ForJimmy

We are .500 right now and hot and cold which is a sign of a young team. We are in the playoff race because our division is pretty bad. If these teams get better (Bucs healthy and the Saints aren't as far off as people think) it gets a lot tougher. Even if we get in the playoffs we are a ways away from being competitive there yet IMO. Of course a lot can change in one offseason and we are trending in the right direction.

I think we need to build around these two and hope Miller can stay healthy. Flip Melo and Miles for a great player or some picks to keep building this roster.

It would take a really damn good offseason for us to be a real threat in the playoffs. Edge is a huge weakness, our TEs are bottom of the league, we need another WR, our C is a FA, ILB has to be upgraded with Roze being gone regardless, FS, possibly NB, I believe Robinson is a FA as well so DL is another need. These are all needs without even mentioning the whole QB situation plus we have no depth.

If we move on from him my feelings won't be hurt. I still think we have a ways to go as a complete team in general. Bryce or not.

Well you just said HE can't put away teams. I showed you recently it's not just him and you are saying it works both ways. I agree it works both ways. We as a team are having trouble putting away teams.

Good question!

In our last 2 wins the offense had to put over 30 or more points (actually 24 against the Rams since we had a pick 6, but Bryce threw 3 TDs that game with 0 turnovers so I'm not blaming that on him). I'm not sure that falls on the QB not putting away the other team. The defense is easily exposed against decent offenses. Just throw over the middle.

If you are trying to have a normal conversation with that guy, you are in for a long day...

Yeah he actually played solid. People will get hung up on the total yards his YPA was good enough, he avoided some sacks and made some plays.

Yeah if we sneak in, it's due to a bad division.

It's year 2 for Canales who inherited a 2 win team missing draft picks and with some bloated contracts and now we are 7-7 in mid December. It's ahead of his schedule for the turnaround IMO. 7 wins was the goal with next year being the playoff push. Bucs sucking with injuries made us in the playoff hunt so us fans got our expectations up. There are still a couple ways for us to win this division but honestly we aren't a playoff team yet.

You had a bye week to plan for a bad team and blew the game. This team isn’t ready for the playoffs yet.

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I keep looking at mock drafts out of habit. It’s mid December and we are very much in the playoff hunt. 7 wins is still a good season all things considered but I want to see how they handle playoff pressure.

I probably prefer Cooley but both would be solid options

I think it's known he is hurt but how hurt is the question. It's a left shoulder injury from week 12.

Maybe or maybe he gets paid more to be a DC here vs there. Plus the defense will be his baby vs Evero's wherever he goes. Definitely not uncommon to promote assistants when DCs or OCs leave. Canales will pretty much give him full control of the defense here like he does Evero.

Idzik would be extremely green for a HC job. He doesn't even call plays aside from a few preseason games. Evero probably deserves his shot and I think we would be a comp pick in return. Jonathan Cooley could take over as DC if needed.

I'd love it. Let the coach scramble begin!

Wouldn't that fall on Morgan and Tillis?

If you actually edited those games out every time you mention his last season stats then more power to you. That's not the norm as most people just pull the stats from major sites like ESPN and NFL.com. Have fun looking at your posts for it. Maybe you will see how fixated you have become on a certain topic.

Exactly. Which means data.... doesn't always tell the whole story! Congrats we are officially fully circle again. Love talking in circles with you. Data without context is pointless. You can also skew it to tell whatever story you want, like looking at just games a player starts, GWDs, PFF etc...

Regardless most lists are not removing data from games players missed part of whether they got hurt or came off the bench. I don't think people are removing the game Bryce came off the bench when they are looking at this totals last year. It's typically cumulative.

What do you think that means?

It's pretty simple as they are very close. When you look at season totals Bryce barely beats him in a few stats. When you look at starts he barely beats Bryce. Most of the major sites have their data listed by season totals but you are looking at starts as it helps your case. That's all. Regardless they are playing close with Bo Nix right there as well.