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Desperately need the Chiefs to lose at Pittsburgh. That would still give them a shot at the #1 seed I believe. KC then faces Denver. Would make the NE game a must win for them.
I’d love to see the Pats match bench players with the Bills if it comes to that but you know they won’t.
I agree that moving on from BB was the right move, but IMO they did it a year too soon. I think they would have been better off letting Bill play out his contract, draft and develop Maye, and look for a better coaching solution with a full year of planning. At that point, the team under Bill with Maye probably would have had a better record and would have looked more attractive to more seasoned and savvy GM's, head coaches, and coordinators (or upstart coordinators looking to become head coaches). Locking up Mayo as Bill's successor was not a smart move. Jerod wasn't close to ready to being a head coach. The rest of the front office and coaching debacle fell into place after that decision . . . and now they are in a really tough spot.
I've seen this sentiment in several places, but the chances that McConkey would have put up the same numbers in NE as he did for LAC would have been close to zero. The situation and environment in Los Angeles and New England couldn't be more different. IMO, McConkey may have put up similar numbers to Douglas (60-600-3). Even a true superstar like Jefferson or Chase would have struggled to get to 1,000 receiving yards. Look at Hill for the Dolphins. When things don't work well, even an explosive receiver will have a minimal impact and won't produce big numbers.
Similarly, when the Eagles picked Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson in 2020, everyone was apoplectic when Jefferson had a huge rookie year, but the Eagles' offense in 2020 was so dysfunctional that there was no way that Jefferson would have put up numbers anywhere close to what he did in Minnesota.
There's a high probability that the Bills will play their preseason roster next week, as they will likely have nothing to play for (they clinch the 2 seed with a win against the Jets). As bad as the Pats are, I would be surprised if they got blown out by the Bills backups led by Mitchell Trubisky.
We can only hope.
Coaching has been a big topic this week. The undercurrent has been that the coaching staff hasn't done much to work with the players help them get better, understand what the coaches want of them, and get them to work together. It sounds like they roll out the same guys and run plays in practice each week, and there is very little coaching involved . . . it's just them practicing plays.
Does the #1 pick really make that much difference? I actually think that would hurt them more than help them. They would try to extort multiple picks from other teams, and I am afraid they will drop down far enough in the draft that they will have to guess who to pick. This talent evaluation and drafting group has been terrible. Having more picks for these guys is probably not a good thing. If you told me they were going to bring in someone else instead of Wolfe and Groh, then I might get on board with trading their pick.
Yes.
I think it does if there’s a team willing to trade up for a QB. I know it’s a weak QB draft but by the time April comes around a couple will pop and the momentum will build. If poor drafting is a reason not to seek a windfall of picks then that’s even more reason to move on from Wolf. If we could get an additional 2nd and a weak teams first next year while only moving down a half dozen spots, I think that would be a huge win. This team needs a boatload of talent.
For an organization that preached DO YOU JOB for years, which non-players have done much of anything this year? The Kraft's? Wolf? Groh? Mayo? Van Pelt? Covington? McAdoo? Tyler Hughes (WR coach), Scott Peters (OL coach)? IMO, the only coach that worth much has been T.C. McCartney (QB coach). There was speculation that with the Kraft's having to pay BB to not be there, their budget for a coaching staff and front office was on a shoe-string budget. Not sure if that was accurate info, but that's what I had heard.
Certainly has the look of a bargain basement coaching staff.
Who's gonna trade up with NE for a QB if the Pats have the #1 pick? They know NE isn't taking one. If a team was going to trade up, they'd go for whoever has the #2 pick.
Depends if the team with the #2 pick wants a QB and also if there are more than one team wanting to move up.
QBs always seem to rise and the # of teams that need a QB always seems to rise as well. QBs could easily go 1 and 2.
Meanwhile, in the land of the absurd, the NYGs are up 21-6 doing their best to blow the #1 pick.
That’s ok. The Pats will blow it right back next week.
My hope is they get a nice package offered for it and move down but still stay in the top 10. Think taking Hunter is the only other option. Wolf still running the show……they probably take a tackle who ends up playing guard at the pro level.
Hard to figure the strength of schedule with the Jaguars, it’ll be close. If they hold them off, can’t do worse than #4. Browns win today #3
This one really might come down to who wants it less. I'm half-inclined to tell Trubisky to take intentional safeties every time we get the ball.
They would still lose playing 11 on 5.
They should just announce that they want to take a look at guys that didn't play much, rookies, guys on the roster squad, in season additions, etc. to see what they have or don't have heading into next season. Then run halfback dives all game. Defensively, just make sure they allow the Bills to score at least one time on missed tackles, blown coverage, etc. They in no way, shape, or form make any effort to win the game. But knowing them, they won't even be able to lose properly.
Trubisky may be the most motivated player on either side of the ball. Here's to hoping that's enough for the Bills to pull it out.
IIRC, head-to-head doesn't matter in draft seeding / tiebreakers. And when teams are tied for losses, the draft spot rotates from round to round. If things stay as they are, NE would have the 1.01, 2.04, 3.03, 4.02, and 5.01 (they traded their own 6th rounder).