Luka

We are the Aaron Rodgers led Packers in the latter part of his career there. Middling coach who looks good enough with a Hall of Fame QB, no weapons for said QB in sight, wash, rinse and repeat.

@Pittsburgh- WIN vs Cincinnati- LOSS @ NE- LOSS @ Cle- WIN vs Phil- LOSS vs NYJ- WIN

Well the ongoing saga with Coleman, the handling of Elam publicly last year, it makes me think that if the curtain is pulled tightly but somehow the dysfunction is still visible, it's a circus. You had Beane going on the radio in the offseason and having a childish meltdown because he was (correctly) criticized for not trying to get a weapon or two for his MVP quarterback. I've worked enough in corporate America to know this alleged "professionalism" is simply a large marketing department and PR team keeping the wraps on things.

I guess the bottom line is, whoever is allegedly in charge of the circus at OBD needs to go. Too many misses in the draft and in free agency.

How exactly has that worked over 3 decades and multiple coaching staffs? Sounds like their coaching staff might be required to be a bit more flexible and use the talent that Newsome drafts...

If you are drafting based on your scheme over BPA, then you are doomed in the modern NFL. At this level, the players make the plays. With how much talent the Ravens and Eagles have, I don't think that argument is true. I think their coaching staff and their scheme is more adaptable than Buffalo's. The Ravens have had an excellent defense essentially their entire existence thanks to their talent evaluators and their GM, which tells me they do not draft based on scheme, at least not in the first 3 rounds. They are after the best athletes with production at the highest levels of college football. You draft for scheme when you're in the 3rd day of the draft and you're looking at limited athletes or guys from small schools that will need to be a "fit" so to speak to be successful at the NFL level. Is it under valuing speed or is it under valuing physicality in the name of chasing speed? I think that's where they end up with players like Bernard. A little faster than a typical MLB because they want "speed" and "coverage ability" and end up with a guy that can't shed a block of fill a gap. I do agree that our positional value is completely out of whack. The first two rounds should be producing absolute play makers for your team. And he's whiffed big time in that regard.

That is not what I meant. If McDermott says I want a fast middle linebacker who excels in coverage, then Beane is tasked with evaluating the players available and attempting to draft that player. A good coach would be more flexible in their scheme and want the best middle linebacker available, period.

I actually would love to see Gruden coach in college. I think his energy and love of the game would work at that level. But he'd have to really simplify that play sheet I think.

Is Beane drafting the players he wants or is he drafting the players McDermott wants? To me, I feel like we are definitely drafting the players McDermott wants. I still say fire them all and start over. But I have a sneaking suspicion McDermott is the man responsible for all of this because he's also the first to scapegoat whoever he can.

They also had Dorian out there more in the second half. The coaching staff needs to understand that they cannot stop the run unless they play a traditional 4-3 with the personnel currently available. And for God's sake, you are playing Davis Mills. No need to play two high safeties. It gives a game manager like Mills easy underneath throws and allows their offense to seemingly run at will. The focus should've been shutting down the run and forcing Mills to make throws under duress.

When you have excellent defensive ends, it really frees up the interior. Scheme is also a big factor. If you watch our defense, there is essentially not a play call for the line. They rush 4 straight. The Texans were stunting, using safety blitzes, spying with one of the best MLBs in the league. The Tampa 2 is a crap defense that relies on individual guys making huge plays. We do not have the guys to make those plays.

Brady's play calling is already suspect. Put McDermott's ineptitude in the mix and last night is the slurry of ***** you end up with. It's time to call Lane Kiffin and see if he wants to coach in the NFL. Need a quarterback focused head coach.

He's clearly lost the locker room. A lot of these guys look like they've packed it in for the year. Our start QB committed zero time in the offseason to football. You can tell he did not train, thought he'd made it once he won the MVP and could just stroll out there. He's playing like it's 2018. The rest of them team is playing like it's 2010.

This game is exactly why there are many on the board pointing out how poor the defense is. The Texans showed all of us that with a real pass rush, you can beat any team in this league. McDermott is a failure and should finally have to answer for this team's lack of success.

I voted no because no way in hell is another team trading anything for him. If the disciplinary problems persist I'd imagine he'd be cut.