Capco

Oooooof just a couple yards long

Sanders!

Williams really looked like he committed holding there lol

That was kinda weird tackle by Fitzpatrick

Really good run defense by Rousseau

Edmunds with some good instincts!

Woops, I somehow missed/misread this part. I might have read "peaks" as "stadiums" lmao. We are actually on the same page now that I've taken this qualifier into account. My bad.

Not so sure I agree with this statement either. I'm sure there are cases where the exact same gameday rosters of 3 teams played each other at various points in the season, leading to a situation where A beat B, B beat C, and C beat A. Who's the better team in that example? Or when two divisional teams split their divisional games. Or in 1990, when the Bills beat the Giants in the regular season, but the Giants beat the Bills in the Super Bowl.

What about the teams playing against those teams you listed that lose when playing in these stadiums? Are they playing to their full potential too, or are the elements having a positive effect for the home team? You can't have it both ways.

Only Bills fans would start getting drunk this early before a game.

BAN HIM!!!!!

It reads like something from a Madden-generated newspaper article from USA Today.

Beat me to it lol.

I tend to think that the "hardest" positions are the positions with the most demanding expectations placed on the respective individual. However, it is important to note that those demands are a function of the scheme in question. Let me provide a few illustrative examples. Nose Tackle (NT) in a traditional, 2-gap 3-4 defensive scheme. Imo, this is probably the hardest position in football, as they are expected to regularly take on a guard and the center and still make occasional plays in the running game to their left and right (i.e., two gaps). There are maybe a handful of guys in the league at any one time that can fulfill the demands of a traditional NT. "Shutdown" Cornerback (CB) #1 in a man-press pass defensive scheme. By the very nature of the game, CBs are inherently at a disadvantage since they are usually reacting to the wide receivers (WRs) they are covering. This automatically puts WRs a step ahead of the CBs covering them. Schemes that rely heavily on their #1 CB shutting down most opposing teams' #1 WR "on an island" demand quite a bit out of these CBs, and again there are only a handful of guys in the league at any one time that fit the bill. Quarterback (QB) in a West Coast offensive scheme. The West Coast offense is notorious for being extremely demanding on the QB, and that is by design. The vast play calling verbiage; the complexity and timing of the route combinations; and the precise, quick decision-making required from the QB all combine for making this offense very difficult for more traditional QBs to run. On the other hand, these same three positions are not as "hard" in different schemes. Defensive Tackle (DT) in a 1-gap 4-3 defensive scheme. Here, the DT is only responsible for one gap on a given play; they are also less likely to encounter double teams since there are usually four down linemen. This allows the DTs in these schemes be more aggressive and less reactionary. CB in a Cover 2 defensive scheme. Unlike the previous CB example, CBs in a Cover 2 can expect help over the top on the majority of passing plays, and this is again by design. They also aren't expected to be as athletic and focus more on not giving up the big play as opposed to covering more aggressively. Teams utilizing this scheme can get away with employing only average CBs if they have athletic safeties and a good front four. QB in an Erhardt-Perkins offensive scheme. This offense is known for being more QB-friendly than a West Coast offense. Playbook terminology is more streamlined; eligible receivers are required to know all the routes on a given play; and route combinations don't change for the QB during motion since the eligible receivers are supposed to change their routes depending on where players are being motioned to. Also, there are relatively fewer plays to learn as these same plays are run out of multiple formations, thereby potentially confusing the defense from the "different looks" given while making it easier on the QB from the simplicity of route combinations.

Perhaps it was the home opener?

It just seems like a classic Gilmore thing to do.

Woops. Looks like there are actual cookie cutters for the charging buffalo... Welp... back to the drawing board!

I think it would be cool to have it in the shape of the Charging Buffalo logo from a top-down perspective: The buffalo legs could be the team merchandise shop and main entrance, with an upper patio overlooking the tailgating experience. The red stripe could be on the field, and the end of the stripe that protrudes from the buffalo could be an overhang where you put some other amenities. Idk, it's fun to get creative with stuff like this.

This was an absolute clown show. The audience made everything worse. I feel sorry for Ben and Bill having to maintain some semblance of sanity. I expected a hell of lot more from Malcolm.

1. Mahomes 2. Donald 3. Rodgers 4. Adams 5. Allen 6. Brady 7. Henry 8. Kelce 9. Hopkins 10. Watt

Only took 14 replies. Ertz guys are slacking!

Beat me to it

Isn't Aaron Donald considered by some to be THE best overall football player in the game today?

I'd volunteer to help with compulsory vaccination services.

You try to pin the "weakest link" moniker on Levi IN THE SAME POST that you also identify the actual weakest link on the defense: the pass rush.