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Did they catch Verity torturing small animals during the joint practices or something? I just don't get it. We released a guy with a better FG percentage despite his struggles, field a guy in week 1 who hit the upright in the preseason and then missed an XP in week 1 while playing against another kicker we cut in the preseason who turned into an all-world punter, only to release the guy we started to sign a guy we cut in the offseason who has been a trainwreck as a pro and has been on as many teams as Kim K has been on penises.

Verity come on down.

Awesome game. Feel bad for Lamar, and that was an incredible throw by Carr. Just wow.

Edwards is legit.

I've really started to feel Perryman only signed with us because it was the best deal available to him and then drug ass once he had to report and embellished injuries so he could go elsewhere. It sucks, but I just find it interesting that he suddenly saw the light when it came to vaccination once he was dealt. Looks like he's played well tonight... Also, sucks for McCoy. Didnt see the play he injured on, but getting carted off and his expressions combined with how they were treating that leg, it looks like he may be done. It sucks bc I really loved having him here when he was here and would've loved to retain him, but it seems like his body has broken down.

As a strong believer in Thomas when we drafted him, I still don't understand why we retained him and why more of a concerted effort wasn't made to address TE in the offseason. Whether we play Tremble or not, Thomas isn't a very good pro. Period. He has all of the tools, but he just isn't good. But, being that he's here, I hope he had a better season, I'm just not holding my breath. And I really paid attention to his blocking last season and couldn't believe how bad he was for his size. Also, found it interesting that we kept so many TEs (4-5 depending on how you count it) and they literally had like 3 catches for 27 yards yesterday. So much for a security blanket.

Idk, I thought under Rhule/Brady, we would see less of a burden on CMC and more variety with snap distribution among the RBs. It was hard to glean anything from last season bc CMC barely played, but then they came out and said his workload would be lessened going into this season. Then they also made a big deal about drafting Chubba... then we claimed Royce Freeman off waivers, who also has a lot of promise. And then Week 1 happened, and CMC was almost the entirety of the offense, and I only recall him missing 2 or 3 snaps. Now, I know CMC is our most versatile weapon and is an absolute superstar, but the way we're using him just doesn't seem like a sustainable model to me. And at the end of the day, no matter how uniquely talented he is, he still primarily plays RB and running your offense through RBs is a fairly prehistoric notion. Now, CMC's ability as a receiver ensures he can be used in other ways that can still preserve his longevity while still cranking out a ton of production... and this is why I'm curious as to why it seems virtually nothing has changed in how he is being used compared to how he was used under Rivera. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm thankful to have him, and at times it feels he is literally the only guy that can make a play when we need one, so in the biggest moments, we need him out there... but, I am legitimately bothered by the amount of workload we're placing on him and the fact that we aren't seeing anything outside of the box to ensure his longevity - like bringing Chubba or Freeman in the backfield and shifting CMC outside. What are y'all's feeling on this?

Yeah, but that's my point. He still views those guys as developmental prospects, imo. I think he views a lot of players through the lens of untapped potential, and he thinks he can get it out of them even if no one else has. But, I agree, they are place holders, I just think he believes he can turn them into more while they're here. I also think in regards to the OL, Fitterer's influence is evident too, because Seattle had Wilson playing behind converted OLinemen and other filler for the vast majority of his tenure there since being drafted. I think Fitt views OL as a lower priority position group so they can invest more heavily in playmaking and defense, or at least that's how Seattle appeared to operate while he was there.

Idk, I thought he played fine. He's not going to put up the same numbers at safety as he was in the box every game last season, and thats a good thing, bc we don't want our safeties leading the team in tackles every week. I thought he was good in coverage, and I expect he's going to get a lot more opportunities to ball hawk as the season goes on, so I look forward to that. I'm not worried about him making the switch because it was his primary position in college and he has the physicality and athleticism to be great in coverage.

I think he is overconfident in his ability to develop players. Some guys just are who they are, and Irving and Elflein are those type of guys.

To me, PFF is completely subjective. While it's encouraging when the grades are what you want, that doesn't make them accurate. And fwiw, to that point, as great as Chinn was last season as a rookie, they had him graded pretty low last season as well. They have their favorites and their guys they have an agenda against, and I think Chinn may be one of the latter.

Yeah, I doubt it's just whiplash. His head bounced off the turf. And honestly, when DB landed on him, with YGM in tow, I seriously thought he probably broke some ribs bc they landed on him with their full weight... my ribs hurt watching it and it looked like he was trying to recompose himself when he got up. You could just feel an elephant sitting on your torso watching it.

Means nothing. Historically, whenever they've had injuries, they still tend to whoop our ass, usually with the position that was decimated by injury. Remember last year when they started like 3 practice squad guys at WR? How'd that go?

Mentioned it in the gameday thread, but he appeared to be out there A LOT. And he definitely played great from what I saw... I was somewhat surprised bc I liked what I saw from Franklin last season and he apparently has passed Franklin on the depth chart. Hope he can get back out there ASAP.

I saw a lot I was encouraged by, and excited about moving forward. That 2nd qtr, he looked like a 3rd overall pick/franchise QB. But, ngl, all the hype I felt from that, it quickly subsided in the 2nd half, and honestly, the 2nd half left a sour taste in my mouth overall. I'm hoping he just feels more confident about what he did right early, and carries that forward and builds on it. But, that 2nd half was hard to watch... I know it wasn't all on Sam bc Brady's playcalling went to poo too, but that was rough.

Hello, Jake Verity.

That back shoulder fade should've been caught, but it was a tough, contested catch. The misfire to him in the endzone was big, because a TD in his first game completely changes the outlook of a stat line. Overall, he played great. My biggest criticism of Darnold from yesterday was a few of his reads and the misfires he had, when he had them - most notably missing TMJ in the endzone, the pass to Ian Thomas in the endzone could've had a little more touch on it but still should've been caught, and the miss to Robby on the deep pass in the second half. Any of those 3 passes being completed, especially TMJ and Thomas, would've changed the whole game. TMJ can only be as good as his OC and QB allow him to be. We need more production from receiver going forward, and that falls on Brady and Darnold.

Yeah, I didnt buy into the hype from camp and preseason... after reading up on him when we signed him and seeing how slight he was, then seeing for myself him play in preseason and get absolutely ragdolled while not seeming to get open as much as was reported in camp, then him pouting when he was getting hit st the Colts practices, I already figured he was going to struggle. TBH, Thomas may step up now, and that would be just fine with me.

I'll give him some slack bc when we saw him where he excelled, it was on the left side, I know at guard and I believe he played a little bit st tackle too. But yeah, he was horrible on the right today in pass pro. Brightside is, for the most part, the run blocking was great.

With the miss today and hitting the goalpost in preseason, I'm done with this experiment. I dont understand why we didn't cut him when the Ravens let Verity go, because we actually gain an asset back for letting him go... and the fact we didn't attempt a 50 yarder just adds to my issue with him. With his seemingly inconsistent accuracy, and he can't even attempt a 50 yarder, we need to try Verity out. Bigger leg and seemed really accurate in preseason, and we save a draft pick.

Joe Brady inside the 20s and playcalling with the lead. And...

Who didn't see this coming after that opening drive of the 2nd half?

Welp, Brady kept effing around and took his foot off the gas, and here we are... smh...