I wish I thought they could win a playoff game.
Anything can happen, but I just don't think the odds are in their favor.
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NFL 2013 Week 17 |OT| The Sentimental Drunk
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I wish I thought they could win a playoff game.
Anything can happen, but I just don't think the odds are in their favor.
Yeah I hope Smith nails the draft and they nail the coaching hire. I just have never loved the roster. I thought it got exposed pretty bad every time they got in a shootout. Defense looked slow and clueless. Offense didn't have the playmakers or pass protection to throw it around
As far as I can tell, Watt is the only legitimate selling point on the defense. Everything else is a big question mark. Offense, Andre is 33, Foster has health issues, Duane is really good, Nuk has promise. But that's not a loaded team.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Both are officially gone.
Any player who claims allegiance to Schwartz can leave. The guy was a disaster.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
A wide receiver is a far bigger need than linebacker, as we saw every game CJ was out. Burleson is now reportedly gone, so they have almost nobody. The #10 pick will have some great receivers available and there won't be much LB value at #10.
I'm ok with Whisenhunt.
CherryWoodFuton
Member
So did they fire Philbin and Ireland yet????
RellyRell28
Banned
Not a leader. Doesn't interact with teammates. Treats lower level employees like poo
Pretty much that he is snobbish. Doesn't really make an effort to befriend the other players and even passes by people like they're not there when they try to talk to him. *shrug*
My beloved Cleveland Browns are now a completely radioactive franchise. They were already half way there before yesterday, what with their felon of an owner. Now Banner and Lombardi have joined the party. Comparing them to the Three Stooges is an insult to the comedy legends. Lombardi, Banner, and Haslem aspire to someday reach the levels of competence displayed by Shemp and Curly Joe, let alone any of the original Stooges. I don't know why any player would want to play here or coach want to coach here. The president and GM have shown no patience and a hair trigger and your owner, the man who signs your checks, is essentially a convicted felon walking. I wish the training facilities were swarming in MRSA. At least you can get rid of that with a smart cleaning crew. We won't be rid of the virulent idiots in charge until whenever the FBI gets off their butts and puts the head moron in prison.
The salt in the wound is the guarantee that Chud will go somewhere else and be immediately successful. An intelligent coach fired unfairly from his dream job? He'll have a chip on his shoulder the size of the wad of money Haslem stole from his clients.
He'd steal your wallet while he did it.
The salt in the wound is the guarantee that Chud will go somewhere else and be immediately successful. An intelligent coach fired unfairly from his dream job? He'll have a chip on his shoulder the size of the wad of money Haslem stole from his clients.
He'd steal your wallet while he did it.
I have the same perspective. The list Mech made could be made about any team in the NFL, that list is not impressive if you look at it in comparison to other teams. He also assumes all those guys are going to live up to their full potential, when odds are some won't and some are very injury prone.
Houston is going to be rebuilding, we aren't the Chiefs. The job is desirable because of the owner, so I do expect Houston to be at the top of the list. Why would anyone pick Washington or Cleveland over Houston under any scenario, for example?
I'm not sure why but that made me laugh. I can really hear him saying that in my head and offering no further explanation. I'm sure it's not as bad as the comments make it, but god damn Stafford comes off as being really uninvested in the team or his own improvement/success.
RellyRell28
Banned
Didn't Burleson redo his contract talking about retiring as a Lions. Why would he be gone
Dutch Gronk
Banned
To quote the great Chan (RIP) : Packers fans are the worst.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
:lol
If Mayhew does this he's crazy.
Interview he stated how he hated that Linehan was gone and made it sound like he wasn't coming back.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Schwartz has to be in the top 5 coaches for the Lions
RellyRell28
Banned
Wow Schwartz was the longest tenured Lions HC since Wayne Fontes.
don't misquote The Great Chan!
RellyRell28
Banned
He would be 4th behind the coach in the 50s or so Fontes, Ross
yankeehater
Member
I feel bad for Shanny today. He didnt want either Mcnabb or RGIII and both got forced on him. Most coaches get their guys at QB. Hopefully the Skins can find someone that actually wants to work with RGIII going forward.
RGII
We were due for a new center anyway...
Not saying its not a loss, its just an inevitability.
yankeehater
Member
jnc
The Bears are really dumb. How do you let Cobb or anyone get behind you at all, let alone that far behind you.
The Chiefs are dumb. Just let the Chargers win, you know you can beat them if it came down to it, versus winning and letting the Steelers in. IMO if the Steelers got in, their record would be meaningless, they got a QB thats been to the Super Bowl 3 times. Instead you end up playing almost a full extra quarter of football.
also lol at whatever steelers fan it was trying to tell me the Texans were a better team than the Steelers a few weeks ago.
The Browns are dumb. Enough said.
I loved that the first pass of the Texans season and the last pass of the Texans season were both interceptions. Fantastic symmetry.
Curious who they will take in the draft, i'm no college expert so I can't say I like one guy over any other.
I like the idea of Bill O'Brien better than any of the retreads that have been mentioned.
I do think the Texans are one of the top jobs available, just depends on if you want to go to Detroit and you think you can work with Stafford vs if you think you can find and develop a QB in the draft. Since as we all know QB is by far the most important position on the field and a good/great QB hides a lot of flaws on your team. I think getting the right QB is almost if not more important than getting the coach right.
If the new guy brings in a competent special teams coach and they are even mediocre instead of floating around dead last, then that will help both other phases of the game. The defense is ok, it needs some holes fixed but isn't nearly as bad as just looking at the numbers would suggest. The amount of turnovers putting the defense in a bad spot is astounding, as well as all the turnovers that let the other teams defense score.
Offensive line and running back need to be looked at, Foster is coming back, but is he healthy or not? As mentioned above QB is easily the most important thing to address this offseason.
I would still like to know who got final say for cutting players. Because I think Rick Smith has been drafting and bringing in some good players, Quintin Demps was brought in and let go and is doing quite well for KC. Chris Jones was drafted this past season and was cut and has 6+ sacks for the Patriots. Trindon Holliday is let go and goes on to set the world on fire for special teams. I would like to know if the things like picking Keshawn Martin over TY Hilton were kubiak decisions as rumored or not.
The Chiefs are dumb. Just let the Chargers win, you know you can beat them if it came down to it, versus winning and letting the Steelers in. IMO if the Steelers got in, their record would be meaningless, they got a QB thats been to the Super Bowl 3 times. Instead you end up playing almost a full extra quarter of football.
also lol at whatever steelers fan it was trying to tell me the Texans were a better team than the Steelers a few weeks ago.
The Browns are dumb. Enough said.
I loved that the first pass of the Texans season and the last pass of the Texans season were both interceptions. Fantastic symmetry.
Curious who they will take in the draft, i'm no college expert so I can't say I like one guy over any other.
I like the idea of Bill O'Brien better than any of the retreads that have been mentioned.
I do think the Texans are one of the top jobs available, just depends on if you want to go to Detroit and you think you can work with Stafford vs if you think you can find and develop a QB in the draft. Since as we all know QB is by far the most important position on the field and a good/great QB hides a lot of flaws on your team. I think getting the right QB is almost if not more important than getting the coach right.
If the new guy brings in a competent special teams coach and they are even mediocre instead of floating around dead last, then that will help both other phases of the game. The defense is ok, it needs some holes fixed but isn't nearly as bad as just looking at the numbers would suggest. The amount of turnovers putting the defense in a bad spot is astounding, as well as all the turnovers that let the other teams defense score.
Offensive line and running back need to be looked at, Foster is coming back, but is he healthy or not? As mentioned above QB is easily the most important thing to address this offseason.
I would still like to know who got final say for cutting players. Because I think Rick Smith has been drafting and bringing in some good players, Quintin Demps was brought in and let go and is doing quite well for KC. Chris Jones was drafted this past season and was cut and has 6+ sacks for the Patriots. Trindon Holliday is let go and goes on to set the world on fire for special teams. I would like to know if the things like picking Keshawn Martin over TY Hilton were kubiak decisions as rumored or not.
lol, that was a good one
Top rated center in football this year by PFF
hipsterpants
Member
Hearing the Bradford thing is funny after all the players have come out and talked about how much they love Clemens. I don't think I've seen anything similar to that about Bradford.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I know. He really played well this year. We just need to move on.
Ziggy Ansah isn't happy with the firing, either.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
The "zero wins against current season playoff teams" stat is the most compelling evidence that we're one and done to me.
Then again we're getting a bit healthier and "any given Sunday" etc.
They only played three playoff teams, and all of them were on the road. Two of the losses were by a combined 10 points. It's not that compelling a stat.
Winners win.
Winners win.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
NE could use a new center.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
unknownstranger
Member
Seems weird that the 49er's have the 3rd best Super Bowl odds. Also weird that Green Bay is 20/1 with a healthy Rodgers.
Pretty sure tons of coaches would be more than willing to work with RG3.
Its working with Snyder that is the biggest problem. Even Shanny took the job with the understanding that Snyder wanted a big name splash QB. He didn't want McNabb but he took the job knowing they would go after a veteran QB.
He didn't want RG3 but RG3 was the only reason he even made the playoffs at all. All his other seasons he never fixed the defense. Then having his son as the OC was never a great idea. Constantly pulling power moves to send messages to RG3 was even dumber.
Whoever takes that job, if they can handle Snyder, would be glad to have a healthy RG3. They really need to fix that defense more than anything else.
As an Eagles fan I have a bad feeling RG3 is going to come back healthy and tear the division up. They already have a dominant running game.
I kind of thought it was "Clemens is bad at football but he has all these intangibles so we will talk about those to spin the positive" but I guess there was more to it
yankeehater
Member
I really hope Jerry chalks missing the playoffs up to Romo getting hurt and brings everyone back next year.
RellyRell28
Banned
He'll get over it.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Like I said, if Ireland didn't get fired for telling Dez Bryant that his mother is a whore, I fear nothing will get him fired.
BlackGhost
Banned
Anyone have the gif or video of woody telling the Jets Rex is still head coach?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I know you say this all the time but it really is amazing how true it is. So many close games in the NFL but time and time again winners find a way to win.
Stupid Patriots.
Ah, Leslie Frazier Syndrome
PhoenixDark
Banned
Honestly I can accept Dom's view on Schwartz a lot more than anyone elses. He's been here through some ugly shit, and has seen how long the organization held on to bad coaches/GMs. So yea, I can see why he'd be upset that the one guy who "turned things around" got shafted, in his view. I disagree but I get where he's coming from.
Whoever becomes coach or OC better use Bell and Bush at the same time. I think Bell is clearly the better RB at this stage, whereas Bell is a greater pass threat. Having both on the field+Megatron+solid 2nd WR+Fauria would be very potent.
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