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Growing up watching football as a kid, a 50 yard FG was long, long distance. Now those are almost like extra points, especially once you get into playoff games with the best teams and best kickers. 60 is new 50, so if you receive at the 25 you only need 35 yard to be in FG range. Sudden death was too heavily weighted on the coin toss. Kickers are almost automatic now, for the most part anyway. In the past it was much more of a crapshoot. Norwood's FG in the SB was in the 40's in terms of distance and that was considered a tough FG then. Now, it's debatable whether you kick or take the ball first, which IMO proves it is a better system. If I end up with the ball first either by choice or because you chose to kick I am using all 4 downs until I'm in sound FG range but overall thinking TD and then go for 2. Sure, if I turn it over on downs I probably lose. If I punt I probably lose too. Why? First of all, if I punt, I'm done. You just need a FG and the game ends. So I'm using all 4 downs unless I'm in something crazy like 4th and 10 from your 23 yard line where I'm kind of forced to take the 3 and hope for a defensive stop. Everyone says if they have the ball 2nd and are down 7 that they would go for 2 to end the game. Reid said that would have been his strategy as well in the SB. So do you want to be on defense for the most consequential 2 point attempt, or offense? My thought process: go down, score 6 on your tired defense, then tack on 2 if possible. What if I miss the 2? Then I need to stop you from scoring a TD, which is no different than if I kick the XP because you're going to go for 2 anyways and beat me then, or make the entire game come down to a 2 pointer anyway where all the rules favor the offense. I'd rather be the one on offense for the big 2 point attempt. This gives me multiple ways to win. I'm up 8, you not only need the TD but also a successful 2 just to tie me. Then I just need to get a FG on your gassed defense, if you do all of that. If I'm up 6 I can still stop you on defense and win, because you still need to score a TD. I have all sorts of plays to stop you from doing that. 2 point attempts are slightly above 50/50 anyway, so if I'm up 7 and you score a TD you probably are going to win either way. So I would rather take my own 50/50+ shot at being up 8 and roll the dice that my D keeps you out of the end zone if we don't convert. We've never seen this play out under the Josh Allen playoff OT rule, but it would be fascinating to see if the first team to score a TD goes for 2. IMO, being up 7 is the same as being up 6: you're done either way if the other team answers with a TD.

no thanks McDermott has his flaws but he is at least showing the desire and ability to grow.

I predict the Jets finish #2 in our division and make life difficult for us a bit this season They won 7 games without a QB. With the Bills and Dolphins in the division. Rodgers is still very, very good, and we will see that in 2024. We'll still win the division, but the Jets will be no joke.

Aiyuk+Diggs= Von Miller type money/cap hit That's depressing, because I would much rather have the 2 WR than a DE who can't play anymore

Feliciano makes a good point: these guys have too much to live for, which BTW is also true for everyone None of this stuff is worth it. Make the goal to grow old on your farm.

we need to invest in some WRs Superstars if possible Complementary, just good

Those uniforms are great! For Jets uniforms, I mean. But seriously, this movement to add a gazillion stripes or boxes on jerseys, incorporate black into team color schemes where it doesn't belong, and make the helmets 7 colors of reflective nonsense is all junk. I really, really hope the Bills just keep their current uniforms, which are awesome, clean, and classic red, white and blue.

let's say it together: NO THANKSGIVING GAME! NO THANKSGIVING GAME! Whoever gets Thanksgiving ends up playing a couple of Thursdays. The last time we did it I think we had 3 Thursday games: opener vs the Rams, Thanksgiving, and another Thursday night after.

In the same game, did you guys see Reid literally jump on top of Chris Jones, who was laying on the ground exhausted after they won the SB? LOL Of course, it looked like the players had to help Reid off of him but the big man is loving life for sure. Like I've said numerous times, I've always been a huge fan of Reid, so I don't mind them winning IF we're out of it. I also think it shows Reid is a bit more... one of the guys? than most coaches. Not sure of the exact term. Now, different guys have different relationships with players. I can't imagine a Patriot shoving Belichick and getting right in his face, or a Bills player shoving McDermott, but those guys just work differently, which is fine and part of the game. Reid is the mad scientist, fun loving, type coach. So things can look worse than they really are with that sometimes. His players respect the heck out of him and love the guy.

is Andy Reid the temporarily uncrowned GOAT HC But what did he do BEFORE he had Mahomes?! Top 10 on the all-time HC wins list, all-time winningest HC of the Eagles, took them to a Super Bowl and multiple NFC Title games, went to KC, won a bunch of games with Alex Smith and went to the playoffs regularly. All before Mahomes played a down. Now let's do Belichick without Brady! Yes, BB has the rings advantage and more total wins. For now. He's done. Reid isn't.

I have no real hate for the Chiefs, but I my hatred level for the Patriots was 20/10

it's perfect the way it is now All elements of the game matter. Plus, KC had 4th down on their drive. It wasn't "easy" for them to just march down the field.

Reid did say in an interview afterward that Kelce caught him off guard, otherwise he wouldn't have knocked him back like that... LOL Coach didn't seem too bothered by it but then again, he just won his 3rd SB so he's probably not in the mood to be negative about anything

The thing about comparing players midstream is that it's fun but you never know what happens. What if Allen and the Bills hit on some young playmakers this off-season, beat KC next playoffs and go on to win 3 Super Bowls in a row? Or our own 3 wins in 5 years? We've had a lot of bad luck but that will even out. Maybe not with multiple SB wins but you never know. Let's say Allen gets to 3 in 5 years but wins all 3, beating KC each year to get there. Conversation changes then.

Brady had 3 Super Bowl wins at age 37. He won more after age 37 than before. That's crazy.

Is it just me or was the CBS broadcast a bit lacking? They never showed the coaches meet post game. They never showed Shanahan's post game comments, no sign off from Nance and Romo... Then an abrupt cut to a new show. Just odd

People upset at the Mahomes draft trade forget that Reid is one of the top few HCs of all time and has been good for 20+ years and also has a great staff

Reid inches closer to entering GOAT talk

Well this game took a while but became pretty entertaining in the end... Now the drive to getting to this game next season begins!

What happens if the clock runs out here?

Geez 49ers are dropping like flies

Oh boy Kelce is going to knock Andy Reid out now

So, halftime show... When it ended I just said to the wife "I'm sorry, I know you were really looking forward to that" and silently left the living room to toss the pizza in the oven

America deserves to see Josh Allen in one of these

Chiefs are going to load up on WRs this off-season