Jauronimo

Netherlands is a solid team and the US at least played a decent half against them. The biggest critique for the Netherlands game is they fell behind early and looked dead for 30 minutes. The second half was domination but only one goal to show for it. They lack creativity when they cross midfield and are struggling to generate quality scoring opportunities. When they do, they aren't finishing. They were lucky to get out of Portugal with a draw. Vietnam should have been a 5 or 6 goal victory. They look like an average team and not the #1 seed and overall favorite. They are struggling to move the ball and generate offense. Their defense has been mostly sound and they aren't giving up many chances which is the only bright spot of their performance.

What if Hamlin changes his gender before he gets cut?

Yes. I think Brady could not have been Brady without Belichick. Look at every other amazing, Hall of Fame QB who has ever played. They mostly have one ring or maybe less. Is Brady 3x to 4x better than Manning, Elway, Brees, Rodgers, Marino? Did every other HoF QB just have terrible coaching holding them back? What I am reading here is that Belichick is average and every other coach is dog****. Except for maybe Shula who maintained a winning record for all 2 of his 33 seasons without a Hall of Fame QB. 31 years with Griese, Unitas, and Marino and 3 less championships to show for it than Belichick. Walsh's record in years without Montana is horrifying. Every great coach had great QBs but none other went to 9 super bowls and won 6.

I think the OL added two decent pieces but I don't know if it will be enough to meaningfully change the issues we saw last year. Unless Brown takes a major step forward and Torrance is starting material day 1, I think we see more of the same. A middling line with an inability to get any push in the run game and is susceptible to speed rush off the ends and power rush up the middle. Dawkins is on the downside of his career. McGovern is decent in pass pro but weak in run blocking according to the reports I've read. Brown remains a major question mark and his backup is not a sure thing. I expect Torrance to add a lot to our run game but he is a rookie and I expect he will look like one at times in pass pro.

You ignore the threat of a run, play the same defense you would for 5 wide, and run right around Spencer Brown to blow this up before any of these routes can develop.

Information is overrated. Rants and hot takes is where its at if you want to stay current in sports.

That was a miserable performance and I regret watching a minute of it. Either this team has zero chemistry or the rest of the world caught up in a hurry. Portugal and Netherlands both looked so much more cohesive than the US. Portugal's passing was so crisp. Meanwhile the US is playing long ball since they have zero ability to move the ball up field with possession. The one thing the US has done well is limit quality scoring chances against. Portugal had one decent opportunity (which probably should have won the game) and Netherlands were never dangerous despite both teams decidedly winning the battle of possession.

Most of my dress shirts are a half inch too small in the collar and I have had zero concussions in over 10 years of high impact financial analysis and spreadsheet monkeying. Coincidence? I think not.

Did that even make sense in your head? Type it out one more time, parse every word, and let me know if you think the above is either a witty retort or a salient point. By your standards there has never been a decent coach in the NFL. Just great QBs.

Its trapping additional blood in the head above the ring. Its the exact same principle. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/sports/concussion-q-collar.html

Its basically a **** ring for your brain.

A quick read and one charge was dismissed and the other he maintains the material wasn't pornographic, FWIW.

I think that was Prince Amukamara

I'm still trying to figure out what he meant by causing defenders to make business decisions. Was he cold calling linebackers about about exciting new opportunities to be their own boss with multi level marketing? Time shares? It sure as hell wasn't making defenders question if they wanted to tackle him.

Terry's first love is hockey so I don't think he's going to sell. I have heard that if it was up to Kim they would have unloaded the Sabres a couple of years ago. There's still only 32 NHL franchises. As long as you have the resources to hold out longer than John Spano, you should make a nice return on selling a franchise. Pegula bought the team for $190 million. The last NHL franchises were sold for $850 and $900 million.

Why wouldn't he? In your estimation, Kraft has retained a mediocre to bad head coach for over two decades. Just imagine what they could have accomplished with a good or even great head coach. Clearly, Kraft doesn't care about winning. QED.

You are tedious and have a poor grasp on the meaning of the word "proves". You have opinions on the matter and they aren't widely held, accepted, or popular amongst fans, players, or experts of the game. By the way Sparano never held a head coaching job again while Belichick coached in 5 more super bowls winning 3 since that season. But sure, if you don't count the 20 year era of utter dominance or his work as a coordinator then hes a pretty lousy coach.

Teams have easy schedules all the time and they don't go 11-5. They sure as f@#$ don't do it with Matt Cassel. Poor offensive mind? Did anyone else watch that Pats offense evolve from the biggest screen package and game management in Brady's early years to the most potent air attack ever with Moss and Welker to the two tight end monster with Hernandez and Gronk to the quick passing attack and power run game? Maybe that offensive success was all because of his brilliant offensive coordinators who had sooo much success everywhere else. Belichick was consistently ahead of the curve and innovating on both sides of the ball for the greatest dynasty the league has ever seen. No other head coach - QB combo has seen remotely the same level of success. He routinely outcoached the league in critical situations whether it be special teams, defense, or offense and all you have to say is "Brady".

Totally disagree. Belichick is a top 5 coach all time no matter how you slice it. Brady wasn't some cant miss, ready to play, prospect. Belichick was an instrumental part of his development and success. The way the offense evolved as Brady gained experience was textbook on how to develop a QB. He was a capable game manager his first few seasons. Brady goes down and he takes Matt Cassel to 11 wins. His teams constantly out perform their level of talent with next level preparation and attention to detail. Pretty much any other coach in the league would have been lucky to to win 6 games with the roster they've fielded post Brady. Its a small miracle he got them to an unreal post season ass kicking in Orchard Park with Mac Jones. And there is no debating that he is one of the best defensive minds to ever walk the sidelines. Buffalo would have a super bowl trophy if not for Belichick and his game plan to slow down the K Gun.

No QB is calling milk checks on Matty Milano

I dare you to say that to his face in a small town.

I turned off the Argentina v South Africa game after RSA went up 2-0. Argentina looked so flat. So of course they came back to score 2 goals in 25 minutes and tie it up. Didn't see that coming.

So now you aren't comfortable discussing pay? Which is strange because you introduced the topic of pay to this thread. By "nonsense" and "distractions" you were clearly only talking about pay. I'm just trying to get to the bottom of why labor issues which were settled a year ago upset you so much that you actively cheer against your own country in international competition. Is Alex Morgan's paycheck coming out of your pocket? Meanwhile nearly every other women's national team represented at the world cup is going through the same thing. https://sports.yahoo.com/the-uswnt-won-equal-pay-the-womens-soccer-world-is-still-fighting-150005810.html You want our women to lose to other women who have the same audacity to fight for pay equity? Your position on pay doesn't make a lot of sense to me, Irv.

You want the US Women to lose because they fought for equal pay to their male colleagues? This went down a year ago and they won! Meanwhile the women are talking about how good it is to have the bargaining issues behind them and their focus on the world cup. Great point. https://theathletic.com/4718111/2023/07/25/alex-morgan-uswnt-equal-pay/ https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37628561/uswnt-usmnt-cbas-include-equal-pay-why-us-soccer-new-deals-rewrite-history-books