Simon

He does have a point. But you can't really see it if he wears a hat.

I'm doubtful just because I think it would have reared its head more last year. My hope is that it's just a combination of them a) willingly trying a bunch of new and different things (which they have been at times) and b) integrating a bunch of younger or newer players into the system. That could legitimately be the primary issue and it will clean itself up over time, but every time I make that argument in my head I just feel like I'm whistling past the graveyard.

I totally get this but the problem with it is that if you wait until all the pieces are in place and then a few more weeks to give them time to see what you have, all the sudden you're eating leftover turkey in December and now you have a bigger risk of not having time to rebuild everything with new coaching before you enter the most important part of the season. It's one of them there conundrums....

Frazier had his warts but I don't every recall there being these kind of widespread issues with preparation and recognition. His defenses may not have always done what we wanted them to do, but at the bare minimum they did seem to know what they were doing. OC's may have taken advantage of their passivity at times but there was never the kind of constant confusion we've been seeing out there since the minute the season started.

This time seems different with all the presnap confusion and out of position players and opposing offenses recognizing the problems and taking advantage of them. We might not love how he approaches defense philosophically, but that disorganization is not something that has typically been a problem in his tenure.

I'm usually on board with you in this sort of debate, but I think this is absolutely a valid discussion at this point. At no point in McD's tenure have we ever seen a defense this unprepared, disorganized and confused. Teams are taking advantage of that on a regular basis and there is a point where it has to be addressed one way or another. It's early enough in the season where you could make a change at DC and still have enough time to get your ducks in a row before the stretch run. There's also the option of having Sean just take over, but that creates it's own set of problems when your HC is distracted from game management on Sundays. At the least, I would hope that McD takes a far more proactive role during the week to see if he can address the significant problems with preparation and attention to detail while leaving Babich to call the game on Sunday. Then if the same problems with incoherence continue, you maybe consider making a more significant change.

So maybe you should reconsider your decision to "contribute" to this thread? 🤷‍♂️

He just looks like the same guy to me. Slow to read/react which makes him a step late and allows blockers to get on top of him. Can't cover anybody so he's a liability in anything but short yardage packages. Poor instincts/decision making on gaps, angles, passrush, etc. By any measure I can think of, Shaq Thompson is a better option out there, imo.

I'm not tuned in enough to the rest of the league to have a valid opinion on a replacement, but your points are 100% valid. At the very least I would consider leaving Babich in charge of calling the D on Sundays so McDermott can focus on managing the game, but during the week have McDermott take on a much larger role in regards to preparation in hopes of eliminating much of the confusion we're regularly seeing out there.

A genuinely good human being too.

A "couple weeks" for Roquan. Marlon Humphrey went down in that game too and is also out for a couple weeks. At this point, they're just Kyle Hamilton and a bunch of guys.

Thought you might appreciate the best comment I have seen yet:

Calais Campbell Trent Williams Cam Heyward Honorable mention: Cameron Jordan Everybody else can get in line.

Now that is a gamma ray level burn

the phone or the call?

No change. This is going to take a while and may not even happen in NY. He's got a gawdawful roster working for a gawdawful franchise and there's not a coach on the planet that could make hay with that mess. My take on Glenn was more related to the kind of guy he is, than the kind of situation he's in.

If there's an OT period, can we can get it back to the 70's?

He gets made fun of a lot, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if he finally calms down enough to be a legit NFL QB.

He'll end up playing Iron Man football with a 15 man roster.

That's just the whiskey

He's just excited to finally get his hands on a QB

I didn't see his reaction, but I'm guessing he was either in shock or they jacked a needle into him under cover.

I think we will in two weeks when Hoecht comes back

I think that hip dislocation/fracture he suffered at Alabama is something that will affect his game for the rest of his life

This dude is a purveyor of human misery and I have zero sympathy for anything that happens to him on a football field. Maybe I'm a jerk (zip it you bastards) but his karma is long overdue.