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I am actually thinking I'll be looking at his ability to throw the football deep and get it there on time. That's the biggest thing for me that he needs to do so we will see. Otherwise, about him, need to see how he does from under center.

I know, you are right. But like he said, still just 24. Had all the different coaches and QBs. The coaches now sort of specialized in WRs so I am okay if they are okay.

Oh man, I am laughing like hell in my mind and some out loud. It went so quickly from we are a QB away from the playoffs to the whole team is bad it's not the QB's fault.

I feel your pain on TMJr. He didn't have a paradise here. We have all been abused by the Panthers for a few years now it is traumatic.

So much there, cherry picking just a couple of things: the second part in your 3rd paragraph, I don't think people are blaming 6 years on Bryce Young. My view might be he is the ultimate manifestation of the 6 years of dysfunction. I hope it was the ultimate. We know who the bad guy is. My opinion is that Bryce was simply the wrong decision it isn't personal. Paragraphs 6 and 7, totally agree. Paragraph 8 In short, I like Canales and think he is going to be better than people thought. Think. It is changing already. Overall.. Even me, a skeptic, expects improvement to be obvious in Young. I actually think he hits close to his ceiling and we'll really have an issue then. We'll see where it goes.

According to what Morgan said about him, he is a cultural benefit. Someone good for the young TE to be around, and the other young guys too. It's important and lacking. Plus what he is doing on the field.

At the same time, I think they were hedging towards fitting to Bryce with those first two draft picks. Jump ball WR, and a near field pass catching threat in the RB. Yes absolutely and it was clear, to me. I'll temper that by saying I didn't want to trade up at all, for anybody. But I didn't research the QBs until it happened, I might have felt differently. I sure saw it when I looked. And I just don't watch much college ball at all so I don't have any opinions on who I am looking at, going in. It is a detached thing, watch and see what you see.

If Canales is going to be here, you have to send him in search of his quarterback because... if he can do this with retreads and with special case Bryce, you have to think he could hit a home run with his hand picked guy. Okay. I was all the way out on Bryce, anyone was a better choice. If you have that kind of connection (to say you know for a fact) I wouldn't challenge that because I don't.

Okay you are going off of some report ... that's got to be a maybe. Maybe Morgan is actually all team Bryce. I got no real idea except to go by his actions because he is not free to speak his mind publicly if he disagrees, that's just a no can do. I have the perspective that a MLB looks at all the QBs that were tough to play against and wants that when he is picking. I don't know what he told them but he could have read the room and known what he needed to say. Or maybe he was all in...

He may have said that all along, you know? Or believed it.

About TMJ and next season when one or both AT and DJ are gone, his contract is done, right? He is young but his contract isn't. With the soaring costs of WR deals, the investment of a 1 and a 2 in consecutive years... I am not saying he will command a ton but it looks like the deals are inflated as hell now, so pay him or fill the gap with the next man up? Whoever that is.

Watch it (for yourself). Basically doesn't like 'expectations'. Which, if I didn't I would have said 'they can limit you'.

I think he basically wants to avoid the rebuild mindset in the locker room interfere (oops, interfering) with his rebuild. As to what else was said, I lol'd at the double standard coach speak about the corners - size matters, they have a prototype - where was that when it really counted? At the same time indicating Young is being coached pretty hard (my words), and personally by Canales and giving the impression that it is taking, that is a good thing to hear.

First, there is fact. 31 teams passed on claiming him, for whatever reason. So we wouldn't be the only guilty party. I would have kept him, but it wasn't a huge issue for me that he is gone either, and looking at things the best he could do was ... 8th on SF depth chart? That will probably improve for him but where would he be if he got on the 53, to impact anything? He is struggling to be in the NFL. I think Morgan is safe on him. That edge thing, that has to be fixed. But it is year one and everyone here pretty much agreed it isn't a one offseason fix. So.. I like Dan so far. I like his cap guy. On the cap thing, that guy is about to earn his money.

Giving your age away. You remember prehistoric wired telephones.

Me too. I think that part of the plan is 'the old Seattle Russel Wilson' derived. They drafted the guy for that reason. Strong, fast enough, wins a lot of those contested balls. Bored so will also add that the accuracy on the line to target becomes more pronounced with distance. There are still balls being thrown or arriving a little late it looked like. 2 degrees off isn't a lot at ten yards but at 40, I don't the algorithm but it's more by 4 times at least. 1 foot becomes 4. Most of deep balls I see, bombs I guess, require adjustment to track them down.

Yeah I agree it was strategic shuffling. A nod and a wink, we'll make it official after some maneuvering.

Is anyone out there on the radar for a post week one signing?

I haven't refreshed by rewatching but my impression in memory is they were wide of the line to the target along with being off in distance, to the point that I didn't trust that a throw that was on target was really any different than the others, it just happened to end in a good place. (saying to me, those times, he did it right, but can't replicate it with regularity?) Obviously I am a critic but think I am being accurate other than my speculation about the on target stuff. Maybe this footwork mechanics thing will tighten things up.

I'm not sure what he 'normally' does. How is anybody? His 'deep' balls were kind of all over the place. Long, and wide. Sometimes they went basically where they were intended, I think. Those were caught, dropped or defended. Let's see some consistency and then maybe we can figure it out.

Lewis, is he still on the team? With the team? Still away for personal issues? What is the story there? This guy seems like a good pickup.

That was about all I needed too.

That's funny. Really, not being sarcastic. The deep balls thing. The answer would be, of course, "balls deep". Which how deep depends on what he is working with. Same as on the field.

This ISM Moore thing is based on ISM was dinged up probably, plus they cut the WRs short so whatever returner that is the better WR is kept. This is pretty fluid still I think. After week one, the expensive vets' contracts do not need to be guaranteed. edit: And as for KR, who the hell knows how that is going go? Less certainty may affect investment motivation.

I should have said instead of signing an iffy player to a big money deal given to a real bona fide guy, it is better to draft another.