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There is something very wrong if the Vikings can bring in a QB that hasn't taken a snap, hasn't thrown to any of the receivers even in practice and doesn't even know their names and they can move the ball comfortably, score, and win, yet we have such a hard time. Let Bryce play schoolyard ball. Let him play uptempo and stop worrying so much about the right call and everything. Let him go out and play football, just once. It cannot possibly be as worse as what we are doing out there already

Tepper needs to give a shitload of money to someone in the Pittsburgh or Baltimore building, and let them do everything. Those teams are consistently solid at drafting and that's what we need here. 90% of being a good GM is drafting well and getting a good coach that meshes well with your draft strategy. Only 10% is free agency, salary cap and trades.

We won decently enough with low talent last year with Wilks. As much as Tepper is to blame for this trainwreck, Reich is equally responsible. He just isn't a good coach. Remember Mr. Scot when I said that if we hired Reich, we'd be looking for a new coach in 2 years and that Reich has already been fired 3 times for being a part of terrible, inefficient offenses, and you chided me for it and said I don't know anything? Well, I really hate to take the W becuase I was so looking forward to a good season, but I am correct. Reich is playing football in the mid 2000's and has been one of the worst coaches this year. His offense and schemes do not fit the players we have, especially the offensive line and receivers. He's really bad and if the Panthers don't cut their losses after this season and go into a different direction, we are going 3-14 again next year and will be looking at a new QB at the top of the draft yet again.

It's compounded by the fact we traded one of the NFL's best offensive players for draft picks then drafted clear busts immediately

Hurney at least hit on 1st round picks. Fitt could draft his way out of a paper bag. I would take Hurney back as our GM if it meant getting those 1st round picks right again.

Don’t forget that Tepper thought Steichen was a terrible interview yet he has this bad Colts team at 4-5 on their backup QB

Bryce isn’t good. But this isn’t a Bryce problem. The scheme is really bad. Receivers not only aren’t getting open, but the routes are bad. And the interior line is horrendous. Players are constantly confused. I have to imagine it’s incredibly easy for opposing defenses to game plan for this offense. That isn’t on Bryce.

Obviously if we could go back we trade Burns instead of Moore. That was unthinkable at the time though.

No but I think the pressure is off now, the guys can play looser and relaxed Offensive line is abysmal, I've never seen a LT get beat so bad. They have to fix something there. Ickey was good last year, makes no sesne

Why the fug did Eddy want the ball on the hashmark like that?

How was that not a hold on Corbett? That was more egregious than Bozeman's Our line cannot keep their man in front of them

I'm convinced that the O-Line and Ikem's play is due to the schemes, not to the talent. Reich is exactly the type of person to be stubborn and force sqaure pegs in round holes

Maybe Bryce should just call the plays

Bryce is going to have to start running in order to let this offense be less predictable

At the same time Chark was jogging down the field man

Yes Last game, for a TD to Thielen

The dude wanted to be our head coach and Tepper didn't "vibe" with him lol

Fitterer is a worse drafter than Gettleman.

Really not sure why they punted, there is zero chance we stop any run before 4 yards

Puka must be on pace to break Jerry Rice, he's nearing 1000 already

CJ is a hell of a leader of men. Bryce will be fine, but man the Texans are set with CJ.

They should have known TMJ was really bad and Mingo not ready (well looking like a straight bust at this point). Count that as another mail in the coffin for Fitterer, who said we were fine at WR.

Can you list a QB that would take the situation in Carolina and make them a playoff team? I know for sure Burrow, Hurts, Herbert, Tua, Lawrence, Goff, Cousins, Dak, and Jackson would be 1-5 or worse. I'd have Mahomes and Allen at 3-3. Point is, they all have way better defenses and weapons than Carolina. There's not a single QB in today's game that can thrive without weapons or a defense... Mahomes and Allen are the closest, but they definitely wouldn't be contenders with the shitty defense we have. Hurts and Purdy have superstar casts. That wins championships.

While I want to attribute it to finally losing Sanders and Cade Mays playing out of his mind, there definitely is an offensive philosophy shift. Look how fast Bryce is playing! This is what he is! A rhythm, creative QB! Let him cook!

Notice how Bryce is playing in tempo, and they aren't using the full play clock?