2020 Our Year For Sure

I think what most of you guys are really trying to say is not that Johnson should be the #2, but instead that Johnson should be the #3, and that when we line up in 3-WR sets, Johnson should be on the outside and Reed should be in the slot. I could be on board with that, because Johnson seems like he could potentially be an all-around reciever, while Reed is damn near perfect as a slot guy. When you say Johnson should be the "#2 WR," you're strongly implying that when we use 2-WR sets, it should be Evans and Johnson, with Reed on the bench. This I can not agree with. Reed has a veteran presence, is a fantastic blocker, is the most reiable reciever on the team over the middle, great hands, and remarkable chemistry with Edwards. Johnson has a long way to go to catch up to a savvy, gritty, dependable guy like Reed.

Is that what happened during this game? I'm not sold on Trent either, and want to see him on the sideline backing up a veteran next year. Just sayin'.

How sweet would it be if we kept the Patsterisks out of the playoffs? A guy can dream.

I'll take Reed. Trent needs this guy on the field week in and week out, or the offense becomes a circus. And not a good kind of circus.

Right, which is a well-documented hole in the Cover 2, and probably not something you can pin on an individual player. ...unless you want to blame Chris Kelsay for getting stood up at the line...

I definitely don't recall him getting toasted over and over again. I remember multiple plays where guys would make catches in the seams and I'd think, "Why the hell is there nobody within five yards of this guy?" I don't know whether or not you're trying to somehow pin those plays on Whitner...to me, that seems to be a problem with the scheme. Again, I'm not saying Whitner is perfect, but I think he's a slightly above average starter, making him easily our best safety.

Maybe its because your obsession with one man has made you delusional.

Whitner isn't perfect, but he's our best safety by a long shot. If we're replacing a safety its gotta be Ko/Scott.

We BETTER re-sign Freddy. Even in a limited roll, the guy is a difference maker, and he and Lynch compliment each other incredibly well.

Particularly with their need for a "buzz" in order to sell some tickets. Interesting take, Badol, thanks.

So where are we going to find some pass rush? Hope that Chris Ellis is a catch, maybe add another mid-rounder? There might be a few different talented prospects that are supposed to go in the area of our pick. Perhaps the best we can do is get a feel for them in interviews, and cross our fingers that we end up with somebody who can properly self-motivate themself? Sadly, I'm not seeing much of an alternative right now. Nothing is as important for this team as finding a way to get to the quarterback, and assuming Jauron and Fewell will be back, thats synonymous with finding a pass rushing end.

I thought 1 was Edwards.

Not bad. I took you for a 1 False 2 True 3 True 4 False kinda guy.

He's also the same guy who once went 13-3 with Kordell. Considering our QB situation is no better, it seems like a sound strategy to me. Too bad these things would never, ever happen. Thats why we're best off keeping Jauron.

Indeed he is. Just pointing out ya got him twice.

Quarterbacking yes, but additionally, defensive line play has become absolutely pivotal in today's game, and ours just doesn't make the grade. The fact that Chris Kelsay and Ryan Denney are occupying the two ideal pass rush spots on the defense tells the story.

Does Mike McCarthy have a son in the business? I jest.

Don't you get it? Chris Kelsay = James Harrison

The fact that Preston almost made the tackle anyway proves imo that the ref was in a spot he shouldn't have been.

The next Bills coach, huh? At least you'll have at least three years to raise the cash.

Because he looks like Losman.

No, you're on point. But in Turk's defense, he was trying to run a more smash mouth style earlier in the season, but run-run-pass was not working at the time. Lynch couldn't even get to 4 yards a carry. So he got away from that, opened things up a tad, and we did have some success. But since the San Diego game, the quarterback play (regardless of who its been) has been simply dreadful. On the other hand, the running game has slowly come together, to the point where, last week, we were able to run up and down the field on Kris Jenkins and the Jets, who had previously done a good job on Lynch. I think its time to re-committ to the running game because thats what we're doing well now, and Turk has just been a bit late to react to that. But going by his playcalling the first few weeks of the year, I do think thats what he wants to do long-term. The team just wasn't allowing him to call games like that for 60 minutes at the time. EDIT: Lori beat me to it.