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I thought the passing game last year was worse than the low end receivers could explain. I'm not a real tape watcher or anything, but other teams with lousy WRs had passing plays that just looked more natural or just spaced better, I dunno. It was painful to watch the passing game last year. I hope the new passing game coordinator will help here or if not, I hope my assessment was just wrong and Brady is great at drawing up plays. My other suspicion last year was that McDermott was directing him to be more conservative and that he will be less so this year. Mostly, despite the preseason being worthless and all, I'm still going to hope that this offense will be much more fun, because I liked the passing plays in the past two games a lot better. So, yeah, I'm more optimistic now than I was then.

I really like that guy. Every interview makes me laugh a bit. No one deserves what happened to him , but damn, I really like that guy and i feel bad. The world lost an Oliver.

There were times near the end of his stay where it seemed Jerry Hughes was the only player who played like he thought they could win. I have a feeling I wouldn't like him if I knew more about him at the time, but I loved Conrad Dobler. Same for Smerlas Fitz just dropped to my second favorite QB behind Josh and just ahead of Frank. Freddie and Stevie, obviously. The entire four falls team(s). Bennet and Davis deserve more mentions no matter how many they get. Wolford, Ballard, Hull, what a team. Butch Rolle and Joe Cribbs and Jerry Butler. Don't remember much of the 80s. Most of all Brian Moorman. I kid, I kid. But only a little. (I see I got beat on this one h/t @BillsClinton.)

I think it was Peterman’s last game withe the Bears where he had to step in late and manage a come back win. He dropped like four straight dimes to good receivers who all dropped them. Every one was a game winner. One of the AC/DC guys was a total klutz. Coincidentally, the pass to Clay which he drop/battted into the defender’s arms against the Bears when he filled in a few games after the 5 pick day was comically bad luck. He sucked and had a weak as hell arm, but man that was mostly some kind of spell that was cast on him.

I'm still p'd off about him being switched out in alternating drives for Davis Mills in Houston a few years back and toward the end of a season in a game against KC that Houston definitely would have won had Kyle missed the bus that day. Edit make this clear: He stinks.

He was overrated his rookie year. He threw the ball to the other team as much as Josh did, but all of his were dropped and all of Josh’s were caught. That opener against the Jets was crazy, and gave Josh a much worse rep than he deserved. Opposite with Stroud. By the end of the season Stroud fell back to earth. The mean is a MF, when you regress to it.

I don't think the lousy passing game can be explained entirely by bad receivers. It just looks terrible by design. I also think the running game is more on Kromer, decent O-line talent, and Cook and that the play calling is just awful regardless of whether or not he is directed to prioritize ball control or ground game or whatever. But I absolutely agree that McDermott is a strong influence here. And it's a bad one. I know the Jets game was scrubs playing scrubs, but it looked like completely different play calling and the TE game, which was never particularly limited by talent, looked more open than ever. Even the WRs made some plays, thought that could simply be a terrible secondary. Anyway, I thought during the game that it really looked like Brady was given some leeway and it was much better in obvious ways.

This is the ugliest sentence in the English language. But, yeah, me too.

The red helmet especially makes me think of Frank.

Seems obvious that Josh is hurt and didn’t play “well.” He also started the season with some deep lows and stratospheric highs. But to say Josh played poorly by Josh standards even when he’s playing better than most quarterbacks’ best games, should be permitted by the fan police. Hope he plays out the season better than this three Tuas level and hits at least a one and a half Herbert because 75% Josh can’t carry this team far enough.

It’s not just that a bad kicker misses extra points, it’s that you don’t want to go into overtime with that kicker. Also, I think firing Brady now gives Kromer a chance to call a better game and maybe add a play or two. I see no advantage to having Brady in the booth for continuity.

None of you bothered to call me after I tuned out a half hour ago! No forgiveness.

I agree entirely which is why I said "I think fans over rate those who deliver." My point is that the high arc pass is memorable. Even when Tua underthrows Tyreek and he has skid his heels like a cartoon, it looks like a great pass. Pure aesthetics.

I personally think the high arcing long ball "rainbow" pass is the most satisfying to watch play in football and Josh just can't or wont throw those. Maye can and often does, Russ was maybe the king, and even Tyrod even hit these early on here. One of the best passes Mac Jones ever threw was rainbow to Hyde in the playoffs and it looked fantastic. But Josh does not and perhaps cannot hit a big bomb like that. Maybe he just flat refuses to put a bunch of unnecessary air under the ball by rifling a fifty yarder like the one to Diggs closing out Detroit a few years back, but as impressive as those are, I still want the pretty picture pass and I think fans over rate those who deliver.

That’s not a typo. You are illiterate. That’s fine, but don’t bs about it. Plenty of opposing fans contribute here. You are not one of them. You should go.