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Josh takes a borderline hit and embellishes its effect on him so that the referee will feel the pressure to drop the flag. He will also hold the ball to the last possible moment where the hit is immanent but he can still release the ball cleanly, thus creating a borderline hit. Very rare for Josh to take a hit that he did not see coming but he chooses not to avoid many of them at the cost of missing the play. Mastering QB time and space.

QB chasing the ball carrier for 30 yards vs stationery in the pocket watching the play and getting lit up. Can't be the same.

Horrible to break the huddle that late on the road on such a crucial play. That's not on Stroud.

ESPN out before we even know the spot for first down

The hidden value of sack avoidance.

Got it. Makes sense now. Obviously the Bills lean on Cook and Josh to run it in when close. I think I hear people say that Lamar's EPA/play is higher. Maybe people are just puking out mangled facts

Yeah I get that but EPA is one that is frequently cited and according to the reference I found, Josh led in total EPA and EPA/play. So maybe consumers of football analytics can explain to me why this conflict of facts exists.

Yes. The sequence would be 1) Josh balls out 2) Ravens lose 3) NFL awards ceremony Lamar wins MVP 4) Lamar has to go onstage to accept. Forever awkward scene which would be something for sure.

Ok. I have heard it said by many sources, from Mina Kimes to Joe Marino, when they have weighed in on MVP or QB comparisons, that Lamar leads in EPA. Maybe it's the stat source or some twisted semantics of the English language, but this would need some explaining.

Jordan Burroughs.

The one I saw had Florio make that point and Simms agreed with him. But, I could see that if a voter was really torn about the evaluation, they might split their votes along those lines. Josh more valuable in elevating his team to a more successful season and Lamar with the more spectacular production in the scope of his team's success. Historically, split votes don't seem like a thing but when faced with a historically tough choice, I could see several voters opting for that approach.

There is a traffic light at the ECC exit onto Southwestern Drive that is controlled by a sheriff deputy. There are two other ECC exits onto Big Tree heading west and there are two left turn options off of Big Tree that get you headed toward Hamburg and would let you avoid the traffic light at the intersection with Southwestern. .

I thought they were still letting the Paxton Lynch cycle play out.

Ok. Not a big source. NFC won those 17th game home matchups, 9-7.

Well the NFC hosted an AFC team this year for the "17th game" that was added to the schedule. These are matched up as teams of the same divisional finish from the prior year. I know home field is not a big enough advantage to account for all of that difference but it might account for some of that as well some of the AFC advantage last year.