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Christian Bale - American Hustle Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread Anthony Hopkins - Remains of the Day Margot Robbie - I, Tonya Melissa Leo - The Fighter It's a tough one, though.

"Easily" is very disputable - especially since I agree w/ the post you were responding to about this year's team. But "pass rusher" intrigued me. Who are you referring to?

I really don't know what it takes for us to get over the hump. We probably have 2 SB appearances already if we just squib kick in one game, and if Kincaid holds onto the 1st down pass last year. The outcomes are so razor thin the deeper you get in the playoffs. Feels like we can be the best team & play our best - and we still need a break or 2.

I guess opinions just vary - I think this is the best offseason they've had in terms of improving the D. I loved the draft picks and the FA acquisitions. We'll have to see how it plays out, but I think we could have a top 3-5 defense this season.

Bummer of a distraction. Everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt right now, but I do trust Beane to have done the due diligence on this & I trust his opinion. If nothing else, both he & McD put a high priority on character.

If this is accurate - we're winning the Super Bowl.

The defense. I think the guys we picked up in FA and the draft will end up making the difference for us in the playoffs, finally. This will be a shutdown kind of defense.

New York over Boston. Those words always sound good when placed together in that order.

I always like to see it later - just because more injuries happen as the season moves along, and having that week later in the season gives injured players time to heal.

Man, the Patriots schedule is easy as pie. Could be a December fight for the division. For the 1st time in years, I don't think we can take any games for granted.

Man, there is already a thread on this - but I am really feelin' it this year. I feel like we finally have the kind of defense you need to win a title.

I like that we have the Eagles last. Possible that they're resting their starters by then (and maybe us too if all goes well).

I don't mind Cincy in the opener. They seem to always start slow.

I think there is a pretty good shot we have the best team this year, and probably for the 1st time in the JA era. I love how they went after improving the D this offseason. I think it will be a top D, and that is what we need to put us over the top. But there are if's and caveats and variables. Will Bosa get back to some of his old form? Will Coleman & Kincaid take the proverbial "next step"? How good can Palmer be w/ Josh? And the biggest - can we stay relatively healthy? Last season was probably as healthy as we've been entering the playoffs. Here's hoping we can be saying that or something close to it about the upcoming year....

I was at the Yankees game yesterday. The moment the Knicks won, the crowd went absolutely wild. Man, if the Knicks could really pull it off, what an upset that would be....

How does it put him in an uncomfortable situation? He knows he is marrying an ACTRESS. They act. It's what they do. Josh just doesn't strike me as someone who would be remotely insecure about that. I bet he loved the movie. It's probably going to be the biggest movie of the year.

Man, I hope so. I really need to get on w/ my life at some point. I just saw her movie today. It was a really great, fun movie - she's an excellent actress. I'd be way more worried about Josh if he didn't realize what he signed up for when he got engaged to someone in the acting profession.

We need our Crosby. We need a disruptor. The guys we've drafted on D are all "pretty good." We need someone who can take over a game on that side of the ball. Here's hoping.

Defenses can dictate championship games much more than offenses, imo. And we see that in so many title games. When you have a smothering defense, it creates much better opportunities for the offense - better field position, turnovers, TOP. I disagreed w/ most of the hand-wringing about WR during the draft. Let's build that defense to be smothering and dictate the big games. JA will put up points w/ just about anyone.

I'm so glad that we lost that game. The Pats having to settle for the 4th pick was pretty huge given the nature of the talent in this past draft. I think they had a great offseason - but I'm still not that worried about them. A lot for them depends on if Vrabel & Maye are both as good as they've been hyped to be. Personally, I think both have been a bit overhyped to this point.

I think a healthy Samuel being better is a given. Kincaid is the big question mark. I mean, we've kind of seen it - but it hasn't translated. There are always midseason trades!

I'd put us around the 18-22 range. Obviously not great, but far from the worst. And fine w/ a great running game and top tier D.

That, to me, is a very mid WR corps. And by mid, I mean middle of the pack in the NFL - which is very good w/ me if we're building a true top-tier defense. Nowhere near the worst in the league, as has been discussed here.

We should have 5 for sure - and he's a good 5th.

Not sure what the point is here - but Moore can add something to this offense that we do NOT have, and we needed another capable receiver.