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I can't stand the guy so I never listen to him or watch his breakdowns. Just happen to catch him on nfl network this morning.

Since I'm on the exercise bike and tormenting myself at a slow pace I have some time... In the experiences I had calling defensive sets the training I got was pretty interesting. This was HS but I've seen similar in the upper tiers. It was boiled down, parboiled down, then roasted. Basically, everything was grouped. We started the play call in the set we wanted, base, nickel, dime, heavy, etc... that was the given part If the lineup is 21 and the TE is in line with a WR offline wide it is 1/3 of the call, it all came down to how they came out of their huddle since we already knew the personnel. 11 personnel it would be a different call. Honestly I don't remember the terms as much as if it was a pass lineup like 11 we would move the monster back (varying version of nickel in the 3-4 we played) outside of my hip. If they shifted to bring the condensed package I'd move him inside. There wasn't a lot of changes for most of the field... So in the huddle we would call our base of the scheme with the personnel on the field. It'd be the call for the DL, the call for the safeties and if anything special for the CB's (we played man primarily), and then the variable part is once the offense took the formation. Something like "Push heavy, cover 2, nickel low." The DL push their assignment to the strong side, safeties split the field, nickel comes inside the box at the snap to cover the middle. The IL linebackers would read and react, and the OLBs played more of a DE roll. In this case the DE's had to know they didn't have outside help on the strong side from the nickel and can't lose contain since leverage is inside. At the line as an OLB that was basically a DE I had to call the inside guys where to lineup and who their read was - Mile keyed the up back, whoever our Jack was I told who he keyed. Those calls were based on who they put where as I said. They come out in 22 with a split on the line I'm keying the Mike (his name was Ray) on the upback in the backfield. He is to eat that lead blocker, shed him if he can, and either make the tackle or chase the QB. The Jack is to watch the weak side TE if he releases as the first read, check the screen, then crash the pocket to get the runner or attack the QB. I would call one of maybe 6 calls by the word - usually concepts that week based on the team we play. If we are playing the vikings it'd be stuff like "purple," "gold," "horn," etc. of course we had our basic own stuff and we had those after our own team the wildcats. So "cat," "black, " gold," etc were our norms. In all of this the first part was simple, that was coached in by the sideline in most cases. In hurry up we had to make the calls ourselves. The second part is where you better study the film, know the scouting report, and have your wits about you. You had more time than you'd realize to make that call. One of my most favorite annecdotes of this was my junior year. We blew out a team on Friday so starters didn't play a full 3 quarters. That meant that non seniors were eligible to play the JV game the next morning. Usually that was fun to do and just beat up on the freshman and sophomores. I begged to go play when I learned a few others were going to play, too. On Fridays I barely called the defense but I knew the reports well enough. The guy I would be playing for on Saturday morning was the guy who made the calls for the defense. I studied like hell and got to the game. I knew their entire playbook (JV games are super limited) and would call their plays out at the line. Our mike linebacker and nickel/monster were playing, too. They tried to run plays and we would shut them down. They'd like up and I'd call their play - "run left a-gap," "flanker post, check down to the TE." It was just fun as hell as we destroyed them simply knowing their plays as good as they did.

He's always hated him!

Whatever happens in this one, the Bills equipment staff better have our guys in the right cleats. Don’t want to see the Bengals with that edge again on our home field.

There is always a thread...

There's a couple of Canadian Models that show Orchard Park having around 6 inches of snow by 7 pm. I'm personally not buying that. 2 to 3 inches is the best bet.

maybe in prior years. This year, He has looked about 10 times better than Taron when he has been out there in his place. He actually has some great PDs and stout tackles in the run game.

It was. Being there is a lifetime memory

When conspiracies outweigh science - thank you, MAGA - you don't give a f**k about kids.

I would pick up that 5th year, and I don’t care how he plays next year, I would not sign him under any circumstance. This is it. there are dozens of TEs on the market every year we can pick up on a cheap 1 or 2-year deal who will actually play in the games and offer similar production. (Noah Fant (1 year; $2 mill) Allie-cox (1 year; $2 mill); A Hooper (1 year; $5 mill)).

The FBI has thus far identified a dozen lawmakers and almost 400 private citizens targeted by the Biden DOJ in "Arctic Frost." FBI Boss Reveals Criminal Investigation Into Feds Who Ran Arctic Frost Probe by John Solomon FBI Director Kash Patel says there is an ongoing investigation into federal personnel involved in the controversial Biden-era "Arctic Frost" probe that targeted scores of President Donald Trumps allies and gathered the phone records of many members of Congress. "I'm not going to let people get off the hook or get a hall pass," Patel told Just the News. . . . Patel said another key culture change was providing Congress with evidence it wanted about FBI misconduct after years of stonewalling. "We've issued 40,000 pages to Congress this year alone. Comey did 3,000 in three years. Wray did 17,000 in seven years." https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/satdisease-temple-fbi-boss-reveals-criminal-investigation-feds-who

I'm a "no" but I'm not a "no let him walk". I am not closing the door on signing him after 2026. But I am not picking up the option and I am not extending him now.

I love listening to Brownie and Wood. Wish there wasn't a delay, I'd mute the telly. As for comparing Greg to Parsons, yeah....Allen Parsons

Dalton Bandaid? Dude's made of glass. 5th year only.

$8.7M isn't that bad at all really. He looks to be turning the corner this year. He put up his yardage total and doubled his TD's already from 2024 in just 8 games versus 13 last year. We just need him to stay healthy. Pick up the 5th year and see how the next two play out. If he continues the trajectory from this year, and can kick the injury bug, then he'll be well worth signing long term.

This is from the states that have cooperated, imagine what they will find in the ones who are refusing. In September the U.S. Justice Department Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits against six states for failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request: — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. DOJ Finds 260K Dead People, Thousands of Dead People Registered To Vote by Megan Barth In a bombshell revelation, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon announced that over 260,000 dead people and thousands of noncitizens are confirmed to be registered to vote in the U.S. after a review of thirty states that have worked voluntarily with the DOJ to clean their voter rolls. In a video posted on Social Media, Dhillon provided the receipts and a warning to states like California, who refuse to turn over their voter rolls to DOJ. At the time of Dhillon's announcement, the DOJ has reviewed 47.5 million voter records. https://californiaglobe.com/fl/doj-finds-260k-dead-people-thousands-of-non-citizens-registered-to-vote/

Even better - Baylan active! 😬

How the hell did OU play a JV schedule? Starting the season it was rated 1st, it finished 8th. They play in the SEC and finished 10-2, only losing to ranked teams,beat 5 teams that were ranked and still we gotta hear this bull****

Franchise tag him when it’s time?