oldmanfan

Agree with the Rams but the Eagles are falling apart

It’s go time. Defense has to step up, tackle better, and get the run game slowed down. Rogers doesn’t scare me at all. Offense has to protect better, the backup tackles need to step up, and Brady needs to earn his paycheck this week.

Bears are for real

Not much you can do when a guy gets hurt all the time. Release him in the off-season and save $$.

It sucks, but the backups have to step up on the O line. We’re OK at LB and WR. And if Palmer and Kincaid can play that will help. Brady needs to call a good game and he and Josh have to be quicker at in game adjustment

Yeah, better yet let’s just forfeit.

Vandemark and Anderson at tackles? Time to step up boys.

Said it several weeks ago: Chiefs won’t make the playoffs.

So now Palmer didn’t practice today? Can’t get a break.

Power costs them again. They need to somehow package him and a goalie together and get a defenseman that actually knows how to play the position

The AFC is a total crap shoot, from who makes the playoffs and who gets to the Super Bowl

Give it a shot. Veteran presence, still can motor. Put him , Palmer, Gabe, and Shakir out there and let’s go. Have to say I wish Coleman was a factor, but he must have seriously screwed the pooch in the locker room.

There are a whole ton of people here that never let facts obscure their opinion

We tend to play well after losses. I think we win this one.

Conservation of momentum. If they want players to defy the laws of physics then play touch.

Once again defensive linemen are supposed to be able to defy the laws of physics when tackling a QB

We got our ass kicked. No excuses.

Brady did a horsecrap job against the Texans. Played right into their hands.

The league is as balanced as it’s ever been this year. Houston just flat out kicked out butts up front and we still had a chance to win until our veteran LT did his weekly false start crap. The Miami and Falcons games we simply stunk across the board.

We have Josh of course. Despite their poor showing Thursday night the O line is pretty solid, and Cook is having a great year. Get Kincaid back and with Palmer and Davis back we can have a balanced attack again.

Football has always been and will always be about winning physical battles against the guy across from you. Houston’s D dominated us at every position, especially up front. Sometimes it’s as easy as the other guy just being better and that’s what we saw last night.

We are not rebuilding anything. We might retool a bit and have younger guys step in but we are not doing a total rebuild. The one position they need to throw assets at is WR. Otherwise the O line have guys like Anderson and Grabld ready to step in, we’re fine at TE, RB and obviously QB. Anyone saying trade Josh is nuts. On defense we need to let a lot of old guys go. On the line Jones goes, but you have Oliver, Rousseau, Maybe Bosa back, Walker, Sanders, Hoechst when he recovers. At LB we need to play Williams more and need to add another guy, and for DBs you’ll have Benford and Hairston at CB, maybe Lewis at nickel, and Hancock and Bishop at safety. Upgrade the WR room, add other guys here and there, and perhaps get better coaching especially in the D side and you’re fine.

Pittsburg: win - we will come out on fire after being embarrassed Cincy: win - their defense is horrific NE: would like to say win but have to say loss Cleveland: win - even our D can stop them Philly: good game and I think we win a close one at home Jets: win if we have a shot at the division, lose if our spot is secure and can’t change

I would probably pick a new HC first. I don’t think McD is bad but that his approach is stale now. I’d look at a coach with an offensive background, preferably with a solid history. Maybe a guy like Gruden. I’d want an OC like Cleveland’s current HC, and I’d make every effort to get Swartz as DC. My first meeting would be with Josh, and I’d promise my main focus would be to upgrade the offense to give him weapons. I’d clear out all the deadwood of older guys and contracts, like Milano and Taron. And I’d be aggressive in the FA market and draft to add talent to the offense.

I firmly believe we will get a Lombardi or two with Josh. And as much as I am one to not think making big changes works, it is clear some changes are needed: 1. Brady and Babich: neither have shown the ability to make in game adjustments. Babich to the point where McD has to take over D calls. We need coordinators that have the skill and experience to look dispassionately at the talent available and use that talent in the best way possible. 2. McDermott: he needs to realize the coordinators he has are not cutting it and bring in new ones. He needs to remove his ego from the process and get some proven guys in here, maybe even Daboll. And on D he needs to look in the mirror and ask himself if his D philosophy works in today’s NFL. If he can’t or won’t do that, then it’s time for a change. 3. Beane: he has to commit to doing all he can to maximize talent around Josh. He has to get rid of our older warriors that have had age catch up or simply aren’t cutting it (Tre, Taron, Milano, Bernard, Dawkins, Knox, Samuel, Moore, Coleman, Jones to start) and bring young talent in through the draft or free agency that add speed and/or size. Receiver has to be a priority. As long as Josh is playing QB we are a contender. But we need serious re-evaluation of everything around him.