Mr. Scot

I'm honestly okay with that as a final outcome.

I remember it vividly. A twenty point loss after what had looked like a fairy tale start set a pretty predictable mood. Most of us went back to our default mode (gloom, despair and agony on me). Rest of the season ended up turning out okay, though

I find all the "what ifs" and "yeah buts" kind of amusing Back during the 1985 NFL season, there was one team in the league who figured out a way to beat the Chicago Bears... and they did so in convincing fashion. Ironically enough, it was the Miami Dolphins. When the Dolphins made the AFC Championship game, it set the stage for an epic rematch in the Super Bowl. The generationally dominant 85 Bears were going to have the chance to avenge their only loss and cement their legacy while the Dolphins could potentially gatekeep the mystique of their 72 team by keeping the Bears from winning the big one. Would have been amazing Unfortunately, Miami blew it in the AFC Championship and the season ended with the Bears destroying a badly overmatched New England Patriots team in what was not exactly a fun, competitive Super Bowl Similar thing happened in the NFL's 75th season, which could (and maybe should) have ended with a matchup between the 49ers and the Steelers. Both teams were 4-0 in Super bowls at that time And it could have been billed as a war to determine the ultimate Super Bowl champion of that time... ... except the Steelers didn't make it, so we wound up watching yet another uninteresting blowout with the 49ers stomping the San Diego Chargers. As a football fan, I'd absolutely love to have seen the games that could have been. But in hindsight, I kinda doubt the Bears and 49ers fans lose any sleep over the fact that their championship trophies were in part aided by other teams' stumbles. Hell, that sort of thing happens on an annual basis. So am I gonna be bothered if, in the end, a good finish to this season is owed in some part to someone else's ill-timed failures? Lemme think about it ... No.

One thing I can say I've gained from watching this season: A better understanding of Monte, Happy Doyle's color commentator partner in Major League I get ya, dude

I think it was Week 5 some years back: After a good start, we played the Titans and got our asses handed to us. "Exposed" was the buzzword of the day and everyone was certain that our season was about to dive straight into the toilet. That was in 2003

I don't...

Saw a guy with a gun... I think he was over there

Is this a serious question?

Stewart's a pretty funny guy.

I looked it up. Apparently what we're seeing here is something called "optimism". Haven't really encountered that sort of thing much in this forum

Not from me... WCO was designed to respond to high pressure. In the face of what the Saints were doing, SOP would have been to run draws, screams, misdirection, etc. Canales just kept going back to the same well.

Not really sure he should... After the prior game, I'd probably expect a more balanced WCO type approach.

I searched and found a video on YouTube but it was posted by a user named "Dangerous AI" so I'm not sure I'd trust it.

Why? What'd he do? Seriously though, this season is like a psychotic yo-yo. Don't know about the count, but I'd be tempted to stop the presses.

Damn, what a weird season

Joe Hendry? (sh-t...he's behind me, isn't he?)

I was too busy to watch the game tonight. Holy sh-t Those post game comments from Bowles though...yikes

Evero is no longer under contract once this season ends. Basically, whether he gets a head coaching job or not, we likely have a different DC next year.

Hard to say. It's a different skill set. Some of the league's greatest coordinators were sh-t head coaches. Likewise, some mid coordinators became great HCs.. Really hard to predict... He wouldn't be the first.

Speaking of team owners... Okay, that's funny

He was the Jags DC under Gus Bradley during their "Sacksonville" years. Would love to have Bradley too honestly, and he's certainly connected with Canales. But he's got an AHC title right now in San Fran so he likely couldn't be interviewed as a DC. Wash has been coaching way longer including five years as the Jaguars DC. Cooley's only been coaching at the pro level since 2020. (I know that doesn't always mean a coach is better but I'm more comfortable that way) Mind you, Wash has typically run a 4-3 scheme so it might mean some adjustments.

In his latest Athletic article, a person profilea Wharton.

Would you take Cooley over Todd Wash?

Wash isn't as heavily connected to Evero as the others. He's actually spent more time working with Canales then he has Evero. I know Reich pretty much let Evero hire whatever assistance he wanted but Wash might actually have been hired on Dom Capers recommendation (they'd worked together in Jacksonville).

Some years back, i remember reading about a team who chose a quarterback coach for their head coaching position instead of picking any of that years hot coordinators. My initial reaction was to scoff and think, "Well that's stupid. He probably won't last long." That coach's name? Andy Reid (ya never know)