Mikie2times

Name the games against +QB’s where it did well? Baltimore in a wind storm. Past that I don’t have any.

Good idea from a fan perspective, but the game itself enjoys it's conference rivalry and most of all money. Controversy leads to exposure. They want to try and make it fair, but within a max profit structure and if some controversy comes along with it so be it.

Happy birthday James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), you would have been 231 today

No, I mean is, you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass... No, wait. It's gotta be your bull

I'm going to start three more Burrow threads

As I said in the other thread, I thought it was an honest take. The guys injuries and rehab hours have to take a toll. I don't imagine it always feels like fun even if that's the perception people have because of the money/fame.

I agree, that's why I rated them lower. That offense has been way too inconsistent. Bo Nix is not in the upper grouping yet and for whatever reason, the defensive style of play just isn't as suffocating as Houston. I think part of that is how Houston plays screens. They're the best team in the NFL at defending the screen. Combine that with that pass rush and it just gives us problems. But with that, they aren't explosive offensively. It should be a very intense close game.

Not a good day

With Allen, and this roster/injuries, what do you think is a fair record?

Wouldn't mind Kenny Dillingham

I thought he was real, and I respect that. I mean, we look at him as a wealthy guy playing a kids game. But the question was around if he's having fun. He's missed multiple years with injury. Probably spent hundreds of hours in rehab. This is his job, it isn't always fun I'm sure. That's fine. Ideally not the take you want your QB to have, but honest which you don't always get.

I wanted to take a step back from the week to week emotional roller coaster, because honestly, this season has felt ugly at times. We’ve been inconsistent, we’ve had roster holes, the injuries have piled up, and there have been stretches where we looked downright horrendous. But when you zoom out and look at the actual playoff field… it’s kind of stunning. The worst outcome for us is basically a 50/50 matchup, and probably not even against Mahomes. Could we lose to several of these teams? Sure. But the idea that we wouldn’t be right in every single one of these games is pretty silly. All of these matchups are close on paper or lean our way. I ordered them by how dangerous I think they are to us, and it made me feel way better about our prospects. Probably as good as I ever have felt. Houston If this matchup happens, it’s going to be tight. They’ve played Allen as well as anyone the last two years. 23–20 loss last year, 23–19 loss this year. Both games were basically a pass protection disaster for us and our offense slogged. It will be a race to 21. A true toss up. Field: Colts, Ravens, Chiefs, Bengals Colts seem cooked, but the other three would all be battles. Nothing new there. Ideally we avoid these teams as long as possible, but none of them are some unstoppable monster. All 50/50 type outcomes. Jacksonville A tick ahead of Buffalo in DVOA and playing really well. Coen has completely changed their trajectory. They’ve got legit wins: Chiefs, 49ers, Texans, Chargers. Matchup wise, their defense is built to take away the run. Offensively they’ll try to run a ton, even though the efficiency is mediocre. They’ve had our number a bit, but how much does that really matter now? I see this one similar to Houston, toss up, maybe slight edge to Buffalo. Denver Last year’s Denver team was actually rated better in DVOA than this year’s version. Last year’s playoff game was 13–7 halfway through the third quarter until the Ty Johnson 4th down play cracked it open. This year’s Denver? Not as good. It’ll be a game, but Buffalo should have the edge. Los Angeles DVOA basically has this team as a .500 group. Tons of OL injuries, very up and down, and outside of those early big wins vs KC and DEN, it’s been pretty uneven. They can’t stop the run well, and while they want to run a lot, they’re not efficient. This could be competitive for a bit, but Buffalo should have an edge. New England This NE team is the lowest DVOA 11–2 team since 1978. Run defense is slipping. They don’t run the ball particularly well. Maye flashes but he’s still a young QB. We all saw the first matchup, tons of things went wrong and it still came down to a FG. This is a Wild Card level team which isn't an insult to them. It's good progress. We should win in Foxborough and I expect we will. Pittsburgh We just match up too well here. We own Tomlin lately, and they had no schematic answers on either side of the ball. Complete mismatch in the ground game and QB play. This is the most comfortable matchup on the board.

Far and away the best thing for them. His offense would make McD blush. Problem is, who the hell you going to bring on now? Timing is awful.

So sad we are waiting to the final game for these.

I still think a QB who can be systematic, accurate, and on time is the most dangerous skill set for a QB. Mobility is great, but out of structure isn't as predictable or consistent. Today's QB's are much better out of structure but very few have the consistency we have seen from the true pocket passers.

Same was said about Diggs, Daboll, Allens breakup, you never know which one of these stories is true.

The passing offense generated 3 TD's vs the Bengals. But realistically, Allen was 2 of them completely. Which is what we get from our passing game. When Allen has been boxed in or the run game is not working, which was the case in Patriots, Falcons, Texans, we just don't have a whole lot. It's turns into screens, check downs, short TE passes. We literally have to be perfect, which usually doesn't happen because these defenses are usually above average. This notion that since we are productive as a whole we are fine is failing to look at how that production is happening and how it fails. The missing component of our offense is on time intermediate and downfield passing. We are solely dependent on Josh to create that right now.

This is the game I bought the late season Sunday ticket for. Only cost like 40 bucks for the end of the year. I would be getting the Chargers Sunday.

Certainly is. To use his own words, he's a fundamentally strong coach. I really don't think he prevents us from winning, especially with a better roster. But I also don't think he's vaulting us to the forefront. I put most of that on his reluctance to add top coordinators outside the team including on his own defense. Watching what Ben Johnson does with Chicago's offense is just, wow. The motion, misdirection, all of it. It's a serious advantage. He's not bringing that type of advantage to the team.

got that right

Amazing throw. I would argue this isn’t even in Allen’s top 3. Just off the top of my head, the pass to Murray in the Chiefs game, the Ty Johnson throw in the Denver playoff game, the TD to Knox in the Patriots playoff game, the throw to Shakir vs Baltimore regular season last year. I mean this is literally just the tip of the iceberg. He has some of the most improbable completions we have ever seen.

Bruce still gets the nod, but Allen certainly can pass him. Bruce is the NFL sack leader. An equally freakish talent and the most productive player in NFL history at probably the most important defensive position.