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Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I’ve heard that about pattaya. We’ve been talking about scratching it off the list and instead going to Koh Sanyo’s. Phuket seems like a vacation destination, which could be good for a month at a time

I forgot you posted it, maybe @Thurman#1or @Simon, but they said that Josh has stated that he doesn’t like to turn his back to the defense. If this is true, it’s probably on Josh as to why we don’t run as much play action as we (as fans) would like.

Likely going to keep the house in Dunkirk (currently living in St George Utah) as a home base in the states. we’re still in the planning/research phase. We’re going to SE Asia for approx 6 months. Likely 3 months in Thailand (Bangkok, Hua Hinn and Pattaya one month each), 1 month in DaNang Vietnam, 1 month in Canggu, Bali and 1 month in Malaysia, likely Langkawi and George Town. Then head back to the states for a few months before going to Italy for 6 months. Looking into cefalu, Tropeo, the amalfi coast and around Puglia. Back to states for a bit then eastern Mexico (if it seems safe at the time) and Costa Rica. Hopefully we’ll have some favorite cities by then and will travel between them for 6 months to a year at a time. my wife and I (51 and 46) don’t have children and are in a solid spot financially. We’ve been taking care of my mother for the last 3 years and it’s really made vacations and getting out to see the world difficult. So we decided to see it all when we are able. That’s the plan anyway

People getting shot and stabbed on the reg in almost every state. The violence in this country is such a mess (among other things). Hoping this will be my last year living here fully time

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This patriot team isn’t as good as the ravens that we faced on opening day. Not even close, sorry. the ravens lost to the bills, Lions and Chiefs. You lost to the raiders and Steelers. To say that this iteration of the pats is better than the ravens team that we faced week one is a joke. I'm a huge Maye fan and I think that the game will be very close. We may even lose if we’re without Ed, Milano, both Dorians. Plus brown and sanders are tbd. But the ravens we faced are a better teams. Stop making sense. Dude is soaking up his massive win vs Carolina and not making much sense. As if the offenses that you play against don’t factor in to defenses point against.

Both Hendrickson and the Simmons’. Justin and Jeffrey. If we’re going to add a safety, let’s do it soon so they can get their head in the playbook and learn the system

There’s a chance that he might not want to join a ps and would rather sit and wait for the right opportunity, maybe due to injury. or maybe no one wants him. 😂 I’d feel a lot more comfortable about the S position if we had him. I was hoping for the 2024 version of Rapp. So far, it looks like we have the 2016 version of Donte Whitner. I’d love to see Hancock get a shot but I don’t thinks there’s any chance McD starts him over Rapp. What are the chances that Damar Hamlin is the reason we aren’t looking to upgrade Safety? If we signed someone, who would be cut? My vote would be Damar….Hancock is young, athletic and under rookie contract. Cam Lewis isn’t going anywhere. Ingram might cut when Hairston and the DL returns. Does the FO want Damar on the team and in the locker room at the expense of upgrading the position? Give me Simmons.

He’s a difference maker in the run game. I think he’ll go down as a top 5 Beane draft pick, maybe higher. He should be on the field almost every run play, only a few without him to keep the D honest.

He’s looked like the best RB in the league this year and I love to see him recognized like this. With a shout out to the OL. Eager to see how the run game does vs the Pats. They have a solid defense. Good front 7 and one of the better cornerback duos in the league. Hopefully we can take advantage of their safeties. Running backs and TE’s have done work against them this season.

which WR did you want to sign? Davante Adams made some sense but I don’t think that was ever in our cards. I would’ve liked him. Diggs and Kupp, no. Slayton next best and he’s on par with Palmer. Beane is totally fine spending a 1st and a 4th on Kincaid and using a 1st round pick to draft Keon Coleman. They spent almost 10M a year on a proven separator (exactly what everyone on the board asked for) in James Palmer. His time will come. He was never going to be a go to guy, that’s why he was paid 10m instead of 20-30. They are totally fine investing heavily in the offensive line and RB (2nd rd pick, 4th rd pick and now 12M aav) and making sure our lord and savior can survive the rigors of every season. They are totally fine spending to fix the defense that has kept us from winning a SB the last 5 years. We invested heavily on defense AND improved on offense- while starting of offseason with less cap room than any team in the league- while resigning 4 core draftees long term. Beane sucks

And the defense will likely never get off the field unless the pass rush improves. I do think Hoecht will help in that capacity….but how much ? 🤷🏻‍♂️

If he continues to produce nothing, I think a 4th is very ambitious- more likely a pick swap with this point. I wouldn’t be upset at that. Good kid, but doesnt seem to make many plays on his own. Doesn’t look the same as last year. His career looks over with already. Trade a second for Hendrickson and a 5th- Championship. Get a 3rd return comp pick when he leaves after the season.

Not going to open the window for him this week. As expected imo

I agree, but mainly because I think Ed’s replacement is a bigger downgrade that Spencer Browns replacement. VanDermark was effective as a run blocker and that’s our bread and butter. He may be a liability as a pass blocker blocker but Josh will have to do Josh Allen things in the pocket. Ed can be a game wrecker that can kill drives. We’ll need him vs Maye in the pocket. He’s crafty

Reaffirms what my eyes told me. He’s not going to win every rep. No one does. He’s improving as a route runner 💯 where I’d like to see him do more of is to attack every pass like he owns it. Hopefully he’s studying some davante adams. He’s mastered the art of pushing off slightly without getting called. It’s SUCH a great skill and many huge plays are created because the WR pushes off subtly enough to win. I’d also like to see us throw more him more sideline back shoulder passes. That play uses his athleticism and size to its maximum. Let him use his body to shield the defender and throw it to the sideline. He made around 4-5 last season iirc, 2 vs Baltimore. It’s a pass I don’t see Josh throw very often. I wonder if they deem it as too turnover prone in general, I’d like us to throw more to the sideline. 2 plays before Kincaids TD, Kincaid had the fb pinned on the inside, creating a lane on the sideline allowing Kincaids body to act as a barrier to the db. But Josh threw it too far inside. I felt Josh did the same thing to Keon in the end zone vs Wiggins week 1. More loft and to the sideline and we had a decent shot at completing it imo. considering we have Coleman, Palmer, Kincaid, Knox, Hawes and shavers, I’d expect us to create some mismatches vs smaller defenders and that’s the perfect play

Being a pillar of negativity He had his man beat on Josh’s int. A tad overthrown and a great play by the safety.

I feel like we get away with a lot more than we used to prior to 2020- especially in crunch time. maybe it’s because the weed is better now 🤷🏻‍♂️

What r the pats wearing?

Taking QBs out of the choices, I’ll go with: Trent Williams, Myles Garrett and Derrick Henry. I had originally typed TJ Watt over Henry but had a change of heart QBs- Allen, Lamar, Burrow.

While I’m not a fan of our D this year, I think we need to wait until November to truly have this conversation. I’m not sure if having McD call plays would necessarily benefit our team as whole. Luckily, Ryan Nielsen has experience and could step in for Babich. If we decided to make a move, I don’t think we would even fire Babich. I think we’d keep him on and hand over play calling to Nielsen, similar to what he he Jets did with Hackett last season (I know, I know). I think McD and the players like and respect Babich too much to can him outright mid season. I don’t think it was the same for Dorsey, even though the players said differently.

Come playoffs.

They were historically healthy last season. hopefully we can be historically healthy this season

I do every day. It’ll never get better than these next few years. No time to pout…. Until McDs D gives up 68 points and we lose by 1 in the Super Bowl.