Malazan

They've generally been much better in 2nd halfs this year (despite a stretch of god awful 3rd quarters). They are bad at 'in-game' adjustments. I'm not saying I have faith they'll do anything in this particular game, but they have been successful at it.

McDermott makes coaching decisions like this is 2017 and he has a good defense and Tyrod Taylor at QB

Even if they somehow squeak this out.. short of a miracle next week.. this coaching staff has face a stern evaluation

I'd say that 'loading up' includes o-line and ensuring you're playing a scheme you have the players to run.

The NFL rulebook is dumb and overly complicated.. but I've seen that called that way at other times during the season (also seen it not called that way). They need to remove like 70% of the rules around a catch and make it something along the line if both feet are in when the player touches the ball and ends up with the ball in his hands without it touching the ground then it's a catch. They really need to stop trying to define it to such a ridiculous degree.

Remember Zach Wilson and Skylar Thompson both shredded this defense.

Does it make a difference?

Zach Wilson looked good against this defense.

If your scheme can only work when you have 4 dominant defensive lineman who can get pressure and stop the run without help... what is the point of having a 'defensive mastermind' at HC?

Why Frazier has to be drug kicking and screaming to adjustments when he's clearly able to make them I don't know. He and McDermott seem to want 'be patient' to make sure their current strategy is getting slaughtered. Bengals will adjust again and Bills will be slow to adjust again.

Regardless if it's fair or not.. Allen has to perform at a high level all the time. The overall team is not as good as it's reputation.

So Saffold can't move the d line, but Allen can..

Can we use 4 o lineman and just put a back in to chip?

Everyone was losing their mind that we would lose him...

It's amazing how much a scheme can affect a line.. and having the right guys for your scheme.

If that's so.. he's been interviewing all season long

uhh.. a screen to McKenzie that takes 3 seconds to get him the ball isn't a 'quick hitter'

Wouldn't mind seeing the same level of 'offseason' work that we had in 2020 either.

Someone needs to sit Dorsey and Allen down and tell them that offense isn't "just" scoring points. McDermott got on Daboll about complementary football. Why isn't it a thing this year at all?

I'm behind...Who went Offside or committed some other penalty?

This defense barely stops anything. It's mostly hoping the other team drops it or screws up on their own.

Coaching staff should be a serious conversation this offseason.

The Dorsey special.. pass pass pass - fail fail fail -- now run when they know we're gonna do it!

It's on both, but the coaching staff wants these 'smart', 'athletic' guys on the defensive line.

Defense is smoke and mirrors. It *looks* good if you look at the stats, but it won't ever get a stop when it needs it (except for the rare miracle)