BurgundyBooger

Perfectly sound opinion, and to an extent I agree. Though I also believe this org needs a highly experienced and credited guy with a long history of multiple turnarounds, accustomed to media scrutiny, and dealing logistically with organizations of this size and political visibility. Personally speaking, I don’t think the team in its current condition is a suitable starting point for a young coach or GM to cut their teeth on.

Ron is gone, and that shouldn’t even be a concern to anyone. What is concerning - at least to me - and borderline distressing is the amount of work that is ahead of us. This isn’t going to be a quick turnaround. The dysfunction isn’t sourced to coaching but the culture, which means the poison afflicting the team is coming from every contaminated remnant of Snyder’s ownership — from the front office to personnel and coaching, all the way down to the administrative staff. A complete overhaul of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate with all the little, moving parts could take years. That is why I’m lukewarm on the idea of Belichick coming here. Like most skeptics, I believe his best years as a head coach and GM are behind him, but I absolutely believe he can ruthlessly establish a solid foundation, much in the same way Parcells did with the Jets, Patriots, and Dallas. He’d immediately fill the lockeroom with the necessary vets he’s previously coached and have the credentials to deal with the alumni hires presently occupying personnel jobs off their work from 35-40 years ago. Even if we don’t make it to the title game with BB, he’d at least create a structurally sound organization for the future guy to take us back to the promise land.

He can barely perform his HC duties competently, now he’s assuming two roles?

For those of us who think that firing Ron or JDR midseason is a bad look for the organization to outside would-be candidates, do you think a blowout defeat to Dallas on Thanksgiving provides Harris with enough justification to fire the coaching staff without negatively impacting the organization in the eyes of future replacements?

When there's no one left to throw under the bus, he'll probably point blame on Dan Snyder. "Well, the organization's changed in the last year, certainly the last 2 years. We've gotten more support from decision makers and the air's not as heavy as it used to be. People can be themselves and make things happen, do their jobs. All of this happened over the last season, and we're still trying to figure things out. It takes time. I think everyone is committed to Sam now, more so this year than before, and that's a testament to the change. It's not just Sam, we're seeing other players emerge now but it's a delicate process and we just got to stay consistent."

Ron isn't going to fire JDR unless he receives some assurance regarding his future with the club. If they intend on firing Ron at the end of the season anyway, why would he create bad blood between himself and JDR by giving him the boot?

How do people stay sober watching this team?

I hate this sort of mentality, this misguided sense of loyalty. A coach's loyalty should be to the players who put their bodies on the line every week to compete, not to the incompetent Neanderthal who's squandering the team's chances from the comfort of the sideline. For all his harping and appreciation for the military, Ron hasn't expressed his full understanding of proper leadership.

Never thought I’d hate a DC as much as I did Jim Haslett but here we are.

We can win this if Ron actually manages the game well. Clock management, wise use of challenges, and being aggressive when the momentum is on our side.

Is EB calling the plays, or is it Ron?

That's like keeping the captain of the Titanic because of the great band on board. You get rid of the idiot captain before he hits the iceberg and hire someone competent to steer the vessel back home with the band preferably still alive and undrowned.

What exactly do we have here that Belichick can't get in NE? Before he went to NE, he had to make sure the Patriots were the "right fit" and ownership there have accommodated him for over 20 years. What exactly can we give him besides more money (maybe)? A chance to start over isn't enough driving incentive to Super Bowls.

True. Everyone knows he's done at the end of the year. It's an ugly situation but successful people turn these into opportunities, and Josh has the opportunity now to help restore the reputation of the franchise and returning it to top tier by exercising patience, poise, and practicality -- qualities absent in the previous owner, which contributed to the disgraceful reputation the franchise garnered during the course of his ownership. Firing potentially two HCs in one year (Ron, and then maybe his interim head coach at the end of the season) doesn't represent a pivot. And while Ron has dug his own hole, there's still a mathematical chance he could pull something off this season -- we're not technically eliminated.

The market determines the value. If he were such a talent, we'd have a 1st/2nd round pick for him.

Which tape? The two Eagles tapes? Or the Bears and Giants tapes?

The word is to have a competent coaching staff, and a victory is all but guaranteed. You don't even have to be a good team (e.g., Bear, Giants).

RR: "I believe our young guys held out well against the defending NFC champions. Those guys have a good veteran group, best I've ever seen, and the way I look at it our guys will get there with some more years under their belt. I believe that. This is a process. We stick with it, and we'll be up there with anyone in the NFL."

If I was playing behind that o-line, I'd want to be as far away from the LOS as possible, too. On a serious note, playing under center and executing handoffs means they'd have to sprinkle in some playaction which Sam doesn't seem have the poise or protection-time to execute.

Ron is a lame duck HC at this point. You shouldn't let a short-term HC to make personnel decisions with long-term impact. All the pieces we have now should stay in place for the next regime to assess and quantify.

If ownership intends on firing the entire coaching staff in the offseason, including EB, there’s no point in jettisoning Ron mid-season because there are no viable candidates worth giving the interim role right now, but if the owner wants to give EB a trial period before making a decision on him after the season, this is the best time to pull the trigger.

What happened is that you were drinking something I should be having every week.

When you trade your best players off, you create a culture of uncertainty and distrust, where even the hardest working player will hesitate to give it their all or be a team player — because why, if their hard efforts will be meaningless and he can be shipped off at any time?

This game is going to have me drinking again, 3 years sober now. I’ve lost my voice screaming at the TV. I’m 45 years old shaking my tv like it’s supposed to wake up the offense.

Stuff the run, keep a spy on DJ against those back-breaking 3rd down runs for conversions. Force him to earn his inflated salary. If we lose this game, someone needs to be fired.