45catfan

After taking a few more on the chin, maybe Bryce's ankle injury flares up again. It's frustrating to know that QB play is the difference in the 0-5 and 2-3 or 3-2.

Yep, It would have been better to have eased Bryce in, like after the bye week, then to start him right out of the gate and get abused. Nobody is going to take it easy on a rookie QB in the NFL. Now we are looking at 0-17 as a real possibility because the front office has already made the commitment to ride with him no matter what. At least if Bryce went winless after the bye, Dalton would have gotten us at least a few wins to make this season a little more tolerable.

Morale is a real thing. The entire team can go in a funk (already probably are) or hurt Bryce's ego with a mini-benching. If Bryce is as mentally strong as they claim, sitting him for a few games to get this thing back on track shouldn't scar him. He should embrace it honestly and learn from a veteran for a bit.

Yes.

Bryce does not see the whole field. Guys are open and he's not finding them.

The one shot he took long and outside the numbers was his most inaccurate throw of the day with a clean pocket.

We won't get a team's current #1, it has to be a guy that could be a #1 given the opportunity, snaps and experience.

Kupp can't stay healthy. The Nacua kid is killing it though.

I would try the Rams again for a 1st, 2nd and Puka Nacua for Brian Burns. We ain't getting no teams #1 WR, not short of a Kings ransom. Also it's too early in the season, everyone is still in playoff race yet in theory (even us).

37 points given up and 8 false starts. Dalton wasn't the problem that game.

Look, we need to sit him for a while before moral goes totally in the toilet. I'm not talking about a permanent benching, but at least a few games and let's get a win or two under our belts, then ease the rookie back in. I'm still pissed we missed that opprtunity last week versus a VERY beatable Vikings team. If Dalton starts that game, we got our first 'W' of the year.

I'm old enough to get that reference, lo!

But Andy had to ask for those plays!!!!!!! Yeah and Andy got them and executed them.

But the coaching staff is supposed to take all the heat for his play? Bryce is gonna get some people fired.

If you say so.

I want to know if any routes beyond 15 yards are being presented outside the the numbers.

Frank didn't game plan or anything on that staff? Cool, I want a job where I get a nifty title and my boss does all the work!

People are knocking the short game, but I *gasp* watched it again and only 2-3 of them were negative or no gains--one of which TMJ got tripped up by the turf. This is a WCO and short passes take place of the run and the way our rushing attack sucks right now, passes of 3,4 or 5 yards is at least getting something. Do I want longer passes? SURE, but if it isn't in the middle of the field, it ain't happening right now beyond 15 yards for Bryce. Nearly all his longer passes are in breaking routes. I think it is just a preference, but that tendency will get snuffed out quickly in the NFL. I think it already has.

I know 2017 was like so yesterday, like stone ages ago, but I'm pretty sure Frank was the OC for the Super Bowl Champions. Carson Wentz was looking like the League MVP before he got injured and then some journeyman backup ended up winning the title. Neither did crap when they left. But yeah, it's all the coach. Hell, I mean we could still have Rhule and be throwing the rookie under the bus every week. At least Frank is deflecting blame from the rookie and putting it on himself. Do you think Rhule would have accepted blame for a personnel botch on a play. Frank didn't have to disclose that level of detail, but he did in order to take heat off the rookie who had been struggling to get plays off in time.

So every play beyond 20 yards was put into the playbook just for the Seattle game? Cool, let me know how this weeks meetings go at the stadium since you are there.

The bubble screens are generally more successful than our rushing attack right now. As far as Bryce being gun shy on passes beyond 15+ yards and those outside the hashes, your guess is as good as mine as to why. Again, Seattle was different, but there was also a different QB in that game.

The options are there, he's just not taking them. Just because of what Young is taking, doesn't mean the play calling doesn't offer other options. In the same offense, Dalton threw 13 passes beyond 10 yards outside of the hashes.

Absolutely will not throw outside the hashes down field. I'm not rewatching it again, but I counted one from the pocket and it was more/less a throw away. So basically opposing defenses have to cover the middle of the field and the flats.

Funny he did a sack dance thinking he got half credit for YGM's sack. Nope! The only thing he did all day as far as I could tell.

WR, TE, edge, corner, RB, NT and DE. That's a laundry list right there. Starters to boot, I wasn't even taking about depth. That opens up another slew of positions.