2023 NFL regular season thread (no picks)

A terrible head coach I'd agree with but his record as a defensive co-ordinator to this point is very good. If he gets a job where he has the job through training camp and fails then it's fair to criticise him.

You cannot criticise him based on what he's done as a DC to this point.

I'm not confident he'll be successful either. I'm just saying he has to be given a proper chance before it's okay to say he's a failure.

Doing it now is baseless.

Also you left out the Colts who scored seven points on 2014 and 24 points isn't getting shredded.

And the Broncos scored 20 to beat us in 2015, that's not a defense getting shredded. Only conceding 20 points a very good performance. And the offense was responsible for giving great field position to the Broncos on one if the scoring drives.

I could go on but I won't.

Since when is giving up 24 points a dreadful defensive performance? And the Seahawks were averaging 28 per game in the postseason.

Onto the Falcons, do you remember Alford's pick six? The defense have up 21 points in that Superbowl.

52 was just insane, both defenses were ripped to shreds. You get games like that sometimes. And Foles was awesome, he looked like the player who finished Donovan McNabb's career.

Edit to add: You are bringing up Superbowls. Note that I never mentioned anything about him being the DC of Superbowl champions. I'm strictly sticking to facts about performance.

Points scored against you is the only number that matters. 24 against a Seahawks team averaging 28 in the playoffs is a good performance. 21 against the Falcons was an excellent performance.

QB rating doesn't matter, passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards all don't matter. It's what you allow them put on the board.

The Eagles game was insane, the other two were good defensive performances.

You've got nothing, just admit it. Wait a year or however long it takes Patricia to get a DC job. There's every chance you'll be right then but right now you are plucking at straws.

Just give it time. There's every chance you'll be proven right but you've nothing to back your opinion up yet.

I'm not saying this stuff because he's an ex-Patriot. I'd be saying the exact same thing about any coach with a similar situation.

Sean Desai was the defensive co-ordinator during training camp, he's still listed in that position. At this time he's the guy that's ultimately responsible. It wouldn't surprise me though if we learn that' Sirianni and his attitude were the reason for how things spiralled downhill on both sides of the ball.

Interesting stuff, time to step up CJ.

Packers looking good. Injuries a concern right now the the 49ers. McCaffrey was getting physio on the sideline, Deebo gone for a concussion test.

Ooohhh

49ers escape. Sad end to a very entertaining game.

If the Lions take care of the Bucs thrill go there with lots of belief.

This has become one of my favorite January traditions.

Just back home from game, we 100% deserved to lose, Packers owned us all game but just didn’t have the experience to close it out.

it’s easy to pile on Purdy or whoever but i honestly think we got out coached, it was so frustrating and most of friends are super homers so it makes it worse lol

It'd be a disappointing end to the game no matter which way it went with that ending. If it was an interception where it was a contested ball or the player read it and stepped in front of the receiver that's a different thing.

Ball thrown to three defenders is a disappointing way for a great game to end.

It’s was crazyyyy, just the relief at the end was immense. I hate the stadium but come playoffs, it’s always going to be insane, tickets were actually super cheap because of the weather, soft ass Californians are afraid of the rain

Nice drive by the Bucs to end the first half.

17-17 after 3rd quarter. You’d think that the football gods would give the lions fans an easy win but not happening.

Ballgame for Detroit.