Brand J

This is my approach. I want Ravens fans to yell at the coach for calling read options and RPOs. Any time there’s a defender in the backfield just beeline for Lamar and SMACK. HIM. Every single time.

Which NFC team stops the run the best? Eagles?

That’s a throw Russ specializes in. Very WR friendly long ball.

Too bad Lamar wasn’t drafted by an NFC team. Don’t like having four top shelf QBs in the AFC

And hit him as hard as possible every RPO.

He is, but even without him on the field they were still stout against the run. They’ve got no names up front except for Jones but they all get the job done. I don’t think Karlaftis is tons better than Epenesa.

Somehow the Chiefs are effective at stopping the run with 6 or 7. They shut down Henry in their matchup this year. If you can do that, make them one dimensional and focus in on Lamar’s passing, you can stop that offense. Easier said than done. Don’t know why KC’s run defense is so solid.

Any 1st or 2nd down, maybe just run blitz the crap out of the RPO. Get a man coming in on Jackson and the RB. If Jackson has enough time to pull the ball and throw it, so be it, but allowing them both the ground and the air is a sure fire recipe for a L.

Yeah, the Texans are gonna win this game.

Last time Stroud played against KC he was a blubbering mess on the sideline. I don’t trust that he can move the ball against that defense without Dell.

Poona was a good player for the Seahawks too. Not sure what happened in B-Lo.

They really should have them do every single drill in pads. The only one that should be exempt from that is the bench press.

I’d have to move on from Johnston after the season if I’m the Chargers. Maybe not cut, but he’d have to ride the pine if I couldn't trade him. Far too unreliable 2 years in a row now.

Bills, Ravens, and Chiefs against the NFC: 13-2

We were missing starters last time against the Ravens, true, but the defense was pretty much healthy against the Rams, correct? Did they make a difference? On that particular September night in Baltimore, it didn’t matter who was in the lineup on defense, the scheme was all wrong. Believe I read afterwards the Bills gave the Ravens a light box over 60% of the time. They weren’t ready on either side of the ball, but if they matchup again, I’m expecting a much closer result in a coin flip game. Bills and Ravens have always played each other close, that last game was an outlier.

I don’t think any player on our team is getting snubbed, but we’ve got a bunch of good to great guys, no superstars. People saying the Bills would only win 4 games without Allen is an argument that depends on his replacement. With Aiden O’Connell? Yeah, 4-6 wins are likely. But the team isn’t devoid of talent. They have one A+ player with the majority of other starters (and even some backups - Davis, Knox) ranging from A- to B. Just a solid, unspectacular roster that needs spectacular play from their A+ player to win the SB.

Some team has to put a stop to the Mahomes madness!

Just meant that’s a ton of SB wins in recent memory between 2 AFC guys. If either were in the NFC that conference would be decisively ahead. I went and looked at the list of QBs who have 3 or more SB wins. It’s a pretty short list: Tom Brady (7) Joe Montana (4) Terry Bradshaw (4) Patrick Mahomes (3) Troy Aikman (3) Earl Morrall (3) No active QB other than Mahomes has more than 1 SB win. All the guys with 2 are retired.

Brady’s 6 and Mahomes’s 3 greatly contribute to that number.

In the end the only serious teams were the Falcons and Saints. Browns were out according to Watson. Neither of those NFC teams had reached an agreement for compensation and the Browns swooped back in with their mega offer. They were the only team to offer not only a ridiculous contract, but far more trade compensation than what should’ve been due. They wanted him that bad and continue to burn for that decision.

Broncos have 3 first team all pros. How will we ever compete? Has a regular season MVP ever finished 2nd team all pro or didn’t make the list?

Wade Phillips describing Chris Watson.

Really good safeties are usually found anywhere from round 3 to 5. Never did I imply Bishop’s career was over, I think he’s more suited for Rapp’s role and would hope he overtakes him next year. I want a true rangy free safety with speed, in the Micah Hyde mold to start next to Bishop. Rapp can play in certain packages like he did his first year here. I think defensively the secondary and DL both need makeovers.

Yeah I’m disappointed there was no real desire to get Hyde back on the field. Would’ve felt better about Hyde and Rapp than I do about Hamlin and Rapp. Definitely will be drafting another safety.

It was absolutely criminal for them to go into the season with only O’Connell and Minshew as their QBs. That is a fireable offense.