The Frankish Reich

I think record in the division

I watched the whole Broncos-Chargers game. It really wasn't even as close as the score. Broncos dominated them. Broncos are a team that as long as the QB doesn't do awful things (Drew Lock) are kind of coming on now.

You mean like those little PFF ratings at the bottom of their profile pics in the introduction? Kind of a condensed rap sheet? Sounds like a good idea.

This is what I mean about relaxing and just enjoying football every now and then. Not every good thing Lamar does is some kind of swipe at Josh.

That's nuts ... 2 guys get a free run at him, he backpedals 15 yards and throws a TD pass. Guys, I get it ... we like Josh better, we're glad we got him instead of Lamar or Baker, etc, etc. But sometimes you just gotta sit back and enjoy the remarkable QBs (Mahomes, Lamar, Kyler, Josh) we've got in the league now.

So maybe Lamar can make good things happen too?

This may very well be true. I hope you're right. But isn't the first rule of rookie quarterbacking "first do no harm?"

actually, this game shows the value of Mac Jones. 1. Take what the defense gives you. 2. Don't turn the ball over. 3. Let the defense do its job.

Ouch. But true.

And this Ravens team is the top seed if the season were to end today? Really?

Kickers (well, Tucker) are too good now. I find nothing thrilling in playing for a half-ending FG. Nevermind. Lamar just proved me wrong.

What I hate about it is that it was a depth pick. That's wonderful when you don't have any glaring weakness somewhere else on the field to address. But when you do (O line) you get a much bigger bang for your draft pick by going that route.

Right. Landry running full speed to get loose is not going to get caught by any DT.

Crazy sloppy game. And Jarvis Landry, hahah.

Thank you. That's all the encouragement I needed.

OK, should I pull the plug on this one and get outside (hey it's 65 degrees in Colorado today)? Or is a big comeback on the way?

Re: Jones. No, I'm not "worried" about him. I just think he has a general air of competence - despite being a rookie, he has the Pats offense working the way it was before TB left town, although I am in no way implying that he's the next Brady. Cam Newton was never able to accomplish that (which in all honesty may say more about Cam). Come to think of it, maybe Mac is the next Matt Cassell - a perfectly competent system QB with no significant upside. That's a scenario I could definitely live with.

True. Particularly with Allen locked in for a long time, there's no comparison to the lost generation. For me it's more of disappointment that we don't get our few years alone at the top while NE suffers through a true rebuild.

Agreed. But I'm thinking that he's at least prime Andy Dalton-esque, and of course maybe better. I was kind of hoping for AJ McCarron-esque.

I don't know how good he is yet, but it pains me to say ... he's good.

Correct. As with most (all?) teams, there's only one player that's absolutely irreplaceable -- the QB. This makes things much more difficult, but I wouldn't count us out with no White.

All of this agrees with my experience. The coldest days in Minnesota are typically sunny (not that you can feel the sun) and calm. I have to agree with you, Buffalo is just one of the most miserable winter climates with wind/cloud cover/snow/cold all together.

And the fine if you do all three?

This Buffalo you speak of seems to be a very appealing place to visit. I must make a plan to visit sometime, preferably in December - February.

Apparently one of each.