Sierra Foothills

Good topic and starter post. Thank you. Great post, which is partly to say, I agree with your priority list. If there is a silver lining to the injuries to Dawkins and Spencer it's that we should gain some O-line certainty going into the offseason. That said I'm not looking forward to playing against TJ Watt without those guys. Sedrick Very Pucking Good. Two players that I would comment on: 1) If Beane give Kincaid one of his stupid, premature and overly-lucrative extensions I'll be super pissed off. There is zero basis for Kincaid to receive an extension. Kincaid's proven that he's a good receiver when he's healthy... and that he can't stay healthy. 2) Those writing off Dion Dawkins are overreacting. While there's some basis for claims that his play has declined, the pitchforkers are also unhappy with his higher visibility this year. Dawkins is under contract for 2026 and 2027 and you don't create holes in your roster at positions that are difficult and expensive to fill... for no good reason.

Joe Brady was the bright, shiny object with no track record... 5 NFL seasons. Marcus Brady 8 NFL seasons, Waldron 16 NFL seasons. I would take guys with more experience than a guy still living off his "built by association" with Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, and Justin Jefferson. JMO.

That's right!!! If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us, who? And the other question I can never remember... how? The talent is not good but it's disheartening that the coaching staff is so poor that they're unable to self-scout and make the corrections necessary to minimize the offensive dysfunction.

And black and white for the most part. Pete Carroll and Russ Wilson have tarnished their legacies. John Schneider has burnished his. The highest paid OC in the NFL... $6 million per. That could have been written about Joe Brady and how the NFL has figured out a college play caller as well as the part about play repetition and leaving the tackles on islands without help... too familiar.

Good post for optimism and excellent writing too. Kudos! Better than Mecole Hardman 2.0.

In fairness both the 2024 Bears and the 2022 Colts were "sinking ship seasons." Eberflus was a complete failure as a HC as was Frank Reich in Indy. As with Waldron and the Bears, the Indy team that Marcus Brady coached got significantly worse after he left. Reich fired Brady days before he got the axe himself and the 3-5-1 Colts went 1-8 the rest of the way. Track records are a funny thing... many of the hot names that get hired catch lightning in a bottle or were in the right place at the right time. I call it "built by association" (as opposed to guilt by association). If you're in the league long enough your gonna accumulate some blemishes... the shine comes off but that doesn't mean that the shiny, new objects are better.

I respected his actions in the Damar Hamlin game when he agreed to call the game with his team leading, 7-3. There's no good reason not to like Taylor that I can think of.

Cooks is not young. Technically he was using a rollator. He's old enough to be Tremaine's dad. Sshhhh... A few but no one's mentioned that the reason they need 2 Cooks is because everyone has to eat... On the subject of Cooks' durability, the NFL went to a 17 game season in 2021. Since that time he's played in 65 of a possible 79 games (82.3%). Previous to 2021 he played in 91 of a possible 112 games (81.3%).

In what way had Marcus Brady's stock diminished? Before the spate of significant injuries, the Chargers' offense and Justin Herbert were playing very well. Whatever happened to the Bears under Matt Eberflus, I don't think you can blame Waldron. The Bears were 4-5 when he was fired and went 1-7 the rest of the way. In the case of both of these coaches, I think you have to look beyond any perceived blemishes and drill down to find their true value.

If nothing else, it would be very entertaining to watch Belichick and Vrabel coaching against each other in the AFC East.

Be careful!

Nice suggestion. I'll add it to the list. Thank you LP. Yes reading comprehension doesn't seem to be improving. To the above 2 posts, it's highly unlikely that Ronald Curry will call plays for the Bills. As I've mentioned elsewhere numerous times, OL Coach Aaron Kromer and TE Coach Rod Boras have both been NFL Offensive Coordinators. Considering that Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, I'm sure he'd be happy to call plays for the Bills... when he's not performing the duties of his 10 year, $375 million contract to act as the analyst on FOX's number one crew.

Marcus Brady: https://www.chargers.com/team/coaches-roster/marcus-brady

The Joe Brady play again!!! It's sweeping the league!!!

Gotta love that horizontal passing game!

The Joe Brady play!!!

Pickens wore out his welcome with Pittsburgh so he has to be on his best behavior because this is the last year of his contract. If he misbehaves with the Cowboys this season, it affects the value of the next contract he signs. He has to "prove' that he can be a program guy. After he gets his next contract...

Like a guy who could become a problem really quickly after a loss or two...

Yes, as I posted one page ago, OL Coach Aaron Kromer and TE Coach Rob Boras have both been NFL Offensive Coordinators. QB Coach Ronald Curry has not. It's hard for me to believe that Kromer or Boras could do a worse job than Brady.

Probably a bad idea... I think they have enhanced security since that shooting although maybe a special forces/Blue Brothers type mission?

They jumped that route too.

3 Chiefs had a chance at that ball... D Jones turning into a pumpkin...

Unfortunately it's looking like it won't happen. When Dorsey was fired 2 years ago it was on November 14th, the Tuesday after a week 10 loss on MNF, and with a game coming up in 5 days. Today is week 12, November 23rd, and the Bills are 7-4 with a game in 7 days. I agree if it was gonna happen, it already would have happened. Succession is the other question... if Brady was fired it would fall to either OL Coach Aaron Kromer, TE Coach Rob Boras, or QB Coach Ronald Curry. Kromer and Boras have both been NFL OCs. I doubt it. First of all I don't think ultimately that he would value the stock of an assistant more than his own stock. Secondly I think Brady has already fallen far down the list of prospective candidates. I don't think this factors in... JMO.

Actually the Colts have a lot of speed at WR... but yeah they get schemed open a lot.

I added that some teams just don't play well in certain stadiums, even during different decades and coaching staffs. One of the Bills' house of horrors is Reliant Stadium. It's almost like the old Indian burial ground curse or something metaphysical and paranormal.