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I didn't think that, wasn't sure you had looked at it. edit: An I can't listen to a lot of them either, the excuse making blaming everything else... etc

The reason why I go back to this young man in the post above yours, is he is pretty realistic and doesn't seem to have the agenda of defending his fanboism.

It was Geno and Baker. He had one year as OC. Gotta let him learn and make his mistakes.

Man, I remember thinking I had never seen such a crappy quarter of ball as what Mayfield played opening week. Maybe the half. Until lately.

That is pretty accurate to my memory. I had to hold my tongue after the draft until we got some reps to look at against NFL players. Before that, simply questioning his arm strength and footwork/mechanics brought a tsunami of wrath and indignation upon the dumbass that would think to ask stupid poo like that lol.

I put this in another thread, should have gone here probably.

I like checking in with this guy. Kind of the people's QB school. There is a passing chart.

The bolded part, 100%

4 years from now does us no good.

I don't have a big problem with much of it. I understood what they were thinking, like why they did or did not in a couple of cases. Right or wrong, you have to wait on. A single pick won't really upset me anyway. I don't fall in love with college prospects, and only really get upset when they trade future assets like Hurney did too much of and the insane deal with the Bears. That, crosses the line for me past just the normal risk.

I'd say at the cellular level, yes. With mandates or conditions placed on the hires in regards to Evero, and Young. After that I think he is probably trying to stay more hands-off than he has been (no fun for him).

I went with '3'. After watching Young last year, you had to be aware that that performance could happen. He hasn't proven much in the way of good, but there was hope for seeing some of the near field point guard throws be at least somewhat effective. Was very surprised to see that slack run defense. I knew there were issues elsewhere.

They are doing the opposite of what I'd do and it is probably because they asked him what plays he likes... what is he best at? I thought the best chance he would have would be in taking that away from him, putting him i that rigid frame of taking a quick decisive drop, and stepping straight into your (well) under 2.7 second throw. Change his routine so much he didn't have a chance to revert. I know how radical that is but desperate situations call for desperate measures. He only has that run around backyard thing going for him otherwise. But he is 5'9" or something so... can't step up and know where it is going..

Young's footwork did indeed revert to the ingrained mechanics they are trying to fix; the new has not taken. It may take at some point but that is a very high hurdle. I would have expected the defense to be more together but they are full of new people some of whom are basically street FAs. I am going with I knew this could happen, and it did, but it was one week. They got their asses kicked and it is probably good for them to be embarrassed. Long season stick to the plan.

They have to go through the charade of adding the weapons and the guards and repeating the experiment with the different controls for the people who refuse to accept what they are seeing and have to be hit on the head with it. Like the owner for one. edit: even I have a hard time thinking he is as bad as he was yesterday. Or will be every time. But real defenses make a huge difference it isn't flag football yet.

I missed that in Mayfield and wasn't feeling him being signed. And this is two years later but I gave him little chance.

Yes. People are so impatient (or unrealistic I dunno). This was always going to be a season of dental appointments, not parties.

I guess my point is, preseason wasn't going to do it to the degree it needs doing. Whether or not they got their time in preseason, it was going to extend into the season and for much of it. I guess I am falling behind, because the truisms that were held by about everyone don't seem to be holding. Such as, it takes time to judge young WRs, OLs need reps as a unit for continuity, two examples. I am not sure how much was lost, but if you will accept that I accept we lost something... just less than what you think... we can move on.

Yeah I didn't really convey that what I was saying was I see him understanding where things are, that his secret is out. He has never failed before and is coming to terms with it, it is in his voice. Monotone, mumbling more than enunciating. Also, he is on the end of the bench because he leads like Custer. In Nam he might get fragged. He is neutered in that regard until HE changes it.

This is insightful and it was happening just like you say.

That is a very good way to put it. He was dogging it, not being a dog. If the bench had been longer, he'd have been farther towards the end of it.

That is kind of the nutshell explanation. Besides just wasting everything indulging this fantasy.

Good enough to fool a lot of posters? (or tweeters, or media minds) You don't think he did that? I said every time that we need to wait for (what passes for) real football before we get any answers. I'm all out of beer and pie btw.

He is a player that can look good with the red don't hit me jersey, in 7 on 7 and all that.

My favorite rant so far Well, crap. It is the audio that has the gold more than the video. The guy is ranting about Bruce - hyped, non filtered stuff that could have been posted right here, and has been in a bit more PC way. He doesn't hold back.