Buffalo Barbarian

you could be right. i wouldn't call it over coaching because Josh does need to know theses things but it may be too much for him right now. He doesn't have that same body language as last year and i think he might be losing some confidence. Also teams are know Josh better and are defensing him accordingly so now Josh and coaches need to help him get to the next level.

maybe we should scale it back a bit so Josh doesn't have to think too much. It takes years for a QB to be able to see EVERYTHING.

morally i would agree but McDermott takes notes on himself and reviews them everyday to seek improvements. He likes to be even keeled and so the team doesnt get too high too low and so the team plays that way. So i believe he will find a way to make this team better one way or another.

They picked talented players they just arent doing good enough. Is Josh not talented how about Edmunds, Singletary, knox, white, Oliver , Milano, Dawkins, Ford??? Now these are not all the guys i wanted but to say they picked culture over talent is not true. Especially Oliver with the way he acted last year towards his head coach. They pick guys WITH character and talent, not one over the other. how are the rams and Colts doing this year ??? Oh yeah worse than us.

the time out was to see what the offense was running, we had time to score we just didn't perform. Yes , players need to excute, Josh needs to throw quicker and WRs need to stop dropping the ball. Players not recognizing the blitz has nothing to do with play calling

They were trying to go for it the players didn't execute so McD had no choice but to kick. Playcalling is not the problem, execution is.

Sorry estro but Josh is way better than last year, not hitting the deep ball is maddening but thats all he had last year. Alot of the rookies from last year have regressed while josh has improved. If you think a QB is ready in less than 2 years you are sadly mistaken. Josh was not good in college and the fact he has come this far shows he is improving and there is no reason to believe he will not continue. So franchise QBs happen instantaneously, got it. The more you post the more you reveal you know nothing about football and your comments are not worth considering until you do. so what player's should we bring now to get the brass ring ?? of course they are going to go for it but they dont have the players yet to be real contenders.

i didn't intend to mean playoffs, i firmly believe we make it this year. I am referring to being real contenders. i agree with everything you're saying.

Were are getting 12 wins so ...

The first year was the breakdown of the old regime, last year was the first in the rebuild, this is only year two with a very young core. Next year will be the year we get more talent at key positions and will be where we need to be on better, more consistent playing level. There is a process here and we want it all to go faster but it cant . We have to work with what we have and its going to take time for these players and the next set of players to push this team to the next level Another thing i want to address here about today's game is McDermott made the right decision to kick the FG at the end of the game. Many of you are proclaiming Jauron Ball when in fact McD went for it twice on 4th down earlier in the game and the team FAILED !! What makes you think he should try for it a third time when on this day against this team they couldn't convert on 4th down and the offense overall was inconsistent?? McDermott needs to be confident they will make it and with the way they were playing he could not make that decision and made the right call by kicking the FG and if it was made we then have a chance in overtime. Hauschka was not good today but normally he is, this game maybe showing he is declining but he was our best choice at the time.

So it does

So going for it twice on fourth down and FAILING wasnt enough to convince you he should have done it 3 times ??

It was fourth and 4and this team hasnt developed the consistency to go for It on fourth down at the end of the game. Did you forget we went for it on 4rth down twice and failed?? What makes you think McDermott would be stupid enough to try it 3 times?? Quite honestly chasing touchdowns when you should be kicking FGs is not the smart way to win. If we make FGs and not turn it over on downs twice we win the game. Granted Hauschka choked too so McD was really in a tough spot and this team still needs more talent, at kicker Oline, WR, Dline and LB.

Colts are in big trouble without a real QB. Miami gave us a hard time but i feel this will be like the Washington game, tough for awhile but we pull away at the end. This team is pissed and that will show next week. They need to develop a pissed off playing style without actually being so, basically be more aggressive and physical.

We are not collapsing. We should have, could have won today. We are not great yet and so can lose to teams we shouldn't and beat teams we shouldn't i guarantee we win a game against a better team before this year is out.

Its a lot of the above options but i hate all the drops AND that Allen throws behind the receivers alot. I know sometimes you do that to protect the player or keep the defender away from the ball but not all the time. i really think the NFL rules really hurt young guys because they never practice under live conditions. i think if these guys wore pads and hit in practice like they used to then josh and WRs could get in a lot better sync. As it is the only time it happens now is in the game which constantly changes with personnel groupings and formations plus the defense doing the same thing. i also think live practice would also help the defense (and offensive line ) get more physical at the line and tackle better. So i guess what i realizing is players CAN'T practice like they do in the game and younger players really need that.

True but it cant always be on the defense, this offense needs to step up. I dont know what the offense needs but today they looked out of sync all day and struggled to put together a nice flowing drive. They all need to look in mirror and ask themselves what they need to do to improve then do it. I think we have enough talent to be competitive but for some reason they cant all get on the same page at the same time.

Clearly cost them the game You have to go with him.

Me too !

Offense looked like last year. Players didnt have any fire today while Cleveland was playing for its life. This team needs to develop a killer instinct.

Well Kansas city lost

Aint over yet

always take the points

Milano has played well though

This run defense