Jason_R

Wait… is that you, Coach Lalonde?

I thought McDaniel was too weird to get another HC gig right away. But he is getting the interviews. I assume he will get hired as HC this cycle. And I assume the Lions assumed as much. But if he ends up as OC with Tampa, this will be a bad look for Detroit.

Courtesy Justin Rogers: With Murray healthy all 17 games in 2024, the Cardinals’ offense jumped to 12th in scoring, fueled by a rushing attack led by back James Conner that averaged 5.3 yards per carry. That ranked second in the NFL, behind only the Baltimore Ravens.

I’m all aboard the Stat Padford bandwagon. Let him pad his playoff stats late in his career.

I don’t hate Ben. I’m indifferent to him now. But I agree that with his villain schtick he is going to fall hard. His departure turns out to have been a devastating loss. It didn’t necessarily have to be but Dan/Brad did not take his departure seriously enough. With a competent OC, I have no doubt Detroit would have won one or two more games and squeaked into the playoffs where they would have had a chance against a weak field.

OMG

Go Stafford.

Yes. Also, defensive players should not be punished for tight defense. If you as a DB have stayed stride for stride with a receiver without holding or impeding his route, you as a DB should be able to make a play on the ball without worrying the refs are going to pull the flag.

Yes, the Bills cannot expect to win a game with five turnovers. Yes, the OT interception was an interception. Yes, the Bills got jobbed on a DPI called against them at the end when a very similar DPI was not called against Denver with a Bills player in the end zone. I understand the sentiment for a 15-yard DPI, but this would just lead to DBs mauling WRs downfield. I think the only solution is to tell WRs that if a DB has played you well enough that he is in your hip pocket, he can hand fight you all he wants short of wrapping you up. No flags for hand fighting. No flags for face guarding. Only flags if the DB has his arms wrapped around the WR’s arms before the ball arrives.

I think the NFL needs to change the officiating paradigm for DPI. If you, as the WR, have not gotten separation from the DB, you are not getting a DPI short of being tackled without the football.

A disaster of a game for everybody. Especially the NFL.

Amazing that Buffalo is ahead after three turnovers. Edit: Whoops, four.

Everyone is talking about it but let’s just tip our cap to Marco one more time. Incredible play.

Yeah, Goff was not the problem. It is hard to believe that as inept as the OL looked for most of the season, the Lions still finished #5 in points scored, #5 in yards gained, and tied for #4 with fewest INTs thrown at 8. (Packers and Bears tied with the Iggles for first with just 7 INTs.) Goff took a step forward this year, even as the OL took a step back.

Interesting article on Tomlin’s exit https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6973084/2026/01/15/mike-tomlin-inside-story-steelers-resignation/?source=emp_shared_article

The defense needs TA and BB back. And to 🙏🏻 that Kerby can manage his knee.

Goff is also no slouch on this metric.

Helluva run for Mike Tomlin. I’m sure he could get hired by his pick of half of the NFL if he waited around the next two or three years but it would not surprise me if he was just done.

In all my life as a Detroit sports fan, the Red Wings have given me the most indelible memories. I remember the Russian Five toying with grown men like they were children. Of course I remember the revenge game against Claude Lemieux and the Avalanche, which resulted in the Stanley Cup. I remember then the horrible limo accident… then Sergei Fedorov went to the site of the accident just to be with fans who were holding vigil. After he did that I could never have been mad at him even though it still pains me that he left.