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For all the criticism of Knox, this might be the best trio of tight ends in Bills history (given Hawes is as good as he appears to be) and maybe the best in the league right now. For instance, I would take these three over McKeller, Metzelaars, and Butch Rolle, as good as they were. The Ravens have Andrews and Likely, but I like our group better. Plus, the arrow is up on Kincaid and Hawes. Kincaid is developing as a blocker, and Hawes may end up being a real asset as a receiver, besides looking like an All-Pro as a blocker.

You think I'm criticizing him or the organization?

Why does this sound so familiar? ☹️

My respect for Mahomes would grow if he had a similar confession about Josh Allen, along the lines of, "Frankly, he can do everything I can do, except that he's bigger, faster, and might have a better arm."

Could be, especially because it happens so often (evidently) that the initial play doesn't work and Allen has to scramble. Given the sheer frequency of this occurrence, it is likely that Brady has designed at least some off-script plays, as in "If Josh scrambles to the right, you do a curl route and you look for a fade." That's what I meant when I said maybe we'll look back on this era as the beginning of an offensive innovation: the deliberate play breakdown. I recall hearing Steve Young say that in his USFL days, he sometimes told the center to deliberately hike the ball over his (Young's) head just to create a broken play, which, he had observed, usually led to a big play. You see the same thing happen with Allen. The designed plays are fine, but it's the plays when no one gets open and/or the protection breaks down that make the highlight reel. He and Brady must have noticed that.

I didn't mean "randomly" for them or Allen, just the cornerback who often has their back to the play and has no idea where his man is going next. Not sure I agree that these drills are designed; I'd say more often they more follow a "Just get open!" or "Work back to me!" general rule.

The Bills receivers may be becoming the league's best unit in the Fire Drill. Who needs initial separation from elite cornerbacks if you can utterly flummox them by running around randomly after the initial play breaks down--and do so all game long?

But you're not fully accounting for why Allen was suddenly able to hit receivers in the fourth quarter. Apart from his abilities, the Ravens defense was exhausted by being on the field so long (25:11-34:49), which was due to Brady's game plan. No, it's not a great strategy for getting down the field, especially quickly, but it keeps the other team's offense on the bench and loads the dice in your favor in the fourth quarter. The game might have been an utter blowout if Brady had opened it up early, gambling that in a track-meet game, Allen et al could score more points against an excellent defense than Lamar and Henry could against a tissue-paper defense.

That'll be a stat frequently mentioned when the MVP race heats up, along with the most overall TDs by a QB in his first eight seasons and the Bills franchise record for rushing TDs, two records Allen already holds. And of course there's the Bills victory over the Ravens two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Lamar is off to a fast start statistically, with seven TDs in two games.

Fun to predict W-L but ultimately silly. So many variables are in play. You can really only talk about probabilities, and even that with a million caveats. But... it's all entertainment, right? And these talking heads need to get clicks.

If my math is right, he could end up top-five on this list. Even top ten is crazy for a quarterback.

That was an absolute piss-missile from Josh. Reminds me of the one he threw a few years ago to Jake Kumerow. Probably takes awhile to get you used to that velocity. Kudos to him for handling it, even with the bobble.

He had a terrific block in the Jets game. Drove his defender away from Cook and kept driving him. I couldn't believe it was Kincaid. (And he does look bigger, especially his hips and butt.)

Kindest, nicest and also the quickest person in the world! I wish I was that witty. Agreed. Both the players and the coaches deserve all the credit they're getting, on both sides of the ball. I'm especially impressed by the defense, which was not just flying around (they did that last week, too) but executing as well. They adapted, in other words. Bodes well going forward.

MVP!!

Any sign yet of ref bias for KC?

You telling me (I can't see the game) that Mahomes threw an interception late in a close game and there wasn't a PI or RTP call? C'mon!

Same with Bangor area.

Moved a lot faster than Hamlin last year on his blitzes, that's for sure.

Tyrod Taylor is going to score twice for them, and everyone will wonder why they started Fields. We've seen this movie before.

He also had the run stuff on the previous play.

Ah, the knowing sneer, a classic of the genre. Free of content, ad hominem, hypocritical, and nasty, worthy of Chiefs Planet.

But they're fun to write! 😀

I stand corrected.

Strong's TD-saving tackle of Henry in the fourth-quarter made me a fan. He's giving up 60 pounds on Henry, who had a full head of steam, and he took him out. I like White, but I see him bouncing off a big RB in that situation.