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Shaw - didn't Mularkey take the Titans to the playoffs at 9-7 and then get fired? Also, I would not have said Spikes was over the hill in 2004. He was a beast that year

If I remember correctly, they had 10 (or maybe more) special teams or defensive touchdowns that year, which definitely helped fuel that late season run. I've never seen a more devastating return unit, especially as they had Jason Peters and London Fletcher on those units, blocking for McGee. Here's the TD's I remember: Spikes INT against the Dolphins, then bowling the ball in the end zone (and getting flagged for it) Peters blocked punt and return against the Bengals, still one of the more athletic big man plays I've ever seen McGee had 2 kickoff returns that year, and had near misses on several more Jonathan Smith had a punt return Clements I think had one too Clements INT return against the Steelers

You are spot on - Dick Jauron was just the worst. Standing like a statue on the sidelines, no imagination, no leadership, but by god, Ralph and Marv liked him - so that's all that mattered! As much as I love this team, those seasons were borderline unwatchable for long stretches.

I really don't care about the stats or the obvious warts in his game. They are great clickbait and obvious low-grade fodder for lazy TV analysts, but here's the basics for me: He's a leader - his teammates love and respect him and he's worked hard to get to that spot in just 2 years He's a winner - he does what it takes to make plays both with his arm and legs. Early career John Elway He's shown great improvement on harnessing his raw talent and getting markedly better at the mental side of the game, including prep & game plans He's incredibly fun to watch and easy to root for. He has fun playing the game and leads with energy which his teammates feed off of Is he Drew Brees? Nope, and never will be. So we should stop worrying about why not. Enjoy the ride and whenever we have a season, it will be fun to watch

I said a lot of the same things before last season about McDermott needing to be more aggressive with game management. I got flamed by a couple of long-time posters and let it go, wanted to watch the 2019 season play out. Well, despite the overall positive results, there were more than enough games that we lost where lack of aggressiveness played a large role. I do agree that he's working hard to get better and not being stubborn about just doing things "his way", (unlike so many of our past failed coaches). Hopefully a more talented offense moves the needle in the right direction. But on the flip side, let's not pat him on the back too much. The success of the past 3 season has been as much about not tripping over our own d*cks, as it has been about playing well enough to win. Last season, we had an all time easy schedule and largely took advantage of it. But the next step is about outplaying AND outcoaching the best teams in the league. McDermott and the team definitely haven't shown enough in that department This year will end up saying a lot about this topic

No one should be surprised at a member of the media pre-emptively ball-washing the next unheralded Patriots QB Especially someone with the last name of Simms

We couldn't be much better positioned to win this season and for the years to come Just need the continued growth evolution of both Josh Allen and Sean McDermott

holy crap, not even close

And this is why it never feels like 3rd and 10+ is never an automatic punt. We've seen Josh Allen convert more of these in 2 years than most QB's i yn a lifetime simply because he DOES NOT GIVE UP on these downs. And I'll take this mindset any day of the week vs the guy who might have a higher completion percentage but dumps it off to the RB in the flat for 6 yards when we need 12

Yes... this is what finally puts him over the top as an egotistical, whiny, narcissistic, out of touch douche nozzle...

Holy Christmas, I'd like some of what you're smoking

Well said. This team is easy to like, easy to root for. But probably tough as hell to play against

Wow... another job that she's eminently overqualified to perform

Foster & McKenzie would seem to be gone unless they really flash something And I wouldn't see Roberts as a lock either. If Davis or Hodgins show anything on ST, he's probably gone too

Not sure why trading draft picks for rotational running backs is seen as a great move for the Fish. You could draft the same guy for 1/2 the price

Well said. It's definitely an advantage to not necessarily have to draft for need every freaking year because of a coaching change, scheme change, or letting top guys go in free agency. I'm intrigued to see what Beane does this year

I am old enough to have seen all those games. We all knew what Jim meant to the team from a toughness and leadership perspective, but it's difficult to see him as ever being a better pure QB than Marino. We were all much happier rooting for Kelly too.

I was thinking about this the other day too. I think Josh Allen is already the best QB in the division. And then I thought - this is probably the first time in history that the Bills can claim that

Let them shift their game vs the Bills to Buffalo...

I was in college at the time (UB) and living in Rochester. That was about the coldest 2-3 week stretch I remember experiencing. Just day after day of mind-numbing temps with daytime highs in the single digits. About 6 of us went to the game. There was no thought of tailgating. We had those instant handwarmers for our gloves and boots, but those tapped out by halftime. Luckily, my friend had a flask, and another friend went to take a leak at halftime, found a $20 on the ground and brought back hot cocoa for all. But you could tell the Raiders wanted no part of that game in the 2nd half, once we started coming back from being 11 points down. The elements, our team, and the crowd were too much for them.

Meh

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I'm fine with the TE room as is. No need to add salary at this time for marginal return

Hard to argue with the analysis. I think we're at least average at most of the key position groups and are drafting for depth and backfill. Which is a nice position to be in

Neither does Jacksonville