dpberr
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Happy for Ken Dorsey but he's got the mission impossible there.
Watson will get fat and literally sit back and collect paychecks. He got paid, and that's all he cares about. He will give the Browns a September/October of games and then it is on to Operation Shutdown_2024.
It wasn't Alex Van Pelt's fault that Watson is an oft-injured mediocre quarterback. That's the entire plan.
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IMO, Eric Bienemy will never be a head coach in the NFL. He's in the Chernobyl radiation zone of coaches with Art Briles.
I suspect the due diligence on Bienemy's background is extremely poor. I think the University of Colorado covered up what they could relative to the recruiting scandals.
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I was surprised to see this news. He looked fantastic for 76 years old.
Besides Rocky, I remember him best in Predator and a very B movie - Action Jackson.
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That's a typical Dolphins move. Get that QB that is an all-pro only-
Between the months of September-November of every season.
At home.
When it's 50 degrees or warmer.
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Parents permanently banned from all future events.
Children of those parents involved banned for six months of events. Children of parents who started it - banned for a year.
Until you start penalizing the kids for the actions of their parents, this stuff won't stop. You must break the bad behavior this way.
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"You'll do."
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These young guys don't want to be the inaugural coach under a brand new owner in Washington or coaching in Pete Carroll's shadow as he's still in the building.
Plus, I suspect they had difficulty in assembling a staff. There was likely no Wade Phillips- Sean Mcvay partnership that would make the owners feel better about their hire.
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I forgot that James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson have been doing this since 1994.
Take a look at this time capsule.
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vs. Kansas City
0 sacks
0 interceptions
No FA on defense is a must have.
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The only one I'd prioritize resigning is Ty Johnson.
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...but you're ok with the train horn.
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1 hour ago, Gregg said:
Terry is not going to want a mini-rebuild/re-tool year next year. Soon he will be asking fans to pay for those increased ticket prices and PSL fees. This is not a good time for the team to take a step back.
I don't think younger players on defense is necessarily a step back. I think the remodel needs to occur in the 2024 season so you have those younger players on the inexpensive contracts peaking for the first couple years in the new stadium.
The Bills teams of stadium Years 1 and 2 have to be awesome. You don't want those years to be without legitimate Super Bowl potential.
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The Bills defense has good players, but no great ones. There's no Josh Allen there.
It doesn't have a lot of quick players.
It's older too. The age looms large because after 18+ games, the 30 year old body just doesn't have much left in the tank. When the season was shorter, vets had something left to give.
If I were the Bills, I'd take my lumps this coming season and give rookies and 2nd year players starter minutes on defense and resist the temptation to give contracts to any FA who are 29+. That includes players like Rasul Douglas and Leonard Floyd. Older players will get you to the playoffs, but they aren't going to deliver those game changing moments come January.
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I'll be bored watching it. Footballed out at this point, after months of watching games.
Bored with the Chiefs and the Kelce experience. Tired of Tony Romo. Usher hasn't been relevant for over a decade.
Five years from now, everyone will struggle remembering this game and who played in it.
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I like the hire. He will need to incorporate even more variety into his game plan next year.
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IMO, if you want to be an NFL coordinator or coach, you need to spend your own money on the quality agent to represent you.
As I've said many times over the years, Juan Castillo's agent belongs in the agent hall of fame. Whoever he or she is, they got that guy more jobs than he ever actually deserved. I think Todd Bowles hired the same person.
90% of the hires are because of pre-existing relationships. X knows Y, or worked with Z, or T vouches for...
I don't feel bad for Thad Lewis. A good interview gets him that relationship. Perhaps a college calls up the Bills FO because they want to hire him as head coach. Or perhaps the Bills need a coach next year, and that interview impressed them.
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If he coaches again, it'll be an interim position where a team underperforms in 2024 and he may pick up a few wins over 1.5 seasons using what they've got in house. (maybe Cowboys, Jags, Saints, Bucs)
He's 72, and no team is going to invest in a 1-year coaching staff and no halfway decent coaches are going to sign up for a year just to get fired the following season.
If he wants that wins record, he's going to have to compromise on the situation.
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The answer is the draft or UFL. I'd spend zero FA dollars at this position.
WR2 is a young man's game and the fundamental talent you're looking for is route running. You can find more Khalil Shakirs. You can hone that talent with professional instruction.
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He's going to be the Chargers DC if Harbaugh is hired.
I'm sure this is the plan.
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45 minutes ago, Gregg said:
No compelling coaches to get. Belichick and his 9 Super Bowl appearances and 6 Super Bowl wins would be a massive upgrade over McDermott. Also, you have Harbaugh who took the 49ers to the Super Bowl and won a National Championship at Michigan. Then there is Vrabel who has done a good job with the Titans. Then you can go the OC route with a Ben Johnson or Bobby Slowik. There are a lot of compelling choices if Terry decided to move on from McDermott.
For me, the question is who can move the team from the very good to great if you decide McDermott cannot do it.
72-year old Belichick isn't going to be around for the new stadium in 2026, and I think that's an important detail. I would not want to go from McDermott to Belichick to coach #3 in such a short span of time with a new stadium opening.
I consider Harbaugh to be as much of a lottery ticket as any coordinator, just pricier. I think he'd have difficulty assembling an NFL-grade coaching staff.
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I think McDermott's seat is warmer than most fans would believe. However, there are no compelling coaches to go get. BB is too old, Gruden hasn't coached in a few years, any coordinator is a lottery ticket. You want this team to remain competitive in 2024 but again peak in 2025-2027.
I expect Strength and Conditioning to *finally* get a makeover this year.
I expect a Defensive Coordinator to be named.
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Warning Sign (1985)
Damnation Alley (1977)
Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
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This was "the" year.
Now it's on to a reload for the new stadium. I'd expect some big changes. The hump has been identified.
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Undefeated since I've been missing kickoff.
The 1970's
in Off the Wall
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It's the control of ideas and controlled socialization with others. There's no longer room for the risky idea. Or the perhaps stupid idea. There's no longer many venues to share ideas in person.
Next to no government or corporate overlords in the 1960s....then the 1970s it slowly ratchets. You get a little more control in the 1980s, little more in the 1990s. A slow ratchet that really took off after 9/11 and overheated with Covid.
As you reflect on the present, the "idea" is heavily controlled by the government and corporations where every idea in products, news, entertainment, politics is deliberately there for your consumption. The idea *must* generate a profit or influence you in one way or another. They also prefer you not socializing - just sit in your house and get all of your entertainment and products sent to you.
Whatever happened to:
One hit wonders?
Stupid music videos?
Indie movies?
Stupid cars like the Pontiac Aztek?
Why hasn't Tastykake produced any new snack in 30 years?
Where to socialize? Dance clubs, bowling alleys, roller skating, the mall - all dead.
Local news is largely dead - it's mostly AP (heavily controlled) wire crap.
There is no way ol' Tay Tay is as big of a star as she is today in any previous decade. She's the star she is today because corporate America has eliminated nearly all of the competition. She makes them a ton of money and in return, there's no indie star out there that has any potential to eclipse her. Corporate America needs a new Britney so they are force feeding Tate McRae out on the airwaves.
The Cyber Truck IMO is a stupid idea, but it only exists because Elon Musk is throwing his F-You money at it. It is very unlikely the K-Car, Ford Taurus or the Dodge Minivan would be made today because both cars were "crazy" ideas in US car making circles at the time.