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Problems with drafting your replacement - we have NO other option. We wouldn't have tyrod, and we'll have a gaping hole at the most important position. Of the first 6 picks - 5 would have to at least consider QBs. The Browns are the only that I'll say probably won't unless one of the dudes really steps up. Niners/Bears both need QBs. So in all likelihood 1 comes off the board there (maybe 1 snags Tyrod and thinks they can improve elsewhere). Next you have Jacksonville - who may fall in love with a Watson or Mahomes and try to sell tickets - but this could be a spot to trade up to. The Titans will want an impact player at 5, or to trade and get more picks (more bullets - more chances to hit). Either way the price to move from 10 to 4 or 5 is next year's first... 6th is the Jets - so that means another comes off the board. The next 3 are unlikely to take a QB - but that doesn't mean Houston, Cleveland, Chicago. But everyone knows we want one - so this will be where offers may come in to jump us. The rookie we get might be the 3rd or 4th off the board, and a massive overdraft. And we're getting excited for the 3rd or 4th best QB in a mediocre QB class...

When it was Olson and Childress- it's an old boys club - I want someone young When we interview someone young he isn't qualified... Well who is it then?!

Slight caveat to the "last in yards per game" stat. They had the fewest attempts in the league. They threw 629 times with a rookie QB and a bad line - to such studs like James Jones and Andre Holmes... Part of the purge of reggie mckenzie that actually made the team relevant again. I remember them being alright when Mcfadden was healthy. So many wasted... everything when you look at those teams though. Heyward-bey in the first. A first for Palmer - but no upgrades to the line. A first for Richard Seymour. Jamarcus! McClain! It's a brutal list. Mckenzie has been a revelation with bringing in talent to that team.

I'm the same with franks and eggs- i use sri racha for random things i want to add kick to and obviously chinese food. Been mixing it up with green sri racha too - its got a nice garlicky heat. Chili i usually like to do fresh jalapeno (or fresh whatever my friend had in his garden if its the fall) and Lousiana tiger sauce.

The mouth of the cholula bottle squirts out a ton more sauce too. Tabasco is like 8 shakes to 1 shake of Cholula. That stuff goes faaaast.

But who do you want instead?

So... Are we trading up? Cholula is great on eggs. I don't care for the pepperiness of tabasco. Maybe i should stop putting regular pepper on my eggs before i try it though.

Roethlisberger is always paired with a great defense when his team's make a run. Manning with Denver last year was just awful. And Elway leaned on a 2000 yard rusher - and also had a very good defense. I mean jeeze, he threw for 123 yards and a pick in the 97 super bowl! The next year they pretty much destroyed the whole league with that defense and davis. Not to mention having a HOF TE, Rod Smith, and McCaffrey.

I believe that his contract ends after this season. So as soon as the season is over - he's essentially a free agent. We just have to wait until their season ends to interview or hire him.

We were supposed to be a running defense first team! and we gave up 30 points 6 times! and 200 yards rushing 3 times! How is that not an issue in peoples minds?

I dunno - audibles... taking more than 1/10 snaps under center... no huddle...

We were 0-6 when the opponent scores 30+... And the Other 2 were 27 and 28 points. We had 1 win when a team scored 21. We were 0-8 when the other team scored more than 27 points... The Steelers were 0-4 when they allowed 30 btw

My biggest gripe with GRo was that he wasn't a pro style at all. We ran few screens, no bubbles, and no swings. We don't bunch receivers, and we don't have rub routes. We ran like 80something percent of plays out of shotgun. Wed jam our receivers closer to the ball so we can create rushing seams easier, but all this really does is make it harder for the middle of the field to work. It was anything but an under center pro style offense.

Gashed in the run game, and we got very few turnovers.

I normally ignore everything you say - but here goes anyway... Dallas had the best rush defense in the NFL... GB also had a very strong rush defense. In the playoffs this is very important. It's tackling, the most basic function of football defense. And we suck at it. Miami lucked into the playoffs by Baltimore failing. They're not good. Atlanta, and Oakland had poor defenses. They also have all-world offenses. If we have the ability to get Matt Ryan or Carr i pull the trigger. I do want to upgrade the QB position, but the draft is a lottery pick. And going into the draft with no QB is a recipe to get jumped and not get the QB you want. All the free agents are crap. Tell me your brilliant plan, and i'll counter with why it won't happen. PS Roman didn't throw screens with Alex Smith in SF... So i don't think its part of his offense.

My main agrument here - is he a hall of famer? 5 playoff appearances in 13 seasons. 4 wins. Never even been to a super bowl. Been in 1 AFC chamiponship. I dunno - I guess he'll be rewarded for Longevity - but in his era you have: Brady, Peyton, Eli, Big Ben, Rodgers, Brees... How many QBs from 1 era get into the hall?

Yeah - how much would it be to throw a bunch of dudes into a room to watch football all sunday/monday? Each one gets a game, multiple camera angles and can review a call right into the refs. There's very rarely more than what - 8 or 9 games going on at a single time. What would you have to pay these guys like 60k a year? Put em in buffalo, and you could probably pay them less. They legit only work during football season - and in the offseason you could require them to complete some i dunno testing scenarios or something. Make them go into an office if only to make sure that they aren't drinking on football sundays.

How does this address the referee's who keep blowing the calls?

The issue for me is timing. We can't sign or trade someone until the league year begins. So that window is extremely tight to make a move and move on from Tyrod. If day 3 comes and we don't have anyone we're at a bit of a crossroads. Do we cut him full well knowing we don't have another starter on the roster? The draft isn't until May - so if the plan is to cut Tyrod and draft someone, we may be forced to move up since everyone will know we're going QB. At the very least, a team may look to jump us in the 2nd if we don't go QB in round 1.

I want to bring Tyrod back so that the haters can have to endure 2 more years of him. Their hate is so much stronger than my like of... pretty much anything.

Denver's a wildcard to me, they could be in play for any QB at this point. New coach, but I don't think they're handing the keys to Lynch after last year. They were a playoff team with better QB play.

hmm - where are the destinations other than buffalo? Cleveland LA Chargers if they trade rivers - reunite with Lynn (doubtful) Houston Denver San Francisco NYJ Jax Wash if they move on from Kirk (doubtful) Chicago Arizona (palmer insurance) LA rams - the guy who they drafted might still need some seasoning or a backup who can give them a spark Of all that? I could see Denver or Houston making a solid push. They believe that they have playoff rosters, and the QB position held them back. Both can also low-ball a bit. If Tyrod wants to win, he goes to one of them. Arizona could be a dark horse too. Palmer's getting up there, and if he goes down their season goes kaput.

He's a redshirt guy most likely. Tore his ACL late in the college season so he will miss minicamps, OTAs, and probably some of camp. He will be so far behind the curve at that point that 2018 would be his best chance to see some real time on the field. He also has to keep his nose clean until then.

They just say he has to "set" The one that bothers me is when smoeone on the defense jumps offsides and the o-line just stands up and points... you KNOW the snap count! he doesn't! Snap the ball with him in the neutral zone and get the free play, or call it a false start. It's so annoying.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2017/01/james-harrison-says-spends-350k-year-taking-care-body/ I think this is what Collinsworth meant.