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That is true, at least his best season was last season. Has a light come on and his game ascended or is it just a blip in a contract year as you say? I believe that Lamar is on the verge of returning, so it is true that it is unlikely he is available. I was just trying to propose someone who isn't Shaheed or Olave. The "problem" is that there are maybe only 6 teams as of now that have, in my opinion, no shot at winning their division. Dolphins and Jets, you would assume any trades are a non-starter. Raiders and Cardinals, Gannon is looking to hang on and Carroll is like 74 and I'd assume he thinks that they still have a shot - he looks physically great but does he conceded the season and rebuild? Leaving the Titans and the Saints, the teams with zero chance. Titans should try and keep some pieces around Ward and the Saints play well in patches whilst only having 1 win. We got to have the faith that Beane is trying to do something as we have only 4 healthy WR right now, Samuel is always banged up and is never in good health.

Nobody is going to second guess Spags if he thinks the rookies are playable. I too agree, I would give the Carolina and KC games to the Poyer/Bishop combination as the starting safety duo and then evaluate, does Poyer still have gas in the tank? Did Bishop improve with Poyer? Etc - obviously Hancock is the future and Poyer was the break glass in case of emergency but here we are. Two weeks in a row their opposition's backup RB has scored with their first touch of the game. I suppose it is our D making them look better than they are. Davis comes in and stumbles forward for 2 yards ... but I am appreciative that he did catch a touchdown in the last game. Somehow Keon has got to be consistently unlocked to produce a sustained impact every game - again we are down to 4 healthy WR this week - we need him to do more than just blocking. Elevate Wilkerson? Clutching at straws in a way but surely we need 5 active on the roster especially if Kincaid is still not 100% yet.

My left field thought is Rashod Bateman. I am unsure whether he is a plausable number one, the three things that I like the most is that he is 25, he has been extended by Baltimore (three years $36.75M) and the Ravens might considering trading him at 1 and 5. I haven't looked into the deeper mathematics of it all. An article by ESPN states; Bateman, 25, has gone from being an underachieving 2021 first-round pick to the best deep threat for the NFL's No. 1 offense in 2024. He was the only player in the NFL last season to average over 16 yards per reception and catch at least nine touchdown passes. Source: Ravens give WR Rashod Bateman 3-year, $36.75M extension A 40 yard dash time of 4.41.

His point number 8 on Rapp is the key one for me. Got to try somebody else at his position. Honestly I feel he should inactive on game days now. The Hancock/Bishop combination might be too green for McDermott to contemplate but then you look at the Lions and 49ers just playing the young guys when no other choice presents itself, one would assume that it couldn't be any worse. Every DB we drafted in 2025 has been injured at some point. Fingers crossed for the health of Strong!

At present he looks calm and composed and he is accurate. Their run game looked better today as well. Vrabel has high profile coaches around him with McDaniels and Marrone and it might be a KC scenario where they are quite happy to stay in their roles for a extended period of time. Got to embrace the new challenge ahead, the rematch will be very interesting in December.

We are thankful that the Jets and Dolphins have horrendous owners and very average quarterbacks at present. Glenn is on the verge of a lame duck one and done season unless they give him a Dan Campbell type mulligan should he get to 3 or 4 wins. The ship is about to sink in Miami and we just keep shooting ourselves in the foot when we should be in clear water. McDermott seems to have no real lieutenants with him, to me it just seems so noticeable. Just over the weekend, amongst the games I watched on television or listened to on the radio, I see Sean Payton with Rizzi and Vance Joseph. Bowles with Wilkes. Reid with Spags and Nagy, Shanahan with Salah, even Morris with Ulbrich. Head coaches being surrounded by other head coaches, even if they were interim. That is just the tip of the iceberg, off the top of my head. Tabor qualifies but he’s the least noteworthy name stated in this list. Can an external voice come and open some eyes please?! It is needed in my opinion. People may not remember Leslie Frazier fondly but at least he was a very well respected coach with stature. Who do we really currently have, probably only Kromer? I feel that there is nobody that can look McDermott in the eye and because of that he just appears to be so secure and smug and not sweating at all it feels like. None of the extended guys who were extended this offseason on D look worth the money. The last guy, almost the afterthought, is delivering and barely used in the 4th quarter? Come on. Sometimes you got to sell your soul in effect to keep your job. Look at Tomlin – getting Rodgers and Metcalf and the Steelers look like a different team. Having typed all this, I wouldn’t want to fire McDermott right now. We have a winning record and to me firing him would be akin to waving the white flag for 2025. I still am wishing this to be our year, KC slumped to begin with but they are turning it around. We have got to do the same! Let’s go Buffalo.

Against New Orleans their backup RB, Kendre Miller scored a running touchdown on his first touch of the game, breaking numerous tackles for 18 yards. This is just to highlight that a player can be subbed in and make an instant impact immediately. Miller seems to be trending upwards and it wouldn't surprise me if he is their starter next year. He is leading the league in "elusiveness", I didn't know that was a metric that existed lol. Saints Already Have Alvin Kamara Successor In New Orleans Kendre Miller tops NFL elusive rating

Just looking at the young players on the team (non-rookies), the D is lagging behind. Cook is delivering big time at present, Shakir is steady and clutch as expected. Keon and Kincaid are taking steps forward and their production has increased. Torrence has had his best start to a season this year. Only Ray Davis has been a non-factor so far with minimal touches. On D posters are asking whether Rousseau is still on the roster, Benford's performance versus last year seems to have slipped, Bernard just looks small and unremarkable the one interception aside. Dorian Williams has not yet stepped up fully when his number has been called. Solomon has had opportunities to flash but has not. Epenesa is decent but not the hoped for "game changer". At least Cole Bishop is trending in the right direction and in the one game he has played, Ed Oliver was immense. Let's see what Hoecht and Ogunjobi can offer us when their suspensions are over. In my view we need to see the homegrown extended defensive players on their second contracts to really step up and deliver for us, right here right now and for the playoffs as well.

Calais Campbell, Cameron Jordan and Khalil Mack are the three players that I am thinking of that are real veterans that fit this criteria the most. Marcedes Lewis is not on a roster but I don't think he has retired so he could be on this list later in the season.

It'd be quite something if all the starting five OL are back for 2026 and potentially 2027 and beyond. I trust the salary cap will go up a fair amount this off-season to make it happen. Life must be good for the backup OL we have on the roster. Anderson gets some snaps as OL number 6 and the others end up only playing in blowout wins barring injuries or fatigue. Other posters are high on Grable, Lundt and VPG and their capabilities/potential, yet the starters appear to be locked into their roles. These backup players could hit free agency with very little wear and tear with good chatter about them going around the league. I wonder how it will all play out but we are blessed to have the stability and the very good players that are currently with us on the OL.

I am in the minority here however I'd be okay if Buffalo offers Torrence a new contract, we drafted him and developed him like Brown and Dawkins beforehand. Is there anyone currently on the roster capable of starting on the IOL next year? From my understanding only McGovern and Edwards are in their last year in 2025, so the 2026 anticipated starting OL is Dawkins - ? - ? - Torrence - Brown

KC has a supreme home record, from 2021 onwards it is only us and Philadelphia who have beaten them at home twice or more in that span. Detroit has won there in week 1 of 2023, so that is a positive sign for their game. Baltimore has a lot of injuries as well, I don't think that Likely or Ricard have played at all yet this season. For all the hype of having a loaded roster they could really be stuck at 1-3. In a different thread I said I would not be surprised if KC was 6-2 coming into the matchup at Highmark. Unfortunately they know how to win and most teams make unforced errors against them despite them looking relatively mediocre a lot of the time. I want you to be correct and for KC to lose at least one of their next three games.

I would prefer KC to lose but I cannot see it happening. They are playing at home, in the biggest game of the week and this seems to be a game where it can be a "get right" game to kickstart their season in earnest. Assuming the Chiefs win in week 4, they are then back to 2-2 and will beat down Jacksonville (away) on Monday Night Football and the good vibes will return in time for another huge game at home versus Detroit on Sunday Night Football in week 6. In the next five weeks, KC has four home games, three true prime time games - 2x Monday Night Football, 1x Sunday Night Football and then their visit to Orchard Park in week 9.

I was simply using NFL terminology. This phrase has been around for many years and fans and media will use those words whenever there is something that cannot be unseen but isn't corrected. Why should "clear and obvious" matter to the NFL? This article would suggest sports betting. NFL votes to expand instant replay assistance to help on-field officials fix 'clear and obvious' issues In reality it is more eyeballs for an a non-existent story, in this case benefitting the NFL. I don't think Josh Allen is gulity of anything based upon the video shown in the opening post. I'd say the other 30 fanbases would probably agree apart from Miami (who seemingly are pointing fingers everywhere apart from themselves) unless they are haters of Buffalo and/or Josh.

To me at least that isn't "clear or obvious".

I wonder whether Hoecht will eat into his playing time after his suspension ends? Bosa playing 87% of the snaps just feels like flirting with disaster but Bosa has played very well so far and is very noticeable compared to what we have had before.

The Full House or Power T formation! Kincaid and Knox on the line of scrimmage and Gilliam, Hawes and Cook in the backfield, can run or pass. Used to be my most liked formation when I used to play Madden all the time.

On offense I would think their philosophy will eventually change from dink and dunk to vertical. Yesterday they were going to deep to Thornton and eventually connected for a long touchdown on the third attempt. When all WR are healthy and available - Rice, Worthy, Brown, Thornton plus Kelce - bombs away especially if there is no ground game. A lot of speed and the Tyreek idea being floated. It would not be shocking to me if they are 6-2 when we play them, they are still wearing the AFC crown and we have to wrestle it off them.

I believe that Strong would be the better option in week 3 facing Hill and Waddle, can't see the benefit of him not starting this week after playing well as a week one rookie.

Membou's grading out that well is impressive, give that he is a rookie in week 1! Only 21 years old too. The Jets must be really happy that he's hit the ground running.

Unfortunately the last time KC lost in week one, at home against Detroit in 2023, they retained their Super Bowl crown defeating San Francisco in overtime - Super Bowl LVIII, the only Super Bowl I didn't watch by choice as an adult. Detroit managing to blow their best chance to get to the Super Bowl in the Campbell era to date. KC going and winning on the road twice after the Wild Card at Arrowhead. In the Andy Reid coached KC era they've only been soundly defeated in the postseason by the Buccaneers and the Eagles. Playing five Super Bowls in six years is amazing, painful and frustrating (for every non Chiefs fan). Implications for the Bills? Focus on the Ravens and do your absolute best to get to 1-0 in the final stadium opener at our current home. There is no shame in losing to Baltimore if it does not happen and we have to believe that we can climb the mountain this year. I don't think KC will panic and nobody will count them out yet there are chinks potentially appearing in the armour and there is a first time for everything. What I'd love is for an AFC team to comprehensively defeat them in the playoffs this year, ideally before the AFC Championship game.

I just don't undestand why they didn't say that adverts would happen four or five weeks ago when the transaction happen and they seem to have only informed the audience during an interview a day before the new season kicks off where Hanson is saying "don't shoot the messenger".

It was supposed to retain the same format for this season? I assume we will miss plays because of the advertising. Roger Goodell explained why he doesn’t think ESPN will change NFL RedZone

I loved seeing a number 80 playing for the Buffalo Bills on offense but alas not by Shavers this year. Not seen this posted elsewhere. Still eager to see what he can do when given the opportunity. Bills' promising WR Tyrell Shavers changes jersey number to match two recent Buffalo stars Bills Rising WR Will Have a New Look For Week 1

We really need Bishop to show like he belongs this year as a starting safety, he has got to show something after Hyde being here for the playoffs and now getting in Poyer in for the whole of year two. I wonder what will happen to Justin Simmons this year.