Sgt Schultz

That poor SOB. As long as Irsay believes his extensive knowledge is an asset to the people with extensive knowledge, this will be a very tough situation. When the owner decides who the starting QB should be, success will not follow. Exhibit B is Jerrah Jones. Dan Snyder has also tried that at least once. Irsay, Jones, and Snyder make Moe, Larry, and Curly pretty appealing.

He hasn't shown he is top 16 other than in flashes. Then there is the inconvenient fact that Jerry Rice would not have looked top 16 with our QBs, game plans, and before this year, OL providing protection for the poor QBs executing the shallow game plans. DJ falls into that rather crowded category of people we hope to see more from with the new staff and QB. He's probably the least of our worries of the skill positions.

Waiting for the Colts to get their crap together may take years. Like whenever the next heir to the Irsay throne is crowned.

OK, I think I am not making as much progress in my rehab as I originally thought.

Good post.....and list. I think my rehab is making process. My first thought when I went through the list was NOT "which of these guys are from Temple or Baylor." The other thing yesterday proved was the value of TEs in this league. Kelce and Goedert were both huge (combined 12 catches for 141 yards). You can bet the defenses were paying attention to them on every play.

We appear to be in violent agreement on this whole situation. I'd not be interested in NO, either. Everything there looks tentative, and subject to adjustment due to cap manipulation in the past coming to a head. Tampa really does not look any better, and with another big bill due to pushing all the chips into the center of the table for an Owl. In the NFCS, that leaves us and Atlanta, who may have already hit bottom and can start to emerge from past sins. The other two are still in the confession booth. I think we need a legitimate #1 WR (DJ in that role is still in front of the jury, probably due to offensive schemes and QB limitations). If not, we do need someone who can complement DJ. If they opt to go all in for Stroud, I am going to hope for the best and I don't mean that in a gloomy way. I like Stroud, and based on what we see on our coaching staff thus far he would be far better off than his predecessor at OSU was when he wound up going to Da Bears. Any development Fields has done in Chicago has been an accident on the team's part. It's just as likely he has been looking at YouTube videos to improve as he has gotten any good coaching.

This part of your post is exactly my concern, and I would prefer not to have Darnold back. When you look at went on yesterday for 60 minutes, we do not have the horses on offense run with that. Now granted, there were some defensive lapses by both the Chiefs and Eagles that allowed some of that, but even with those lapses, I am not convinced we have the horses to take advantage. Those lapses are often set up by having the horses do what horses do. Maybe the new staff can elevate what we have. But until I see it, I am not willing to fly with the assumption they are there.

Carr's motivation is certainly a huge factor. And it is hard to predict, since he has made a decent truckload of money thus far but has played is career on a clusterf*#k of a team/organization, and feels dumped on by that same organization. The latter may making him more sensitive to us drafting a QB high, who knows? I do think there will be a minor bidding war for him since there are a ton of QB starved teams. But, looking at the staff we are assembling and where we are in the building process, we do certainly pass the sniff test for somebody in his position.

I'm fine with Carr, but not at the price I think he will command. My answer might be different if I thought the only thing separating us from playing for an Owl was a QB, but I don't believe that. The QB is probably what is preventing us from having a realistic shot at the playoffs, but when I look at last night's game, we don't have that level of firepower, at least that we know of. Granted, part of that comparison is the fact that we have not had a coaching staff like either of those teams in, well, ever. We'll see what Reich thinks of and can do with our roster. I feel the same way about Lamar. If he were to become available tomorrow, the cost would be crippling. Both those guys, to varying degrees, are for teams that are close and need to get over the hump. We are still climbing the hill. I think we need a vet to carry the baton for a while, but it is a baton to be handed off, not a torch to be carried to the final goal. Others think we are closer to the promised land than I do, I'm sure.

I think the last football game at that stadium was December 31, the Fiesta Bowl. The NFL's grounds crew should have celebrated New Years Eve in Phoenix and been resodding on January 1. Although it may have also been their new hybrid grass that was slick, who knows. Why they would wait until two weeks before the game to do that is anybody's guess.

Last year's Superb Owl, Cincy's long TD pass. The receiver pushed the DB hard enough to cause him to fall. No call, TD. He was probably on an angle the official just didn't see it. Professional athletes can be cagey that way.

Oh, that is not a redline. But I don't suffer fools well anymore. Adios.

You don't even know what you are talking about, how could I?

I'm from originally Missouri. Let's step outside. Not a Chiefs fan, either.

When Super Bowl XI ended (Raiders over the Vikings), as the Raiders lifted John Madden on their shoulders, Curt Gowdy said "that's the toughest job they have had to do all day."

I honestly think that was the problem. That call is either the Side Judge or the Field Judge, who is line up pretty much in the corner of the end zone (maybe a few yard inside). From his angle, I think that probably looks like the receiver was hooked and it impeded his cut. Flag comes out. If he thought it was a hook and it impeded the receiver, it is a call he has to make.

Again, whether it was catchable or not is irrelevant for defensive holding and always has been. The flag was long since thrown by the time the pass was launched. Weak call, perhaps. But whether it was catchable or not does not matter.

Exactly. My guess is that if we look at that play from the angle of the back line official that threw the flag, it looks very much like the receiver was hooked. Doesn't matter if he was within 5 yards of the LOS, doesn't matter if the ball is catchable. KC scored on every possession they had in the second half. They were going to score on that one. The only question is what Philly would have done with a buck 45 remaining.

@stbugs, you know (or should) whether it was catchable or not does not matter for defensive holding. By the time Mahomes threw the ball the flag was already out. Catchable or not only applies to DPI.

We had Indian for lunch. My time is coming, although at a much slower speed.

Glad you mentioned that. I thought it had been illegal for eons, but then thought it was just because I am eons old. Simple fix, go back to it being illegal. But, the NFL will come up with some finely-tuned rule that takes seven instant replay angles, a mechanical engineer, and two physicists to determine the call.

OK, I need a shutout the rest of the way. I entered a blind score grid, and I have 5 for the Chiefs and 7 for the Eagles. Something tells me not to spend that money just yet.

Yep, he was going to lose a couple and it was going to be 4th and 8 or more. No way the Eagles were going for that.

That was exactly my thought. Live, I thought this one was good, but looking at the replay, I would not be surprised if they call it back. It is very close.

Problem is the NFL brings in a crew for the Super Bowl. If the field is worse than it was during the regular season, it is on the NFL.