There are oline situations that are complete disasters. The jets situation may be even below these. They are going to have to unload a defensive asset or two in order to give Rodgers any kind of shot next year.
I was originally angry about the possibility being out of the playoffs with a loss but now I am have warmed up to it. Bills likely need the 2-seed to make a realistic run at the Lombardi this year, and if they don’t get in they get to draft #18, which has been the sweet spot for drafting a #1 wr.
Teams who used to be afraid of Allen beating them deep are now crowding the line and daring him to beat them deep knowing he is now so turnover conscious.
A lot of things we will miss when he’s gone, like his ability to totally dismantle average to poor quarterbacks, his ability to scout quality DBs on the cheap, his ability to see an undersized third round linebacker as a defensive centerpiece.
DBs used to fear Allen beating them with a deep corner route - now they know he won’t throw it because it’s too risky. They have also stopped giving Diggs a huge cushion partly because Allen won’t throw the deep corner route and partly because Diggs is getting up there in age.
Kyle Brandt came out and said that Damar has already received enough accolades. I agree with this take.
nonetheless, if he loses at awards night it will be as awkward as when Fitzgerald and Eli were awarded co-man of the year, leaving the third nominee just sitting there.
Knock on wood, I have never seen an oline stay this healthy for so long. Not sure if any of the starting 5 have missed a snap due to injury. Need to leverage this into a Lombardi.
they will not cut ifedi. Developmental olinemen are like gold these days. I’d say Ford, but they are too injured at that mosquito. Maybe matekevich or Spector given they can just sign Klein back off the street in a pinch.
Can make the case the pass rush, oline, running game, and weapons, are all the best they have ever been in the Allen era. With a few bounces could be fighting for the one seed with a brutal schedule. This is the year.
Hines was one of the most expensive returner specialists in the league and worth the money. I told myself Hines could have been a 1-1.5 game loss overall when he went down.