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Lol the 49ers are incredibly dumb. This might be the worst trade I've ever seen. In 2023 they now have two 3rds, a 5th and a 7th. With no franchise QB to build around. Unbelievably awful team building strategy.

Is that really what the 49ers need? A RB? Weird trade for a team that has always been able to create a good rushing offense under Kyle Shanahan, and probably should be hoarding draft picks.

I think they would make a perfect pair. I'm probably not interested in a McCaffrey trade that involves giving up Singletary because then we're an injury away from the Zack Moss/Duke Johnson show. But there are things McCaffrey can do that Singletary simply isn't capable of. He would also give us the ability to actually score rushing TDs.

I think McCaffrey creates a minimum 7 point difference against the Chiefs. Singletary should have scored on his run from the 10 yard line but doesn't have enough burst. Nothing against him, he's played well this year, but his limits are pretty obvious. And that drive ended with 0 points. There was another drive that stalled because Singletary didn't hit the hole that was open for a 1st down. Playing against the 2nd best team in the NFL those plays could make all the difference in the world. I get the people who say McCaffrey is too costly or not worth trading future picks for. I do not understand the people that say he doesn't improve our team. That is pretty much objectively not true.

ESPN reporter out of Charlotte:

This is how he summarizes his process at the end of every article: So no it isn't perfect and he admits that. But I do believe him when he says he watches all the snaps for every player. If you assume 70 snaps for offense and 70 snaps for defense it's a little over 1,500 total player snaps and he doesn't have to look at every player that closely on each snap.

Never seen give him an F before, but he gave a D- to Saffold in one of our games this year, and has handed out several D+ grades.

His trajectory as an athlete is unprecedented. He's talked about how in high school his coach made fun of his speed calling him "tortuga." He went from normal high school athlete to world class athlete in his early 20s. That kind of jump is unheard of. And his athleticism is what makes him special now. That jump combined with his insane desire to be great and natural football intelligence created the perfect QB specimen. We might not a see a similar trajectory for another century, it's that rare.

Joe isn't PFF, he actually watches and grades every snap. If there are plays where McKenzie gets open but doesn't get the ball he will still get some sort of positive grade for that snap. It's easier for a WR to avoid a really bad grade compared to an o-lineman because the WR isn't directly involved on every snap.

I'm actually going to start with a couple snippets from Joe's post-game article. Some good info here: And here's the all-22 review: https://theathletic.com/3709749/2022/10/20/bills-all-22-film-review-chiefs?source=user-shared-article Top 5 grades: 1) Josh Allen (A) 2) Mitch Morse (A) 3) Von Miller (A-) 4) Tremaine Edmunds (A-) 5) Matt Milano (A-) Bottom 5 grades: 1) Isaiah McKenzie (C) 2) Tim Settle (C) 3) Dane Jackson (C+) 4) David Quessenberry (C+) 5) Rodger Saffold (C+)

No question. Trading away Pat Mahomes and ending up with Sam Darnold is the kind of thing that might have made me quit watching football for a few years. Every now and then I have a panic attack when I remember how close we came to that reality. But hey the Jets passed on Mahomes AND Allen, and ended up with a QB whose greatest accomplishment is shared by any random pool boy in the Hamptons.

Pretty crazy to think we traded away the pick that became Pat Mahomes and somehow walked away with arguably a better haul in Tre White and Josh Allen. It would have been the biggest draft flub in Bills history if the Browns or Jets took Allen before we had a chance. Dynasties are built on the whims of fate.

Sure. 50% to the team, 50% to the winner, 50% to Dan Snyder's offshore bank account. The math checks out.

I usually just ignore your posts, but I have to ask why did you put his name in quotes? What is this supposed to mean?

Allen has, miraculously, become the best deep thrower in the league. I can't remember the last one he missed. Has it happened this year? It's at a point where as soon as I see the ball come flying out of his hand on an upwards trajectory I'm already out of my chair ready to celebrate. Remember when he couldn't hit a receiver downfield to save his life? Of all the weaknesses he's turned into strengths this might be the most impressive. I don't even know what Allen's weaknesses are right now. Maybe he could be a little better against blitzes? I think our plan against Kelce was more like our plan against Kupp - we'll give your #1 guy his completions but good luck getting the ball to anyone else. The strategy worked. The two Chiefs TDs were because of 3 DBs missing tackles which almost never happens in this defense, and Mahomes making an incredible pinpoint throw despite us having perfect coverage. That 2nd one is the kind of TD you live with against an elite QB. The goal with the Chiefs isn't to stop them, it's to keep them out of the endzone. Conceding some short/intermediate completions to Kelce isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a lot better than the Raiders stopping him most of the way down the field but giving up 4 TDs.

So now it's a matter of us signing him to make sure the Chiefs don't. Get it done.

PFF has admitted that they only grade coverage players on plays where the ball comes their way. Any snap where the coverage play isn't involved they get a neutral grade. So if you're Milano spying the QB and sometimes covering Kelce your PFF grade is not going to reflect your performance. It's a pointless grading system with very little merit.

AKA they want a 1st rounder but ultimately they'll take the best offer they can get.

I hate to be this guy, but no he isn't. He's a really good vertical WR which is a perfect fit for our offense. But he isn't well rounded enough to be a consistent #1, and that's without taking his injury history into consideration.

It sometimes feels like our offense plays a little too loose. I guess that's what naturally happens when you're so dominant compared to your opponent, you're having such an easy go of it that you get a little lax with the fundamentals. And defenses playing against us have the opposite mindset, they are totally locked in on every snap because they know that they have to be. I bet when playoff football comes around this problem will miraculously disappear as everybody on the offense gets into a Super Bowl mindset.

Man, John Murphy's call of the final interception is embarrassing. He sounds like he couldn't care less.

According to DVOA our offense is #1 but it is the lowest DVOA a #1 offense has ever had after week 6. The previous record was held by the 1981 Bengals. So yeah there is definitely something to this.

I think it was an awful move and they are suffering for it. Hill is leading the NFL in receiving yards despite playing with 3 different limited QBs in Miami. The Chiefs replaced him with two average receivers. And rather than use the resulting draft picks to restock their offense, they drafted 2 defensive players. They're still amazing because of Mahomes and Kelce but they aren't nearly as scary as they were in the past. I will never understand why the Chiefs and Titans deliberately hurt themselves but I'm certainly thankful for it. Also thankful that we did the right thing and extended Diggs.

I already told you to stop applying here, we aren't hiring.