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Has a team ever tried spying Mahomes?

I’d be interested in the statistics for the top five garbages in the NFL. If I had to guess they would be: Plastic cups Paper cups Peanut shells Paper wrappers Popcorn containers

Every starting QB that’s been in the league a few years is on a first name basis with the refs. It’s always been like that.

As long as the refs call the game the same way for both teams, I have no problem with any crew.

Yep. Bernard didn’t win the job so much as Dodson et al lost it. And he’s gonna be a prime target for the Jets run game coordinator to exploit like they did last year in NY. That said, the D is healthier than at any time last year and we will have Milano alongside him.

We played in May last year? Who knew?

I think the Steelers have a dominant D line as well, but I don’t put any stock in preseason games except to see if guys are winning their one on one battles and yeah, our guys got abused up front. But there was no game planning, which is critical when it comes to blocking schemes vs. various teams and personnel.

IMO, the last time we faced a dominant Dline was against Miami in the wildcard game. True, Allen was sacked 7 times but he still managed 352 yards passing and three TD passes. And we only had two penalties for 13 yards in the game.

Certainly won’t see one any better, that’s for sure. But our O is used to playing dominant front fours. The Oline won’t win every down, but they need to win most of them, especially Dawkins and Brown, who are critical to being able to double QW inside. A tall order to be sure, but a good scheme by Dorsey can mitigate a lot and I have confidence that Allen will continue to do what he always does when things break down.

The more I watch replays from last year’s meetings with the Jets, the more I’m convinced it’s OK for Josh to use his legs as much as he sees fit.

I agree. Other than a few guys like Sauce, Smart, and Cobb imo, not a likable bunch. Especially their coaches, who I think will wilt under the pressure if they don’t win early on and I get the impression they will throw players under the bus if they don’t perform. Not publicly, but in the meeting rooms as we saw when Saleh called out the OLine in an earlier episode. I think all the pressure is on the Jets. All of it.

Even if Hackett can’t figure it out, I’m sure that Rodgers will.

Sure was a nice opening night uniform last year against the Rams. That is a quote from a Quora thread on the subject, but I’m not sure how hard and fast that rule is as the league gives the home team the choice of what uniform to wear, so the visiting team must then wear a contrasting color. I assume the Jets chose to wear their white uni on Monday and the Bills chose their blue in contrast.

Starting Bernard at MLB is a total indictment of Dodson, Klein, and whoever else we saw at the position all summer. That said and even though we didn’t see it this summer, Bernard is probably the better cover guy of anyone else at the position. Front four has to keep him clean on run downs because he can’t shed a block worth a damn.

As far as making an impact goes, it’s gotta be two players: Dawkins and Brown. They have to control their matchups one on one so that the interior can double QW. I expect to see a fair amount of chips by TEs and RBs to help in that regard as well.

So Dorsey is the Nathan Peterman of offensive coordinators?

Nah, he gets punched and in the face whether he drinks or not.

Both games last year were slugfests as well, but I think we will be healthier going into next Monday than we were in either of those two games. I expect the kind of game that happens between two division teams that know each other so well.

That’s what we did on the first play last year in NY. Josh hit Diggs who beat Gardner on a beautiful 40 yard strike down the right sideline. Josh dropped it between Sauce and the safety who couldn’t get over in time. Diggs and Allen are not afraid of Gardner and I expect them to test him a lot in single coverage. Heck, Gabe beat Gardner on the last play hail mary as well and probably should have caught it. That was a 70 yard frozen rope by Josh.

Their front seven is one of the best in the league, perhaps the best and their secondary has a couple good players as well. DJ Reed just might he right when it’s all said and done this year. That said, we are acutely familiar with their personnel and how they’re used and we played them tough even with a depleted lineup. I expect a slugfest of a slog next Monday night so I doubt it’s gonna be a blowout by either side.

What does Jason Whitlock have to say about Dorsey’s preparation?

I don’t know. Can he play guard? Seriously though, I hope he becomes an All Pro.

Double end around reverse option pass to a wide open tackle eligible Dion Dawkins. Either that or spider 2 Y banana.

Wow! This is some groundbreaking insight here! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your keen analysis with the rest of us.