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^^^ I said the same thing but not as well as this. Complaining Ed is out, I fully get, it sucks!!! Blaming them for a hard practice, when its football, is a bad take. I still prefer this approach to teams that let starters hit it hard in pre-season games!!!

what will that look like in 2 years by comparison? What will the NFL salary cap look like next year? Or in 2 years? Its been 10+ years of Fan community getting sticker price shock, anytime somebody at any position, who is top 5, signs a new deal. 1. You need a QB 2. You need to protect a QB (more than LT) // You need to disrupt passing game. To me DE > LT, because one player can have much more effect than the other. Have a nasty LT? Pass rush LB can go to other side. Elite pass rush makes your DB's lives so much easier. DE is by far the 2nd most important position in the NFL. Salary cup is always going up. Next man up at a position is almost always going to reset the market.

Ive said it a million times, injury bug bit us. Von was not some guy known to miss games at all, and was a fluke thing on the worst field (at the time) in the league. You know that Detroit and NYJ/NYJ field had (det-replaced it) & has (jets/giants till use) like a 20x rate of ACL injuries?? S*** bit us 2 times in like 3 weeks; thanksgiving and then Tre during a game we shouldnt have even been on that field, was moved because of a storm. Anywho, Beane assembled a SB caliber team, and that was the best we've ever seen the defense. Being afraid of random injuries is useless. Do you refuse to date a girl because she could get in a car accident and die? Do you walk to work everyday because cars can kill people? That was a good move/signing that likely delivers a Lombardi if a fluke injury or two doesnt happen. Winning a Chip absolutely has some luck involved. Some things you cant help... doesnt mean you throw away the dice and stop playing. You do what you can to increase your odds, and pray for the best. Defense was monstrous before that G*D* field in Detroit dry dogged our season in 2 games. Thank God its gone, and the NFL should shame Jets/Giants into getting rid of that field. Its like hosting a Ferrari race on a gravel track... except their are billions at stake, not hundreds of K's! Band together and refuse to play on it till fixed!!! Quit being cheap short term, at the expense of crazy long term consequences!!! NFLPA should weigh in too. State theyre all refusing to play on it.

Ya know, I get it, obv were all pissed about this... but thats called hindsight. The defense and the team as a whole needs some hard practices. Not only early conditioning, but when you dont participate in pre-season, this is kinda what you're signing up for. Not the injury, but ya g2 make up the grind somewhere in the scedule. I cant believe im typing this, but maybe this is one of those "blessings" in disguise... where we have a weaker portion of the schedule coming up, and this can help us stay fresher later into the season / post season. Admittedly a glass half full post, but dang, what else can we especially as fans do?!

If this is the case, hopefully the NFL is communicating this, and hopefully we learn to do this is a skill. Still angry at the early Chiefs playoff games where we were getting G*D* mugged at the line (DBs shoulda wore ski masks).... and then were out there playing with a different set of rules VOLUNTARILY. We need regular drills/practices where our DB's learn how to do this effectively, and teach our WR's how to run through it, show high effort to work through it --> as thats the only way youre possibly getting a flag. If you flop, give up, throw your hands in the air and look to the ref... help is NOT coming. Work on the correct optics/attitude to earn the catch or the call!!

Fixed that for ya!

Man if this is the year he (Oliver) finally puts it all together and plays consistently like this... Id be shocked if we don't get our ring. Im not expecting his stat line has to consistently look like it did, or even that we need multiple huge splash plays outta him every game. Just need his to be a disruptive force and command attention from OC's. Imagining what that could do for the development of all the young guys around him, and Rousseau. Dudes been a plus player, but we've seen him struggle to close out plays with sacks. Big Ed could absolutely be the catalyst to help Groot really turn the corner and have a 12-15sack type season.

Article Now THIIIIS is how you do journalism here. I stole and gave this its own post out of the Ty Dunne thread, because it was such an interesting read, deserving its own attention. First thing that jumped out, was how well buffalo managed to follow what this article laid out, with Josh. I mean damn, I have almost no doubt the Jets would've ruined Josh. Even before reading this I always suspected it, but especially after reading this. Think about it. No team picking a qb at the top of the board, could be picking the wrong guy as often as s they do! Even if you were actively trying to pick the wrong prospect on purpose... you'd eventually pick a good one. Arians mentions 'scars' its too bad those seem to be permanent, because we'd have a lot better parody in the NFL 'dumpster diving' for QB's behind teams like Chi, NYJ, and CLE. Last thing I noticed, Kevin O'Connell 's comments make a lot more sense seeing JJ McCarthy last night! I was thinking dudes on the verge of getting pulled. That pick 6 he stared down the WHOLE way, was making some awful reads & decisions. I dunno what that staff told JJ at halftime and after that rep... but dang he settled in nicely for end of 3rd and 4th quarter. Admittedly I was thinking BUST at half time... I thought dang, they got no evals on him from last season, and here they are starting year2 & season 1, with the next Zack Wilson. That's its going to take them an extra year to be able to move on BECAUSE of his injury. I was wrong last night, and falling to the same mistakes discussed in article. Really great piece I enjoyed the hell out of!!!

From who? The guy that runs his website (him) LOL. McD took the classy road in doing that follow up meeting with him last year. Because coach is class. Other than that. There's not a real front office that'd give him any access (which is where his Bills beef was born out of). So having no sources inside a front office, hes limited to sources grapes guys out of the league... who also get to hide behind anonymity, while clearly having something to gain by doing so (trying to clear up their reputation- again - anonymously).

Nobody should be presenting the "other side" as a sole source, unless you're explicitly pointing out how the opinions are split. "Out of 34 sources a handful had this strong opinion" or "nearly all of the sources had this to say." Its lying by omission and intentionally misleading. This could've been 4 people out of 34. Or it could've been 32 of 34... but we'll never know... but you can be sure, if his opinion was the prevailing feeling of the majority of voices he heard, he certainly would've made that clear. THEN you'd have an article. Anybody defending this, sees him at holiday dinners lol

Yep. Seek to reach one fan base at a time with these impossible to ignore accusations at a time. Its actually a good business model, albeit a s**** exploitive one. I think the more embarrassing part is a Bears channel having him on without doing their research into what he is. Not only a garbage article to promote, but to let this dude try and trick their fanbase into paying for this. Boiling pot of excrement, they should know better, if they did homework on the dude.

Yep. Only seeking out the most biased opinions. "I sought out multiple sources for this article" ..... and then land exclusively on all fired guys, who have never done anything in the league. Im not a Caleb Williams guy (he is a punk) but this story was written before he talked to anyone.

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That's supposed to be after a 1st down though

Willing to eat that when I see how decimated we already are week 1. Not kidding. Both sides of the ball had some of that. It just means now that its go-time, their is no room for any feet dragging. All-in from here out. They'll be fine

They'll settle in, and every team from here on out will be easier to play the run against. I dont think we'll have to depend on Ogjunboji to save our run defense. Easily the best running team in the league IMO. Must have been wild to go into game 1, having not played in 9 months.... then jumping into NFL action... and it happens to be the nastiest run team in the league for so many reasons, including scheme. The ultimate welcome to the NFL type moment! If anything, they walked outta that game with their hair on fire like - damn, THAT'S the NFL?! Hopwefully serves at the ultimate motivator and reminder to focus and grind as hard as you can. Hopefully leadership on the defense pushes that idea, and I hope we have a few leaders pop up on that side over the season!! It'd be hard to identify the real leaders on that side of the ball for me. Milano does it by action/preparation, but hes too quiet. Maybe Rousseau? Im ok being wrong, but I cant see Big Ed commanding presence the way were looking for. Tre White, but he's unlikely to be on the field (IMO) as much as you'd like to see a leader getting time.... hmmmmm

He seems like the EXACT piece we were missing last night to me. Bigger dude whos outstanding in the run game... versatile. Brings pressure. I think we look much better in a playoff rematch, a ton of pieces needing to mesh, and our young draft picks getting tons of play time up until then. Stoked!

He they didnt do much against an elite aggressive defense, but i loved the new wrinkles they put in on those. Ravens are good at those, hopefully we pick up some of those tendencies. While these plays weren't world beaters, its awesome to get on tape and keep D honest. Also, really like the attempt to sling it out quick to beast a** YAC Keon, who's a handful to bring down. Mark my words Keon is gunna take a few of those quick screens to the house this year. Hes great after contact, elusive in open after breaking first tackle, and the long speed to s*** all over other teams. For as "slow" as he is, once hes had 10 yards to build up, he plays so damn fast! Excited to continue to see him evolve

That one was weird! I dunno if he thought the ball already went some where else? Or if it was a total mental lapse and he thought he was decoy route only? That one was frustrating AF.

That high snag "rebounding" catch was beautiful. That thing was zooooooming!! Also felt like him and Josh had a miscommunication on a 2pt in end zone (I think it was a 2pt, or was it for a TD?). Josh rifled it in low, and Keon was expecting a bag shoulder lob. Palmer looked nice last night. What a clutch play that was on last drive. Hopefully we can crack open his potential!!

Bruh 🤣🤣🤣 Side note, theres "ok city bombing: one day in America" on Hulu. I was too young to understand it, and by the trial it felt like old news to my brain. I couldn't fathom why people still talked about it. Im a huge documentary guy. This one is absolutely in my top 3 - Ken Burns Vietnam miles in front of everyone

Keeps this job... for how long? You meaning season, or open to possibility of longer? I wont claim 2 know chitt about kickers, but what's the age where they start to fall off a cliff? Personally, I really liked taking a swing at one in the draft in 2021 or whenever it was. I might get flamed but it's an excellent use of resources in principal, IMO. What other position can you take someone as the first at his position, in the 6th round? As much as we all hate it, kickers have a huge effect on games, good or bad. Signing a good one is expensive. So yeah, when a good one comes out again, I'm down to take a late pick swing again. Bass almost was a grand slam really. Looked that way through 2 years, but some yips kicked in, and injuries piling up. It sucks, but if you hit on one, you can have the steadiest stream of points you can get outta a player for 12-15 years. Fun experiment: you have a cosmic chance to trade for a young Justin Tucker, with the power of foresight. And add him to the team right now, rookie salary. You'll know exactly how his career plays out (hes not a sax pervert in this world). Whats the max draft compensation you'd give up to have him starting week 1 for us? Id give up a 2nd ('26), 3rd ('27), and a 4th('28). Probably even do the 3rd + 4th all in '27. How bout yall?

Ive watched maybe 6 matches my entire life she wasn't involved in, watched her a few other times, but saw this entire tourney of hers. DAMN THAT WAS A FUN RIDE! It certainly seemed like if she got over that hump yesterday, she would've had an easier match in finals... that feels familiar as a Bills fan. Anyways she played her a** off yesterday and absolutely had her best showing. That chick was a beasttttt. 116mph serves? Good Lord, and the spin on em? Reminded me of a nasty breaking ball pitcher if they had double the length to home plate, for the break to continue breaking! Wish they'd use that ground level camera more. I only saw it once yesterday and thought to myself I might have a better chance fouling off Paul Skenes, than I would getting a touching the racket on any one of those serves. Lastly... respectfully.... WOULD. Shes an absolute doll, but her sporty with a tinge of 'drink a beer with the guys' attitude is just mmmmmmmm. Hope to see her win one!!

I don't disagree and im kicking it around. Just wanted to point out a super low hanging fruit that were missing on. Maybe coach does it already and we don't know, very possible... but he/we would benefit from a mentor at the minimum, and an in-house consultant to help coach, coach. I truly feel the delegating thing is a weakness, and an old time coach would be ideal for this. Has the game passed by old guys like Parcells or Cowher? Likely... but we're not asking for playbook help. Managing a manager, is a force multiplier. Something i wish we were seeing/hearing from the FO

@DrDawkinstein what do you think of a less drastic, middle of the road compromise here. I think we can all agree if nothing changes, we need to jump ship before its too late. At the same time barring some crazy talented Coach shaking loose, its a Texas size gamble to hand over the reigns to a brand new unproven HC. I feel like we're too 'pot committed', to use a poker term, to fold the hand right now and start over. What about bringing in some type of advisory role, similar to what Bill Parcells has done for teams. I'm not being specific to him, but dang theres g2 be a coach out there with an itch to feel involved, and/or exhausted with seeing elite playoff games from Allen, get flushed down the toilet. I have a feeling McD is not good at delegating jobs/roles downwards... and isnt doing a sufficient job teaching his Coordinators & Room Coaches, how to prepare. Thats a force multiplier. Maybe a coach who doesn't know how to do that, isn't worthy of a top coaching role period, I dunno. Is he juggling too many pots out of necessity? Or is it obsessive compulsive and he can't help himself. There's not enough hours in the week or weeks in the season to handle that load. Burnout is real, and its anti efficient. Im surprised we haven't heard about McD going out and doing this on his own, even looking for mentorship at the higher coaching skills. Is Andy Reid too competitive to give the guy a hand? Who could fill that role well for Sean?