Tag: Bryce Young

What is wrong with Bryce Young?

Reflecting on Bryce Young

By: Jake Rajala

Bryce Young’s height will always be mentioned when referring to the 5’10 QB. Winning the Heisman can’t even save Young! Yet, he can’t escape memes of his height, just as Patrick Mahomes can’t get away from haters making fun of his peculiar voice.

The Panthers defensive coordinator was axed today. It didn’t help his chances when Christian Watson literally iced the game, after coming straight from the hospital. I believe Gregg Jennings, who once played with a broken leg, would have also torched the Panthers.

Tetaoria McMillan won OROY last season. Young has shown that he can’t solely rely on McMillan. Defenses have also shown a recipe to dismantle Young, which is interior pressure.

Young is obviously short and he often has to stand on his tipy toes. It can make one flustered. For example: It’s unclear if he’s tall enough for the rides at the fair. Sure, Drew Brees would stand on his tip toes, but he also had Jimmy Graham and Darren Sproles, meshed with elite play-calling from Sean Payton. Young is still shorter than Brees, anyway.

Young can’t make a deep playoff run with “RPO”. Defenses will bend not break and make Young under pressure and force him to make mistakes. Nonetheless, it should be noted that Jake Delhmoore led the Panthers to the Super Bowl. Hence, anything is possible.

Young has slowly improved over the past couple of seasons, to be honest. There isn’t a chance that the 49ers will give back CMAC. Perhaps the Panthers need another prominent WR.

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Bryce Young dominates against the Detroit Lions

Bryce Young dominates on Sunday Night Football

By: Jake Rajala

The 5’10 Bryce Young may often stand on his tip toes, but that didn’t stop him from throwing 329 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday Night Football. He dominated against an Detroit Lions defense that has lost its spark since Aaron Glenn left. Perhaps they need Matt Patricia to return. This way, we can constantly hear about how he’s a rocket scientist, despite failing to create a stout defense.

It was sad that the Panthers constantly did the RPO, yet it was impossible for the Lions to stop. Tetarioa McMillan looked like Megatron, as he unleashed 192 yards and a touchdown.

The Panthers defense bled in the second half, but they showed up when it mattered the most. The Jared Goff-led Lions could’t escape being deep into their own territory. It looked like Luke Kuechly and Julius Peppers came back from the dead to play with the Panthers.

We know about the Panthers defense being shaky. Well, they are still a step ahead of a Lions defemse, which called “stuck” by Chris Collinsworth.

So, how does the Lions defense fix it? Should they trade for a CB? How bout adding another edge rusher across from Hutch? Maybe they need Eminem to hype them up? All of these things could help the Lions.

Goff isn’t talented enough to constatnly win in “shoot-outs”. Not even Drew Brees could win games with his defense giving up 35+ points. He had three straight 7-9 seasons. Not even starring in a “Little Caesars” commerial should give Goff a leg up on his competition.

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Reflecting on the Top-10 picks of the 2023 NFL Draft

Top-10 picks of the 2023 NFL Draft

By: Jake Rajala

The 2023 NFL Draft was fascinating to say the least. In particular, the Top-10 picks have been intriguing. With that said, I’m going to reflect on each pick in the Top-10.

Bryce Young

The 5’10 QB Bryce Young is slightly more gifted than the 5’10 QB Johnny Manziel. That still hasn’t stopped him from being 14-30 as a starter. It’s blasphemy that the former Bama QB (Young) is a starting QB and fellow Alabama QB Mac Jones is a backup QB!

CJ Stroud

CJ Stroud peaked as a rookie (as he threw a career-high 23 touchdowns in his rookie season). He also unleashed several turnovers in two games in the past playoff gauntlet. He has gone 3-3 in the playoffs. Tom Brady wins a few games each time he makes the playoffs!

Will Anderson Jr.

It’s hard to pick apart the richest non-QB in NFL history, Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. Anderson Jr. picked a good time to record 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss. Anderson Jr. is everything they expected Jadeveon Clowney to be.

Anthony Richardson

Anthony Richardson is an athletic freak, but that doesn’t mean it translates to success on the field. Xavier Worthy broke the 40 yard dash record, but he’s not a Pro Bowl WR. Well, Richardson ran a 4.43 40 yard dash and he’s not even worthy of starting. He doesn’t have the same passing ability and football mind as former Colts QBs Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.

Devon Witherspoon

The Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon may not be the next former Hawks CB Richard Sherman, but he is a stud! He has made three straight Pro Bowls. He only played in 12 games last season and that didn’t hold him back from shining. He had a PFF grade of 89.9, which was first among CBs!

Paris Johnson Jr.

The Cardinals Paris Johnson Jr hasn’t played like an All-Pro, but he has progressed each season. He had a PFF grade of 76.6. He couldn’t save his Yoda-like QB from getting injured, however.

Tyree Wilson

Tyree Wilson is from the land of Alaska! The former Raiders edge rusher only had 4 sacks a season ago, which was less than half of Maxx Crosby’s total sack mark (10). Of course, he was traded to the Saints. He will likely replace Cameron Jordan and play alongside Chase Young and Carl Granderson.

Bijan Robinson

Bijan Robinson is arguably the best player on offense drafted up to this point. He has proven to be better than former Falcons RBs Michael Turner and Devonta Freeman. The only issue I have with him is that he used a gay slur. It was similar to Riley Cooper using the n word.

Jalen Carter

Jalen Carter decided to turn it up in the playoffs. I’d like to see him play 100% in each regular season game. He has a similar motor to the legendary NHL player Alexander Ovechkin, who is up and down. Carter was still vital to the Eagles Super Bowl run. I wouldn’t say he’s as polished as former Eagles DT Fletcher Cox just yet.

Darnell Right

It’s hard to criticize this pick. Darnell Right fit in well with the Bears. They were able to beef up their OL and get their franchise QB in Caleb Williams in the 2024 NFL Draft. Right had a PFF grade of 84.1 last season.

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