RoscoeParrish

I know. But there were folks in here thinking they were gonna … lose the division.

The Chiefs are never dead until they are buried.

I blame you!

Do they call the Dolphins or Bengals or Raiders?

Rice is done for the year. Brutal

Darnold has 2 TO’s and zero TD’s since this post.

Ahem

Fields just took a 20 yard sack lmao

He’s in the best offensive system in the NFL, with arguably a top 5 offensive cast. This is the team that made Josh Dobbs look good for 5 weeks.

Would take both of them over Fields in a second.

Justin Fields continues to be the worst passing QB in football.

Zack Moss falling like 5 times into the end zone is his whole career encapsulated.

I don’t think the Bengals have been disappointing because they have good WR’s, i think it’s because their defense is really bad.

Um, if you are watching the games and can’t agree the scheme is “new,” then I don’t think you are ever going to find common ground with the “haters.” I think you are seeing something completely different than I am. This post is exactly what you are arguing against, taking a premise that “the WR’s are good” and using confirmation bias to suggest the scheme isn’t different this season. That’s just way off base imo.

Monken has also struggled imo. They spent all that money on Derrick Henry without apparently understanding that Henry NEEDS 18 touches to be effective as a back. They looked to figure some things out last week, but they remind me a lot of the 2023 Eagles. Just disarray from the loss of their DC.

I said this in a previous topic, but who was the last OC to go to an HC job after 1 good or even great year? Only one I can think of is Gary Kubiak and that was a decade ago.

I’ll be completely honest. I thought boundary WR was going to be a weakness and I thought Brady was a huge question mark. after 3 weeks, I’m more optimistic about the offense as a whole. that doesn’t mean everything is all sunshine and rainbows, but I feel much better about this group than I did in August. It sounds like @Alphadawg7 was more optimistic than I was to start the season, but I am getting there.

As long as the honeymoon lasts until after the SB parade, I’m good with it All we need is one. I don’t mind if Josh Allen doesn’t go down as the best QB in NFL history, but he gets one and he gets the honors of being the best Bills QB/player ever. Which is what he and this fan base deserve imo.

It’s true that it’s my opinion that positional value matters. It’s also the opinion of 32 Front Offices and 32 GMs. Which is why the best and highest paid off-ball linebacker in the league is making 25th best WR money.

Sounds like some Buddy Nix talk. “This running back at #9 is just a good football player”

I find simplistic explanations like that to be less than convincing when every Front Office has like multiple teams of multiple people constantly analyzing things like draft pick and their value and free agents and cap allocation. “Just get better players” sounds nice unless you think about it a little bit more.

They couldn’t score enough and couldn’t get stops because their defense wasn’t healthy enough. It wasn’t because they didn’t spend enough first round picks on linebackers and running backs imo.

100%. A contested 3 pt shot who is taking 8 a game is going to be less efficient than a wide open shooter taking 2 a game (unless you are Steph Curry). A receiver who gets fed the ball and is the focal point, and gets designed plays behind the LOS is going to be less efficient on a yards per target basis than a fourth option who gets 2-3 targets a game. I think you guys are conflating “less efficient” with “bad.” That’s not what I’m trying to say. For Khalil Shakir to remain #1 on yards per target in the NFL and get many more targets than previously would basically make him the best WR in the NFL. It was unrealistic to expect that number to remain on top of the charts. And so far, that is proving correct, as he has now dropped to 13th, which is still VERY EFFICIENT AND EXCELLENT, but less efficient than 2023.

Josh is performing at an elite level. A clear level above basically every other QB in the NFL. He leads the league in passer rating, QBR, ANY/A. Any advanced statistic has him sitting far in the top right of any graph. FWIW, James Cook is the 10th RB in yards from scrimmage and tied for 2nd in TD’s.

there can be lots of reasons that his efficiency has dropped. It can be due to increased volume, it can be due to shorter passes or offensive role. But the fact remains the efficiency of Shakir last year to this year has dropped. Do you believe there is no way to evaluate WR efficiency in the NFL? That’s a different discussion unfortunately. The poster I was responding to directly stated “Shakir’s efficiency.” I used the best metrics we have available to measure that.