Mr. Scot

I get the sentiment, but I'm one of those people who's always saying "talk to me in week ten or so". At least so far though, I'll echo what others have said about Shaq Thompson and Donte Jackson.

Remember seeing this when it happened. It was amazing

Anonymous guys on the internet usually tell the truth... ... right?

I've found numerous trips to Chick Fil-A work toward that goal as well.

Also this... Perhaps he used...foul language?

I was thinking third year.

He's not bad, and he's versatile. Hasn't been so good at staying healthy though.

A new Pope has been elected? (I've forgotten, is that the dark smoke in the white smoke?)

Daley is one of those guys who's good but has a short shelf life.

No, seriously. The roof is on fire!

Used to watch. Stopped when they fired Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. Tyra Banks is annoying as hell.

Not sure if you were thinking of that but it was kind of obvious As to the topic (again) I don't follow basketball and I know zip about this girl. The one comment I would make though is that I'm sure our players are approached by (ahem) temptation on a pretty regular basis. It's their own individual responsibility to, as the saying goes, "keep it in their pants" or deal with the resulting consequences.

I can see that As to the thread, come on man...

There appears to be kind of a consistent theme going with the Falcons here

It's generally pretty obvious to everybody when you're calling an audible. Probably don't need to worry too much about that. Now, if you develop a tendency with your audibles (like always going to the run) that's something a good opposing DC might figure out.

Yeah, sorry. As others have mentioned, teams that have a good kicker aren't likely to let them go. And nobody I know of is carrying two on the main roster (not even Washington). Shopping for a kicker at this time of year likely means trying to pluck somebody up and coming off a practice squad (like what happened to us with Butker) or find a surprising free agent (a lot less likely).

I know Evan Neal from Alabama has generated a load of buzz.

Absolute dumbest coaching decision I can remember was Marty Mornhinweg winning the toss in an overtime game (under the old "Sudden Death" rules) and choosing to go on defense first. Naturally, the other team scored and they lost

Yeah, heard about that story yesterday. His choice was... interesting

Ive seen a lot of Super Bowl seasons, and if there's one thing they all have in common it's that a little luck never hurts. (that's not to say this is a Super Bowl season; just an observation)

Call me crazy, but what he's describing here sounds like...ya know, audibles. And yet it's something that almost seems to sound new to him. That can't be right, can it? Was Gase really that bad?

From his Monday Afternoon Quarterback column (link) Honestly, this contrast was tough to miss on Sunday: Panthers QB Sam Darnold: 26-for-38, 305 yards, 2 TDs, INT, 99.1 rating. Jets QB Zach Wilson: 19-for-33, 210 yards, 0 TDs, 4 INTs, 37.0 rating. Now, I really do think Robert Saleh is going to do better with Wilson, over time, than he did on Sunday—remember, he told Wilson on draft day that the organization would lift him up and wouldn’t ask for things the other way around. But, man, does Darnold look in control and competent with less asked of him (and Christian McCaffrey next to him). One key, I was told, was Panthers OC Joe Brady’s tailoring his scheme to Darnold’s strengths and taking some of the mental load off him in an effort to get him playing fast and instinctively. Another, Darnold himself told me, was Brady’s giving Darnold options within the structure of the scheme out on the field—and building in alternatives so he never has to snap the ball into a bad call. “It's just progression football,” Darnold said. “It's getting in the right play, if we're not in the right one, we got certain alerts for certain coverage. It's good football. To be able to get in the right play, if [Brady] calls a play and I feel like it's not a great play or it's the look we didn't want for that play, then I can check out of it and get into a good play. So that's kind of what I really like about this offense, is you kind of have options to be able to change things at the line of scrimmage.” And having those defined options, without forcing Darnold to run the whole show, brings natural buy-in, since it’s Darnold himself seeing it and adjusting as he goes. Then, there’s the presence of McCaffrey (“It's all up to the defense and how they want to guard Christian and if they want to double him or maybe cloud his side or bring two guys to his side, and we got other guys who can beat them as well, so it's fun when 22’s in there”) and a fleet of complementary pieces (D.J. Moore, Robbie Anderson) around him. Long story short, Darnold has a lot of help. And for a young quarterback—whether it’s a rookie trying to get his footing or a guy trying to find solid ground after a shaky start—having that’s almost always a big factor in whether you make it or you don’t.

Cam was never very good at it.

When the GM search was on, I was a little worried that Rhule might just install one of his own people, but that didn't happen. Was also worried that Tepper was gonna install a non-traditional type just to be different, but thankfully that didn't fly either. (hell, none of his candidates even made it to round two)

Belichick and Carroll are the prime examples these days. As far as Rhule, it's not a big shock when you look at who some of his mentors were. Tom Coughlin had a similar arrangement. Likewise, Bill Parcells before him (remember his "shopping for groceries" comment). Rhule's nowhere near the control freak those guys were though. Prior to his being hired, Rhule gave an interview indicating he wanted a Belichick type arrangement, but he didn't get it. Evidence suggests that once he got to the job and realized everything that was involved, he didn't want it anymore. That's why if you go back to his comments when we were looking at hiring a GM, he specifically stated that he wanted someone with scouting experience who could help him build a roster.