Khyber53

Sunday we ran into an opposing coach who can spot weaknesses and tendencies and can then game plan for them. Our coach, Steve Wilks, had done everything he could to cover those weaknesses, but at this point in the season with all of the injuries and the personnel we've had to work with, he just couldn't stop the Steelers. No adjustments were made because there were none that could be made. The cupboard is just that bare. Is Wilks going to be our next HC? I don't know. On the one hand it looks like he can't get the team ready, on the other it looks like he's made something here out of the scraps he was left with. Maybe with an offseason, his own coaching staff picks and a good draft, he can make something happen here. Or maybe this is it for him. Too early to tell, still. Let the games play out. We're not dead in the water yet, somehow. Maybe he can get this organization to limp its way into the playoffs.

In all honesty, the drop off between the first film and the second film was astounding. The first one was great, probably the best DC film to date. The second one was more interested in being a cutesy '80s nostalgia piece than a good movie.

And see, that's what came to mind for me, too. Like I said, Hollywood and all...

Never thought we'd be at this part of the season and be playing a game that somehow meant something... It's a nice surprise!

15-12

Just wondering... Hollywood and all...

Okay, because I ask stupid questions... what is a coke table?

Lord I spent weeks in that place!

Looks good! I'll definitely watch it!

Back-up center? How about starting Fullback? Now that'll put the fear into a "run-stopping" safety!

I love that dude! I've been saying we need to grab a center for the last two drafts and I'm just happy as can be with us picking up Bozeman and finally playing him. He is exactly what we needed. That guy is a leader and tone setter. Just what you need in a center.

I think this is going to be a helluva game. Both teams are fighting for their coach and a lot of pride. In our case, we're also fighting for a very distinct possibility of a miracle on the season. The two teams are remarkably similar in their weaknesses and strengths. They both want to be better teams than they are. And they'll field a roughly 50/50 assortment in the crowd on Sunday. This could be a classic.

This is so true. The days of Spud Webb coming out and explaining the he received a degree and is functionally illiterate are pretty much over. Almost all of these young men are educated, capable and more rounded individuals than ever before. And so very many of them are excellent role models for more than just their athletic prowess. And dang, Chuba is just a likeable fellow. Good to see him also developing as a player.

Let's hope so. I really want to see a win here.

He's a great story so far, I'm really interested to see how it unfolds. You've got to love seeing an underdog getting a shot and making good with it.

Two years, $6 million with incentives for over 1,000 yards and more than 10 TDs. Hit those numbers and he really deserves to make average veteran starting RB salary. See, here's the deal. He could be that guy for us. He's showing that he can be the punishing running back the team needs if we want to keep this identity. What he hasn't shown, though, is an entire season's work, so we need to pay him with that in mind. Still, let's let the next four games play out and see what we and he can do. The situation might become more clear as we go. If we plan on going into next season with him as our starting RB, then we owe the man the respect and pay that goes along with that. Stingy with the pay often ends up with lackluster play.

How about pick the best DE, DT or TE available at our pick, give Corral a chance to actually play in a game, and if Darnold continues to improve offer him a back-up QB spot/interim position if another vet QB with decent back up capabilities isn't available at a reasonable price. Our need is definitely at TE to help the offense or some extra d-line pressure on defense right now. If we can improve those spots while keeping our O-line strong, then you can actually give a young QB or a journeyman one a shot at winning for the team. This idea that you have to draft a QB in the first round in our situation is short sighted and narrow of focus. There aren't any real deal, set in stone, sure thing QBs available right now, so why potentially waste the pick when we can build a stronger team overall in the process?

Smooth rides are rarely interesting ones, you just end up with the destination to talk about when it is all said and done. Crazy, bumpy, getting lost and found along the way rides are the ones you talk about decades later. Heroes aren't made by glory being handed to them, they're created in skin-of-the-teeth escapes and overcoming impossible odds. Wouldn't it be grand to get one of those seasons out of this?

Nice piece, but we can't crown him yet. There's still four very important games to go and we need to see what he can do against teams he should be able to beat. This is the real, real, real part of his pre-employment test. It really is a make your own destiny situation. And MacAdoo is there, too. He's been given the chance to forge an offense that works with what we've got rather than what Rhule envisioned. And, it's working. As they said, he wanted a "heavy handed" offense and we're doing really well with that. If we can keep winning, he, along with Wilks, may well have worked their way into long term positions here. Same for Al Holcomb who has put some steel into this defense's backbone. Still, we've got four teams ahead of us, all deeply flawed. If we can't at least break even, then I'd be on the phone to some hiring/evaluation experts if I were Tepper. Wilks does, more than anything, need to get more than the five wins Rhule was able to generate in each of the past two seasons. I know he didn't get a full season to do it in, but those are the breaks. If you can't break that high water mark, then we need to maybe move on. Don't get me wrong, though, I really want to see Wilks earn this job and be our head coach next year for a myriad of reasons. He just really has to pass the test first.

Eff the draft, play the games in front of you to win. Next year, we start doing that in week one. Enough of this seven year rebuid sh!t. Let's kick some butt and cause some problems.

And this works sooo much better later in the year when those defenses are battered and bruised from just regular wear and tear. This is the kind of football made for December and January.

Keep POUNDING!!! How did we let the team forget that?

This is more than the old jumbo packages. Maybe these are the mumbo jumbo packages?

Considering the amount of rust he had to have built up, I'm thinking he's doing better than expected. He's probably no sort of long term answer, but if they open up the play book a bit more for him and he keeps playing clean, then I wouldn't be against him returning next season as our back-up QB. I really want to see what Matt Corral can do.

The team seems to be making their opinion of Wilks known on the field, if not in the media. There's a lot to say for a coach when it is obvious the team will go to war for him. Still, let's ride this season out and see what we have. There is a chance that at the end, we may be competing with another team for Wilks as HC. We would be foolish to rule that out at this point.