TheBrownBear

I feel like you're putting words in my mouth, and the quarterback issue is a strawman as it's a field of play issue. Obviously, the discrimination against Black QBs came from a racist place, which most everyone outside of the most brazen and staunch racists would agree with in today's world. Regarding Tomlin, I've never said that Black individuals couldn't make great coaches or GMs. I would never assume a person's suitability for any white collar job based on their race or gender. I've had mentors and bosses of all races, genders, orientations that run circles around me from a competence and intellectual standpoint (probably obvious to those reading...lol). I'm saying that these modern day front office jobs and skill sets track more closely to employment in other professional fields. In that context, the level of equity in hiring in the NFL tracks favorably vs other professions. But yes, some of these jobs do obviously get filled via nepotism and that's a problem.

Come on, Biscuit. Player and coach/management are very different skill-sets. There's a reason that Rob Gronkowski isn't the GM of the Patriots. And that grads of prestige academic institutions are overrepresented in GM and other analytical sports management positions, and underrepresented on the actual field of play. I agree that nepotism is bad and guys like Nate Hackett and Lane Kiffin have clearly benefited. And there are likely still systemic roadblocks in the way of minority applicants moving up the NFL management chain. But the NFL has made diversity in hiring a priority, and that 25% number is evidence of it.

No. That would come out in discovery/depos, which would be some time down the line from the initial Complaint.

I doubt there is or it would likely be noted in the complaint (or it honestly would have already been leaked and the case settled). You throw everything out there in the complaint and hope public opinion applies enough pressure to get the NFL to settle.

That doesn't mean he didn't say it. Human beings are complicated. My white grandfather married outside his race, his best friends were Black, he raised mixed race children and he still would occasionally use bigoted language. Also, unpopular take, but if Terry did say this, I still think he should be extended grace to admit to his errors, ask for forgiveness and given the opportunity to prove he has changed. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he's already undergone this type of internal change based on his actions in the wake of the Topps shooting. It should also be noted that he's used his personal fortune to support African American causes on various occasions.

It's a horrible quote no matter how you slice it.

Hmmmnnnn, can this quote be substantiated by anyone other than Trotter? I have a really hard time believing this came out of the mouth of our owner, but then again these guys (owners and coaches) have been proven to be moronic bigots on more than one occasion.

I agree to a point, but the concerns about Josh are legitimate. His inconsistency and turnovers have been a recurring theme going back to the Green Bay game last year. It's no longer a small sample size or a blip on the radar.

I'm with you. The D looked good. The running game seemed serviceable-to-good. No drops issues with the WRs like last year. Dorsey came with a good ball control gameplan. Josh just decided to go off script and throw the game away. That's really the only takeaway for me.

Yeah, it wasn't the worst play call in the world. You should be able to run the ball in that situation for 5-8 yards. The Jets had shown all night that you didn't want to be continually chucking it against 3rd and long.

Yep. Even if we only get one more first down and punt, I'm convinced we win that game. That final pick really flipped the momentum and gave the Jets the field position they needed.

We were crazy sloppy all year in 2022 under Dorsey. We look discombobulated, even at our best.

Wow. I overlooked this in my Bills focused post game misery. That sucks for Rodgers and Jets fans. Sucks for the league too. What a letdown.

I thought these Cam Newton takes were insane a year ago. Now they are starting to ring true. 😕

D was good. Held the Jets to sub-300 yards and 16 points despite losing the turnover battle 4-1. If Josh was as good as Zach Wilson tonight, we win the game by 10 points.

I definitely think you're onto something here. Daboll used him as a true dual threat in the passing game. And anytime he went a little sideways, Dabs would call a designed run for him to get back into the game mentally. Dorsey just asks him to drop back and be a traditional pocket passer.

Josh is a playmaker and doesn't seem willing to rein it in against these two high safety looks. When teams can play it well, like the Jets, he has to understand that he just needs to eat it and punt it away when we are behind in down and distance. The two losses against the Jets in NJ are specifically because he lacks the discipline to "live to fight another day.". We probably win 16-9 or something if we had just run the ball and continues to throw dump offs the entire second half. Ugh

My prediction is that we are in for a low scoring, ugly, defensive battle, so the narrative won't really change much.

My enthusiasm and excitement are tempered for sure. To be honest, I'm a little nervous heading into the season for the first time in a while. I know that we should be as good as ever, but I'm still haunted by how we looked for much of the second half of last season and in that Bengals game.

Tua is really good. Hill is a hall of famer. One of the most dynamic dudes to ever play the WR position. And Waddle is great too. The Phins are good. It's okay to admit it. We still have Allen.

Cincinnati looks like we did in last year's divisional playoffs. It's a week to week league.

Also, (3) don't draw firm conclusions after week 1.

Ridder averaging 2.6 ypa, but somehow has a 104 QB rating. Proof that stat means next to nothing.

Wow. San Francisco looks good. Dismantling the Steelers right now.

Ah, yes, the Northstar Cafe. I've caught quite a few games there. The last being the fateful 2004 season ending loss to the Steelers third stringers.