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They hit that number last year with Von getting 4, and Solomon, Toohill, and Smoot combining for 4.5. So i went with the over.

I think the challenge there was fit with a boundary receiver who's a plus blocker. None of that is really his game, and depth wise they had Shakir and Samuel. They've since added Moore as another similar type of player to McConkey. Is McConkey as effective a player when outdoors, or when its cold ? It's a small sample size, but the splits suggest - no, he is not - https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoLa00/splits/2024/. And that was with this slate of outdoor games: New England, Cleveland, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Carolina. So 3 of the worst teams in the league, and 2 playoff teams where he had 7 catches on 14 targets for 77 yards and 0 TDs. It's hard to say one way or another with a really small sample, but i do think sub 9" hands can be an issue with a cold wet ball.

Yeah, his shot was last year though. He got injured and didn't crack the depth chart or make the PS. That means Buffalo liked MVS more than him, and liked hamler and Shavers on PS. Adding Palmer and Moore over MVS/Cooper and Hollins, and its really hard to see him making the team or making any level of impact here.

I'm not sure i wouldn't rather have one of Shenault, Prather, or Shavers. A year off of football is never good, even if he isn't a major injury risk. Then factoring in that the 6th WR is a core special teamer in most scenarios, I'm not sure having him on the 53 is more valuable than keeping the roster spot for a lineman or corner and using PS call-ups like Shavers and Virgil for games where one of the 5 is injured.

Donald and Oliver have similar get off, but Donalds power, footwork, and specifically his hands are just next level.

Far from a bust though. He was a pre-season #1 overall type player so it's hard to ignore hype like that at #9. Lawrence and Wilkins were teammates so that can create some challenges scouting - was one looking better because of the other etc. Lawrence also projected as a pure 1T which usually isn't a 1st round priority.

I wonder if playing the opposite of Terry Bradshaw would be a winning strategy though.

I think you're talking about his legacy which is fine - he has a better resume than McDermott. In the upcoming season...? I don't really see him as the #2 coach going into the season. Other than beating the chiefs backups in week 18, they lost their last 3 games and beat almost no one with a winning record all year.

He's passing game coordinator for the Cowboys under Shottenheimer but i don't think he's going to call anything. His miami meltdown also probably didn't help my opinion of his playcalling. Like what are you doing running 92 offensive plays in that heat and passing way too often. The Bengals/Broncos games before his firing were also, very poorly called games - 8 RB rushing attempts against cincy, and just a total inability to manage clock was becoming a major issue.

Payton's ahead of him because of getting a rookie QB to the playoffs or whatever. But he was absolutely outcoached in the playoffs against buffalo to an almost embarassing degree. That was the popular "Upset alert" and they promptly got stomped. To me - PFF is supposed to be the "analytics" group, and this article didn't offer much of anything to back it up.

Tomlin's one super bowl win involved Tom Brady's torn ACL, and a playoff upset of the colts by the chargers.

He won coach of the year 2x... but he's also never won the division and missed the playoffs 3/5 times.

Manning is a 2x SB MVP which i think is gonna help him considerably. 5 road wins during those 2 SB winning seasons.

I think Colemans going to take a step this year and put up a really good season in the region of 60+/1000+/8+.

It's also pretty inevitable.

While Baltimore, Philly, KC, and Houston are tougher matchups, and I'd probably put Tampa Bay and Cincy together in that next tier. 10 wins is saying they basically lose 5 out of those 6 games, and another 2 of the ones below. The only thing that'd give me pause is the fact that they play Balt, Philly, KC, TB, and Cincy all in buffalo. NYJx2 MIAx2 NEx2 NO @Atl @Car @Pitt @Cleveland Considering Buffalo was a perfect 10-0 at home in 2024, I have some doubts about them going 5-4 in the last season at Highmark. The last regular season loss in Buffalo was Denver in 2023, before that was Minnesota. 2023 home record 7-1 (1 lost home game to London), 2022 Home record 7-1, 2021 Home Record 6-3, 2020 Home Record 7-1. They're 35-6 at home since 2020.

I picked the Jets as the only sweep option since they play buffalo week 2 and week 18. 2 is coming off a primetime big week 1 game and is on the road. And 18 there's a pretty solid chance that the game doesn't matter much.

Dorsey seemed to lack an identity as a playcaller. I think largely the offensive design was fine, just never knew when to call what and there wasnt enough formation variety to keep teams guessing. And when you don't know you tend to take too long to call anything.

Also this doesn't meet the threshold for me to consider it "heartbreaking". It's sad but cmon, guy made 270M, won a super bowl and SB MVP, and is going to be in the HOF. I'd trade the use of my right arm for the bills to do that, and i don't even play for them.

My guess is nerve damage so any surgery likely involves neck/spine in addition to the arthritis of bones, damaged tendons and ligaments, etc.

He's 73 and hasn't coached since 2020 with Miami. I feel like the game might have passed him by at this point.

He's always feasted on bad defenses statistically speaking (he's not alone here, almost every player does). Last season alone in 4 games against - CINx2, Tampa, and NYG: 89/122 for 1209 yards 18 TDs and no interceptions. Another stat - they were 3-5 in the regular season when he throws the ball more than 30x - 3 wins against cleveland, cincy, and cincy - 5 losses to KC, Cleveland, Philly, Vegas, and Pittsburgh. You won't see many of those types of teams in the playoffs. I thought he mostly played pretty well last year to kinda kill the narrative that he can't perform in the playoffs.

It wasn't an easy 2 pt conversion. Lamar double clutched instead of putting the ball where it needed to be as soon as andrews broke open. Yes he should have caught it, but you're throwing behind someone in a dead sprint to the sideline who now has to slow down to stay on the field and catch it. LJ is not without blame on that conversion.

It's not just the lousy QBs he's played under (and they are... BAD), but also some fairly lousy coaching staffs. He has a reputation as a malcontent due to some issues with the Jets coaching and management, and was benched for a half last year in Cleveland. His contract pays less than the core STer's like sherfield and Hodge so from a risk perspective this is about as low as it gets. As a rookie and 2nd year player- Robert Saleh - Defensive coordinator who failed as a Head Coach. Mike Lafleur - Not the good one, fired for hackett and back working under an experienced playcaller Miles Austin - Inexperienced WR coach QBs - Wilson, Flacco, White With the Browns - Stefanski - Seems to be pretty meh so far, the only time the team has been competitive is when the defense was good. 2025 will be 3rd OC in 3 years. He calls the plays but seems to scapegoat others. Pretty sure he's only still employed because of cash-flow, as dorsey being fired resulted in the TE coach being promoted. AVP - 1 out of 6 seasons as OC has the passing offense been top 20. Dorsey - Looks to be a product of allen vs. elevating the offense. Chad O'shea - Long time patriot who's bounced around post-belichick. QBs - Watson, Flacco, PJ Walker, Thompson-Robinson, Driskel, Winston, Zappe

MNF. On the road. NFC super bowl team from 2019. Top 5 defense. 32/40 375 4 TDs. That crazy highlight reel post that was just an absolutely perfect throw. While he did fumble... those don't count from a QB stats perspective according to MVP stat comparisons anyway 🙂