Okay gentlemen, REAL talk...

[Mr. Scot]

46 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I got my tickets when season tickets first went on sale for the 1st Bucs game. I thought it was wasted money there for awhile. They are looking better as the season rolls on.

Reflects my attitude toward today's game... 

[Mr. Scot]

51 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

The staunch Bryce bashers are getting quite defensive because they can see the path fo him sticking around 

Yep. And hell, I'm arguably one of them.

I get that some people really don't wanna hear this. But at this point, I'd tell 'em to stick their fingers in their ears and go "blah blah blah, I can't hear you" because that'll be just as effective as any of the arguments they're making here

Edited 34 minutes ago by Mr. Scot

[Chaos]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Canales has coached the hell outta this team 

How quickly we forget the abortion last Monday night

[Mr. Scot]

46 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

thats in spite of bryce not because of, surely you can see this or maybe being willfully ignorant but you have to know this

Good luck convincing any of the people actually making the decision of that.

[SgtJoo]

38 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It may matter. Frankly it should.

But is it gonna change anything?

My answer is no.

Probably not because at the end of the day the choice isn't made in a vacuum. It's Bryce or ???

And a known quantity in Bryce might still win out versus the unknown. 

[ProcessBlue2]

They might pick up the 5th year option, but I almost guarantee there will be a plan B on the roster next year that isn’t named Andy Dalton.

[uncfan888]

40 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Even if he chooses Bryce?

(because I think that's what'll happen)

I don't think canales would choose Bryce. He may not get a choice though 

[WhoKnows]

57 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I got my tickets when season tickets first went on sale for the 1st Bucs game. I thought it was wasted money there for awhile. They are looking better as the season rolls on.

I’m going to the Tampa game with my youngest. Christmas gift to him, hopefully it plays out well. Love that we have this late bye to get refreshed and healthy.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I agree with OP.  I don’t have total heartburn with DC but the BY portion is a bitter pill to swallow. 
 

But it goes back to bringing in competition  and not ruling out anyone in the draft. Fifth year option or not he isn’t the future IMO, but he might be the least worst option. 

[Mr. Scot]

51 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I wish I was confident in that.

If I knew the organization was committed to at least bringing in competition at QB in the offseason I could just relax and enjoy the ride.

I'm pretty confident we're going to have a different backup.

The "competition" part? Not confident at all.

Hopeful, but not predicting it.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, WhoKnows said:

I’m going to the Tampa game with my youngest. Christmas gift to him, hopefully it plays out well. Love that we have this late bye to get refreshed and healthy.

I'm afraid they will come out and lay an egg.

[Car123]

3 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

They might pick up the 5th year option, but I almost guarantee there will be a plan B on the roster next year that isn’t named Andy Dalton.

Definitely.

[Mr. Scot]

53 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

Carrying on like a pork chop... 

I wanna find an occasion to use this phrase

[WhoKnows]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Canales is going nowhere.

Bryce's fifth year option is all but guaranteed to get picked up.

If you're against either of those things happening, you are just... plain... sh-t out of luck

I'd add that any coaching staff changes are likely gonna be due to people getting other opportunities.

Front office changes? Maybe but I'm not making any predictions.

This is just how it is, guys. Gotta be real.

Why do you post this now? We still have 4 games left and have a shot at this division. We got up like this before the NO game. We lose out Tampa, no one is going to remember that we beat the Rams.

The other not for all the “it’s a given”, Bryce was the first pick. His 5th year will be $40M+. That's not some cheap year.