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Yeah, two years ago I thought Ravens would tailor to Jackson's strengths while evolving his passing game and ability to make reads but it's gone nowhere. That's a fail on the coaching staff to be content not to develop him. Quite the contrast to the Bills and Allen. I do believe Jackson's fully capable, he's a smart kid on a top-notch coached team. Hope they figure it out for future epic QB battles!

Certainly not in Buffalo!

I have to disagree, it's somewhere in the middle. Daboll challenged the kid, but also tailored game plans to what he was comfortable with. That's in a couple different articles. Fans here griped about Daboll's playcalling the last 2 years but I believe part of that was because of Josh Allen's development (also lack of talent at the receiving end). The mental part isn't just interpreting what's on the field, it's also the speed at which you do it. IMO it's a lot easier to build that speed if you start with less complexity on offense and build on to it. Last year, including the game I watched in Cleveland, seemed aimed at emphasizing the middle and short routes, getting Allen less focused on the long downfield plays he has an affinity for. Trying to change his habits. I believe his long balls were off so much because they de-emphasized them in practice so much. JMO, but in looking at the change in his style of play from year 1 to 2, it was obvious to me.

In all honesty I can see Gailey resigning because of how unfair things were to Fitz and the team. I have a feeling the FO dictated to Flores to get Tua in, but it was handled badly, unfortunately. It's a tough situation. You need to get a look at Tua but you're cutting the team's wrists to do it. At this point I think Flores should have stood up and refused to play Tua unless he had proved in practice able to execute the offense and lead the team.

The thing about him is he doesn't see the field well and I hope Frazier makes it a point to roll our coverage to whatever side he's scrambling. But we did a good job against the Ravens last year so I'm hoping they can scheme them up again.

Yep, agree that looks bad on paper and they have been soft down the middle this year. CLE's D-line will be key. But, they're finally getting healthy on both sides of the ball and the moment wasn't too big for them in Pittsburgh when nearly everyone thought it would be.

Maybe. But don't count Cleveland out. That O-line is fantastic with Wyatt Teller in there, he's finally healthy and if Bitonio, Conklin can make it back they can control the ball. Browns are weak at LB and secondary but Denzel Ward and Kevin Johnson should make it back from Covid also. In one game, they came together and won a tough football game handily, not allowing an experienced team like the Steelers back into it. Baker was cool and focused the entire game, Hunt will be uber motivated, Landry's always tough. Maybe their youth catches up this week but I think it'll at least be a tight match. That's a talented Cleveland squad who have had a tough time with Covid and injuries but are finally getting healthy.

Except NFL rules are very clear in that the ball must be snapped within the 40 seconds or 25 second period. What that means is the instant it hits zero you are outside that time period. By rule, there is no 0.00 Anyone who's watched the game longer than 5 years knows the refs have always been very diligent making that call, only recently have they been allowed to be lazy about it. My question is why? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/7_Rule4_Game_Timing.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi_2YPGsZHuAhXlxlkKHdNPAqIQFjABegQIAhAF&usg=AOvVaw3gpctfWVvZYqZ1z9_HSoxs Section 6 Delay of Game 40-SECOND PLAY CLOCK Article 1It is a delay of the game if the ball is not put into play by a snap within 40 seconds after the start of the play clock. The play clock operator shall time the interval between plays upon signals from game officials. The 40-second interval starts when a play ends, unless Article 2 below applies. 25-SECOND PLAY CLOCK Article 2 In the event of certain administrative stoppages or other delays, a team will have 25 seconds, beginning with the Referee’s whistle, to put the ball in play by a snap or a kick.

I agree with most that coaching was the problem today. On defense I didn't notice much stunting and Rivers had far too much time. Probably dialed it back to maintain gap integrity against the run but it really hurt us. Certainly in the second half they could have gotten more creative with their rush when we opened up our lead. On offense we were very vanilla and non aggressive in terms of setting up future plays. I do believe Daboll overthought things. Lack of screens, play-action etc. Try and do what we do best first. Then go from there. We got over the hump and got the win. Reminds me of the first Patriots game. Let's hope they loosen up and get back to normal.

My first reaction was this guy really has a principled plan, quickly evidenced with Pegulas temporarily turning over FO power to him. What relief and hope. Firstly a head coach needs to be a leader with a plan. He's continuously improved, as with everyone else, and seems like a great field coach now.

Stefanski's deserving because of doing so well as a rookie coach, but I think given the Bills strength of schedule and development of Allen it should go to the Bills. Our coaches deserve that recognition.

I don't disagree with your thinking, I simply want to point out that we don't know what the coaches gave him for marching orders this season. First year QB, how are they developing him? Was he allowed to audible, did they want him prioritizing progressions and the safe short passes this year? People here were down on Daboll the last two years but never seemed to consider that Dabs was limiting the offense until JA showed he could execute it. I also fully agree with Flores striking the middle ground and bringing Fitz in when Tua wasn't proficient enough. People enjoy discussing whether your rookie sits a year or you throw him in there right away, but why not give Tua the time but sit him when needed to learn how he could be better in real time? Plus it sends the team a message you're not fully giving up the season for a rookie QB. If it ruins first year Tua's ego then I say he was never going to make it anyways. Miami's happy with his progress, maybe it's a smoke screen, but if not we'll see what they do with him next year. But not a lot of "it" factor yet to be sure, might just be him following orders. Fitz is a popular, seasoned, intelligent vet. As a rookie, I'd go with Tua's response until he earns more respect.

I think this is a huge component to Allen's success, his self-motivation to be the best and stay the best. People enjoy debating coaching influence, intelligence, etc. but I wonder how many unsuccessful NFL QB's worked as relentlessly at it as Allen? Doesn't sound like Darnold is. More importantly, our FO put a lot of weight in this quality and now it's paying off handsomely.

I haven't paid attention to all his drops, but on more than one he tries to catch balls right at him by trapping against his body instead of extending his hands, catching, then cushioning back to his body. That's why he has an easier time with away balls because it's all hands. Thing is it should be easy to correct, I hope coaches have noticed and are trying.

Let's also not forget Wyatt Teller. Dude is a beast for the Browns but has missed a lot of time. With that in mind, I'm not ready to write off Ford yet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-hospitals-crushed-as-virus-patients-flood-icus/ar-BB1c3dkk?li=BBnb7Kz. For those who believe this is all just blind fear.

Your dad keeps reminding you because you truly don't know it. What you accept is that other people feel that way. And here in Ohio some of our smaller hospitals came very close to breaking point and our overall capacity has been tested far more than in the spring. The fear is justified. Taking a cue from your dad, maybe your kids look like they want to slit their wrists because of your unhelpful spewing about the situation more than anything. What could dip schitt Donald have done? He could have realized the best economic path lies in masking and distancing until vaccination. Lead by example, wearing a mask and make clear that our precautionary actions are to help others and if everyone does so it helps ourselves. Encourage people to get out safely and creatively modify their favorite activities to account for the safety restrictions. As a divorced dad for 8 years now, spare me your histrionics of 50 million children destroyed. Kids are resilient, take them to the parks, play board games, lead your family in a positive way. Assuming you are in NY, I agree with your frustration over Komrade Cuomo. We had school in Ohio, fall sports but then community spread forced the schools to close back down before Thanksgiving. It is noteworthy that my schools followed strict procedures and there was no significant spread among the kids and teachers.

Good for Pence. Lead by example. It's the quickest way back to normal.

No, it doesn't. Read the language more carefully. The ref is under the upright looking up. The ball spins. If he sees any part outside the post, even if most of it is straight over the post then the kick is no good. Einstein's right. Nope, with all respect, that is not the wording of the rule. Please read more carefully. No part of the ball can be visible outside the upright to the ref underneath as it passes.

Here's the rule snippet: (c) The entire ball must pass through the vertical plane of the goal, which is the area above the crossbar and between the uprights or, if above the uprights, between their outside edges. If the ball passes through the goal, and returns through the goal without striking the ground or some object or person beyond the goal, the attempt is unsuccessful. I know it was close, but I felt like part of the ball was beyond the outside edge. The rule makes sense from the point that the ref is directly beneath the post looking up.

For me that 49ers game was crucial to our development. I think the 9ers planned to physically dominate us and after that first drive and our injuries I was seriously worried. But we really rose to the occasion and physically handled them. Set us up for a deeper playoff run IMO.

I also felt like the Steelers backed off a bit after halftime with their blitzes and stunts. Anyone else notice that or just me? I saw the kick as passing mostly over the post. Has to be clearly inside the post so I agree with the refs.

How about you realize it isn't that simple? How about you listen to some real stories and understand there's a big problem here for many? It's a complex problem, where people who have every intention of paying their loans don't have the means when they finish. Then there's the kids who have a high school diploma on paper but the school failed them and pushed them out. They get hard-sold hope at a for-profit college and when they fail out now they have the government coming after them for a ton of money. Myself, I'm saying get creative in repaying these loans and also fix the federal loan repayment system.

Good discussion on a great topic. I'm 50 and beyond the student loans but my ex wife I think still pays at 50. My daughter will start college next fall. First, you cannot do blanket forgiveness, because it teaches irresponsibility to the former students and to the higher education schools. The entire process of going to a place of higher education is them figuring out how much money they can drain from you legally and sometimes illegally. Blanket forgiveness will boomerang into new problems. Targeted forgiveness of terms and dollars is the way to go. Second, in the current system, if you're not going to reform the tuition system significantly, the government needs to have a much more structured plan post-education administered by well paid and trained people who are going to empower former students. Here are some of the main problems beyond the compounding cost of college education I see. Drop-outs. Degrees and communities with lower wages making repayment almost impossible. For-profit colleges that exploit poorer students. Over-emphasis on college education out of high school. Lack of cohesive plan of post education repayment with helpful people. My personal experiences:. Paid loans off in 9 years for my BS in biochemistry. Ex-wife defaulted on her loans and I spent the entirety of our marriage (12 years) paying on it to get it back down to the original principal. Calculated we already payed back original principal, interest +$1500 and default fees ($3200). She had been paying for 4 when we met. Ex-wife worked as instructor at for-profit college that recruited and targeted inner city kids knowing full well most would fail. The goal was simply to milk them for as much federal money as possible until they quit or graduated. Solutions:. 1. Emphasize viability of trade schools in HS. Emphasize motivation and goals for college education. 2. Drop-outs have to repay loans, but this group should get the most forgiveness contingent on volunteerism and career, personal and financial counseling. 3. System of volunteerism for any post-college student in conjunction with businesses to work off college loans in spare time. Including online tasks. 4. Defaulted loans:. Legal summons to emphasize seriousness. Waiver of penalty fees after demonstrated period of dependable payments. Restructuring of loan terms. Helpful, well-trained people. 5. Caps on how much is owed once original principal + interest has been repayed. Sorry for the length of this, too many opinions!😉

It wasn't simply a fumble close to the endzone. Moss reached forward to grab the ball instead of waiting and closing his hands on it as it hit his mid-section. The ball shanked forward off his outstretched hand. I guarantee you that's not what Allen was expecting. That's not how you receive a handoff at any level of football, let-alone the NFL. One of the announcers even picked up on it and mentioned it. Bush-league mistake at a critical moment of a big game. The big question is, was this a one-off, or an intermittent habit the coaches have been trying to correct? If a habit, then I totally agree with McD. What you're saying is true, but I don't think Moss is that consistent at picking up short yards yet, and Motor did score on a toss sweep. Between him and McKenzie, we had more luck getting to the edge then running inside on short yardage situations in this game. Beyond that, when they did put Moss back in for a short yardage down fourth quarter, he got tackled behind the line. I'm going to trust McD on this one. Minimal damage done. The goal-to-go situation you refer to there were penalties and more mistakes that backed us up quickly. I doubt Moss would have made a difference.