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I believe on several consecutive first and second downs Walker lived in the backfield and made all the plays to get them to third down. As the original poster noted only to be take back on third. When they converted he was back in on first down. This is not consistent with what we are saying as why. They must not view him as a pass rusher, Given his penetration on all these preceding plays, one would say, "the coach's are blind to the flow of the game" and situational substitute because of their preconceived Bias. Its time to open you eyes and coach by what you see, not by all you preplanning. As a side note, for once I would like us to be aggressive on first drive defense and not just feel the other team out. If you are the experts based on tendencies and this is how we operate, do it on the first series as well. Approach is way to passive to start the games. We got better in the second half in tighter man coverage with zones disguised as man. Why soft shell to start every game.

Saw on X the 49er's thought they had him signed when they released Floyd. The Bills came in with a better offer. I believe his agent is Brian Ayrault who grew up in OP and was set up as an agent by Pegula. See Article... It may have helped in acquisition. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/7325044/buffalo-sabres-owner-terry-pegula-buys-nfl-player-agent-company

Much talk is about finding a stud to play opposite him. Most stud DE play off the left, I think Groot plays better off the left edge as well. On obvious passing downs and Von came in, he is moved to the right where he is less effective. He is a good RDE in this league. If we want him to produce more he may have play fully on the left. We need a more competent guy to replace him on the right.

I was under the impression it is the Steelers as host. The other team is a road team. We play them on the road so that is why we are talked as a possibility. link here: https://www.steelers.com/ireland/ Opponent would need to be a home game for the Steelers. Ravens, Cleveland, Cinci, Bills, Packers, Colts, Dolphins, Vikings, Seahawks We would need to be under Strong Consideration.

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I like Xavier Watts.

I think there has been a universal calm in the fanbase since the clock hit 00 last week. Walking out out of the stadium for those who park on the south side, there is a procession walking down Abbott Road. The crowd was church silent. No hooting or hollering, no exclamation of our dominance. The crowd realized there is work to be done, the celebrating must wait. Winning last week was a formidable task. As I said to anyone listening, you have to beat good teams to win a Superbowl. We are one of the good teams. Win or loose, the team has made us proud.

Ranked 1 cumulatively and yet we only have one second team All-Pro. Subjectivity infects all grading and voting. You cannot believe any of it.

Commented yesterday to my son, you look at all the o linemen they look thick and sometimes unfit (Although I know they are not). Brown looks fit and trim and much more athletic. His development has been excellent after he recovered from the back problems.

What Bills coach said something like this " He is really not a returner, he is just a punt catcher"? Anyone remember. Wade?

Watching this Milano looked like when he came back, he was avoiding contact or wrapping up with his left arm. Maybe a little weak there at the time or tentative. Seems to have gotten better there as it helps with game speed not having to surround plays from his right side. Trust is building as is game speed. I trust Milano more on the field. Against the Jets, it seems I saw us run 4-3 more than in any game if at all earlier. At least we were trying it more I think we are building for the playoffs there. Anyone who reviews game film can comment there. I think Andresson should get some evaluation time this next game.

Just curious, since he is coming from a OC Dorsey led offense, how much of the verbiage has changed here with Brady. If Brady kept a lot of the Dorsey verbiage and Dorsey exported his to Cleveland, the acclimation of Copper to our offense may be easier than others. Teams must always change verbiage, I assume but concepts may be consistent. We will see.

What I find interesting is not the hail Mary but what happened on our possession as we scored. An interim head coach with no experience managed the clock like a pro. Knowing we were getting points he stopped the clock after every attempt preserving time for a shot at the end of the half. Knowing he has Rodgers why not take a chance with a quick drive. In our experience if the situation was reversed, McD would have let the clock run hopping the opponent would run out of time ( we had time outs) letting them score points on the last play. Or if lucky enough to get the ball with time take a knee to regroup at halftime. Plays afraid in all circumstances. End of half afraid of a field goal, so rush two on two straight plays and give time for a Hail Mary with linemen out in coverage. His fear of making a bad decision leads to bad decisions. Let the players play aggressive, that is more instinctive and how they are built. IF they miss, the other team was better. Playing afraid leads to our poor execution.

While I agree in part. During the end of the season we were forcing balls to Diggs. Behind the line screens with him simply dropping the ball. Stats are tough passing when the weather gets cold and bad. Historically our receivers with Allen tear it up earlier in the year. The extrapolation of their potential year totals may not translate. We do expect better production and yes if it is those numbers it may not cut it.

We were in a must win situation. Anytime that is the case including playoffs, expect Allen to run more. It’s our cheat code