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Having a two-way TE that can block AND catch at a high level helps. Kelce and Noah Gray fit into this mold.

As for SF: Kittle fits this mold as well. Kyle Juszczyk can line up across the formation.

Patriots: look at Gronk and pre-conviction Hernandez.

Tampa (Brady) - you had Gronk and Cameron Brate. Brate isn't a world beater but was good enough.

While this might not apply to KC, the other teams listed here had WRs that were decent blockers.

Onwenu is interesting.

That article didn't age well.

I don't see anything wrong with what they said. Saying that they need to step up and be leaders is what star players should be doing.

I love Eli but man, is it hard to project.

On one hand, he's a 2x SB MVP. QB of a team that knocked off the undefeated Patriots, and had several good years.

On the other hand, we have the Eli that threw some of the most mind-blowing INTs I've ever seen on any level of football. Those later years of his career were awful (except for that 2016 season).

Ultimately, I think he gets in. The name, the market, the SB MVPs, and the memorable plays. Might become a bit more difficult unless he gets in before Big Ben, Brees, etc become eligible. 

What coordinators left the Giants for head coaching gigs since 2000?

John Fox and Spags?

Payton spent years in Dallas before getting the Saints job.

I can't remember anything of the sort in the front office.

Don't sleep on Rashee Rice. He's been money the second half of the season and gave KC that second receiving target. Not only that, but Pacheco is doing yeoman's work this year.

On the other hand: CMC is on his own planet. If Purdy limits the mistakes and gets the balls to his playmakers, I think the Niners win this one.

Thibs and Banks are looking like good picks.

Neal? Well, that's a different discussion.

They've gotta figure something out with the current batch of players. Thomas, JMS, and Neal need to be productive starters.

If Neal doesn't work at RT, push him inside and let him play in the proverbial phone booth. DJ Fluker, Robert Gallery, Ereck Flowers, and many other failed OTs have made a career of it at guard.

What a schmuck. Glad he's gone.

How many more times are you going to draft an offensive lineman in round 1/2?

The team has dumped premium picks into the position in recent years with mixed results.

The team needs JMS and Neal to figure it out. For Neal, that could be at guard if he can't get his act together with the new o-line coach.

Guard? You can fill with current players and/or cheap vets.

QB and WR need upgrades. Another pass rusher would be nice too. At the end of the day, this team needs consistency at QB above all else.

Josh Allen carried that team in 2023.

How many passes do his receivers/backs need to drop? Did Allen miss a FG that would've tied the game?

Is he without fault? Hardly. He should've hit Diggs underneath instead of throwing to the end zone on that final drive.

If you expand what he's saying further, looking at the impact of coordinators leaving/getting fired.

Best example is Philly. Sirianni is struggling without Steincan and Gannon. While they weren't fired, you can see the impact of change.

Philly also had a good pulse on when to get rid of successful coaches. Reid stagnated in Philly before reinventing himself in KC. Chip Kelly wasn't awful and Doug Pederson picked himself up in Jacksonville.

I live in Dallas and regularly speak with local fans. They're tolerable. For business networking purposes, my wife (a Cowboys fan) and I have a Cowboys club membership (which is a glorified country club type deal).

I dislike Eagle fans of all sorts. Philadelphia is a bleep-hole and their fans? 

Im waiting to see if Raheem Morris gets another shot at HC. He seems primed for another shot after working his way through the ranks again.

What he's done with the Rams defense this year is impressive.