SirAndrew

What’s the theory with going for two there ? Please enlighten me.

Cobb, and Stills have the name recognition, but I’m not convinced either is that good at this point. They’re guys who can catch the ball, but not really playmakers. They have no playmakers imo.

Yeah, it’s tough for me to analyze a defense based on an opener against the Chiefs. Those guys have been unstoppable for several years. The Texans offense on the other hand is struggling against a weak Chiefs D. If I were a Texans fan, I’d be more discouraged by that.

That’s because the media has crowned Watson as a future Hall of Famer or something. I don’t want to take away from what he’s accomplished, but I’m not convinced he belongs in the Mahomes, Brees, elite category that some placed him in. Right now, he’s struggling without Hopkins against a bad defense.

He might be an even worse GM.

The best way to get over an ex WR, is to find a better one. Diggs will make you forget Watkins, I promise.

Colllinsworth just warming up with the Watt worshiping.

I can’t believe how run heavy Andy Reid has been tonight.

They aren’t bad, but Hopkins is a beast, as I’m sure you know. There’s just a lot to be said for having a guy you can throw the ball to in any situation. Hopkins caught passes that aren’t supposed to be caught. That’s a huge loss for any QB, and none of those guys bring that ability to the table. As a QB you don’t always need to think with a guy like Hopkins on the field. If you’re in trouble, just toss it to the elite WR.

I know Watson is a talented QB, but am I the only person who thinks there might be a very noticeable decline without Hopkins ?

Totally agree, he’s been much better in big games on the road, while big home games haven’t gone so well.

I still can’t believe the NFL didn’t make a uniform rule regarding fan attendance. It might not be a big deal in the end, but it’s just strange.

The offense is rolling. I don’t expect the D to get better. They’ll need to score a lot tonight imo.

I’m into the game. I just learned not to make any mask jokes around here, lots of sensitivity to it.

Chiefs defense still very unimpressive.

I was making a joke. I thought fans were already distanced. Why is it safe for someone to take a mask off to eat if they are at risk of infecting others the rest of the time in their seat. It was wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. Just saying I doubt in stadium mask wearing compliance is going to be very successful with people taking them off and on to eat and drink. It was a hypothetical situation joke, not my future plans.

Pretty sloppy so far, as expected I suppose.

Just saying it makes no sense, I’m not showing anyone anything. Just saying it’s safe to sit in the same seat without a mask if I’m drinking, but it’s not safe when I’m not eating drinking ? I understand the concourse, but wow. It should be like restaurants, if you’re in your seat you don’t need a mask. The world has lost its collective mind, and has no common sense.

I’m not sure anyone knows the answer to that question.

All for show, I agree. It’s like making fans wear them. What in the world is stopping me from drinking beer all game so I never have to put my mask on ? I mean, the fans are kind of distanced anyway. Masks in your seat at the game make no sense imo. I get the concourse area.

Well, by the measure masks for players at any point make no sense. After all they will be tackling each other for the next three hours.

I’m going to state an unpopular opinion. I realize that Rex isn’t a good NFL coach, and McD is vastly superior. However, this franchise had more problems than just Rex at the time. The front office and coaching staff were disjointed. Whaley had no vision that considered coaching style when building a team. Ryan’s defense was absolutely pathetic for a guy considered a defensive genius. We all saw what McD did with limited talent on D his first season, that’s a real defensive coach. However, I think our defensive talent heading into 2015 is overrated. Dareus was a beast when that defense was good, but this was before he decided to check out. Mario Williams was dominant for a while too, but his career was slowing down by 2015. We had talent, but many of our important defensive contributors from the Marrone years were fading away for various reasons. Rex still isn’t a good coach, and there’s no way the defense should have been that bad. I’m just not convinced we’d have this elite defense back in 2015 if we didn’t hire Rex. There were many factors in play.

Probably for an entire season. The media would have taken a hit like that on a star player and ran with it too. Gronk wasn’t very harshly criticized anywhere in the media either. If it were Suh or someone like that, all the sports talk shows would have been calling for banishment.

I wasn’t enamored with the Epenesa pick, but I’ll give him a chance. It’s clear to me that Beane has a solid plan where he values certain players and positions above others. I know many people wanted Dobbins, but I don’t think Beane values the RB position that early in the draft with so much talent left in the board. Beane got the guy he wanted with AJE, and still landed a quality RB. Those are the moves that make me appreciate Beane. Epenesa will at least be a mediocre contributor, while Moss has potential to be a playmaker. Our previous regimes would have taken Dobbins who would have been a good player, but their next picks would have all been lucky to see the field. Epenesa and Moss will both see the field at some point. I don’t see Epenesa as a bust, maybe just not elite as some people will want. Gone are the days of spending high draft picks on WR’s and RB’s. Beane understands value by position. That’s why he was willing to make the deal for Diggs. Beane realizes that recent NFL history indicates WR’s are really tough draft picks to get right.

People who love football. I used to attend tons of concerts because I love music. I can't tell you how many musicians went on rants that I didn’t agree with politically. I was there because I enjoyed the product, and maybe that person I disagree might even be a decent person, I just disagree. I don’t ban my uncle for the Thanksgiving dinner because I don’t agree with him politically. I’m never going to let politics take away something I enjoy.