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I don't disagree.

He's Von's boy.. he isn't going anywhere, IMO

If Waddle walks, I'd be elated. He USUALLY does good work on us. Wilkins is a scumbag and if they don't prioritize Connor Williams they're going to be F--- more on the OL than they already are. OK, think about this: They let wilkins, ogbah and jerome baker walk.. they have to replace them... how do they do that? with WORSE talent? So THIS is their SB window year? Dude, these are reminiscent of Whaley contracts.

STRONGLY disagree. That was one of the most perfect games ever played, quite literally. EDIT: I misread "Pats team" as "Pats game" but still, play offs vs. 4th game of the year. That Pats game was WILD man.

Yeah but Wilkins, Connor Williams, and Waddle also need BIG contracts. I agree, there are things they can do (as evidenced by the saints getting down 50M every year somehow) but they are close to being in trouble.

Obviously yesterday's game was dominated by the Bills but Miami is still a very good football team with a ton of talent. They're going to win a lot of games this year and will keep pace with us for the division. They're clearly the closest team to us for the foreseeable future within the division (Rodgers may have a year but that will be short lived) so I went to Spotrac to see what their cap situation looks like for next year ..... and it's not good. Their top 5-6 players are all WAY over paid, uncuttable, and most of them aren't performing (outside of Hill). Hill- 31M - 52 dead cap Jalen Ramsey- 27M - 32.5 Dead Cap- WAAYY past his prime and coming off an injury. Chubb- 27M- 42 Dead cap- Has been an AWFUL trade / signing Xavien Howard- 26M - 27 dead cap - Hasn't been good for years Terron Armstead - 20M - 24 Dead cap - 32 and oft injured Ogbah on the hook for 17 and Jerome Baker for 14. This is without signing Tua yet, without signing Christian (the dirtbag) Wilkins, Waddle, Connor Williams etc. They have had some horrific deals and they clearly need help across the OL, at LB, and Safety. Seems like Grier has strapped this team with bad deals ... LOVE to see it.

The funny thing is: We had 2 dropped picks, 1 missed fumble recovery... This game wasn't close.

Revisiting this thread so people can see how much they overreact vs. how much we believed in JA. Like this guy.... melts down after a loss.

The first quarter track meet. Then we absolutely abused them.

Ahhhh that's right. Good call. To be fair, I think Sr. gets credit for Edmunds based on his awful regression with Chi.

Is it time we give Bobby Babich some love? I didn't read through the 6 pages but Milano is a 5th round guy that is now an All-Pro. Bernard was seen as an afterthought and looked like an awful draft pick last year. Edmunds is failing MISERABLY without him. If Dorian blossoms, does Bobby B get some love? Or is it the defense / McD

That's not the point. The point is it takes that element and threat out of the game. You have to prepare for that. You don't need to spy as much (taking a guy out of coverage) when under center. You can't run play action 80% of the time. Like i said, i think somewhere in the 35-40% would be fine in a game where clock control is important. The mix Dorsey had last game was perfect.

QB Draws? Because it's not 1970 and D-linemen run 4.4 40's. Taking a 5 step drop back to a draw will not work in today's NFL.. I challenge you to find the last time a team ran a DESIGNED QB draw from under center. No one is saying they should eliminate under center. I quite literally said, I can get on board with 35-40%. You also have to realize, the more we do it, the more film there is, the more preparation, and in result, the numbers will suffer. The reason it's successful right now is because of the amount of time we're under center.

his rookie year, when he missed a game or two we were all like "OMG we're F---ED!" Then everyone turned on him because he had a down year. Well, he had back surgery, he's 6'6 300+ lbs and is blocking grown men. I think back surgery is SOMEWHAT of a liable excuse. Glad he's back to who he really is.

I think his time in Carolina was a fail but he isn't a failure. Going from LSU with the most gifted team ever right in to the pros with a new OC who also never coached in the pros is a recipe for disaster (and he was like 30 years old). He was no where near ready. He'll get another chance and I think he'll ultimately be good, just needs to learn.

this... Going under center often will also give different cues based on film etc. I think Dorsey called a well balanced game yesterday. We need him to stick to that in close games and HIM not panic and evacuate under center as well.

It's proven better because we don't do it as often. I'd assume those numbers drop if we add 30% to our under center ratio. More planning, more film, etc.

In some respects on a roll out, sure. But the threat of him running draws, reads, etc goes out the window.. It's not the fact that we want him to run, we want the defense to respect it. Spreading them out with him in the gun takes guys out of the box, will make them incorporate a spy more often, loosens coverage, etc.

To be fair, no one has since 2007. Only Urlacher and Harrison have had 2 sacks, INT, and fumble recovery.

These are conflicting statements lol

I think the key to the game outside of the obvious of getting pressure is... Bernard and Milano in coverage over the shallow crosses and stopping YAC.

I can't get to the 70-80 man. That's too much and taking his running element out of it. It's not 1970 anymore. I can get on board with 35-40%.

/thread. They have not played a physical team yet. If you get in to a track meet, you lose. Abuse their OL, stop the run, get to Tua, keep everything in front of you.

I have grown to really respect Dan O and his insightful takes. I was actually pleasantly surprised with how good he was on MNF last week too. I feel he is very rational, he uses film, and he will call even call "stars" out for mistakes not give them excuses.

I thought Beane couldn't draft, missed on FA's, and our offensive line problems were all his fault?