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Because to this point, tanking has never, ever, worked.

The throw to Mingo toward the end of the game was perfect. He threw it to a spot just before Mingo started his break and put it on the money at 20 plus yards in the air. And Mingo ran a great route. Young has a lot of work to do, but I disagree with those who say there are no positive signs.

If given a choice between Bryce avoiding sacks because he is strong and agile, or avoiding them because he gets rid of the ball quick, I really hope he can learn to get rid of it quick.

Cam didn't usually avoid; he ran over people. That might be why he didn't last as long as those that learned to just get rid of it.

The Aints have one of the best defenses in the NFL. And Atlanta's improved a lot over the offseason. Not good defenses for a rookie qb to be judged on. It will be interesting to see how he does against the upcoming defenses.

I think he is holding it to long, but I would rather him throw it away, or on occassion, run with it. But I don't hold it against him, those decisions will hopefully, come with time.

IMO, Bryce is struggling just as almost any rookie qb would and has. Fwiw, he looks significantly better than Trevor Lawrence did in his first two games. In his first two games, Lawrence threw five picks, and completed less than half his passes.

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I was actually more impressed with Young last night than in the first game. Made some nice throws there at the end and kept cool against one of the two or best three defenses in the NFL. He looked better than Carr did, but Carr had better receivers. To be honest, with a new coach, and a rookie qb, starting on the road against a good defense, and coming home to face one of the best defenses in the NFL, the season has gone about as I thought it would. I do think we have a shot at getting better. I also found the secret to just enjoying football and not letting it bother me. Just avoid reading the comments here during and shortly after the game.

Same here. Only someone who knows nothing about football would pass verdict on a player after 7 quarters of real football.

Offense needs to get it going now.

And will soon be a lot worse than that.

Offense can't do anything, and the defense can only hold on for so long. Going to be 20-6 soon unless the defense can make a stop here or get a turnover.

Woods is playing well so far.

We finally played Hill as a runner and stopped him behind the line of scrimmage.

Unfortunately, that is a catch.

Has the defensive staff not watched Taysom Hill? He is a runner who throws on occasion. They are playing him as if it is Drew Brees back there.

Horrible throw by Young, Thielen made a great play to save an int.

They picked up the blitz and we got burned on that one.

Doesn't look like a catch, but not 100% sure.

I understand the Penalty set us back, but three plays there and not a single run, other than the scramble. Not providing much help to the rookie QB. That being said, nice throw on the third down and good kick.

I use directv, so ESPN is not a problem. I do fear though that the NFL is going to go the way of Professional boxing. 50 plus years ago, pro boxing was one of the biggest sports in the US. Then all the big matches started going pay per view and the audience faded away. I could see the NFL (and college football for that matter) doing something similar with all these streaming services.

Cam ran a lot on 4th and short, but I am not sure if those were really sneaks.

Agreed. And in truth, lots of great players have been "wasted" Dan Marino Earl Campbell Randy Moss Eric Dickerson Dan Fouts Tony Gonzales Etc.... Even with a group of great players, winning a Super Bowl is a difficult thing to do.