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There is a whole NFL that will not be fantasy relevant but important to team. Need wr who can block and play teams. Hollins might be the best wr 4/5 in the league this year. He is not a high volume player. A few targets a game he is expected to make those plays and do the dirty work. How that game went makes perfect sense why you dont activate Coleman coming off a wrist injury. Let it heal and use Hollins. Keeps Colman healthy and Cooper fresh.

So Milano and Benard. 2024 you do not design your defense to stop the run. Benard and Milano would be weak side bakers in the 2000’s and play slot in a 3 wr set. That defense gets destroyed by modern passing attacks. Illegal contact gives them 0 chance to win in the slot.

Lewis and Ingram were getting bodied. You have to try and stop it at that point. Hard to play Nickel with back ups at nickel, both linebakers and safety vs Baltimore.

Passing plays into Buffalo defense strength. Mcvay will see what San Fran was able to do and try to exploit that. With a returning Carter and Milano knocking off rust I think running will be harder than they anticipate.

Yes. Only position that is less is safety. Benard and Milano can do more them Tremaine. The Dline is improved. Douglas and Benford are better than White and Wallace/Jackson. Best oline, best running back room. Better at Te. With Cooper I think the Wr room is deeper than ever before. Also, much bigger. Shakir and Samuel are the smallest and both are 5”11 and 6 ft. Compared to Beasley and Mckenzie. Cooper, Shakir, Coleman, Samuel and Hollins are all solid.

No Benard, Johnson and Milano. Not having any part of the starting second level of the defense greatly impacted their ability to slow down Henry.

My point is that hasnt really been what has happened. They are playing straight up games vs inferior opponent's. Instead of teams coming from behind it’s more a tick for tack and the Chiefs are coming from behind in these games. The current game script is harder to operate out of.

Run and stop the run. Pretty simple. Buffalo 31-21.

He has created a staff and team he has wanted. People heard he wanted to run more and took that as wanting to be conservative on offense. A reliable run game compliments Allen and the passing attack. Makes Buffalo a harder team to defend. Take what the defense gives you and more. Run after the catch and traditional running game makes defenses defend all 11 players and the whole field. Not just Allen and the 15-20 yard laser show. Coming from Jim Johnson he always had that attack mindset on defense. Benard and Milano have the ability to blitz or play coverage at a high level. Babich matches what Mcdermott wants and has pulled the right levers most of the season.

If he was a FA would he sign a mega deal? I think so. I think he is one of their assets with value. Maybe Garrett Wilson too. I think you keep one trade the other.

Correct. Maybe go all in on Milroe and build a run first offense around him? But would need to trade some players for enough assets. Very tough job. Coaches, Gms with options will avoid. Like maybe Greg Roman as Hc draft Milroe and go all in with that style. No real traditional path for success imo.

I think those a fair points. Fraizer well liked around the league. Daboll and Dorsey had the shine of creating Allen. Imo Daboll knew passing and Allens success gets him a Head coaching job and that was his end goal. Dorsey as a qb wanted to pass aswell. Mcdermott looks to right in both decisions. He wanted a more aggressive defense. See 13 secs. That required personnel changes and schematic. They have done both. Mcdermott wanted a run game to pair with poor environments to play in. In a even match up having the ability to posses the ball and control the game is big. Balance makes everything on offense easier and the job of the opposing defense much harder. The book on the Bills offense was written in 2020. Now the book is still open. Answers for the defense are available but they come with a cost. Play a light box Buffalo runs its at will. Stop the run Allen can piece you up. Play man, zone and the same holds true. Mcdermott wants to win and genuinely cares about his players. Allen the leader streamlines his message to the team. A leadership counsel has multiple opinions. Now there is really 2 Mcdermott and Allen.

Jets get to eat dead cap. Draft a rookie qb but lose the benefit of getting a qb on a rookie deal by still paying Rodgers qb money and Adams wr 1 money. They need alot more than a Qb. Im running the Jets. I trade Sauce for a first plus. Likely wont resign anyways. Build the oline and dlines. Build around the run game and defense. That job is as difficult as there is. A lunatic owner with unreal expectations. Cap and assets used on old players likely not on the roster nor wanted.

Now having the better qb shifts the odds in their favor. But yes, the odds are against them. Playing roulette and its red 11 times in a row. Yes, the results do not change the odds but black is hitting soon or later. Chiefs fans would point to last season. They had some opposite luck. Losing 1 score games early then going on a run late. My thought is that run corresponded with the emergence of Rice that opened more room for Kelce. The offense was outscoring people. Playing from ahead and allowing the defense to attack. That isnt really the case this season. The defense is keeping the game close and the offense is doing just enough in the fourth quarter. Some suspect teams have put the Chiefs in a position to need some really incredible luck to win. Eventually, that well runs dry. Its not a case of Mahomes just being better its odd ball stuff. Blocked kicks, fumbled snaps.

Having depth to not rush players back is big. Smoot, Carter, Kincaid and Coleman are all good players. Getting 2 rookies some time to reset their seasons will help them down the stretch. Smoot and Kincaid having the ability to get healthy is huge too. Smoot and Carter both help the run defense. Kincaid and Coleman both make the offense more dynamic. Team is finding their identity, the roster is getting good players back. Creates a good dynamic down the stretch.

Kc is playing with fire. I think they are as likely to lose out as they are to win out. Offense is average. Defense is good. Defense was great last season and the offense was good. Losing Rice has diminished the passing attack that was already limited. The defense has to blitz because they are no longer elite outside losing Ward. Buffalo is in a good spot for the 1 seed even with a loss at Detroit. Today I think Buffalo beats them.

In an offense with Aj Brown, Devonta Smith and Jalen Hurts. They went to the playoffs and a Superbowl without Barkley. I think he is offensive player of the year but MVP is a tough road for him to navigate.

This is the best Bills team I can remember. Kincaid coming back, Coleman coming back. Samuel looking healthy. The offense is a real problem. Before worrying about the passing game the defense has to stop the run. The second part has not been real for an Allen offense. Brady is a mfer in the run game. What ever scheme or run he finds your leaky on he will spam in. Buffalo ran for 100 yards using the same formation and same run scheme. They wont line up and play it. They will shift they will motion to get back to it over and over. They will sprinkle play-action off the same thing. That is keeping up DC at night just as much as Allen and the passing game.

Play clean and it is his. He has really found himself this year. They are making scoring 30 look pretty easy. In a league where it’s clearly not.

I dont watch the Bears and think Caleb is the problem. He will extend plays which runs him into some sacks. Like what young Allen did. Having terrible tackle play and refusing to help with formation or extra blockers is a problem. I take over the bears im trading Moore for what ever I can. Hate his body language and antics. Investing everything in the oline. Draft capital and FA. Look for an OC with a deep run game bag. Try to take as much off Calebs plate as possible. They have weapons gotta create space with pa. Very much Dorsey with Allen right now. Caleb isnt Allen.

He was always a lame duck head coach. Not hiring Harbaugh because Warren and Poles were too insecure will always be a massive failure. This is where weak ownership destroys the franchise. Very much a Brandon, Whaley situation when Pegula first bought the team. Why draft a qb #1 and keep the win nothing head coach?

Preparation and communication is on the HC. Why the qb draw? Playing for a Fg and overtime? Play got blown up. Call the time out as a hc. Had time for a fire drill fg or spike with a first down.

No. Did he develop Allen? Or did Allen develop Allen. Allen worked on his motion to improve his consistency and motion. Allen said as much that he matured in the Pats fame where he threw 3 picks and felt responsible for the loss. He has the Brady passing playbook. Utilizing slot and full spectrum passing concepts. Something the Shannahan System lacks. Imo he is lacking in the run game. Thats why at Alabama it worked because they had a talent advantage so the running game wasn't affected. With Allen he had someone who could pass 40 plus times at a usually successful level. With lesser Qbs they dont have alot of running concepts to carry an offense. Makes for a middling to bottom unit.

34-12. No Purdy very difficult for them to score. Buffalo gets an early lead it just snowballs. With Purdy SF is not a drop back and pass offense. Without him it’s even more of a problem. Milano plays and scores a TD. I think it will be a fun night Orchard Park.

No structural damage shoulder problem for a Qb with an average arm is worrisome. If it’s contract related that would be wild. Im San Fran I don't extend Purdy and I draft a qb. Let them sit a year. If Purdy wants to hold out or anything like that I trade him. Mayfield looked pained. I do not understand the handling of Baker in Cleveland. Could have paid Baker half what they paid Watson and kept the capital.