oldno82

Well they could promote from within and make Monken HC. He's certainly earned a shot somewhere.

I fortunately won't be able to watch this game live this week. I'll probably DVR it and look at it later in the week. How much I look at it will depend on what kind of effort the team puts forth. I do expect an easy Rams win. Hard to believe we were expecting a Super Bowl run just 5 weeks ago. At least I was.

If Kyle was back practicing today, I expect he'll be a go for the Rams game.

Sure why not trade Oweh and get somebody who just might fill a need, and also get a higher pick?

Maybe Harbs will let Cleveland out of the doghouse and let him start at LG. The defensive line and linebackers don't have any arrows left in their quiver so I don't see us stopping the Rams offense.

We'll know before then if we can pull up and out of this death spiral. If we can't any team could whip us.

I'll reconsider this after they get their guys back from injuries but right now I think fire the whole coaching staff at the end of the season unless they pull a miracle out of the air and win the division. Some coaches might have to go now: offensive line, defensive coordinator are the first guys that come to mind, but there are plenty other culpable coaches on this team that could require a total coaching re-build after the season. A side note, is that EDC is also culpable for not having a dominant edge rusher and the general lack of talent on the O-line. He finally fixed our WR problems but now the trenches are a mess. I am sooooo tired of drafting injured guys and projects that don't turn out. We may not have hit the low point yet. That delight could be coming with the strong Rams team coming this weekend. I foresee another butt whipping on us. This year's bye week is crucial but I'm afraid they don't have the overall knowledge with the current staff on how to fix this team for the last half of the season. It's possible but the odds are against us. I hope they can find a way to pull out of the nosedive.

The team quit again. Excuse me, this time they never even got started. They lack desire. They lack physicality. And most of all, they lack inspired coaching. Yeah, Orr must go, but time for Harbs to hang it up too. I don't know whether you fire them now or later but you can put a fork in them for this season. They're done. We've got a real chance of getting a top 5 pick. In April. That's 6 months from now. In the meantime, avoid watching this team for your own mental well-being.

The Texans are coming with almost everybody healthy. They'll be hungry for a win and they'll get one.

Monk is a class act.

Is Keaton Mitchell the xenomorph we need for this game?

I thought doing that to Monken was a slap in the face. Disgusting. And if Harbs noted we were 'getting away from the game-plan', why didn't he use his headset to tell Monken so during the game?

I can't blame Monk at all for the offense. The fact is the line personnel there are just not up to snuff except for Linderbaum who's in the last year of his contract, I believe. But the scheme has been super now for 3 years. Defense is another matter. Personnel, until the injuries hit last week, have been above average but our DC just can't seem to get them to play 4 quarters of solid play. Maybe not even one half. There's going to be a big shakeup in the coaching but unfortunately not until after the season. Question is, will Bisciotti unload Harbaugh with some of the others?

I think you guys are dreaming. I don't see any coaching changes until after the season at least. I hope I'm wrong. If I were king, I'd replace Harbs with Monken until the end of the year, and then either hire Spags or make Monken the permanent head coach. Training staff, I agree, changes have to be made. Too many soft tissue injuries and perhaps a lack of conditioning. Harbaugh has been a successful coach for years but his time has come and gone. I don't think his message resonates with the team anymore. I know it doesn't with me. I think he's lost now and is just mouthing platitudes. He was never good with the x's and o's having only been a special teams coach. He did once have a superior motivational talent but even that has faded. I don't discount all the success he's had in the past. I just think he's gotten stale and it would be great if the Biscuit sees it the same way.

I'm not so sure we make it into the PO's this year. It's possible they may be 'done' now.

You may very well be right on that one.

Now that I've puked, metaphorically, I feel better. I think someone on the coaching staff has to be jettisoned. The team flat out quit in the second half, including Lamar, who when things don't go well can always be found sulking on the bench off by himself. Was it just me, or did anyone else notice some defenders just standing around like statues in the third quarter, neither attacking or pursuing the ball. Even 'street' defenders should know better than that. Yes. It is time for someone to be held accountable. C'mon, Steve, make some kind of move here.

Yeah from what I saw in preseason his speed and cut ability is back...they ought to be able to work him in there now and then.

Agree, absolutely!

By the way, WTF ever happened to Keaton Mitchell?? He's just disappeared off the radar. If he's healthy, he should be being used as a change of pace back.

Even after we lose at KC, there will still be 13 games left in the regular season. Even though only a handful of teams have made the PO's after a 1-3 start, I think the Ravens will make it.

I've noticed that as well but I believe it's because we're always drafting near the bottom of the barrel. That makes it harder to have success in the third round and beyond.

I feel much worse about this game than the Bills game. Absolutely no pass rush, the D-line pushed around like so many dolls, and the O-line and Lamar ripped for 7 sacks...Ouch! Obviously, van Noy and Madds are really missed, but still, the Ravens were whipped phsically on both sides of the ball. Not used to seeing that for sure. And now KC and 1-3?

Well if Henry runs and Lamar plays like he usually does, I would expect a high scoring game. Our secondary, which has the talent to do so, needs to play at the highest level. I think it's 50-50 as to who wins this one.

The play was very sloppy. Four fumbles and an INT for New England. Penalties and blocked FGs. I wonder what we'll see tonight. Meanwhile our 2 best pass rushers are out as well as a run stuffer. Gonna be hard to hold Detroit's offense. Looks to be a high scoring affair. At least we are at home.