Ethan in Cleveland

McD should play the long game here. Any other injury besides a hamstring he should play. However with a hamstring and a bye week you sit him this week and increase your chances he plays healthy the rest of the way

I chose Oliver earlier in the year. I'm going with him again. I think he will get two sacks this week as the outside rushers maintain contain and force him back into a collapsing pocket.

Agree but Ertz as a compliment to Knox would have been very difficult to defend. I would have rather had Ertz than Gilliam or Kumerow

Pretty sure Pettine's defense was the worst defense in franchise history in defending the run

Why do you have to do two picks?

Week 1: Rams over Bears Week 2: Packers over Lions Week 3: Denver over Jets Week 4: Bills over Texans Week 5 : Dallas over the Giants Week 6: Steelers over Seattle - Was leaning Tampa but Seattle travelling West to East (even playing at night) with Geno and a terrible defense. I think Steelers win at home and then the wheels fall off. After Seattle they may be only favored in two of the remaining 11 games (Detroit and Chicago) and could easily lose the final 8 games

April 27th Bills trade away pick to KC that winds up being Mahommes. Whoever was making those moves has to own the good and the bad. It would be quite interesting to know the true details. Bills not only fired Whaley they fired almost the entire scouting staff as well.

You don't know that for sure. But let's say you are correct then you have to also saddle McD alone with passing on Mahommes

Yes but only after reading posts that state the officials want the Bills opponent to win and when Edmunds makes a tackle 12 yards downfield....lol Someone told me to F off in the thread last Sunday. But he is a ***** moron. I keep it clean at the game. My kids are usually with me and they learned to swear by age 2 but only at home.

I think they are just waiting for right time to bring Stevenson off IR

I can't see them making many moves. Phillips for a 7th round pick - conditional 6th if he hits playing time I would still give a 4th for Ertz. Gilliam offers almost nothing in two TE sets. Maybe try to bring in another veteran corner

Will Beasley think he is getting booed when the crowd chants Grooooooot?

The O-line is playing well. It all starts with that. The 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB set offers the most options for play calling and forces the defense to defend the entire field - vertically and horizontally. Knox is a weapon. Sanders is healthy where Brown was not. In the short term that has limited opportunities for Davis and at least in some games for Beasley. They also seem more committed to Moss and his bruising running style.

He was acquired via trade Tasker is not on the list of many. Technically he was a waiver wire pickup and not a straight free agent signing

Good write up. Matches what I saw. Effective in coverage (more so in zone than when he was in man) - they have been playing man coverage more than I have seen this season than in past. Curious if others feel that way too. Mahomes rarely challenged the middle and its reasonable to assume that was because of Edmunds. Run defense instincts still seem very poor. Can't shed blockers well. Could be a problem against run heavy teams like Cleveland, Tenn, or Dallas. But as others have pointed out the run defense has not been gashed since the KC regular season game last year. For the record I'm not a Hater nor do I suspect most of the posters on here that offer reasonable criticism. Hope these past two games are the norm moving forward

Had Spielman not gotten injured he could have been higher up in the conversation My top 5 Paup Washington Lofton Spikes Hyde

Well first you need to have a successful play that nets more than 10 yards and the block would have to be at least ten yards downfield. Think how often that actually happens. Pretty rare. Most blocks are within a few feet or behind the LOS. And let's say you score a TD because of an illegal hold 20 yards from the LOS. The score is wiped out.

Every accepted penalty results in a replayed down - except intentional grounding and unsportsmanlike conduct after the whistle.

Agree with your top 4. What about Trevon Diggs? I think LT is the only defensive player to ever win the award. Diggs might get a few votes if he keeps playing as well as he is. Agreed. Dorsey is the OC in waiting. Unless he leaves too, why would you not give it to Dorsey? This of course assumes he is actually helpful in designing/calling the passing game as he is listed.

I believe they said it was Frank Clark but not sure No it's just the rule. Offensive holding beyond the line of scrimmage is penalized from the spot of the foul. So a hold 15 yards downfield is penalized 10 yards making it 1st and 5 I believe it always has been that way but I could be wrong about that.

It did happen. You can argue was it forcible or not but it happened. Here is the rule: A rushing defender is prohibited from forcibly hitting in the knee area or below a passer who has one or both feet on the ground, even if the initial contact is above the knee. It is not a foul if the defender is blocked (or fouled) into the passer and has no opportunity to avoid him. I think a no-call would have been very appropriate but the refs are trained to protect the QB. Let's hope Allen is never hit low, but if he is let's hope he gets the benefit of the call too.

OPI. Called against Gordon. The hold was by a WR downfield. They mark off the yards from the point of the foul.

Bongo, did you go? What did you think?

This is going to be a tough week. Many favorites are on the road. I'm leaning Tampa over Philadelphia or Cinci over Detroit. I already pick the Packers and Rams. Pittsburgh at home against the Seahawks also looks like a decent choice but neither team is playing well. But Ben likely beats Geno at home. Week 1: Rams over Bears Week 2: Packers over Lions Week 3: Denver over Jets Week 4: Bills over Texans Week 5 : Dallas over the Giants Week 6: ???

Yes indeed his career stats are gaudy! Career 63.6% 8,162 72 21 101.1 He is 400ish passing attempts from being listed on the all-time QB rating chart. If he stays at 101 he would be fifth all-time ahead of Brady, Brees, and Manning. So what evidence do you have he can't throw the ball?