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Looked to me like DJ started jogging not expecting the ball. As much as I didn't like trading him away, that was a flaw of his. But just not a smart decision to even throw there in the first place. With the conditions, adjusting one's route on the fly would've been a lot more difficult. Also, given how the situation played out, DJ would've needed to flatten his route a lot earlier to not enter a congested space. Finally, people must have tunnel vision because they are completely ignoring the actual throw. I'd say that had too much lead but more egregious, does not look like a throw that anticipated DJ flattening his route at all. Oh, and Curl had already read the route correctly and was moving along with DJ even before Caleb released it. Even if DJ did everything right, the only thing that might've changed was DJ trying to tip the ball away from being intercepted.

I'm probably one of the few that isn't shocked by this. Someone had to take the fall for not making it this year without Mahomes to worry about. The surprise is that Beane didn't also get the boot. A promotion? With that roster? A guy like McDermott is not going back to DC and even if he was, I'm not sure I want him. Those Bills defenses has blown games in big moments too. The one with Mahomes is an egregious one, but even this weekend, Bills defense could've won it for them in regulation but instead let Nix throw a bomb for a TD.

I really don't think Seattle wanted to see the Rams. They're the one team that can push them and that means Darnold will actually have to make plays. If not him being a ticking time bomb, that injury he has may be the determining factor.

Just waiting to see how the Rams give this game away.

Rams just had their Nakamura moment. What was that coverage?

Watch as the Bears score a TD and go for two.

Why would you run there? The two-minute was going to stop the clock anyways.

Okay, that one you can't blame Stroud at all.

Asking Stroud to throw in this game...

Start General Mills!

That one is more on the receiver, tbh.

Josh Allen! No! Oh, sorry. That was yesterday. CJ Stroud! No!

Must be nice to have a defense that can create turnovers at will.

49ers threw the towel but it ripped in midair and is now out for the rest of the game.

Technically fumbling the game away... twice, actually!

If Bills lose this game, I just don't see them ever winning a Super Bowl with Josh Allen.

Third and Evero! Oh, sorry. Force of habit.

Panthers quality tackling

I'm still mystified on how Stroud looked so overwhelmed at times in his playoff game. Pure speculation but maybe the concussion is still affecting him somewhat. Similar with how Horn seemingly has been playing worse since coming back from his concussion. Rodgers... really interested to see how Maye fares.

It sucks to be let down by our defense in the end but at least it wasn't blowing a big lead against your hated rival. You really can't take the Falcons out of LaFleur. Surely can't be keeping McManus. Once a kicker starts having the yips, it doesn't go away until they go elsewhere.

The chaos on the play resulting in the interception... it feels like this squad has had problems all year seemingly not knowing what they are supposed to be doing out there. Not lining up properly, screwing up the handoff, linemen letting guys have a straight run at Bryce, not running the right routes, etc. I'm hoping that's because of the constant shuffling of lineups with the injuries up on the line and a lot of these players simply not having much NFL experience in general. Wish he had covered that one weird play with Coker. It seemed like something new, although the end result was pretty poor.

Only confirms what we all knew,: 3rd and long on either side of the ball was often a bad omen. I'd like to know how well our pass pro held up in those situations. Our defense definitely made the opponent's pass pro look elite in comparison. Also doesn't help that if our guy caught the ball short of the sticks, they're not getting the last few yards themselves to convert because unlike our defense, they know how to tackle.

The one actual not putrid offensive piece Bryce had to work with in 2023. Thielen also was someone Coker looked up to and so we can probably thank Thielen for his development as well. I'll really miss JTO complaining about good old 19. "Oh, and we have 19 putting up the mailbox on his career. C'mon, man. Put that arm down. Nobody cares."

I don’t see how this is controversial in the slightest. We're simply buying some more time to make a long term decision. That way, we can use valuable resources to improve other areas and there are plenty of those. That and if you actually look at the alternate path, who would be the next QB? The FA market from what I see... no, thank you. And this upcoming QB class... yeesh. It's so easy to talk about replacing a QB, but Vikings gambled on McCarthy over Darnold and that completely blew up in their faces. As for a long term contract, I still hold onto the philosophy that even for "franchise" QB's, it's not worth it once the cap hit forces you to lose other players on the team as a consequence.