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Shakir is an easy choice for me. I know, shocker lol But man he’s exciting when he gets the ball, and he’s just a great guy on and off the field and easy to root for. He also puts the work in to be the he best he can be and that carries a lot of weight with me. I also really like Dion, Keon, and Hairston in terms of just their demeanor and personalities as well. Just fun guys and fun guys to root for.

Wait - is there some sort of silly conversation going on about Tua vs Allen? What is happening. Tua's own mother wouldn't choose Tua over Allen, they are not in the same league. Take away Tuas first read and good luck with that. This is the kind of silly conversation that happens when people try and form conclusions on cherry picked items from stat sheets. This is some pink offseason stuff lol

Well at least he finally found a way to go 1.01

Week 1 is going to be a big week for seeding in an already tough AFC. Whoever wins this first game essentially has a 2 game lead in the seeding race as they will be both up one and possess the tie breakers too. So I like the fact the Ravens are over focused on the past and may press more. Let them bring that emotion into the game as it will start to work against them once something doesn't go their way and the start pressing too much.

Again, sure it would be better if no players went to our rivals. But, we can say the same thing about the Bills additions - If Hairston contributes to just one win or Moore, Sanders, Landon, Palmer...etc. Every team can play that game this time of year after adding FA's and Draft Picks - if said new addition can just help them add one more win. End of the day, Bills are in a loaded AFC, it won't be easy regardless if its Ravens, KC, or someone else. Bills need to just handle their business because if we don't there are several teams ready to step in front in the AFC and more on the rise. So I don't really this making our path to the top seed any different. The floor for the top seed in the AFC this year is 13 wins IMHO, and might need 14 or 15 to secure it. Week 1 will be a big moment in that battle as it immediately puts one of the top contenders 1 game back and on the losing side of a tie breaker so its more like a 2 game lead at that point. Bills handle their business at home, Ravens threat for over taking us in seeding takes a big hit.

In all fairness, he was the 25th ranked CB last year when healthy and he has rarely even been healthy the past 4 seasons. So he first needs to stay healthy and then needs to see if he can find his old form again. Benford was the 5th ranked CB last year for reference. I would have preferred he signed in the NFC too, but this move doesn't particularly worry me either. If he can stay healthy, I suspect he probably plays better there than he has the last 2 years in GB battling injuries which would be good for the Ravens. But that is a big if... He has only played in 14 games since 2022 He has missed 32 games the past 4 seasons since 2020. So staying healthy is a real question mark for him, and how well he can play after all these injuries the past 4 years is still a legit question which is why I am not overly concerned about the move either. FWIW - I know a lot of big GB fans that were not sad to see him go.

First...let me just say, this is all subjective, no wrong answers here Mahomes is more than just clutch though. When he had proper weapons he was setting NFL records. With bad weapons his personal stats have taken a little hit...but it doesn't change the fact they still win, and win a lot and because of him. Mahomes has been a starter for 7 years and gone to the AFCCG or more in all 7 season consecutive seasons and was the #1 seed 4 times. He has 5 SB appearances in those 7 years with 3 Rings to go along with multiple MVPs and SB MVP's. And he was the main reason for all that success, not like he was coasting behind a dominant team where he wasn't leaned on. Fun question: Do the Chiefs reach 3 straight Super Bowls if Lamar is there instead of Mahomes? What about Burrow instead of Mahomes? I don't think they reach any Super Bowls the past 3 years with either guy over Mahomes personally and Josh probably was 1 or 2 under his belt instead. So for me, a QB who hasn't made the playoffs since 2022 and another who hasn't been able to perform at the same levels in the postseason are not leap frogging a guy who just went to his 3rd straight SB despite an inferior cast around him for the past 3 years and has a 100% success rate of reaching the AFCCG every year as a starter for all 7 seasons. NOTE: I do think playoff performance means more than regular season performance too as you can only be a champion winning in the post season when the pressure and level of opposition are all higher.

I get what you are saying about Hurts and "clutch" stuff...But Mahomes isn't just clutch, hes proved elite QB play and statistical dominance, and more single season dominance than even Allen, Lamar, or Burrow has shown in their best seasons, when he had legit weapons in different seasons. But since Hill was traded, Kelce has slowed down some with age, his WR's have been mostly trash or hurt, and he has had a mediocre run game and meh OL the past 3 years. Still - 3 straight SB's and 2 rings. Burrow has missed the playoffs 2 straight years throwing to Chase and Higgins. Lamar had better weapons and Henry who had one of the best RB seasons ever yet didn't last long enough to even face Mahomes in the AFCCG. It's all subjective, so really no wrong answers here - but IMHO I think you are weighing recent stats a bit too much over talent/ability and not giving the difference in personnel enough consideration into why the stats favor the others more recently.

I mean lots of people have opinions in sports media, but I bet Chris Simms saying he is 4th would be in the minority - and Marino is a youtuber. I would bet you if you polled every coach, GM, and player in the NFL that Mahomes would not come in as low as 4 and would probably be first. Stats are not a function of just ability, but also the personnel around him. What Mahomes had to work with compared to Burrow and Lamar last year is not even comparable. Mahomes is in his prime, its not like he is 35 and maybe isn't as good as he once was. As I said, Allen and Mahomes debate has some validity to it, but Burrow cant even get his team to the playoffs and starts in a hole every year and Lamar doesn't have the same post season success as he does in the regular season. Meanwhile, Mahomes wins games and comes through in the clutch moments despite not having the same level of weapons Burrow has had or what Lamar had last year.

But have they really been better QB's or just guys who got better stats because Mahomes has had arguably the least to work with weapon wise due to injuries or personnel decisions? Burrow hasn't even made the playoffs the past 2 years as his team notoriously starts each season off in a hole and Lamar hasn't been as good in the post season as he has been in the regular season over his career. Its all in the eye of the beholder, so no wrong answers, just I can get behind the debate of Allen or Mahomes, but Burrow and Lamar over Mahomes just feels like a reach. Here is an interesting question - Who are you going to give the ball too in the postseason with the game on the line and one final drive to win it? NOTE: Saw a wild stat that Mahomes is the only QB in history with a 100% success rate doing that and no one else in history is even at 50% and Mahomes has done it 7 out 7 times I believe it said.

You do know that stepping on someones foot, hard cuts and sudden stops in basketball are lot higher risk for a significant injury than just landing after a dunk right? My point isn't that softball or golf is that dangerous, its that dunking isn't this inflated risk its being portrayed as

No offense, but unless this is a fantasy football ranking, there are definitely not 3 QB's who are better QB's than Mahomes. Its one thing to play with the Allen or Mahomes thing at 1 and 2...but to put Mahomes 4th is a bit over the top.

Here is my stab Allen Mahomes Lamar Burrow Daniels Hurts Baker Goff Purdy Herbert Stafford Dak Love Stroud Lawerence Darnold Nix Kyler Tua Geno Caleb Fields Maye Penix Ward Rodgers Wilson Young McCarthy D. Jones Flacco Shough

A reach? A guy who plays basketball his whole life dunking isn't some high probability injury situation, the over reaction IMO is a bit of a reach. And guys have hurt their ankles rounding bases or chasing balls in softball plenty of times too. Also not a high probability for risk, but definitely not an absurd comparison either. Point is - this wasn't that serious and nothing outside the ordinary of what professional athletes do in the offseason either. On the risk factor scale on what they could be doing, this was pretty low.

He could hurt his back on a swing, could tear an ACL playing his Hydes annual softball game rounding a base or chasing a ball, etc. I mean, its not like these guys are in bubble wrap in the offseason. Allen also plays basketball in the offseason too by the way. Players across the NFL do this kind of stuff all the time, not sure why its an issue for some when Keon does it in a teammates charity game.