GunnerBill

Washington are very keen on him. Does he want that? The best job for him was the Chargers. The best job for Harbaugh was the Raiders. If they just let me match them coach with team they'd all be more successful

Yea, they didn't bring Fangio in to help them beat the bad teams. They were beating the bad teams with Josh Boyer's defense. Fangio was supposed to be a big upgrade. And he wasn't. With good talent they were still an average defense. Yea that is fair that you normally see his results year 2. And I think Miami wanted to keep him.

I think coaching lost us three games this year. Denver on McDermott's cover zero and 12 men on STs. New England on McDermott's awful game plan and Dorsey's not much better. Cincinnati on Dorsey who was an absolute playcalling disaster that night. I think that is more than previous seasons and it does bear watching. Josh cost us the Jets game. Bass cost us the Philly game. The field and the jetlag probably cost us the Jags game.

Yea but I'd be gutted we'd missed the real difference makers.

At the moment 4 of those picks will be 6th and 7th rounders. A good chance that you are keeping those guys over better players which might not be wise. And they did activate Shorter's 21 day practice window coming off IR. I suspect the fact that it closed without him being elevated suggests they didn't think he was fully healthy.

Well I have watched that play and I am convinced was the plan. Josh thought he saw a touchdown. He went for it and if either he, Dawkins or Shakir execute like an inch or two better it works. But he was waiting for Diggs underneath on the crosser and then Shakir flashed and he thought "he is going to be open in the endzone" in that moment any QB needing a touchdown to win is going to try and make that throw. Wasn't quite executed perfectly unfortunately (not mainly on Josh). Then maybe the Chiefs then score and we are having your other conversation. That is possible. We will never know. Third down the protection fails before the route he wants develops. I'm 50/50 on whether Josh could have stood in but knowing that Josh can make miracles happen when he escapes again it isn't a decision to kill him on. Those games come down to those precise execution points at the end. We weren't precise enough in that moment. None of which detracts from the defense being run over or giving up 8 yards on 1st down after the FG miss. But the plays were there coming out of the 2 minute warning. The Bills didn't make them.

I put my list elsewhere earlier in the week but basically at this stage I have it Harrison, Odunze, Nabers tier 1. Then Legette, Franklin, Thomas tier 2. Then Worthy, Mitchell, Coleman tier 3.

I think on the first Allen thought he had Shakir. I am not going to kill a QB there for thinking open throw to the endzone. If Dawkins held his block a second longer, if Shakir cleared the coverage a split second longer, or if Josh had just slid 6 inches before setting to throw that is a touchdown. Maybe then the Chiefs march down and score and we have a different conversation. But Josh there while waiting for Diggs underneath saw what he thought was a touchdown and tried to make that play. I'll never hammer him for that but the reality is we didn't quite execute. On the second one the protection seemed to rush him a bit and he was on the move before his first down play to Shakir the other side of the field came available.

So what should he have done? Yes I am blaming the players on those two plays. They didn't execute. The plays were there.

You call plays to get yourself another first down and run that clock. Both of the plays they called had first down options available. They called those plays. The guys didn't execute.

You have no idea what you are on about. But carry on.

Incorrect.

I think this is a CLASSIC case of people desperate to pin things on coaching. It is the first place their brain goes "that must have been coaching" but I just think the offense didn't execute very well inside two minutes. I don't believe that McDermott and Brady said "right let's call two endzone shots." It was execution on those two plays out of the two minute warning. Once the ball is snapped the guys on the field have to play. There were first down gaining routes open in both play designs.

How is it a good deal for Miami? They downgrade at QB with no obvious way of getting an upgrade in terms of the picks etc.

Yea, not the outside difference maker we need. Decent player, but I wouldn't take him before the late 2nd round.

I think it was his decision as much as theirs, but you are not wrong on the Fangio - Josh point. Who is a Fangio guy. So they are hoping to retain the scheme. Good news for us

Fangio has had a great career. He did not do a great job this year IMO. Some excuses, sure, but they went from 23rd in points against to 22nd. They improved in yards against but were horrible in the redzone. And that is a group with some talent.

No but we have a DT who is one of the best players on our team. That was why I ranked it lower.

I mean allegedly he is asking for the power of veto in Atlanta. So while he doesn't necessarily "need" to be GM, he is going to want the final say and I don't think he is taking a job without that.

In one score games vs Reid, McDermott is 3-2. But 0-2 in the playoffs.

Fangio is lined up for Philly I believe - wants to be closer to family.

I'd say in order of importance it is: 1. WR 2. Edge 3. S 4. DT (the need there is higher but the importance is lower... we have our difference maker there.... we need a starter at 1T and some role players) 5. C 6. OT 7. More WR depth

Whereas Mike Singletary couldn't play with 'em, couldn't win with 'em, couldn't coach with 'em. Couldn't do it. Unfortunately for him the 49ers agreed. He couldn't do it. Poor Mike.

Greg Roman will be on this staff. Book it. They have four guys with over a $30m hit for 2024.... and none of those are the franchise QB. That roster is much closer to a rebuild than it first appears.

Go look at Mike Williams cap hit. But make sure you are wearing dark trousers first.