Bryce at post game press conference

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, PadresPanthersFan said:

I wish I could get paid millions to absolutely suck at my job with tons of people fluffing me every off season

Me too. I just want us to move on from Bryce. I don't need to beat him down in the process. It sucks to watch someone who seems like a legitimately decent guy being publicly humiliated but it is what it is. 

[Joe Bear]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

Me too. I just want us to move on from Bryce. I don't need to beat him down in the process. It sucks to watch someone who seems like a legitimately decent guy being publicly humiliated but it is what it is. 

That's the second-worst part about all this. I truly like Bryce, Canales and Legette. They're easy to root for on a personal level. But they're just completely inept.

[MRenshaw]

8 minutes ago, Joe Bear said:

 I feel like by December I'd try speaking a different language or something.

He practically already speaks a different language with all the um, um, ums. 

[Joe Bear]

Just now, MRenshaw said:

He practically already speaks a different language with all the um, um, ums. 

People have different words they use to stall while organizing their thoughts. He deserves plenty of criticism for his performance but the speaking is kinda low.

[Jmac]

24 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It just sucks all the way around. It sucks for us that Bryce ain't it and it sucks for him to get a chance to live out his dream just to realize he's simply not good enough. That's what you're watching. A young man coming to grips with that reality. At least he put millions of dollars in the bank in the process.

Guys a multimillionaire and got a chance to be a big-time college player and a stint im the NFL. I wont shed any tears for him.

[TylerDurden]

12 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It just sucks all the way around. It sucks for us that Bryce ain't it and it sucks for him to get a chance to live out his dream just to realize he's simply not good enough. That's what you're watching. A young man coming to grips with that reality. At least he put millions of dollars in the bank in the process.

Yeah, as I watch him sulk on the bench and all of us poo talking his play, I feel bad for him momentarily.  Who wouldn’t want that opportunity?  Who wouldn’t take it?  And who would, as a competitor, willingly just throw in the towel and say, “you know what guys?  I acquiesce.  I’m not good enough.”?  So I get that, and for those reasons, I feel bad for him.  It’s not anything against him as a human being.  It’s as a player.  Because then I think about all of the hype leading up to his being drafted, and how he played a part in that.  Knowing what limitations you have, and you refused to workout pre-draft at the combine.  You swindled yourself into that opportunity. And even if you fail, and even though you cost our organization invaluable assets that fast tracked the Bears rebuild while we continue to struggle, you still walk away with life-changing, generational wealth.  So, that’s where my sympathy ends.  It’s a big boy game now.  You’re not good enough.  Period.

[MRenshaw]

Just now, Joe Bear said:

People have different words they use to stall while organizing their thoughts. He deserves plenty of criticism for his performance but the speaking is kinda low.

As low as his stats?

[mrcompletely11]

2 minutes ago, Joe Bear said:

People have different words they use to stall while organizing their thoughts. He deserves plenty of criticism for his performance but the speaking is kinda low.

A simple dale Carnegie course would rectify this.  It’s not hard.  He and canales sound like idiots 

Edited September 7, 2025 by mrcompletely11

[Joe Bear]

Just now, MRenshaw said:

As low as his stats?

I meant that it's low to criticize someone for using "um" repetitively when a vast majority do it. I doubt you're a well-respected orator among all your peers.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Proudiddy said:

Yeah, as I watch him sulk on the bench and all of us poo talking his play, I feel bad for him momentarily.  Who wouldn’t want that opportunity?  Who wouldn’t take it?  And who would, as a competitor, willingly just throw in the towel and say, “you know what guys?  I acquiesce.  I’m not good enough.”?  So I get that, and for those reasons, I feel bad for him.  It’s not anything against him as a human being.  It’s as a player.  Because then I think about all of the hype leading up to his being drafted, and how he played a part in that.  Knowing what limitations you have, and you refused to workout pre-draft at the combine.  You swindled yourself into that opportunity. And even if you fail, and even though you cost our organization invaluable assets that fast tracked the Bears rebuild while we continue to struggle, you still walk away with life-changing, generational wealth.  So, that’s where my sympathy ends.  It’s a big boy game now.  You’re not good enough.  Period.

Yep, pretty much. I don't know how anyone didn't see what was going on when he showed up to the Combine and hid underneath that hoodie and backpack all weekend. I guarantee you he'd been chowing down at the buffet as hard as he could and came in chubby to weigh in as heavy as possible.

[Joe Bear]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

A simple dale Carnegie course would rectify this.  It’s not hard.  He and canales sound like idiots 

If they can't read a defense or wisely call plays based on the situation, a Carnegie course will only do so much.

[MRenshaw]

5 minutes ago, Joe Bear said:

I meant that it's low to criticize someone for using "um" repetitively when a vast majority do it. I doubt you're a well-respected orator among all your peers.

The vast majority repetitively use um as frequently as Bryce does? What neck of woods are you from? Umsville? 

Edited September 7, 2025 by MRenshaw

[Jackie Lee]

Good thing they spent the last year and a half letting Andy and Plummer fug around in practice, no competition or fire under any of them

[frankw]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep, pretty much. I don't know how anyone didn't see what was going on when he showed up to the Combine and hid underneath that hoodie and backpack all weekend. I guarantee you he'd been chowing down at the buffet as hard as he could and came in chubby to weigh in as heavy as possible.

If we were a competent organization the decision would have been made right then and there to take Stroud.