Mr. Scot

I don't think I can sign on with this. After the Saints killed us, I was expecting the rest of the season to look just like that game. It hasn't been anywhere even close. Canales learns from his mistakes. Many coaches don't. I put a lot of value in that character trait.

Every year we see guys in their final few seasons try to latch on to contending teams for one last shot at a ring. Way more fail than succeed.

Meanwhile, George Pickens...

It's funny because during the '03 playoffs, there was a pundit who predicted all the divisional round games except ours were going to be highly competitive. Quoting from his opening paragraph, "I think the Rams are gonna throttle the Panthers". As it turned out, the other three games that weekend were all blowouts and ours was the game of the year. Don't remember who it was that wrote that, but I do wonder If he still has a job writing about the NFL

OL coaching is greatly improved over past seasons.

I've given up lobbying for him to be moved to guard

Being a prick might not mean much to us, but we always have to remember that in the real world people have to work together. None of us likes working with a--holes either. (granted, some of us are the a--hole)

This matters...

I'm not sure yet

...for FedEx Air Player of the Week How many times is it now?

He's probably still a decent enough player that someone will. That doesn't guarantee anything, though. Plenty of players have tried that route and wound up being part of early playoff exits.

Mentioned elsewhere, it's also best to at least give some consideration to how the players feel, and all indications so far are they support Bryce. And honestly, if we make it to the playoffs, you'll have a tough time arguing to dump Bryce before the option year.

Mick didn't bite me, but Anish is genuinely better at doing football play by play. Luke makes it smarter. Jake makes it more fun.

I think Canales might end up being a long term answer. Not convinced with Bryce...

Not saying he is beyond his fifth year, but I firmly believe he gets that fifth year.

Every team in the league operates under those same conditions. But a number of other teams somehow manage to start the season looking way better than we do. Offseason prep and pacing are a big part of coaching. Tom Coughlin used to beat the sh-t out of his teams. They'd start the season looking like world beaters, then by late season they were done. On the flipside, more "vet friendly coaches" would take it easier. They start looking slow and maybe a tad sloppy, but get better as seasons go along. The best coaches though, find a way to start looking crisp up front and keep it going all year. Belichick tended to be good at this. Reid has likewise become a master over the last few years. Bottom Line: Having your team ready to play is a coach's responsibility, and not just on a weekly basis. It's important coming into the season also. Canales...needs work

He is... ...but he asked to be let go from the Vikings so he could try and catch on with a contender. (he's putting in a lot of frequent flyer miles this year)

I don't think any coach should say something like that in public

And they're still very much themselves

Person:

Anish (already standing) gushes Jake jumps around and celebrates Luke? He raises a fist, but keeps the calm, stone cold "professional assassin" demeanor we often saw him wear when he played This may be the best radio team we've ever had.

Nah. It was an off the cuff joke. For the record, Grier is currently back on the Cowboys practice squad.

I don't think Purdy is all that good.

I'll check it out