Josh Klein on the recent Bryce “smoke”

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, stan786 said:

Sack yards are subtracted from rushing totals in college which can be a little weird to look at, but I don’t think he’s going to be running often or anything.

But he was comparing him to wilson and that was trademark of his for years.  Roll out of the pocket and scramble for a first.   He has 5000 career rushing yards

[Panthercougar68]

Just get me the guy that can put the ball where it needs to go when it needs to go and I’m happy.

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I would think fans (and the nfl) would like it to be a complete surprise at the party

the broadcast will be on a Tide commercial when we pick anyway

[Daddy_Uncle]

Give me Bryce's Brain, CJ's accuracy, AR's size and athleticism, Levis's Mayo

Edited April 11, 2023 by Daddy_Uncle

[Daddy_Uncle]

Can we QB sneak with Bryce? Can he push the pile or stretch for a 1st down or TD? 

[cookinbrak]

8 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

I've never considered this but it makes sense to warm us up to Bryce when the fanbase is favoring Stroud. No telling whether the smoke is for us or Houston.

Houston. Until there's absolutely no chance of them trading us, this is how it will be.

[Growl]

17 minutes ago, SOJA said:

ah yes. the good ole days when someone on this site told me I was a "fuging idiot" because I wanted Cam over Gabbert. Good times. 

I remember the discussions being more offense vs defense oriented, honestly don’t remember anybody wanting yo gabba

[Captroop]

27 minutes ago, ncfan said:

- said the team Would like the fans to know somewhat who the pick is before it happens.

- pointed out the big draft party even they’re hosting.  Said with the fan base so split and torn between a few guys.  It best for the fans base to someone know instead of having everyone there who are taking sides at the event.

- said they’d like it to be more of a coronation.  Then the shock surprise

This is a very interesting take that I hadn't heard before, but it makes all the sense in the world.

In marketing terms, it made sense that you'd want to play up the rooting interests for Bryce and CJ and tease the mystery out until draft day. And in business terms it makes sense to do the same to ensure that pick has the highest value possible if you're entertaining the idea of trading back.

But in emotional terms, this 50/50 split is terrible fanbase management. You don't want people so dug into their camp that half the fanbase is booing when the pick is announced, and rooting for the guy who isn't their guy to fail to prove themselves right.

In terms of driving ticket sales, the team needs to start telegraphing and hyping up the guy they intend to pick, starting now so everyone is either excited or at least warmed up to the idea by the pick is announced.

[therealmjl]

Just now, Daddy_Uncle said:

Can we QB sneak with Bryce? Can he push the pile or stretch for a 1st down or TD? 

don't you dare stretch that ball over the goal line

[Wolfcop]

It may be Bryce in 2 weeks, but if I was a franchise trying to convince another franchise I was going to take their beloved QB, this is how I would leak info. I bet Houston is really nervous right now after thinking the last month we were taking Stroud. That nervousness is what makes teams give up draft capital. 

[t96]

10 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

I for one can't imagine living in a world where there are two radical sides taken up on any given topic. 

the funny thing is just like with politics there are very few radical Bryce or Stroud supporters here, some of them are very vocal but most people are more in the middle and would be fine with either of them and recognize both of their strengths and weaknesses.

[Fright]

As long as our pick performs better, it won't be debated. If whoever we pick sucks in comparison, it will be debated until our pick retires or we draft/sign someone else. 

[ForJimmy]

12 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Throwing out his first year, he had 0 yards rushing his heisman season and 185 last year.  He is not a threat to run and to me this complicates matters immensely if defenses know you dont like to run.  Sure he can scramble out of the pocket off script but holy fug that is a recipe for disaster 

I'm just talking about his speed and elusiveness.  They obviously aren't going to ask him to run that much with his size.  He was dodging some NFL talent these past couple years and made it look easy.  

[frankw]

6 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Can we QB sneak with Bryce? Can he push the pile or stretch for a 1st down or TD? 

Absolutely that's off the table. And honestly it probably would be either way unless we draft AR. No use risking your first overall pick early. That's why we signed Sanders anyway.