jkeerie

Okay. I take it back. You're not nuts. Treasure those moments with your Dad...even if it's early, frustrating texts.

The irony.

It was funny! Quick wit.

Oops. Damn my phone fingers.

Time for Gray's Anatomy (dvr). Less blood and gore.

Less corrupt?

Colts deserve this. They drafted Dorsett instead of Brown when the Colts needed defense, leaving Brown for NE....then they trade Dorsett to NE last year.

Are you nuts?

I know. Wishing doesn't make it so.?

62 needed to be wearing a Patriot uniform.

Um....holding on Pats? Um....holding on Pats?

No offense...but I still want him dead.

This league is so full of crap.

Lowers the helmet, delivers the blow. Where's the flag?

Nice tackle.

Curses!

Gilmore guilty of a Hold? Thought he avoided contact.

Looks like Edelman's a bit rusty. Where's Giselle?

They're making it up as they go along. Apparently being tackled by the team picture does not constitute excess weight.

They ruled forward progress was stopped. Thus no fumble.

Ok then. LOL

I really don't like Aikman.

Glad you had a great day today! It's so nice to see the sun for a change. I wouldn't be surprised if McD wasn't thinking about KB and his lack of effort, etc when he made the comment he made yesterday. I think by and large we are mostly arguing semantics with respect to culture, strategy, etc. I understand the gentleman talking about the culture from his perspective in healthcare because I was in healthcare and it was amazing the differences in "cultures" (however you want to define it) between one hospital system and the next. I get what he's saying. I think we can all agree that you need "football" people at the top of your organization. We really didn't have that when Russ Brandon (whose sins we are still paying for) was in charge. I think we have that now with Beane and McD. Those folks have to define a direction for the team...a culture, values, emphasis, strategy etc...throw in whatever terms you would like. Most importantly...or at least of equal importance to anything else...is TALENT. We had talented players (Sammy, Dareus, etc) but a collection of talented players isn't enough... Especially if you are overpaying or will soon overpay for their services...because we have the salary cap in football. I think, irrespective of culture, salary and affordability were key in the decisions to oust Sammy and Dareus in particular. So the football people in charge made a decision on an approach that for the time being will have us devoid of talent, but be healthier in the long run by freeing up cap space for the future. Talent...particularly offensively...will come next year. We hope. Someone earlier mentioned that we are finally rebuilding. This is true. How often have so many on this board said we need to "blow it up and start over." So that's what we did. Prior seasons we tried to patch things together by adding a player here, a player there, a coach here, a coach there...but never really building a cohesive team. We as fans are in different places with respect to whether we trust the current "football people" to make the right decisions in the future regarding the rebuild, player acquisition, etc...based on what we've seen to date. I get that. I think we all get that. We see teams apparently turn-it-around (worst to first) in a single season and wonder why it doesn't work that way in Buffalo. I don't think any of the turnarounds have really been in a single season. In the Rams case, for example, the talent on that team had been acquired over years...but the key piece was McVay. With that example...you see how important "scheme" and game planning is to winning. It all works together...and I think in order to have sustained success...there's something that needs to be at the basis of it...and we're arguing over what to call it.

I think many fans on this board have a "vending machine mentality." You see what's available, you put in your money, you push the button. If the machine messes up, you beat and kick it.

He never said culture trumps talent. Talent does not equal strategy. McD is developing a culture. He knows he needs talented players within that culture to succeed.