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And the 9-8 division winner usually played two of the harder divisions, while a 12-5 wildcard team probably played weaker divisions, or was a 3rd/4th place finisher the year before and gets 3 weaker uncommon divisional opponents because of that. You get 6 divisional games which is usually going to be the difference in a division race, win 5 or 6 of those and you probably win your division every time.

I mean... i was at that Patriots @ Bills game in 2018. A friend of mine was on the field pre-game because he was on the USS Buffalo that was being decommissioned. I remember smoking a cigarette late in the 4th quarter of a completely empty 300 section, the usher/security did not seem to acknowledge or care. I do not remember anything Derek Anderson did in that game 🙂

I don't think it has to be Codrington, but i do think they need someone back there returning punts and he's dirt cheap. After spending on guys like Harty, Hines, Crowder, Mckenzie, and Roberts, they were able to get a returner for a 2026 6-7 pick swap. Considering returning punts was just about the only part of the teams unit that had a good year, I'm personally a bit reluctant to move on without an upgrade or plan.

It's tough - maybe lewis can find a market? Every team currently has like 12 corners though, and they will have them all through camp. Also there's like 30 corners drafted in 2025, a ton more UDFA's, free agents, etc. So you have to feel really good about grabbing another player - especially when they're 28, undersized, not particularly effective on defense, and they don't return. Like are you willing to sacrifice a 23 year old 6th round pick boundary corner to waivers? Snaps on special teams are great, but end of the day the units were not very good last year. 5th highest KR allowed average, 16th in PR allowed average, 26th in KRs, 8th in PRs. They also had a punt blocked.

Yeah, i think while he's smaller - he sheds better, blitzes better, and shoots better. Edmunds was a bit better of a fit defender than shooting his gaps to make plays (Like he's blocked, but he's not "moved" like bernard might be), and i think from a sideline speed standpoint he was better equipped to limit edge gains. Considering the quality of QB in the AFC though, I'd say the value you get in creating havoc, negative plays, and turnovers is more valuable than what Edmunds offered.

To me it's limitations in the defensive checks, and soft spots in the zones. In quarters for example the boundary defender has a quarter of the field to defend, the safety has another quarter, the nickel has an underneath third, and MLB would have middle 3rd. In the scenario that Kelce was "abusing" edmunds - you might have a slot WR cutting across the front zones, which requires the nickel or will to pass that receiver to the mike who picks up the underneath receiver, the boundary receiver runs a post meaning boundary corner passes to safety and looks for underneath work on his quarter. Kelce might fake the out into that quarter and then go in behind the NB/Will and find a window between the mike. The safety has been cleared out, the corner has the sideline, and the linebackers are in conflict. Now add in the RPO element where you can just hand it off right away or attack that window. Now add in a wrinkle of jet motion from the opposite sideline - that can make the window even larger by forcing the NB/Will to account for that motion off the LOS. Or create mis-matches - Hardman covered by a LB, or Kelce covered by TJ. Buffalo needs to be able to play more effetive man coverage in a lot of these scenarios, as well as do a better job disguising the coverages.

In the first couple of years it was Vander Esch too.

I think the idea that we need both Strong, Hancock, Ingram, and Lewis on the 53 is a bit much. If Strong and Hancock were to both make the 53, i'd assume they're playing special teams, and I'd assume Strong's the likely gameday inactive. I'd also expect White to contribute on special teams if he is not starting opposite benford. Ingram and Lewis also have a solid chance to make it to the practice squad (same as shenault), with the potential for permanent call-ups if there are injuries.

I'd probably rather keep codrington over Shenault and Ingram. I think both of the others are likely to make the practice squad, but shenault not being a punt returner is an issue imo.

"tickets are worth what people are willing to pay for them". Ticketmaster helps the venue maximize their take-home and cash-flow, the resale market is then used to figure out what people are actually willing to pay for tickets. It's always kind of worked this way, i go to the box office and buy tickets for 10 bucks, and then go and sell them outside the event the day of for 20 bucks. Now the owner can approach next season knowing how much you charged the year before for every seat in the house, while also knowing what attendee's actually paid for tickets. This information is great for maximizing your profit, but it's another driver in rising prices.

Being buddy buddy with all your players is smart when you win, and it doesn't look as good when you don't.

Goff, Darnold, Herbert all played pretty lousy in the playoffs last year. Pretty sure all seem to struggle on the road and outdoors. The lions just played... terrible. I know Goffs largely to blame but that defense was terrible (albeit banged up).

Does anyone know the criteria of "success" in this chart?

You definitely see it in the cancelled tours and dates for artists. Either they miscalculated the demand and booked arenas that are too large, or the pricing is too high to meet the venue's break even point and it'd be a poor reflection to play to a half empty arena. Some artists are safe in this type of scenario because of sheer popularity. Comedians can just book a smaller venue and add shows if the demand is there, but there's a big difference in what you get paid playing 1000 seats like the town ballroom and something like the keybank center.

Well they've done a pretty good job cleaning up fraud with the new ticketing model. The "i need tickets" guys trying to sell paper tickets that they already sold online for example, can't do that anymore. But i'd largely agree that their monopoly has broken the industry.