD% and INT%, while Stroud had a higher completion %, more yards/game, more first downs / game, a better QB rating, a lower bad throw %, but less success rushing... So meh... They're both young QBs showing different amounts of success but both with promise.

Stroud had one of the better rookie seasons of all time, and had a bit of a slump his sophomore season but is in the playoffs, and stepped up when it mattered to help lead his team to victory.... It's easy to praise that kind of play and success. Young's had a tougher road but is playing well now. It's harder to hang out hat on his accomplishments - it's still about his potential. And as to pulling teeth, I dunno man. I don't see it that way anymore. You've got people like Frankw and me saying we're excited for next year and saw real growth. Meanwhile we've got you coming in and calling Stroud pedestrian and others in the playoff thread trolling after a drive... So the trolling then brings in people to defend Stroud etc...

Dude there's basically 2 haters left. Almost all of us skeptics are excited to see his growth and happy he's turned it around. None of that keeps us from really liking Stroud and thinking there's a lot of people in this fan base with a weird grudge against him. As to their respective 2024 seasons... What really matters right now is that Stroud is still playing and Young is at home. Here's hoping that is not the case next year

Damn, incredible throw by Nix

Yup. Even in 2021 when we drafted Horn we then went offense repeatedly. The defense is without starting quality players all over the place, and it's also real poor depth wise. It'll take a long time to get it back to where it was...

Reasonable assessments overall. It's interesting how different 2021 looks now compared to last year... One year for some of these players makes such a huge difference.

I also think Cam's arm issues would get worse thru the year, and that kind of inconsistency is real hard on a player. But yeah, Cam never learned to play with the same kind of anticipation as some QBs, and for a long time it didn't matter. And I think he was used to making a living with a certain type of game and when he didn't have the rifle to hit the 30 yard passes the same way, it thru him off in other ways, too. I'll always love what Cam did for this team, and it was hard to see him struggle at times.

I think Washington may come up short against TB, but agree with your other assessments. We'll see which Bucs team shows up today.

Young Reap, lol

Depending on where you live, squirrels are exposed to a range of chemicals, and they tend to have high loads of pathogens and other diseases (like most wild animals do). But as long as you're preparing them right, meh, whatever. I don't care what XL does with his off season as long as next year it's clear he has improved.

Good QB play makes the league as a whole more fun to watch. I hope CJ continues his "pedestrian" 300 total yard performances in the playoffs and is joined by our own "pedestrian" QB play there some day. I suspect the Texans are done next week but what an accomplishment for a young QB to overcome such a rocky 2nd half of his season to be where he is. Plus he was ass in the first quarter but anyone who watched the game saw him make plays after that. The end of the first half was real good, and he carried that over... Edit: Also Stroud and Young are friends and root for each other. If they can do it, why can't some of us? They both seem like good young players. I'm glad Young's play has improved to a point I can imagine a time they might both be in the playoffs, lol.