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I am pretty sure it was worse before they spread it out. (Not trying to say it is good, just that they were way in a corner with the one year number and had to do something). And statistically, though we are struggling with him recently, OT is a position guys stay good at into their mid 30s.

I don’t see the need. Or the want. It would disrupt the order of things at this point and there are only 4 games left, each important. keep working what we have. I wonder if he has eyes to play elsewhere. And lol again at him, thinking he was going to be winning and get out of loservlle, only to end up in worse shape than if he had stayed. Maybe he got some good sex out of it at home.

Luke is teaching class with a lot of his air time. Diagnoses or breaks down a play in the moment, he is a real treat to listen to at times. And Jake and Luke know their roles. Don’t interrupt, be ready with your comment.

I meant the spot they were in that necessitated addressing his contract. Before the extension he had an insane number I forget what it was.

Yeah everything comes to an end. And if you think you have Vegas figured out, like how to beat them, be careful. It is irrational to think about betting this way, totally superstitious. But the up down up down or black/red phenomenon of alternating results is killing it p, maybe for the last 5-6 weeks. And you know that is gonna end too.

I don’t understand the perfect passer rating being achieved when you don’t complete 100% of your attempts. Redefining perfect now? It’s more 20 yard deep ball big time throws and GWD. They all sound great. FTR he played really well except don’t forget the 2 likely game altering sacks that took us out of FG range in a 3 or 4 point margin game. I guess passer rating doesn’t apply if you eat the ball. So no dings. But no joke, 80% is completely excellent - but it isn’t perfect.

What is a WTF moment? Rhetorical…. Two 3rd down sacks to take the team out of FG range just yesterday, were pretty WTF? to me - and that came in a game he is hailed as the future for. Not a total fail game, one of his best. He had great protection on both those 4th down plays, and did not fug them up. Did his job. Neither was some astounding rare can’t believe it type of throw. It was a good throw, he kept his head straight through that moment and didn’t glitch and executed. It was the situation that was the bigger challenge. Don’t fug it up. That was good to see. The last pass to seal the clock and get to kneel down was a much tougher pass. Most of it is just don’t freak out, focus and do what you are trained to do. Let the training take over. People have a hard time getting into that space. He seems like he has that in his grasp. A lot of guys never get that. But the way you have to play with him is not really … an asset. Don’t know how to say it.

I know people don’t like him because, last year he did not make a catch vs Philly. Because he didn’t get a foot in on a catch so no catch because twice that I know of he went OB and did not establish himself once back IB. Whatever that means. Because they wanted Ladd. But go back and look at every one of his targets this year and see where the ball that is intended for him, is.

The problem with Moton’s extension was that they put themselves in a no win position with whatever moves ended up making his cap # and dead cap # so disadvantageous. Boxed themselves in. Probably looking at Fitterer I don’t remember.

I can’t get with that. It was probably true late in Jake’s time here but when he started out here he was totally the man. Like Bryce on his best day wishes he could make some of the throws Jake made. Or tried to make lol. And exciting to watch play because he was really animated and gave it 110% every time he stepped out there. And you could see it.

Look at the Bears and their record. Plus 17 in the turnover total.

Stating the obvious, it is called complimentary football. Offense has to do it’s part to get the turnovers and stops cashed in. Unless defense totally takes it into their hands. One of those picks scoring would probably have made a big difference, Monday. Offense at least keeping their defense on the field yesterday in that 3rd quarter paid off with the run game later.

Canales is definitely limited by the skill set of his QB. In my opinion. Not that if he weren’t it would look like some genius razzle dazzle offense, it probably would be middle of the road conservative. edit: definitely appreciate the meaningful games in December aspect.

Yeah I wasn’t that concerned with W-L either. Agree that evaluation is paramount. I had hoped the last 9 games were going to clarify the situation but is still just as murky over halfway through that stretch. With more bad than good games. There are rules to these contracts and they favor the teams when it comes to service time. If he holds out he doesn’t get credo for the year. I know they do the technical move of coming back just under the wire so they can get contractual credit for the year but if they really played hardball they wouldn’t have to play him, and he couldn’t show how much of that big money he was worth from the bench We have some leverage. If he doesn’t convincingly demonstrate that he will not drag us down but instead has turned the corner and will help us win, I don’t know how you give him the money. You can’t pay him big time money for a poo game then a good game over and over like this year has been.

This is your perception and is subject to bias. Before the game was over for ten minutes there was a thread created saying the option was being picked up. Many comments For Bryce include digs my friend. Most of them. You likely gloss over that when you see it. Probably because you agree, even though you seem able to refrain from making those types of comments yourself.

I think having that injury happen the first game last year allowed him to thoroughly rehab and not try to hurry back. They took it a little easy on him and that was apparently more of a precaution.. early in the year they weren’t using him to try and get a pass rush.

I don’t know that it will even take a few more. That was about as HELLO they actually Will throw it deep as it gets in terms of impact and being noticed. But it should pay off somewhere else. Something will be given less attention, the coaches will need to find it quickly. The protection was excellent on those, pressure might be something people need to counter with.

And as they successfully raise the talent floor, it gets harder to find a handful of contributors in a given draft. I mean a low talent floor is likely at least partially a factor in so many late rounders getting playing time. At the same time, players need meaningful reps IN Games, to really develop. A lot of guys don’t get that on better teams. So we could probably develop guys here better than a stacked roster. Lots of variables.

Not specific to this but in general as to your criticisms…. When we say he played well, excellent, are complimentary and placing credit, why can’t that be enough? Because it seems that we must go the next step and say that he is our future and to pick up the option, extend him, something like that for people to stop saying we hate him. To satisfy the pro Bryce bunch. I am not ready to do that off of a good week when the next week and the week before do what they do. There are years of it.

Definitely appreciate him. He can change the game even without strip sacks and batted passes.

Answered my criticism, not question, that it should be included. Yes. That has to be a component of an NFL offense. Edit: And yeah do it earlier. No doubt. It was pretty obvious why it worked, and is because it was a complete surprise.

He’s gonna get burned going to that well too often. It only works because it goes against the tendencies. Once they give that strategy some due diligence you are looking at 59/50 balls at best. (In that situation).

Lying? What is the above? If what you say is lying, is lying, you are just as guilty. Packers 2023 was basically the 4th quarter. And it was really good but it was basically maybe 1/3 of the game. And you will recall he followed that up with two 0 point efforts to finish the year. What happened in the 1st half of this years Cardinals game? Who won it? Miami, he made three or four good passes after putti g us in a deep hole all by himself, and Rico and the OL crushed it to take control of that game. Dallas this year he had crap numbers but played well for all 4 quarters which sort of stood alone. That isn’t what he usually does. (And it was a very good game by him). Yesterday, was really good. Absolutely. Answered probably my biggest criticism by throwing the ball downfield. That LA defense was asleep. And I am grateful to them. That poo is on film now, Let’s see what adjustments get made because that was too easy. If it was your defense that gave it up you would be screaming how did you let that guy beat you over the top?

That is a tall order.

I don’t know the density of the 2026 draft class either but this last one was a rare draft, how many teams ever get those results? If we could get three out of the next one I’d consider it a big win.