baker is a franchise quarterback

[dynomite]

15 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

Did we just not watch the same game?  Baker is what he is, a mediocre qb who's too short to see the field.  Learn to live with it. 

Russell Wilson too short to see the field?

[Jon Snow]

9 minutes ago, dynomite said:

Russell Wilson too short to see the field?

Does he play as good as Russell?

[dynomite]

14 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

We could have had a franchise Qb in year 2 of a rookie deal

 

You do realize the bears only won that game because of the weather right? Fields was pretty awful for most of the game

[dynomite]

14 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

alright cool, but why did he look like dogshit in the first?

Because your TEAM is trash. Why did Rodgers look like poo? Why did Brady look like poo why did burrow look like poo. Why did half the qbs in the league look like poo? And they have better teams and coaches. 

[Mr. Scot]

16 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

That’s my big take away today. My feelings on Rhule are, how are you that underprepared for a season opener at home as a Head coach?

Yeah, that was pretty obvious.

there were people arguing with me during the offseason that reps didn't matter and the way he was running camp was just fine.

Haven't really heard from those people today.

[Waldo]

Dropped snaps, batted down passes that Cleveland specifically prepared for and some easy stats on some broken 1st week plays.

We could do a lot worse but we can and should try to do a lot better. He is who he always has been. He will never be a Brees. He will be lucky to top 4k in yards with his play style that relys on pounding the ball first.

[Car123]

8 hours ago, rippadonn said:

We need that the whole game. Yes, he finally woke up after the half but that's was after the other team had a comfortable lead. The up and down is exactly why he's playing for Matt Rhule, the same reason Sam is with Matt Rhule, they both are inconsistent.

They'll fool you into thinking they're actually starters when they are far from it. We need a rebuild, not false hope.

Darnold is consistent. Consistently bad. 

[Skack25]

1 hour ago, dynomite said:

You do realize the bears only won that game because of the weather right? Fields was pretty awful for most of the game

Weather didn't seem to bother Fields...

[mrcompletely11]

1 hour ago, dynomite said:

You do realize the bears only won that game because of the weather right? Fields was pretty awful for most of the game

Fields won the game at the end with 2 big plays, dude was cool as a cucumber 

[rippadonn]

3 hours ago, jfra78 said:

So a QB that can bring a team back from a 13 point deficit in the fourth and give them a chance to win is something nobody wants in a QB?

Don't get us in a deficit in the first place. He's a four year veteran. His lack of focus in the beginning of the game is why he's not elite. Had he come out focused, on point, prepared, we could have taken the lead because they weren't playing well themselves. 

Cleveland writers famously said he had his head up his ass for years. Half of this game he actually did.

[Khaki Lackey]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, that was pretty obvious.

there were people arguing with me during the offseason that reps didn't matter and the way he was running camp was just fine.

Haven't really heard from those people today.

Here's one of them. He got enough reps to look really good in the last preseason game (plus two more weeks worth since.) So you tell me, how many reps does a 4th year vet need to handle a snap and not get multiple passes batted down?

You just want to be right about something that can't be quantified. 

Baker totally shat the bed in the first half. I don't think a few more training camp reps would have helped that. You obviously do, but I would pick something a little less subjective to act smug about if I were you.

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

Here's one of them. He got enough reps to look really good in the last preseason game (plus two more weeks worth since.) So you tell me, how many reps does a 4th year vet need to handle a snap and not get multiple passes batted down?

You just want to be right about something that can't be quantified. 

Baker totally shat the bed in the first half. I don't think a few more training camp reps would have helped that. You obviously do, but I would pick something a little less subjective to act smug about if I were you.

It's actually been pointed out that the snap problem was with Elflein, not Mayfield.

And to be clear, we're not just talking about "a few more practice reps". We're talking about doing away with the entire dumbass quarterback competition, dispensing with the continual shuffling of the OL lineup and numerous other things that, despite the slant you want to put on this, cannot be blamed on Mayfield.

The entire team that came out yesterday was  thoroughly and woefully unprepared for the challenge. That lack of preparation falls on the head coach.

Defend him if you want, but at this point I'd say just about everyone knows Matt Rhule is not an NFL head coach.

[Khaki Lackey]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's actually been pointed out that the snap problem was with Elflein, not Mayfield.

And to be clear, we're not just talking about "a few more practice reps". We're talking about doing away with the entire dumbass quarterback competition, dispensing with the continual shuffling of the OL lineup and numerous other things that, despite the slant you want to put on this, cannot be blamed on Mayfield.

The entire team that came out yesterday was  thoroughly and woefully unprepared for the challenge. That lack of preparation falls on the head coach.

Defend him if you want, but at this point I'd say just about everyone knows Matt Rhule is not an NFL head coach.

I'm not defending Rhule. Rhule might be the one thing you're finally right about, so congrats.

Baker's play was total cheeks in the first half now matter how many excuses you make for him, and training camp reps were not the reason.

Edited September 12, 2022 by Khaki Lackey

[Mr. Scot]

35 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

I'm not defending Rhule. Rhule might be the one thing you're finally right about, so congrats.

Baker's play was total cheeks in the first half now matter how many excuses you make for him, and training camp reps were not the reason.

Oh sure. I mean who could ever possibly blame lack of practice reps for looking unprepared?

Just crazy, I know