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I'll say DC Anthony Weaver.  The defense has been absolutely putrid most of the year, so I gotta give the man his flowers when his unit shows up to play.

This is only the second or third game in the McDaniel era that was won by the defense (as opposed to the offense being forced to simply outscore every opponent).

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While the stats may support the decision, if WSH makes the FG at the end of the game, McDaniel is probably fired today.  The talking heads would love nothing more than to absolutely incinerate any coach who does not kick a field goal in that situation.  The nerds with their pocket protectors and excel spreadsheets tell you that "the analytics" say to go for the touchdown, but Real Football Men Know that you kick the field goal there every time!

I gotta give McD my SOTG for failing to try to protect his own job.  Read the room, man.

Jordyn Brooks had 20 tackles yesterday. Dude comes to play every week and is leading the league in tackles by almost 20. He is by far the most consistant player we have right now.

Just for giggles I looked up Zach Thomas and the most he had in a season was 165. Brooks is at 125 right now with 6 games to go. Unless he gets hurt, he will blow that out way before the 16th game.

He's having one heck of a good season, and getting noticed more since getting the AFC Defensive Player of the Week against the Falcons.

After Achane, he's next on my list for team MVP, and the current defensive player I would pick to rebuild that side of the team around.

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I love his clownish qualities.  That's old fart-ism to think that you need to be gruff and serious all the time.  It's "his girlfriend is ugly; he has no confidence" vibes-based bullshit.

I love what he did in that press conference, where he snuck in and then asked a question.  The team hasn't quit on him.

His personality isn't an issue as a person and in life in general.  There is nothing wrong with a clownish, quirky, offbeat guy as a person.

The problem comes when you put him in the capacity of head coach of a professional football team, where "the team takes on the personality of its coach," and the team is playing the rough and tumble game of football.

Then being a clown is a problem.  It's fundamentally inconsistent with the job.

If McDaniel were coaching a tiddlywinks or a pickleball team for example, two sports completely different from football, his personality wouldn't be a problem.  In professional football it makes him woefully inadequate, however.

There is a reason there is no exceptionally successful head coach in football history (college or pro) who had a personality like his.  It's because it isn't consistent with the nature of the game.

Go back and watch Bill Cowher in the video linked in the original post.  That fits with football.  McDaniel does not.

Nothing wrong with him just as a person in general.  In the capacity of the head coach of an NFL football team, plenty wrong.

In life in general he's a square peg in a square hole.  As the coach of a pro football team, he's a square peg in a round hole.  He simply doesn't fit.

Neither did I.   We're screwing ourselves out of a good position in the draft beating trash teams. 

Disagree.

High picks ain't shit, #1.  #2, culture of winning is more important.  Tanking is for losers.

I love his clownish qualities.  That's old fart-ism to think that you need to be gruff and serious all the time.  It's "his girlfriend is ugly; he has no confidence" vibes-based bullshit.

I love what he did in that press conference, where he snuck in and then asked a question.  The team hasn't quit on him.

I get what you're saying. I'm just saying nothing will come about because of it. It's not really a secret that no one in Washington or behind the scenes ever gets punished. Too much money and people with no morals invloved on both sides.

I have a theory that this is essentially the end of Trump.  I haven't said that in the past 10 years but somehow this just feels different.

I think that it's a marriage of two things: One, it's just not working -- the economy, the tariffs, the masked deportation forces, the drug boats -- none of that is helping and it's hurting regular people.  Things are more expensive, businesses can't staff.  I think that people thought they'd be getting cheaper goods, but it's just getting worse and lying about it ain't helping. 

And Epstein -- not because it will change anything (I agree that nobody will face any real punishment) but it gives people an off-ramp.  The same people who know deep down that they supported these stupid fiscal policies can pretend otherwise but cite the Epstein stuff.

Not to mention that Trump is old, falling asleep, lashing out and not even really taking questions.  He might have some declining health.  He's just not inspiring confidence in even his most ardent people.  I think that the right sees this and they're starting to jockey for position in the post-Trump world.

He won't go down without fighting or making a stink, but I think he's out of juice and finally all of the bullshit has nowhere to point but to him.  He can't blame his way out of this.

I have no problem with making it illegal but I get why they can't. Same with child or teen nudity in movies. It should be illegal but its not as long as the parent signs off on it.

I get what you're saying. I'm just saying nothing will come about because of it. It's not really a secret that no one in Washington or behind the scenes ever gets punished. Too much money and people with no morals invloved on both sides.

I would have made the same calls. We have 3 wins and realistsically little to no chance of making the playoffs. I would take a few chances as well.

The one thing it shows is our Offensive line is still getting their arse kicked on short yardage and they know its coming. Having the 6th lineman didn't help that situation. They were driven into the backfield both times. It was embarrasing for them ... or at least should have been.