You have to give credit to the defending world champs. When the Bills win another Super Bowl, they'll be the team everyone talks about. Who cares if people choose the Ravens to win? Or the Colts? Or are picking Mahomes? If you were born in Baltimore, you'd be a dumb Ravens fan too, and have a different perspective. If everyone agreed that the Bills would win, no one would watch the game or care. The national media guys are paid to have differing opinions on the talk shows too, so they talk out of their ass about every team. Each of us is better off listening to local media, who actually know whats going on with each team. Then go to the KC radio stations and listen to what they say about their own team.
About Allen - he is not worth the praise that Mahomes is getting. Not yet. Why? To be the best, you have to beat the best.Mahomes didn't recieve praise his first year - he only started one game, and many thought KC should have chose Watson. Almost everyone thought Watson was the better QB coming out of college. Watson balled, but got injured. Then Mahomes second year he won MVP and the next year he won Super Bowl MVP. So when Allen does that, the media will consider him to be Mahomes primary rival, and guess what? If Allen wins more than Mahomes, Allen will be seen as the #1 QB. Why annoint him before he's due? He's really good - so let the process play out and watch him light the league on fire.
As for the players - the coaches WILL bring up national media and use it to fuel the players. To make the players think they are being disrespected. Even the Patriots did this when they had won 5 Superbowls in the last 15 years. It's the smart thing to do, and many players will fall for it. Wiser players will go along with it too, knowing it helps the team. It just means there are people out there who think you'll fail, and think another team won't. Big shock to everyone, not everyone is a Bills fan.
