Success

Sometimes, players are injury prone until they're not. There is such a thing as bad luck, too. It's a gamble, but if he can stay healthy and recapture even some of his old form, he can be a terror. I like it. It was pretty slim pickins out there anyway.

I don't feel cursed. After the drought, it's been amazing to watch great football and a generational QB. If we never win a SB - so be it. It's a game, and I've had a lot of fun watching it.

I think we're doing what we can. This is one of the leanest FA periods I can remember in terms of available talent. More top-tier players decided to re-sign w/ their own teams then test the waters too much (Godwin taking $20M less was an eye opener). We needed a receiver and we got one. I would have probably preferred Kupp, but opinions vary on how much he has left.

I think Kupp would be a really good fit here.

I think we should make an offer for Kupp, and sign Bosa. There. I said it.

I mean, most here were thrilled when we made the move - it was aggressive, and addressed our area of biggest need. If you were opposed to it, I'd have to say that was in the minority opinion at that time. And he was great that 1st season until he got hurt. More bad luck than bad decision.

Beane looks like a genius now.

Had he gone elsewhere - I have a feeling we'd be watching highlights of him and lamenting letting him go. His best days are ahead. He has real talent.

I don't like the Chiefs.

As long as we beat the Pats twice, I'm good.

The bolded is....bold.

Way too early to evaluate. His best game was the Super Bowl, and so much of that was after the game was decided. And I don't think any fan thinks we'd be using him the same way the Chiefs are.

Sports fandom is a weird thing. Your team can win forever, but it's never enough, and you're never happy.

I mean, we did make the final 4 in a year where some had us as a WC team, and some had us missing the playoffs altogether. If Josh wanted to leave this kind of situation, it would be a bit Diggsy.

Josh defies every expectation. He's a hardcore competitor. He's going to have longer than that.

I would.

It's a good point - but it's also not entirely fair. Are we content w/ that one decision, which keeps us in the mix every year? We need to set the bar higher. Beane has to do better. I'm tired of watching Allen carry this team like a massive weight on his shoulders, while Mahomes can get away w/ average play and his coaching and defense carry him to title game after title game.

Kind of made me sad reading this. It's not wrong. And "McBean" isn't BAD. But they're not great. They're pretty middlin', and without Josh Allen, we'd have probably made some changes. If we win a SB, it will be more than 80% Josh.

Bold prediction: KC does not win the division in 2025.

I love Cook, like we all do. For most running backs, you kind of take the rookie deal & move on.

I thought Bishop looked really good at times. I think we can go w/ him & Rapp heading into the season. There are other areas that need more attention and money.

No McDermott - his defense. There just comes a time when you have to say that the general schemes we use are not working. We criticize our personnel a lot - and we have few "star quality" players on D - but generally, it's a solid group. I have always felt that someone like a Saleh could come in and make this defense stingy & tenacious. I can't even characterize a "McDermott defense" except to say that it's just soft. We play that soft zone, and don't really press or present much aggressiveness. I'm hoping that he can really turn the reigns of the D over to the DC & other coaches on defense. We need an entirely new philosophy.

I still see Elam as a guy w/ a lot of talent, who was drafted onto the wrong team because of our scheme. While any good player should be able to adjust to a new scheme - what we run does not play to his strengths. Maybe he could pan out much better in a new system. I'm really hoping that's what we have in mind w/ this move.

The line was definitely MVP - they don't do that though, right? If they can't do a whole unit, Hurts was the right choice. He had a great game, passing & running, and making key plays all night.

I'm really looking forward to this thread being bumped periodically for the next decade or so.