Bear Hands

He was. David Gettis was better.

No short area burst or quickness, terrible route running, he can't play against zone-D on the outside. Has never been capable of this, has zero nuance to his game, and why I never bought the argument he's this worthy reach as an X-receiver. He's kindergarten Deebo meets Metcalf. And eats raccoons.

Who's the tank commander? Ride it out, we're gonna be like 3-14

Realistically, this franchise will not do anything for at least 3-4 games at absolute minimum. He is likely there for the season given the QB room. That being the case unless Tepper lights seats on fire and demands a low stakes trade for a younger backup (B. Allen, McKee, etc). If we are a disaster come week 4-5 (and the schedule is not world beaters), he's gonna force the hand. Bryce is done unless he makes a highly improbably run at this point.

No fluff, no crap, cutting right to it: Someone can be an upstanding dude, want to do all the right things, have the mental traits, but if you can't perform, none of it matters. And he isn't performing up to the standards of a starting QB. He had like 60 yards at halftime. My one expectation was to not look dead/lethargic. Expectations were super low. I.E. - Don't look like the Clausen era and Bryce year 1 where we couldn't even sustain a 1:50 minute drive more than 3 downs and a punt. All I was looking for was like 2 TDs, F*ck, not even a win. When he played "well" last season, he was bailed out with dropped INTs and we also featured a huge amount of empty sets to handicap him. He still had his ridiculous mechanics and flippant pocket presence. None of that has changed. You simply can't do enough with him to create a diverse, movable offense, so defense's jobs are super easy. The Jags didn't even play us that tough. We couldn't execute simple concepts as an offense, and our playbook is incredibly restricted due to his abilities. I'm at the end. I'll let him pleasantly surprise me and make me look like a fool. I won't be relentless in my disinterest. I'm just out.

He’s showing why plenty out there (with team intel) had him anywhere from 70 to 100 overall in his class. Only a select few thought of him higher and we were one. Took him over Ladd, Frazier, Sainristil, Kneeland, so much g damn talent

I disagree. Prospect wise, it's looking better than last year, 2022, & 2019. You've got the well rounded long term starter in Nuss. The exciting high ceiling guy in Sellers. The prototype cannon in Allar. Mateer is interesting too. And that's not counting the more divisive guys like Arch & Klubnik

If the play continues as we've seen, Sellers or Nuss are likely the targets.

So is the NFL just deciding to bail on our game? When's the weather projecting to clear?

Alright let's see how we respond to a few bad offensive sets. Hopefully not more...

I appreciate the thread direction

Stopping by Reds on the way to Beech from the QC was my tradition growing up. A finely chopped red slaw with the Q was always my go to. And the puppies. It’s been a while since I had pulled pork in NC (married into a Jewish family in the Chi north burbs lol). Kosher be damned, I still would f with it when I visit. I’m just “observant” anyways lol

So they get 2 picks likely in the 20s and Clark for one of what I would say are the 5-6 premiere PR talents in the league. Most valuable Spot aside QB. It’s a solid trade for GB. And it didn’t hurt to ask given what they sent us for Mingo.

Yeah Arvell Reese could be awesome. Both Harold Perkins (especially) and Whit Weeks out of LSU looked great as well out of the gate. Early look at 2026 shows some interesting skill position guys, but the OT and LB class look like the ones to take advantage of. Good news for us.

Jags Offense vs. our Defense: The Jaguars are finally positioned on offense to make noise this season if their OL holds up. They have an interesting committee RB group and BTJ/Hunter/Dyami/Strange are decent as Trevor's main targets. BTJ vs. Horn will be a battle. This could be a season where he breaks into elite status. But if Horn holds him in check, Hunter operating in space could be what kills us with our LBs. Bigbsy and Strange could have a sneaky splash to start the season given the matchups as well. Their OL is vulnerable but one of our many weak spots is that front-7. This should be an interesting test to see how much pressure we can generate against an unspectacular OL. If we can get pressure without sending a platoon, then maybe our defense surprises game 1. Everyone will look to our young guys, but it is highly dependent on Brown, Wonnum, and A'Shawn hitting the ground running as vets who should be no questions asked making noise. Our LBs worry the crap out of me. Jags Defense vs. our offense: Hines-Allen and Walker are their guys. Productive, exciting, but not that elite tier IMO. Their defense just had a big makeover; new scheme, coming off a terrible 2024. Their interior DL is meh, the secondary is a mix of new young guys and patchwork journeymen. This is game one, but we cannot, and I stress, CANNOT look like this limp offense that can't move the ball downfield. This should be a game where we can gain 4.5 YPC and methodically work against a mediocre defense with a ton of new parts. McMillan should get a healthy target share, I expect JT to get some good work in as well. Expectations: If we seem stagnant in this with a sub-200 passing yard type day, it would be a bad sign to me. I would like to see at least 2 offensive touchdowns. If we can get around 23-27 points, I think we could squeak this out. This is a beatable team. New coach, new defense, not the best secondary even with Hunter's whole shtick coming in. Prediction: Jaguars 24 Panthers 18

Mike Davis almost went full DeAngelo. You never go full DeAngelo.

Deejay Dallas? That's certainly a choice. Crazy no ILBs

Campbell had some nice moments this preseason: Hopped around a bit in school

DB Damarri Mathis (from DEN) 4th Rounder https://www.nfl.com/prospects/damarri-mathis/32004d41-5419-5642-6636-1e4cc21e742d WR Dalevon Campbell (from LAC) UDFA https://www.nfl.com/players/dalevon-campbell/ Source: https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1960748554105888858

Coker szn

Good for those kids. They probably have some close friends they had to leave. There’s the dad in me coming out lol

We will find out in about little under 2 hours who we grabbed

Rams fans are sooo angry he didn’t get in over Reeder. He flashed Reeder is their version of Nakamura.

Ooh didn’t realize he was waived. He has flashed but that’s a deep WR room. I find him one of the more compelling WRs out there right now.

Not terrible if we aren’t eating much of his salary. We turned our 5th into a 4th in 2027 And gained a 2026 6th rounder (a conditional 7th is UDFA territory)