The Frankish Reich

Not even close. Gase. Which is not high praise for Gase, it's just an accurate statement of how awful Hackett has been

He looks tentative, almost scared out there. I don't know what happened to him last year in Seattle. He can still throw, he doesn't appear to be injured, he's "only" 33, but he just looks ... done.

Somehow still 16.5 minutes left in this stinker.

Damn. Two safeties is possible. Now I will always feel unfulfilled. He's also really annoying. Can't shut up. If they were playing well they'd say he has an infectious Ted Lasso type goofball energy. Now it's just annoying.

Baseball. Coors Field. 4th inning.

He was Aaron Rodgers bait. Nothing more or less than that. And it didn't work. I don't think he lasts the season.

YESSS!!! They put up a 5 spot! The most uncommon possible score in football

I wanted to say good defense beats good offense, but no ... I think you're right. These offenses are just crap.

Same old Broncos offense, somehow less than the sum of its parts. Keenum, Flacco, Bridgewater, Wilson ... I'm not seeing a difference yet.

Mike Shanahan's hair now almost as white as his teeth

I never ever ever thought I'd have to say this, but ... Bobby Hart really cost us by being an idiot and getting suspended last week.

Working on the farm all summer long in Firebaugh?

Hackett has a young and inexperienced staff surrounding him. There's no former coach/Leslie Frazier type to step in as interim coach if they fire him. His defensive coordinator is his old UC Davis teammate. Unless ... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34657290/denver-broncos-coach-nathaniel-hackett-hires-veteran-assistant-jerry-rosburg-help-game-management-sources-say They say "Hackett brought him in," but I sense "Hackett was told to bring in an experienced assistant." Damn. No safety for the Broncs. For some obscure reason I can't even explain I love when NFL teams put up a score of 5.

Did you see that the Broncs brought in a 66 year old "special assistant" - an experienced special teams coach to be kind of like the "bench coach" in baseball? The guy who keeps track of things like, oh, I don't know, making sure they have a punt returner on the field when the opponent is punting? And whether your FG kicker can make a 64 yarder in Seattle but not even try a 59 yarder in Denver?

Maybe Cole Beasley will round up a ragtag team of anti-vaxxers who've been blackballed by the rest of the NFL and bring them all to Tampa for one last epic run. Kind of like those movies where Sylvester Stallone rounds up the ancient action movie stars for one (or three) last blast.

Geez, I wonder what they could do to solve this problem? - It's really frickin' cold and windy in Buffalo in late November/December, but very pleasant in September - It's really frickin' hot and humid in the daytime in Miami in September, but wonderfully warm and pleasant in December - The Bills play the Dolphins twice a year, every year. I'm kind of at a loss here. Maybe an expert schedule maker could help me figure out a solution where we play both football games in pleasant weather?

Or maybe he only rushed 3 on many occasions because he had a secondary full of puppies out there who needed all the help in pass pro that they could give them? The Dolphins scored 21 points (including 7 on a very short field turnover) against a horribly depleted defense. I can't say anything negative about how Frazier handled that situation.

Ever hear the one about "not making mistakes?" We've been "not making mistakes'd" out of games before. See Titans, Tennessee.

I'm interested to see what the Broncos do tonight against a good 49er team that's much better right now (maybe not in 2024, but that's a different question) with Jimmy G. back. If they perform well tonight they may move onto this list.

It's a very solid football team carrying over from last year that's added one of the biggest playmakers in the NFL. I'm not saying they're favorites to win anything, but I'm not seeing any glaring weaknesses (run game maybe?) either. And they seem to be well coached now.

Brady with no weapons today other than ... Cole Beasley?. He'll be on the phone with Gronk tomorrow. And OBJ next month.

A very revealing weekend so far in the NFL: - Chargers are pretenders until they show they're not. Same with the Cards. Raiders were and still are not ready for prime time. Pats are trash. - Dolphins/Jags are for real - Bills are still the cream of the crop, but injuries (and away games) will catch up with anyone in the modern NFL. QUESTION FOR MR GOODELL: Bills play the Dolphins twice a year. How about September in Buffalo, December in Miami? Do you actually enjoy players cramping up and fainting in Miami in September? - Packers are still the Packers, Rams are still the Rams

A coach who's losing and starting to lose his composure? It's stupid. Chargers deserve a couple decades of misfortune for leaving SD.

Of course. You will search far and wide for someone - even some troll - willing to say that Goff is better than Allen. The only legitimate argument is "would you rather have Mahomes or Allen?" (Or Aaron Rodgers if we're talking about one year only) But that doesn't mean Tua sucks. He's developed nicely in Miami, and now has a coach who really seems to understand what he does well. I'm impressed with how quickly he's adapted to McDaniel's system. It doesn't hurt having Waddle and Tyreek either ...

Chargers being Chargers. I don't know what it is about them. We can't blame Philip Rivers anymore. They still objectively are in the top 8 or so teams talent wise, but it just never clicks. Now the Chargers are stupidly playing Herbert, Ekeler, a bunch of other starters, down 28 points with 4 minutes left.