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Who knows. Eagles fans used to say the same about Reid, and were thrilled to see him leave Philly. Now, he's regarded as the best. I'm not happy w/ McD, but I also know he's a solid coach. And it can be tough to find a truly great coach.

I don't think that tweet lowered the bar. It just stated where the bar is. The NFL season is a long one. I tend to make comparisons to the Patriots dynasty - but even that team, one of the top in history, had swoons, bad games against bad teams, and sub-par performances.

For sure. He'll always be overpaid, but he's not a JAG. When healthy, he has had a positive impact on a lot of games for us. I'm a big Knox fan (but just wish his contract was lower).

I'm surprised at the overall conclusion. Just "eye test" from the game, it felt like Allen was harried all day. The NE pass rush looked like world beaters that game. But I'm seeing more observations that Allen was just missing good opportunities, and not going through his progressions very well. I did notice that he doesn't step up in the pocket anymore. It's concerning. I've been pushing back on the idea that he's regressing, but it we see another game or 2 like this in the weeks ahead....

I think it could have been different in the playoffs this year. The D just looked different before the injuries. We faced one of the league's more potent offenses in Miami, and we really shut them down after the early scores. We were much more swarming, and it seemed like the line was in the backfield all day. Now, without Milano, Jones & White, we look a lot more like the defense that faltered in the playoffs the past few years.

It's the defense where we really need help. I hope the trade is for CB or LB. Surtain would be cool.

Our D was elite before the injuries. I was thrilled w/ their play before London. They were stifling, and the front was all over the opposing QB. It was a stark contrast to the Pats game, where we simply couldn't get to Jones against a line that has been one of the league's worst. The injuries have been brutal for the D, and our chances. Some fans are faulting Beane & roster construction, but we'd obviously be much better off if we weren't one of the most injured teams in the league. I think I saw that we are ranked 1st in terms of cap space lost to injury.

There are actually fans here suggesting that we trade Allen. That is simply incomprehensible to me. Does anyone remember the time between Kelly and Allen? Does anyone remember Orton, Edwards, Losman, Lewis, Tuel? It can take a LONG time to find a franchise QB. And Allen is very likely to be the best QB in this franchise's history..

Vikes/Bills SB still on the table....

I would call this take pretty fair. I think that distracted thing is him thinking too much. I do think he has been coached and reminded constantly to avoid running - they even talked about that a few times in the offseason. So, his instinct is telling him one thing, and this sort of artificial reprogramming is giving him a conflicting message. Just from what I see, it seems to have taken some of the joy of playing away for him. And that's one of his best characteristics when he's playing well - he's like a big kid. I remember one time he ran last year and took a pretty hard tackle, and he got up just smiling. It was great. I'm really hoping that they realize the "no running" experiment is failing, and get him back to playing his game.

I mean, even in the Pats dynasty runs, they had trouble w/ bad Jets & Phins teams (not the Bills, sadly). Division games can be weird, and are often close regardless of talent disparities.

Oh, dear - Cincy has injuries? Wouldn't know about that. We've been SO healthy this year.

Who knows on that last line. People say stuff like that all the time after a bad loss, but the NFL is always weird. Look at the Niners tonight. And Cincy? I can see saying that about KC right now, but Cincy's problems are similar to ours at the moment.

"Awful" is a stretch. He made big plays when it counted in all 3 games. He led what should have been a game-winning comeback yesterday. He was all kinds of clutch yesterday in that 2nd half, and looked like classic JA evading a fierce pass rush. And man, that throw to Diggs on the 2nd to last play. That would have made things pretty interesting if Diggs pulls it in.

What's the context? JA's protection broke down almost immediately on some plays. The line play was the worst it's been this year. Excuses, excuses - but it's hard to survey the field for the open guys when Barmore is in your face all day.

Ya never know - they could be peaking early. But right now, it does look like they're gonna coast.

I'd rather play the Chiefs in the divisional than in the AFCCG. Looks good.

That's how the ol' K-Gun started. We were down 14-0 to the Jets, and the offense was stagnant.

I wish we had a couple of those in the playbook. There really hasn't been anything like that. Just one of those a game can keep a D on its toes.

LOL JA is to Wright what Lebron is to Skip. Dude is obsessed.

Seeing Zack Moss thrive w/ the Colts (as well as Teller & a few other notables) makes me wonder if we manage our players well.. Like Dorian Williams getting pulled the past couple of weeks. Sometimes, you have to ride w/ players who are more talented but inexperienced - so they get that experience. I wish Elam was starting. Tre is out, he's a 1st rounder. If they can't make it work, it feels like that's more on the staff than on Elam.

I mean, I have issues w/ McD....but answers in a presser? Belichick was the greatest coach ever, and if anyone can get a coherent thought out of the mumble salads he provides, I'd be amazed.

2 things are true: Knox is overpaid, and he's also valuable to the offense. In no way is this a good thing. I hope we can get him back soon. This season, man. I was hoping for a "healthy" year after last season. Alas.

Could this be the 3-layer chess thing that Spock used to play? Mac gets back on track. The Pats lose out on the Williams/Maye sweepstakes. Mac does just enough to get an extension next year, a la Danny Jones. Mac reverts back to form, and the Pats are stuck w/ him for years.

Lucky to win 3 more games? That's much more outlandish than saying they might be able to go 8-2 the rest of the way.