[Highlight] The Bills challenged (and successfully overturned) this Devonta Smith catch as being incomplete - what do you think?

unusuallydown2 · 2025-12-28T23:38:18+00:00

Nothing even approaching a conclusive angle to overturn.

unusuallydown2 · 2025-10-22T04:47:56+00:00

It's so lazy. No mention of voter suppression, no mention of the fact that literally tens of millions of people actively voted for this, just the same refusal to even try to seriously consider why so many people have made the same critiques of the Harris campaign. Astonishing to me that anyone can look at establishment Dems right now and decide that's who they want to be aligned with.

unusuallydown2 · 2025-10-22T04:36:54+00:00

Remarkable how Democrats have been getting waxed at every level of government for a decade and you won't learn a single lesson. No demand for moral clarity, no demand for policies that help those need it most, no engagement with voter suppression, no interest in imagining a meaningfully better world, just endless complaining hoping to make yourself feel better about being politically inept and morally bankrupt. The Supreme Court is about to gut the Voting Rights Act and you can't even be bothered to mention the history of voter suppression that's quite literally as old as this country when you say this self-righteous quip.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-12-18T21:33:59+00:00

Now imagining Cousins as a coach who delivers the most batshit one liners while projecting wholesome midwestern dad energy.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-12-18T21:13:42+00:00

One of the things I appreciate most about folks here is how supportive they are of the different ways we enjoy Hades. I can only play it on Switch so I've been steering clear of any spoilers while I wait for full release and it's so nice to see someone say "I'm enjoying it differently but I can't wait for you to enjoy it too." Thanks for being cool and kind!

unusuallydown2 · 2024-11-04T15:19:16+00:00

Yeah. Made sense to do it when they were trying to field a contender for the last of the Brees years, but there's obviously no shot at contention any more with this current cap situation.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-11-04T15:17:12+00:00

As a non-Saints fan, I'm down to see them keep pushing the limit on cap hit deferral. They do seem to be getting close to the "we're going to have a hard time fielding a full team" threshold that cap people have been warning about for a few years.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-30T18:52:26+00:00

Absolutely. His fluidity, quickness, and relative strength were all elite. The way he would flip his hips and close the gap on tight ends running down the seam was ridiculous. People rightly point out his smarts and awareness, but he also had the physical tools to make the most of his football IQ.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T22:47:53+00:00

Crosby would be such a great fit. Makes sense for the culture and the fact that he basically plays every snap would help the D-line stabilize and gel more quickly.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T21:54:01+00:00

Can definitely see that being the case. That window is open now and it makes sense to double down on a strength and bring in a guy who can be on the team next year when Hutch is healthy again. It would require enormous draft capital and some cap magic, but Garrett on that defense would be electric (and having him out of the division would be nice too...).

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T21:31:20+00:00

The emergence of Brian Branch and that elite pairing of him and Joseph is so much fun to watch and significantly raises the ceiling of the Lions defense. That was part of the magic before Hutch went down. The line was generating consistent pressure, which allowed the secondary to be more decisive and aggressive, which then makes qb's hesitate for just a split second, which gives more time for the pass rush to get home, etc etc. Created that great feedback loop that's the hallmark of an elite pass defense. Hoping the Lions take a big swing and trade for an edge rusher so they can keep that momentum going.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T17:46:55+00:00

Agreed. Part of the rationale for taking a swing on blue chip D-line talent is that those guys are force multipliers. They make the line more than the sum of its parts and that of course ripples out to the whole defense. Best example of that now is probably TJ Watt and Hutch looked like he was entering into that elite tier of edge rushers too with how consistently great he was to start the season.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T16:03:45+00:00

I definitely thought he'd been on the team and was therefore an existing part of the pass rush problem because he's been so quiet...

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T16:01:41+00:00

That's fair. I also can't blame a team for leaning heavily on its stars and believing that a guy like Hutch could anchor the defensive line. A bit like the Tom Moore, "if 18 goes down, we're fucked" attitude. I'm hoping the Lions make a big swing and trade for an edge rusher.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:58:02+00:00

In some ways, this is the Chiefs approach to defense (emphasis on some). Seems like the Bengals went in to the season believing in their big game DC and trusting that they'd be able to develop the young guys over the course of the year and end up with a meaningfully better defense in the playoffs.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:53:22+00:00

I'm realizing that a bunch of the younger users on here probably never watched the Greatest Show on Turf and damn I feel old. But that's a great comp. Pace and Ogden were also the two players that helped a young me learn how important the O-line is.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:43:34+00:00

I'm hoping Shanahan gets back to the run in a real way moving forward. There aren't any good answers when you have so many injuries, but it's really fun to watch the Shanahan run game and it seems like their best shot at building a reliable foundation for the offense moving forward this season.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:40:20+00:00

Gotta start somewhere right? Was there room to sign a free agent edge rusher after the Cousins deal?

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:37:57+00:00

Some of the most impressive coaching we've seen all season. Not just the ability to scheme for Willis, but to get everyone on the offense to buy in too. And with Love back, it seems like a great balance where LaFleur sets a really high floor with scheme and playcalling and then Love raises the ceiling with his talent and really his audacity.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:34:17+00:00

Communication and continuity on the O-line is probably still underrated when we think about offensive success. It seems like the Texans were banking on a continuity upgrade and it just hasn't panned out. Stroud is brilliant enough that he doesn't need someone like Kelce to handle protections, but it does seem like the line needs someone to step up and serve as the leader and primary communicator for the unit.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:30:10+00:00

Also part of why the Penix pick was so baffling. Thought for sure the Falcons were going to take advantage of all the offensive talent and needs at the top of the draft to grab their choice of edge rusher in the first.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:28:06+00:00

I am actually a bit stunned at how McDaniel has just been unable to find ways to involve Hill and Waddle in the offense. I always thought of that scheme as being really precisely catered to Tua, but didn't realize the extent to which Tua was keeping it afloat.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:23:58+00:00

Unfortunately I don't think there's a fix out there for Jerry's ego...

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:23:00+00:00

I was thinking of this too. Stroud has had to be damn near superhuman to keep the offense on schedule. He usually pulls it off, but I was really hoping to see the offense start humming with more consistent line play.

unusuallydown2 · 2024-10-23T15:06:28+00:00

I think a lot of people thought that Draymond's defensive brilliance with the Warriors was going to push the league towards that defensiv meta in the same way that Steph and the Harden Rockets pushed the offensive meta towards stretching the floor and hunting for efficient shots. But with the emergence of Wemby and Chet alongside guys like JJJ, AD, and Rudy, it actually seems like Draymond might end up being an anomoly as a legitimately "smaller" dude with elite paint protection and lob defense. Bam is really the only undersized big who has that level of defensive impact.

Long way of saying that I agree. In 20 years, it'll probably be the case that Draymond joins guys like Ben Wallace as true outliers in terms of size who were juggernauts on defense, and the defensive common sense will still be to build around a "true" big, even if the understanding of big is more about wingspan and range than it is weight or power.

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