jkeerie

Speaking as one of the female contingent, Mowins isn't horrible...but the female voice doesn't resonate. Having said that...there are a number of male play by play guys that aren't very good either. There are some play by play guys that you absolutely love...Gus Johnson being one of my favorites. And no one since John Facenda has done NFL highlights as well.

I know. I have a penchant for stating the obvious. ?

And where are you going with this?

The power of prayer? Likely just gamesmanship. ?

I would agree with this...and I would think that McD would have to be more guarded. He talks to the press on a more frequent basis. He also needs to come across as more even-tempered to avoid being overtly critical of his players and coaches. I would wager he is much more critical behind closed doors, or on the practice field.

I don't understand why anyone is so surprised. Beane and McD are stand up guys. They're not perfect and don't try to pass off to anyone that they are. They do admit their mistakes. One thing they won't do...one thing they shouldn't do...is throw anyone under the bus. If a player doesn't work out, if a coach doesn't work out, they simply move on and wish them well. They're adults...even when the fans behave like children.

Did you watch tonight's game?

I didn't say the Bill's offense is good. I'm merely pointing out that the Raiders are inept on both sides of the ball. It's not hard to look good against them. Likely Gruden will draft his replacement next year. Then all bets are off.

It's the Raiders.

The Raiders are so bad. I've switched to the Temple v Central Florida game. UCF is up 35-34, but Temple is driving.

Look how much time he has to throw. He could knit a sweater with all the time he has.

It's the Raiders. They're wondering why they can't generate a pass rush.

Which argues the point that you cannot neglect the surrounding cast. Would Mahomes look as good on the Bears and Trubisky better on the Chiefs...given the receivers on each of these teams? Folks like to argue that Brady has always played with a bunch of "no names" and he makes them look good. Well...not discounting Brady's obvious talent...their offense was very ordinary this year until he got Edelmann back. It seems the great QBs have always had their "go to" guys to make plays. Kelly had Andre, Rothlesberger has Brown, Mahomes has Tyreek Hill and Kelce, etc. Again...I'm not discounting the obvious talent of these QBs, but the talent surrounding them does matter.

It wouldn't surprise me if they bring Allen back after the bye week.

That's my favorite, too! Hope springs eternal!

Sure he did..9 high schools and 2 peewee football teams.

What I'd love to see moving forward is more two back sets with Ivory and Shady. I would use Ivory for runs up the middle, and work some motion or screen plays to Shady.

Good point.

Looks like the Packers giving them a game this past weekend, spurred them into realizing they need more of a pass rush on D. Good move for them.

Hey...I'm just trying to give the defense the credit they deserve. They didn't give up 25 points.

Did I say it was the only reason we lost? The lack of a real QB is huge. That's sort of obvious.

The loss of Edmund's in the second half was huge. It's a shame that the final score won't reflect how close this game actually was.

Boy did you call that.

Couldn't have said it better.

Yep.