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I don't buy Ben Johnson today. It's nothing but damage control to keep the wolves at bay. I like that he knows that keeping things in a positive light is best for all concerned. I'm on board...

He should and probably will, but I won't hold my breath on continued success for him unless he humbles himself to embrace the position on a professional level.

This should be fun. Caleb Williams needs to grow the F up. He showed me too many plays yesterday that showed prophetic to his draft critics. For starters, his head clock is killing him. His feet get happy too soon and inaccuracy follows. I don't see him as the guy that's willing to take the extra millisecond and take a hit. If he is willing, the flight mechanism is overriding his intent. You could clearly see that, especially the sidearm throw to DJ in the end zone. He saw it and nuked the throw in a rush. Cooler QB's loft it out there. Situational awareness needs to be a huge trait of a QB. Caleb showed me several times that he doesn't get it. He cost us time by not running out of bounds, when he clearly could have.(You too DJ) He got a grounding penalty instead of throwing the deep out that was coming open on the same side of the field. As the QB, he knew the route Rome was running. If it wasn't there, throw high. There was another dump off to the left that could have been called grounding. What he missed was Loveland running free toward that area with room to make a huge play. There was also a third and nine play with a five yard pass to a receiver that was bracketed. The worst of them all was the three second stare down to Rome that the DB was waiting to pick. He didn't look for anyone else that play. It was very high school. At some point, Caleb's wild spirit has to be broken to the point that he's willing to run the offense without the things that are costing him to play poorly. Yesterday's game was a pure indicator of the value of the turnovers we were getting. I'm sure the Bengals have taken note. For the life of me, I don't understand why he always has to do that jump throw to the sideline when he's evading pressure to the right. It simply doesn't work as often as he would like. Just run the damn ball and pick up a few yards. Do I believe Caleb was the most talented player in his class? Absolutely! Maye was my first choice and it had nothing to do with talent. Maye had been competing and learning how to overcome adversity since he was in diapers. There wasn't a person in his family that he didn't have to struggle to beat. I wanted the competitor over the talent. They look too be wired differently. When Maye talks, it's quickly and sure. When Caleb talks it's umm umm. I never liked that trait. The good ones never stammer. I'll wait to see if someone knows one. Trust me, the traits I speak of aren't always a sign and it's simply what I like. And I'm wrong as much as anyone. Growing pains are what they are. Sometimes you see growth and sometimes they just hurt. Caleb has time, but needs to realize what he's doing and what it means on every play. Caleb is our guy and I like him very much. Hopefully, he grows quickly so we can see what he's meant to be.

And none of them drafted by us...

The NFL can eat a bag of dicks. We got outplayed by Ravens and didn't deserve to have the refs pile on.

He did nothing on that interception besides stare at Rome.

Caleb Williams is a dumb quarterback. He doesn't comprehend situational football. He's nothing but a ball of talent with no way to use it.

He actually did on the second one, but that doesn't even matter. He knows where his receivers are. Throw the damn ball out of bounds in their direction.

Halftime thoughts: Johnson is being too cute with the play calls. Where did Loveland go? Need more quick throws out and in. Where are the deep shots? Edit: Caleb Williams is a f@cktard. Two times, he's thrown away a ball and had no clue where his receivers were. Maddening!

I don't think so. It would be in Braxton's best interest to be traded. Now, he'll go into free agency as a benched backup, instead of a marginal starter.

Hard to trade a guy that's on IR.

I don't know if I'd compare him to Davis. When you injure a hamstring, your body becomes out of tune from foot to neck. Sometimes another injury will pop up. In his case and it's a groin. Same thing happened with Johnson, as his injury was different than the one he initially missed camp with. Davis simply didn't want to play. Gordon seems to genuinely play with joy.

Just heard Lamar ran the scout team in practice Friday.

I was looking at next year's cap and there is not much room. Players that probably won't be here are Edmunds, Kmet, Moore and Jarrett. I say this because the first three are cap friendly cuts without huge dead money. Jarrett is simply not a need and high salary. (Wasted signing so far). The 25 draft saw us select Moore, Kmet and Jarrett's potential replacements. That Dayo signing looks to be a bust as well, but I don't know if he's cut-able. I know this has all been discussed before, but I thought the 25 draft was cool inclusion. Who else? Kiran?

And as the world turns, Jayden "RGIII" Daniels is already ruled out, again...

I didn't want to start a new thread, but the debate is formally over.

Look at our 3rd down efficiency on O and D. It's a pleasant improvement.

I can't put a finger on Caleb yet. What I do know is he is not Justin Fields. He can work the middle of the field. Caleb also shows the ability to work through progressions and stay in the pocket. What I want to see is quicker recognition and accuracy. IMO, the arrow is up and can't wait to see it ...

I've been looking at the roughing the passer rules, because I truly don't understand how that penalty was called on Brisker. He hit the QB's arm while the ball was being thrown and the follow through brushed the QB's head. Isn't there a provision in there where you are making a play on the ball? Kinda like blocking a punt and blowing up the punter in the process... Jason, can you elaborate?

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Caleb is my guy, but really liked Maye before the draft. I think Maye is going to be the best of them all. Followed by Caleb, Daniels, Nix and Penix.

Something in Caleb's corner; the Bears are the only team in the NFL to score 21+ PPG.

It definitely is. I wrote validation protocols in a FDA regulated environment, so I can get pretty whacky. What about a Taser to the groin upon the thought of impropriety?...🤪

The only thing that would help is making the refs pass a polygraph before taking the field.