Bear Hands

McConkey showing us what we passed on

Dalls is about to give up 42 to NO in 3 quarters so last week is not looking ridiculous. They've forced 2 TOs, gave up some big plays, but they have played tough. Interior OL has looked sharp, run game sharp, quarterback is trash.

This is not an unreasonable question to ask. And it could very well be yes. If you were seeing this from a 2nd-4th round pick, and he would have already been benched. This is some of the worst QB play I've ever seen.

I don't think he's completed a non-screen/bubble type pass. 2 receptions by WRs, both were screens.

Bryce's halftime stats. I'll just let that speak for itself.

I think Zach Wilson showed more for NYJ.

He can't play the game.

This is just as stunted as we were with Clausen. It really is.

Jump pass lol

-5

Looks like we should be around -3 passing yards after the first quarter. Nice.

Starting this up separate from the preview one.

This is true. I'm a CU alum and don't care about their program lol.

Long form isn’t for everybody

That Horn draft screwed the pooch. Think it was pick 9 though. Heck, I would’ve been thrilled with Slater or Devonta that draft (those were my faves at the time) or possibly Parsons. It yeah if Field, we could’ve already realized to move on from him by now and landed a guy in this past draft.

After this week, our schedule has some teams that are underperforming/with big question marks. Raiders, Bengals, Bears, Falcons & Commanders. If we lose through that and he's 2-21 on his career, and we're 0-7, it could very well be the lowest this franchise has ever been.

Mater Dei was so strategic on his family's behalf, he commuted there from Pasadena every day. That was so brutal they probably took the 210 east to the 57 south to get there. When I lived out there, I had a few construction sites I managed at Caltech and also down near Costa Mesa. I hated that drive so much...flames...on the side of my face...

There are 4 clear cut potential 1sts as far as I'm concerned: Beck, Allar, Ward, & Ewers Beck and Ward seem to be on the smoothest tracks. Allar and Ewers have all the tools but need to keep it up. They've been known to get a bit erratic/development this year is key. For others...McCord is on my watch list. I won't include Dart because I can't take another Ole Miss QB after Corral. Don't really feel Sanders either. They're all 2nd Rd or lower for me. Gut tells me there's 3-4 1st rounders in this draft.

I've always thought it looks too much like a sticker on the helmet. Really need to sear it in. Like a Springfield cat.

Can't wait for our first drive.

I have been following Ward since his first year at WSU and really think he's NFL caliber. The Oregon game in 2022 was the one that really sold me on him early. They ended up losing but he showed so much ability to will his team downfield, at will, at all costs in that game. He was young and got too aggressive at the end, but it was the first game that really teased a lot from his game. He's only grown since and I've been super impressed. He passes all the physical traits, if anything he tries to play too much hero ball at times and can be a tad inaccurate, but he's developed so well IMO.

He was one of a kind at his position. Even looking around the league at the greats and duds right now, not one can even touch what Cam brought from a teammate/locker room/energy standpoint. Not a single one. Even historically, there aren't many. There's a few who are obviously close with teammates, have good report, like Burrow, Love, CJ, Lamar, Stafford, and then there's Mahomes who's skills are just beyond any character traits. Cam's energy was so rare at the QB position.

I’m sorry but I’m just looking at this a bit more plainly. This is not my family, this is a sports team with professionals trying to do an effective job in a multi-billion dollar industry. Just want to watch some entertaining football at this point. I’m not watching my kid play in his leagues. Although it sure looks like it haha.

I’m just amazed so many over the years have taken this assumption that it’s okay for him to have his “style” for lack of better term, along with this notion he was some godsend with anticipation throws and mental acuity. Hope next time we’re looking at QBs, the team just steps back and looks at the nuts and bolts to see if this is a dude built for the position, has the arm and can make every throw. Baseline. Then get into the mental makeup and romanticized intangibles.