MasterStrategist

3 man front on 3rd down...even with 7 yards to go, would like to see us mix in some runs (power/traps). Same defense Cincy runs against us.

Bengals vs Colts...who we rooting for? Bengals 6-6 / Colts 7-5 Goal getting both these teams to 8 losses. Bengals: Vikings, Steelers, Chiefs, Browns Colts: Steelers, Falcons, Raiders, Texans I'd say we root for Cincy, hoping they then lose to Chiefs and Browns. Colts then hopefully lose to Falcons and TExans

Not sure if the timing was confirmed/happened night before Bengals game. Perhaps that has been confirmed

Agree and disagree. This is going to generate clicks/business whenever it gets released. It becomes a bigger distraction in season, when the team is still in a playoff race. That's the "agenda" that Dunne has, is getting Sean fired

What are the players being asked? I think this is player support. They all specifically say "I know who Sean is"/what kind of coach he is. That's obviously support, outside of Torrence- both Murray and Sherfield "chose" to play here for this team and coach. They are reaffirming they know who Sean is, which reaffirms their decision to play here. They could have easily just said Sean spoke to us, leave it at that. Too many ppl reading into this

Exactly. It's the timing that bothers me the most. Content/messaging about MCD, some ppl read into it as a personal attack while others may not. I think it is, but having that "agenda" is part of being a journalist/writing an opinion. Timing is everything. Just like the "supposed" Brittany feud with Josh, night before Bengals playoff game. True or not, just making mention that the timing influences and impacts alot. Why did Dunne publish now? It would seem tat he wants it to derail McD/team, otherwise wait until after season

Admittedly, I haven't read every comment/78 pages up until now. Why is Dunne releasing this story/article now/right before our biggest game of season? There's obviously an agenda, even if you aren't convinced by his narrative in general. Like or dislike McD as our head coach, the article went over the top - on a personal level. Coaching errors/mismanagement in key situations/etc, fine...but this article went further. Creates an unnecessary distraction, during a critical gameplanning/lead up to game. Wait until end of season/offseason. Perhaps this is an additional catalyst for our performance, let's hope, but Dunne is dead to me now. Not that he cares, but it's unprofessional and hope he realizes there is a right way /time/more appropriate way to go about this. Not to mention interviewing some "pro-McD" sources, but perhaps they don't wanna waste their time with someone like Dunne.

In fairness, Bills have : Milano, Daquan, Tre all out. Yes, we've had to deal with it and Chiefs just got hit suddenly. No excuses, we still need to win. But let's not paint a picture of an unhealthy Chiefs vs healthy Bills squad. We are coming off a bye/rest, that's our advantage..plain and simple

We need a Jags win over Browns next week...hopefully Lawrence is ok

Yes...

That's horrible for them. Big jump in production for him and Nico Collins TY Need Houston to knock out some other "contenders" down the stretch...mainly Cleveland

No way...it's sunny again, game will start back up soon. Just need 20-30 min without lightning on radar

50/60 degree weather and sunny... To major lightning, rain, hail storm

Yeah too high for my liking still, given Browns play this yr. But I'm for Bpa. Since we have just 1 3rd rounder now, I'd rather see Wr round 1, then S/DT with our next picks. DT is an obvious early choice, given our lack of depth going forward

Agree, Torrence has at least been reliable/consistent for us (something we've lacked). Agree on Beane in general, hitting on starters/key depth. Problem has been finding/hitting on "stars", Kincaid has the look of a future star though. To keep up with big dogs, we need to find 1 every few seasons. I'd say we're back on track, if Kincaid continues to be a force. Ed has been a "star", need more though in general. The other problem has been the FA ROI on DL. Finally hit on 2 key ones, in Floyd/Daquan. But both FAs after this season. Going to need to keep "hitting" on his $4-$7m investments rentals. I like his approach, and getting Von looked great until the ACL, but we are now getting "old" and alot of cap tied up in serious-injured players

Perhaps been said already, but guessing that Von/Diggs commercial just got retired. Horribel situation, I feel bad for G/F (victim), if true...admittedly I might have missed recent info. Team might catch a break with Vons contract. If this was Josh (and it never would be), he'd be getting the "Big Ben" / rehab image treatment. So let's not fool ourselves about any moral high ground of team (guessing majority of fans as well).

I guess we shall see, but Allen/Diggs are surefire restructures IMO. Ed was added as an easy, afford another depth player. Beane liked his $1.7m rentals, which is what Ed would create. Needing 4-6 new starters, and likely 5-7 new primary/key backups, is the direction we are heading regardless. Starters: WR2, SS, FS, C / Key backups: Slot WR, Safety, OL, DT-2x, DE-2x... Beane will likely look to bring back Daquan. Then to the draft for filling a few backup roles (DT/DE, Safety/CB, OL) and starters (WR2, Safety, if we're lucky a C to compete). Main point, we easily can make moves to get under the cap. Difficult players to cut, but Beane had to realize that coming into the season (at least WRT Poyer/Hyde and Morse..Tre is unfortunate). It's a re-load through the draft and hope to find 2-3 1 yr rental guys to fill roles. Again, it's the vet/leadership that will need replaced which is the difficult part..but we have a strong core already

So much analysis and drama, when all that's needed is: 1. Restructure: Allen, Diggs, Oliver 2. Cut: Poyer, Tre, Hyde, Morse Potential: 3. Restructure: Dion, Rasul (extend), and/or Knox (unlikely), Bates 4. Cut: Neal, Taron (50/50 chance), Hines, Harty That gets us back into fairly decent cap position for 2024, continuing to kick the can, but not waste a prime Josh/Diggs year. Then go into FA/draft focused on: 1. Wr2 2. DT: 1 tech (possible Daquan) 3. Safety: both SS and FS (seen Sean find Poyer/Hyde in 1 offseason...expect we go for 1 draft / 1 vet) 4. Nickle corner- depending on Taron, I'd think we don't reset 4 starters in 1 offseason tho 5. Depth: Then go find 1 year vet deals/young depth at ALOT of positions- top of order would be DE I could see draft focused on WR, Safety, DL, OL/C. Need Elam to "develop" into at least our 3rd boundary corner. Gabe, AJE, others will walk. Need to be very strict with new long-term deals. Either said player is a proven/likely budding star, or we let them walk. 1 year cheap deals for depth, ie: Dane, Cam, etc is fine. 2024 will be a "retooling" year on defense, but has potential to put our offense in a great position for success. Hit on Wr2 and a younger compliment to Cook, this offense could take off.

We shall see. Deep poop if the she continues and stays consistent with her story/collaborated with the supposed recording she started on her phone (as the situation progressed). The optics look horrible, so if she sticks with her story (and we haven't heard Von's yet), then it will be a PR issue and likely lead to his release.

Looking at remaining games, I think Steelers and Texans/Broncos (winner this weekend) are near locks. I'll be rooting for Texans and for them to close the season strong...this would help potentially eliminate Denver, Colts, and the big one...Browns. To me Cleveland at 7-4 is ripe to fall apart down the stretch/we need that to happen. Can't see Steelers with their weak schedule and strong coaching/defense. Browns with a rookie backup has ability to be upset: Need Cle to get 4 losses - starting this weekend with Rams. Then Jags, get them on a 3 game losing streak. They finish with Bears, Texans, Jets, and Bengals. Bears are playing better, Texans (mentioned above it helps if they knock off other teams), and Bengals (could they help us sneak in again)? This assumes we finish 10-7 and would have to have other AFC teams with 9 wins.

I think most fans would agree: we've overvalued "running it back", with some players that know the system but their better days behind them OR flat out ignored upgrading: Poyer/Hyde/Shaq/Phillips/Settle meet criteria 1, Davis/Dodson criteria 2 I just don't know how much is on Beane vs Coach, with personnel decisions. IMHO, we aren't a SB team without getting better starters at: WR2, at least 1 safety/likely both, C, RT (I think Spencer has shown improvement, but we'd still be better off finding a longterm option that could bump to LT in a year or two) Better depth at: Dt (especially 1 tech, but also another 3 tech rusher), LB, and safety. Beane made some great decisions too, but his best one is a 1 yr guy in Floyd. Worth repeating that we've practically wasted a Rd1, two RD2, and 1 RD3 in his tenure...not to mention the FA $$$ on some key DL misses. Said it yesterday, Beane got us Josh and Diggs. Those are HUGE, and perhaps Kincaid turns into a star. BUT, he's done a poor job complementing/surrounding Josh with a better supporting cast (OL/WR2). Bunch of depth guys are helpful, but need more firepower. On defense, even with "running it back", we had a very good unit until injuries hit. Speed in secondary has been an issue for 3 years now, just getting worse. All that to say, I think any decision on MCD, should also include Beane. Package deal IMO, both are Tier 2 caliber.

Thank you for posting. Hopefully everyone watches this, especially those who posted since last night blaming Gabe. I said it last night, Josh didn't see the corner had inside leverage (pressure in his face). I had no idea how the corner got inside, but now makes sense that Eagles switched off. Credit Philly secondary on that, they've obviously seen us run that route combo with Diggs/Davis and made a great switch off. You'd hope Josh would see that, but difficult to blame him for that. Goal was to get 1-1, not against Slay. Looking back, rather us give Diggs that "option" route and take our chances best on best.

While I appreciate and like Romo announcing, he doesn't know exactly and is a former QB/big Allen fan. He's also prone to defend QB/decisions. Let's see what all-22 shows tomorrow, and revisit. We will have a perfect view/angle to observe. Still won't know the "hot read"/read that Gabe and Josh have with that defensive look... but will see if the post was even open. I'm still in the opinion that the Eagles CB took away that route intentionally, and we weren't completing it anyhow given the CB leverage. One thing for sure, Billls will start to consider if these "option" routes are worth the risk in critical situations. It's a heavy focus in our current scheme/Dorseys.

No doubt, 100% agree. Been saying since LY, Dorsey is a SUPER smart coordinator, but he's ADHD out there. No rhythm/too emotional/overthinking situations. His communication in press conferences showed his personality/issues. He's almost like that professor in college that was "too smart", couldn't communicate effectively/put too much into weekly gameplans for Josh. I think his concepts were good, Brady is using those same concepts right now. Difference is Brady is simplifying some of the weekly playcalls and playsheets. Still lacking some WR talent, but we might have our coordinator. 2 straight games with improved/consistent results, and fewer turnovers

You won't be flamed by me. Funny how so many rip on McD though, including you, then post "facts" like these - that are player talent related. At Wr: other than trading for Diggs, what weapons has Beane added? And yes, Diggs isn't his 2020 elite self anymore-age/banged up/etc leads to that. I could mention other positions that Beane has missed on/neglected. But specifically to Diggs... he's not lost a step, but no longer going to be elite/consistent weapon much longer. Very good, yes, but he needs more than just Kincaid as a supporting weapon. I was ALL IN on the Zay Flowers train, not upset since we landed Dalton. But that's the type of skill set we need opposite Stefon. Beane should have been investing these 2nd-3rd rounders in WRs instead of RBs. Like some educated posters have mentioned, but worth repeating, RBs are dime a dozen. I like James, but one could argue that the Ty Johnson/Latavius Murray/Damien Harris (if healthy) type talents are easy to find and cheap (either late rounds or FA every year). Elite QB, WRs, and OL should be focus. Then a 'luxury' to find a stud RB. But can find speed/talent at RB in late rounds every draft, ie: Mitchell (Ravens), Pachecho (Chiefs), Warren (Steelers), etc. Especially in an era of "rb by committee". All to say, Beane needs to be investing more resources, and hitting, on WRs via draft/FA.