Jon Snow

The SB will be won or lost on the first series. You know this.

Dragon meat.

No the issue wasn't that it was too hard according to reports, it was that it was too much to expect in the early going last year by all accounts. If you noticed as the season went on they began to incorporate some blitz packages. This season expect things to be different in that regard. Other than that I do not have a clue what they are going to do this season.

You can only work with what you have. Do you really think they could have installed exotic blitzes with half the defense rookies and the other half 1 year starters? Good luck with that. That college defense kept the losses from being complete blowouts.

I don't know, it took McMann the crazy to get the 85 team that SB. Teddy is not Jim.

You are assuming all that to be true. It's the same tired cry that you know more about football and it's going to end badly. Not a single game has been played yet. Nothing has been proved or disproved at this point. It will not be settled until the last game is played. Try to enjoy the wins when they come and not grip about how they won.

Fixed part of it for you. Shaq is a good outside lb. That's all. Pair him with a great MLB and he's the next TD, or at least that is what the last regime were hoping. Water under the bridge. And there's that pesky thing called depth that they haven't quite gotten sorted out yet.

I get that way when I get hungry. Sorry.

I'm not sure how to feel about this defense just yet. I still think they are another draft away from getting the core on defense assembled. That linebacker group makes me real nervous. I'm hoping Oldman Snow can cook up something new this season to try to mitigate the weaknesses.

Borrowed and edited to include my pov.

You mean to tell me that a crusty old defensive coordinator from some low rank conference college program can take a bunch of rookies and use college concepts to create a defense that confuses a NFL HOF QB? Next you'll tell me that pigs can fly.

I'm neither sunshine and rainbows nor doom and gloom. I'm just tired of hearing folks complain about the same tired bs. I am sitting squarely in the "well thats different" camp. I will reserve my criticism or congratulations after it all plays out. I am not a fortune teller and neither are you.

You're right, we're doomed. This is going to ruin the season. Teddy the great was paired with a green idiot coach and was trying to carry them. I guess we should have kept Teddy and got a new coaching staff. You guys are carrying your butthurt over Fields into every thing the team does. I wish you Fields worshipers would let it go but I know you won't.

A preseason game is just an unorganized scrimmage.

I thinks it more about what they want to see. These scrimmages are just to put these kids on tape so they can study them. Live practices really doesn't give you a complete picture of what's happening on a play. The real picture comes when the film is broken down. Yes best believe there is tons of tape on the starters. Including from this week. I doubt there well be any kind of game plan until preseason game three and that will mostly for the coaches to prepare them for week 1.

They focused on it for a reason, because they need it. If one of these guys go down, and one surely will, they need to know who to put where. It's not smart to wait until that happens before you try to figure it out. It doesn't mean it will not have it's problems, but you will know it's your best solution and can focus on getting that lineup better and not waist time starting from square one.

It's practice! They are trying to plan for every situation including injuries they may require shifting people around. Now is the time to figure out who you can put where. It appears to be their strategy and I think it's a smart one. Yes it cuts into reps for the first team but it's as important as their reps to the team as a whole. Patience, there will be plenty of time for ragging if it doesn't produce wins.

How do you know they haven't already? Rhule said the starters are not playing so he's obviously got them identified or he would not know who to sit right? I think you guys love to be in angst over things you have no control over.

I think you are expecting way too much from these practices. Of course there will be wrinkles, they are called that for a reason. Every team is at a disadvantage the first few games because there is little to no film on them, you know this. One practice series does not make or break a season. Give me a break.

How do you practice for an exotic blitz you've never seen? There is zero film out there on what anyone is going to run THIS season? Are they now to be psychic as well?

I thought that was common knowledge. I guess not.

It's practice. What film is out there for them to study on these opponents for practice? I think you guys look for things to bitch about.

I'm still trying to figure out how they are to plan for exotic blitzes that they have never seen and there were no game planning...for practice. Folks do know that there's no game planning for these glorified practices called preseason right? Also they need to figure out the backup QB spot as well. My guess he's not on the team. Darnold will get his "live practice " time in before the season starts.

That must have been where I was as well. Changed my handle after the great crash.

I don't think so. It could've been on the observer but I'm not sure. My memory is not what it used to be.