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And we have a game!

I could still see the Chargers coming back, although I wouldn't bet on it. That FG left the door open. If Chargers get a quick score here it's a game

Time to prep dinner

Ok that might have done it

This game is far from over

Me too! I want a gigantic DT who "they list at 340 but come on...."

Beane and McDermott are always on guys to slim down and get quicker. Sadly the philosophy doesn't seem to allow for a car sized DT They aren't alone... Lots of teams prize quickness and speed on defense

Pretty good game so far! I hope they have a good backup QB commercial ready for the Superbowl

Yeah, both are way more athletic than they like to let on. It'll be a nice pregame for the Bills first SB win!

I'm excited for the Manning brothers kick of destiny competition Basically each kicks. If one makes and one misses the one who made it wins. If both make it there's a round 2, same rules. Same if both miss. If both make or miss all 3 kicks the tie breaker is who got closest to the center on a made kick. Not sure what happens if they both miss all the kicks. The idea of Peyton and Eli kicking FGs is hilarious

Wow I didn't realize the Texans had Collins, Diggs, Woods and Dell at one point at WR

Ravens are the best team in the NFL outside of the Bills. If they are clicking they're almost unstoppable with that running game. Most teams are built to pass rush and stop the pass, and are undersized on defense. That's a bad matchup with Baltimore.

the Bills were one of the worst openings when McDermott got here. total disfunction, 17 years of no playoffs, constant turmoil, not 1 but TWO head coaches chose to quit rather than stay on, snake oil salesman playing mini-owner... Aside from an overly involved owner (and especially some owner's kids, who tend to want to play real life Madden Franchise Mode) you are the one building the program so it's less of an issue where the team currently is. Of course, having a QB already (Jax?, CHI, NE) helps a lot, especially if you think you're the guy who can help that player/team reach their potential (which is basically every coach ever).

Now the only thing I think of with Diggs is his little "side eye" at Allen post game this year. Hopefully we can put on a good show so he's entertained on the couch this post season!

For sure, and that makes sense.

Gotcha I was just pointing out how just hiring Deion without a true search would also be a "sham" and violation because you need to interview 2 minority candidates now even though the goal is more minority coaches getting hired

Google it.

Lefleur ain't making it to any Super Bowl

If a team decided they wanted to hire Deion Sanders based on his record in college and time as a player they couldn't just do it without breaking the Rooney Rule.

Seems like every backup QB in college becomes unstoppable once he enters the game.

I hardly ever watch college football but it seems like every time I do when the backup QB comes in the offense becomes unstoppable

lol yup! It's actually kind of funny that a coach like Belichick could (if this is comes to pass) start his HC career like that, have a legendary career as a HC, then do that again decades later. The probability is almost zero.

It's going to be Belichick. Florio just posted a story about a guy with ties to Freddie Kitchens (who is on the UNC staff, served as interim HC and is supposed to be Belichick's OC there) being hired on the defensive side of the ball at UNC. That's a clue, according to Florio, that Belichick is planning to leave and Kitchens will be HC at UNC and the college will have $10 million extra. I think it makes sense.

I was listening on and off to the game on the radio Sunday and heard them say Codrington was in on the tackle and was totally confused and thought this was a Bernard/Benford type of deal with the names. I honestly thought there must be some linebacker named Codrington that sounds a lot like the kick returner. since I stopped playing Madden I don't recognize a lot of the guys lower on the depth chart! As to the topic, it's football. What is he supposed to do?

That was their main issue I think. Saleh is a great defensive mind, and he was let go when the Jets were 2-3 with plenty of games to go. The minute that happened their season was over. The defense fell apart without him there and now everyone was thrust into new roles they probably were not equipped for. Personality and attitude aside, Rodgers started slowly, as everyone should have expected from a 40+ year old player coming back from an Achilles tear but had a pretty decent season by the end. He was 8th in the NFL with 3,897 passing yards, just behind Mahomes and ahead of Herbert and Allen. He was also tied with America's QB (Allen) for 7th in the league in passing TDs with 28 Stats like yards per attempt and completion % are tough because of all the backups and trick plays that skew them, but his yards per attempt was about 1 yard lower than most of the top QBs, so there is that. All in all, for a 41 year old QB coming off a major injury like an Achilles and having basically the substitute teachers running the show for most of the season and no GM while the owner's teenage son is calling the shots behind the scenes it was about as good as you could expect. I'm not really a Rodgers fan or anything, but I could absolutely see him leading the Jets to the Wild Card next year. Not threatening for the division, but being good enough to get into the tournament. They basically didn't have an NFL coaching staff or front office after Saleh and Douglass were let go. That matters a lot.