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You don’t need a retort for everything. Which, I am still trying to learn how to put that into practice. That is sort of hard for me to say as I haven’t even seen Simpson play more than a few series and that at a man cave thing we were shooting pool. The game was on. And I am generally biased, I admit it, against Alabama QBs post Joe Namath. Probably forgetting a couple of good ones over the years but generally they underperform in the NFL. But Simpson could be better than Bryce when it comes down to it. A few guys drafted after Bryce, have been. Right now I would say Bryce is better than a moderately talented rookie, for a single season but I can’t see the future especially not having really watched Simpson. All I know about Bryce is he has played to a good NFL level a handful of times a couple of years running. So he has that in the bank. But he doesn’t make enough deposits to pay the bills. There was no stacking going on. Wins, yardage, TD passes, points, impressive performances. It is the big leagues. People that really shine do stuff he has not done.

He has done well in spots late. but you are forgetting there was a 4play sequence where we could have gone down and forced OT. We discussed how that went after the game and people were split, many blamed it on Canales. Many blamed it on a receiver not catching pass. It was 4 plays every one a failure. Don’t fool yourself thinking that he does it at will. talking about the WC game.

People might be talking about prioritizing drafting some. We need to turn some of these salaries over. Get some young cheap guys in place of 100 million commitments. In the next couple of years.

Kind of partial to him myself.

I had other QBs I was interested in and had no interest in Picket. Don’t ask me I can’t explain it. I will say if the team is good enough to win with Bryce it is probably good enough to win with Picket.

How many high level passing games did he produce last season? What is your number? I am going to say it wasn’t enough using my standards, and was a low enough number that he needs to more than double it. I’d just be curious to see what your baseline is. I might be able to hold up 5 fingers. Give or take. He had good games vs the Rams secondary but you see what they thought of their secondary. They signed the poo out of new people as fast as they could. Atlanta one killer game. I can’t say the first game was much. But maybe. Dallas was a real nice win I thought he played well. I go through them and there just aren’t that many. Even if you get to 7 that you think show he deserves the contract if that is his norm, his standard that he will give us, there is a long way to go. I feel like every game needs to have us expecting excellence. Above average. You can’t be perfect so missing a couple is okay but not like, 10.

Well we should be at a crossroads like, about right now. I say show your stuff enough to win us a bunch of games. 17 games I want to see the QB play really well at least 13 or 14 of those games to accept that he is legit going forward. But I don’t get to say. I am not saying no to a young QB I am just not wanting to do it to prove some point. He needs to be legit as well as far as potential or why are we doing it?

If they love someone and truly think they can develop him, and are sold… okay. Don’t want to say no to that, I’d actually like to see what that looks like. Otherwise just recycle another of these failed higher pick FAs through a backup competition.

Beason was a fine player.

Well, for QB next year, we have this year to look at Bryce. Again. He is starting and they aren’t working on alternatives. As of now he is starting this year. 100%, barring injury. They got someone they think can run the offense for backup. To challenge Andy lol. Their intentions are, we have another year of Bryce. I don’t need them to force it and waste a pick on a QB especially if they believe next year looks way better. So that being the case, in my mind, unless someone they love just falls to us later in the draft I don’t know that I care if they take someone this year, just to take someone. I wouldn’t object, I just don’t think it is something to prioritize. We are just in that place where he needs to turn the corner, and running out of corners fast. If he truly stinks it up this year or doesn’t show clear progress, I have to trust them to see it.

Bryce has had a couple of games where he top fifteened it. Realize, to be close to top ten he has to do that 4 quarters, probably 15 times with a couple of stinkers thrown in where he is off that day. The good ones, almost all have inexplicable bad days. But overall you have to perform at a high level, dependably, to rate high like that. So that’s what it takes. Otherwise it is a low to mid 20s and people that just can’t do better after a few chances are backups.

Worst player should be the easiest upgrade. I will sweat that later.

Worse than that, if he had not been injured he gets extended and the first year does not have to be 17.4 or whatever the hell his 5th year contract pays. They could have cut it down with the planned extension that did not happen.,

Up front, control that and you are ahead of the game every week. The receiver stuff is Bryce centric. To me, protect Bryce first. We have enough skill position guys that if he is really any good he can make it work. If we protect him.

I have this feeling that our history was part of Morgan’s pitch. Bet he told him all about it. Sam Mills forward. edit: if I wanted to sell a LB on coming here, I would have highlights cut and play it for him. All the way front to back, our history our guys, and tell him we wanted him because we think he can carry it forward.