2 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Agree ... for me doesn't really matter to the degree things go bad.   I'm interested to see if we can win if I feel the roster is good enough and we have the health.   

I'm more focused on why we would win...not which coach can do the least worst with a bad or mediocre roster. 

We gave that cushion,which was awful. maybe because Slay and Bradberry couldn't handle things anymore(aka getting burned deep). Still we gave up easy yardage. It's like we played prevent defense the whole time. Not a good look

5 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

the others need to prove it

Brown was playing really well down the stretch for us until he tore his ACL…. I mean as well as he could for a terrible D unit lol…. Didn’t he even have like a huge 99 yard pick 6 v AZ before tearing his ACL v NY 

6 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Has Brian Johnson actually even gone to have a real in person interview yet?

Just read an article from the weekend... saying that in person interviews couldn't happen until today.

2 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Last year I saw the first read open...or he would throw a jump ball that was caught.  I didn't see much of a strategist.  But when he would run ... he ran hard. And no dumb turnovers...except for Superbowl.

Yeah his runs were weak. No fighting for the yards like 2022. He was impressing Howie to get a better contract. When he got that he played like a little girl. When I see receivers waving their arms in the air because they are open and Hurts doesn't even look at them,I have issues

2 minutes ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

Brown was playing really well down the stretch for us until he tore his ACL…. I mean as well as he could for a terrible D unit lol…. Didn’t he even have like a huge 99 yard pick 6 v AZ before tearing his ACL v NY 

Yeah that's 1 guy,well 2 with Blank,but there are many spaces to fill now

2 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

maybe because Slay

I heard something about Slay dealing with a back injury good chunk of the year.

I don’t think Slay is going to be a top cover guy anymore but think he can still give us another good year or two if he can get healthy 

1 minute ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

Brown was playing really well down the stretch for us until he tore his ACL…. I mean as well as he could for a terrible D unit lol…. Didn’t he even have like a huge 99 yard pick 6 v AZ before tearing his ACL v NY 

I didn’t see it that way. He blew his assignment plenty. But came up to make hits at times also. Don’t see him as becoming a top two level starting S. He didn’t show well in coverage in the slot.

1 minute ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

We gave that cushion,which was awful. maybe because Slay and Bradberry couldn't handle things anymore(aka getting burned deep). Still we gave up easy yardage. It's like we played prevent defense the whole time. Not a good look

Right...they need to go. First moves that you asked....bye bye Bradberry,  Slay and Byard

3 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Just read an article from the weekend... saying that in person interviews couldn't happen until today.

Bellicheat and Harbaugh have been in person.

Just now, GreenbleedinNC said:

Yeah that's 1 guy,well 2 with Blank,but there are many spaces to fill now

We are bare stated before our D needs a complete overhaul… 

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

I didn’t see it that way. He blew his assignment plenty. But came up to make hits at times also. Don’t see him as becoming a top two level starting S. He didn’t show well in coverage in the slot.

Wasn’t brown playing in the slot a ton not even his natural position…. And slot isn’t even a easy position for a veteran let alone a rookie on a bad defense of unit 

1 minute ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

I heard something about Slay dealing with a back injury good chunk of the year.

I don’t think Slay is going to be a top cover guy anymore but think he can still give us another good year or two if he can get healthy 

I thought he fell over the cliff about week 5 last season(2022). But he is a good mentor for our young DBs.

OT-I'm sad. I have to put one of my dogs down tomorrow. She has a 452 year old German bloodline and is the LAST genetically black Schnauzer. I had the vet get some eggs from her when she was young. They are frozen at AKC because she is a rare genetically black one and the last of her kind 😞

Not to mention then switching DC on a rookie player being asked to do something likely different from what Desai was doing. Think Brown showed plenty of flashes for the situation he was tossed into 

Just now, Bleedinggreen93 said:

Wasn’t brown playing in the slot a ton not even his natural position…. And slot isn’t even a easy position for a veteran let alone a rookie on a bad defense of unit 

What is his natural position? Like a SS type. He doesn’t have enough speed for many S roles. Doesn’t cover well enough for many S roles. 

5 minutes ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

We are bare stated before our D needs a complete overhaul… 

Right,so basically we have 2 guys,a few unproven ones that were UDFA's. We need Howie to get some real talent in here. I suggested Trotter(LB) and Tampa(CB) in round 2 for a youth infusion. We need to replace quantity with qualilty

5 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Bellicheat and Harbaugh have been in person.

Just quoting from the article...not sure of all the rules if they are different for certain guys.

Expectations should be very mild for Sidney next season. New D and he’s not going to be on the ball while recovering from his ACL.

3 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

What is his natural position? Like a SS type. He doesn’t have enough speed for many S roles. Doesn’t cover well enough for many S roles. 

He ran a 4.4 by comparison Reed Blankenship ran a 4.5… Could being a rookie and confused by what exactly he was being asked to do have effected his playing speed having to hesitate and think about stuff…

 

BTW,I stand by my goal of 31 PPG. We got close last year with 29 and change,this year it dropped to 25 and change. And this was the same offense basically. Should at least have held serve at 29. No production from the slot spot

7 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Bellicheat and Harbaugh have been in person.

Jan 19th article by Jim Wyatt.  Tennessee apparently interviewed a bunch of guys...all zoom... it stated they couldn't do in person interviews until Jan 22. 

Then on top of all that switching DC AGAIN mid season and likely being asked to do other things even the vets were talking about how it was on them with the switch 

Bears want to interview Marcus Brady for their OC job

2 minutes ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

He ran a 4.4 by comparison Reed Blankenship ran a 4.5… Could being a rookie and confused by what exactly he was being asked to do have effected his playing speed having to hesitate and think about stuff…

 

Yeah he sure didn’t look like a 4.4 guy

1 minute ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

Then on top of all that switching DC AGAIN mid season and likely being asked to do other things even the vets were talking about how it was on them with the switch 

D got WORSE after the change out.