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This was my thought. Only I wrote it "Think of De Feat"

Right. Diggs is on record saying that he wanted "things to happen" and acted to get things to happen, implied because he didn't like the direction the offense was taking. So revenge for what? Revenge for giving you what you wanted? Asked "you sure about that?" when someone texted that Josh Allen would succeed as a QB without Stefon Diggs. After Josh won League MVP, the answer was "yes, Stefon, we're sure.

Because the rule is, you list every player who doesn't fully participate in every practice during the week.

Depends upon the bar or pub, right? Does "***** you, I'm Millwall" ring a bell? "Football hooliganism" is kind of axiomatic Brits drinking (or doing "snacks") and fighting is has kind of become a byword for British behavior abroad. For example "British Street" (Calla Gerona) in Benidorm, Spain

That's What She Said (tm)

I think there is a factor of some QB coming out thought they had arrived. Mayfield and Darnold had a pretty gold-plated trip from college to the pro's. Like gold, they were expected to shine right away. It may have affected the work they put in off-season and the fact that they needed to bounce around to several teams and "get the memo" that more work was needed. Allen, on the other hand, came out to a chorus of "boos" from the pundits and the knowledge that he had to improve if he was going to make it. I think that also affected the work he put in off-season.

Nah, I don't think the players see it the way the fans do. And even then...most of the current players weren't here in 2019 to experience what Foxboro was like during the Brady years then in 2020 when the "worm turned". Allen, Dawkins, Reid Ferguson, Taron Johnson, Milano, Tre White - that's about all, I think.

I love it. "On the Patriots this week....EVERY player is named Dorian!" Oh, is he now? My, my!

(flipping through Pats roster looking for players named Dorian)

The Steelers D is truly looking more curtain than steel so far. I don't think you should overlook that he's calling an offensive performance that featured 3 turnovers by the RBs, 2 turnovers by the QB, and 5 sacks "impressive". The Bills D would be happy if they come in and do that here. Did McD say anything about what happened with either Dorian? (not that I'd expect him to, but a Girl can Hope

Fair point on that last. On the earliest, choosing good coordinators and letting them cook is part of the skill of being a good head coach. And I believe Vrabel left his chosen OCs to do their thing, meaning Tim Smith was responsible for the dismal 2023 ground and pound strategy. And in truth, losing Tannehill for 5 games of the 2022 season and 9 games of 2023 rather forced his hand. Maybe you think he should have forced an air attack with Will Levis as QB for 9 games, but maybe that would have been foolish.

Well, there's two things. First, Warner QB'd 3 Superbowls for 2 different teams, by virtue of his mind, not his superior athletic skills. So naturally that's the position he feels most comfortable critiquing. It also factors in that his Rams coaches believed in hard coaching. The harder you coach someone, the more you value them and believe they can thrive. Second, as alluded to above, the offensive system Warner QB'd was built on knowing exactly the best place to go with the ball pre-snap and immediately post snap. Very cerebral. He's not "second guessing", he's making the read as he would have made it, based on reading the defense before and after the snap from film, and based on the offenses he captained where there was a best decision on every play and that was the right decision. The only QB he's sort of backed away from doing that with a bit is Josh. He seems to acknowledge that Josh's skill set is so different, that the same analysis doesn't always apply. On the other hand, there are times when he does point out that Josh has options he's not taking and the offense would function more smoothly if he did (as when the Bills were struggling in the RZ a couple years back) and I think that's totes fair.

Vrabel may be a meathead, but he's a damned good coach. That said, the BBFS is strong with some of the posts here.

It's not just field position. If the Bills got a 3rd down stop on the drive ended by the Bishop interception, they likely would have come away with 3 points from a FG. The turnover didn't give the Bills great field position, but it robbed the Saints of points where a 3rd down conversion wouldn't have. I don't think you're going to get anywhere with that BillsFan130 guy though. Just admit that the Bills D sucks, turnovers don't matter, and EPA is stupid.

I think this might be a bit revisionist. Belichick famously had his finger in all 3 aspects of the game and limited the authority of his assistants. Please - be consistent. If you want to give Reid credit for acting as the OC of the Chiefs, that's fair. But then you have to give McDaniels some blame when he's HC but acting as the OC of the Broncos and really mixing it in with running their offense; you have to give McDaniels full blame when he's OC of the Rams under Steve Spagnuolo who left the offense strictly to him; you have to give McDaniels some blame when he's HC but acting as the OC of the Raiders. It's not just "he isn't a good HC", it's that he's not consistent as a good OC. OOOOHhhhhh below average WR, don't tell Stefon Diggs. NE has moved the ball pretty well the last 3 weeks. The Steelers game 2 weeks ago was a loss, in which Maye was sacked 5 times, threw a pick, and lost a fumble to go along with 3 fumbles lost by RBs. If they do the same at Buffalo, our defense will be delighted.