We are in a great spot still with the roster to compete. I’m not opposed to keeping AP as a HC, he’s got the guys playing hard for him, when they could’ve rolled over and phoned it in the rest of the year. He’s made a case to keeping him, but if we do, we will 100% need a new OC. Hardagree doesn’t adapt well in game, and we are running waaaaay too much on 1st down still, and when we get a lead he has gone far too conservative too early. The scripted parts of his offence were great last night, as the first 3 drives were amazing from a play call perspective. The opening screen on drive 3 or 4 was a great call and exactly the change of pace play we needed, but then the great play calls just disappear. AoC has the arm talent to start in the league, and had impressed me with his ability to scan the field. His mobility and pocket awareness is questionable, and may be what holds him back from taking the starting job. He has 5 games left plus a bye to win the job, so good luck to him.

Both offensive and defensive lines need an upgrade to the interior lineman, and we need to acquire more depth at the linebacker position and safety. I like our roster of corners now with peters gone, Hobbs, amik, Hall, and Jones are all talented players, and hopefully Bennet finds his stride next season.

Lots to be hopeful with going into next year, but sadly bc of McDumbass and co. This season is lost barring the most improbable run I’ve ever seen. Last season there were 8 or so head scratching losses to look back on, this season the most glaring ones were the lions and bears games, both should’ve been easy wins with a better HC and QB at the helm

I would agree that the arm talent and ability to scan the field is there. There have been 5-10 outstanding reps from AoC every game, but I worry about him being able to consistently deliver that, along with him not having the best mobility and pocket awareness. The awareness he can improve, so I wouldn’t rule him out to snatch the job during the last few games of the season, the starting job is his to win over the last 5 games.

Saying all of that, I think our best course of action is to draft a guy if we like him a lot in the first, if that guy isn’t there then we snag someone in the second, there’s lots of talent in this draft pool at QB. He can compete with AoC in the off-season, and may the best man win

Meh I don’t mind the rumours. Considering the most likely path in the off-season is drafting a high rounded rookie QB, we more than likely are not going to win a SB next season. We could get a first for him still, and speed up the retool.

On the flip side, I also don’t mind keeping him and Jacobs, as the pair of those are a QBs best friend

If there was a year they were going to give the MVP to a non-QB it would be this year, but they are not going to do that. They should just rename the award to MVQB

NFL coaches have gone too far with the going for it on 4th down. It’s a 17 point game, kick the fg and give yourself a chance to come back in the second half. Packers shouldn’t of went for it on 4th and 1 when they were up 20-6. Sometimes taking the points is worth it

Whatever happened to uncatchable balls preventing it being dpi and just illegal touching/ holding???

I mean we let Smith play the other week, I’d take a washed Leonard any day that it’s needed. As long as deablo, Spillane, and masterson are healthy they should always get the first nod, but our depth at lb is weak since week 1

I’d disagree with the point about the secondary. They went up against some of the best weapons in the league and held their own the whole game. Obviously Peters will need to be replaced at the end of the season, but I’ve been surprised at the level that Robertson and Hall have played at, and Bennet has looked good in spots too. I’m also pretty high on the talent that panda Jack has so there are players there to replace him on the field, but it seems like no one in the secondary can take the coverage adjustment calls, which keeps peters on the field.

Offensive play calling was really rough today. Didn’t establish a run game, and then failed to get Jacobs touches in the passing game.

Right side of the O-line is a real weak spot. I think Elumenor would be a good guard, but I’m not sure he has the athleticism/ foot work to keep up with some of the good edge rushers in this league. Maybe the stats disagree with this, but the eye test has never been very kind to Van Rotten. Dude loses often on the inside in both run and passing downs. Hopefully we sure up one of those spots in FA while drafting a rookie to sure up the depth. We were one unfortunate injury away from seeing fucking Brandon Parker

Damn I’d actually take the points here considering how the games gone, but let’s see

Weak spot on the defence. Need someone able to take over the coverage adjustments, cause Peters is a liability

This is a real bad Marcus peters game so far o

Aidan O’Cannon

Sees a hold 30 yards down the field while Tuas on the ground. Misses obvious hold on Crosby two plays later

No. No need to drop the interim tag until the end of the season. Let’s see how it plays out against starting QBs then we can start to wonder if the interim tag could be dropped

Panda Jack is a good corner with a lot of skill. Hopefully he can get out of his own way, so his career in the NFL doesn’t end in the next two years

Eh oh Panda Jack. Really solid pickup if he doesn’t mess around

Well if you also look at the Detroit game, they played rather poor, and our defence was stellar, but Jimmy was awful. So if we had fired McDumbass after or before the bears game, we may of win the lions game too. Really need to win 3 of the next 5 if we have a serious shot of making the wildcard. Should be an interesting end to the season

We will certainly need a stronger performance in the second half if we want to win, but all things considered I will take a 9-6 half

Ron Rivera headed for an early retirement from NFL head coaching

Yea the only thing that really surprised me was how quickly he moved on from carr/ Waller and renfrow despite making similar mistakes when with the donkeys. I don’t necessarily think trading Waller was a bad thing, we got a third for a type of player that tends to decline pretty rapidly once their third contract begins. BUT that doesn’t change the fact that he basically tried to remove any player leadership that questioned him like he did for the donkeys.

I don’t think his play design was bad, it was actually kind of impressive at points, however he clearly lacked the tactical ability or awareness to maximize his plays effectively and efficiently