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@NewEra is correct. I was looking for comps in term of playing style. Not production or target volume.

There does seem to be something special with Shakir. The dude just knows how to YAC. I'm having a hard time figuring who his past or present comp would be in the league.

Rodgers and the Jets alone could dip our defensive rankings out of the top 5 or top 10 if they are rolling on offense. That is without even taking into consideration the new pieces we have. Those two games with the Jets will make up over 10% of the defensive stats.

SNF looks better. MNF has Flacons vs. Raiders and Saints vs. Packers late in the year. Both those sound lame.

very well stated on all parts. 100% agree.

To this point, if Mahomes didn't exist everyone would be looking at Allen as the up and coming GOAT. That is how good Allen's numbers are and how close he is to Mahomes in ability and raw numbers. Really, it's too bad the Allen and Mahomes are in the same conference otherwise at least two of the last four Super Bowls probably would have featured those two going head to head against each other.

I'm just glad Beane finally learned to grab guys like Ray Davis on Day 3 when his M.O. was to take RB's in rounds 2 and 3. Drafting a RB should always give you an immediate impact player from day 1. But they are a dime a dozen still so please, no more day 1 and 2 RB's. That said, I really love Davis' skill set to potentially be the best back we have had in Buffalo since Freddy. Thank you for this effort! Wow, 2023 is slim pickens.

100% agree. They were only a juggernaut on offense against the teams below .500 last year and I also think this year those bad teams catch up to the game film and play much better defense against them.

nobody knows the answer. That’s what I’m trying to tell you. You seem convinced that it’s because Sean McDermott is running up the score while he could be letting off the gas pedal. I’ve already pointed out the stats that show that when you have a top five offense and a top five defense, gee whiz, you’re gonna win more games in a route. That should not be hard to figure. The Chiefs have never had that benefit in the Mahomes era largely because their defense has never been top five until this last year. So no surprise that even with the current chief dynasty, they’ve never had a point differential greater than 150 while the Bills have exceeded 160 twice. and I was being sarcastic about the Chiefs, letting up on the gas pedal of course. Just like I’m sure they didn’t let up on the gas pedal when they lost the AFC championship to the Bengals because they could only score like 3 points in the second half. Mahomes just crapped the bed. It happens. what I was really asking for is some sort of concrete evidence to support your theory. I just don’t think that actual data is out there. It would be impossible to have really.

Is he related to Mahomes?

i’m not sure. even if it turns out Love is not an elite quarterback the Packers give me 49er vibes where that team is just gonna be really good all around. Maybe Love is a system quarterback but as long as he plays well nobody will care. He had a very up-and-down year last year, but it was mostly up and it was up when it counted.

Because his team does not ask him to carry them with his arm. In my opinion, volume should always be a big factor in the equation of how good someone is with their arm. You don’t have to be leading the league in pass attempts, but you also shouldn’t be at the bottom either. A quarterback is far more likely to have better than average, turnover ratios and completion percentages and yards per 10 if they’re asked to throw less. Looking at attempts per game since both WB’s emerged as top QB’s we have: since 2020 Allen averages 36 attempts per game. Since 2019 Lamar averages 28 attempts per game. 8 attempt per game advantage for Allen is not insignificant in my opinion. And I believe Lamar only averages 3 more rushes per game over same time period so Allen has an overall advantage of 5 more attempts per game combined rushing and passing. Nobody is asked to do more for their team than Allen as we know.

you are just making assumptions. Are the Bills running up the score or just clicking on all cylinders? When you have a defense that is top 5 in the regular season paired with a top 5 offense the result is rather expected. A lot of blow out wins. The 2021 year you reference featured a top 5 offense in both scoring and yards and the #1 defense in both scoring and yards. The Chiefs in the Mahomes era have never paired a top 5 offense or defense. They have had plenty of top 5 offenses, up till last season. Had the Chiefs had a great regular season defense we would have seen more blow out wins by them. Again how do you quantify letting off the gas vs. just running out of juice? You really can’t quantify it. You can only guess and make poor assumptions. Did the the Chiefs let off the gas in the AFC Championship game when they couldn’t score for the entire second half? Was there game plan to really not try and score for an entire half? Or is it more likely the offense ran out of juice and the defense tightened up?

Jimmy G never came close to putting up Purdy numbers in SF. Am I wrong? Jimmy G put up good numbers. Brock’s numbers thus far are elite.

How do you quantify taking off the gas vs. not? Is there a stat for that or are we just spit balling here? Josh has missed half of the 4th quarter and even entire 4th quarters in some games over the last 4 years when things are really rolling on both sides.

Disagree that 2020 AFCG was our best shot. I'd say both 2021 and 2023 were our best chances. Chiefs were clearly better than the Bills in 2020. It was nice to get to the AFCCG that year but Bills had no shot to actually walk away with a W that day.

He’s on pace to be the all time TD leader as well. But TuRnoVeRS!!

Well, looks like I’ll be getting Sunday ticket free this year after we switch from T-Mobile cell service to Verizon wireless. first time I will have had the ticket in almost 10 years.

none of the noted applies on this play though. agree, on Teller’s initial block being legal. End result of the play though is a reverse chop. Could have drawn a flag but not surprised it did not.

The RB engaged the defensive end high immediately after Teller cut him low. It’s a “reverse chop” and falls under the category of illegal chop block personal fouls. A1 blocks a defensive player in the area of the thigh or lower, and A2, simultaneously or immediately after the block by A1, engages the defensive player high (“reverse chop”). yeah. I doubt this one was called in the game as well. Just because it is illegal by rule doesn’t mean it will necessarily be called.

correct. The foul occurs when the back contacts the DE high while still contacted by Teller low. Thus an illegal chop block. it’s a “reverse chop” from the rule book: A1 blocks a defensive player in the area of the thigh or lower, and A2, simultaneously or immediately after the block by A1, engages the defensive player high (“reverse chop”).

If you pause the clip at the right nano second you see the DE is being contacted both low and and high at the same time. Technically an illegal chop block.

Big Ben played elite level football still at the age of 36. He really didn't start his decline until 37. That's fairly normal. Cam had one elite season as a QB. So his decline after the anomaly of a 2015 season is harder to gauge. His seasons after 2015 were closer to his early career averages than they were that one special year where everything was clicking.

If it is not: DE, CB or WR, three positions where the Bills are young and have unrealized potential still, I think it means we are coming off a very good season.

Reports are also that Mahomes would have never lasted past the Saint's pick that year. Landing Mahomes at 27 would have likely never happened.