FireChans
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1 hour ago, Mango said:
Not that they are the same. But didn't the Patriots do this once, then go on to like 14-2 and win the SB?
They started 2-2 and got blown out on primetime by the Alex Smith Andy Reid chiefs that year.
Beat the Seahawks in the SB 2014.
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18 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
McAdoo (allegedly without ownership clearing) told Manning on the Monday "you are starting but at some point I will go to Geno" and Eli came in the next morning and said "that's not fair to Geno - if you want him to play let him play, I'd rather not start and then come out."
When word got back to Mara he was fuming. McAdoo and the GM were fired right after the game.
I know we talk all the time between good orgs and bad orgs when it comes to appearing buttoned up and professional but that’s outrageous.
When the time comes when Josh doesn’t have it anymore, I would expect our franchise to handle that transition with much more grace.
How these guys don’t realize they are football people AND the front men for billion dollar corporations is beyond me.
I also feel for Mara becoming more meddling after something like that happens.
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5 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
McAdoo got fired as much for his contention that Eli was done and decision to bench him as anything else. Mara was very close to Eli and took badly to it. Turns out McAdoo wasn't a million miles off.
That was a slap in the face for the most successful Giants QB ever.
if McAdoo didn’t clear that with Mara, he was an idiot.
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Dorian is at his best when Babich doesn’t make him think.
He’s a bit like Nigel Bradham. When you let him play a downfield attacking style, he can make some plays. When he has to read and react, he’s illiterate.
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2 hours ago, Dick_Cheney said:
No, it's really not. Upgrading to a player who is objectively better than Milano would be a huge deal. Milano is solid with some impressive flashes here and there, but he's nowhere I would consider to be elite.
I know it's early in the season and we probably don't need to do it yet, but down the stretch if we haven't added one or two top tier pieces to this team, then I genuinely don't believe we're going to win it all. When you're as close as we are and as close as we have been, you should be willing to do anything and everything to get over the hump. I pray we see this from Beane eventually this season.
Teams don’t trade elite top tier pieces mid season.
2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:One of my hot takes before the season was that Dorian Williams MAY be the best LB on this team. Milano was off to a good start and I think Bernard is overrated. Williams physical tools make him potentially dynamic IMO. We will see I guess…
Dorian has not been good really ever in Buffalo.
It would be nice for the light to come on ASAP but based on what I’ve seen, I doubt it.
1 hour ago, bigK14094 said:He is done as a Bill after this year.
Which means he will be back in camp in 2027.
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10 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
No OC that has had Josh Allen ran him at a higher clip than Dorsey that is a fact.
The low margin of error comes from the lack of elite talent around Josh not from the scheme. The scheme actually does a pretty good job of maximisng the talent.
I also think there is a bit of wanting it both ways from the critics. They want the offense to be less Josh centric to give him some help and when the OC designs an offense that means Josh needs the cape less frequently, save for against the very best opponents they go "low margin for error!"
This OC's record speaks for itself and while of course any OC with Josh Allen should be able to have this success the predecessor was going whole halves without scoring before getting fired.
Brady’s scheme has a much lesser supporting cast than Dorsey’s and has them playing actually way better, including the QB.
Who knows if Brady will succeed at his next stop, but he has somehow unlocked an even better version of Josh Allen
3 hours ago, BillsVet said:Being better than Daboll and Dorsey is a pretty low bar to set, particularly with an improved Josh Allen in 2024-25 versus 2020-23
You don’t think the “improved” Josh Allen has anything to do with his OC? Lol
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47 minutes ago, boyst said:
Like ever ever? Never as a raider?
He hasn’t played a snap since 2023.
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16 hours ago, boyst said:
Can they outscore us with that defense? Look what we did with Baltimore?
On paper I think the dolphins have more talent than we want to give credit for. Waddle, Hill, the young kid Washington, Darren Waller isn't the same as he used to be but he's still an option. Achane, Wright, Gordon, and even Ingold seems to do something once in a while. I might take those skill players over the Ravens as a whole. Ravens have Hopkins, Flowers, and Henry. Likely is getting banged up a lot and Andrews and Waller are even.
Simply put the dolphins have as many weapons at the least.
Darren Waller hasn’t played a snap and may never.
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1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:
I’m not sure that’s accurate or fair. They perhaps understandably want to see whether Fields is capable of running a normal NFL offense. Yesterday would suggest he isn’t. He was missing open receivers and bailing from muddy but playable pockets. Fields wasn’t giving them a chance yesterday. It doesn’t help that they have an even worse receiver situation than we do - they literally have only one good skill player on offense. Now they’ll have to pivot to a super creative option-based offense that features Fields’ running abilities if they want to stay competitive offensively. On defense, if you play man coverage that often you’d better be clean with your technique and yesterday they were either too grabby or ran into the wrong officiating crew. Either way I don’t think Glenn coached scared.
I just can’t believe that Glenn didn’t sign off on making Fields the “guy” this offseason and pay him way more than he should have gotten in the open market.
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1 minute ago, MikePJ76 said:
I didn’t realize that. Atlanta would probably ask for a really high pick in that scenario.
I don’t think that’s the case either.
Kirk has a no trade clause, and basically no market via trade. They are almost certainly gonna cut bait with him next year. This may be their only chance to get ANYTHING for him.
3 minutes ago, NewEra said:I’d rather go with Browning. He might actually be the better QB at this point. He kept them in the mix 2 years ago. He’s proven to be a gamer and pretty solid in the 4th qtr of game. Kirk was pretty terrible last season coming off injury
Oh I totally get not doing it if the Bengals think rolling with Browning is better. And I think there’s an argument that is in fact the case.
i just think this is the EXACT scenario Atlanta (and Kirk) was hoping for. A medium term injury to a team with playoff expectations who may need a desperate QB trade. Kirk gets his money upfront and a chance to play for another payday, Atlanta gets a pick for a dude who is a guaranteed cut next offseason.
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2 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:
Im not sure Brown would want to be on the hook for Cousins' money
Just now, MikePJ76 said:Why though? They played pretty good on offense two years ago when burrow was out.
although nowhere near the player burrow is the passing game was still good with browning.
plus how would they fit cousins money into their cap?
Cousins’ money is largely tied up in Atlanta.
If Cousins was traded from Atlanta, today, Atlanta would eat $37M over this year and next in dead cap.
Cousins would only be getting his 2025 base salary with Cincinnati.
They could restructure Burrow’s $41M cap hit and fit Cousins tomorrow.
I’m not saying that’s a great idea by any means, as that’s kicking Burrow’s can down the road more and that’s still a significant cost for a 12 game rental, but if the GM/HC are in danger of getting fired if they missed the playoffs again, why do they care?
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3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
This is the type of Karma that Mike Brown farms with his dumb approach to re-signing/not paying players.
I’ve actually been thinking about this a lot.
With the Bengals losing Joe for 3 months, how much does it cost to pry Kirk Cousins out of Atlanta?
A 3rd rounder? Kirk isn’t great but with 2 great weapons can he keep them
in the mix for a WC spot?
I think if it were a different team, you may say “oh well, let’s keep our assets and if we pick 12 next year, we will be better off a year from now” but the Bengals haven’t made the playoffs in 2 years. There may be more desperation there.
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Dolphins will roll over and die early if the Bills start strong.
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9 hours ago, MJS said:
It's just surprising it has been this long and they still don't have it under control. You'd think they could take their medicine for a couple of years and get it fixed, but they seem to keep trying to kick the can down the road.
That's one of the problems with how coaches and GMs are focused. They have no job security at all, so they have no incentive to plan for the future.
The Saints GM has a ton of job security I think.
he’s just trying way too hard to keep a group that was really good in 2018 together
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12 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:
It's really not though. It goes to show how much better a QB can look with 2 legit WRs and an offensive minded coach.
Zac Taylor is not a good coach. Kevin O'Connell is.
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Just now, BuffaloBillyG said:
Burrow without Higgins and (especially) Chase is just Sam Darnold with better hair.
Look at the year Sam had stats wise last year when he had Jefferson and Addison to throw too. Same situation in Cincinnati. Put Burrow with Allen's weapons they win maybe 6 games IMO
the Sam Darnold take is asinine.
Burrow has a crappy OL. The OL in Buffalo is pretty good, even still, Josh gives us a ceiling that Burrow can’t. But that’s because Josh is a one man offense that basically no other QB in the NFL can replicate.
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1 minute ago, Bferra13 said:
Well I read your original post, but im still not scared. Like I said, if he doesn't get a qb, hes toast. Simple as that. Maybe he does this draft.
If any HC gets a QB, they will be fine.
teams aren’t firing everybody every couple years because they can’t find a coach worth a damn. It’s because they can’t find a QB
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Just now, No_Matter_What said:
I said this in other thread, he is a fine backup. But the do have a really hard schedule - @Vikings, @Broncos, Lions, @Packers.
They could beat the Vikings and Broncos imo.
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18 minutes ago, Virgil said:
They won’t need him after week 6. They will be a very different offense with Rice and Worthy back.They need him right now
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1 minute ago, harryS said:
For today... now opponents will begin to scheme for him. Jake Browning is a large dropoff from Burrow
Jake Browning has a winning record as a starter in Cincinnati.
I think Burrow is really good, but he has the best weapons in the league. Browning will be okay for a bit
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51 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:
Its all about getting a qb that hits. If he doesn't he'll go on the trash heap as well. I highly doubt Fields is the answer.
Fields is not a QB at the NFL level and never has been.
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The Chiefs for sure
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Yeah I just assumed they pulled him and Bosa because they are 1000 years old
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It was always really obvious lol
Lost in the noise - Chiefs 0-2 for the first time in the Mahomes era
in The Stadium Wall
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Yeah for real.
like I know we all want to believe the wicked witch is dead. But I wouldn’t think our season is over at 0-2.
It’s not over until they are mathematically eliminated.
Is anyone gonna feel good if the Chiefs limp in as a 7th seed coming to Buffalo in the WC round?