GunnerBill

I mean I hate that rule but it is the rule.

Let's start this half better!!

That's better.

Os it was 4th and 1 against a team with nothing to lose who might go for it there.

Nice escape and throw Josh. Good scramble drill and concentration from Gabe. Needed that.

That is not on Kincaid. That was a bad throw.

Okay. Who wasn't then? Cos Williams was in. He got brutalised.

That is a poor throw Josh. If he hits it that is a first down and more.

Harsh call on Morse.

Williams is a mess. There is a reason they have gone to Everett on this drive. He is out of position every snap. We need Bernard back out there. And the offense needs to join in. Can't afford to turn it over again

Dorian Williams has no idea where he is supposed to be. That turnover is a killer.

Oh FFS.

Ed Oliver blew that up. Forced Stick right into Lewis.

We have a problem is if Bernard is done. Was a flag on Benford. But again.... there will be chances for the DBs tonight.

Ugly on offense so far. Need to see that 3rd down again. Looked like a miss by Josh but not sure if Gabe was as precise as he coulda been in his route.

Not a great first drive on defense but I am fine the Chargers putting the game on Stick. If they want him to throw 20 plus downfield 3 times a drive we will have opportunities for turnovers.

Anyone elese got basically no background noise? Is it just the UK broadcast. I have the commentators but no background sound.

I normally stay up if I am at home. I have a routine. But I am already at my sister's for the holidays. And my eyes were going at 9. If I had tried to stay up I'd have failed. Now can they just kick this thing off???

Yep. England.

Let's gooooo Buffaloooooo! Getting up for this was damn hard. Make it worth it.

Ha. Win tomorrow and we will win the league. Had we not blown it 2 up at Anfield last year we'd have won the league. Arsenal title wins always seem to feature a win at Anfield (98 apart when we were already Champions before we went there).

Josh's career high rushing attempts was last season under Dorsey (and it was in a 16 game season last year rather than 17 and he'd have to run 44 times in 3 games to break it this year). The narrative that Dorsey never let Josh run is false.

And Dorsey in a sense is the same as Kurt. He was running the offense that he would run if he was still playing. Where his best asset was his processor. That isn't who Josh is.

I watched that and to me Kurt misses the key point. Which is that so much of his offense requires consistent execution. It asks Josh to make the right read time and time again which isn't really the thing that makes Josh special (not saying he can't read defenses, but that isn't his special trait). And it asks the receivers to run really precise routes and separate early again and again (and then catch the ball at a high clip) - we don't really have the skill players for that either. Brady is still running largely the same scheme but he is trying to do two things - 1 more movement pre-snap to try and speed up some of the reads and create natural picks and leverage; and 2 attack the middle of the field more to increase natural YAC possibilities rather than relying on our receivers catching balls and then breaking tackles outside (not their strength). I said it earlier... I wouldn't be shocked if Ken went somewhere else and succeeded. But his method of running this offense with these players asked them to do too much that they are not excellent at and not enough of the things they really do well. He wasn't clueless or incompetent as others have ascribed him. Give him the Eagles offense and I am sure his scheme would work. But for this set of skill guys you need to be a bit more creative, use a bit more misdirection, a bit more eye candy and put the defense in more binds before you snap the ball. Tre had just played two excellent games. Easily his best since the injury. He was rounding into form when he got hurt. Don't disagree on leaving earlier for London but not sure another day or two would have made the difference against a team that had been here well over a week. Agree also about the lack of draft capital on receiver. That is beyond doubt. That is on Brandon Beane.

And in fairness the pattern for the last 3 seasons now has been don't run Josh earlier in the season but as the moments get bigger they have used his legs more. In 2021 he averaged 6 rushes per game through 10 games then almost 9 rushes a game thereafter. In 2022 he averaged 7 rushes per game through 10 games then almost 9 rushes a game thereafter. This year he averaged a tick under 5 rushes per game through 10 games and then so far 8 rushes a game thereafter. This pattern has now been consistent under 3 coordinators which makes me think it is part of their strategy. Limit the rushing early in the year but go to it later.