Khyber53

Hope everything is still going well.

Just glad everyone is alright!

I really believe what we have right now is a manufactured sellers' market. Not everyone being dangled out there is going to be worth what some fools are willing to pay. Smart money would wait until Feb. 23rd at the earliest (start of tagging players for franchise/transition designations AND the beginning of the Combine) and possibly even waiting until right before the Draft on April 29th. But, but, but... we might miss someone! Well yeah, I don't necessarily see it as a problem. For every Steve Young picked up, there are 20 Josh Rosens. Look at how much LA gave up for Stafford... a guy who has never won a playoff game and has more losing seasons than winning ones! That was ludicrous! And heck, I like Stafford, but really??? Let someone else mortgage their entire team's future for someone who might be hiding some injuries, inabilities or downright bad judgement.

I agree and there's a certain part of the run game that is about inflicting hits on the opponent's d-line. And those back-up tackles can be better put to use as run blockers than pass blockers. And, as much as I'm not a fan of Gronk's, I have to give him credit for being a beast when it came to blocking during the game.

They did the exact same thing we did (even down to the same guy at LT) in 2015. They also had a strong armed mobile QB they thought could get them out of trouble (just like we did). They gave up on their running game and QB keeper options (just like we did). The results were eerily similar to ours.

Just remember that Monica Rambeau in the old Marvel Comics also became Captain Marvel for a few years. And the retcon of Quicksilver was awesome and probably the first step in bringing the X-Men back into the MCU family. I never thought WandaVision was going to be this good, but it is just out there being spectacular. If they do as well with Falcon and the Winter Soldier (is it a bit of a reference to The Falcon and the Snowman movie from back in the day?) then this is going to be a great vehicle for telling the tie-in stories of the big movies.

A solid offensive line allows you to compete with anyone, but the game is made for the o-line to eventually lose on every play if it goes on long enough. We have to improve the O-line. Retain Moton; grab competent, durable LT; develop one new guard; retain other veteran guard; grab next C in draft if possible. Add TE support.

I'll think ownership got impatient and went for an unwise, quick fix.

And as to performance last year? Let's remember this is a rebuild team with a lot of problems and new coaches all around. There's room for improvement, and the capability to improve, across the board on the team.

Good for Teddy! There's a chance he comes back, does great in training camp and is our starting QB for the season, possibly just at the beginning, perhaps all the way through. He's doing one of the most complicated jobs in sports well enough to be a starting QB in the NFL and somehow he's doing that without being a jerk or a nasty competitor. My hat's off to him. He wears our jersey, he deserves the cheers.

I wonder how many of these rumors are started by agents trying to stir the pot.

First, let's all hope that the injured children can make complete recoveries and that their parents aren't bankrupted by the medical bills and other expenses and difficulties that are going to arise from this. Second, let's separate Andy Reid from his son on this one. While it is true he already lost one son to an OD and this son has had his issues with alcohol and potentially other substances, we can't hang their actions on his head without being directly involved with their family. The son was working with his father and I can assume that this wasn't without some idea of keeping him close by. Third, addicts and troubled people can have long periods of control and/or sobriety with no incidents only to be set off in a time of extreme stress/joy/responsibility. I'd be willing to bet that is part of this story and such incidents. I know of one case where a son's birthday party was enough to set a rehabilitated addict off and it led to that man's OD and death. Addiction is a festering evil that just hangs in the soul of a person and it always courts tragedy and chaos. Fourth, yes notoriety, money and even the perceived importance of a championship football game may be impeding what we would demand as justice. Or it may not be affecting it at all. We clamor for punishment, but the culprit in this still needs help to change. Jeez, this just sucks in every way.

Everyone gets annoyed by a little, loud-mouthed dude who always talks about how great his skills are, brags about his accomplishments and tries to intimidate other people. But you have to respect a smaller than average guy who says give me the chance to prove it, goes out on the field and gives 150% of what he claims and is intimidated by no one. Steve's not mean, he's just an Alpha wolf who is undersized. He couldn't afford to not whoop a challenger, but he gave everything he had for his pack. And off the field, he's been a model citizen, a great dad and given back to the community many times over. I've got nothing but respect for him and I hope to see him not just in our Ring of Honor but someday with a gold jacket.

Okay, so grab a couple of bags of the frozen meatballs available at the store. (Aldi has some great 32 oz. bags of them for like $4.) Put them in a crockpot on high while you get everything else going. In a separate sauce pan put in two cans of cream of mushroom soup, a cup of milk, a few heavy dashes of Worchestershire sauce, a tablespoon of dried thyme, a tablespoon of dried parsley and a few dashes of Texas Pete to taste. Bring up to temperature (just below a simmer) and put in an 8 oz. container of sour cream. Bring back up to temperature and add fresh ground black pepper to taste (there should already be plenty of salt due to the soups and Worchestershire). Once it is up to temperature again, pour over the meatballs in the crock pot. Set heat back down to low and let it go for a couple of hours. If you'd like you can mix in some chopped fresh button mushrooms. You can also turn this into a great cold winter night meal by serving it over egg noodles. Pickles make a nice accompaniment cutting the richness. In no way should this be considered a healthy meal or one to be done regularly, unless you are trying to put on weight. ;D

Just put the phone down. Walk away. Quit calling people.

Gamble was the silent assassin. He just completely took one half of the field away from a team's passing offense. After the first couple of seasons he quit getting many interceptions simply because no team would pass anywhere within 15 yards of him. Never barked, never trash talked, never self promoted -- just took his opponent's number one receiver out of the game.

True, but when it is a big deal, whether you are getting up in front of 10 reporters or 52 players plus coaches, you need to be able to say what needs to be said, inspire confidence and lead with nothing but your words. It makes a huge difference. For the Panthers alone, you can look at Jake Delhomme's best seasons and see that kind of leadership and ability to speak to people. Even with that Cajun accent, Jake could rally a team or a fanbase by just being so genuine and earnest.

I often wonder what happened to Jordan Carstens. Hated that his career got cut short due to kidney problems. That was one country strong guy and he could do some damage from the DT position. I think he'd have had an outstanding career otherwise.

Wasn't his illegal contact issue that he was accused of assaulting some guy late night at a Denny's restaurant and breaking the man's laptop in 2006? Oh and getting into a fight with two male cheerleaders outside a bar in 2002. That kind of illegal contact can just ruin a career. (Sad, too, because he was a heck of a player for a while there. Basically won us that game in Philly before the Super Bowl).

Meatballs stroganov. Cooked in a crock pot with a mushroom and cream sauce. (Don't worry about noodles or anything). The only problem is there's never any leftovers to bring home.

Sometimes it's not how they say things but what they say, what the subject of their narrative is. What impressed me there about Trey Lance (and I hadn't been thinking of him as a good choice until now) is how quickly he deflected the praise not just to one teammate, but to others who were in supporting roles. His own accomplishments didn't seem to be on his verbal radar. In this day of self-promotion and branding, it's pretty darned refreshing. He came off not just as an intelligent guy, but a thoughtful one, too. He seemed aware that he was part of something and not that there was a team hanging onto the hem of his cape. Teams like KC are winning big right now because it is a team performance. Not to say Mahomes isn't amazingly skilled (because he certainly is), but there is definitely a feel that this a team from the coaching staff down to the special teams players. Lance seems to be that kind of guy. And it sure sounds like Rhule is that kind of coach. It could be very good to have them both here.

A shining example of being the guy who does the job well over and over again! (That's so much nicer than my original statement of "Thanks JJ for being the guy who bends over on fourth down and gives his all for the team.)

Maybe the climate of the world's conversation has gotten to us all. Let's just step back, take a breather and not go back in looking for fights. That one wasn't very bad at all. Perhaps a bit snarky, but not exactly telling the guy to quit wasting oxygen... yanno? How about we all just let it go for a bit. We're being way too serious heading into that long, useless stretch between the Super Bowl and the Combine.

And really, even the great teams just manage once every few years to make it to the big dance, much less win it. But there they are, swinging away in the main event. I'm tired of us being the mid-carders only to make it a couple of times to the championship round only to find out they've set us up as a squash match.

You're a good guy, with excellent takes and a lot of insight.