MJS

Yeah, the former players are all about elevating Jackson all the time. Whatever.

Well, he did.

S Kareem Jackson and WR Jalen Virgil both elevated from the practice squad.

I do generally agree. Jackson has been propped up by the media. But this season he did really ball out. He had an incredible year. If Josh Allen had won it last year like he deserved, I'd be all for Jackson getting it this year. But he didn't, so I want some justice for him. Josh deserves an MVP. That being said, Jackson really did solidify himself as a truly elite QB this year for me. I had my doubts before, but I don't anymore. Even as a passer, he is elite.

It depends on if the Steelers can run the ball with any regularity. If they ask Wilson to drop back and pass to win the game, it will be a long day for them. Wilson just isn't that guy now, and never really has been. But if they can run the ball and play stout defense, he can manage the game quite well (most of the time). Here's hoping...

McDermott should be winning his 3rd coach of the year award this year (2017 and 2020). And yet, he hasn't gotten one yet. And now that the Bills are seen as an elite team, he probably won't ever win one since the award doesn't go to the best coaches, it goes to the coach of the team that doesn't suck as much as people think.

Winning the MVP is a big deal. Winning a Super Bowl is obviously better, but it is fine to care about other awards and achievements besides just the Super Bowl. It is cool when a member of your favorite team gets major awards. And your point about caring about another man's award could be used for the Super Bowl as well. What is the point about caring about a Super Bowl win? You aren't a member of the team. It isn't your trophy.

Lamar Jackson is very popular in the media. Many of the voters are inclined to will Jackson into being the greatest QB in NFL history, whether it is true or not. Here is the list of voters for last year. I couldn't find this year's voters in the few minutes that I searched: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/heres-the-full-list-of-the-50-ap-awards-voters I'm not a fan of many of these voters. Some of them are ex-players who got their jobs because of their names, not because of football analysis. Some of them are good. Many of them were huge Josh Allen critics until it became popular to view Josh as elite. I think Jackson is going to win it. At least he had an incredible year this year. He didn't deserve it last year.

What a tremendous fall. It is an incredible story.

No argument here.

Most of them don't know any better 😉

I don't really think that has been the narrative this year. In years past, yes. But Detroit really emerged this year as an elite team. The Vikings as well. The Commies have a good, young QB. The AFC has all the elite QBs, still, though. Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, and Burrow.

Remember the Debbie Downer thread recently? If you want to see who some of those are, go look at the list of posters who voted "No" in that poll. A good chunk of those are the Debbie Downers, haha. And today they are still posting negatively. Some things never change.

Coma or comma?

What a dumb post. I'm sorry, but this shows a real lack of understanding and a silly level of McDermott angst and hate. It isn't even worth explaining to you why Codrington was playing.

I meant the losses were close. I should have said "wins or close losses."

Bills: 30 Broncos: 20 Tough first half. Second half adjustments help the Bills get to a 2 score win.

Aren't playoff teams exempt? Or did they change that rule?

He is the 4th receiver. Probably the 6th target if you include the TE's. Even 7th if you include RB's. So, no, I don't think he'll have much of an impact.

I know, but their point differential is +10 in those games until you include the Ravens game. That's the only point I was trying to make. The Ravens killed us, and that game counts, but it isn't like the Bills got killed by playoff teams. Just one. The others were close losses or wins.

I think Dan Orlovsky is smart and has good analysis, but he comes off as a bit arrogant to me. And he speaks with too much certainty for my liking. Ultimately, I do like him, but I think he needs to tone it down a bit and not act like he knows everything. They beat both one seeds. It is just the Baltimore game that skews it.

Yuck.

That could still be the case. They just found a good body double for him.

I think the Bills viewed him more as a linebacker, but obviously didn't really use him. Oh well.