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On topic, who knows if those guys could have turned it around here. It sure wasn't going to happen under the prior regimes.

Ah yes, the classic HOF metric of 'Big-time Throw Percentage'. Enshrine him now. If they are keeping him around they'd better keep him in a state of competition. As it stands now he is perhaps a purgatory-level QB, one who can look solid when circumstances are perfect around him and who can not elevate those around him when they are not.

We aren't winning because of him either. Gotta have that from a true franchise QB. Not every single game of course, but more often that not.

THE problem? No. A problem. Yeah, to some degree.

He isn't showing much to suggest he can elevate mediocre play though. When things go well, he can connect. When they don't, the magic isn't there yet, and that's ultimately not good enough in today's NFL. 2 great drives in the first half, first and last one, and arguably Bryce's best deep ball ever on a 50+ yard TD pass to Thielen. Horrible offense otherwise. Defense was non-existent.

It makes no sense to take a WR in the first round with significant deficiencies at their core function, catching the ball. Perhaps they felt that's the most easily fixable thing but the Raiders (as one example) tried it forever and failed miserably year after year.

Bryce has definitely improved in some areas and is completing some passes he didn't last year. However, I'm still not seeing much of anything suggesting his ceiling is really any higher than the Bridgewater/Smith level of effectiveness. Hopefully they keep it a competitive QB room and challenge him to continue to push.

"Playing QB as well as anyone since Cam here." That is one low bar.

Wtf was that safety thinking?

Better zip there. Needs to show more of that.

Maybe not, but I like what the offense did there overall.

There you go. This is the type of ball that this offense needs to show. One of the best true deep balls I remember seeing him throw.

Man, Legette is just completely allergic to using his hands.

Yup. Time to counter-punch, offense. Show something here.

And man, some of these throws Baker is making exemplifies the current element that is missing from Bryce's game. That ability to dynamically drive the ball just isn't there. The first drive was very pretty for sure. Bryce's touch and placement on the softer midrange throws has improved. Just no explosion yet.

Arm strength differences on display today.

Chiefs getting into form at the right time.

Being real here though, AZ absolutely gave that game away. Conner getting injured (just bad luck), the roughing on 3rd and goal bailing Carolina out on the first TD drive, the fumble gifting field position on the second, Kyler going absolutely braindead and tossing that pick, the final drive in OT, Carolina failing to seal the game in the 2nd half... The Panthers are improving and did enough to get the win but AZ lost that game just as much, if not even a little more, than Carolina truly won it.

Yup. Why pass when you can get 5.1 ypc, worst in the league and with the most attempts against, and are typically playing with a lead.

McBride's postgame words would suggest otherwise, though the scoreboard is ultimately what matters.

Bingo. It was benching/competition that supposedly prompted his 'turnaround', so why remove that and go back to how it was in 2023? Makes no sense to not keep the heat on any player in this scenario.

Some ridiculous Mahomes comments being made today... he absolutely was not drafted to be the backup. Reid and the FO recognized that the team would never get over the hump with Smith's limitations and they identified Mahomes as their target who had the potential to exceed Smith. Did they know he would achieve so much? No, of course not. But they traded up to get him specifically because they needed someone better than Smith. That's the whole point of these types of discussions. It takes a dynamic QB to beat the best in the modern NFL and that is the standard that Bryce is being measured against and what every team should be actively pursuing in one form or another until they have it. That's the reality.

Who is 'we'? I loved the Cam years. Sure, there were irrational dumbasses, not to be confused with people who have legitimate opposing viewpoints/concerns, but there always are. It was clear from Day 1 that Cam had the potential to be transformational, and he was even with his shortcomings.