Maine-iac

Faith No More

Flowers doesn't fumble away that TD it's entirely possible the game goes a lot different. Chiefs defense is good and you have to come away with points when you get your chances. Ask me how I know.

If there's an MVP in Baltimore it should be their defense.

I was alive for the Bengals in 88 and then Cleveland in 89. We were choking even back then before we went to the SB 4 straight years.

I have to admit I chuckled when I read the screen name and the comment.

IF and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry christmas.

There's some luck involved in making the SB and as much as I hate to play that card we just haven't been very lucky when it comes to injuries going into the playoffs the last two years. The list is just insane. Let's take just two names. Say Miller and White and have them be completely healthy the last two years. What a difference it could make.

Yes you mentioned that already. You have a case for the defense getting dominated. Our offense did virtually the same thing to their defense. Bass makes that kick and somehow the defense hangs on and everyone is saying we dominated them. Our offense was straight up bullying them most of the game.

Bernard hurt and Klein starting did us no favors in that department. It's a damn shame really.

No doubt our outside WR's didn't do much against the Chiefs. I see what you are saying but I don't totally agree. Cook, Shakir, and Kincaid all made plays. We needed Benford and Bernard on defense. That's where we needed just a few more plays.

For once it would be nice to get to the playoffs without our sidelines looking like a MASH unit on defense.

Take away Kelce and we'd annihilate the Chiefs. Now we just need to figure out how to do that.

Chiefs wideouts aren't great but they catch the ball when it hits them in the hands.

Raven's could be leading this game if they'd stop turning the ball over. Kind of too late now but the pick and Flowers fumble are absolutely the difference right now.

Lamar puts any points on the board last drive this drive possibly ties the game.

..... because if you have a fast 40 time you will be a great WR? So many great receivers that have nothing to do with being picked in the first round or running a 4.2 40. Everyone trying to Moneyball their way to a SB. Ironically the GM in Moneyball is named Beane.

Fitzpatrick and Chandler FTW! runner up Losman and Royal

Everybody knows that means nothing. If it was Beane's goal to go out and get a #1 receiver he'd make it happen. I don't think it's happening but if it was he'd find a way.

If Beane really wants a WR he'd sign a top tier free agent or trade for one. None of our starting WR's (Diggs, Davis, or Shakir) were even drafted in the first 100 picks of a draft. One out of the top 5 pass catchers in this years regular season was drafted in the top 50. Three out of 4 were not even drafted in the top 100 picks. We're probably just as likely to get production from a guy we draft in the 2nd or 3rd round as someone we might draft at 28. I think with Shakir and Kincaid coming on last season Diggs might find his groove again. We can draft a guy in the 2nd or 3rd and bring them along. They can't be any worse then Sherfield and Harty.

Now that you mention Johnson maybe Neal could also be a candidate for safety.

Just spit balling here but Darnell Savage .......... fast, played with Douglas, not sure the price but my hope would be the money we paid Hyde would cover it.

What would you venture to guess on Brown's price tag? Sportstrac thinks 15mil which seems pretty high.

It's an interesting comparison in that they are very different. The knock on Gabe is his top end speed route tree and Mooney is much faster both in and out of cuts and top end. So hypothetically Mooney would be much better at taking the top off a defense. Where I'm not sure about Mooney is the dirty work stuff like run blocking and overall physicallity. Gabe also knew how to get open in the end zone. Mooney and Shakir might be great together playing off of Diggs. Still like everyone is saying I hope we are able to draft someone who's physically talented and skilled enough to fight for an outside WR spot.

Cover 1 had a nice episode on this. Josh and Diggs (for whatever reason) missed a lot going down the stretch and again in the playoffs. If even half of their downfield misses were catches Diggs probably has 2 or 300 more yards in the regular season and a pretty good game against the Chiefs. Diggs was also dropping short passes more than usual. Every team after the Jags game played to take away the deep throws and keep everything short. We developed the running game and Shakir and Kincaid emerged but then when you get the shots you have to connect and Allen and Diggs just were't connecting.