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I think that looked much better on Bryce's part than tmacs. He made a really good adjustment to the ball but his separation is what is always going to worry me, he had absolutely none with Jackson on that play, Bryce threw him open.

Didn't Hubbard get jacked up in a joint practice last year and a big scuffle started?

He doesn't have to beat out Coker. He has to beat out David Moore.

I do believe at some point early in the season, Dave acknowledged that maybe some preseason reps would have helped, or at least was contemplating his decision.

I have a little more faith than I used to but I'm still not sold yet. Everyone wants to talk about how he improved our oline. True, he definitely did. He just brought in the two biggest free agents and paid them, I wouldn't say it was rocket science. We have the highest paid oline in the NFL for a unit while greatly improved, ranks middle of the pack. I will be sold and heap my praise when we have a position group outperforming their payroll. What he did with the oline wasn't genius, it was common sense.

My biggest problem with receivers is we always want guys that are big possession guys who focus on what they do after they get the ball in their hands. We never value quickness or route running at all. For me I prefer quick shifty receivers and what they do before they get the ball in their hands. Everyone keeps talking about all this diversity in the wr room and for once I actually agree with Steve Smith. We've got a lot of possession guys that dont really scare the secondary over the top. If you take away our injured 6th round pick, Thielen probably beats any other receiver we have in a shuttle or cone drill and that is absolutely ridiculous at this stage of his career, and its not because hes quick lol. He keeps drafting all these big guys and touting catch radius and contested catches when in modern NFL defenses that doesn't really work anyways. Youre not throwing 50 yard jump balls much anymore. Constant nickel and 2 deep safeties have ended that. You attack underneath and medium depth.

I hope for the best. I feel like it better for Dan's job security.

My biggest problem is I think the players he likes don't really work in the modern NFL. You mentioned the wr room being a lot better, is it? It has the potential to be. Last year when we traded up to get Legette, they said they traded up to take him specifically because he was a true X receiver. Now this year they take TMac because they say he is and that XL was out of posisition last year. Im not sold on Tmac yet just like I wasn't sold on XL last year. If TMac isn't a lot better than last XL was last season then that's back to back first rounders in one position that would still need a huge amount of work. Hopefully Tmac is what everyone seems to think he will be, I'm just not so sure, but them declaring XL was a true X receiver after the draft last year and what they're saying now should at least give you pause about their receivers evaluation because it means they definitely made a mistake one way or another.

Eager is someone to keep an eye on. I think he played a huge part in this draft. Especially as far as process, trades, and just overall draft analytics, his fingerprints were all over this draft.

I think he's funny and he seems like a decent dude, but I would feel a lot better about the rest of your statement if he hadn't played 5 years in college.

Me too, position groups can already only pick in certain ranges and people just rolled out 5 numbers that shouldn't be allowed. It wouldn't take long before there aren't enough numbers.

We got more for Mingo than the Steelers got for Pickens.

I think both things can be true. I think he is capable of playing at a high level, I also think without any elite physical traits, and his height, he has a much smaller margin of error. Both things can be true. All physical traits and his brain are all tools. The more tools you have in your bag the more chances you have to get the job done, but that doesn't mean you cant with minimal tools.

Exactly this. He controls his own future and it's basically decided this coming season. As the #1 overall pick in his third season at qb, if we are picking in the top 5 or 6 next draft in a very qb heavy draft, he made his own bed.

I'm not a Bryce hater and I would 100% move on. Especially looking at how the upcoming qb draft looks on paper. Hopefully he continues to improve but if in 3 seasons you're still chasing average season numbers then he's not going to be the guy. You've just got to keep taking swings until you hit. Average qbs without any elite physical traits cant get it done anymore. So this year Hopefully he continues to develop and is above average statistically.