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It shows how important it is to be the number one seed, or have nothing to play for in the last week where you can rest players. We were in unrelenting mode since we were 6 -6 and eventually the team wore down.

I would hire a replacement for Leslie Frazier and let McDermott be head coach. He needs another point of view of the field especially in critical conditions. I would also invest heavily in the offense. In the Chiefs game, we saw you get get pretty far with virtually no linebackers. Next year our linebackers will be healthy and you can always draft them.

I would draft a developmental quarterback. We saw this year that a number of teams were able to survive with a decent backup. We don't have one. I would fire the special teams coach and look at other kickers and punters.

The revenge of Spicoli

NFL Network is reporting that Josh is banged up after the last game. Hopefully he will be good to go on Sunday. But this raises a key issue -- do you want Kyle Allen starting a game? Given the way Josh plays, its only a matter of time before he gets a injury that has him sitting on the sidelines for a while. We all saw this year that a capable backup can take you pretty far. We need to be in a better position next year.

I wonder if after this game Jerry Jones is saying "how about them Cowboys"? What a fraud!!

What I am wondering about Elam is that he appears to be in McD's doghouse. Not sure how he got there, but wondering if they are really giving him a fair shake. You think they would given that he was a first round pick, but I have a feeling there is more to this story than meets the eye.

Dallas has some good wide receivers. Couldn't we use a corner who could potentially cover them?

I thought Andy Reid's comments were quite telling in that he expected a warning from the referee regarding the illegal formation. Is he kidding or is this evidence of the expectation of a two-tiered system regarding officiating favoring the "darling" teams. We are luck that we had this ref crew this week. If we had the one we had in Philadelphia, we would have lost this game.

A good pick. Why not another wide receiver and a backup quarterback?

McD looks like he just tolerates offense and thinks defense wins all the games. He is stuck in an old coaching mentality and hasn't embraced the modern realities of the NFL. The rules favor offense and we need an offensive minded staff, with a solid enough defense to prevent a collapse. McD has not shown that he is capable of this. Others have referred to him as a poor man's Dick Jauron. He might be closer to a poor man's Chuck Knox.

Don't know for sure, but some of Beane's picks sure looked like stretches -- like he was told from McD that he needs this kind of player.

The greatest strength of this team is offense, so we don't need to keep drafting undersized linebackers and corners who can't cover. We need a true number 2 wide receiver (assuming Diggs stays), another offensive lineman (or two), a RB in the line of Murray, but with youth. On the defensive side we need someone to replace DeQuan Jones (assuming he goes elsewhere). Don't know how Milano is going to recover, so we should consider his replacement. I also think it would worth drafting a developmental quarterback so we don't all have to sweat when Josh takes a hard hit. I hope that we also hire a defensive coordinator. Although McDermott is a genius in his own mind, we need a fresh voice on defense. We also need to fire the ST coach and get some one good in here.

I hope that his tennis player daughter takes over when she retires.

This makes a lot of sense. He is constantly trying to get players who fit into McD's scheme. Priorities would change with an offensively minded head coach, which is what we really need.

But I thought he has other family members involved in running the franchise. Have to believe someone is overseeing this mess.

McDermott has to go because he doesn't have the judgment to know that the strength of the team is the offense and he should do whatever he can to maximize the scoring. The defense is terrible and the only way we will win is by running up the scoreboard and taking the risky, rather than safe play.

Exactly. When things are going badly, someone has to step in to let fans know they know whats going on.

I would like to hear from the owner. Even Hal Steinbrenner got involved this year when the Yankees were plummeting (although it didn't do they much good).

Never hear anything really meaningful from upper management. I understand that Pegula's kids are in involved, but in what capacity? Who does Beane account to. Are they happy with how things are? I doubt Jerry Jones would be this quiet.

With this defense, you need a 3 score lead to feel comfortable going into the 4th quarter. Unacceptable.

More of a modern day Dick Jauron. Need an offensively minded head coach. Need an aggressive D coordinator. Also need a new special teams coach, who has been bad. Still up in the air about Beane. However, if it takes a change from the top to get what we need, so be it. Players look uptight around McD. Need someone they respect. The wait he treats Cook is obscene given he is not the only one making mistakes.

Looked at the simulator, and assuming we will win against Miami, The Chargers and Patriots, the key other game is The Chiefs. Beat the Chiefs and the playoff odds go up to 66%. And, if you beat either the Eagles or Cowboys the odds go up to 99%. You don't have to win all 6, but at least 4 of the right games and if you want a virtual guarantee, 5 of the 6.

I remember all those Patriots games with Brady where scrubs were playing offense and defense and the Patriots still managed the win. It is the coaching

I think this is the essence of the problem. I'd like to win as much as anyone, but I think that whenever you hire a new coach, the first year is a crapshoot. Let's give the coach a little more time (2 more years) to see what happens when he brings in the players he needs to run his defense/offense. By the way, our offensive line is terrible. We need an upgrade of at least two players.