Simon

I was actually just typing faster than my brain. The stroke was actually referring to you .

Sorry for the mini-stroke; I edited it as soon as I re-read it

And smells like Limburger...

At one point tonight I was walking back into the the room and just involuntarily took a knee when I saw another flag. Their lack of attention to detail is absolutely a problem for them right now. And Sanders

It's been an ugly 8 days

Half of their Top 4 DTs Half of their Top 4 WRs Half of their Top 4 CBs All of their starting LBs Their #1 TE Both of their top 2 draft picks They are literally going to be adding 7-8 key players to this team over the next few weeks. If they're still look like this by Thanksgiving, then there will be reason to start considering they're not for real. Until then, a bye and a game with Carolina couldn't have come at a better time.

Jones has been Oliver's partner for two+ years now and would have been right next to him again if he wasn't hurt. Walker's been the primary undertackle coming off the bench and would have been there tonight if Jones was healthy. Although if he keeps playing like he has been the last couple weeks, they're not going to be able to keep him off the field.

Wave 1 is Oliver/Jones. Walker is part of the group you're calling weak.

We see it every week. But yeah, you're not being a dick at all 🙄

I don't care for Babich and think he's in over his head, but that patchwork mess that was out there tonight is not something that should serve as a final judgement. When you have Andreesen, Poyer, Cam Lewis and Javon Solomon all out there on the field at the same time, it's hard to point at the DC and say "there's your problem".

This is not just about this year

I know what a contain rush looks like and that is what McDermott has been typically asking of Rousseau for a significant portion of his career.

I'm fine with Rousseau; he's a perfect fit for what McDermott wants out of his Ends and when he's allowed more freedom (ala the last two weeks) he becomes much more impactful. Bernard was valuable in my mind mostly because he is (or was) a turnover magnet. But he's lost a step over the last year and is now often late for plays that he used to be on time for.

He's loosened Groot up a little bit the last two weeks and it's clearly made him a more impactful player. But that has not been the norm at all since he's been here.

He did make about two plays, which is two above his average.

Work harder. Play smarter.

There were a lot more than two highly rated and available players when we picked. And cherry picking the ones you can find that are playing well right now is 100% the pointless hindsight game.

He's been the only LB worth two nickels on this team the entire year. None of Bernard, Milano or certainly Williams would likely not have even gotten a hand on that ball. There's only one way. Work harder.

No, McDermott is comparable to McDermott. He wants his defense how he wants his defense, and his Ends are going to play run first and contain rush second.

Hairston got hurt; you have no idea if he was the wrong pick yet. Bunkum. I'm stepping out of this utterly pointless thread

Maybe vent in an existing thread instead of compelling people to click on a new redundant one that adds little value?

I love hindsight threads; they're the best.

He was out there with the D for a few plays also.

He'd have teh same anchor chain on Garret that he has on Rousseau. He wants his defense to contain everything and keep the play in front of him. He has absolutely minimized certain players by not cutting them loose.

It's not. But Cooke is definitely frustrated with his usage, and should be.