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My takeaway is now we’re even writing the word “right” that concludes nearly every statement by McD, coaches, some players, and everyone else around this team even its beat reporters. And it’s driving me insane. BB 4 times in that exchange alone, right?

Any thoughts on the homicide free week in our fine capital?

I think the understanding of positional responsibilities and interchangeability -- not to mention scheme and personnel deployment -- among most NFL fans lags quite far behind reality. The old fashioned understanding of strong and free safeties as mentioned here, the differences in responsibility and body type between a 4-3 and 3-4 defensive end (it took a long time for "Edge" to become a common nomenclature for NFL fans, and even then, the Pro Bowl voting still doesn't differentiate between these things), the interchangeability of linebackers in modern defenses, and the common fan perception of a specific and numbered wide receiver depth chart when, in reality, coaches don't think in such terms. Just a few examples of the massive gulf in knowledge and understanding between fans and coaches/players. There are different levels to football knowledge for fans, of course, but just about all of them lag far behind reality. And I include myself in the "there's so much we don't know or outright misperceive" pile, lest anyone think I'm being holier than thou. It's one of the reasons I wish there was more mainstream educational/informed NFL programming. Matchup shows, scheme and positional explanations, etc. That stuff all exists in the amateur blogosphere and sometimes in spaces like SiriusXM radio, but there doesn't seem to be much of a market for it on ESPN or NFLN. Most fans are content not knowing what they don't know.

I was not in KC then, and I told the police that. I also don't know how my cell phone could ping on the tower so close to him at that time. Technology sucks

Bishop played the full season last year and was available for all three playoff games. He missed time in camp last year and also a little time this year, but I don't think it's fair to say he's injury prone.

Injuries and limited use in practice. Can't film what is not happening

I can't believe it's more than halfway over & we haven't seen anything other than a passing background shot of so many key guys. I think people would prefer seeing Spencer Brown, Milano, Shakir, Benford, Bernard, Rousseau, even Bosa- over random names fighting for the final roster spot or practice squad. I know Hard Knocks always features some roster-bubble guys, but how about showing some of the heart & soul of the team too?

50% of the worlds population died before the age of 30 prior to modern medicine. I saw a Neil Tyson DeGrasse short about it.

Let's not lose sight of the fact that it could have been a KC fan. Are there any banks in the general vicinity?

Come on now. Hyde was 2 time second team all pro, Poyer was 1 time first team all pro. We all knew how good we had it.

I understand how it could seem that way, especially from the outside. With all due respect, we have no idea how they were raised or what went wrong and why. We had two kids with identical makeups and family values, both given similar opportunities. Let’s just say they turned out very differently, with one at each end of the spectrum. Life is more complicated than what you describe. Busy parents can still be good parents, but stuff can always get in the way. I’ve learned to try to judge less, especially with people I’ve never even met. The surface never tells the full story. (I’ll probably regret this.)

Yeah I expect them to draft safety high next year. It seems like this position is more important to our defense that others. We need real talent back there. I think this could be one of our midseason trades like we did with Amari Cooper/Rasul Douglas if we don't get the production with Bishop.

We can agree to disagree. When your kicker has struggled with occasional cases of the yips as ours has, I think there's value in having a backup plan. I also think there's value in getting a talented rookie kicker in your building and having him work with your kicking operation (snapper, holder, etc). In this scenario, rather than scrambling mid-week to hold tryouts and get someone into your building and get him up to speed, you can just seamlessly call up and insert your PS kicker. I view kicker as a very important position. Kickers have more of a direct impact on the outcome of games than, say, 12th or 13th o-linemen or 10th D-linemen. Therefore, having a ready replacement who, at the same time, you're also evaluating and working with and seeing if maybe he's a better long term answer than your current, expensive guy...seems like a good strategy to me. But I'm also just an idiot typing on his computer at home, so maybe I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

That may be true but the point is that stating that our top D Line draft pick is going to play some still isn’t saying much then is it? As long as he has a pulse and a helmet he’s going to play some.

If you suck at drafting/scouting/developing a position, doesnt it make sense to make that position a priority via FA or trade? Everyone complaining about Parsons/McLaurin/Hendrickson cost, when in reality, not only would we get a bonafide SuperStar, but we could stop spinning our wheel at DL or WR. I know we havent drafted a ton of WR's, but we've certainly spent enough bargain bin $$ failing to address the position meaningfully. As for DL, it feels like we've unsuccessfully used two-thirds of our picks on that unit with not much to show. I am a huge Beane fan, but damn this eats me up.... we're not getting enough out of the position, we're spending resources heavily. Time to get out of purgatory, get the elite production we need, and it's a one time investment instead of recurring.

Elijah Moore should make this team because this is about the third time I’ve seen a clip of him working the DB silly for a huge gain, potential long TD and our backup QB doesn’t see him or can’t get it to him.

⬆️ 😂 Homicide free week bad.

Call me crazy, but I’m starting to buy into our Top 3. Maybe that all comes crashing down in a couple weeks against Baltimore, but I’m buying into the hope that Coleman is going to be a weapon and that Palmer has another gear with a change of scenery. I also think Kincaid either breaks out this year or is a dud. I don’t really see any in-between.

Best case scenario early in the year is Sanders and Walker at least make an impact on 3rd downs. That alone would represent a huge improvement from last year. On the whole our defense last year was about average if you mix a few different metrics together. The one factor that really dragged the performance down was 3rd down conversion where we ranked 30th at 44.5%... And I'm sure we all remember the numerous 3rd downs where the QB was sitting back comfortable with plenty of time to find an open man. Sanders and Walker both have looked good when they've been able to pin their ears back and penetrate and get after the QB. So neither of them are going to blow up the stat sheet this year but I could see them having a sneaky big impact in that one critical area. Landon Jackson doesn't look like he'll contribute much if anything this year. He looks to be on the DeWayne Carter track of not dressing on gamedays and then you just hope he develops next offseason. Hairston's impact will entirely depend on how White performs. His problem will be that the staff trusts White and it's not like Hairston was seizing the job during training camp, so it would probably take some combination of White looking like a liability and Hairston quickly progressing in practice for him to get on the field in the back half of the season.

My brother in Christ..... what? No GM is letting the Diggs BS in the last year overshadow what that trade did for this franchise and Josh. If 13 seconds doesnt happen I think we'd have got our first ring... thats not even counting the 2 other very productive years out of Stef.

Samuel and Cook.

Let’s say, best case scenario.. Bishop pulls a Bernard and becomes a plus level Safety. Does anyone trust Rapp/Bishop to stay healthy all season? Due to Rapp’s play style and Bishop’s injury history since entering the league, we must have one of the most brittle Safety duos in the league. Which is why Hamlin catches so much heat, fairly or unfairly. Hes been a pseudo-starter in this Defense. I can see them not bringing in a Simmons because they believe in Bishop, but whether it’s Hancock and/or one of these depth/rotation trades we’ve seen yesterday, I think we need to think strongly about upgrading Safety depth when our depth there is constantly tested.