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It will either be Lundt or Grable, assuming Grable is activated.

Now let's go Bengals - putting Ravens at 6 losses would be huge

Agree. Need to stay aggressive / passing on offense for Dallas

Agree. If you make little effort to run a route and run directly into a defender, thats the definition of offensive pass interfence. It was a good call, Romo being clueless

He isnt a true shutdown type. He is top 10 but has matchup issues due to his measurables

Dallas needs to ditch the rungame

So Keon dresses for Palmer and Cooks dresses. Maybe we get Kincaid back. Looking doubtful for Dion, unless he jumps to limited tomorrow. Grable likely to be activated. Vande is much better at LT, than RT, question is if Lundt gets the start at RT or if they think Grable with 1 week of practice is a better option. This game is going to be extremely difficult, gonna need the best performance from our defense to pull it out and zero turnovers on offense.

Spread moving bc we likely will be without both tackles...against a very good pass rush and still elite game wrecker in Watt. I personally dont see how we win this one with Vandemark and Lundt starting. Gonna be alot of run, run, pass.

The issue is that Beane thought he had a bunch of #2 types to spread the ball to - not unlike GB from recent years. He was relying on Shakir (who he re-signed), Kincaid (former 1st), Coleman (former 1st/2nd), Palmer (more as a complementary role), and Samuel. Coupled with Knox, Ty and Cook as other pieces. Its been Beanes misguided "vision" on what we had/who he thought these guys could be. Also on Brady having maybe a bottom 5 passing schematic/design (Brady should be a QB coach/run game coordinator). McD fault on most of these OC hires -- they have 1 year of success, and the league figures them out. Even on defense, Beane poured alot of resources into re-signing Groot, Bernard, Benford - then spent on injury risks/suspended players and his top 3 picks have contributed very little (yes due to injury). IMO, Beane just doesnt have it. We are constantly searching for that "missing piece", used to be a pass rush (still is), then it was OL, now its WR and a mess of a salary cap. I dont trust he will ever put together a complete team/SB caliber roster.

You must be traveling to the wrong suburbs. South Hills/Mt Lebo, Sewickley (northwest of city), North Hills/Cranberry all amazing areas. Go a little further north, Zelienople great small town feel.

Agree on all of this - we just need to take care of our own business, starting this weekend in Pittsburgh. Every team in the hunt has "swing" type games, that can go either way. All 4 divisions are technically up for grabs. A lot of these teams also play each other over the final 6 weeks --- definitely safe to say that a 10-7 record will likely get you in this year.

AFC is so wide open this season --- there isn't a "dominant"/elite team, just a bunch of really good teams - who are all capable of making a deep run/going to the SB. I think Denver is the best, most well-rounded team and will be the toughest "out". Get in and anything can happen. Unfortunately, we need a lot of things to go our way for the division title at this point. Basically can't afford to lose another AFC game -- have to play in New England with them coming off a bye week -- then need New England to drop a game against the Jets or Dolphins. We'd need to beat them record-wise, which will take us running the table IMO. OR we need them to drop 3 AFC games (1 to us and 1 to either Dolphins or Jets, and 1 to Ravens) and for us to go undefeated in remaining AFC games (Philly game wouldn't matter). Playoffs start for us this Sunday --- that has to be the attitude from here on out.

I think Hancock eventually replaces Cam Lewis -- if that's next year, or we keep Cam around if cutting Taron as insurance. They think highly enough of him to put Hancock in there on high-leverage passing situations, I think he eventually can play that "dime" role/jack of all trades that Cam does, but at a higher level.

Top of priority list: 1. WR - find a top-end guy, trade/FA/draft, but we should also double up with more speed/someone who can also handle kick or punt returns. I think there is a 30/70 chance that Keon is traded in the offseason, depending on how he finishes out the season. It's early to give up on your top 2024 draft pick for what will likely be a 6th rounder. I think this decision is more likely if we have a new GM in place, otherwise can't see Beane admitting a mistake that fast for such a young player. 2. Run defense (DT and LB) --- this to me is multi-faceted, but starts up front at DT. Walker doesn't play like a 1-tech nose, he lacks the powerful base to hold up to double teams consistently. We need a 1-technique to replace Daquan. Then we need to find a LB to replace Milano. I'm in favor of moving Bernard to Milano's role. 3. DE - with our current needs, we need to find a another 1-year deal type (think Floyd, Bosa types) to fill that #2 role. Hopefully Hoecht is able to make a return by start of season, but I wouldn't count on that. I think we need to draft another or find a couple 1-year rentals. Our 3rd rounder Landon Jackson can replace AJE and add depth, but we should be looking for up to 3 new bodies here (counting on Bosa, AJE gone and Solomon experiment is done -- he's a practice squad player). 4. Then I'm looking for a quality safety to pair with Bishop, who I think will be a pro-bowler this season and a chance for all-pro next year. 5. Nickle corner --- I think we need to see if we stick with McD, but if we do, finding a replacement for Taron might climb to #4. I hate the idea of Cam Lewis, he's a stop-gap type. Hancock is a safety/nickle hybrid, maybe he is ready. But I think we need to search FA. Our draft should be focused on: WR, LB, DT/DE We should have some modest $$$ to play with in FA, not a big signing to multiple years, but could easily find a LB replacement for Milano & a safety. Then find a 1-year rental at DE (like a Floyd/Bosa type).

Living in Pittsburgh, nobody ever talks about Heinz Field/Acrisure being haunted... or ghost tours/etc --- this is definitely an interesting take. If you're traveling in for a couple days, the typical touristy things to do: 1. Mt Washington --- amazing views, great/expensive restaurants 2. the Incline 3. Walking Point State Park 4. Strip District --- so many shops to walk to, this is the most cultural part of the city 5. Keep driving past strip district and you'll hit some great food spots, Lawrenceville to Point Breeze 6. Primantis - you'll find a ton around the city 7. Market Square 8. Tons of museums, science center, etc 9. Rivers Casino Hit me up if you need any tips on parking, where to stay/eat, etc. EDIT: and I was at the 1996 Bills vs Steeler playoff game, my first experience at a game as a 13-year old. Had a cousin who played LB for the Steelers, sat in the players' "family section" -- got plenty of dirty looks/my dad had to deal with lots of heckling fans every time I stood up yelling