DrDawkinstein

He better be in the starting lineup next week. One fumble on his first return to action is nothing, especially for an experienced vet. He'll get over it. McD should too.

Hyde's first Pro Bowl and first All Pro was 2017, his 5th season in the NFL. I think folks are thinking if we gave Bishop 5 years to develop, he should be at least to that level. I'm assuming if he stays on his path, he'll have at least a Pro Bowl before year 5.

For anyone selling him short, just remember: Micah Hyde couldnt find steady starting work on the Packers and would fill in at Nickel Back, and Jordan Poyer couldnt even crack the starting line up of the Browns 0-32 teams. It took them years to develop into the players we are familiar with. Tough to wait all that time, and I hope Bishop has a much higher learning rate, but there is still a lot of time to develop.

Defensive coaching has gotten worse, and they are playing worse as a unit. To your point, even with the same or better players.

Nailed it 100%, and exactly why I cant just sit back and "enjoy the ride". We had clear skies and just needed to get to cruising altitude, but the ride is full of turbulence and we have one engine hanging on by a single bolt.

Arent we past the trade deadline? So the question is, should we trade him this offseason? Yes, I'd take a box of tape for him at this point. (and keep him out of New England where, with our luck, he figures it out, grows up, and Vrable turns him into a HoFer )

All we can say at this point, post facto, is that it was the best move because of the way it worked out. Sure, ideally, we dont throw any picks, or take any safeties. But here we are. It worked out in our favor as much as it could have. And I'd rather live and die with the full "Josh Allen Experience" over neutered Josh who has to protect the Defense while carrying the offense.

If any other team has the testicular fortitude to pull off another zero-pass game on us, we're donzo. Our best bet is getting Denver right away because no way can Payton help himself but to pass.

Trade him away for anything we can get for him this offseason. I'd take a box of athletic tape if that's the best offer.

I'll also add that while it probably isnt 100% correlation/causation, the offense looked freed of the Coleman weight anchoring them down. Good luck, Keon. Here's an application for the Tim Horton's near the stadium.

We're back to the "Josh Allen Experience" where, sure, he may throw a pick or two, but he'll also throw for over 350yds and score 6 TDs. But of course, that exposes our precious Defense for what it truly is.

If they had the guts, it would be another zero-pass game and they'd run us out of the building.

Top Performing Defenses right now: Rams - Offensive HC Philly - Offensive HC Denver - Offensive HC KC - Offensive HC Browns - Offensive HC Packers - Offensive HC Only good defense I left off that list with a D HC is Seattle. We are missing out.

The worst part was those "wide open guys" were usually Diggs and Hollins. If only we could find WRs like them...

Kromer and/or Curry at OC would be such a travesty. Not sure who the hot upcoming QB coaches are that we could steal and promote to OC, but I know Mark Brunell is out there. He'd never do it, but I'd love to see McD go get a guy like Schwartz and just stay out of his way and let him do his thing. Let McD transition into a true HC role. I'm sure there will be defensive based HCs fired this year to step back into a DC spot. We'll have to see who comes available.

Hilarious (and sad) that you can say that when "13 seconds" exists. We've been the better team in multiple instances, but the coaching has let us down in each of those opportunities.

Waking up to "The Patriots officially have the best record in the NFL"

It has plagued us for at least the last 3 years. Far too many times, even after wins, I hear "maybe this is the game that wakes up the team" or "maybe McD will use this to light a fire under them"... never happens. Our staff is so concerned with "playing it cool", never getting too high or too low, that we just stay at 0 and mediocre. I'd rather get the guys amped up to 50 and saddle the coach with the responsibility to not let them swing back too low. There have been some games we actually looked fired up for, but it is too far and few between. Most of the time it looks like we're just going through the motions.

Based on what?

Kelly should show up on Saturday and coach the game then. Just to stick it to them. 😆 Even better if he wins.

But totally rebuilding on defense is one of the selling points on a change. Time to move away from the scheme and the type of players it demands. There will be enough that can stick around and transition to the new defense, but an overhaul is part of what I'm after.

Serious question: If we clean house in the FO but then hire Terrance Grey as our new GM do we get the comp pick since our minority staff member got a GM job? Think I just found a way to game the system!

Beane runs these drafts. They are well documented on film during the draft and there is plenty of footage of Beane making/adjusting/remaking decisions in real time. This isnt a mystery or conspiracy theory. Every draft since 2018, Beane was in control of. McD isnt even in the room usually. That said, every GM, all 32 of them (ok maybe not Jerry) gets input from the HC and coaches about what they are looking for in players for their schemes and how they want to play. McD's Defense needs light LBs who can cover, so that's what we get. But he isnt telling Beane "choose Terrel Bernard from Baylor". There is sooo much work and scouting that goes into putting a draft board together, most/all coaches simply dont have the time to contribute that much. You can also see this live in real time in the Giants Offseason Hard Knocks. As for 2017, that was McD drafting based off Whaley's scouting department. McD (and Terry) knew they were about to change GMs and McD wasnt going to saddle the new GM with someone else's QB pick. Especially with the way the 2018 QB class was being hyped at the time. And especially suing Whaley's QB info. Less to do with the specific players and FO roles, more to do with timing. If Terry had been able to clean house right away and get Beane hired in January, we very well may have picked Mahomes.

There's a thread here for everyone, or you can start your own. Not required to post in the ones you dont like. Good luck!