Asked The Old Guy: What just happened here?

Let`s cross lightning spherical to shut it out this week:

All proper Darin, I’m stumped. I want a wisdom, and perhaps even a journalism, to give an explanation for how this is the maximum electric powered and thrilling our crew has seemed all season, days after buying and selling away one of the maximum electric powered and thrilling gamers in franchise history. It appears counter-intuitive and backward, however I am absaluki (ask Jeremy Chinn or Madre Harper approximately that word) right here for it. Assuming that we live in this path, do you spot them making any adjustments to the go back teams? Shi Smith has me flinching as I watch the replay, despite the fact that I recognise the way it all turns out. — Nate, Grand Prairie, TX to

Southern Illinois represent. And I don’t haven any idea. Again, you by no means recognise what you’ll get while you cross see the show.

Wilks said to, “I’m OK with Shi,” while requested this very query Monday, and top for him to have a younger player’s lower back, I guess. But Smith needs to be extra cautious lower back there, and soon, due to the fact I do not assume Wilks’ persistence is infinite.

What a overall performance with the aid of using our men vs. Tom to Brady and the Bucs. It turned into so first-rate to peer a crew win like that at a time while we (all of us) wished it maximum. The crew seemed centered on triumphing the road of scrimmage and gambling the sport that they desired to play, FINALLY! Isn’t it kinda like PJ’s activity to lose now? Or do we see some other “QB Competition” this week? Will Baker be ghosted at some point of Halloween? Sorry, had to. Keep Pounding! — Paul, Wilmington, NC

I see what you probably did there, Paul. You job my memory of that child who got here to my doorstep dressed as a goblin one year, and I advised him there has been no sweet due to the fact I did not rejoice Halloween. What a sucker. I cannot accept as true with anyone’s that ghoul-lible.

Like Shi Smith returning punts, it seems to be PJ’s activity till it is now no longer. I do not know how sustainable it is, however Wilks seems inclined to roll with the recent hand. There are different hands (and ankles) that’ll be equipped soon, so it is infrequently an entire life appointment.

Hello, oh pleased voice of sober expectations. How a whole lot did the Bozeman begin need to do with this offensive breakout? Also, it looks like Myles Hartsfield is everywhere, regardless of which studs are injured. Are we seeing some other Frankie Luvu-fashion journeyman to difference-maker development? Lastly, aleven though I turned into a lonely voice crying withinside the wilderness, “we are nevertheless handiest video games out withinside the division, with none of our QBs having proven up yet,” do you pay attention the bulk tone now converting to “we are handiest one sport out withinside the division, we have got proven what this crew does with common QB play, and we’ve got more than one men able to common QB play going forward?” — Dean, Zionville, NC

I’m stealing “pleased voice of sober expectations” to position on my enterprise card. It speaks to who I am at my core.

Bozeman, check. Hartsfield is extra flexible than a Minnesota Army Knife, if now no longer pretty as much as Luvu’s level. Few are, however Myles has carried out a difficult activity well. As in your ultimate point, the ones quarterbacks have not been gambling to a point you’ll describe as common, at the least till Walker raised the bar ultimate week.

Who could be the beginning strolling lower back now that Christian has been traded? — John, Jackson, MI

The reputable intensity chart says Hubbard, and he were given the primary snap (along side Raheem Blackshear in a hard and fast that featured a few real pre-snap motion), however it turned into usually Foreman ultimate week. I believe they will each get masses of work. Foreman looks as if one of these backs who’s higher while he receives some incorporates in a row instead of one or at a time.

How many roads have to a person stroll down earlier than he’s referred to as a person? How many wins have to a Steve Wilks have, earlier than he’s referred to as “The Man?” — Michael, Durham, NC

The solution is either “blowing withinside the wind” (which that antique fart Robert Zimmaerman refused to sing once I noticed him in March) or “lots extra than one.”

Although, some other well-known Charlottean as soon as said, “to be the man, you have to conquer the man,” and Steve Wilks is 1-zero as a head teach in opposition to Tom Brady. Just saying.

I’d believe you will be getting masses of theoretical questions this week approximately the quarterback(s), tanking, and going to the playoffs all withinside the equal breath. Knowing you, you may probably be pulling out Occam’s Razor sooner or later as a manner to reply it all. So my query/notion is, what do you consider Hickam’s Dictum? The contrary of Occam’s Razor. Essentially that there will be as many reasons for a easy query as possible. I need to pay attention all of them. — Micah, Meat Camp, NC

No. You simply made of that up. I do not know what is withinside the water in Meat Camp those days (actually, I actually have a quite top idea).

(Even aleven though this turned into an AS query, it is nevertheless a BS query. The only solution is continually the best. Or, as a person as soon as said, “it does not need to be that difficult.”)

See y’all subsequent week, due to the fact there ain’t no telling what is approximately to manifest subsequent.