Buffalo Junction

If Frazier gets a HC gig it’s probably going to be as a stabilizing presence for a dysfunctional franchise. He may turn those down though. I really think his best shot was Chicago last year, and that didn’t happen for him.

He was being handy

That’s my fear. Plus, what happens to this Bills team emotionally if Tua gets knocked around and has another fencing incident.

It’s all good for the Bengals until those guys have to get paid and Mike Brown has put all the guaranteed money in escrow.

I’d be a bit miffed if it went to Sirianni. That Eagles team has been blessed most of the season when it comes to adversity. In the past two weeks they’ve shown the inability to overcome injuries or adapt their gameplan for them…. The award should go to Daboll, Shanahan, Campbell, or McDermott. All four have overcome obstacles that other coaches simply haven’t successfully faced this season; whether that’s a franchise turnaround, tragedy, or injuries. The best coaches face adversity and overcome by leading men through the storm. That should be the mark for coach of the year.

Likely. At this point I’m not sure if some of what I remember in the before and after is my memories or remembered stories from others.

I was in an induced coma for 8 days 24 years ago. Things may have changed, but I don’t remember any of it or the day after.

I think there can be tremendous value in late first round centers. It’s certainly not a glamorous pick, but it’s arguably the most important Oline position outside of LT as they set protections, handle the ball in critical situations, and influence the performance of every other offensive lineman and the QB. Having a center who can not only recognize delayed blitzes and stunts, but has the athleticism to make a block against those guys is a huge advantage casual fans don’t see. This Bills team aside, it’s generally a lot easier to find and develop mid to late round guards and RTs than centers. The best centers are generally grabbed in the first two rounds and have a rather low bust rate when compared to other positions.

They’ve been remarkably lucky with injuries this season. Hate to see it, but at least it’s not permanent.

Elam is a better physical matchup for Waddle and Hill, which matters when you’re going to press at the line. He also has experience against Waddle going back to college iirc. This is something to re-examine when they go with a different coverage scheme.

Refs were inconsistent, but reasonably fair. The weekends real referee screw job happened to Washington.

I’d say Jones, Rousseau, or Milano, but the rest leave a lot of room for improvement. Particularly since Jones and Rousseau aren’t exactly game wreckers, and we need one of those at each level to really reap defensive success.

Miami seemed to Buck some tendencies early in the game which put Poyer off. Hamlin just flat out isn’t Hyde and we’re a bit spoiled by prior expectations…. Still, Hamlin has to play better down the stretch. He got caught on angles against Miami in the first matchup too. They exploited that again. I honestly think a lot of the trench play may be due to cleat choices. Mainly because those problems seemed to disappear once the snow started falling. It was odd. Snow hits and Groot starts making plays. Not the be all end all, but it makes me a bit curious.

Agree with most of this. I do wonder about the footing, especially with the first few drives. It seemed like the second and third level defenders played tentative when tackling; choosing to breakdown instead of tackle through ball carriers which allowed Mostert to run through arm tackles. They changed up in the second half and started hitting him low which was more effective. I even commented to a buddy during the game “Damn, it’s like he’s got Vaseline on his jersey.” During the first quarter. One thing worth considering is that they played pass first through the first half, and had the offense been able to double dip they may not have been forced out of that. Being able to stay in nickel and run 2-deep, quarters, etc without worrying about the run would have been nice. At the end of the day this team was missing two all-pros and a Phin assassin (Phillips) and came out with the win. IDK how the win happens as long as they don’t lose anyone else.

I’ll read it in a bit. We posted at the same time. 😜

Those teams basically adapted Frazier’s week 3 gameplan to their personnel. The big differences for the 49ers was they had Bosa while Von was out for us, and they tackled well. The fish also changed up a bit and attacked the perimeter more this game. Unfortunately our guys lost a lot of one on ones and missed out on a few turnover opportunities. I am kind of curious if they made a poor equipment choice with regards to cleats for the first half as the line play of O & D improved once the snow started falling.

49ers, Dallas, and the Vikings could all potentially beat them, especially with an injury to a key player. Eagles have been extremely lucky on the injury front.

Air conditions actively affect sound waves. Colder air makes sound travel further but slower (resting state of atoms). Sound waves actually bend away from heat and back towards the ground -field- which benefits the home team. Humidity by contrast makes sound travel faster due to increased density from microscopic water droplets. WNY weather has an interesting combination where the cold lengthens the wave -distance- of sound while the lake effect humidity can speed up the travel while the heat dissipation from fans makes sound waves amplify around the field itself. Seattle benefits from that combination as well due to the North Pacific weather.

Agree, but I’d go with “understandable” instead of “mind boggling”. They haven’t spent the draft capital on offense to get difference makers or a dominant Oline. The guys they have spent high picks on are the guys keeping the offense going; Allen & Diggs. Cook and Knox have also made some big plays, but both are hampered by the poor line play.

They certainly seem to be replicating the McBeane formula in Jersey.

Nice to know that someone still uses cocaine.

Heavily agree with the bolded. The majority of the dominant contested catch WRs are traits guys drafted in the first round (Hopkins, Chase, Evans, Jefferson, OBJ). Many of those that aren’t 1st rounders dropped due to character/injury concerns (Metcalf neck) or going to a smaller school (Davante Adams Fresno St).

To be fair the only non garbage time TDs the Pat’s have scored the past few weeks have been by their return man.

Chill out man. And interfering with talent? Really? That ***** happens frequently, especially if you work onstage.

If you gave Allen or Mahomes both Hill and Waddle then every defense would have to use dime defenses or pray to the wind god just to try and keep the point total under 45 points.