Success

Ask me after Sunday. If we beat Pitt on the road, I could see that starting a run, and potentially a 12-5 final record (which may actually still win the division). If we lose, and especially if we do NOT look good doing so - well, that's trouble. This should be a desperation one for us, and if we can't win when we're desperate, this season is probably more of a re-set than a contending kind of year. I think we win & go on a run.

It's an illusion. They're very improved, and a good team - but they're not what the hype suggests right now. If they do win the division and get that 1st place schedule, I'd expect next season to be pretty different.

I saw a pretty funny clip from when it was the Pats/Rams SB. They showed a bar in LA and a bar in Boston reacting to their teams making it. The Boston bar was insane - people jumping all over each other, beer flying. In the LA bar, there were like 6-7 people at the bar, and one guy looked up at the TV and said something like, 'hey, I think we just made the Super Bowl.' And the people he was with gave some half-hearted "cool" reactions, and they toasted their drinks pretty calmly. I'm sure it wasn't like that all over LA, but I don't think they're much of a football town.

Wow - that was a terrible move.

Kind of a bummer to hear. Man, if there was one unit I thought we were set at heading into the season, it was this one. So much investment.

Is Bosa hurt or something? What did I miss? I thought his wrist thing was fine now?

With Pickens, we'd be in the top spot right now. I'm not sure why this team does what it does. We have viable options at the deadline, also. There just seems to be a stubbornness when it comes to the WR position.

I have a weird hunch that this still goes down to the final week.

They have a very improved team, which I'd guess is still somewhere in the 4-6 range in the AFC despite the fact that they could end up w/ the 1 seed. They haven't drafted very well, but they'll have a lot of cap space heading into next year. If they make the right moves, they could be a top contender. But it's been awhile since they've made the right moves.

"What if I told you that a perennially favored team finally broke through as a WC and when everyone had counted them out?" Oh....this isn't for a 30 for 30?

We don't talk about this enough: Why do most other teams have experienced coordinators - but we "promote from within?" I don't mind McDermott as a culture guy & HC, IF we had legit, experienced & proven coordinators. This is completely malpractice w/ a contending team. I don't know why we think it's "better."

Like, who are we afraid of if we get to the playoffs & our health improves? If we get Oliver & Brown back by January, and have no other significant injuries - am I supposed to worry about the Pats or Broncos? Obviously, either can beat us - but they are decidedly NOT scary teams. This year feels like as good a shot as we've had, even if we end up w/ the WC.

People were saying that about Pickens. If we had Pickens this season, we might still be undefeated.

It heartens me to watch other games. Just get in the tournament. I'll have hope in January, for sure. Maybe a WC run is the thing that finally gets us there.

Not sure about that. They still haven't beaten anyone. If Chase played today, they probably get the L. They're having a "stars aligning" kind of season - but it reminds me more of the Commanders last year than the dynasty-era Pats.