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And get Pappa the Hutt ?

IMHO, his arm and body cant last an entire NFL regular season

We don't need a collection of QBs who have had a tough time nailing down a starting spot. We need either an established starter (trade) or at worst, a prospect QB.

My WAG is a Mario for Brees swap.

Hey, Nix is no longer with the Bills and Bill Polian didnt come here.

But, why would he accept the Jags job before the Rams made up their minds ? Which is what I find quite peculiar.

Not quite accurate.

Sorry traveling and unable to keep up with the board. But, I have no opinion on that. After the player subsitution issue against the Ravens, I get the feeling that the Pats* dig deep into the rule book to see what plays could be on the fringe of the rules and yet could give them an advantage. Frankly, I am surprised more teams havent tried to use this philosophy.

Sorry guys late to the party on this topic. But here is how I feel about this situation: I think it was an attempt to stretch the rules in order to gain a slight advantage. The game itself turned into a blowout so the ‘edge’ was not required. But as a coach, BB had to plan for the eventuality that it would be a close game The only goal was to win that game any which way and get to the superbowl. If they win, the ‘haters’ can put all sorts of asterisks on their win btu history will still note them as superbowl winners. I thnik BB knew that the price would be a fine or at worst a draft pick. Both are acceptable prices to pay for the chance to play in and win the big game IMHO, it was a calculated gamble to gain a slight advantage with a small downside.

Hmm. Leroi 'reported' that Marrone was offered the OC job in Jax. Is that not true ? http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/175422-this-is-too-funny-marrone-trys-for-jax-oc/page-11?do=findComment&comment=3429088

In addition, there are other benefits to a strong run game. The team can be more versatile and do better in poor weather. Secondly, if we acquire one of the aging QBs such as Manning or Brady, it will be better to not over-work their arm and shoulder throughout the season. Use only as required and save the arm strength if required for the playoffs. Else a dominant opposing defense can simply take away the run game knowing that the arm is too fatigued to win the game through the air.

As I said after Marrone left - the NFL is a small club. You do not get ahead by acting as an uncaring and ungrateful idiot. May not be. The agent may not have foreseen the way Marrone would depart. That caused a backlash and stuff came out which, IMHO, would not have if he had departed cordially. My guess is that the agent is the one feeling angry.

I am glad your name is not Leroi or Nevergiveup

A dominant OL and ground and pound may be the Ryan-Roman strategy anyway. I think Ryan was onboard when the Jets invested high draft picks on the OL. I can see their strategy to include letting Spiller go and signing Murray along with a one or two pulling guards. His fumbles concern me though ...

While we are over-analyzing his words, "A few things have to go right for the puzzle to come together." Could mean if a particular team loses this weekend, that QB will become available for trade. Only one out of the 4 that could even remotely be available is Brady. Ergo - we will trade for Brady.

Especially if Ryan gets Revis to be a Bill

As he said, poor Doug Marrone

If splash is to be made, might as well make it in an area that makes the most impact. I love Mario totally and would only trade him if a high impact player such as Brees is available. I know Kirby Jackson does not think Brees will be let go. But I am just playing out a scenario in my mind which would make the most sense in a 'have to make tough decisions' frame of mind. (1) Delta cost per year would be fairly low (2) I would trust Ryan to get the most out of an altenative DE (3) We have to re-sign Hughes Besides the contractual aspect, the only football aspect that worries me is that Brees depended a lot on Graham and Roman is not a big TE focused guy.

Just for kicks and in the spirit of this thread - would you trade Mario for Brees ? I suppose the cap situation will not be hugely different.

If you wrote that entire post by yourself, I have to commend you for your writing skills and your perceptive knowledge. Welcome on board and please post more.

Just as Cutler is a coach killer, the Buffalo D is the coach maker.

Teams don't show up on Primetime just cos they are good. It is also about the markets they are in and the extent of the fan base. Else teams like the Cowboys wouldn't have been on Primetime through their down years. But I do agree that they mean nothing in the W-L record. Just makes us fans feel important cos our team was selected to be one of the few. Inferiority complex I suppose.

Soooo.. What is the 49ers pan if they indeed trade Kaep? Shouldn't they have a viable option before getting rid of the guy who had one good and one below average year? Knowing how difficult it is to even get a half way decent QB, getting rid of even an (average) QB without a replacement makes little sense

I think it will come down to defensive philosphies. If Ryan decides not to rock the D boat and have Schwartz continue for at least one more year, it will be a win-win. It allows Schwartz another year to build his resume. It allows Thurman to be the apprentice in case Schwartz lands an HC job next season. Finally, it allows Ryan to focus more of his attention on staffing up the O. Any new HC will need time to set the identity of the team and personnel. If he can get Schwartz to say, it is one huge area where he can save a lot of time and headache.