SirAndrew

Totally agree, he’s been much better in big games on the road, while big home games haven’t gone so well.

I still can’t believe the NFL didn’t make a uniform rule regarding fan attendance. It might not be a big deal in the end, but it’s just strange.

The offense is rolling. I don’t expect the D to get better. They’ll need to score a lot tonight imo.

I’m into the game. I just learned not to make any mask jokes around here, lots of sensitivity to it.

Chiefs defense still very unimpressive.

I was making a joke. I thought fans were already distanced. Why is it safe for someone to take a mask off to eat if they are at risk of infecting others the rest of the time in their seat. It was wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. Just saying I doubt in stadium mask wearing compliance is going to be very successful with people taking them off and on to eat and drink. It was a hypothetical situation joke, not my future plans.

Pretty sloppy so far, as expected I suppose.

Just saying it makes no sense, I’m not showing anyone anything. Just saying it’s safe to sit in the same seat without a mask if I’m drinking, but it’s not safe when I’m not eating drinking ? I understand the concourse, but wow. It should be like restaurants, if you’re in your seat you don’t need a mask. The world has lost its collective mind, and has no common sense.

I’m not sure anyone knows the answer to that question.

All for show, I agree. It’s like making fans wear them. What in the world is stopping me from drinking beer all game so I never have to put my mask on ? I mean, the fans are kind of distanced anyway. Masks in your seat at the game make no sense imo. I get the concourse area.

Well, by the measure masks for players at any point make no sense. After all they will be tackling each other for the next three hours.

I’m going to state an unpopular opinion. I realize that Rex isn’t a good NFL coach, and McD is vastly superior. However, this franchise had more problems than just Rex at the time. The front office and coaching staff were disjointed. Whaley had no vision that considered coaching style when building a team. Ryan’s defense was absolutely pathetic for a guy considered a defensive genius. We all saw what McD did with limited talent on D his first season, that’s a real defensive coach. However, I think our defensive talent heading into 2015 is overrated. Dareus was a beast when that defense was good, but this was before he decided to check out. Mario Williams was dominant for a while too, but his career was slowing down by 2015. We had talent, but many of our important defensive contributors from the Marrone years were fading away for various reasons. Rex still isn’t a good coach, and there’s no way the defense should have been that bad. I’m just not convinced we’d have this elite defense back in 2015 if we didn’t hire Rex. There were many factors in play.

Probably for an entire season. The media would have taken a hit like that on a star player and ran with it too. Gronk wasn’t very harshly criticized anywhere in the media either. If it were Suh or someone like that, all the sports talk shows would have been calling for banishment.

I wasn’t enamored with the Epenesa pick, but I’ll give him a chance. It’s clear to me that Beane has a solid plan where he values certain players and positions above others. I know many people wanted Dobbins, but I don’t think Beane values the RB position that early in the draft with so much talent left in the board. Beane got the guy he wanted with AJE, and still landed a quality RB. Those are the moves that make me appreciate Beane. Epenesa will at least be a mediocre contributor, while Moss has potential to be a playmaker. Our previous regimes would have taken Dobbins who would have been a good player, but their next picks would have all been lucky to see the field. Epenesa and Moss will both see the field at some point. I don’t see Epenesa as a bust, maybe just not elite as some people will want. Gone are the days of spending high draft picks on WR’s and RB’s. Beane understands value by position. That’s why he was willing to make the deal for Diggs. Beane realizes that recent NFL history indicates WR’s are really tough draft picks to get right.

People who love football. I used to attend tons of concerts because I love music. I can't tell you how many musicians went on rants that I didn’t agree with politically. I was there because I enjoyed the product, and maybe that person I disagree might even be a decent person, I just disagree. I don’t ban my uncle for the Thanksgiving dinner because I don’t agree with him politically. I’m never going to let politics take away something I enjoy.

I think those are fair points. Tyrod was never going to take this team very fair. He just didn’t have the tools to QB a championship team. He still deserves more credit for what he did here. There was a brief moment where he led the best drought era offense. He hasn’t gone on to have much success elsewhere, but had a couple decent seasons with us. People have forgotten how Tyrod was dynamic with legs, and had a great deep ball. I think some of it stems from our last memories of Tyrod with the 2018 team. He was the QB under a new regime who rightfully wanted to move on from him. They gave him the role of a game manager with the mission of not losing games. Taylor excelled in that role, but the brilliant deep throws and running game from his first two seasons as starter basically disappeared. The 2018 team also had an absolutely pathetic supporting cast of skill position players. Tyrod was never a risk taking QB, but it seemed like the Tyrod of old had been coached out of him. I attribute that to your final point regarding the conservative nature of McD involving his offense. Allen has the tools to succeed, hopefully coaching allows our offensive to enter the 21st century.

They might need to make the decision to move on from Ryan soon. A decade ago I would have agreed to ride out the next few years, but QB’s who can find employment seem to be playing to 40 and beyond. Ryan might think he has five or more years left in him.

I agree with that fully. There’s a difference between not leading your team to the Super Bowl, and being downright awful. I have a tough time comparing Tyrod and Fitz though, because they were such different players. Tyrod obviously won more games, but also played on a better team. My only issue is the idea that Fitz had “sustained success”. That thought is generally accepted on this board. I truly don’t understand at what point Fitz had sustained success with the Bills? He beat the Pats, but mostly struggled outside of the occasional big game. It seems to be more of a sacred cow scenario with Fitz than anything grounded in reality.

I’m confused why he was ever utilized in the passing game. I can’t say I followed DiMarco’s career prior to Buffalo, but was he supposed to have good hands or something ? I just didn’t see it. I completely understand using a guy like DiMarco in power run formations, but he seemed to be used in situations that required athleticism he didn’t have.

Who’s going to fill the role of offensive player who has no business being on the field this season ? I joke, I’m a McDermott fan, but it seems a trademark of his tenure has been over utilizing one useless player on offense each season. Guys like Tolbert, Benjamin, Peterman, and Gore fit the bill.

Absolutely, Kumerow is a nice practice squad addition. He can step into the lineup if needed, because he has caught passes in this league. He’s also a practice squad level guy, and not much more imo. I’m simply poking fun at the potential for people to claim he’s some hidden gem who could be a great receiver. He really checks all the boxes to become a TBD legendary practice squad fan favorite. The truth is, he’s on his forth team, is twenty eight years old, and has caught twenty passes in his career. I’m sure he can help the practice squad, and is nice insurance, but I’d be shocked if he became anything more.

I’m not a gamer, and don’t know much about gaming in general. I lost touch with gaming long ago. Madden is the only game I play at this point in my life. However, I think people who only play Madden might be missing the issue with this game. That’s why game reviews have been so harsh on the new edition. I have friends who are “gamers”, and the games I see them playing look spectacular. Everything about Madden looks weak when considering what today’s consoles are capable of. The physics, graphics, and gameplay are all years behind what a more ambitious developer could release as a football game in 2020.

This was my first thought. He is a solid addition for depth, but expect some fans to get carried away. I expect the adoration to be a cross between David Sills, Duke Williams, Da’Rick, and Chris Hogan.

Agree, we could win an ugly game and go on to win the Super Bowl, but we need to see this team take the next step. An ugly victory isn’t going to convince anyone we’re anything more than a one and done playoff team.

Not a bad list, except I don’t find Dak or Aaron Rodgers very intriguing. I expect more of the same from both this season. I’d take one of those guys out for Kyler Murray. It’s going to be a huge boom or bust year for Murray. Agree, I can’t criticize the list for too many QB’s, it’s kind of an important position.