Doc Brown

I would've liked it to just be just Dr. Dre, Snoop, and Eminem but it was better than the last crap they've thrown out the last 10 years or so since they stopped featuring the old rock bands (McCartney, Petty, Rolling Stones, Spingsteen, The Who) after that heinous wardrobe malfunction.

We don't have any games out West this year besides the Rams. Just the fact that we play the AFC North and NFC North makes late afternoon games less likely. If Rodgers leaves the Packers there's nothing interesting about the NFC North. What games would you move to 4:15 based off my hypothetical schedule?

No. I like a constant reminder of our misery. Makes me appreciate how elitist our current thread topics are.

Last year we had four with three on the road.

I think this is more about an objection to the scouting combine in general under the guise of what appears to be pretty innocuous Covid protocols. Anything that gives more power to the players I'm in favor of so I hope they follow through on the threat.

You successfully talked me out of a position which rarely happens. I didn't know the franchise tag was that low for TE's. Beane hasn't used the franchise tag yet but Knox could be the exception if all else fails.

I get that perspective too which is why I don't envy Beane. I don't even know if Knox would agree to a Logan Thomas type contract at this point. Maybe a mid year extension makes more sense after we see him in Dorsey's offense.

I don't really pay attention to percentages as they don't take into account the other team has three freaks in Mahomes, Kelce, and Hill. I'm guessing you're assuming the Chiefs would've fair caught it at the 12. I would've liked them to force them to execute that. It took them 11 seconds to go 44 yards so if they started at the 12 they would've gotten to our 46 yard line setting up a 62 yard field goal. Odds are from the 12 though they would've tried to get to about the 50 and then do a Hal Mary on the final play.

I don't know if you read Buscalia's take on the Athletic about the kickoff given it's a subscription site. Here's what he had to say on the kickoff and nothing that's come out since then makes me think he's off base in his opinion of what happened.... When kicker Tyler Bass booted the ball, the right side of the Bills’ kickoff coverage unit immediately began sprinting to their left. Given those first steps, it was clear the call was to direct the ball to the left side. From there, after the coverage unit realized the ball had traveled through the end zone, there were a couple of unusual reactions from core special teams players. The first was from safety Jaquan Johnson, who as the outer-most coverage player primarily hangs back a bit if the returner gets through the first line of defense. In the middle of his run, Johnson immediately put his arms out as if to signal confusion for why the kickoff went through the end zone. He wasn’t the only one. Cornerback Siran Neal, who has played almost every core-four special teams snap this season, had the same reaction as Johnson only a few steps later. Neal looked like he was trying to figure out what had happened. Then one second later, Johnson and Neal both had their arms out in confusion, with Johnson looking toward Bass and Neal looking toward the sideline. Given these reactions, this must be part of the “execution” McDermott was referring to on Tuesday. A touchback made little sense, given the situation. They wanted to take time off the clock without Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce on the field. According to both Football Outsider’s DVOA metrics and Rick Gosselin’s annual special teams rankings, they also boasted the third-best kickoff coverage unit this season. The Bills have a kicker they trust to leave the ball short in clutch situations on kickoffs and have utilized it all season. With all the visual clues of the kickoff, it all points to them calling for an angled kick that landed just shy the goal line. It either would have made the returner waste time by fielding the ball, sacrifice field position with a fair catch, or make a quick run out of bounds to accomplish both. We still don’t know if it was an operator error by Bass, or if coaches didn’t correctly communicate the call to him, but all signs point to the Bills wanting something other than a touchback. In my opinion, that was the most significant misstep of the three plays, because any different outcome would have dramatically altered the Chiefs’ approach when the offense took the field. Had the Chiefs either started from the 10 yard line or been left with only eight seconds of clock, they likely would have been trying desperation heaves with the prevent defense being far more acceptable.

Knox may be a player that you need to take a leap of faith with now as he has the potential to be a top five tight end. His traits and measurable are elite which is why he was a third round pick despite him being relatively new to the position and having little college production. TE is pry the position it takes the longest to develop in. He played better at the end of 2020 and arguably was the most improved player on the team last season. I expect another leap next year. Try to extend him on a three year contract for 28 million or so before he has a monster season pricing you out for him next year.

I won't go into too much detail here... Week 1: @Bears 1pm Week 2: @ Jets, 1pm Week 3: Packers (MNF) Week 4: Steelers 1pm Week 5: Patriots 1pm Week 6: @Chiefs (SNF) Week 7: Vikings 1pm Week 8: @Fins 1pm Week 9: Bye Week 10: @ Rams (TNF) Week 11: Titans 1pm Week 12: @Bengals (MNF) Week 13: @Patriots 4:15pm Week 14: Jets 1pm Week 15: @Ravens (SNF) Week 16: @Lions 1pm Week 17: Browns 1pm Week 18: Fins 1pm

I wonder if they had Watson on their minds when making this move.

Defense was gassed and Mahomes was on fire. You have to understand the flow of the game at that point. Even Romo on the call said “oooh I don’t like that” after Bass kicked it through the end zone because he knows we may have left them just enough time to get two plays off where you don’t have to throw a Hal Mary. Terrible defensive play but the kickoff was the most egregious call in that game.

Interesting. Didn't know that 5th year option clause and Darnold has no reason to re-negotiate his deal. I just thought of the Bridgewater trade last year to the Broncos with the Panthers paying 7 million and the Broncos paying 3 million. Panthers are basically stuck with Darnold.

I actually enjoy takes by neurotic posters. Keeps it interesting.

Ken Dorsey is four years younger than Brady if we get really desperate.

That Josh Gordon signing worked out great for them. I'd be psyched if OBJ was theirr plan for a #2 WR. A 30 year old coming off of two ACL tears on the same knee who pry won't even be ready to play by November if he's lucky.

The Panthers stupidly picked up his fifth year option of 18.9 million guaranteed last offseason. They still owe him that money even if they cut him. We could maybe give them a 7th rounder for him if they pick up say at least 15 to 17 million of his salary. If not, its probably someone like Jacoby Brissett on a one year deal slightly above the vet minimum.

I don’t see how you could make that comparison. A pooch or squib kick with over a minute and twenty seconds left makes no sense while it makes perfect sense with 13 seconds left. Especially with how poor our defense was playing against the best offense in the NFL.

Allen MVP is the most obvious pick because he’s far and away the best quarterback in this division. Just like Rodgers was the last two years. We pry have the easiest path to the one seed as the AFC North and West should beat up on each other. Although, we were saying the same thing last year at this point.

Come on. 1:25 is a lot different situation than 13 seconds. You’re smarter than that.

I wish that were the case but Burrow is the superior player in almost every single category compared to Baker (pocket awareness, reading the field, poise, accuracy, leadership skills, mechanics, anticipation, height). The only major problem I see with him is he'll hold the ball too long. I put him below Mahomes, Allen, and Herbert as he doesn't have the arm strength or athleticism they have. However, he's definitely a top tier quarterback who will only get better assuming they improve their o-line.

Maybe this was addressed in that thread but if this is true shouldn't have McDermott call timeout if they saw Bass line up seven yards behind the ball?

I appreciate the recommendation but pass as I can barely moderate my household at the moment. You’d be great though.

They couldn't prevent him from going to the Giants because it's a promotion but they certainly could've offered him the same role as offensive coordinator for the Chiefs. I'm interested to see if players have anything to say about this article over the next couple of days.