TheShredder

That's what I'm thinking. Why put anything out there? Assbackwards media moments can always be avoided. Just goes so bad from here when the O doesn't work straightaway.

RR needs to check himself with the WWBBD (What Would Bill Belichick Do) mantra before stepping to the mic.

That seems like an OC deficiency. I'd expect them to be creative with EB

So here is an incorrect use of the word strain. Strain is a muscle tear of some degree and even a minor 'strain' is valid reason for concern. Muscle tears, even minor 1st degree take weeks to heal property. Tweaks...loose non-descript term that, in the NFL, is usually a lie. The way these guys are getting after it, everyone is sore and has potential for overuse injury. My understanding is they're monitoring this with GPS data and computer algo to know when players are in the over-trained caution state. Yeah, don't freak out about small stuff but don't discount the value of resting a guy who has symptoms.

RR was the perfect man for this job. Now, his job is done. It was always going to be the next coach that benefitted from a coulture change. RR is a .500 coach EB is far more demanding and will win more often. Wouldn't be surprised to hear RR laterals into GM type FO role and EB gets a shot at HC gig.

Decoding NFL injury commentary is easy. Rule #1 Tweak ==> White Lie HC uses to avoid mass panic of the fan base. Translation ==> Player is sore. Look for whether player participates next session. Rule #2 Strain ==> More than a Tweak and equals some degree of muscle tear. Translation ==> 2-4 weeks of bubble-wrap and individual drills (if he's a starter). *If player isn't a starter 24-48 hrs and a lot of tape. Rule #3 Torn or Tear ==> Usually means this guy is screwed and typically heard after the HC Lies using verbage like TWEAK prior. Translation ==> 6-12 weeks or IR usually count this guy as gone.

... got a calf strain scrolling past that pic and my feet started to cramp!

It's not that RR (the guy with 100% roster control) has gambled with Howell...it's that he's not corrected the bad OL roster decisions and magnified the problem with poor off-season choices. RR and everything Offense is crap...this gets him fired. New ownership doesn't have any demands this year and resigns to observe. They'll sniff it out. RR, Mayhew, and the gang will get purged.

All I stated was a path to the easiest seed. It's complete assholes like you that makes contributions to forums a waste of time.

Playoffs start for this team on SNF. #1 concern is Coaching. These guys have had weeks to prepare and extra film to implement a winning game plan. WSH needs to be pushing for the 5th seed. DAL has the potential to loose 2, even 3 games going into week 18 finale. Can easily loose to Jags and PHI. TEN is done. Week 18 heads up could be for the 5th seed which is huge! The 5th seed plays the worst team, the NFC South winner. Then would play the winner of the Vikings game to get to NFC Championship (likely) in PHI (for a rematch). There's a path to the top...

Not really, our ligaments are very resilient...but I get it, as non-contact tears are common among athletes that wear cleats. The studs create an anchor that doesn't allow the joint to work the way it's designed to and counter forces can pop the supporting structures. Difference is a beach volleyball player lands and turns like Murray and it's a sprain. Same guy with cleats on and he's off to the OR.

Turner can't use the same game plan, but he can watch this weeks tape and tweak it. Giants don't have that. They should be prepared. At home, Chase Young's first game back, playoff hunt, Sunday Night Football...angelic!

Situational tempo to keep subs off is smart football (ala Rogers). TH can do that. He has to be completing passes or it won't work. Hurry up audibles should be able to catch NYG a few times.

It's likely to take a few games to see him flip the switch with football reps and injury confidence. I'm not putting it past him to make a play and the confidence switch gets flipped first. Ramped up reps could lead to a big DAL game at home to close it out. DAL might not even need to play starters in the last game.

DAL will be the 5th seed and have the easiest game vs NFC South winner. WSH or NYG (#6 and (#7) will play Vikings #2 or SF #3 as it stands now. Rather win to play Cousins than 49'ers D and Mr.Irrelevant. The lowest winning seed plays PHI #1 where the #6 would play the DAL/NFC South winner. WSH needs to be winning going into an away Wildcard game. It's possible to beat NYG and then host them for NFC Championship game! 🤣🤣🤣

They've swung and missed too many times like that. I'd rather see them target a QB in later rounds with the ability to develop and bring in competition vs TH and Sam. They need better pass-pro OL and C/RG...have to fix the OL first. $.02

The injuries at key positions can derail any roster. Rams had OL issues from the start. Their All-in style sacrifices depth from cap issues to no draft picks. Mayfield needed that. Good for him! McVay is still a Wizard 🧙‍♂️ Maybe trade Sweat high...somethings gonna give!

I think you could do this for a couple of years, but you'll have an exit plan to trade a guy and replace him with a rookie. Clearly WSH took this approach and their guy got hurt and nobody would give up a 1st or 2nd for Payne. Will they now (2023)? Transition Tag DPayne and trade him? I think they have been doing it wrong and should extend value players like Payne and trade them for 1st rounders vs Franchise twice and roll them out for nothing. Key is tradable contract extensions and market timing. GM skill.

There's a list of teams that maxed out their credit cards and you can see the results. LA Rams are example #1. They won a Super Bowl, so mission accomplished. Now they have no depth. Zero. There's others who have used draft picks as credit and lost wildly, like WSH did with RG3. Cap is real and so is Creative Financing. Eventually you have to pay the bill, so GM's who go for it are gambling in high risk investments. It's harder to create a perennial contender. If you look at Top Defenses, do you find 4 DL'men taking 40% of the cap? Does anyone see how a team wins (+.500 annually) by allocating 60% (+130M) to Defense? Nope. Doesn't mean it won't work. With the majority of teams doing the opposite and paying QB's 20%+ per year, you could argue that if you're paying QB peanuts then you can allocate a lot more to DL. The answer is clearly that you can but NFL, Not For Long.

Chase Young is fully healed or the Dr wouldn't have cleared him for contact. Just because an MD is hired by the team doesn't remove him from medical liability. Malpractice insurance is crazy expensive! Sure WSH pays the Mal for their contractors, but MDs have a license, just like your drivers license. If you get a heavy Mal, you become high risk to un-insurable... MD gets tagged, sued, and fired for negligence and he's off to a Peurto Rican walk-in clinic. Chase is healed. Chase isn't in football condition physically and mentally. Has to play to get over the final hurdles. He'll play game 2 but won't be much to see probably. Can be valuable if they make the playoffs though. DAL game could be where he gets his head & feet going full throttle.

I didn't watch it live. Actually stopped watching them live after they were down two scores vs DET. After they got rid of WJ-III and changed the defense to field the best players, I started watching live games again as there was a visibly different product on the field. I'm not a fair weathered fan, I just won't waste my time if they're not competitive. Also, I'm pretty much a grumpy old man who hates Snyder enough to wait the guy out. They're definitely capable of winning even down 2 scores but I'll watch the replay vs letting them piss me off for the weekend!

It's a Pick'em game. Too close to call. TH is a surprise road worrier. So, no home field advantage really. I feel like this is Scott Turner's game to win, more than it's JDR's game to lose. Turner had his best scripted opening to date vs ATL. He's doing a great job right now and trending up. WSH can't play from behind or lose the turnover battle. Behind by two scores and I'll watch something else.

When you're in the middle of the final year of a contract, that contract lasts until the end of the league year. You only extend players mid-season that you don't want to lose in the off-season. Not sure there's any other NFL team that wants TH as their QB. No reason to extend his current contract. TH is connected to Turner, not RR. Both RR and Turner will return in 2023 at a minimum. (Likely both are here for the start of 2024) Zero competition for TH's services. No need to pay more than a raise for tenure (+%10) and performance incentives. $3-5M base + 3M escalators ~$6-8M/yr max and base salary guaranteed on 2-yr deal. This allows them to resign D.Payne. $.02

Missed extra point...almost lost them the game. Gotta put up 20+ with their brand of football. Every game is a playoff game now.

Good D is sustainable when playing well and you've got some depth. They haven't played lights out yet. This game could easily be their best defensive performance. Nothing to indicate a letdown is coming. If the O puts up 20 or more they'll be in it to win it.