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Good lord. I don’t think I have ever seen a hole that open.

I will simply counter all that with: you should always strive, at every turn, to avoid indoctrinating young players into a culture of not playing to win the game. Come man, that is an egghead academic approach that ignores the human element. it looks good on paper. Maybe. In the voice of the great Herm Edwards: Hello! You play to win the game. I completely understand the need but that is not the way….

IIRC one of the reasons the took him was they thought he had a brain in his head. And he was a captain in school which indicates some leadership qualities, ie a certain amount of intelligence.

In his case, based off of last year, more like how they could best work around him. But he is finally getting it in forward gear a little. Glad to see it.

I hear you but they are coaching to win the game. You start unnecessarily taking risks you introduce a few bad outcome possibilities. His ball security is poor, to start with. And we had Nijman at ROT. A strip sack, an int, just a simple loss of the down due to a missed connection, could change the outcome. You don’t fug with maybe throwing the game away just to practice stuff. It’s coming. It has to be coming. That box will be stacked with players who can win the down, soon enough. Then I hope we see some of what you are asking for.

I saw a video on YouTube that had every offensive snap. Including punts and coverage, and the placekicks. Worth seeking out.

Apparently it wasn’t necessary. So, they get a pass. We have some defenses coming up that will challenge that type of plan.

No doubt. And woe be to anyone getting in the way of his willing his decision into success.

They are in shambles, I didn’t watch it but I read about the doings, where they are about to mutiny on Glenn. Glen. Wtevr Wilks’ unit seems to have done their part. I haven’t really looked at them yet. I’ve fallen out of the habit of scouting the upcoming game because it was a waste of effort the last few years These overseas games with no home field, that damn crazy round trip travel, can’t be a positive for the following week. Or that week.

Some of these grades are inevitably inexplicable. In his case I am guessing the lateral may have pissed someone off. I think they really need to revamp their criteria for running backs. That is lower than last week for the game’s MVP. It seems as if the OL doing their jobs (which they did very well) takes away from a RB killing it. That is not right IMO.

Game managers, in the traditional non flattering context, are placeholders. Pretty much. And represent the mediocrity that Big Tep swore to ban from the building

Too risky for the franchise QB Tepper thinks he has. Or thought he had. And may again think he has. Bryce is a week to week weathervane. one week it is gentile south winds, the next week cold Canadian Football League winds.

The whole first year was putting those inflatable bags in place, that they use to get boats off the bottom. Works for millstones too.

Yeah you have to be a real Grinch to watch that and not feel something. 24 hour rule. Then I go back to perfectionist, super realist mode.

Yeah everyone is saying that and it is logical. Rubber meets the road at that point with Young. And the OL subs.

That is the uncomfortable part of the truth, but I am going soft on it because we have seen similar scenarios where we didn’t do poo against bad teams. And we are still in tne 24 hour rule window, and people’s feels are so fragile.

Clearly the theme year one was offense. I think Dan would reasonably defer to an offensive specialist in that scenario. Year two Dan got to do his thing mostly. Seems like ‘keep it simple stupid’ KISS or Occam’ Razor in action, when looking for the key to the ‘why’ of things.

I always looked at that through the lens of a mandate to make the QB not fail. That was Job 1. The highest priority when considering a decision. I was a Ryan Khalil fan, he was a great asset. As such, I’m a fan of having a quality C (my dad was a C in college, too so it comes with the genes I guess). The catch that I saw was simply that they did not want to have a rookie learning curve there with the QB being so much in need of support. Don’t put too much on Bryce’s plate… get him a pass catching RB instead. All about propping up the QB. I wouldn’t say I defend the decision, more like I see the thought process behind it.

I think I agree with that.

Yeah. I though that high value placed on a pass catcher at RB showed what Canales thought was necessary to help the QB he had. And what separated Brooks from the pack, to him. That was a Canales pick more than a Morgan pick, in my mind.

After the fun yesterday, I could be uncharacteristically optimistic in a moment of indulgence. I just know I was happy with what I saw under Wilks compared to what I had been been watching. I would be feeling the same if this team could beat the teams they are supposed to beat. With their road performances they would have to run the table at home and steal a couple road wins for a shot at playoffs. So no I don’t see playoffs as realistic. Yesterday was Bryce hitting his ceiling. But I look at that like a 6 handicapper shooting 2 under. It just was a great day for him. He kept in in the fairway, avoided the hazards and sunk some putts. Do I expect that level of performance on a week to week basis? It is technically possible but I don’t expect it. We will see.

Which considering the dumpster fire the team has been (and yes he owns a fair amount of that), 7-10 is in the ‘it could be worse’ zone. Which it was before tbis 3 game streak.

He is contributing as a down draft player, early in his first year. I won’t complain.

If you look at the RB leading the team in receptions, it sort of explains the Brooks pick last year.

I have been easy on him, less critical than many. I generally am more patient than many, from what I can tell over the years. I refused to criticize him or the rookie HC In year one. Started the clock on both this year. I figured the 2024 draft would be salvaged by Jackson, Coker, CSW, Sanders. Apparently Wallace is working his way onto that list. This season’ draft at this point looks like a grand slam. At this point we still have to beware of the ‘rookie wall’ but the young ones are growing each week. His aggressive overhaul of the fronts each season is encouraging and showing positive results overall. We have to remember the FA have to want to be here, and we were a wreck, so there was that to contend with He improved after his rookie year. If he can show that same kind of improvement in year three, I think you will have to be really pleased.