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These guys are grown adult men and get to decide that for themselves.

It didn't seem like he was calling the plays early in the game. He didn't have the play call sheet the first few drives from what I saw. The first time I noticed him with it was the series before Benford's sack. I'm pretty sure at the start of the games, McDermott has Babich call the first few series and then takes over if need be. Wouldn't shock me if one of Babich's remaining duties is the opening defensive script. McDermott loves to get pressure with 4 pass rushers. The same can be said for just about any DC. Max pressure with minimal bodies committed is the goal. However, as we saw two years ago, McDermott is not above sending a healthy amount of blitzes when they can't get pressure with 4. He's actually pretty aggressive and boarders closer to wreckless with calling blitzes. In any event, playing safe and close to the vest isn't necessary what McDermott does, either as a DC or a HC. The first couple of years he absolutely did and that's what earned him the "conservative" reputation with fans. But those teams lacked talent and he coached to the level of his team. Those first couple seasons, he was more ball control and field position. He's just not that way now.

Last year after week 14 we were 10 and 3, this year we are 9 and 4. For all the angst we are only one game worse than last year at the same point in the season. This will be another close game, coming down to penalties, turnovers and sound decision making. My concern will be the special teams in general. Marcus Jones is really good and we seem to always get a flag or two for kickoff returns. I think it will be another high scoring game, one ascending QB against an elite QB, both wanting to show what they've got with 2 defensive HC's going nuts at times.

MIKE JOHNSON: Men and women are different in this way, is that men can compartmentalize things. KELLY JOHNSON: Men’s brains are like waffles. MIKE JOHNSON: Yes. KELLY JOHNSON: They have little compartments, and they can think on one little compartment at a time and close it. And men actually have a compartment that has nothing in it. So when you ask him, “What are you thinking about?” And he says, “Nothing,” he means it. MIKE JOHNSON: He means it. KELLY JOHNSON: He really is thinking about nothing. KATIE MILLER: He’s not thinking about like the Roman Empire? KELLY JOHNSON: Yeah. MIKE JOHNSON: Well there’s that, too. KELLY JOHNSON: There’s that, too. MIKE JOHNSON: There’s a whole compartment. KELLY JOHNSON: But women, we cannot do that. We are always thinking. In fact, our brains are like spaghetti.

You mean like playing Pittsburgh with a QB who had 1 good arm?

I’ve already used a personal example about my oldest with 6 serious concussions. The long term effects are no joke. Their behavior is reprehensible. This is not a headache. It bothers me when I hear the guy got his bell rung. That is antiquated thinking. He should have never been let back in the game even if the Neuro said ok. His coach should have protected him from himself. Every real athlete always says, I’m ok. Sometimes you have to keep him from hurting himself.

It only feels like you're suiting up on game days.

Google gave you old information. Boutte, Stevenson, Ellis, and Gonzalez played the last game. The starting RG practiced today. Williams is on IR as is Campbell the starting LT. I think Williams can return against the Ravens, but I may be a week early and hopefully Campbell can be back for the playoffs.

Both teams rushed 4 and dropped 7, if that's aggressive I guess we have differing definitions of what aggressive is.

Oh c’mon man. I’m in bars till closing before EVERY game. Don’t be a drag, man

1 Yeah surprising not more comments on Chase not being able to catch Benford. That was a bit surprising. 3 Not sure I'd call Johnson slipping on a snow covered field a mistake, just somethign that's part of the game. 4 Both teams were playing on the same field so hard to totally excuse it, but I'd think easier for a bigger heavier TE to get better footing on a snow covered field so may have been why Allen didn't really nook to WR much during the game. Bonus I'm guessing the Bills took too much time celebrating after the TD, they would have got called for a delay of game penalty on extra point, so he called TO?? When I was watching I was thinking, come one get out there and kick the point so I do think the clock was running out.

How about the cross-body throw to Cook (I think) when Allen was running one way and Cook the other? In traffic!

Our defensive modus operandi all year is to play soft, not let up the big play, and keep everything in front of us (which many posters disagree with) Then at the point in the game WHERE THIS DOES MAKE SENSE we let them go 70 yards in 50 seconds in 4 plays!

Yep. Under no world is it acceptable to just sit back on your heels and let a team pick you apart for half the quarter. Especially knowing that Joe Burrow absolutely kills zone coverage

1) He lives next to the stadium and was late to meetings all the time. By next to the stadium, I mean a 5-minute walk. 2) He was seen at bars, at closing, on the Saturday night before 1:00 games. 3) If he's too much of a knucklehead for the team that rostered Pacman Jones, he's too much of a knucklehead for any team. But you guys will flip out when the Chiefs sign him. It's the TBD way.

Sure, we did as well. They just converted. It happens.

I think Chris brown said yesterday he was told they were going to suspend him. I guess since their season is toast they just cut him.

I love it and I need it I bleed it Yeah, it's a wild hurricane Alright, hold tight I'm a highway star

Watched "Train Dreams" this weekend on Netflix. I dont see many good movies out there anymore. This one was amazing. Watch it and learn what America really was about.

Bengals should be punished for this. Playing with a guy’s life.

.........i'm not a fan

They got eliminated and now these guys have nothing no reason to play hurt.

NFL Doctor’s Manual says “look for circling stars”….doctor did not see the stars, so send him back out there.

better than early in the season at least

Come on. It's not the team's blunder and the guy is hurt. Is this really what we're doing here?