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I assume Vrabel will end up in NE but Kraft is now saddled with making it look like a real search.

I want this to happen so badly... Rex Ryan as the HC of the Jets again, preferably with Rodgers there too... Makes the Jets interesting, and this is entertainment!

Certainly fair, but it also corresponds with having (or not having) great QB play. Ironically the SB win with Big Ben was mostly the team around him. Once he started putting up numbers the post season success wasn't as good. They are in the playoffs so often because Tomlin is a great coach who coaches them up, then they're outmatched.

Anyone making the case that McDermott and Reid's playoff records are similar by comparing McDermott's playoff record with Josh Allen to Reid's playoff record with guys like Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, and Jeff Garcia is not making a great case for McDermott. No disrespect to McDermott, but there's simply no comparison between him and Andy Reid, who I think is going to be known as the GOAT when he retires. Andy Reid was in the top 10 all-time in HC wins before Mahomes ever took a snap for KC. For comparison, McDermott is currently 54th on the all-time list with 86 wins. Reid is currently 4th with 273 wins, 29 behind Belichick. Reid is the all-time leader in HC wins for 2 different franchises. The knock on Reid was always "yeah, but he can't win the big one." So comparing his Eagles playoff career to McDermott's Bills playoff career doesn't make sense if you're trying to make a case for McDermott. Reid had McNabb and other assorted QBs, who were fine to good but not all time greats. McDermott has Allen, who will go down as an all time great. Not even close in terms of QB talent to work with. Now Reid has 3 SB rings as a HC. So much for that "can't win the big one" argument. What happened with Reid is he finally got his superstar QB prospect late in his career so he had a reputation as "can't win the big one" from coming up against better QB talent early in his career. Reputations get baked in early and it takes a lot to change them. It's the Brady/Manning argument all over again. Manning actually had a winning record against Brady in the playoffs (3-2) but Manning "couldn't win the big games" to many NFL fans. All the above said, the stories of all these guys' careers are still being written. McDermott can absolutely win a Super Bowl. But he has to prove he can do it.

My theory on the Jets search is that they are going to hire Rex Ryan but don't want it to seem like it was a done deal so they're "casting a wide net" and interviewing everyone and anyone. Their interview list is insane.

That's actually a pretty classy move by Mara then. He's basically taking accountability for that.

They had a shot at setting an NFL record and didn't do it because scoring 77 vs 70 would have hurt the Broncos feelings. In doing so, they denied their players a chance at immortality. Glory. A spot in the record books. This displeased the football gods, and they have been punished ever since. When fans of other teams in your division are cheering for you to lock up your "franchise QB" you know it's a bad deal! although I must say, if Tua needs to know these things the GM openly blasting him in public is probably the best way!

The Steelers constant presence in the playoffs is proof that Tomlin is a top notch coach. What if he had a top notch QB? He did, and when he did he led the team to 2 SB appearances in an era when Manning and Brady dominated the AFC and combined to appear in 13 Super Bowls.

McCarthy had 13 seasons of Favre and Rodgers and went 10-8 in the playoffs, with 1 SB appearance which they won. That's pathetic, honestly. Especially since the NFC had no consistently great team EXCEPT Green Bay. They were the consistently great team who always lost in the playoffs. Seattle, SF, Arizona, the Giants, all popped up here and there along the way, but had no really long lasting staying power. The AFC had Manning, Brady, the and Ravens defense for Tomlin to get past. 2 unquestionable HOF QBs, and a loaded Ravens team that was always tough. Now Big Ben was also great, and Tomlin was able to get to 2 Super Bowls and win 1 with prime Big Ben, even with all of the competition in the AFC. McCarthy's Packers can best be understood like this: The Belichick/Brady dynasty if NE lost its first playoff game most years and only got to 1 SB. Tomlin has done more with less and got more out of a great QB. It's not even close, IMO. Yes, the Steelers get to the playoffs and do nothing. But why? Because their coach is good enough to coach them to enough wins to get there but they just don't have the talent to beat the great teams. McCarthy's teams are almost always the favorites, and get upset. This was definitely true in GB and usually also true in Dallas. Tomlin's teams are almost always the underdogs, and sometimes pull an upset. or think of it this way: McCarthy had the QB advantage in every single NFC playoff game during his time in GB, and it wasn't even close. How often could you say the same for Tomlin's teams?

It definitely seems much colder and much more consistently so than recent winters.

cold, perpetual gloom type weather But no wind it looks like, which is really the key. Temps in the high 20's + no real wind is no big deal

The last thing most of these platforms want is a 1-time transaction. They want your credit card on file, being charged every month. Depending on the source, 25-30% of people who take advantage of the free or $1 streaming months never cancel. Some might just be hooked and love the service, but most probably either forget or figure maybe they'll watch it someday so they don't cancel. Meanwhile... $4, $4, $4, $4, (price hike) $6, $6, $6, $6 (price hike) $9.99, $9.99, $ 9.99, $9.99 Hey, do we still have that Snow Owl streaming service? We DO! Awesome! There's that NFL game on! I admit it, I'm one of them. I did the $1 Peacock trial just to watch Dolphins/Chiefs, then cancelled a few weeks later (it was easy to do). This year rolls around and I want to watch Packers/Eagles, so I reactivate (also very easy to do). After that, I was like "it's fall... maybe there will be something on there... there's going to be a playoff game in a few months anyway (at least I thought)...."

I posted it in another thread, but I see the game as being a lot like last night's Lions/Vikings game, where it was within a couple points for a long time then broke open and ended up lopsided. Here's my scoring summary prediction: Broncos 7 Bills 0 Broncos 7 Bills 3 Broncos 10 Bills 3 Broncos 10 Bills 10 Broncos 10 Bills 13 Broncos 10 Bills 16 Broncos 13 Bills 16 Broncos 13 Bills 23 Broncos 13 Bills 30 Broncos 13 Bills 33 FINAL: Bills win 33-13

I think this game might look a lot like last night's Lions/Vikings game, where it's close for a long time then ends up lopsided. Bills 14-10 lead early in the 3rd quarter but final score Bills 31 Broncos 13

I barely paid attention to the game yesterday, so I can understand a young guy not being as locked in as he should be. It happens (not that you excuse it or encourage it, but also we shouldn't overreact). Just watch how different teams play once the playoffs arrive. Every player on every team can play, and with a trip to the SB on the line you get a different level of effort. Same with the NHL: Playoff hockey is a different sport.

Rams over Vikings Rams are really good, and Vikings are the NFC version of the Steelers: good but JV (to use Tomlin's analogy). Every year a team racks up a bunch of wins and goes 1 and done, and I think it's the Vikings this year. Steelers want to be something they aren't. They want to glare and grit their teeth and do the tough guy thing, but they cannot run the ball at all and eventually their defense collapses. Ravens are exactly what the Steelers want to be: tough defense and a running game that will bowl you over.

No staff is perfect, but it seems like every time a guy goes down with injury the next guy is able to play, until we had to resort to calling retired guys back from their vacation. I was pleasantly surprised by Andreesen's play, and hopefully he grows into a long-term role on the team!

The Browns had to stick with their HC because of Watson. They literally cannot get out of the Watson deal for 2 more seasons, and Stefanski is willing to lose the locker room to play the guy and please ownership by taking the flak for it. Someone had to pay, cause "we have high standards!" and stuff, but no new HC going in there was going to want anything to do with being saddled with Watson. So they are stuck with the HC and the QB for 1-2 more seasons. And I love it! For one thing the Browns were once one of those potentially dangerous AFC teams, and this takes them off the board for a couple more seasons. Great defense, strong running game, some weapons on offense... All useless as long as Watson is there. Also, this is proof Karma exists. After the way the Browns structured that contract and gave the league's first totally guaranteed contract to a guy like Watson, this is exactly what they deserve. It's Sabres levels of misery around there right now.

If Rex Ryan doesn't get the Jets job (which I think he will) that would be the place to go, if they want him. Pretty much guaranteed to win games with Burrow if you can just fix the D

pretty good lineup of games! Only "meh" game is the Texans/Chargers, and that's just because the Texans top 2 WR are out with injury

I think Glenn earned himself the New Orleans job last night. That was a dominating performance by a banged up D, and also evidence of just how much Anzalone means to the Lions scheme.

One thing you have to give this staff credit for: they can find and coach LBers and DBs seemingly everywhere Very rarely does a LB or DB come in, spend serious time here, and not develop into a player.

I know the game isn't technically over but at this point you're risking injury if you're the Vikings Now Darnold is limping

My dream of Will Levis playing for Mayo is not looking good

I thought that too!