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Man Poyer just makes such a big difference. Awesome play knocking the ball out that every other defender can't seem to make.

Yes, the 3rd & 11 to Cooper up the middle. Edmunds eliminates that pass.

Interesting that we play base nickel and yet never have more than one defender on the opponent's WR1. What are all those DBs even doing out there?

There wasn't one angle that showed both Devin's elbow and the ball but the broadcast showed 4 simultaneous angles of that play and said "this is what they're looking at." You could see Singletary's elbow down in one angle and the ball still in his control in another angle at the same exact moment. There was no excuse for that call to stand.

To me, it's about when they decide to run. Our offensive line doesn't get any movement so when we line up on 3rd & 2 and it's an obvious run down they always get stuffed. Stop running in those situations! We get chunk runs when the defense is expecting the pass or at least accounting for it. Run more in those situations!

Look, I'm sorry you can't read but please stop. Lewis made a mistake. End of story.

Yeah, that's what I've been saying. Lewis had two hands on it, Jefferson had one. If you can't read my posts then don't waste my time replying to them.

Yes, he was too focused on making an interception and didn't either a) knock the ball down or b) realize Jefferson was making a play on the ball and secure it better. He said himself in an interview that he thought the ball was over Jefferson's head and made a mistake.

It's not a take. That's just what happened.

It wouldn't have been an "insane" INT. The ball was thrown right to him. He had two hands on the ball all the way to the ground and Jefferson pulled it away with one hand. If anything, he just helped Jefferson catch the ball. It would have been extremely easy to knock the ball away or pull it away from Jefferson. He didn't do either because he was more focused on the catch than the situation.

"Everywhere he goes"? You mean one other team that had All-Pros at nearly every position and he got to bring his HOF tight end with him? I'm not dismissing Brady's accomplishments but his relationship with Belichick was the reason he won as many Super Bowls as he did. I don't see any reason why Allen & Belichick wouldn't win a few. Let Beane continue handling the GM duties though.

Yeah but he's also playing like that because he's trying too hard to win the game on one play. If the game is already won, he's not going to make a risky throw.

But you don't take the intentional safety on 1st down. You let Josh run around in the end zone then throw it away or take an opportunity if one presents itself. You take the intentional safety on 4th down. Then the Vikings have to get a field goal in less than 10 seconds from their own side of the field with no timeouts.

Did Dean Marlowe even play today? The only reason to trade for him would be for these exact situations where we're missing multiple defensive backs.

Easily would have made it past the 15 but might not have gotten the first down. It still would have been 3rd and short with over a minute left. But yes I agree that two of those receivers should have been running to the sticks instead of flooding the endzone with defenders.

Lewis had two hands on the ball and let Jefferson rip it away with one hand while falling backwards. It was 100% on Lewis.

He's absolutely right. You don't risk a safety on 1st down when you can kill clock for 4 downs then force the other team to get a field goal in less than ten seconds. And if Josh is rolling out he has the option to run if he has a lane or even pass if someone gets open for an easy completion. You just can absolutely not run the ball from your own one inch line on 1st down. At best, you get to the 1 yard line and then you still have to run it again twice and punt from your own endzone. Way too many opportunities for the defense. Just control the ball, control the clock, and end the game.

I believe it was the right decision to go for it. The play call they used in that situation, however, was not the right decision.

Don't ask me to justify anything they're doing right now.

According to the drive chart, Singletary was hurt on one play. Not sure if that contributed to Johnson getting carries but it would make sense. Well, it still wouldn't make sense because we have Cook and Hines but that might be the reason they used Johnson.

Yeah I was watching a replay of that afterwards and there was a RB (not sure if it was Singletary or Cook) wide open after coming off a block but Josh never even looked at him. So Josh deserves some blame there. But all of his receivers were in the endzone and the routes they ran couldn't have possibly gotten them open. It's a recurring theme with Dorsey. The same thing happened on the 4th & 2 where we only needed 2 yards but all of the receivers ran to the endzone where it was picked off.

The last team to win a Super Bowl with an "elite" RB was 8 years ago (Marshawn Lynch). Elite QBs are the only thing you absolutely need to win a Super Bowl. Any other offensive position is just a luxury. Edit: And you need good defense or one that happens to match up well against your playoff opponents.

I'd really like to hear why it's so difficult. It seems like Dorsey just says "everyone go deep" and then Allen runs around until he finds someone to throw to.

Getting into the playoffs is why we should care about two embarrassing losses in November. I know they're capable of doing it, but they sure haven't shown it the past two weeks.

Well you left out the 5TD game he had in the middle of that span and the Chiefs won 4 out of 5 of the games you did mention. This isn't all about Allen though. He's not playing well, but these losses are a complete team effort. No one else, including the coaching staff, is going to step up and win us a game when Allen doesn't play well.