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It's not a new thing though really. He's been on the field for 73 total snaps this season, and has 24 carries for 44 yards. 20 of those 24 carries have been in games decided by 15 or more points. I don't think he's had a very good season on offense when called upon, but lets not act like he was "called upon" 24 times when in reality its just a bunch of garbage time carries for the most part. I'd agree when he has been on the field this season the play hasn't been particularly positive or notable. However, it's a position that requires some rhythm.

It's a number of issues at every level of the defense - The edge isn't set by the end properly, or they take the bait and end up too far upfield while also enabling linemen to advance to the 2nd level Linebackers struggle to shed, or shoot the wrong gap and take themselves out of the play Secondary angles have been poor, and the tackling among this group is probably the worst of each unit

Or for him to show that he has the ability to function as a member of the offense, and not expect to be the focal point of every game.

End of the day - he pouted, missed a meeting, and hit the bench. He can either continue to pout and make problems with his coaches and teammates, or just show up and try and get back on the field. People are criticizing him for having a good time with his teammates before the game, but i see that as a positive because i think this whole thing could have turned very quickly in the other direction. I believe he will have a role here by the end of the season and the playoffs, and for that reason i do want him to get focused, get right, and be accountable.

I voted no, because i think trading players when the value is tanked is kinda dumb. The likelihood of it making you look bad is much higher than the 6-7 pick swap we would get. I doubt the WRs stay healthy all year - Samuel misses time constantly, same with Gabe, and Palmer already had a high ankle sprain - so there's also potential for him to get back in the rotation and make some plays.

If they were ever all healthy this might become an issue but there are wrinkles with everyone. Bernard seems slower with an ankle injury he's had all year but i thought he had a nice game against TB, milano has a partial pec tear and seems to be tackling without his arms, Thompsons is a soft tissue hamstring injury that tends to reoccur if you don't rest (and playing a full slate snap count would probably lead to a higher likelihood of that, and Williams is a liability in pass coverage. I'd expect us to need all 4 come January, so how that splits up during the season isn't really as important imo. I thought he had a nice game. 2 tackles for loss, led the team in solo tackles, and had two pass defenses.

Refs seem to like them too

They're far better than i thought they would be record-wise, so i should eat some crow for that. Having a veteran head coach definitely has helped them win more of these close games as the season has worn on - 5-2 in 1 score games. Only the 1 primetime game so far, the 4th place schedule gets them a few advantageous matchups (NYG vs. PHI for buffalo, LVR vs. KC for buffalo, Tenn vs. Hou for buffalo).

I wouldn't disagree. You also appointed a guy as a WR1 who isn't there yet, and may never ascend to that level. I'm not an arm-chair GM who likes to talk about woulda coulda shoulda - this is the team you have. You have to figure out how to get him going, benching him isn't going to just all of a sudden fix things - not to mention WHEN (not if, cuz lets be real they have terrible injury luck this year) he's called upon you want him to respond. Lining up WR1, and WR6 with the WR2 out is certainly "a choice". Palmer gets hurt and somehow we see shavers on more snaps than samuel and moore. The sub-package games that brady plays are challenging to get into a rhythm both as a passer and a receiver. Gimme the best guys, and make decisions based on if someone is tired - not because you prepared like 8 plays with samuel/moore in motion. You have a couple PS call-ups for gabe, you should get palmer back soon - then it becomes cut shavers once you run out of call-ups for gabe. Figure out the ST snaps after the fact. I just deleted it, between the "fans" who do nothing but complain and the "experts" who react to like 6 plays without actually watching the game it was just irritating me.

Also depends where palmer is with his injury. Everything worked better with him in there - he's by far the best WR on the roster at beating press coverage and man coverage. Gabe can hopefully provide some flexibility there so he can ease his way back into the lineup.

I think its likely because plays are never designed to actually go to him. He plays more snaps than kincaid and shakir, yet the entire passing offense has them as the primary reads on like every play. I look at it as a "get into the war" type of thing - you can't find rhythm or confidence when your job is clear outs and blocking. He probably wants to see the ball more - and that doesn't mean we should throw back shoulder throws on the sideline all game - it might be moving him across the formation from time to time. Just my 2 cents.

Knee injury last year, oblique injury this year both probably factor into it.

Kincaid missed the Atlanta game, and barely played in carolina (14 snaps) since that was just the james cook show. Last week he played only 23 snaps and was outsnapped by knox and hawes, but also by samuel and shavers - and still managed 6 catches and 101 yards. So in the last 4 weeks including the bye he's only played 37 snaps and has 7 catches for 124 yards and a TD.

This was sort of my concern with shaheed. I liked him as a plus returner, and a situational piece - but i'm not sure as a situational piece he's that much superior to samuel other than in the availability category. Yeah, just saying - everyone complains how overpaid he is but its like the guys basically a 6th OL half the time. Some of that pay is for things that don't show up in the box score. And I'd also imagine that when he is running routes, he's not Kincaid - 208 snaps - 140 routes run Knox - 288 snaps - 122 routes run Hawes - 225 snaps - 39 routes run

He is a plus blocker, and plays more snaps than any other TE on the roster.