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I think saftey and DT are our most profound needs.

I think if we tag Jay we will let Peppers go. We bring him in and start to rebuild the defense.

I think all the talk in the air right now is just posturing for a contact negotiation. I think we tag Jay and resign Josh and draft a QB in the 3rd or 4th round and have a position of strength for one more year.

I think the feeling your getting is diarhia, I confuse that also with hoping Hester looks the part again.

I think if we tendered him, the salary would command a 1st round pick in return if Tenn signed him.

If we win tonight chances are good,if not, I would like us to lose all our games and get a better draft pick. Although after game is not good for me if we lose, it is like I get the flu, it just makes me feel bad.

They stated they werent goi ng to try to resign Jake Locker, and being that Jay still has a house down there and went to Vandy, he is one they would purse. I think maybe this was a manger generated rumor. Same agent as Brett Farve and was similar tactics he used with Brett.

He is in the mix, but since Wade has been there it is a top rated defense and dont see them changing up with another DC as a head coach. Suspect they go with an offensive mind and move forward with a new QB. Lovie would be restrictive with the developement of a rookie QB.

McCown has such a short streak of success. I like he has did well, but can we rely on him to keep it rolling? The Cinderella story is a rarity. Having said that if we drafted QB as a high pick , and had McCown hanging around to back him up or give him some time, I wouldnt be opposed to it.

I was giving Trestman a B+ this year but with the mistakes he has made in the last few games that has dropped to a C-. I am looking for some consistency on his decisions. Is he an aggressive coach? Going on 4ths downs told me that. Is he a conservative coach? Kicking on 2nd down? He has been screwing up lately and needs to define who he is. He brings a good offensive mind to our team, but am starting to waver on his game decisions. Im on the fence now, he needs to show better decision making. He looks like he is starting to make decisions based on not losing, instead of trying to With a lousy defense, we could win out or lose every game, It is more fun when we win, but if we lost all the games it would probably put us in a better position to get some fresh playmakers on the defense side of the ball. The higher the pick the better chance we have for finding those guys. Some other notes: Garza is playing terrible, I am ready for him to leave. Peppers is starting to play better with two good games out of the last 3. McCown has played well but am itching for Cutler to get back. I dont think McCown can go out and win a game for us with his arm, Cutler has did that before. McCown is now 2-2, enough said. I dont think think our defense was going to be great with everybody healthy, but with all the injuries we are God awful. It is not going to get better anytime soon. At least Stletz can tackle.

I think Emery still has to prove himself, but one thing is for sure, he missed on SMC.. Le has hit on a few and missed on many but it will take another year to find out for sure how wel he does. This years draft , he has to make good choices, with so many spots to fill we need at least 3 starters out of this draft.

He is playing well but a small sample size for a NFL starter, but we may find that out.

That was probably one of the best catches in the league for the year.

I hate to agree but your probably right.

All games are important if we are to make the playoffs, hope Josh comes thru but still wont displace Jay when he comes back.

Maybe, but then again maybe he is the catalyze.

So would you rather have Brady or Gannon? Systems dont make you a better QB, they play within the limits of the QB and maximize your potential, a better QB will end up having better results.

I am comfortable with McCown, and the results we have gotten, but to think he is some kind of franchise starting qb, cant bare the thought.Cutler for sure has his negatives, but with a resemblance of a an offense line and some weapons has looked a lot better and I think under Trestman's tutelage would deliver what a franchise QB would be. The money thing will come into play next year with all the roster spots we need to fill. He will command a big contract if not from us from somebody else. There will not be any hometown contract, he doesnt have to. He will be in demand. Probably best case scenario would be to franchise him and give him another year to prove himself because this year has been overshadowed by injuries. Not sure how I feel about that, but in any event we will draft a QB in this years draft and things will play out accordingly. I am a gambler so maybe I role with McCown coming back and a high draft pick for a QB and hope it all ends well. Spend the 18.5 on some better defensive players with a baddly needed up grade on defense. Really we dont need to address those questions now, we have plenty of time to beat each other up with the proper answer to those questions. Next year we need a new center, two DTs , new safties, CBs, way to many needs to address in one offseason. We will see quickly how good is Emery, to see if he is a miracle worker. Conclusion, hopefully McCown plays well, Cutler comes back and plays well, our defense gets better and we win the division, and have a first round playoff home game. Maybe that can happen maybe not, but I as a human being have the ability to dream and choose those results.

I hate to say it but think the tie breaker going to Lions will prevent us from making the playoffs. I think we go 10-6 and tie with Lions, sitting with a decent record and a 20-24 pick in the draft and back to mediocrity again.

We have winnable games and we need to win at 4 and maybe 5 to get in playoffs. I think the last couple of games the defense has shown a little progress and maybe we can be lucky and win what we need to make it. It is a broken arrow but it is pointing up.

Get use to it boys, all the rest of the games will be like this. The one thing I do think is encouraging is the young players on defense are starting to get better, so maybe down the road we will have some better results. Trestman has been making some mistakes but also did some good play calling so wont ride him for his mistakes. Glass half full

Probably not what is most on his mind right now, after being declared out for the year.

I totally agree with you, as in most cases , not. With the first round pick, I think if a stud safety is there, I would do that, otherwise DT.

Where did you move too? are you still my neighbor? I criticized Trestman but like him a lot. He screwed up yesterday but am a big fan. The best coaches in the league make bad decisions sometimes, and I hope one day he will be reveled in the league as one of the best of the best , just not today.

I am sure everything I will talk about was on the thread for the game yesterday but dont really have time to view all of it ,so will put my thoughts down here. I like a coach that is aggressive, but we should have took the points early in the game instead of going for the first down. People drop balls, and we get inappropriate pealities at the wrong time but what stirs my dandruff was not going to McCown after the first half. I understand going with Jay to start the game, but he was getting beat up, and wasnt mobile, we should have went with McCown at the start of the second half. Its not Jays fault, he would have wanted to go back in even if his legs were falling off. You have to make a decision for the better of the team. I like everything I have seen from Trestman so far this year, but decisions yesterday reminded me of Lovie. This actually was the most important game of the year with the winner taking the lead in the division and all of the tie breakers advantages going forward. Bad day for Trestman, if McCown was in the second half we would have won the game. The play on the two point conversion was a McCown mistake going to the run instead of the the pass but bottomline is we lost a winnable game. Bad bad day for the team.