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I suspect we draft a punter late given the success Bass has had as a homegrown specialist… Haack is a goner. With the dead cap hit, Star stays put. Jerry probably retires or leaves as a FA. My guess is that OL, DL, and the secondary are the targets in FA and the draft. Hyde and Poyer are getting up there in age and they need to develop the next generation while they can still go. They love Edmunds for some reason so I suspect they stay out with their LBs as is.

Regarding the officiating department... As was said upthread, they are paid very well for what amounts to 16 games of work (they get multiple bye/off weeks), plus preseason and postseason duty. I think the major issue with the officiating is the average age and physical fitness. These guys range in age from their late 30s to 70 years old (in the case of Tony Corrente). You can't tell me that things like reaction time, eyesight, etc don't diminish by the time you reach 55, let alone 70. They should move the older officials up into the booth for replay, and get younger blood out on the field. I honestly think this is the biggest reason officiating is terrible - it's being conducted by the same group waiting in line for the salad bar at Wendys at 4pm on a Wednesday for their discount.

I tend to agree with this take. Both my wife and I have been “sham” interviewees in the past. It sucks to go through the prep for a job you have 0% chance of landing, but it’s how life works. Throwing games intentionally though is huge if it’s actually true. It’d get the owner kicked out of the league and if anyone had knowledge of this and placed a bet… it’d be the NFL’s version of the Black Sox. This is the much bigger news imo.

I think the more interesting question is - did the team hold back either quarterback. McD, for all the credit he rightly deserves for turning the culture around, has had a horrible track record of in-game coaching. His win percentage on challenges, as well as how his defense handles end of game situations (Arizona last year, KC this year) makes me think he needs someone like Ernie Adams is to Belichick. He needs someone in the booth that isn't wrapped up in the emotion of the moment to provide input on stuff like this. I personally think that Allen + Kelce + Hill would've had a field day. Kelce represents a huge upgrade over Knox, and Hill is a #1 that has McKenzie-type speed. Add Pringle, CEH, and McKinnon and I just think their skill players are better than Diggs, Beasley, Davis, McKenzie, and Singletary.

This - I am no fan of the Patriots*, but at least PatsFans has some small shred of decency. ChiefsPlanet is like finding a dark corner of the internet and wondering how humanity can interact like that on a daily basis. It makes me feel very fortunate to have a place like this, even if it can get crazy after a loss like yesterday's. Also makes me really appreciate our fanbase a lot.

Regular season: 1 10-minute overtime period, played to its completion. Any tries must be 2 point conversions. If it's tied after 10 minutes, it's a tie. Postseason: 10-minute overtime periods, played to their completion. Any tries must be 2 point conversions. If it's tied after 10 minutes, repeat. As it stands right now, the NFL is akin to extra innings without a guarantee of a bottom half of the inning. Sure, you could argue that "pitching matters" and so whoever scores first should win. But it completely ignores the reality of today's NFL where the offense is handed every single advantage. The coin toss matters too much.

BBFS flashed before me tonight, I knew they couldn't hold them for 13 seconds. Dallas on the first Monday night game in Buffalo in forever. That NE opener on Monday night on the 50th anniversary of the AFL. Music City Miracle Wide Right Hail Murray We've been through our fair share of this crap... notice the two under McD are last second defensive breakdowns. He's gotta get the endgame nailed down.

Really could use a turnover here...

Feels like a qb draw on 3rd down.

Would like to see some runs to Singletary... can't keep throwing it every down.

Son of Hochuli in particular looks really short compared to many of the players.

This is the same line of thinking that says we should lose NFC games because it makes us more likely to win tiebreakers.

The Wild Card thing was pretty bad. But NBC isn't going to make a special Thursday graphics package for Thanksgiving. They'll just use the SNF stuff. Some of the networks have an "NFL Special" graphics package they can use, but I don't think NBC has one.

I will predict it is a CBS 4:25 doubleheader game. They've taken this game away from CBS for two straight years (it was the SNF game this year; last year it was a Thursday night FOX game). CBS will ask for it and I'd be shocked if they don't get it this time.

It's taxed... just not reported. Not that I am advocating this, but the IRS ain't gonna know what the cost basis of your goods are. The easiest way to get around this reporting requirement is to report the basis as equal to, or higher than the net proceeds.

Tennessee is one of the most annoying franchises in the NFL - feels like they always get these breaks and that they get win more games than they really have any business winning.

I agree, it's likely an NFC opponent. I don't see the Rams or the Bears being the international game given that they were just over there in 2019. I think the Lions game is the pick if they want to balance the home/away split (8/8/1), or possibly the Vikings if they make the Bills sacrifice a home game. There are quite a few games on the Bills schedule next year that could be SNF/MNF candidates or 4:25pm doubleheader games (Packers, Chiefs, Ravens, Rams, Titans, Patriots x2) and I don't see any of those going to London. Europe never gets the "good" games that end up on the schedule.

I hear Thom McKee wants the job next.

This is Muki confusing the 17th game with the 17th week.

They generally are not, but they are granted an exception during November for "No Shave November" to raise awareness for prostate cancer.

Well, at least we have the 31-11 scorigami to root for...

Again, the referee is only responsible for the quarterback, kicker, game administration, and replay. They will occasionally call holding, but that's it. The umpire and the deep wing officials are a lot more interesting as those officials primarily call holding, illegal contact, and pass interference. These are the calls that typically impact the game the most. For Sunday's game, the following officials have been scheduled: Carl Johnson is the old NFL head of officiating (he was replaced by Riveron who was replaced by Walt Anderson). Mark Hittner and Rick Patterson have been around forever and are widely considered some of the best at their position. This is a very good crew that has a lot of experience.

Yeah I figured that would be the recommendation - thanks for confirming!

I'm gonna be in Poipu during the AFC championship weekend... any suggestions on Kauai? For Oahu I'd avoid the chains along Kalakaua/Waikiki and try to find some place a bit more local closer to the Ala Moana area. The King's Pub suggestion looks pretty decent.

Very likely going to get the late Sunday slot but it'll be Nantz and Romo. NBC will probably get the Saturday night slot (SF/GB).