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So now it’s a referendum on 4th down conversions. You win.

Parity in the league is out of whack. I think there are a lot more bad teams than there used to be. They play each other and the games are close. They play upper echelon and the difference shows up on the scoreboard in the form of blowouts on occasion. As to the OP we have to try and play those better teams close and sometimes we can. It means making a it low scoring game. Basically if you want more points the QB has to play better. Some weeks he doesn’t play very well.

Just want to add that this is invaluable experience they are getting. It often takes more than one try. Whether or not they succeed this time, they will have it to draw from next time. So it is a positive however it turns out this one time.

What you credit him for were good plays. I refer you to the thoughts of another QB out there being tasked with that situation. Were they plays only he could make because of a unique skill set or ability, compared to another QB? Is it possible someone else of marginal NFL skill level might have made those completions? This is the thing. You might reply that his intangibles come into play, his clutchness for example. I am saying it is fair to wonder if maybe another QB converts on third down and we don’t need a 4th down conversion. Or another guy makes the same throws and the train keeps rolling. Stuff like that. Where do you draw those lines? And if you don’t get a clear answer of Bryce could do that and another guy similar in skill set or maybe with a better arm could not, then do you pay him huge multiples of millions?

I never even thought about the Cowboys until you said that. Hmm. We own those fugers in the playoffs maybe we need to keep those at least for them.

Sure do. And defense was king. We always had top defenses.

I think those silver helmets look great. The logo is fairly primitive looking but I understand why it is used. The dayglo type blue top/bottom, I think looks like a cartoon. IOW not good. White on white is a classic look, no issue. Black on black I can take but prefer black pants with a blue top. Or white pants with the blue top. That is about as much fashion content as I am comfortable posting. Maybe go to E or Bravo for this stuff.

You are a fair point argument guy, but I disagree that Bryce got us out of that Miami hole. You know who Rico Dowdle is, right? Just a small quibble. IMO when I look at him and see his output in a typical game I imagine what he did that a replacement level guy wouldn’t or couldn’t have done. And I have trouble seeing much difference. So assuming they can’t replace him with someone’s backup, not everybody’s but there are guys sitting, assuming they can’t replace him for probably less money would potentially be an erroneous assumption. But based more on his relationship with the team and the guys making the decisions, the question of will they? I tend to see them sticking with him. I never wanted him at all. But after all the misery of the Bryce era so far, I don’t have a problem with waiting until the season is complete to decide. Bring it on, I can take it. So I am not ranting that he needs to go, although I have certainly done that and can’t say he has changed my mind to this point. He still could. We’ll see.

Okay.

Yes it seems logical and sensible, until you remember the same egotistical multi billionaire that brought him to us is making the decisions. I am going to remain wary.

You can have a point, yet at the same time we know that with Tepper, that possibility does exist. Scary.

Technically. What you figure the chances of that are? We may be the toughest team left on their schedule lol.

Yeah. Especially when you consider that in November, even sub .500 teams still aren’t out of it, but we have been.

I don’t know about that. He had 130 yards in the first half. And I am giving him 4 quarters. It is okay to give him some credit when he doesn’t totally suck. now, is that who he is? History says no. History says he is mostly bad, and unable to sustain a higher level of play when he manages to achieve it.

I would say in a sense he is better because he has extended his good outings to 60 minutes a couple of times. It was a half, or even a quarter most other times. But at the same time he looks like he did in 2023 so much of the time still that it is hard to say he is better from that perspective.