No_Matter_What

1. Don't panic. 2. Let Frazier go and find someone who can work with McD defense but makes it a little more aggressive. 3. Start using rookies more. 4. Stop giving guaranteed money to players who may not make roster (like Howard, Mancz, Duke Johnson or Marquel Lee) 5. Stop paying ST specialists and stop paying 5th DE and 4th DT more than vet min, no matter what. As for the team: Keep everyone from this group who stays for vet min with NO guaranteed money: Matakevich, Crowder, Quessenberry, Martin, Van Roten, Hart, Boettger, Marlowe, Klein, hell even Saffold if he takes it. Then let these guys go if they don't make final 53. Make offers to all RFAs - Dodson, Jackson, Lewis Let T.Jones, Kumerow, Sweeney go. Keep Edmunds for 13M aav if possible, otherwise try to tag him and trade him. Keep Singletary for 3,5M aav on 3/4 year deal, I think he takes it Let Poyer go unless he stays for less than 4M Keep Phillips and/or Lawson for no more than 2M each Trade Oliver if you can get mid 2nd for him and draft his replacement, otherwise let him play on 5th year Trade Davis if you can get 2nd for him and draft his replacement, otherwise let him play on final year of his rookie contract Let Hines go unless he agrees to serious pay cut. Find the best OL FA possible and pay him. Maybe extend Jones for one more year. Get best backup QB available for no more than 2M (yeah take a little bigger risk on this one) If there is any reason to believe that Bernard might be any good think about playing 3LBs and trade T.Johnson (save quite a lot). Draft WR and OL in rounds 1 and 2 Draft OL and defense (S or LB, whatever meets need/quality) in rounds 3 and 4 Or swing a trade for good WR for 1st or 2nd - in that case for sure trade Oliver to create cap space.

This is the best post I've read on this board since that dissappoing loss. Bad posters went rogue, and even many good and reasonable posters seemed to lost their minds for a while (many in this thread). I agree with every single word from the top to bottom. Thank you for bringing a little sanity to this board.

Grass is always greener on the other side for some...

We had a hard look in the mirror last year and brought Von Miller. Unfortunately for us, he wasn't here when it mattered. I know I am in a minority here but I wouldn't draw any significant conclusions from this loss. Our season was extremely derailed by the first Cincy game, we haven't recovered from that and it showed today. There were other things also but this one was the most important imo.

Cincy. Not even a question. But NFC in SB, no doubt.

Being from Europe, there is no way I won't be there.

Bengals didn't blow out anybody this year. But yeah, they will definitely blow out us in OP next week. Lol

Well neither did Bengals or Chiefs (or have a look and tell me which one it was). Except for a random blowout of a bad team there is no such thing as this mythical "complete" game some of you like to speak about.

I see a small chance that in 4 weeks we look back and say that Miami gave us most fits on our way to Lombardi.

Sure you can. Only problem was that this was Miami with Thompson at QB and we did not expect it. If we beat Cincy like this everybody will be happy. That's why I say - go Bengals tonight. Bring them on. No more underdogs like Jags.

Ugly win, but whatever. Give me 3 more ugly wins this season.

He missed one tackle, otherwise he was great. Again. Find a way to keep him.

Including "fans" in GDT.

My favorite young Bill. Edit: Oops he dropped it.

Well and now think what this team could do to SF...

Does this qualify as splash play?

Fun fact: This was our first succesfull FG since the one that ended W15 Miami game on 18 December.

When this offense is clicking its not even fair.

OMG what a catch. That's a catch.

What he does best. Improvising. Went wrong way this time.

This looks like a good thread to ask @GunnerBill - you have that theory that any SB winning team needs to have 3 (or 4?) difference makers, right? So, before playoff starts, do we have them? If yes, who is the 3rd right now? Is it clear right now, or is it something which can change during playoffs? Also, which other teams have 3 so they stand a chance to win SB?

I disagree mostly because I think we will be able to sign him for much less than you think. But where I disagree heavily is point 2. To me it doesn't make sense to use Hines as an argument for not signing Devin. Hines gets 5M next year with no dead cap and I think there is zero chance we keep him for that price tag. So Hines has nothing to do with Singletary imo.

So, that's it? Kingsbury and Smith as the only HCs fires after the season? Seems a little surprising to me. Also, no mention on Patricia being fired as OC in NE? Or did I miss separate thread?

If tag will be $21M as suggested above then it is the worst option available. Either let him go or extend him for much less per and for significantly lower cap hit in 2023.

This has to be some reverse form of Rooney rule lol