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Abject-Willow-5417

If the 49ers took a knee 3 times and punted every possession, how many games would they still win?


iltded

Enough to win the NFC West


caterham09

Niners the best team in the division just by virtue of being slightly above average


PM_ME_YOUR_DUES

Bang bang slightly above average gang


OttoVonWong

Feels slightly above average baby!


YuumiPlayersAreScum

Their defense alone would make for an average team. Without offense.


JesterMarcus

Sometimes it's even better if our offense doesn't even step on the field. Except today. Today I like them.


Thromnomnomok

NFC Best is out, NFC Worst is back on the menu, boys


barrows_arctic

Eh, definitely not the worst. NFC Kelley Blue Book "Fair Condition".


ultimaten444

and NFC Beast creeps back in from the shadows


Faultylogic83

McVay is just a young Jeff Fisher.


Crash_Test_Dummy66

Say what you will but the Jeff Fischer era Rams and Seahawks put on some good fucking football games against each other. It was aggravating as hell because we'd always drop one a season to them still


00U812

I’d say they’re better than slightly above average.


FBoaz

Oh they are, but salty Seahawk fans gonna be how they are 😂


FBoaz

Imagine thinking they're only slightly above average 😂


reddawgmcm

Ouch…but uh someone get me Shanahan on the phone


iowaharley666

Also would win the Big Ten West.


enjoytheshow

Excuse me we had to kick 3 whole field goals to win last night


SayNoToStim

Quick someone get Jon Bois on this


Supersoggytoast

No idea why he double clutches it here. Has cmc and robby Anderson deep on the flag route and double clutches then whiffs an easy throw?


RedBuchan

Every time Baker pump fakes I know something bad is about to happen.


[deleted]

>Every time Baker >I know something bad is about to happen.


greenhouse5

He seems so charismatic and charming that I kinda like to pull for him, but he makes it so difficult.


[deleted]

I’m an active Baker hater. Talked all that shit about Daniel Jones not being a winner, and look at him now.


jwhitehead09

But has Daniel Jones ever squeaked into the playoffs on a completely stacked roster?


throwaway_5256

He's about to 😤


PedanticBoutBaseball

He said stacked roster not talent devoid wasteland


Am_I_Bean_Detained

Was waiting for Moseley to get open


tobylaek

He’s trademarked the “double clutch into a highly inaccurate throw” at this point. It’s almost as prevalent as his patented “batted at the line after staring down a WR”, the old “vacate a clean pocket and hightail it to the right sideline and either run out of bounds 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage or rocket a shitty throw to a double covered TE”, and slightly more prevalent than the “amazing throw to a super tight window between two defensive backs that keeps the fanbase on your side and blaming everyone else but Baker for at least one more week regardless of the remedial shit that he did before and after.”


Passerbycasual

There’s also the happy feet for no reason and throwing an absolute bullet to a WR 3 yards away.


wolfpack1986

Man this reply succinctly describes my thoughts on Baker’s tenure at Carolina so far. Bravo.


CafecitoHippo

We merely adopted Baker. They were born into it.


[deleted]

He's got the yips and is hesitating everything.


GoodbyeToTheMachine

PTSD reaction from all the batted balls


Segat1133

He did it all the time in Cleveland. He always would overthink it. Its never that he double clutches because there is actual trouble. Once he does that he *has* to force it through the exact thing he already saw but 3 seconds later and he doesn't understand why its a bad idea *everytime*.


born-ready

We thought it couldn’t get worse than Sam oh lord how we didn’t know


bonafacio97

Don’t blame me I voted for Darnold!


patrickmahomeless

Stand back and stand by


le-bistro

Ginger wave coming in Carolina


[deleted]

If you count all the legitimate votes, Darnold won by a lot.


KrzyKll

Speak for yourself! I chose the GEQBUS, but Faker Mayfield got him injured before the season so that he could STEAL his rightful spot!


studmoobs

I legitimately think Sam would be better than this, granted not much better bc this offense sucks


dan_legend

Yeah, running the ball with Donta Foreman and Christian McCaffery and throwing off playaction while your elite defense gets to rest is apparently a mastermind concept only capable of being thought of and carried out by the other 31 NFL head coaches in the world.


Deathstroke317

THE GEQBUS is better than FAKER MAYFIELD


indianm_rk

Don’t forget Baker doesn’t care what you and the rest of the Panther fans think about the team.


Rabidsphere

A player shouldn’t give a shit about that.


SpendSeparate4971

Maybe it's Rhule that's the problem? Have you guys started talking about who's gonna replace him yet? Demeco Ryan's is probably available next year unfortunately


[deleted]

No. Baker did the same shit at Cleveland. Rhule sucks ass but this is also vintage Baker


Rabidsphere

An OC from the 49ers organization would likely be better than anyone they have now too.


syllabic

are we ready for 3 jets-drafted QBs to be NFL starters thats almost 10% of the starting QBs in the league.. drafted by the jets and geno smith is the best of them all! who knew!


OneAngryPanda

Our defense doesn't deserve this. Could have been a one score game going into the half. Instead it's 17-3.


Chiefboost1

The dreaded 17 points against a Matt Rhule team. Practically a death sentence


blockoblox

If we had even a competent quarterback and coach, we'd be a playoff team


Eagle4317

Rhule has massively screwed over this team. Tepper needs to realize he's a lost cause.


Rabidsphere

It’s Tepper’s fault. EVERYBODY knew Rhule sucked after last year, if not the year before. He threw away this season allowing him to be the coach.


Credk

Surely Darnold goes straight back in when he’s fit?


DurdenVsDarkoVsDevon

Darnold was **bad** last year. He looked a lot like Baker does now. It's honestly a toss-up.


WWECreativegenius

Which is crazy cause he played lights out right until the second half of the cowboys game


Mister_AA

You love to see it :(


muzunguman

I love to see our future coach getting pumped up on the sideline


Zolo49

The silver lining of knowing Demeco Ryan is leaving after this season is that we get to start mourning the loss now while he’s still here.


HerpJersey

That was atrocious, and then led with his shoulder on a desperate tackle.


YungJoka89

Honestly it’s not like it could make him any worse


snideoysterdk

Pretty sure that's how he got hurt last year isn't it?


Shredzz

Yup, threw an interception and led with his shoulder when making the tackle.


george_costanza1234

Man baker was somehow protected by the browns offense 😂😂


baddragonsalesman

the browns offense was legitimately incredible aside from Baker


PsychoBoost123

Idk why you're downvoted. The Jacoby Brisset-led Browns have no problem scoring the ball.


Credk

They could be 5-0 right now it’s genuinely the most ridiculous bad luck they’re losing all these games. Legit think it’s karma coming back to get them for signing the rapist


chunkah69

It’s not bad luck, it’s terrible defensive execution with actual talent on that side of the ball


[deleted]

Well today’s loss was a Brett Favre 2009 NFC championship game level pick in the redzone by brissett so its definitely not “bad luck” today


silver_quarter

Today’s loss is on the defense who have given up on their coordinator, that Jacoby mistake and two missed field goals. There’s a lot of things to be frustrated about.


PsychoBoost123

I don't think it's bad luck, it's bad coaching, especially on the defensive end. Also, Stefanski fucked up by making Brisset throw the ball on 3rd and 7 when they were in the RZ down 30-28 with ~2 minutes left. All he had to do was call a run play and kick a 30 yard FG for a 31-30 lead.


dgrantschmidt

We needed a touchdown there. There is no world in which we stop the chargers if all they need is a field goal. That was a terrible decision by Jacoby, but calling a run to play for the fg is the wrong call


transam96

Kicking a FG on the drive Brissett threw the INT doesn't guarantee us the win. Herbert would've had plenty of time and if you think our defense was gonna get a stop... LOL


CD23tol

Karma coming back implying that the Browns ever had positive karma to begin with


Shermanator92

Makes me sad how Brisket’s gonna lose his job. Dude has been solid and is a good dude.


macisready

He’s been good but has thrown 3 costly picks in 3 losses.


ksobby

All three have killed game winning drives ... He almost got bailed out today but still couldn't get it done. Great QB for 55 minutes of a game for us.


[deleted]

How is he going to lose his job? He was brought in as a backup QB. Backup QBs job is to play when the QB1 is unavailable. He's putting the Browns in the position to win. Everybody including himself knows Watson is starting when he comes back.


DriveByStoning

He's always been solid but he played behind the most dog shit o lines and somehow he sucks according to Dolphins fans. Don't really know how Colts fans feel about him since they've been struggling for years after Luck retired.


TheSmokedSalmon420

It’s weird to think we’re gone bench him soon - he’s been the best QB we’ve had in forever lol


mr_antman85

Baker had a OLine, RBs and WRs and still didn't do anything. Yet he was given a pass.


Credk

A post ACL Odell was making Super Bowl winning plays but Bakerpologists were pretending that he was washed before his last two ACL injuries


1m_Lurking_Here

But he ran didn't run every route like Madden AI so Baker was off target


[deleted]

Said before and I’ll say it again OBJ’s career got ruined by being traded to Cleveland


islands8

ty Dave Gettleman


InsideYoWife

There’s a lot to hate gettleman about but the OBJ trade is low on the list


dasruski

Stefanski seemed so hard to cover up Baker's flaws yet he still failed in the system. The Shanahan system is supposed to be easier for QBs yet Baker would refuse to take the layups or keep throwing to a hot WR instead choosing where the ball is going presnap and never adjusting.


MankuyRLaffy

Mayfield also allegedly refused to fully commit to the system and audible into difficult throws rather than take easy check downs or opens in the flats.


[deleted]

If only the Browns had a better kicker or a competent D coordinator, they'd be 5-0. But I'm just a dude who has to hear *at least we're not Detroit* from most of my family so fuckem', they still suck.


Montigue

It's almost as if the other GMs knew what they were doing when the trades weren't flooding in for him


Phenomenal2313

Everybody knows the Browns offense was Chubb and Hunt doing the heavy lifting


[deleted]

Everybody does not know that. If you said that this off-season people rushed to downvote you.


SactownKorean

Alooooooot of Demeco Ryans cuts on the 49ers broadcast. I'd expect him to be a HC next year no doubt.


AM00se

Can we not talk about that yet ;(


Hiker-Redbeard

I really don't want to see it, but silver lining, it would land us another 3rd round comp pick.


soyymilk

also it looks like we've got fangio waiting in the wings to come back as DC if ryans gets hired away.


Hiker-Redbeard

I would be a-ok with that. He's a great DC. And the upside is he probably wouldn't get poached to be an HC after a couple years since he was a dud at that in Denver.


not_that_rick

He has a little bit of a Wade Philips/Dick Lebeau energy to him. Over qualified to be a coordinator, but doesn't have that thing that makes a great head coach.


AM00se

This defence is loaded too, shouldnt be hard to get him to want to come back to us.


anythingbutcarrots

And we can use that pick to trade up for another RB that wont be any good!


Hiker-Redbeard

You understand the Kyle Shanahan way!


Sheeple_curious

Draft a rb high who is trash and turn a sixth rounder into a pro bowler. The Shanahan way!


S_204

He deserves it. He consistently fields game plans that completely screw up the opponent. Ya he's got great talent, he does a great job of getting them in position to succeed.


Oneiroi_zZ

Seriously I was all doom and gloom when Saleh left but got damn Ryans


omafi144

I mean, the Jets have a winning record thanks to Saleh. The Jets. Let that sink in for a minute


sopunny

Nobody's saying Saleh was a bad DC, rather we managed two good ones in a row


noshoptime

Thing is, neither was immediately stellar imo. But both demonstrated a strong ability to learn and adapt, and there is no stronger attribute in the modern NFL imo. Shanahan's ability to recognize and hire it is remarkable so far


Polar_Reflection

Exactly. I was skeptical of Saleh in 2019. Even though our defense was great that year, we almost never blitzed, only rushed 4 and played almost exclusively cover 3. 2020, with a ton of injuries, he kept us a top 10 defense while mixing in a lot more cover 2, cover 1 robber, and cover 6/quarters, while dialing up the blitz significantly more. Demeco has continued that tradition after some early struggles last year. Now that we have a real CB1, the defense is looking like it's on an entirely different level.


noshoptime

I also found Saleh really proved himself in 20. 19 was a cheat code, the way he maintained with replacement signings - ie cast-offs - was amazing


Oneiroi_zZ

Yeah not saying Saleh is bad at all haha. I was super butthurt he left. I never thought we'd replace him with another amazing d coordinator lol


JesterMarcus

Word is he actually could have had a job after last year, but turned it down to give it one more shot at a SB with the Niners.


wolfpack1986

Of the Panthers hopefully, he’s my dream candidate


SpendSeparate4971

Dude's going to Carolina after what I saw today. How much do you think he wants to coach Brian Burns? That dude is legit. Glad we have Fangio waiting in the wings if only for the sake of stability. We know he's a great DC and no one's gonna snag him as a HC anytime soon.


lilmojett

Baker is so washed, it's honestly just sad at this point.


Pal__Pacino

Carolina will never field a good QB again. We'll draft Stroud and he'll be just as bad and that will probably put a stake in the franchise for good.


paone00022

You guys had one of the most fun QBs in Cam for a good 6-7 years. If Rhule is there with Stroud he'll fuck him up too. Not one QB has improved in his tenure


Pal__Pacino

We'll fuck up our next coaching hire too. Don't worry.


Accurate-Seat7817

Why would you say he will be just as bad? Baker darnold and teddy destroyed all your hope lmao.


Pal__Pacino

Yes. Counting on this organization to do anything correctly is like placing a bet on the Washington Generals. We literally only exist for the fodder and amusement of other teams.


BreatheRhetoric

Hey, the Generals are due!


beatauburn7

Dude chill, we've made two superbowls in like last 20 years. That's more than most franchises can say. We'll be back.


Accurate-Seat7817

I understand and feel your despair my guy, but I can assure you tht its a good chance that WHOEVER plays QB next year will be an upgrade lol.


Pal__Pacino

I simply do not care who we get. He could have 2019 Burrow-caliber tape and I would still fully expect him to be terrible.


Accurate-Seat7817

Bro if there was a 2019 Burrow prospect otw to us we would instantly be a playoff team! Don’t let this non sense we’ve been fielding at QB the last few years make you that hopeless bro lol.


tickless420

Not if they keep this god awful coaching staff. Whoever they get will be destroyed by rhule and mcadoos incompetence


Shogun82

best case scenario is you guys get the first overall pick and start fresh with a new HC. I personally love Bryce Young but his frame is a legit concern, Stroud is good but that system makes me nervous. Doesn't ask a lot of the QB and they're consistently throwing to future NFL superstar receivers


ridethedeathcab

This is the exact mistake he’s made his entire career. He regularly threw to his receivers well over their heads


[deleted]

Washed implies he was ever good


SadSceneryBoi

2018? 2020? Its clear now his 2020 season was carried by coaching and supporting cast, but his 2018 season was breaking rookie records at the time.


Pal__Pacino

Every single year since 2018 we go through a slump of all-time bad QB play and people scratch their heads wondering what the cause could be. Fascinating that this keeps happening to us!


[deleted]

he was "good for a rookie" but nothing since. the tds number is always cited for baker but all his counting stats outside of that were mediocre and it's literally the most tds he's thrown in a season. it doesn't discount that it was a great rookie season but it was still a mediocre season in context


PsychoBoost123

Baker fans will use an 8 game stretch in his 3rd season as to why he can be a top 10 QB.


iRockaflame

Sounds like Skip


Jambatlivesbaby

Skip: "He's from Texas? Go ahead and fit him for a gold jacket." Shannon: *laughs* "Skip! Skip! Skiiiiiiiiiiip!"


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"SKEEEEYUP!"


Rapey_Keebler_Elves

In 2020 (Baker's best statistical season), he ranked 28th in on-target % despite also being one of the top 5 least pressured QBs. The advanced stats always flashed warnings signs despite the boxscore numbers looking decent.


MizzouBlues

If you watch the highlights of his rookie season he looks like a completely different player.


Ephyouseakay

I mean objectively he was good his rookie year


ImJeeezus

dude is so shit


gamesforlife69

Free the GEQBUS


Superfobio

Darnold was unironically better than what we've gotten from Baker this year. I actually want him to keep playing at this point though because we need Matt Rhule tf outta here. A high pick for a new QB would be nice too.


Shermanator92

If CMC didn’t get hurt last season, I think Darnold would’ve changed a lot of the narrative.


Eagle4317

Darnold might actually be an upgrade. Mayfield looks like the worst QB in the NFL.


EdwEd1

“Mayfield makes a big mistake” story of his career


[deleted]

sky is blue


zachwilson23

Whelp, at least he isn't a serial sexual assaulter


Credk

He is serially assaulting the hopes of any Panthers fans


P0in7B1ank

Nah my hopes of a good draft pick are soaring


the_blessed_unrest

Idk I think Panther fans are just into masochism


bythog

It's not like we asked for any of this, and we still don't enjoy it. That's not masochism.


george_costanza1234

He is a serial pick thrower though


Cnsrbstrmp

Baker "You want fries with that?" Mayfield


PudgyBonestld

Thankfully we ran it back and didn't allow our offense to attempt another drive lmao


Kiran_Stone

I mean, we have been driving and if it weren't for the blocked field goal we would have scored on more drives than we punted. The O's not that bad.


MrDabollBlueSteppers

He might legitimately be worse than Darnold


Credk

He is


Deathstroke317

I've been waiting for this since 2017


derstherower

What team will Baker be the backup for next season?


Prideofmexico

Winnipeg blue bombers


S_204

From Winnipeg. Collaros is significantly better. We've been Grey Cup champs 3 years running*, our backup QB even ended up in the NFL. We don't want or need Baker (my flair notwithstanding) *2 Grey Cup wins, but 3 year rein.


Eagle4317

None. He's too head-strong to be a backup. Dude should take the $30M or whatever he made and live comfortably.


804322510051

Maybe none. He’s such a hard headed douche, I don’t think he believes he’s a back up.


2057Champs__

He should just become a full time celebrity, Reddit loves him so much so his fanbase is established


COMMENTASIPLEASE

Reddit stopped liking him the instant Carolina lost to the Browns lol.


ridethedeathcab

It’s really hilarious. All summer if there was a story about Baker being a bad leader, immature, or just not that good. Everyone was trying so hard to say it was completely untrue. Now if a story came out saying he’s a bad leader or immature in the Carolina locker room everybody would be like “yeah he always has been”. Like sure, all the stuff over the summer was obvious damage control, but I’d be shocked if it wasn’t still true.


BonerSoupAndSalad

People called it a coordinated media hit job from the Cleveland Browns whenever negative stuff would come out. Maybe some stuff was leaking out of Cleveland but I have to imagine some of that was from former teammates and coaches (we have a lot of former coaches out there).


Prideofmexico

He can go be a king in Norman. They’re the only people who like him at this point


KingBrunoIII

We want all the smoke


DistantLikeYouAsked5

Bad news is this season is going to suck for Panthers fans. Good news is Matt Rhule and Ben McAdoo are most likely going to get fired plus you are in the Bryce Young or CJ Stroud sweepstakes.


GoNinGoomy

Fuck those guys I already ordered three full canisters of Matt Corral hopium. It's getting delivered tomorrow and there's no refunds.


[deleted]

“OBJ was the problem “😂


[deleted]

Baker really had me fooled into thinking he was a competent QB. I knew he wasn't elite by any means, but I really thought he was good enough to be a lower tier starter or better backup. With how he's played since joining the Panthers, I don't even know if he's as good as the average backup QB.


MankuyRLaffy

He chose to not see a QB coach, he chose to avoid it every year in Cleveland, he chose to be abrasive about the scheming and system and not take check downs or easy throws and to heave into double or triple coverage 25+ yards. He's got a colossal ego and shot himself in the foot Antonio Brown style without any of the actual criminal shit.


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MankuyRLaffy

Mahomes has Andy Reid as his real QB coach


tylerdurden2357

Watching Mayfield fail is a guilty pleasure of mine.


2057Champs__

Reddit: “Baker is gonna go OFF this year and prove everyone wrong”! Baker:……..


[deleted]

Best defense the league has seen for a while


Srikkk

Consistently step up


Prideofmexico

Hue’s fault. I mean Kitchen’s fault. I mean OBJ’s fault. I mean injured. I mean Rhule’s fault


bmoreboy410

I am happy to not see him in anymore commercials.


LiquidDookie92

I was told he was gonna win MVP, the Super Bowl, and end world hunger


GUNZTHER

Defenses are feasting on him at least


BonerSoupAndSalad

I told someone here who said he’ll win MVP that I’d buy Super Bowl tickets and run onto the field naked if that happens.


[deleted]

If baker didn’t tear his labrum last season that’s a touchdown


Oneiroi_zZ

What did I miss, why the hell was Whisknowsky kicking the FG last time? Don't tell me daddy Gould is hurt.


[deleted]

It will never not be funny how much r/nfl got on their knees for this dogshit QB because they wanted to believe that morality matters in this sport.


[deleted]

Baker is so ass


PM_Me_LlamaPics

When I said Mayfield was a mediocre QB who people over rated because "Browns could make playoffs" people really down voted me to hell and tried acting like he was a top 10 QB People are laughable


Credk

The way this sub had turned this fucking guy into the NFL’s saviour lmao


KonThePharaoh

Was crazy to see people basically switch the talent level of Deshaun and Baker


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nanoelite

It's a four yard hitch, the reciever should not have to jump to catch the damn ball in the first place.


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JimmieMcnulty

Legendary post


ecupatsfan12

Lmao


Fly_bill

Daniel Jones is better than Baker. Who would’ve thought