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That deal with the ‘must watch film’ clause was all I needed to see. He is an athletic little fuger though, with a cannon.

Saw him mocked to us a couple of times but I didn’t take it seriously.

I don’t think people are saying that picking up the option is a call for the pitchforks. We would have had to do things differently a couple of years back to make declining the option a valid move. We didn’t and here we are. People largely accept that. The pattern it adheres to, reinforces the nausea we feel when the idea of an extension, and at top of the market no less, comes up. One that he hasn’t shown he deserves. Same as he did not deserve to be drafted 1.1. Look at Pavia and what really is the difference? Bryce is a nice guy and Pavia is an asshole lol. They are both no margin for error non day one talents. One went undrafted. Probably should have been drafted day three anyway. The other was way over drafted.

Of course I don’t know either but the value was not even close. I am not sure Dan would risk insulting another GM with a 50 cents on the dollar offer. Although, the way that guy did business on the Crosby deal, I don’t know if I would much want to deal with him. I thought about looking at the draft order and trying to figure out who it may have been, if not us. Turns out I don’t care that much

Your opinion is noted. As long as we have to endure sub par play that projects to a dim future at the position, people have every right to express their dissatisfaction. Maybe we could resurrect that thread where no one was allowed to say anything negative about Bryce for you, if you are that bothered by it.

Who is over excited? A lot of people think we need better than what he has given us. We have watched him for two years, his alleged improvement notwithstanding, and he has been very unremarkable. But we have little choice but to hope he gets it - he will get his year three opportunity and we’ll see

Under Reich with Geno throwing to him. Oh yeah, I’ll be betting on that.

This illustrates a big difference between the two factions. The Bryce critics talk about Bryce, but the stans talk about the Bryce critics.

There is a lot to that. A lot. Another factor is he has two full years in the same system and is more comfortable in it. You can see that. And that is his (maybe his only) advantage over most competition he might face.Young players in a new system, he is ahead of them.

And by the same token you have had three years to come to terms with the fact that he mostly sucks but apparently you have been unable to.

He is icing his knees in-game. I wish I had marked where I saw that yesterday but one of the players was telliing the story. Thinking Moton was probably out for the day because he is on the bench with ice all around one knee, But he came back in. He is playing through a lot of pain apparently but as was referenced up thread it is something he can play with if he can deal with the pain.

Yeah okay. We as an organization have been more patient with him than many. And there has been a small parade of guys drafted since he was, also to bad teams, that have passed him. Some have lapped him. As a fan I am out of patience but he gets this year it is out of my hands always has been. I just hope the bar is higher than it has been for him. FWIW, XL dropped two passes last year. He did do some other bad stuff, just saying.

I mean, can you imagine if we had kept Darnold, who would have been cheap, and added to the roster the way we have done since Bryce? Fitterer would still be here. Maybe Reich. It wouldn’t be what we have now bringing in the talent. But just put Darnold and DJ and all those draft picks with Canales and Morgan and daydream about it. All those picks. We still could spend big in FA. Sheeit.

I really liked some of his answers. I hope he has a great year. Maybe we can keep paying him with a rookie contract at LT.

I like the guy we just signed. Ga Tech. Just keep taking shots. I think there may be some interesting guys under contract this year that may be out there next year. I guess I just want us to do like I wish we had done instead of drafting Bryce. Well, him particularly but the trade was ill advised to start with. Horrible. Then they made it even worse. Let’s don’t get so desperate we do that again.

Lot of time for things to reveal themselves. I basically agree. Sellers has all the tools. They brought in new OC and it is all about getting him back on track. There will be others to emerge. I only saw a little Mannng but I wasn’t getting excited at all. Seems like a lot less than we were led to believe he was going to be.

Well we just are not in a situation to dump him currently. We are in the small minority of non fans. The casuals are near 100% in on him. Playoffs! and there are way more casual fans than critical fans.

People were saying he wanted an offer he couldn’t refuse type of price.

Or he takes another baby step and they buy in. Sorry lol but that is the pattern. not gonna even think about if he starts out playing like he has his first three years. I can’t hope for it but I would like him to give them a definitive answer. That might be one.

Yeah I am kind of looking forward to preseason now because the new QBs and most of the guys we drafted will be 2nd string and will play a lot. Usually I tolerate watching the depth guys because of the QBs and really, the lack of decent depth. I think we will have some things to watch this year.

25% are cliche answers but the other 75% kills. Quick estimate.

If he is what they think he is we are in great shape.

He was big loss.

We should be able to see plenty in preseason this time. I might even watch. This isn’t like watching Jake Plummer. At last I hope and think it’s not.

Plus, where is his 13-3 near MVP type season that got Darnold the Seattle deal?