OTAs

[rayzor]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

What does winning feel like?  Its been like 7ish years since I vaguely remember something to that effect

i 100% believe we're getting ready to experience that again. i haven't felt this good or this confident about the team since Cam got here.

[Harbingers]

2 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i 100% believe we're getting ready to experience that again. i haven't felt this good or this confident about the team since Cam got here.

I hope we dominate this year. I feel like we will(especially with our coaching staffs track record) but I have a nagging suspicion otherwise, not a big one by any means, there’s just something that keeps nagging me out the messaging on QB’s so far. Next year we will be getting a division title for sure. 

Edited June 3, 2023 by Harbingers

[rayzor]

25 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

I hope we dominate this year. I feel like we will(especially with our coaching staffs track record) but I have a nagging suspicion otherwise, not a big one by any means, there’s just something that keeps nagging me out the messaging on QB’s so far. Next year we will be getting a division title for sure. 

What messages about the QBs is causing you concern? Everything has been good so far.

I've said it before...there's no one that scares me in this division or on our schedule this year. Everything is lining up for a good successful season.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

What does winning feel like?  Its been like 7ish years since I vaguely remember something to that effect

I know 2025 feels like it was a century ago, but it wasn't really that long.

[Harbingers]

19 minutes ago, rayzor said:

What messages about the QBs is causing you concern? Everything has been good so far.

I've said it before...there's no one that scares me in this division or on our schedule this year. Everything is lining up for a good successful season.

Just how they are dancing around not not committing to giving our young prodigy the reps during camp.(mind you I haven’t really paid attention since just after the draft as the canes were playoffing until last week so if the coaches have said otherwise I missed it). I worry about daltons ability to stay healthy. I really think Young is a first year into the fire QB and I don’t want to see us dancing around the subject. Like I said there is a good chance I missed something. Just can’t shake that feeling. 

[rebelrouser]

Keep the practice videos coming please. Bryce looking great. 

[csx]

24 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Just how they are dancing around not not committing to giving our young prodigy the reps during camp.(mind you I haven’t really paid attention since just after the draft as the canes were playoffing until last week so if the coaches have said otherwise I missed it). I worry about daltons ability to stay healthy. I really think Young is a first year into the fire QB and I don’t want to see us dancing around the subject. Like I said there is a good chance I missed something. Just can’t shake that feeling. 

You've obviously missed something. 

[ForJimmy]

6 hours ago, poundaway said:

 

I’m loving our QB room right now!

[BlackPanther22]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

Just how they are dancing around not not committing to giving our young prodigy the reps during camp.(mind you I haven’t really paid attention since just after the draft as the canes were playoffing until last week so if the coaches have said otherwise I missed it). I worry about daltons ability to stay healthy. I really think Young is a first year into the fire QB and I don’t want to see us dancing around the subject. Like I said there is a good chance I missed something. Just can’t shake that feeling. 

They've been giving Bryce the majority of the reps since the rookies and the vets have been together. They said they'd do as such during their pressers shortly after the draft, and the beat writers have written about how Bryce has gotten the most reps out of the QB's and has basically split or possibly even taken more 1st team reps than Dalton. 

I know you've said you've been out of the loop but yeah I don't think you have to worry about them not committing to giving Bryce the reps because everything so far has indicated that they have. 

[rayzor]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

Just how they are dancing around not not committing to giving our young prodigy the reps during camp.(mind you I haven’t really paid attention since just after the draft as the canes were playoffing until last week so if the coaches have said otherwise I missed it). I worry about daltons ability to stay healthy. I really think Young is a first year into the fire QB and I don’t want to see us dancing around the subject. Like I said there is a good chance I missed something. Just can’t shake that feeling. 

They said he's going to be getting the most reps and he has and no one is talking about him being anything but the starter. Players and coaches have been pretty open about it. He's the guy. They haven't danced around it in the last 2 weeks and even then no one was buying it

[Jackie Lee]

13 hours ago, WUnderhill said:

Well considering the longest throw in NFL history was Baker Mayfield’s 70.5yd Hail Mary that wasn’t even a completion, I’d say it is literally not a thing.

OK so replace 70 with 60+ and my original point still stands

[LinvilleGorge]

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

They said he's going to be getting the most reps and he has and no one is talking about him being anything but the starter. Players and coaches have been pretty open about it. He's the guy. They haven't danced around it in the last 2 weeks and even then no one was buying it

Yeah, you don't make a huge trade up to #1 to draft a QB to have him sit and wait his turn behind a washed up vet. Dalton was signed as a vet mentor and a guy who could hold down the fort briefly if the rookie wasn't ready week one. When we signed Dalton, it seemed like we were gunning for the #3 spot, not #1. We only shifted focus to #1 when we figured out that the cost differential wasn't gonna be that much. Richardson would've likely been the guy at #3 so we had to have a vet onboard to ensure we weren't forced to play AR before he was truly ready.

But with Young, those concerns are out the window. The guy is ready. We'll see how the physical tools translate to the NFL but there are zero concerns with him being mentally ready.

[Mother Grabber]

4 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I know 2025 feels like it was a century ago, but it wasn't really that long.

it feels like it hasn’t even happened yet

[BlackPanther22]

10 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, you don't make a huge trade up to #1 to draft a QB to have him sit and wait his turn behind a washed up vet. Dalton was signed as a vet mentor and a guy who could hold down the fort briefly if the rookie wasn't ready week one. When we signed Dalton, it seemed like we were gunning for the #3 spot, not #1. We only shifted focus to #1 when we figured out that the cost differential wasn't gonna be that much. Richardson would've likely been the guy at #3 so we had to have a vet onboard to ensure we weren't forced to play AR before he was truly ready.

But with Young, those concerns are out the window. The guy is ready. We'll see how the physical tools translate to the NFL but there are zero concerns with him being mentally ready.

I agree with everything said here but one small correction, we traded for the #1 pick on March 10th and Dalton was signed on March 14th. So I’m sure by the time Dalton was signed, he knew what the deal was and they had been in talks for the #1 pick well before then. 
 

This is part of the reason I can’t wait for the behind the scenes video to drop this year. So many interesting things happened this off-season that I wanna know more about.