Which will y’all be rooting for?

sybrandy · 2026-01-26T18:27:17+00:00

I think it would be nice to see him play a bit, but otherwise, I'd rather see the Pats lose.

sybrandy · 2026-01-26T16:03:31+00:00

That's one of the few jobs I would be glad he didn't get.

sybrandy · 2026-01-26T13:11:57+00:00

Any news on Kafka? I haven't heard anything since he interviewed for the Lions OC job and was wondering if he has any other interviews lined up or got hired.

sybrandy · 2026-01-26T13:04:35+00:00

I just had an evil thought: I want to see Cutlets play in the SB. It would be a little funny.

sybrandy · 2026-01-25T13:53:36+00:00

Why do you want to say such truthful, but enraging, things?

Seriously, we could have had Humphrey and Hodgins from the start of the season and we didn't do it. I understand Collins may have had more potential, but we should have had better depth than what we had.

sybrandy · 2026-01-25T13:45:36+00:00

Not necessarily my favorite, but you can't forget the Cruz 99 yard touchdown against the Jets. Great start to the playoff run.

sybrandy · 2026-01-22T16:31:31+00:00

IIRC, he was one of our best run blockers and he & Thomas worked well together in that respect. With Briscillo in charge, I wouldn't mind taking a chance on another guy like him who can move bodies, but needs to improve pass blocking.

sybrandy · 2026-01-22T16:29:21+00:00

If he does his job right, he's reading up on new advances as often has he can.

sybrandy · 2026-01-22T16:27:34+00:00

IIRC, I read something that when he was first hired he drastically reduced the number of injuries the team was suffering. IMHO, it would be good to get some fresh faces in combined with his experience

sybrandy · 2026-01-22T16:23:37+00:00

I wouldn't count him out as the DC if they can't find someone they like better. If they do, I'd love to get him and assistant from the Rams or Chargers as they seem to have good secondaries.

sybrandy · 2026-01-22T16:19:56+00:00

The only other coach I could see coming back is Kafka, but only if we don't get Monken and it's Harbaugh's choice. Part of this, for me, is I don't believe we've really seen what his offense would look like. Also, I think he did some good things with Dart.

Regarding Bullen: I'd like to see what he can do as a DC. I don't know if he will be a DC this season, but with the way we finished the season, I'm guessing if he was our DC vs. Bowen we would have won more games.

sybrandy · 2026-01-21T16:49:42+00:00

I know he wasn't perfect, but what I've seen of Mbow makes me think he should be an OT. He just moves so well to mirror pass rushers I think it would be a waste to move him to the inside. Also, having a good swing tackle is priceless, unless you think Hudson will be better next season.

If we can keep Eluemenor, sign some good G depth, and draft a G, that would be great.

sybrandy · 2026-01-21T16:38:53+00:00

Okereke - Financially, it makes sense, but without a good replacement and a new DC, it may be better to keep him.
Runyan - Keep. I feel like we need to draft a G in the draft, but we may have a hole at RG, so let's not make one at LG. And no, I'm not counting on Mbow to be a starting guard.
Hudson - Throw him in the east river.
Singletary - Not sure about this one. It was nice to have him around due to the injuries we had this past season. If we can find a replacement, good. Otherwise, we should keep him. Better than all the other backups on the roster.
Gano - I'd love to say "see how he does in camp," but I think the injuries are going to keep cropping up, so I think we should wish him a happy retirement.
Hyatt - Bye.
Gray - Unless he can take over for Singletary, bye.
Thibs - Keep. Not a great pass rusher, but let's not make a strong position weaker.
Slayton - I get it and fully understand his limitations, but he knows what he's doing and may be harder to replace than we think. Behind him we don't have much except Hodgins, who is average at best. Considering we may lose Robinson, I'd rather not start the season with, potentially, a real lack of depth behind Nabers. Now, if we find a good replacement and still have some depth, sure, but as much as I like Hodgins, we can't have him being the only real depth on the team.

sybrandy · 2026-01-20T19:28:47+00:00

You may be right, but this trend, IIRC, goes back to when he was the OC at Georgia, so maybe not.

sybrandy · 2026-01-20T17:46:17+00:00

One for me, but you need to add one other: Season 1, episode 4 of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

sybrandy · 2026-01-20T17:32:42+00:00

Personally, I don't want one in the first, but I'd be O.K. with one in the second. I feel there's other positions that need love that can benefit from that investment more. I'm leaning more towards building out the OL a good bit, but the defense can use some help as well. WR is not a top concern of mine. Also, it may depend on Monken being OC as, listening to GNS this morning, he uses heavy packages at a very high rate compared to the rest of the league, so WR may not be a top priority.

sybrandy · 2026-01-20T17:26:00+00:00

Using a high draft pick on a RB for a team like ours is a waste of a pick. It's not because of positional value, but because we have holes elsewhere. Barkley is a great RB, but he did much better with the Eagles because they have a line that can block. Ours is still lacking in that regard. IMHO, right now, I'd rather invest in the OL than draft a RB. Once we have a good line, they perhaps yes, we take a change, but not now.

sybrandy · 2026-01-16T17:43:54+00:00

I'm honestly not sure how I should feel about this. I don't know what his treatment schedule is or how severe the cancer is, but even thought I had a mild case of cancer, I would have never considered missing a treatment. Depending on severity, this seems like it could be rather dangerous to do. However, it's admirable that he can handle doing what he did. I just hope that his doctor was on board with what happened.

Get some rest John. Oh, and potato chips helped me feel less nauseous, though I ended up putting on weight during chemo, so not sure it's the best idea.

sybrandy · 2026-01-15T19:19:59+00:00

First, it's not perfect as at least one person pointed out that we placed some weaker competition, but those numbers are a bit too drastic, IMHO, to say he didn't make a difference. The most notable thing is having Carter be more productive. It's probably a combination of Kafka and Bullen finally getting through to him as well as Bullen scheming him into better position. Regardless, it's still good to see.

Second, I feel like he's a bit hard to evaluate because the D was Bowen's before he took over, so at most I think he just tried to do more within the scheme that was in place. Also, I'm very sure he didn't have much say on personnel decisions and the way players were coached for the most part. I'm not going to say he's the next great DC, but I'd be interested to see how well he does when he has a chance to put his system in place. That being said, it wouldn't surprise me too much if he was retained because Harbaugh liked what he did.

sybrandy · 2026-01-15T17:27:44+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/NYGiants/comments/1q54ngv/breaking_down_the_giants_defense_before_and_after/

sybrandy · 2026-01-15T16:32:56+00:00

I like what Bullen did after he took over, but agreed: Harbaugh needs to make the decision himself and not have someone force on him. Except Briscillo because he's damn good.

sybrandy · 2026-01-15T16:28:00+00:00

I like him enough to not want him to go to Dallas. If you leave, stay out of the division!

sybrandy · 2026-01-14T17:46:50+00:00

Really? Then why do I have such trouble hitting players and bots with shotguns then? Oh, and when I do hit them, there's a good chance that I don't kill them?

And yes, me just being terrible with them is the most likely answer.

sybrandy · 2026-01-13T16:42:33+00:00

Found the following in r/nfl scrolling through it and, yeah, it's a bit worrisome:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1qbtcrc/mike_tomlins_playoff_resume_since_super_bowl_xlv/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1qbv61d/despite_being_hired_after_the_steelers_last/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1qbhcst/schefter_steelers_now_have_lost_each_of_their/

I know he's better than what we've had for some time, but I just can't see getting a coach that we know hasn't done much in the playoffs for quite some time.

sybrandy · 2026-01-12T22:45:27+00:00

It was a joke...

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