Scholarship table
Bears offense sure is something.It's amazing that their defense still tries.
Panthers played probably their best game of the season in KC and still lost to the too-good Chiefs. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be the most entertaining NFL game all weekend (albeit one that few people saw).The Panthers' coach pulled out all the stops: fake punt for a first down; went for it on 4th-and-4 for a TD; went for it on 4th-and-14 and Bridgewater made an amazing play for a first down; tried an onside kick (KC didn't expect it but the kicker, who was supposed to recover it, touched the football about a foot too soon).But a desperation 67-yard FG attempt had no chance, and the Chiefs hung on 33-31. The Panthers could neither pressure nor corral Mahomes most of the game, and Kelce is an absolute freakin' stud.As I said a few days ago, I would have given the 10.5 points, so the Panthers really beat the spread. Moral victory only, though.Bonus note: Daryl Johnston is a very solid TV analyst.
Bonus points, McCaffery is finally back to his starting spot on my fantasy dynasty team
This may end up being the worst SNF/MNF weekend of the year.
Well Brees vs. Brady, was interesting. One stands out as nearly flawless, the other was a dumpster fire (despite tons and tons of weapons).
If NE loses tonight, Belichick will have a career record BELOW .500 in games where Brady was not his QB.One more item under the heading "great players make coaches great" - not the other way around.
But just for context, Belichick went 5-13 in his first 18 games in New England, i.e. before Brady's first start. Since then, he's 16-11 without Brady. That's maybe not setting the earth on fire, but I imagine not many coaches set the earth on fire with their backup quarterbacks.Obviously I'm not including Cleveland here because, well, Cleveland. But also because I'm not sure Belichick the coach from 27 years ago says much about Belichick the coach today.
I guess my point was that no one would consider Belichick to be in the running for the GOAT coach if he hadn’t had Brady.
You have immediately assumed that Belichick couldn't replicate the success with another QB. The 2001 Super Bowl was won because of their defense, and Bledsoe stepping in and winning them the AFC championship. If you go back and look, the seasons where they did well, they always had one of the top offensive lines and strong defenses. The bottom line is Belichick and Brady will forever be linked. It is impossible to know if one made the other "great" or if they simply made each other great.