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In HS, once player hits the ground, he's down. I'm guessing the ref ruled that he didn't have possession long enough for it to be called a catch. If that's the case, the player wouldn't have been down & the ball is still live. Based on the photos, looks like a catch & tackle before the ball is out. Would love to see video of the play.

Rasul Douglas- AJ Brown gets a big dose of him

I coached against a youth team who used the tush push as one of their primary plays, they'd get 10+ yards sometimes. Aiding the runner was illegal, but the refs refused to call it all year. After they got us with it a few times, I figured out the solution- cut the Center. I had one of my DTs immediately dive into the Center's legs on the snap, the QB & most of the OL would fall over him into a pile. After 2 attempts of no gain and their Center limping back to the huddle, they gave up on it. I'm sure Kelce doesn't want 300lb guys falling into his knees, so even if it doesn't completely stop them, at worst it'd be a deterrent.

I fully understand him getting back into it. What bothers me is his level of effort. He gets off fast on the snap, then just slows down & stands there. He is not even trying to make a play most of the time. It's one thing if he can't do it yet, but not even trying is another all together. Let him sit until he's capable of a 100% effort. I can't understand why he takes reps from AJ who is playing well.

Romo took the NFL world by storm his 1st year calling games because he was the first to really diagnose what was happening on the field, and use his knowledge of coverages & pre-snap reads to correctly predict what was about to happen. It was a breath of fresh air. He went away from that within a year or 2 for some reason, and now is just another drone talking head. He's become almost as annoying as Collinsworth.

Gabe was great on that play, until... he seemingly intentionally runs directly into the nearest tackler. Even if he doesn't have the speed to outrun the other tacklers, he gets another 10 yards minimum if he just runs away from the inside tackler instead of into his waiting arms. I was watching the game with my son who is a HS QB. As that play happened, we both looked at each other & simultaneously said that looks just like something one particular receiver on his team constantly does. The kid is a decent WR, but almost never gets YAC. He tries some stupid cutback, runs right into a tackler & gets dropped, that stuff doesn't work with average speed. It's infuriating, just run toward the damn daylight.

I think Dorian is playing much faster than Bernard did as a rookie. Rookie Bernard looked slow, like he was processing everything before reacting. He's a totally different player now, that's why it was such a surprise when he became an overnight sensation. Dorian is making mistakes, but he plays fast, hopefully a sign of a very bright future.

The 12 personnel clearly didn't work the way they expected. But why do we even need to feature 2 TE sets? Our offense works best in a Spread. Kincaid clearly needs to be on the field almost every play, and he isn't really a true TE anyway. Use Kincaid as a slot & Knox at TE, call it 11-personnel, profit. Shakir comes in for 4-WR sets & takes some of Gabe's reps in 2 or 3-WR sets.

Josh's issue is not physical, it's 100% mental. He may still be managing some pain, but pain doesn't make him decide to target a double-covered 5'6" receiver on deep balls. He's made every throw possible the past few games, so that isn't the issue. It's the 3-4 really bad decisions per game that is the problem.

Rasul Douglas better be active, he has the size to handle Chase. If we get a steady stream of Dane 10 yards off Chase, it'll look like the playoff game.

As a fellow out-of-towner, I took my 2 sons to their 1st game vs Atlanta in January 2021. Sons were 12 & 14 at the time, I hadn't been to a home game in several years & expected it to be much more raucous than it ended up being. We walked around throughout the tailgates & went into the stadium pretty early. We also got out of there immediately after the game to head to the airport. I didn't see any crazy behavior at all, no fights and not a single boobie. During the game was a pretty calm atmosphere too, nobody was screaming f-bombs or anything. There was a random guy next to me with his 8yr old kid at his first game too, zero issues. We had seats in the 12th row on the 45yd line, so that probably helped avoid the riff-raff. The fact that it was 10 degrees also probably helped keep the atmosphere more tame. I'd suggest getting good seats, the cheaper the seats, the more sloppy drunks you'll encounter.

Steelers D is a lot better than the Atlanta D that Levis feasted on last week. I know Minkah is out, but their pass rush is legit & they'll throw enough coverage wrinkles to bring Levis back down to earth. Can the Steelers score on offense though?

31-30 Good guys

Now can we make these 2 new additions active this week, in arguably our biggest game so far this year? Or will McD make them sit 3 weeks while they learn the playbook?

We just need to hope Hailee Steinfeld doesn't find an ultrasound pic at 2am the night before the game, and we'll be all good.

Adams half-assed his route on 4th & 10 and never got open, leading to Jimmy G holding the ball & getting sacked for the 19th time tonight & essentially sealing the game. He also had a big drop on 3rd down from his own goal line early in the game. Then he slams his helmet. As good as he can be, I'm pretty sure Beane will not be calling the Raiders.

I was in Cincy over the summer & had chili at Skyline twice, it's actually good stuff. I bought some canned skyline chili to bring home, still have a couple in my pantry.

Collinsworth back in Cincy? Hide all the underage girls.

Funny how there's no bridge to get to the stadium. Are we supposed to swim across then climb the falls?

I think Bates could be the answer. He looked good at Center last year.

Bills- 27 Pats- 13

Lynch is literally openly smoking a blunt during half of his interview with Sharpe, I'm guessing it was filmed in his house. He seems quite blazed throughout & gets incoherent at times, I gave up. He didn't talk about Buffalo in the parts I saw, but he did say some other things that seemed far-fetched. He probably wasn't in the frame of mind to accurately recall anything. There are clips of the interview on YouTube. I had a hard time following along & gave up watching.

Renfrow is interesting. He'd be a perfect addition, but $13M this year & again next year isn't going to work. He had 103 catches in 2021, along with 1000+ yards & 9 TDs. After the season, the Raiders sign him to a $32M 2-year deal. Then he had 36 catches last season, and only 6 this year. He's played only 42% of snaps this year, and only 7 snaps in the Raiders win over the Pats yesterday. I'm sure they'd love to trade him, but that contract is crazy.

The dude is like 5'8" 310lbs, he isn't a 1T. If we force him into that role, we'll see more of those long runs like the Barkley Trap plays. He's a backup-level rotational DT. I'd be on board with exploring the trade market for a true 1T.

I came to say Elam also. I think we'll see an INT & a big play. I think he's due, and the matchup can't get much easier.