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Squandered drives are adding up quick and still just the first half oof.

Elite processing.

And an in immediate punt return touchdown LOL. It sure would be nice to get one of those again. But we struggle with not muffing it altogether.

Handing off on 3rd and 10 against a mediocre team on the road is about all the indicator I need in Canales confidence in this passing game.

We have to expect they'll take some lumps but we seem to be hellbent in keeping Etienne in the role.

I meant it in jest but really who knows with kicker anymore.

I mean we did coddle Bryce along with most of the offense in preseason. Two years in a row. Came out and got blown out by the Jags. I agree if they are ending it now across the board that's a good thing but it remains to be seen if that's the case. Because it's only a matter of when not if we hit a speedbump looking at some of the opposing QB's we have coming up.

Why on earth is Horn Jr not returning punts by now?

Well the Fitzgerald honeymoon is over.

If he needs a massive wake up call then he's already done here IMO. But the way things are handled aren't consistent. Too much coddling I've seen the last few years to now see them taking a hardline stance with a WR.

What they are doing with XL is dumb. If he's unplayable trade him and move on or let him play through it.

Opening drive touchdown on the road. Nice to see.

Thielen with 2 catches for 11 yards. Finally got him a little something.

Nice TMac jersey.

Seek help.

All I ask for today is to give us something worth watching and don't embarrass themselves.

He's already been up this morning pooing posts in anger. Guy needs professional help legitimately.

We've had three punts returned for a touchdown in the last 20 years.

Meh. I'm as iffy on Dave Canales as anyone. But it's too early to tell anything either way. Some coaches have started out hot and fizzled over time. Some have started out not so hot and figured it out over time. Then a very select number of others have managed to maintain and stay there. Much of this just boils down to plain luck and circumstances. Revisit this at the end of the year.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/09/13/ted-ginn-dropped-the-easiest-wide-open-touchdown-pass/82002251007/ I must say looking at the level of perfection we expect from our WR's present day it is interesting going back and reminiscing. Ted Ginn Jr was often one of the most frustrating players to watch. He often had some unbelievable drops. And not contested catches either. Just flat out him whiffing on open passes that were thrown on a rope from Cam Newton. And Cam Newton kept going back to him. It made them both better. In the end Newton revitalized Ginn's career. That's what you expect from a first overall pick.

I like Wilks the person but he just isn't it as a coach. I don't necessarily like it either but what are ya gonna do? He's basically a poor man's Ron Rivera and that's being kind. Wilks had a couple nice wins but then he got the doors blown off by the Bengals and then he lost to a rebuilding mediocre at best Steelers team starting Mitch Trubisky in BOA stadium. Those were two things you just can't do. Losing to to Brady with the Bucs didn't help but I wasn't necessarily surprised by that outcome. I cannot say what would have transpired if we decided to make him the head coach going forward. But he probably would have gotten axed too looking at how our ownership has been so meddlesome. Either way it's over and done with. You gotta move on man.

Yeah at this point some of the counter arguments in response to very real issues with Bryce Young that we have all seen with our own eyes are akin to someone believing the earth is flat. You're just never going to get through to someone like that.

There were a number of factors but I think one that is overlooked is I don't think Baker was in a good head space here. He had just been rejected by the Browns and we were in disarray ourselves with Rhule soon to be on the way out and Fitterer was still our GM. It just wasn't mean to be. But we've also seen brief glimpses of bad Baker. I mean he was god awful when we played them in Charlotte last year. Everyone is back to praising Darnold too. I don't think that's built to last.

This is wading into waters that will rustle jimmies. Ultimately if you are a QB needy team that hasn't had a winning season in near a decade you start with a guy who has the necessary physical traits to largely put the ball where he wants to on any given down and build from there. That's not what the Panthers did.