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And Dirty Harry

And the defense is RIGHT Back to the field. They're an elite unit. Just imagine them with just an average offense

Shocking!

Zay Jones time

Shady is the man. Need him next year

Yeah I think they'll definitely be here. I mean Hughes is a monster and a strip sack machine , as well as a leader. Shady is a top playmaker in the nfl, despite the numbers and also a leader and Captain. Both will be surrounded by an influx of talent and I believe next year will be the year we turn into legit contenders

Woah. That's a lot of resources for an OL that has been adequate. I think Dawkins , Miller and/or Ducass and possibly Mills. I just don't know why you go LT unless they know for a fact Dawkins can play elsewhere at this level. Also, if Teller progresses this off season , that's another spot filled. I'd love to see us ***** 2 quality ol , preferably C and RT . But this group really hasn't been that bad. They're not very good but they're definitely adequate and don't need 4 new starters!

True. My fault

Apparently 1/4 of the league ? I like a CB named Greedy!!

Who they got their eyes on CFB people??

I simply laughed.One is 7-18, the other 11-13 , including a playoff berth. I feel like America is just infatuated with offense and scoring and fantasy football lol. They inherited similar situations. Just feel our core roster is much better than theirs , and these are 90% guys M Beane brought in Better record , better roster decisions , yet it looks like the majority would select Shanahan over McDermott and I just don't understand! Yes, Shanny is an innovator on offense but can he win games and come up with good enough gameplans? It looks like McD is better in their short careers. So a poll would be cool , I'd take McD all day , what about you?!?

You forgot a likely top 5 picks in rds 1 and 2 ,3,4 etc... And I'll take the extra 4 and 5 , last year - Milano , who looks like a steal and our olb of the future and Johnson - who also looks like a huge steal and our nickel cb of the future. This team has laid a foundation of nice young talent and next off season can address multiple positions because of all the dead money being removed and available cap space. Next off season is when we build on top of that foundation and you have a long term contender . I don't understand how fans don't see the vision and the foundation that has been built ! Team has the most dead money in the league! They made this sacrifice in order to ensure they build a team that can compete LONG TERM. And Same team as last year? Defense is better imo but the O is wayyy worse. 2 pro bowl OL suddenly retired and The team took a serious blow at QB this year, that's the one position I completely agree they messed up and mismanaged ,which has effected their record but they got their guy in the draft and we'll see how that plays out ,but they have the luxury to heavily focus on fixing this O and adding a number of upgrades , paired up with imo , a great defense. All their moves point to a long term , sustainable vision and I love ittt!!! Yes , I mean it's common sense. Our front office knew they'd have the most dead money in the league by a large margin and that makes it a ton times harder to put together a winning team. They sacrificed the season in order to build their team and next off season they have a ton of money to play with and add top end talent via FA, along with a ton of flexibility .

Oh yeah . So the 5 teams mentioned held back now!?!? Do you really believe that?? When has Belicheck/Brady ever held back? When has Rodgers ever held back? Houston held back in a 3 point game too???? That statement that they held back is laughable....Oh and Watson was playing with a collapsed lung according to you lol, explains why we held em to 13, same team that put up 42 in a blowout this week. C'mon man, that's such a ridiculous statement

Exactly. I'd like to see a rookie obtained in the late rds or a rookie UDFA added, but Shady is a captain and literally does everything at a high level - Run, catch and block. He's still a top playmaker and can be highly effective with a competent offense. I love that they plan on keeping him. I believe we'll be contenders next year.

Lol. Ok . So you're just vthe type that refuses to give them the credit they deserve. We gave up 22 @GB and 18 vs NE , if you're going to bring up their QB situations,u have to bring up our even worse QB situation. Anybody with an ounce of football i.q knows the D played phenomenal in those 5 games.

When the offense goes 3 n out. Can't score or maintain drives, it's brutal for a defense to actually be successful. You left out the fantastic performances @Min , @GB , @Hou , vs Ten and Vs NE , where the D gave up an average of 15.5 ppg! Again , all with a historically bad O . Not too shabby.

It's already worked on defense. . This D has 3 starters from when McD took over and is a top 5 unit littered with talent. They can heavily focus on offense this off season through draft and/or FA , as well as add some pieces to the D if deemed necessary!

Very Well said!! We could be 5-3 with Taylor but it'd mean nothing except a lower draft pick. He's not winning a championship and not the answer for the long term

But we all expected to be a 4-5 win team. At least on here , I remember the majority of posters expecting Bufffalo to take a step back , mainly because the QB position. So then it happens and everyone is freaking out, Even calling for the firing of McBeane! Did they mess up the QB position? Yes. But it's ok , McBeane has said from day 1, this is going to take time and they are all about LONG TERM success. And they laid a phenomenal foundation on D, with the most dead money in the league , it's all about next year and beyond. They have a TON of resources to fix the O, get a suitable backup for Allen , and fix the WR group. They get a pass from me. Again , we all knew the 19-20 season is when we'd be legit contenders. They deserve and definitely will get that opportunity. I personally think McD is the real deal and just needs the appropriate talent. He's 11-13 but when you look at the talent level , most coaches, especially first year, would have a worse record. I just don't understand how fans expected a certain outcome and when it happens , they're calling for McBeanes head on a stake! Mind boggling really , it stinks we are essentially done at the halfway point but if you can't see that they have a clear vision and have built a fantastic core on defense and have 90 mil and solid draft capital to get the O on track . They should be set for long term success starting next year..

Yeah, they really hit a home run with this kid. He's such a gamer . It's crazy that Tre,Hyde,Poyer and Johnson will be together for at least the next 3.5 years. Imagine them with a competent O , playing with a lead and not on the field for majority of the game! Going to be a special unit

Wow. Helluva play by 24. Kid is the real deal.

They remind me of Buffalo in that they are extremely inconsistent. I'd be surprised if Trubisky goes off , before and after the 6 TD game , he has looked brutal at times. Chicago fans were calling for his head before that 6 TD game . He hasn't shown much progress since his rookie year. Their D is good , but not very good . Winnable game for sure, but I have absolutely no faith in our offense at the moment. Forget 20+ points, I'm not sure they can put up 10+ points..

His route running is crisper . He clearly has more confidence with the ball in the air. I said 3-4 weeks ago that Zay looks highly improved, he just wasn't getting touches, well no WR was getting touches for that matter. I think he can be a legit #2 WR and a nice piece on offense moving forward !

He is much improved over last year. He can be a legit #2

This defense must be demoralized. This was another Fantastic performance absolutely destroyed by their offense,again. Shame.