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I can understand frustration but to actively root against making the playoffs is wild. Yes some of the earlier season aspirations are almost out the window but I want them in the mix. 5 days ago Josh had a historic performance and he is capable of a game like that at any given moment. Every defense we face is not gonna be a #1 ranked defense. Winning in the NFL is difficult. There's 6 games left. They could easily get into a groove in that timeframe and walk into the playoffs with all the momentum on their side.

I see that I'm in the super minority via the poll but I don't want to miss the playoffs and I don't want Beane gone. I think McDermott is the burnout... It's his defense that has let us down repeatedly. He's had the luxury of passing the blame to whichever coordinator he assigned to run this supposedly complex scheme that isn't effective at all. He should've been taken over the play calling on that side of the ball if nobody else has run it correctly. It's literally what has held us back from championship contention. A boatload of resources have been invested into it and it has yet to yield any significant results in which one can even remotely say it's a solid unit. We've passed on numerous offensive resources to address it and we just dedicated an entire draft to it. We need a different scheme period. As for Beane, I don't see him as the terrible GM that others seem to think he is. We had that during the drought years. He has had the luxury of 3 picks within the top 20 his entire tenure, while overhauling a roster that was fresh off of years (close to 2 decades) of terrible management. He got us Allen. He got us Diggs. He invested and rebuilt the OL to a top unit. He misses on some picks just like any other GM and he has some bad contracts like any other GM. I think he's tried to appease his HC to a fault over the years and that has skewed the perception of him. I'd be good with Beane working in tandem with another HC.

I think that narrative would've been short lived and irrelevant once you factor in Waddle's age and a likely change in offensive scheme after this year (I'm assuming that Brady will be gone). I think he would've improved this scheme by creating space a la Cooper and then you have a high upside guy in place to work with for the forseeable future.

I think it was also the fact that we were playing the Dolphins in their home the very next game. The timing couldn't have been worse for us in those negotiations.

Cap experts...what will it take to keep Bosa?

I was very skeptical if the Hoecht signing but it's looking surprisingly good so far. I'm just happy to see the defense force punts against credible offenses.

I'm loving Kincaid being utilized as the pass catching threat

I started reading this thread at a bar and I'm certain that the people next to me are curious as to why I am so amused by this gif

I want to see numerous reports of trade talks for a WR.

As of today the top 3 places I have him going to are: Atlanta Cincy Arizona Baltimore is my dark horse candidate

Where's the poster who started that "maybe we should lose the turnover ratio" thread? 😡😡😡

I think the "meaningless" can be interpreted a different way. Maybe "less concerning" is a better term. Of course the season victories play a role but when you're a legit superbowl contender over years; the season becomes just a long evaluation process. We can hang with anybody whether home or away in the playoffs. The glaring issue is this scheme. We've found various scapegoats for every iteration of it: Frazier, Edmunds, undersized LBs, corners not grasping concepts, safeties, lack of pass rush, can't stop the run, 3rd and long, bend but don't break, depth, McDermott should call it, etc... It's like someone throwing you a birthday party but you're uneasy because you know they're gonna smash your face in the cake. I say all that to say it's a very valid position for a fan of this team to take at this juncture.

I just continue to hate the defensive scheme. I don't know how feasible it would be but I wish we could find a way to get Jim Schwartz back and hand him the keys.

I know a lot of folks are thinking in terms of the present, but this very well might be our last go with this scheme. Brady was already interviewing for HC gigs this past season. He might have his pick of the litter this year with opportunities. There could be roughly 10 or so openings available (Tenn, Atl, Mia, Hou, Cle, Cin, Car, NYG, Ari, Bal). There's almost nothing for this team to add offensively (in any scheme) aside from a bonafide alpha talent at WR. It is a well oiled machine as long as Allen is at the helm and I will always be in favor of giving him top notch weapons.

I believe the premise is flawed due to conflating PROBABILITY and ODDS. The ODDS will always be the same of winning or losing the turnover margin (50/50). This can only be factored in once a turnover is committed. It's irrelevant if no turnovers occur. The PROBABILITY of winning or losing the turnover margin has a slew of variables attached to it. First being that a turnover is committed. You cannot assign a predetermined percentage. Your example seems like we've flipped a coin, let it hit the ground and it has landed heads 25 times consecutively... So now on the 26th flip we'll catch the coin, see if it happens to land heads, then flip it to tails. Thank you because this gave me something to occupy my time until the early game starts