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I am praying for it this year, but I think this team may have one more year of building, such as OLine and a few other pieces. Like I said, I'm praying for this year, but I voted championship game. No matter what happens, after another off season, we will be unstoppable.....for years. When you think about where we are compared to this time last year, I sure ain't gonna complain. If we get on a run, oh yeah....

I agree with this. As a fan for 49 years, I love seeing them have a winning season. Last year was 13 seconds. This year is different. Every year is different. I'm grateful for not having to look at draft prospects by Thanksgiving. You just never know what can happen before the playoffs start. That being said, I really do think K.C. will get beat in the 1st rd. and once we kick Miami's ass in the Ralph, it's game on. I don't like to count the chickens.....but at least I know we'll be in the royal rumble.

Wow, I can barely remember what I had for dinner last night....although I do remember in the 70's weed was 20 bucks an ounce. I actually became a fan when I was 10 on the day O.J. broke the record.....for rushing by a RB, not homicides.

Yeah I didn't look up Smith's cost salary wise, but IIRC, it was a 4th round pick? I'd have done that in a heartbeat.

Thank God A.J. Klein is back. I guarantee he will make a big difference filling in....already has. (9 tackles, 1 for loss and dropping Swift on Lions final drive) I think Bernard and Spector have a good future, but we really should have kept Klein from the get go. It wasn't a huge deal money wise. edit: However I do wish we'd have jumped on Roquain Smith.(sp?)

It is because of the refusal to be able to play a defense other than nickel. Teams with a decent OL and power back will run over the nickel corner all day long. I had hoped we learned that lesson from last year. Giving up over 150....let alone 200 plus on the ground should put somebody on thin ice. You couldn't find 2 more opposite games then us vs. Pats last year. The 3 pass game and the playoff game. This upcoming game will tell everyone everything about this coaching staff.

I believe as of the Browns game, we were no.2 in the league in allowing the longest drives. Refusing to blitz is maddening. Hopefully after McD's convo with Frazier on the sideline during the Browns game things will change in terms of pass rush. Having starters out makes an extra rusher a no brainer.

IMO, the Hoodie's gonna try to find success by either...getting another performance from Jones like Thursday's, or run over Taron Johnson all day if the Bills are gonna commit to nickle. (see also last year). If Edmunds is in they need to run a 4-3 and rotate blitzing a LB on every play....unless it's 3rd and long and they want to send Johnson. The main point being that they need to lay the wood to Alfred E. Jones and get him all red in the face and such right off the bat. A.J. Klein is gonna end up saving our butts at points. I am so glad he's back. They should be able to play man with safety help on Parker.

WTF? I didn't even think that. That pisses me off. Now it;s time to throw down some ass kickin... McD better tell Frazier to step aside while he unleashes Holy Hell on Mac Jones

Sorry this isn't pertaining to the general thread, but I'd suggest with 10 days off we are gonna kick ass from here on out. Get on the train or get run over..out.

Ok, I'll be the one to say it. Post the video..... edit: forgot the premise of the thread.....

Well if anyone watched the last couple of games of us making the QBs look like Brady and Manning, I think the answer is obvious. We play teams with one good receiver and they get damn near 200 yds....ummm yeah, I would guess dialing up some pressure would be in order. As a matter of fact, I think this subject may have been covered.

I like Mike Love. I believe he can bring some speed. May not hurt to have Zimmer in the rotate either.

i wouldn't be surprised if at some time they take a look at Alec Anderson at RG. They said during camp and pre season that he doesn't lose his matchups. 6'5 310?

I think...IMO, that when you have rookies and backups in the secondary, you make sure you find a way to lay the wood to the QB. We seem to be stuck on the rush 4 philosophy which is ok if ya got the horses. Thankfully, they did retool the Dline, but it ain't gonna fly every week. Teams are going to adjust and we end up giving pedestrian QBs all day to throw. Yesterday was frustrating even though Brissett has some mobility. They showed on TV McD having what seemed like a P.O.'d convo with Frazier and lo and behold the pass rush kicks up a notch. That exchange was shown plain as day on the telly and my beef with McD is that he is supposed to be D.C guru and it takes him forever to put a foot up someone's ass. He needs to quit worrying about it and take control sooner than later. Any one of us can predict the opponent's M.O. on offense each week, but nothing seems to change. If McD don't put two cents in now, Goff will tear us up on National TV Thurs.

Or have 2 Bosas, a Donald a Mack and a Miller.... I'll take that bet. Until we get a Defensive Co. with a pulse and some game face, we are gonna lose important games.

BTW we are facing the Detroit Lions coming up. What's the plan? To hopefully outscore them? I think McD better take over this Defense now.....or it's his ass that should be on the fire.

Well hopefully we won't face that caliber of QB again....sheesh

Forgive me for not having read all replies, but keeping in mind we played the Browns, and with all the previous games considered....Frazier couldn't get pressure with a warrant. We are a ***** defense when it comes to rush fo. Get lucky once in a while, but a jugs machine could give us a loss......

Knox has been our 6th Lineman in pass pro. I wish people would let up on him a little. It's the way he's being used. I hope the coaches coach smarter. Quit thinking you have to convert 4th and shorts every time....especially in FG range....And with 1:38 and a timeout left in the RZ and OT, take the timeout and think about what the Hell you need to do. We should have never lost let alone went to OT.

I don't know about the Chiefs. I'm inclined to stay away from any point spreads. Loss to the Colts, close win vs. Jags and barely get by Titans. I can see them dropping 2 if not 3...at least I hope so.

Or Lactaid?

Looking at the Fins last 7 games. other than the Texans, they face San Fran, GB, Bolts, Bills, NE and the Jets. They will lose some games....and probably Tua somewhere along the way.

And maybe a little time with the Jugs machine....lol

1. Have McD call the Defense 2. Make Dorsey stand on the sideline 3. Instruct players to fake injury on 4th and shorts(especially in FG range), to avoid making stupid knee jerk decisions.