RunTheBall

They blocked his ankle and gave him a shtload of Toradol. That ankle is going to swell like a MF this week. He will play on it next week but will definitely be limited.

Just win baby. Enjoy the ride. Many posters here need to gain some perspective. We are a perennial playoff team with a Top 3 QB and are going to be competitive for years after decades of futility. Who cares what the talking heads and armchair film analysts say? It means zero. Once you are in the playoffs anything goes and you need luck along with great execution. Josh adjusts game to game. Take a deep breath, relax. Josh will take a couple check downs this game, he will still take deep shots. I don’t think it’s going to be a shootout unless we fall behind big and quick. I’m seeing a more ball control game from us with running the ball, moving the sticks and taking shots when warranted. If we need to, then Josh will put the game on his back/legs and bombs away!

If we haven’t heard a peep about it by now, chances are we never will. I’m glad they’ve been able to maintain her privacy.

A lot of teams are learning to limit Josh’s run’s. They can rush disciplined and contain because they are going to still get pressure with our below average O-line. There is almost always a spy on Josh. So here’s a question for those smarter than me - If you know the other team is going to have a guy saying on Josh all the time, there has to be a way to put that defender in conflict and take advantage of the fact that half is attention is away from his primary responsibility. If they put a guy in the middle of the field 7-10 yards from the line of scrimmage whose main purpose is to watch the QB then that has to open something else up, no?

It’s just another tool the refs use to subtlety manipulate games. I don’t think there’s a pre-determined agenda but if there is an opportunity to keep games close the refs will take it. Doesn’t matter the team, and if one team is absolutely boat racing another there’s nothing they can do. But just watch games that you have no rooting interest in and you can see it happen. One team starts to pull away, all of a sudden they are getting holding penalties or their defense is getting PI’s. It’s the judgement calls they use to keep so the viewers keep watching and the ratings stay high.

My entire outlook changed when Bass whiffed that kickoff out of bounds. That’s an entirely unforced error that gave the Dolphins the ball at the 40 and they got some points off it. The Shakir drop was horrible, but a kick out of bounds when all you need to do is fire it through the EZ was brutal.

I would love to keep Edmunds at $14m but unless he’s taking a huge hometown discount no way does he sign for that

Yes as a matter of fact I do know exactly what I’m talking about. My position is Couch GM, I’ve been voted Couch GM of the year (along with Couch OC, and Assistant Couch DC) for about 35 years running now. I’m a perennial All-Pro second guesser and Armchair QB. I’m shocked you haven’t heard of me. Relax Sparky, it’s a a message board. Feel free to disagree and then when my predictions don’t come true quote it back to me and rub my face in it. That’s the beauty of TBD!

This team wins gritty We put up 34 points playing sloppy home-run ball IF they put it together and play a clean game on offense, we are going to the Super Bowl and will win it That’s a big if though, but the potential is there and we get to play another week to see if they can find it On to Cincinnati

All I know is - WE ARE ON TO CINCINNATI (probably)

Baltimore knows Lamar isn’t the long term answer. He’s only as effective as he can run, and for the second year in a row he’s got a bumb wheel. Oh they will talk like they want to keep him, and if Lamar comes to his senses he could get a good not great deal, but something tells me without an agent he’s over estimating his value. No one is giving him or anyone else fully guaranteed contracts. The owners absolutely will put the kibosh on that after the Watson debacle. Lamar has reached his ceiling, he’s not a great passer, and now he’s gimping. He is not in the same conversation as Mahomes, Allen, Burrow or Hebert. He’s a tier down and his offer will reflect that. If he doesn’t accept he will be franchised twice and maybe tagged and traded after the second one. Baltimore has all the leverage.

Wow, you really take it personally that Lamar isn’t getting paid, by his own choice. In any negotiation the party that is willing to walk away has the most leverage. It’s been obvious for years that Baltimore was willing to walk away, or they would have locked him up. They offered him a contract they felt was fair, Lamar refused, and like many many people predicted - he got injured. His value is rapidly decreasing the more this goes on. The most he’s going to make is a franchise tag, because Baltimore took that 250 million off the table after Lamar got hurt. AGAIN. Baltimore is one of the best run franchises in the NFL. They can objectively look at a QB like Lamar, get out of him what they can for as long as they can, then move on. The NFL is a tough business. Lamar bet on himself and lost. No one is giving him a fully guaranteed contract.

I can understand many posters concern about overpaying for a defensive player that isn’t a game changer in big games. That being said, I’ve got my popcorn ready for when Tremaine gets 18+ million a year on a 5 year contract here. It’s going to happen. Those who think he’s going to sign for 13-15 million a year are in fantasyland. Maybe last year we could have done that but no one was sure he was going to take a step or two forward, which he has. I’ve been up, then down, then up again on Tremaine. I don’t think he’s reached his ceiling yet even though he’s 5 years in. Plus, he’s only 18 years old so we’ve got some room to grow

I LOVE Mac Jones and hope he stays in NE for a decade. It keeps my hatred of all things Pats* burning so bright because he is such a douche bag and unlikeable guy. I can laugh at Zach Wilson, I can feel sorry for Tua and his tapioca head, but I love hating the Pats*. I hope they keep him, I want to see that franchise just disintegrate into complete dysfunction until the Hoodie gets the axe. Just think about all the hype this year about the other teams in the AFC East and where we are now. NE is in QB purgatory with a roughly 8-8 team because the Hoodie is still a good coach and will win enough games not to get close to a good draftable QB. The Jet’s are in pure “start throwing people under the bus” mode with ANOTHER first round QB bust, coordinators and assistant coaches being canned left and right. Miami is the worst of the East even though they backed into the playoffs. QB is one hit from a vegetable, no draft picks, disaster trade for Chubb (hahahaha), McDaniel’s shine wearing off, CAP HELL, QB hell, overpriced defensive players underperforming. LOVE IT

Been saying this for years - McBeane LOVE them some Edmunds. He’s getting paid, and paid 18+. All you capologists have no idea what you are talking about. It’s fantasyland. If they want a guy, they can fit a guy with restructuring and the increased cap from TV and even more so from legalized gambling. The cap is now an excuse to give to fans who are pissed their team let a player they wanted walk. Ed gets the 5th year so you kick his can down the road like we did Edmunds and see if he produces. Poyer will stay on a 2 year deal, then we draft O-line, WR and Safeties.

If Mostert can’t go it won’t matter who is QB for the Fins

He had a fusion, unless he had some new type of partial disk removal that I’m not aware of after 20 years in the OR. When you take a disk out of the neck, you have to fuse the vertebrae together otherwise you get an unstable neck which is no bueno and you could end up a quad. It’s different in the lumbar area where you can remove a disk and still have stability because of the surrounding musculature

I think people are misinterpreting my comments. In no way do I want Josh to turn into Captain Checkdown or reign him in in any way. When you have a horse you have to let him run. That being said, it is my professional couch surfing opinion that if Josh took just a few shorter throws earlier in the game it may open up his bread and butter intermediate throws that teams are all trying to take away. If you hit a couple of those and get the defenders thinking its an option, even two steps shaded toward the flat will open up the seam or the intermediate crossers he loves to throw.

I agree. He had that perfect back shoulder to Diggs, a thing of beauty

That’s the entire point of the post Cinci, if Josh takes those easy gains early it forces NE to adjust by clamping down and opens up more intermediate/deep stuff. And it’s a minimum 5 yards with most of these throws. Then you have Cook out in space with the ball one on one with a LB or Shakir open for YAC. You can argue that taking the short stuff won’t be as effective but you can’t argue that the plays are there to be made and Josh isn’t even looking that way let alone taking them.

I’m always of the opinion that any W is a good W and this team knows how to win gritty. That’s going to help a lot in the playoffs. I went back and watched the game, obviously not the All-22 It’s no surprise to say as Josh goes, so goes the team. I’ve been a big Dorsey critic this season, but my opinion of him has changed these last 4-5 weeks. Dorsey has adjusted to what teams are doing. Yeah I’d like to run a bit more when it’s working, and I’d love to know how many run plays Josh checks out of. But here’s the thing and it’s probably no surprise to anyone - Josh is leaving so much meat on the bone constantly looking for kill shots. This game especially, there were guys open for easy short gains that could turn into big ones and Josh is just refusing to even look that way. That’s why this offense is looking disjointed, Josh is looking for kill shots constantly. If he would just take the short stuff a few times a game it would open up so much more deep. Cook especially is open in the flat almost every time he goes out for easy gains. If Josh even looks his way, it’s way too late in the down. Shakir is getting open at times too, Josh’s doesn’t even look his way. It’s Diggs/Davis/Knox in that order unless it’s a scramble drill. So we are going as far as Josh can take us which is no big revelation. Idk if it’s going to happen but if he just started taking what the defense is giving instead of always trying to impose his will on the opposing defense I think this offense is a jaggarnaut and unstoppable. We still are consistently putting up Mid 20s-30s a game with a disjointed offense so it’s a bit of a hollow complaint but it’s the playoffs now so I think it’s ok to expect better production when it’s being schemed open.

I disagree Bob. I’m a Davis fan and I’m hoping he gets it and soon. I know his stats are solid. It’s clear Josh still trusts him since he keeps throwing him the ball. Situationally, Davis has regressed. When’s the last time you said “Wow that was a great catch at a great time”. More often than not it seems he’s coming up short and killing drives or leaving points on the board. Maybe I’m discounting some plays he’s made I just can’t remember many. I’m not at all giving up on him and hopefully he turns into Playoff Gabe but I don’t think it’s piling on to say he’s not playing as good as he could be.

This is how I see it - We’ve won 7 straight playing gritty football. We have yet to click on all cylinders and are still winning. If we start to click, especially on offense, whether it’s in the Wild Card or Divisional round, look out. This could be our year.

The problem with Davis and his drops/lack of toe drag/unable to make contested catches is not just the drop itself but the opportunity cost. Give those targets to someone else and you are making more positive plays. I’m not ready to bail at all, he’s on a cheap contract next year. Hopefully he has a monster playoff, you go to war with the army you have and he’s been integral all season even though he hasn’t capitalized on the opportunities. For the life of me I can’t understand why Shakir isn’t more involved. He’s out there a lot and Josh never looks his way. He also completely ignores Cook who’s wide open all the time on the outlet. If he just starts taking Cook in the flat a few times a game it will open up everything in the middle. I don’t get it except I guess you have to accept Aggressive Josh if you want to get Super Josh

If Tua plays he's going to have his 4th concussion and his career will be over if it isn't already. Theres zero reason he should play and the optics after Hamlin would be horrendous. I bet the league leans on Miami to keep him on the shelf if McDaniel is stupid enough to consider it. Given its Miami, I wouldn't doubt it for a second they would let him play