RunTheBall

It was legit. The problem is the disparity between how many times our O line is called for holding and how few times our opponents are. It’s the biggest discrepancy in the league and that’s going to hurt us. We get put behind the sticks constantly but our opponents seemingly play flawless games every game. It’s maddening.

Zero percent chance I root for KC. I don’t care what the implications are. Fk them and their fans. I want Ravens, KC, Cinci all out of the playoffs.

I still haven’t begun got process this game because I’m basking in the glory. All I’ll say is that I started drinking Woodford at 3:30 PM, Benford made is pick 6 at 3:33PM, and now I’m hammered. You’re welcome. Joshua F’n Allen

100% Beane picks up the option. I think he should, 8-9 mil for a year isn’t bad. Give him 2 years to see if he can change the narrative. He wasn’t injury prone at Utah, and Josh really did him dirty with that horrific pass when Kincaid was wide open that blew up his right knee. That was a career altering for Kincaid. The guy has elite skills when he can stay healthy (not saying he’s an elite player). If he can get himself off the All Glass team, maybe he reaches his potential.

I’d use a similar game plan that we used against Pittsburgh with a bit more play action and more intermediate passes to the TE’s and RB’s. I’d include Shakir here but Brady has no idea how to use him except within 2 yards of the LOS. This has to be a James Cook game. Cinci has a horrific run D, we have the best running game in the NFL, and we need to keep Glass Burrow off the field. If we didn’t have the worst pass rush in the league I’d say go all out and beat the sht out of him but I don’t think our guys will sniff Joey Highlights. I want to see Dawkins finish every play. I’m hoping that his half assed effort 2 weeks ago was the result of his head bonk. I ripped into him for being a fat tub of goo and I’m hoping he makes me eat my words. On D, I’d have Benford cover Higgins all game and double Chase. Thankfully Glass Bernard is out so Thompson will man the middle. Cinci has run fairly well recently but I wouldn’t sell out to stop it. Cinci is going to throw the ball 70% of the time. I think Burrow will have a lot of time to carve us up, that’s why we need long ass running dominated drives that eat up the clock. I’d sit Glass Kincaid. I’d rather have a healthy Knox or Coleman than a gimpy 50% Kincaid. The sad fact is, Josh changed the course of Kincaids career when he missed him by yards when he was WIDE OPEN down the sideline and Kincaid injured his PCL. It cost us in the AFC Championship game, and now it’s costing us this season. If he didn’t hurt his PCL I’m sure he would have strained is ***** at some point so I’m not overly bent out of shape. It’s December football at the Ralph. I think we get his Cinci monkey off our back with more bully ball. Run the ball down their throats, control the clock, make them earn every yard on defense. Hopefully a couple well timed blitzes result in Glass Burrow rethinking his quick comeback.

I really don’t care about Ingram. The guy couldn’t beat out Kair F’n Elam. But, it’s a horrific look for Beane and we know he’s got an ego that hardly fits in the building. I don’t think there’s a chance he lets Slay go to the Eagles even if he has to hold an empty roster spot open for a couple weeks.

Are people really bent out of shape replacing Ingram with Slay? With our playoff history? Seriously? My god

I hate NE with the passion of McDemott calling defensive time outs. I hate watched them for last last 5 years when they sucked because I love watching them lose. They have the biggest bandwagon fan base in sports. I’ve said numerous times there has been ZERO talk of the Pats* in NE the last 4-5 years. Pure Bandwagon. That being said, it looks like Maye is the real deal right now and I hate it. He’s taken a huge leap under Vrabel (hate him) and McDaniels. I’m going to hold on to my hope that once he starts playing a harder schedule and teams have a full year of tape under him and McDaniels that he’s going to come back to Earth. That’s mainly because I don’t want to admit NE is going to be a problem for the next decade and I’m hoping he regresses like Stroud, Daniels, Purdy, and other QBs who looked phenomenal for a year then regressed to the mean. He’s playing great, has a very good HC/OC combo, and an easy schedule. I don’t think we will know until next year if it’s sustainable but right now he’s got all the potential.

I love Hawes. In no universe is he a TE1. At best he’s a solid TE2, elite TE3. He is sloooow. He has no chance of threatening the seam, you could cover him with a DT. The only way he gets open is because he’s blocking 99% of the time and teams don’t expect it. He’s a great piece of the offense but I think you are looking at him with BIlls colored glasses which we tend to do on this board.

I was at that game. Sitting in the last row of the upper deck. What a kick in the balls.

The amount of whiners on here is breathtaking. WE PUT UP 250 RUSH YARDS IN 3 RIVERS! I mean come on people, you don’t get to see that kind of domination very often so ENJOY IT. Will this offensive philosophy beat other teams, NOPE. Did it crush the Steelers? YES. Hey here’s a thought - maybe, just maybe, Brady schemed against a teams weaknesses for once? Maybe missing 2 starting offensive lineman, your starting TE, a starting WR and a WR 4 in Samuel had something to do with the game plan. I think this was a turning point for these guys. I saw NASTY, I saw ANGRY, I saw EFFORT. I saw 3 RBs contributing for the first time this season. I don’t care that it took a cheap shot to get Josh fired up. We should be running QB power in the first series of every game from here on out. It’s been that way since Josh has been our QB. Get our tackles back, get Glass Kincaid out there, Cooks is going to be a factor going forward. Cooks, Plamer, Shakir is not a horrific combo. Our identity is running the ball though, it sets the tone and opens things up. Brady has to stick with it even when it’s not going great early. Let’s see what he comes up with against Cinci whose defense has been playing better. I still expect a run heavy approach but I want to see him integrate more play action and intermediate throws against a defense that has been ass most of the year.

Dude I was LOVING it! It’s friggin Pittsburgh and we ran it down their throats! I love a physical, dominant running game but mostly to set up a deeper passing game. You have to have balance. Not in this game though. I hate Brady, he called a good game. I’m old school, run the ball and play defense will win the SB. That’s because it opens up the intermediate and deep shots. There’s nothing better than physically dominating a team like Pittsburgh who’s known for their toughness. This could be the turning point. I wnat to see a nasty, physical, aggressive team going forward. I want Joe Burrow in the dirt and on IR after next week.

Brady spams plays way too often. I give him credit for sticking to the running game finally. I want to see him play action to a deep or intermediate shot after 2 big runs in a row. He ALWAYS wastes a down spamming a 3rd or 4th run instead of predicting the defense will scheme to stop that so something deeper will be open.

What the hell is up with you guys looking at today’s offense and trying to extrapolate through the playoffs? This isn’t the offense we are going to use the rest of the season. It was an opponent specific offense that WORKED and got us the W. Yes, we all know we aren’t going to beat many teams without an intermediate or downfield passing game. But guess what, Brady actually called a good game today and it WORKED. We needed the W, we got the W. We played to the weaknesses of the opposing defense for once. I’m not even talking about our defense which has been stepping up a bit recently. Too many of you look at one game and try and predict the next 5 from it. This is not the gameplan we will have against other teams, it worked against the Steelers so enjoy the W and re-fkn-lax a bit

I totally agree with you that we need more from the intermediate and deep passing game. My only point is that this isn’t that game that we should have tried that, and we didn’t need to. Given our injuries and Pitts defensive line, there wasn’t going to be the time to exploit that. I’m sure with the All-22 we are going to see a couple deep shots called that Josh didn’t take for whatever reason.