Charles Romes

Well now he has 4 playoff appearances in a row with a bottom half QB. Something to be said for stability.

Forgot about this negative consequence of the tragic loss. We can no longer pitch to free agents that we are an up and coming team.

Is there anything stopping pegs from paying $15M/yr?

Ahh. This what if is very similar to the one in '12. What if TJ graham takes the proper turn and we beat NE on the road. Chan stays and maybe even Fitz. Wanny would have had to go and anyone would have vastly improved the D. We'd have a similar D in the top 10 and an O in the top 15. That spells in the playoffs and much better than where we are today.

The answer suggests Doug had raider game in the bag in his mind. With this failure Doug went from hirable anywhere to firable in buffalo.

I agree there's a chasm between the SEC and anything else. Alabama will pound ohio state next week.

24 months after wannestadts 600 600 and two coordinators later...

That would be cool if you could lease a QB for a few years. We could lease Matty Ice to the end of the current window of our D line then ship him back to Atlanta after they have filled out their roster with a bunch of high picks made higher by not having Matty.

This is why we have to thank god ...again ...that Mario is performing up to his giant contract. Would have easily taken down the whole franchise if he didn't.

There is a huge drop off from the top 3 to Brees. The top 3 have a combined 30 straight seasons of winning football. Below the top 3 the QB can't carry the team all by himself. That said I would offer 3 ones to anyone 4-8, Roethlesberger flacco E manning, Ryan. I'd give 2 ones for rivers and maybe stafford and romo. I forgot about luck. I would put him in the top 3 making the top 3 really 4. Who have 33 straight combined winning seasons and can carry a team by themselves

What if we nab the 5 seed. There could be another game!

I have not researched the all 22 film but I suspect defenses are eliminating the wispy Goodwin every play with a near effortless bump and run.

The score 20-19 did not cross my mind.

In the old days at least the field at the Ralph had a huge crown. Center of field several feet above the sidelines. Is that still the case or did they soften the crown.

Every year on this weekend someone posts lamenting no NFL Saturday games after the end of the college season even though it's been almost a decade since the NFL last played these games. So here it is.

That this question has an air of legitimacy is a testament to Mario's incredible performance under the richest ever defensive player contract.

The question is whether he's a bigger cancer than Jeff George. Very similar cancers. George made the playoffs with the Vikings after defenses figured out Cunningham

During the magical run in 04 there was almost no scenario that would get us in with weeks to go. Then the seas began to part and we were in if we only beat the steelers at home when they sat their starters.

Maybe if the refs didn't turn 2 great 3rd down passes defensed into red zone first downs it would have been historic

Goodwin stayed uninjured!

Might be able to beat Peyton but not Peyton and the refs. Meaningless procedure on 18 to set up the drive saving flag stealing the great play by Robey. Not only did he not touch the receiver he made an all out play on the ball in the process! Makes me not want to watch football.

Schwartz will not get a HC job for three reasons. First he was not a very successful head coach. Second, it has been too short a time since his last stint as HC. Third he will not have registered a statistically significant improvement in the D. Last year the D was around 10th and this year's D will finish around 8-20 after facing the leagues top 3 QBs the last quarter. Pettine brought a 30th ranked D into the top 10.

Wow. Hughes not even in the top 10. I suspect he is on the top 6 of most player personnel departments. Good to see he's undervalued and possibly affordable.

When Hogan won the job the offense as a whole has ground to halt. The O was teaming with possibilities with the WWW wideout set that has never been tried with Orton and which had zero drops through week 3.

When was the last time a crowd greeted the team at the airport. Could happen this weekend. Great opportunity for the franchise to turn the corner.