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I see your point about him being authentic, but I also see @That's No Moon's point that "Don't Think About Elephants" tends to bring thoughts of elephants into your head and "I wish it were colder" does the same thing with weather. I could be giving the Dolphins too little credit, but I felt that we damned near beat ourselves with stupid turnovers more than they damn near upset us. I didn't mean to be saying his players didn't care globally, because I'm sure they do, and maybe nothing he could say would make a difference - ultimately, I think they they were battling too many defensive injuries and had lost too many pieces from their defense to be competitive in KC and they knew it. But in that segment of Hard Knocks, he sure didn't seem to be impressing them.

I kind of see your point. To me anyway, it would come across more sincerely if he were "I'm freezing cold all the time, even in Miami. But you guys can play red hot. We've had one goal in sight all year round, and it's here: Win a Playoff Game. I'm counting on you to play so hard you knock the F out of Freezer" or something like that.

Its. Sarcasm. I think the pump fake should be a 15 yard penalty . . . . . . ====>sarcasm<=====

And you know, I don't want to dog the man for that. Different people have different thermostats. But maybe, if you're cold at 46 degrees in NYC, it doesn't come across the best when you wear a shirt that says "I wish it was COLDER" and telling your players it's going to be fantastic for them to be slamming into the cement hard Astroturf of Arrowhead while you're huddling next to the heater in your puffy coat

Well, we'll see. That was with Roman's offense. Maybe That was Then, This is Now. I'm not saying that because I want to see the Ravens go any further, but do you really believe Josh Allen and the Bills have no chance against the Chiefs because the Chiefs in the playoffs have beaten them twice? Past performance no guarantee of future results and all that.

So for right now, Hard Knocks Episode 9 Full Episode up on Youtube So far I'm "up to" McDaniel standing in front of an auditorium with his team, wearing men's capris and a substantial-looking long sleeved sweater with a high collar, telling his team that their playoff loss to Buffalo (in Buffalo) last season was so much fun in the cold, that he asked last year "I wish it was colder" and got his wish, and they're going to have so much fun in the arctic air of Arrowhead. They look un-persuaded by his rhetoric. Especially when they're in KC and a lot of the players have bare arms, while he's huddled up in a puffy coat with a hat and a neck gaiter and what looks like a neoprene face mask.

I could be wrong but I thought public safety isssues (severe weather necessitating driving ban, need to have emergency responders helping people vs. directing traffic and policing game) were the major reasons for the cancellation? In his interview on Pat McAfee, Mitch Morse said game safety concerns were pointed out to the players - for example, in the weather that occurred on Sunday, if there were a serious injury on the field, EMS could be unable to get the injured player through the weather to a Level 1 Trauma Center in a timely fashion. McAfee looked like he was having a 💡 "oh *****, you're right, I never thought of that!" moment. It is possible that enlightenment will come to Watt. Or, maybe not.

I can not disagree with you on the bolded point.

The 17 game NFL season vs. the 162 game MLB season will limit that sort of analysis

Agreed, we do indeed need players that can create plays like that.

Now this is High Class. Kudos!

Just a little note that while the practice squad elevations are now unlimited PER PLAYER, they are not unlimited PER GAME. Per game, still get 2. See Sal tweet before Steelers game about "two elevations" for three spots (needs)

I think Haack understands the winds in Highmark well enough. I'm worried he doesn't understand how to get the punt off fast enough before the opponents get there.

As far as releasing Fournette, he may have asked to go....but Sal points out we did have to release a veteran from PS

Baldy on how the KC pressure strategy backfired at times

First showed up after a "stinger" a couple weeks ago. After the Patriots game I think.

Technically, they had 13 players on injury report to the Bills 12. The most serious for the Chiefs is Derrick Nnadi, who is a new add to their injury report with a tricep injury. He's their starting nose tackle and the only DNP. Sneed limited with a calf is of interest, he's one of their starting corners. It's notable that Omenihu, one of their DEs, and Rashee Rice, are both nursing hammies. Unknown how serious.

I'm not so sure the Bills are using a modified Saints system now. Can you tell me more about this?

I'm not a scout, but I'm not sure that's the way "most NFL coaches grade" and would welcome some input on this - any input from guys who've coached at the college or HS level @HoofHearted @Buffalo716? Either way, I think the main point is that the coaches (and scouts) are typically people who have a deep and nuanced knowledge of the game. They're people who can diagnose the defensive coverage based on subtle cues like footwork and body position. We saw this kind of thing with Tony Romo when he started his broadcast career, where he could accurately read the defense and predict what the offense was going to do and the network told him to tone it down. The ability of these people with a lifetime football background, playing and coaching, to deduce the play call, or the coverage, or the protection call, after looking at film, is on a different level. It's my understanding that PFF uses a lot of graders in Ireland and now India whose understanding of the game is taking a few training sessions. Now they claim that only 10% of their employees finalize grades or something like that, and that everything is reviewed, but 🤷‍♂️? Some critiques of PFF: https://sportank.com/media/post/is-pff-reliable-are-they-all-that-credible I picked these because neither are out to just dismiss or trash PFF.

I guess he's not of Watt's stature, but I've referenced before Bills former center Eric Wood talking about PFF grading of OL play. He discussed how coaches grade out players relative to their assignments and it looks nothing like PFF's grading. In a browser, if you click on the tweet so you get a URL that says "twitter" in it and copy that, it will embed.

Actually he looks like this

Well, the other thing he knows is that just like other noisy environments, Highmark does calm down a lot if his team were to manage to get out to an early lead.

Baldy after the regular season game on part of the Chiefs strategy

Don't know if I believe him, but good to hear. Very very good if true.

The challenge of Haack on the PS is the "two elevations per game" rule. If Davis is unlikely to be back (DNP today, per @HappyDays source Grade 2 PCL tear and out for Division round), we really need to elevate a WR. With Dodson, Spector, and Bernard all injured, even if 2 of them can play, elevating AJ Klein seems like a no-brainer. So we have to cut someone to bring Haack onto the roster. Then who do we cut? And do Waiver rules still apply?