dave mcbride

I wouldn't overinterpret this. Hackett will be fulfilling the Curtis Modkins role. LeFleur is going to be running that offense. He's not going to be running anything.

As I say above, the KC secondary is total trash. The one thing they can do is get to the QB really well with their edge guys, but that was the Chargers' forte too. I'd also add that NE went into the NFL history vaults in order to innovate--they drafted a RB in the first round and featured more heavy sets than any team I can remember (save for perhaps a gimmicky team like the Ravens). They identified a weakness stemming from NFL trends in defense (prioritizing pass rushers, coverage LBs, and DBs) and took advantage of teams all season.They were third in rushing attempts league-wide this season, 4th in rushing TDs, and 5th in rushing yards. And none of that yardage came from QB runs - it was all by the backs and players like Patterson.

So much of Brady's weaker performances this year derived from injury issues. When the team is healthy, he looks great. He annihilated a not-bad Jets D in the final game, and flat-out vivisected SD, which is a good team.

Easier said than done. I loathe Edelman, but he is essentially uncoverable on the shorter stuff because he has so many option routes that are dictated by the coverage, and Brady knows them all. They are in near-perfect tune. That's one of the reasons Brady is so good. He's also ridiculously accurate on passes to RBs; he always has been. And I strongly suspect that the Chiefs are going to get a hefty dose of Gronk this week. The Pats knew they'd destroy SD, and held his plays in reserve. If Gronk is on, he's basically uncoverable too. I think he's going to go all-out on Sunday because this might be it for him. Re blitzing, Brady struggled vs TN this year on blitzes, but over the course of his career, he's eaten them alive. And NE is healthy going into this game--which is huge. I'd be very wary of blitzing if I were Reid. Brady has struggled against teams with good man coverage - Denver comes to mind - but KC's secondary is garbage.

A guy named Russell Wilson too. He's a good passer, or so I hear.

Gronk had a phenomenal game. He was regularly destroying the lineman in front of him on run plays. Blocking is a big part of thr TE position. (He also got a PI in the end spzone that immediately led to their first TD.)

You know what? We could add to this: Bills fire Gailey Jets hire Gailey Dolphins fire Wannstedt Bills hire Wannstedt Dolphins fire George Edwards Bills hire Edwards --and maybe: Bills fire (Gregg) Williams Jets hire Williams

Gase hated a lot of players: Ajayi, Suh, Landry, and Jordan Phillips. He chased a lot of talent out of there because they weren't "Gase culture" guys. I think he's a smart offensive game planner, but I really wonder about his emotional intelligence.

I thought the same. Maybe they thought they had a can't miss play given the NO personnel on the field at that moment and that getting it off and implementing it was a sure thing, partly because NO wasn't switching up and expected Philly to take it to the two-minute warning. As it happened, it was an easy throw and catch that should have pucked up 10+ yards.

I think the Eagles would prbably have won that game if Jeffrey hadn’t blown it. They had the look of a team that was going to score on that drive.

A 3rd year plan with no playoffs (accounting for the weird fluke that was last year) is unacceptable. Other new regimes pull it off all of the time by year 3. It’s on them to do it. Barring an extreme injury situation, no excuses.

As I said, I don’t like him, but I don’t think he’s low character. I think he’s a hardass player who plays with an extreme edge, sometimes to the point where he’ll cross the line. He’s a process guy in his own way. Gase totally screwed his managing of a bunch of combustible-but-good players up (ie, Suh).

Yeah, I don’t like the guy either. I don’t hate Cox. He was wild early on but evolved into an actual pro over time.

I don’t think landry is low character - i think he’s a fierce competitor who plays hard and with an edge. But the aaron williams play dooms his rep among bills fans.

Well, I’m an idiot.

I thought KC was going to kill Indy. I don’t want to see routs, btw! Re NO, they have basically taken the last 3 weeks off. Lot of time to prep and get healthy.

I hate saying this because I want to see a good game, but I really think that NO will completely rout Philly. It’s a bad matchup for Philly.

Lynn’s biggest backer has been Bill Parcells, who Lynn coached for in 2005-06 with the Cowboys.

I hate when any player on any team gets called for pi on that. It ruins the game. You gotta let guys freaking play defense.

I hate to defend the pats, but gronk is being held on almost every single pass play.

That was a very good defensive play.

Man is Gronk a good run blocker for a TE.

This game reminds me of nothing so much as a regular season Bills-Pats game.

27th according to DVOA. Bad but not the worst, and they did get after the QB all season.

It's the other foot that's injured this season. The surgically repaired one is fine.