Kirby Jackson

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All correct from my standpoint. I’m on record as saying that I thought that the Bills would win the division. I’m also on record as saying that they have a bottom 3 WR room. Through 2 weeks, I’m more emboldened on both of those than before the year. The Bills are good and the WRs are extremely limited. The things that have been pleasant “surprises” so far are the coaching staff, the OL, the DL, and the CBs. Those aren’t shocking to me, but those are the groups that are a little ahead of where I thought they’d be. I thought, with the exception of coaching, that those 3 areas were strengths of the team. They actually might all be near the best in the league. That’s a credit to the whole organization.

I’ve been a critic of McDermott for the last few years. Today was his best game IMO. That holds for his coordinators as well. That team was so prepared!! The game plan was perfect and executed at an elite level. They deserve their flowers for this masterful effort.

I couldn’t be happier with that performance. They DOMINATED a good opponent on the road. That was the best coached game of McDermott’s tenure IMO. His team was so ready to go. Defense was incredible. The OL was dominant. The running game was really good. Josh made a few throws. Shakir looks like a player. That was a fantastic effort.

What a performance so far!! Incredible game plan and execution. Hope the Bernard injury isn’t too bad but the Bills have that chip back. It’s been missing since 13 seconds. LFG!!

Lol, I gave them a B. I said they were fine. They were. They weren’t dynamic. This isn’t confirmation bias 😂. It’s reality. Outside of the run after catch that Shakir had, what was special? Coleman made a nice back shoulder catch where he was covered. They played well. When I think of special, I think of the play Tyreek made the other day. He caught a ball and ran away from everyone for an 80 yard TD. Obviously we don’t have anyone of that caliber but that’s what elite looks like. Our group played well, as I said. They just weren’t special. I gave them a B. You gave them a B+ and then called me out 😂😂😂

Lol, I literally have the TEs a C because of the attention that Kincaid attracted. It opened things up for everyone else. Neither of us knows how many plays didn’t happen because someone wasn’t open or where they should be. They did what was asked of them. I’ve said that over and over. That doesn’t get you an A or A+ in my book. You get an A or A+ for dominating. I continue to use Gabe at KC as the A+ scale. If this was an A+ for the WRs, what grade does Gabe at KC get? To this point, no one has answered that question. I think that I know why. No one, can say with a straight face, that those 2 performances were equivalent.

Lol, no. I’m grading the impact that people had on the game. The majority of the offense did their jobs. They were okay and Josh was exceptional. I’m not handing out an “A” to a group that caught 2 balls or a RB group that averaged 3.8 YPC. Yes, I realize those are statistics. Those are statitistics that do not represent dominance. I continue to use Gabe at KC because that represents dominance. Gabe isn’t a great football player but on that day it was an A+ performance. If we are calling this an A+ performance, what was that? A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++? I agree that Allen is unlikely to go under 4,000. The line in Vegas before the game was 3,750. I bet the over. 85.7% completion is much less likely than a few guys between 700-900 yards but it’s a fair point. I do agree on the blocking as well. It was great on Sunday.

If this is an “A+” what was that? They were fine. They didn’t change the game. How many plays did Josh scramble because someone wasn’t open? How many times did he go to a 2nd or 3rd read? I don’t know. You don’t know. I gave them a “B” and am okay at a “B+.” They played well. That’s not an “A+.”

Fair…I think it’s especially fair for the backs. I thought Cook made the most of his chances.

Oh, I see what you did there!! Creative!! Let me ask again, Gabe had 8 catches for 201 yards and 4 TDs, what was the grade if this was an A+? Got you fam: QB: A+ WR: B TE: C OL: A- RB: B-

If that was an A+, what was Gabe vs. KC?

Omg, hilarious!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This place is just better when people are honest. I’ve said that for years. We are giving the WRs, who played well, an A+ for 151 yards. We are giving the TEs, who had 2 catches, an A. We are giving the RBs, who averaged 3.8 YPC an A-. I am not going to apologize for holding them to a higher standard. Everyone did their job and Josh made the plays to win the game. To be clear, no one was particularly bad but this isn’t the game to celebrate their performance. They did the job. Gabe at KC was an A+. This didn’t look like that… It was fine. They did well.

Oh yeah, me the box score googler 😂😂😂. I’ve been called out for a lot of things on here but this is the first time I’ve been called out for not paying enough attention 😂😂. For context, Gabe vs. KC was an “A+” performance. You don’t get an “A” with 1 catch for 11 yards as the number one option. In the words of Sean McDermott, “the standard is the standard.” I thought Cook played a nice game Sunday. The design of the run game wasn’t perfect but he made the most of those chances. He averaged 3.7 YPC. That’s not an A-!! An A- is like 25 carries for 105 and a TD. This game was a game where people did what they needed to, and Josh made every play that had to be made. The offense played well. They did their job. Outside of Josh, no one was above and beyond (Dawkins was next). We shouldn’t be popping champagne for doing the job at a decent level. This just doesn’t feel like an A-:

I did go back through it again (not that I need to justify it to you). Kincaid saw a bunch of attention. If you’re the top receiving threat in an offense you can’t have 1 catch for 11 yards. That certainly doesn’t get an “A” grade!! Travis Kelce has been the focal point of defenses for a long time. He rarely, if ever, posts that stat line. Kincaid took some pressure off everyone else and they blocked well. That’s why it’s a “C” performance for the TEs. That means average. We are talking about “sticking to our guns.” I said that the WR group would have a few guys that outperformed their fantasy position (55-60). I said that I could see them being like Tyler Lockett who had 79/894/5. If you took each guys game and extrapolated it out (I know this isn’t realistic) you’d have: Coleman 68/867, Shakir 51/714, Samuel (not enough snaps to tell anything). That is the TOP of your depth chart. That is NOT an “A+.” They did what was asked and played well.

You can’t have 151 yards and be an A+ 😂😂😂. You can’t have 251 and be an A+. They were fine. They were a “B.” I don’t want to do this all year. They caught a few balls each. We shouldn’t throw a parade for 5 guys combining for 151. They did their job. The TEs were not particularly good. They were covered but if we are depending on these guys they can’t have 1 catch.

WRs got an A+?!? They combined for 151 yards. We all know that you’ve been the most outspoken advocate for how great this group is. That’s a “B” performance if we are being real. They were fine. Can we please not do this all year? Make up fake grades to fit a narrative we are trying to pass through. Can we just agree, they were fine. The TEs were in “C” range.

“I think I may have found a way for us to get to get Bonds and Griffey and we wouldn’t have to give up that much.”

Not trying to derail this or change the topic but had an interesting name to throw out there. Diontae Johnson is an interesting name to watch for us at the deadline. He has a different skill set than some of our other guys. He’s an elite route runner and good after the catch. His ability to separate reminds me of some guys Josh had a lot of success with. Johnson can handle some volume. He’s a FA after this year and on a team that is atrocious. You could add him for basically nothing once the Panthers are officially eliminated. Even if he’s just here for the stretch run, it’ll cost you like a 6th for a 7th swap. His current contract is cheap. He’s not the alpha that they need but he would fit nicely with the guys that we currently have.

When Benson bought the (now) Pelicans, he tried to buy the Jazz name back. Obviously, it didn’t happen.

They announced Mack Hollins as a starter as he ran out of the tunnel. I don’t remember what formation they used but I sat there, with my own two eyes, and watched him announced as a starter. What was encouraging or surprising? I think Shakir is pretty good. He was pretty good yesterday. I think Samuel has some ability. He was clearly slowed by the injury and only played like 17 snaps. Coleman played a decent game and made a big play. He was fine too. All of those guys are on the 800-900 yard trajectory that I expected. They were fine and have Josh Allen to elevate them. If Shakir and Coleman are the players that they were yesterday, and Samuel gets healthy, they have an okay WR room sans the number 1. That’s EXACTLY what I expected and that’s EXACTLY what it looked like. If you plug an alpha into that group, it becomes a decent group. If you go back through these dozens of pages you’ll see me saying that dozens of times. It’s exactly what I expected. As of now, it’s a bottom 3 WR room with potential to become like a bottom 10 group. Josh Allen will get the most out of everyone around him. He’s going to be the MVP and make decent players a lot of money.

As someone that spent 13 years in New Orleans, I’m not happy with the Kendrick Lamar choice (at all). I like Kendrick quite a bit too. New Orleans is the home of American Music. You need a big name to headline the Super Bowl. This absolutely should have been Lil Wayne, with John Batiste, St. Aug Marching 100 and Trombone Shorty (amongst others). This should be New Orleans. The NFL missed the mark here.

Kick it in the end zone every single time. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze of trying to defend the kickoffs. Until they make a touchback the 40, just kick it in the end zone.