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Waatching it live, it’s hard to tell if XL or Coker was the target. So it’s hard to say who is at fault.

Corbett is at LG, Mays stayed at C.

Didn’t get to post it before the game, but surprised by Renfrow’s being inactive. I think on a team with a great QB, Renfrow would be putting up numbers close to his pre-chronic illness. That being said, I’m excited to see more snaps for Horn. He has that something special where he looks faster than everyone else around him.

I really love and appreciate Chuba, but after seeing Rico the last two weeks, Chuba just doesn’t have the burst.

If you think the NFL or NBA are worried about lawsuits or something like officiating scandals bringing down their empires, I think you're giving them way too much credit. Go watch the documentary on Tim Donaghy in the NBA and who was involved and what he did. One of the guys he worked with is still one of the league's top trusted officials, especially for playoff games. IIRC, they have records showing he was the person Donaghy exchanged phone calls with the most during his time fixing games. And his reputation is beyond horrible... but he's untouchable. I also encourage you to go watch DeMaurice Smith's Breakfast Club interview. He laid out how for fans, we just know these organizations as a singular, public entity - like THE Carolina Panthers, or THE Dallas Cowboys- but, in actuality, he said that is the public-facing identity of an umbrella company comprised of countless smaller businesses and LLCs. He is tasked with trying to audit their books, and he said these organizations are structured in such a way that even HE can't ever know what they truly make in a year. It's impossible. And now, this is just me speculating on top of that, but you think the league's themselves are structured similarly? They are untouchable. IIRC, they are recognized legally as "entertainment" organizations, thus protecting themselves in cases where integrity would come into question. They are protected, layer, behind layer, behind layer. Betting works because there is some degree of control that ensures the house wins more than it loses, by a lot. The short of it is, "Give them bread and circuses" and all that jazz. These leagues operate with total impunity. Again, it's not just because I'm a Panthers fan, but even if I wasn't and I watched Superbowl 50 without a dog in the fight I would walk away feeling like that outcome was controlled and influenced HEAVILY to where the Panthers were not given a level playing field. The same poo happens every Sunday to teams playing those blue blood franchises and ones with intriguing storylines.

I've said it a million times. The NFL loves storylines above all else, and their prestigious/blue blood franchises and big market teams are always a source for that, so they look out for the company line in their games. It's always been that way and always will.

This. But fwiw, I did see Chubb may be available via trade from Miami. I havent kept up with him since he got there, but i know he had a major injury nad a huge contract. Idk what he's looked like since he came back from said injury. Regardless, he's a NC guy, so there's that.

My church upbringing slid into my subconscious.

can we leave Corbett’s window closed? He awesome year one, but idk if it was the injuries or what, but he seems to have just deteriorated each year since.

BC was out front on a ton of pulls. And when seeing his athleticism in that capacity, it’s a thing of beauty… and they didn’t even have him as the top swing OL/utility guy when Hunt went down. Crazy.

im guessing they mean by a non-QB, because I’m absolutely sure Cam had more than this in back to back games.

Same. I mentioned it in the game thread, but that roughing call on Dowdle after the INT was also absolute horseshit and designed to put Dallas in immediate scoring position. fug the refs, fug the NFL, and fug Phallus, I mean Dallas.

It’s the Cowboys. That’s why. They definitely gave him the least penalty possible, when the risk he was running was a 30+ yard play or a touchdown had he not done it. The no call on Diggs for slinging Tet down was also beyond egregious.

And I know he didn’t draft them, but signing Rico, Renfrow, retaining Mays, finding Thornton, and although I wasn’t a huge fan of it because I thought we needed more of a coverage safety, signing Moerhig were all huge moves.

Also, I don’t see Princely out there as often on clear pass rushing downs. I’d like to see him get more opportunities there. That chase down on the run from the backside he had was a thing of beauty.

Had Diggs not grabbed XL on that double move, with the ball placement on Bryce’s throw, that was real close to being a TD.

I wouldn’t advise it, but Rico did have space when he called for it. But as we saw, that’s why you generally don’t do it.

I agree, the ultimate measure for him and any QB, is can they do it on their own when they have to? As another poster stated in this thread, and I agree, I evaluate Bryce on a game manager’s curve. And by that metric, today was a great day. I still think #1 overall picks need to be able to carry teams when nothing else is working, which is something Bryce still hasn’t shown. To be fair though, even those guys need some balance - as Greg was saying during the game, it’s not about the a rush attempts so much as the fact that you need some explosive plays from those runs. While that’s true, the ultimate measure for Bryce is gonna be, can he do it on the Sundays where we have the attempts but can’t rely on the run for explosives. There’s still much to be proven from Bryce, but today was his most promising showing as a pro, imo.

I’m glad someone asked, and glad DC had that answer. That’s a relief. My fear was XL just pitched it to him without any knowledge from dowdle beforehand. In this case, I appreciate the attempt and am thankful we were able to salvage that FG out of that drive. It was the point differential in the win.

And I love the physicality the last two weeks. They’re coming into their own and really starting to gel. I love when our defense plays like bullies and assholes.

Bobby Brown and A’Shawn have been on a fuging rampage too.

I’m really hoping the answer is yes.

Same.

I feel the same, but at the same time, I don’t know… what I do know is, I hope Canales doesn’t fug it up when Chuba is back healthy.