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Well, that was strange. Just a couple of days ago Mike McDaniel job was safe, then on Thursday he was fired. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross decided it was "time to move on," saying that he appreciated the hard work McDaniel put in, complimenting him as having a creative football mind. If the Dolphins hire Harbaugh, then we know why McDaniels got fired. The Dolphins were 7-10 this year, missing the playoffs for the second season in a row. In four seasons with Miami, McDaniel was 35-35 in the regular season and 0-2 in the playoffs. Early reports are the Lions are interested in interviewing McDaniel for their open OC position. Miami Dolphins are the newest of now eight teams looking for a head coach.

Another place to closely watch your surroundings is gas stations. If you are filling up the car, be sure to know who is near you, as gas stations are a common place of scammers and hustlers to confront you and try to ask for money. Often times they will approach you in large vehicle, kind of trying to box you in while you're filling up and will have multiple people with them. Try to fill up before you get down to empty so you have options, don't let yourself be stuck having to fill up at the next gas station just in case it is sketchy. As a rule, I fill up when I get to 1/4 of a tank, sometimes I do it at 1/2 a tank. Like a supermarket, everyone goes to a gas station which means it can lead to encounters with gang members, hustlers, crazies, and weirdos. We actually had a karate student who told a story about getting into a fight outside a gas station. Something to think about.

Todd Bowles was able to keep his job with the Bucs, but he is shaking up the coaching staff, replacing multiple people including the OC. Tampa finished 21st in total offense. This will be the 9th different OC Bakery Mayfield will have played under in his career.

Black Monday bleeds into Tuesday as the Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons. That missed FG at the end of the game on Sunday cost him his job, and might have saved Mike Tomlin's, as there were chants of "fire Tomlin" from Steelers fans several weeks ago. While I did not expect this at the same time it is not surprising. The Ravens have not been able to get over the hump for a while, continuing to come up short in the biggest games against the best teams. Two Sunday night losses in the last three weeks, one to the Steelers and one to the Patriots, sunk Harbaugh's future with the Ravens. Now seven teams are looking to hire a head coach for next season: Giants, Titans, Raiders, Browns, Cardinals, Falcons, and Ravens. Mike McDaniel will be coming back for the Dolphins, but the team is looking for a new GM since Chris Grier was fired back in October. Miami was 2-7 but finished strong, securing McDaniel another chance next season. The Falcons are another team looking for a GM. Lions have fired OC John Morton, and Cowboys have fired DC Matt Eberflus. The Jes, Giants, and Commanders have all fired their DC as well.

Are you calling for Tom Brady to pull a Phillip Rivers??

NFL Black Monday is in full swing. As @sensei8 posted the Raiders have fired Pete Carroll after a disaster of a season. Also, the Falcons, Cardinals, and Browns fired their head coach. The Bengals have said they are bringing back Zack Taylor for next year, who will be on the hot seat. No word yet on if Tampa is going to keep Todd Bowles for another season or move on. The Bucs imploded in the second half of the season losing seven of their final nine games and missing the playoffs. The coach's abrasive press conference after the Thursday night meltdown loss to the Falcons failed the inspire the team much.

Sorry.

Playoff schedule for Wild Card weekend. All times Eastern. Sat. Jan 10 Rams at Panthers - 430pm FOX and Fubo Packers at Bears - 8pm Amazon Prime Sun. Jan 11 Bills at Jaguars - 1pm CBS and Paramount + 49ers at Eagles - 430pm FOX and Fubo Chargers at Patriots - 8pm NBC Mon. Jan 12 Texans at Steelers - 8pm ESPN and ABC and Fubo

Here are the first-round playoff matches for the AFC and NFC, dates and times TDB AFC: 7. LA Chargers at 2. New England 6. Buffalo at 3. Jacksonville 5. Houston at 4. Baltimore/Pitt winner Bye - 1. Denver NFC: 7. Green Bay at 2. Chicago 6. San Fran at 3. Philadelphia 5. LA Rams at 4. Carolina Bye - 1. Seattle The NFL Draft top 13 looks like this: 1. Raiders 2. Jets 3. Cardinals 4. Titans 5. Giants 6. Browns 7. Commanders 8. Saints 9. Chiefs 10. Bengals 11. Dolphins 12. Cowboys 13. LA Rams (trade with Falcons) After that it gets shuffled depending on who wins the SNF game.

The Cowboys win over the Giants means the Las Vegas Raiders will get the #1 overall pick, so Las Vegas you are ON THE CLOCK! The Colts end their season with a loss to the Texans. After starting 8-2 and looking like a top NFL team, Indy turned into a sinking ship. They finish 8-9 and Phillip Rivers prediction that they will make the playoffs does not come true. They lost every game with Rivers as QB. What was it all for?? Unless he comes back next year this was the worst decision to come out of retirement of any player I can remember. Dude was on the verge of maybe being in the Hall of Fame, now he was to wait another five years just to be eligible. The Falcons win over the Saints locks up the NFC South for the Panthers, who are 8-9. Once in a while we see a team with a losing record win a terrible division. Panthers did that this year. This might put Bucs coach Todd Bowles on the hot seat. Lots of coaches are likely to be fired in the next few days. Jaguars win and take the AFC South. The AFC North is up for grabs tonight between the Ravens and Steelers. This is basically a playoff game for both teams. The winner takes the division and the losing team will be done for this season. If the game ends in a tie the division goes to the Steelers. Vikings and Browns all won in early games. Right now the Broncos, Patriots, Raiders, Commanders, Lions, and Rams all have a lead in the 3rd quarter.

Josh Allen's foot injury will not keep him out of Sunday's game against the Jets. It will be Allen's 126th consecutive regular season start (140 including playoffs), longest of any active QB and second longest in the league behind Jake Matthews of the Falcons who is at 194. Both are years away from catching Brett Farve's record of 297 (321 including playoffs.) The Bills are 11-5 and will be a wild card, only playing for seeding this week. The Chargers are also dealing with a QB injury, but they are sitting Justin Herbert on Sunday and Trey Lance will start for the Chargers. LA is also a wild card team. They face the Broncos and if the Broncos win, they would be the #1 seed in the AFC. The Patriots can get the top spot in the AFC if they win on Sunday and the Broncos lose, but the Patriots have some off the field problems to deal with as well. WR Stephon Diggs is facing a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor assault. Allegedly, Diggs had a personal Chef who confronted him about unpaid wages. This led to an argument and Diggs is accused of hitting her in the face then chocking her, then throwing her on a bed. This alleged attack happened on December 2. This is a developing story over the last few days. Diggs has denied the charges but not spoken further on the situation. Also, defensive lineman Christian Barmore is facing charges of aggravated assault. As of this writing neither player has been suspended by the league or the Patriots. Patriots have said they support Diggs and will cooperate with the investigation. The Bucs defeated the Panthers keeping their playoff hopes alive. If the Saints beat the Falcons on Sunday, the Bucs will take the NFC South. If the Falcons win, the Panthers will take the division despite their loss on Saturday. The NFC top spot is up for grabs as the 49ers can lock it up if they beat the Seahawks tonight, at home. Right now, Seattle leads 13-3. Edit: The Seahawks have held on and beat the 49ers, 13-3. Seattle wins the NFC West and gets the #1 seed in the playoffs, giving them a first round bye and home field advantage.

Happy New Year to KF and everyone else reading this! Hope 2026 is a great one of all of us!!

I have this book and read it a few years ago. I enjoyed it. What say you, Mr. sensei8?

An embarrassing performance by the Lions on Christmas Day, committing six turnovers and losing 23-10 to the Vikings in Minneapolis. The Vikings started a backup QB who was undrafted, and the offense finished with three passing yards for the game, was booed off the field, and that was the team that won. The Lions will miss the playoffs after winning the division the last two seasons and need to look at how to improve. They need better offensive line help, a true OC, and see if they can bounce back to the playoffs next season. Lions had more injuries than any team in the league, and they lost their OC and DC from last season. It was a down year, but think back to the Lions of 15 years ago, and this was a dream season!! 49ers win an exciting SNF game against the Bears, the 49ers will host the Seahawks Saturday night for the NFC West title, and home field advantage. Nobody seems to want to win the NFC South, since both Tampa and Carolina can't buy a win, but they will play Saturday afternoon, and the winner will take the division. Patriots win the AFC East by way of beating the Jets, and the Bills losing. The last time a team won the AFC east that was not the Patriots or Bills? The Dolphins, in 2008. Steelers laid an egg against the Browns and instead of winning the division they will play the Ravens Sunday night to see who takes the AFC North. Ravens win over the Packers Saturday locked up the NFC North for Chicago. Raiders take another L, this time at home to the lowly NY Giants. Pete Carroll needs to go. I realize he inherited a mess but he has not done anything to improve it. The Raiders are 2-14, worst record in the NFL, and have lost ten in a row. Carroll may have lost the locker room, including Maxx Crosby who left the team facility because he was upset that he was not going to play against the Giants. Odds are he will be on the trading block. Might as well. The Raiders current situation is hopeless. They should trade Crosby and stockpile draft choices, looking to rebuild. Good news for the Raiders is they are in position to get the #1 overall pick. The Las Vegas Raiders are now on the clock! The final Monday Night Football game of the 2025 regular season will be between the LA Rams and the Falcons. Well that is a rundown of some of the games this week. Lots to be decided in week 18 and playoff football is just around the corner!

If all the students are required to take it because of self-defense, then wouldn't the bullies be learning the same techniques that are taught to defend against bullying?