BigDingus

Exactly! That's why I figured there would be a bunch of crazy games & more surprise performances. But most of the winners seem to be who the majority predicted.

There's been a disappointing amount of upsets today. Aaron Rodgers throwing for 4 TDs & 0 INTs wasn't expected, but it was against the Jets... Falcons ALMOST upset the Bucs. Browns ALMOST upset the Bengals. I guess the Colts beating the Dolphins was kind of an upset?

Hollywood Brown looked good, which is definitely a positive for them. Rice may not start strong, but by playoff time he should be in good shape. Same with Worthy, unless he gets hurt again. The Chiefs just feel inevitable. Until proven otherwise, I expect them to be good to go come playoff time.

I dunno, I think she still looks fine. She's no Erin Andrews though 😁

If that argument can be made, it's not because he made a Super Bowl 4 seasons ago. It's because he's putting up crazy numbers in general. Here's Burrow's stats from that AFCCG: 22/38 comp / 250 pass yards / 2 TDs / 1 INT / 86.5 passer rating (25 rush yards). The game prior to that, Josh Allen had: 27/37 comp / 329 pass yards / 4 TDs / 0 INTs / 136.0 passer rating (68 rush yards). Tell me, which QB played better? If Allen's defense held KC to 3 points in a half + OT in ONE of his 4 games, he'd have appeared in a Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Lamar's defense actually shut out the Chiefs in the 2nd half of the 2023 AFCCG... *************** Next point - Josh being a "turnover machine" has always been a silly narrative. "He leads the league in turnovers since he entered the league!" makes it sound way worse than it was, primarily because only him, Mahomes, Carr, Goff & Russell Wilson who played nearly every game over that span. And over that time, Allen also has the most TDs of everyone. Josh entered the league in 2018 & only missed a handful of games his rookie year. Who else was starting the next 7 years? You have QBs that were in the league at that time retired or lost the starting job at some point in the following years (Brady, Big Ben, Brees, Ryan, Rivers, Cam). You have QBs that were missed time, were benched or injured at various points (Dak, Cousins, Winston, Mayfield, Darnold, Stafford, Jones, Tannehill, Flacco, Wentz) You have QBs that were drafted years later and/or also injured/benched at various points (Herbert, Burrow, Tua, Purdy, Hurts, Richardson, Young, Kyler Murray, Mack Jones) League Leader in turnovers by Year: 2018: Josh Rosen 2019: Jameis Winston 2020: Carson Wentz 2021: Trevor Lawrence 2022: Josh Allen 2023: Sam Howell 2024: Kirk Cousins + Baker Mayfield + Will Levis So only one of those years was Josh actually the league leader in turnovers. And in that stretch, he also put up 262 TDs & had a 2.38 to 1 TD to turnover ratio. He averaged 9 more TDs & 5 more turnovers a season than Lamar. Is that horrible? I would say no, especially when TDs equal ACTUAL points, while turnovers equal POTENTIAL points for the opponent. You could commit 4 turnovers in a game & have the opponent score 3 points off that. Meanwhile, if you score 4 TDs in a game, that's 24 points on the board. Which is more important? ****************** Lastly, just to really bring up how ridiculous the whole "Allen doesn't deserve MVP" argument is, let's compare the last 2 MVPs: 2023 Lamar Jackson - 67% completions / 3,678 pass yards / 29 Total TDs / 13 Turnovers / 821 rush yards / 102.7 passer rating 2024 Josh Allen - 64% completions / 3,731 pass yards / 41 Total TDs / 8 Turnovers / 531 rush yards / 101.4 passer rating So Lamar had better completion %, rush yards & passer rating, while Josh had more pass yards, TDs & less turnovers. How exactly would 2023 Lamar deserve MVP but 2024 Allen does not? These are both great players, but to act like one is just so beneath the other or "overrated" is ridiculous. And both are better than Burrow.

I mean, I would've thought that was a really cool honor until I saw his list. 1. Josh Allen 2. Joe Burrow 3. Justin Herbert 4. Jalen Hurts The fact that it's missing Patrick Mahomes now makes me think he's just a hater. Either that, or he likes QBs whose names start with 'J' just like his own... Even if he had put Mahomes at 3, I would've accepted it. But seeing Justin Herbert or Jalen Hurts above Mahomes throws the whole list into question.

You could even use a more recent example like Peyton Manning's final season. He was even almost as bad as Dilfer, arguably worse so in some areas, but the Broncos defense was good enough to carry them. In Peyton's last season his stats were: Regular Season - 59.8% comp / 224 ypg / 9 TDs / 17 INTs / 67.9 passer rating Post Season - 55.4% comp / 180 ypg / 2 TDs / 1 INT / 75.4 passer rating Compare that to Trent Dilfer: Regular Season - 59.3% comp / 136 ypg / 12 TDs / 11 INTs / 76.6 passer rating Post Season - 47.9% comp / 147.5 ypg / 3 TDs / 1 INT / 83.7 passer rating Manning played in 10 games that season, while Dilfer played in 11. Manning had a slightly better comp% & more pass yards, but he was also more turnover prone & had less TDs. But because Manning had a great career, this Super Bowl just gets grouped in with his overall greatness. "Manning won 2 x Super Bowls!" is all people remember. They don't really think of him as Trent Dilfer 2.0 & playing terribly that final year.

"Usually." Since we're just going to set arbitrary rules, then I guess Joe Burrow is better than Lamar & Allen because at least he made it to a Super Bowl? The problem is these guys all play in the same conference. Brock Purdy & Jimmy G made it to a Super Bowl, yet I wouldn't call them great players. If Allen or Lamar were in the NFC, they'd have made the SB by now. So what other metrics can you use other than "they both haven't made a SB?"

They win the game if Lamb catches any of those 3 passes that hit him straight in the hands. It's pretty hard to contain the QB when you're tied up at the line & your coverage is good downfield. We've seen other teams fail to do it with Josh many times over, even though they know it's coming. I agree that they could've done better, but like Allen & Lamar, he's a good scrambler. The Cowboys D held the defending SB champs to just 3 points in the 2nd half, which should earn them some props for anchoring down. I can only imagine how much worse it might've been if Hurts was as good of a passer as Lamar though.

Is it lightning that's the problem? Or maybe they just don't want rain to ruin the premier game to start the season 🤔

Finally! I was getting worried my biggest fantasy signing was going to let me down. Don't care who wins, but I need Saquon to keep scoring!

I got you the first time! But also, the topic is about HFA declining over the years & how it effects TODAY'S NFL.

Don't worry guys, Elam still just needs more time. He just doesn't fit the scheme. You'll see!

I'm not sure how helpful HFA is, but it seems to help the Bills. Granted, playing the 7th seed also helps, as our home record drops to 2-2 past the WC round. But I guess it's still preferable to the alternate, as we've never won a playoff game on the road yet.

Well that should be good, because the Bills had way more success in Man coverage than they did Zone against Lamar. Pretty sure Lamar was 12 of 12 against us in Zone & 6 of 13 against Man. Might not be great against everyone, but it's certainly important in certain matches.

I was just wondering the same thing. Did Beane have a chance to talk with Cooper before the trade & gauge his attitude? I didn't get the sense he was putting in low effort in games, but maybe he wasn't fully into everything else. I remember feeling burnt out after years of playing sports every season growing up. By my senior year in HS, I wanted more free time. Eventually, I quit my varsity lacrosse team that spring, just wanting to spend more time with my gf, but I was already feeling burnt out that fall. I still gave it my all in games, but I was slacking in practice & everything in between... Just wanting to do the bare minimum to until game time. Coop might not have been the great signing we hoped, but he did have quite a few amazing catches with us. There's a video of every Allen pass 20+ yards in the air front last season, and though most were incomplete, Coop was responsible for hauling in a lot of the completions. Just a bummer we used a 3rd round pick on him.

The only times we've had success stopping Henry is when they had zero success passing. If we stack the box & sell out to stop the run, there's a chance we can slow him down. But Lamar isn't Ryan Tannehill... he can sling it, or he can just keep it himself. Just like in our playoff game against the Chiefs, had the Ravens continued feeding Henry, they'd probably have been better off (as we would've had we kept Cook involved). But given our injuries + playing nickel D 89% of the time on 1st & 2nd down, it's going to be very difficult to keep him in check AND stopping the big pass plays.

It's a commonly held belief because it's true. But if your logic is correct, shutting down Streameast should result in huge price cuts, right? I mean over 100 million people were pirating streams off this website each month, so now these giant corporations will make so much more money & pass that on to consumers! You know, just like Netflix lowered prices after they cracked down on password sharing! Wait, I'm just finding out that Netflix increased prices 3 times in the last 3 years, all while reporting record profits each time. If anything, I'd sooner expect streaming services to blame tariffs somehow rather than lower prices.

Well darn, I had no idea it even existed. Sounds more reliable than methstreams or whatever the heck I stumbled on a while back 😅

Always the best breakdowns. Unfortunately, he has the Ravens winning. Honestly, I do too. The Bills have come out sloppy in opening games. We have a lot of injuries on defense already. Ravens are looking to get revenge & wanting to make a statement (for the playoff loss & for Lamar not winning MVP). Our starters didn't get much play time in the preseason. Kind of an unfortunate game to pull week 1, but it'll be fine either way. Really just want to see them play hard & stay healthy.

Honored to be tagged in this glorious poem. GO BILLS!

"Dawson Knox isnʼt just a tight end. Heʼs Buffaloʼs tight end. " I may be getting older, but I'm still as immature as ever. This line got me chuckling like I'm a 10 year old still 😆

Just finished drafting my salary cap, keeper league. It's a strange league, we actually draft defensive players & have all flex spots. Team QB: Bills - Keeper Flex 1: Saquon Barkley (RB - Eagles) Flex 2: James Connor (RB - Arizona) - Keeper Flex 3: Josh Jacobs (RB - Green Bay) - Keeper Flex 4: D'Andre Swift (RB - Chicago) Flex 5: Aaron Jones (RB - Minnesota) Flex 6: George Kittle (TE - San Francisco) - Keeper DP1: Myles Garrett - Keeper DP2: Maxx Crosby DP3: Nick Bosa DP4: Frankie Luvu K: Brandon Aubrey Bench: Team QB: Lions Stefon Diggs (WR) - Keeper (Only cost $4 out of $225 budget to keep) Jakobi Meyers (WR) Ricky Pearsall (WR) Khalil Shakir (WR) Jauan Jennings (WR) Budda Baker (DP) I think I did pretty good. Finished 2nd place last year. My team had a bunch of players do nothing during the final week of the season & cost me my championship

Reminds me of everything else these days... Less color, less personality. Everything is either white, black, silver these days. I look at cars on the road, and almost everything looks the same. Interior of everyone's house looks the same. Restaurants & other businesses are changing logos to make them less interesting. I don't even "hate" these designs, I just look at them & think "yeah, guess I should've seen that coming."

That spelling makes it sound almost comfortable....a head cushion of sorts!