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Coleman, my god take him off the fricking field!!!

Dolphins defense playing like 85 Bears.

I don't think I remember a worst receiver. He doesn't even try to catch the ball. So many snaps, so many targets, and for what? Throw it to Hawes or Shavers, for god's sake, at least they'll try.

A Dorsey staple that should have gone out the door with him.

Brady, good lord.

Benching Coleman would be addition by subtraction.

Wow, these must be the worst receivers in league history. Allen is in trouble and they're out there jogging next to the Dolphins players. He throws to Coleman, who doesn't bother coming back to the ball and whines about pass interference.

For a top team, they sure don't blow people out very often.

The Dolphins finally figured out that a) the Bills can't stop the run; b) the Bills are #1 against the pass; c) their quarterback sucks, which means d) Tua should do nothing but hand the ball off.

I'm referring to his use of Cook in the two losses.

To everyone except Cook, his second-best player. 😕

I didn't say they shut down Cook. In fact, I was shouting at Brady through the TV to run Cook more and throw to him instead of benching him, which is what he did in a baffling display of unilateral disarmament that had me briefly considering whether he was shaving points. No, my point was that based on that game our future opponents could manipulate Brady into putting all his chips on the weakest part of the offensive roster.

Hyde tutored Bishop last year, remember? He was signed (I think to the practice squad) but was never activated or expected to be activated. His role was to help develop Bishop, or that was the report at the time. So Bishop has had the benefit of being brought along by both Hyde and Poyer.

Have we reached a consensus on how Atlanta beat the Bills? They blitzed like crazy and stacked the box to stop Cook, but why didn't Allen do his thing and hit his outlets? If there's no clear answer, it's a clear invitation for other teams to follow suit as the best way to stop these old-school tactics.

So nice to see aggressive plays on the ball (thinking Hairston's plays, too) after at least two years of catch and tackle (or catch and missed tackle).

Yes, I acknowledged that. I'm looking for rays of hope on an increasingly cloudy day, not predicting full sunshine.

Or Anquan Boldin. Although both he and Ward were considerably shorter, both were a lot less physical than Coleman. As others have said, he's big but plays small. Doesn't box out or sky for the jump ball consistently, hands not great, slow. Sure doesn't bring much for someone who gets more snaps than any other skill player. Can he develop? It's looking more dubious as time goes on. I think the best hope is the problems are in his head. Compare his FSU tape to his NFL tape; it's like two different players. (I've only seen his college highlights, though.) For example, on several comeback routes on the sideline, Allen throws a perfect ball with perfect timing to his outside shoulder, where only he can get the ball. Diggs thrived on those. Impossible to defend, even with such a slow receiver. Yet Coleman allowed the DB to make a play. That seems fixable. I mean, the guy is big. Allen could also throw way over his head sometimes, which I haven't seen. Coleman seems to love those climb the ladder balls. So maybe there's hope.

I might have judged him too harshly, but it could be both-and. He might have been sincerely upset and clutch and, at the same time, careful to be seen as upset and clutch.

I thought at the time the Damar visit was weird. It wasn't about Damar, it was about Stefan. Look at me! He wasn't quietly sneaking out the back door after the visit. Divas don't change their spots.

I wonder if the injuries are a byproduct of McDermott's commitment to a what he calls a "nasty attitude" on defense. Where else do you inculcate that attitude but in practice, and how else than by practicing nasty, resulting in injuries? (What is nasty, anyway? I'm losing my handle on it. Aggressive? Unpleasant? Impolite?)

I'm pretty tall, but I would be looking up at everyone in the lineup except Cook. Gives you some perspective.

From left to right and front to back in the 13: 6'4" 6"5" 6'6" 6'5" 6'6" 6'8" 6'4" 6'4" 6'5" 5'll". That's a big offense.

In that case, keep him out of practice, too. We must lead the league in practice injuries.

Has Bernard ever not appeared on an injury report? The list should read "Bernard and the following players."

Good point. I should be careful what I wish for. It's easy to look at Sanders, Jackson, and Carter and dream about how those picks could have been star receivers, but that's not how it works in the real world. They haven't worked out yet, but a) they could still; b) he did hit on Bosa, Hoecht, Walker, and maybe Obi-Wan; and b) there's no saying for sure one or more WRs after the first round or via free agency or even trade would have been better, except in hindsight, which is B.S. No, you want balance, for sure. I do think Beane is doing a good job overall. He's probably doing better than all but a handful of GMs. Of course, those GMs run the Eagles, KC, SF, and Baltimore, so there's that. (Not looking for an argument on this one, btw.)