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I agree that losing Tre White was the beginning of the end for the Bills more dominant D, but it was really just one factor. Bringing up Benford as a "future CB1 playing as a CB2" - eh, Benford excels as a zone corner I think. It has to be recalled that the Bills used a Rd 1 pick on Kaiir Elam because HE was supposed to be our CB1, and we would have two "CB1s" of Tre White and Kaiir Elam in the backfield for 4 years. That was the plan. Benford was a lucky find.

LOL I got to give you Nick Sirianni's perspective on this. He's the best goddamned coach in the NFL and he'll be happy to tell you all about it and what to do if you disagree.

Chiefs can move on for practically nothing in football player terms ($2.55M) before the 3rd day of the new league year. After 3/14/2025 they owe him a $11.5M roster bonus. I'm not exactly sure I'm understanding your suggestion - are you suggesting the Chiefs drive their decision on whether or not to roster Travis Kelce based on whether Taylor Swift remains his girlfriend? I don't think that's practical for them if so - they got to make up their mind whether or not to pay him that big 'ol roster bonus mid-March, and Taylor could still be writing one of her famous breakup songs in August for all they know. In any case, slowing or not, Kelce was still the Chiefs top receiver for the 3rd year in a row. Rashee Rice, if there is justice, will be getting hit with some legal consequences and big 'ol fat NFL suspension. So Swift or no Swift, the Chiefs may decide they can't get better by moving on just yet.

He is indeed, and it shows in his stats - not just total catches and yards, but Y per touch, Y per game. But he is still Mahomes most trusted outlet and "guy" when he needs a 1st down, and he's almost as bad as Gronkowski was for pushing off and getting away with it to lose coverage when he changes direction. So even though he's gonna be 36 and he's definitely slower, he would still be a loss the Chiefs may not have replaced - remains to be seen whether Noah Grey can take a step and fill Kelce's shoes rather than catching passes when the attention goes to Kelce.

He was. But the 3 TDs at the end of the3 game will mask that.

I mean, in 2020 vs Tampa they only scored 9 points and Mahomes completed 26 of 49 (53%) for 0 TD and 2 INT, but that hasn't seemed to matter Refs got the spot correct?

Me too. Would have loved that so much.

Soooooo that was thoroughly enjoyable to me as a Bills fan Watched with a friend who was also rooting for the Eagles We made "rules" early in the game that our puppy got a carrot (loves carrots) or other veg every time the Eagles scored and a piece of cheese or a cracker every time the Eagles sacked Mahomes or the Chiefs turned the ball over. By the end of the 1st half the pupper was looking a little uncomfortable. Too many treats! Never mind, some yogurt and a little walkie and she's all good now. My quick thoughts on the game: -The Eagles DL was like McDermott's Wet Dream of a D-line. That's how McDermott envisions his D to work: the DL brings pressure with 4 and forces the QB off his spot, then keeps up the pursuit. They kind of took their foot off the gas at the very end and KC got a couple "pride" scores, but eh. -It was so much fun watching Mahomes get engulfed by those green guys and watching Kelce and Hopkins miss catches that would have made a difference -KC did a great job limiting Barkley and bringing some pressure on Hurts, but in the end it didn't matter. -My word, did y'all catch Sirianni's "Dano, you can tongue my bean bags" press conference after the NFCCG? When I heard all his "I'm the best coach in the NFL" stuff, I felt FEAR that it would inspire the Chiefs. No worries fellas!

Uno reverse card?

Good thing this is a thread about Denny Killington then, eh? Sounds like a big step and a good opportunity for him, hope he finds success in his new role.

Um, Wat? Say more.

If Sam Darnold has any self respect he would pull a Nick Sirianni and tell the NYets "you can tongue my bean bag" if asked

Rodgers "football" crime is not knowing when to

Are we 100% for sure it was Ferguson's blocking assignment?

Did he seriously? That seems un-McD like. Can you point me at the presser or even about the time frame of the presser so I can go give it a listen? I'll swap you for this video of Dion Dawkins dancing Edit: to clarify, I'm not surprised that Smiley got the axe or in any way saying the Bills shouldn't have moved on from him. I'm just surprised if McDermott explicitly said that Smiley would return as the Bills ST coach next season.

Eh. This isn't the time or place, but maybe Google the term "Yellow Journalism". What I think happens is that balancing strategies lag technology. Then society adjusts. Maybe I'm wrong. But like I said, not the time and place here.

If you read a transcript of Florio's opinion on it (not linking it here), the viewpoint he expresses, is essentially that it should always be that way. And I "get" that's one viewpoint: the all-pro QB is the best QB, and isn't the best QB automatically the most valuable? How can it be otherwise? The counterpoint of course, is that "best QB" (especially judged from a statistical perspective) isn't necessarily the guy who is the most critical to his winning team's success. Of course, this is the argument that was raised last season, when Allen arguably had a better statistical year than Jackson by some of metrics: that MVP is not about "best statistics", it's about The Man, the guy who elevates the team. It's pretty clear this year, Jackson had a great statistical season but opposing defenses were very much game planning for Henry, as well

Was Saquon Barkley there?

I missed this before. Just watched the presentations of the nominees and announcement of the winner on YouTube As Josh is coming up the stairs behind him, is that D Dawk turning to block the other presenters for Josh? LOL

yes, we traded a 3rd for Amari

(here for the sick Chiefs burn) TL;DR a die-hard Eagles fan wants to stay home and watch the Superbowl in decent privacy without distractions so she can scream, cuss, yell, and express herself. Her boyfriend says she's "selfish" not to attend his family's SB party and "spend time with him during the game". Redditor "Outrageous-Scene-290" responds: As a Bills fan, I can totally relate and I can't imagine the correct response "Get Your Own Damned Beer, I'm Watching the Game" would win her points with his family.

Who TH is Scott Kacsmar and why do we care? Tom Silverstein

Cooper is going to be 31, and I think it's possible he just doesn't have the speed or the durability any more.

I understand why you're saying that last. And I would say that the Bills should go into the season with the assumption they still need serious help at WR in FA and/or the draft - whether or not they think those guys are busts. Unfortunately, Beane and the Bills draft history say they are usually slow to pull the plug on their top-3-round picks if they show Something, Anything - flashes, occasional good game. Boogie Basham is the only one I can think of where the Bills moved on before the start of his 3rd season; Zack Moss would be another, moved on partway through his 3rd season, and I think that would be because he went to Beane and expressed unhappiness. We hung onto Cody Ford, to our detriment, for 3 full seasons. But I think both Coleman and Kincaid showed more flashes than any of those guys, so I'm thinking Coleman will get 3 full seasons to show what he's got, and so will Kincaid. It'll be interesting to see what the Bills do with Kaiir Elam, going into his 3rd season.

Agree. I like "Destiny is Calling Me" with JA diving for the pylon though.