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This is the first time I've watched Drake Maye. Patriots may have gotten another good one. I'm a little jealous.

I don't follow the league very closely, I guess Vrabel and Maye are a story. Seem to be the actual MVP and COY leaders

For me, it's the chicken-and-egg-thing. Is Maye that good, or is he good because he's in a situation with good coaching and good scheme?

I would give Vrabel a lot of credit. Wasn't he the guy who helped resurrect Tannehill's career?

Maye is that good. Almost any other year he is your #1 overall pick. and his junior and senior years a lot of scouts had him rated #1 even as Caleb (and later Daniels) got more attention.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

You must be Rick Wampler.

[douche]

Raiders fire OC Chip Kelly after latest poor offensive showing in loss to Browns.

"I spoke with OC Chip Kelly earlier this evening and informed him of his release as offensive coordinator of the Raiders," head coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "I would like to thank Chip for his service and wish him all the best in the future."

[trharder]

The Rams beat the shit out of TB. 34-7. I watched the first half. It didn't even seem to be a contest.
Seahawks defense is legit, if not elite. The Seahawks are a legit playoff contender, but maybe still not good enough.

[Donn Beach]

Raiders fire OC Chip Kelly after latest poor offensive showing in loss to Browns.

"I spoke with OC Chip Kelly earlier this evening and informed him of his release as offensive coordinator of the Raiders," head coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "I would like to thank Chip for his service and wish him all the best in the future."

Yeah, two weeks after firing his ST coach. I guess if you like watching train wrecks, it's turning into a remarkable disaster. Is it getting into Urban Meyer territory in relation to expectations? Does Pete survive? He's under contract for three years, probably around $15 MIL a season

[Donn Beach]

The Rams beat the shit out of TB. 34-7. I watched the first half. It didn't even seem to be a contest.
Seahawks defense is legit, if not elite. The Seahawks are a legit playoff contender, but maybe still not good enough.

I'm willing to concede the seahawks are the second best team in the league at this point. But I don't think there's much daylight between them and the Rams. How many other teams could cough up four interceptions to the Rams and still take them down to the wire.

Fact is they are probably facing the Rams three times this season and it's pretty unlikely you're beating them all three times. So if it's about where you to take a loss, that one really wasn't so bad.

[D-train]

The Rams beat the shit out of TB. 34-7. I watched the first half. It didn't even seem to be a contest.
Seahawks defense is legit, if not elite. The Seahawks are a legit playoff contender, but maybe still not good enough.

How do we give up 38 to the Bucs and only 21 to the Rams with Sam throwing four pics???

[D-train]

The Rams beat the shit out of TB. 34-7. I watched the first half. It didn't even seem to be a contest.
Seahawks defense is legit, if not elite. The Seahawks are a legit playoff contender, but maybe still not good enough.

We have over a 90% chance to make the playoffs so more than a playoff contender, we are a playoff team but you question stands regarding being a SB contender. Got to get the defense healthy.

[Donn Beach]

The Rams beat the shit out of TB. 34-7. I watched the first half. It didn't even seem to be a contest.
Seahawks defense is legit, if not elite. The Seahawks are a legit playoff contender, but maybe still not good enough.

How do we give up 38 to the Bucs and only 21 to the Rams with Sam throwing four pics???

Remember, there was a breakdown in the defense against TB. MM taking responsibility for it after the game and then going about fixing it. That's an interesting aspect to a season, the issues as they arise. I've been impressed with how MM has gone after them. What's scary about the Rams is the consistency. When a team seems to hit that level of consistency it's really at an elite level.

[Donn Beach]

MM after the TB game, that's really what it's about, preparation, isn't it? The issues with the Rams game, this one with the penalties. The team that's better prepared is generally going to win

“Obviously very disappointed," Macdonald said. "Our guys played extremely hard, fought all the way to the end. Look, I told the team, ‘This game is my responsibility, okay?’ You’ve got to give Tampa Bay a lot of credit … but I have to be better with our defensive gameplan, our execution and how we call it. When we put up a performance like that, it means that I didn’t prepare them well enough.”