Bear Hands

Very possible

The Jaguars are a very undisciplined team. Gameplans have been good but I hesitate with Coen. Schot’s work doesn’t impress me. Dak is having one of his best seasons and their defense has been strong the last few weeks. Harbaugh I do credit. He’s done a nice job.

Tier 1: Johnson, Vrabel, McDonald, & Shanahan (coaching through the injuries was impressive) Tier 2: Steichen has lost some steam but still has impressed. Hard to discount Payton. Canales is in these ranks for me. Overall, I actually think McDonald could become the fave if the Seahawks win the NFCW

What makes me think we keep vacillating is that Evero is pretty darn familiar with the offense and defense we just faced. Think he was keyed in on certain things against his old regime. Hope I'm wrong here and we can keep rolling.

Given how any one score game likely results in a GWD, it’s a stat I’ve always thought was a fun fluffer add for guys who were already good to make them sound even more elite. It’s never just been advertised so heavily, particular for a guy people still aren’t sure about. its not a stat that just inherently proves he’s great. That aside, this was a solid game by him. But it wasn’t really until the first 4th throw that really got him in motion. Was pretty frustrating Q1 through half of 2

Seriously. WTF is this team? This QB? This year?

More than history. Carroll gave Canales his career back at USC and then SEA

How TF did we lose to the Saints?

Yep nice work there

Fly Carroll out once he's done in Vegas. Seems like it could be a one and done for him.

Talk about trusting your QB - 5 runs in a row lol

I see we're trying to no-pass strategy. Bold

He’s one of the guys I’ve been keeping an eye on. Has a lot of traits, the size, and arm. He’s made iffy decisions at times but the skills are there. The baseline is nice.

Canales comes across as this uber positive, cheerleader guy, but he does seem like he can make a cold decision when needed (see: Bryce benching, calling out Coker, a few others). Something about him makes me feel like he's a bit sneaky with how he can get. He's the type where I think if he's just in a room with Tepper, he'll let it out about what he thinks to save his ass. And even with the wins, I just don't see much camaraderie between Canales & Young. They don't reference each other in the usual QB-HC tone/dynamic in pressers and games. It seems like Bryce is still trying to prove himself and Dave is still just not impressed, trying to figure out what even works with the kid. My gut says he won't be shy to explain to Morgan and Tepper what he needs to succeed. And that doesn't include Bryce. Barring some epic turnaround, the book is close to being written. He will have more leverage. If he's gifted a 3rd season, I highly doubt he's going to look and say, yep, let's just try it again with Bryce. That isn't happening.

A coach tells you what he thinks about his QB through the plays he calls. You run an offense through the QB. And we run the most closed-off & restrictive offense in the entire league. A coach's failings become obvious when the fault is blatant or if the entire team is in disarray/the players quit. See: Reich. But right now, it's really difficult to tell. Dave had one of his bigger coaching flubs this past game, no disputing that, but agree it's just hard to see once separated from what we have that's capping us. Seems like he's got the guys still playing with some decent punch, for as bad as the offense was.

We are here. We have arrived at this moment. So, where are we at? Me (and I really don't think this is too much to ask) Non-Negotiables Hits baseline mass/strength/body type standards of a pro-QB (i.e. at least the avg 6'1 215) - sorry Kyler, Russ Above Average (at minimum) arm strength Pocket proficiency: Well-refined mechanics & pro-level footwork Can effectively run a QB sneak Can attempt half-time ending prayer shots Functional Speed/Quickness Awareness (Particularly pre-snap) Negotiables: Strengths in intermediate/second level throws FA vs. Rookie - just find the guys you like, multiple/a competition would be fine Mobility-type - doesn't need to be a runner (I.E. Hurts, Daniels), he just needs to have the combination of speed and size to utilize Pro-level scheme knowledge/experience - if he has the tools, you can develop with the right guys around you. Allen didn't have this, Mahomes not much. Who's eliminated: Bryce, Kyler, Russ, Nuss Who's Not: FA: Howell (baseline FA), Levis, Lance, Pickett, Stidham, Mariota...yuck, but you get the picture Draft: Simpson, Mendoza, D Moore, Maiava this is where we are...

After some consideration and keen observation, I have a rather hot take opinion about Bryce: I don't think he's a good quarterback in the NFL.

Well one thing is for sure, will be interesting to get back on the QB search mindset again. I haven't spent a ton of time watching college this year outside of some Mendoza and Moore stuff. Once I dig into my usual draft prospect spiels, should be fun again I suppose lol.

Nuss is a strange case. He completely imploded this season.

Never know. I'm just thinking who could be QB2-3. As things stand now, Simpson seems to have the scouts' eyes. Mendoza next. Dante Moore is there if he opts in the draft (that's a target with a legit arm). He is probably the only guys in range R1 if we can't land Mendoza. A 2nd-3rd rounder on Maiava/Nuss/Mateer may be what we're looking at.

If he has kids one day and goes into a full dad bod mode, he'd still just max out at like a 34 waist lol

Thinking something like Jesse Minter & Mendoza could be a solid ticket.

Honestly, we should probably shelf him. More time gone for him, and now they're beyond football extending types. Makes me even more nervous for him injury wise than we've already had to be.

That could be more of an extended type of protocol for him. Doubs had 2 within 2 months and missed 2 games. But he didn't have a red flag symptom like vomiting. Scary.