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I can agree with saying Lamar is not articulate in his use of the standard lingo. That’s pretty easy to spot. However his teammates and other people who know him think he is personally charismatic which enables him to be a natural leader, like Josh. That’s what I meant by “great guy”.

Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are big enuf to easily support NFL franchises. The NFL is very popular everywhere in Canada, including in French speaking Quebec. Problem is that it would spell the end of the CFL which for some imports a quasi existential/political crisis. So it's not happening anytime soon and probably never will. The one thing they should have changed in their game is the so-called "rouge" where a team is awarded a point by simply punting through the end zone or tackling the returner there. Makes no sense to have a game outcome depend on that.

Except everyone who knows him says he's a great guy.

Yeah blocks well despite his size. He's a great player. Wish he was a Bill.

The throws were good, windows were relatively small. But St. Brown is an incredible route runner. Anything less than perfect routes and Goff doesn't get clean targets.

Lamar is a comedic genius.

Couple of things I like about him. I’m impressed, and a little surprised, by his ability to gain the extra yard(s) (move the pile) after contact. And it seems to take him a single stride to go from standing still to going full speed.

Thanks Tua.

Im sure that Rosengarten OT guy was happy to see the back of Oliver. Of course he got to see his back a lot during the game.

Brady is almost certainly the smartest QB to ever walk on a football field, and that's why he's the GOAT. They forgot to test his brain at the combine.

Yeah. I saw Mahomes do something similar just the other day in the KC loss. Don't think there was a pump fake but I don't doubt for a minute that he would be capable of it. Burrow might be the best pure passer. It's not his legs/mobility that generally puts him in the same class as the other two indisputably elite QBs. Lamar is elite too and has shown great improvement as a passer but he is not in the same league as those guys as far as that specific attribute is concerned imo. I don't see him routinely making that throw in that way. Im not sure Herbert reliably makes that throw either. He has the arm of course but a noted issue is the trouble he has in generating the right arc on his throws to permit receivers to run under it. His ball is typically flatter than what you would want in a situation like Josh faced. With Herbert I think its a lack of touch that can result in blown timing when the placement has to be perfect.

I can think of only two other AFC QBs who make that throw worth trying and Lamar, great as he may be, is not one of them.

Re separation people harp on his pedestrian 40 time as if that was all she wrote. But all that means for certain is that he's not going to gain separation in the same way that Brian Thomas will. If he's going to separate it's going to be because of route running taking into account his particular physical attributes. As a 20 year old kid with limited college experience coming into the league it's hardly surprising that his routes are in need of development. Could be that explains why the Bills pretty much had him doing the same thing all day long last year which given the predictability did him few favours imo.

They are very talented on D. What puzzled me was their decision to generally rush 4. Bills do have an excellent O line. Even a good front 4 is not enuf to pressure JA. If you can't pressure him he will likely destroy you, as any elite passing QB would likely do. And if you manage to force him from the pocket there is a good chance you will regret it. I get it that Josh can also be a menace when he's blitzed but the lack of a pass rush was what stood out as a weakness to me. I don't know whether this was a personnel or scheme driven decision.

I picked the Ravens to win this game. That was more than enough to put the Bills over the top.