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QB - Allen is better than Goff, no doubt. But Goff is also playing really well this year overall. Rough game against Houston. RB - The running backs aren't that similar. Davis is looking much better the last few weeks to make it closer, but Detroit's room is better. They have the best 1-2 punch in the NFL right now. Montgomery is Detroit's 2nd rusher, and he had 1 less yard rushing than Cook. WR - With Cooper now, Buffalo is probably a little better than Detroit, but it's all debatable. Saying Shakir is St. Brown but faster is laughable. St. Brown had more yards last year than Skakir has had in a 2.5 year career, and that's with the better QB. TE - Buffalo has a slightly better room overall, but Kincaid isn't better than LaPorta. But Knox is better than anyone else that Detroit has. OL - I agree that Detroit's OL is better. DL - With Hutch hurt, I would agree that Buffalo is better on the edge, but Detroit added Za'Darius Smith, who is still above average. He is especially good against the run. For the interior, Detroit is better. LB - I give Buffalo the edge here. Even with Anzalone, Buffalo is likely better. Secondary - Buffalo probably has the CB edge, and Detroit has the S edge. As we all know, having the best players doesn't always mean the best team. The teams overall are pretty close in talent, but I feel like Detroit is playing the best football right now. Obviously Buffalo is playing great too.

The Lions aren't just a good team, they're the best team in the NFL right now. Goff isn't Allen, but Detroit's weapons are better.

That's like the 5th time Watt has done this too. Most of them aren't anywhere near the ball either.

Rumors are that Smith will be a Lion tonight or tomorrow.

They just extended JOK before the season, no trading him either way.

Yep. You could see it pop in the replay.

Stefanski went to the playoffs with 5 different QBs last year. It's Watson. 100%. The line is definitely not as good as last year, but there are tons of plays with WRs WIDE open that end up in a sack. And zero pass threat, they stack the box and stop the run too.

That's not true, at all. Most didn't like the trade. I didn't. Sure, some were excited, but most root for him only in the sense that it helps the team. Essentially rooting against him is to hope your own team loses. I think most of that is his lack of conviction. He can't just let the ball loose. Most throws are 3-5 yards, and even then, he holds the ball as long as possible before throwing it. The quick passes can work, but you have to get the ball out quick and give the receivers a chance to do something with it. He had a 5 yard completion yesterday, where the guy was wide open the entire time, but by the time he threw it, the receiver got blasted as soon as he caught by a guy that started 10 yards away, or more.

It's Haslam. Andrew Berry is entirely analytics driven. His goal is to gather picks, not part with them. Even when he trades a pick away, it's either later round, or a pick swap with a player included too. Like a 3rd for a player and a 4th. Analytics say to gather as many picks as possible. The more swings, the higher chance of a hit. I can't see any situation that Berry traded all this picks for Watson without Haslam being involved and forcing the issue. Watson's ability is still there. He just plays scared all the time now. 1 read and run, or 1 read and take a sack. The only time the team moved the ball yesterday was when he was willing to throw the ball down the field a little. The Browns' line is in shambles, but they aren't the main problem. For most of the 2nd half yesterday, because of injuries, the OLine was: LG - C - C - RG - RT and even then, they were rotating at RT, and their RG is a rookie, though he actually played very well.

They drafted 1st overall because Carolina is garbage. Chicago picked Odunze at 9 with their pick.

It's a penalty. He interfered with Rice's ability to make a catch. Clear contact with the ball in the air. I never understood the "game on the line" logic. If that's penalty in the 1st quarter, that's a penalty at the end of the game too, no matter the down or yardage.

There are entirely too many moving parts, and too many people who could open their mouths for it to be rigged. Like others have said, i wouldn't rule out the possibility of a bad ref or something here or there, but to say the entire league is rigged and it's never slipped out is crazy. Too many players and too many chances for the "script" to be messed up.

He calls everyone snowflakes, then blocks everyone who disagrees with him. He also spouts non stop nonsense, then claims any post or news report that disagrees is a hoax. He's a classic troll.

Yeah, if Howard can prove to be very accurate, he will be fine. Stroud obviously is elite in that department, but Howard hasn't had a great track record there. I would assume that OSU's coaches are better than K-State's, so he very well could improve, but that will determine his ability to throw guys open.

That could be great, or that could be bad. Still depends on Howard, because if the guy is covered but "open", then you still have to throw it in the right spot for the receiver to make a play. Just throwing it to a covered receiver will lead to a lot of turnovers. Peyton Manning could throw to an "open" receiver and make a big play, and another QB may throw to the same "open" receiver and it'll be a turnover.