Mr. Scot

That's basically how a West Coast attack works. We haven't used one here since Seifert. Fox and Rivera were both Coryell guys and Capers ran an E-P.

Side Note: I get the feeling "Panthers trade / have traded" is going to be a really common phrase around here as long as Fitterer's in charge.

Jeez

The previous "Butker move" was done by Hurney. Gettleman drafted him. Marty lost him to the Chiefs.

Teams have been reported to be calling both the Giants and the Ravens about their number two kickers. Wouldn't surprise me if we also talked to Baltimore, especially given that we had joint practices against them.

WCO attacks are heavily dependent on run after the catch. With guys like McCaffrey, DJ and others, we have a good amount of that ability available to us.

That's the idea. A true WCO does include the deep ball. They just don't live and die by it like some of the Coryell offenses do. When you don't have that aspect, the criticism is that the WCO becomes a "horizontal offense". (like what we saw last year)

I'd rather not. The best outcome for this trade would be his being good enough to be worth keeping.

Recent comments from Joe Brady about Sam Darnold... “I think what he’s doing a great job at right now is he’s making great decisions,” the second-year coordinator said of his starting quarterback. “He’s comfortable in the system, he’s playing within the system, he’s taking what the defense is giving us. That’s what excites me.” ... “I have something with him. I’m confident in Sam. I feel like he has a great grasp of the offense right now,” he said. Link "Taking what the defense gives you" probably doesn't sound all that exciting to fans...but it works. Under Ron Rivera, the primary engine of the offense was big plays. Rivera followed the same philosophy as Buddy Ryan, asking a dynamic quarterback to make a few big plays per game on offense while his defense handled the rest. Sometimes it worked. Frequently it didn't. Rhule and Brady prefer a more consistent, steady approach; chipping away at the defense until eventually you break them down. Drew Brees built a whole career on doing that, and beat us pretty often in the process. It was maddening to sit there and watch them dink and dunk and dink and dunk until before you knew it they were at the 5 yard line and you were wondering what the hell happened. But the thing is...that's our methodology now. I get it that some folks might find this approach boring as opposed to the high flying big plays and such of the past, but to me the most exciting thing is winning. And lemme tell ya, it's possible to do a whole lot of that using this type of offensive system. Just ask our old buddy, Drew...

"Those few years when we were good..." Damn, that hurts

He did today... Previous statements have leaned toward Newton being the starter, but that one's kind of non-committal. Not sure what happens there but there is an awful lot of speculation from multiple sources.

No conditions that I know of. Check the time stamp.

From an article by Shel Kapadia in The Athletic (subscription required) about the ten "best bets" for the upcoming NFL season... ______________________ 10. Brian Burns to win Defensive Player of the Year (+12500, or 125-1) This is one where I had to look up the odds about 12 different times to make sure I wasn’t missing something. There are currently 47(!) players with better odds for this award. Has no one watched Brian Burns play football? He had 7.5 sacks and 16 QB hits as a rookie before bumping up to nine sacks and 21 QB hits last year. That was on a defense that couldn’t cover anyone. The advanced stats love Burns. ESPN tracks pass rush win rate, which measures how often a defender produces pressure within 2.5 seconds of the snap. Burns ranked fourth among edge defenders last year, ahead of guys like Joey Bosa and Chase Young. The film is impressive too. Burns has elite athleticism and an impressive arsenal of pass-rush moves. At 23 years old, he’s primed for a monster season and could easily lead the league in sacks. Should Donald win Defensive Player of the Year every season? Probably. But if he doesn’t, Burns at these odds is the best bet.

Thought I read that Phil Snow won the push up competition. Nobody's raced a tackling dummy yet.

Well, if you want to bring up really old poo, Fangio was our first defensive coordinator (under Dom Capers).

Losing was the norm under the old braintrust. The current one hasn't even been in place long enough to have a "norm" yet.

I'd say there's a pretty good chance Used to be the bullsh-t "I've got a source" stories came mostly from Guy With A Website. Anymore it's Guy With A Twitter or Guy With A YouTube Channel. Still bullsh-t of course, just on a different medium.

The word on McGovern is that the Cowboys view him as a starting quality guard but they have too many people ahead of him.

From what I've read, he was good under the system they were running when he was drafted but hasn't fared well under defensive changes. They hoped he'd be back to form under Dan Quinn but apparently it's not working out.

There is a rumor that the Cowboys are looking to part ways with Smith. Honestly though, if we were trading with the Cowboys, I'd rather go for Connor McGovern.

Guy is so starved for attention from any source that he'll even go to Jets forums? That's just sad.

Fitterer loves draft picks. He seems to have a strong preference for building via the draft.

I have no idea who this lady is, but kudos to her...

Might wanna recheck your math.

True. It's usually something stupid, but hey...