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Man that puts the Jets in an uncomfortable spot with Haason Reddick, he has a lot more leverage now

September is a liar far too often, let's check back on this in 6 weeks imho. I've seen the Chiefs look pretty meh to start the season but eventually sort themselves out enough times by now.

They'll still have good center and interior line play, the lanes will be there if they can find someone to hit those inside runs. They've been hiding the tackles a bit by playing a lot of heavy sets and throwing screens to the boundaries to horizontally stretch the field. Their rookie LT is...not good atm.

That guy runs like he's angry at the ground

I think they're learning to work around it, Mahomes gets the ball out quick most of the time and they lean on their run game with Pacheco and short passes to the perimeter to stretch defenses and get YAC. Their play design on offense seems to always result in someone getting lost and finding an open spot in the zone. You still can't really blitz Mahomes easily and he's a master at eluding the rush and sensing where pressure is coming from, he's also still quite mobile and if you whiff on him he'll take off or roll out and find someone open on a scramble drill. I mean look at the game, they turned it over 3 times, Mahomes played pretty meh all things considered and they STILL found a way to win that game by forcing CIN to FGs and always keeping the score close.

Mhj is cooking Tre out there today 😢

Fr that was a pretty loose “catch”

I won't be too concerned, we could start the season 2-2 and I'd still be alright. I'd rather they get the wrinkles sorted out early and round into form come November/December than start hot and get into that weird midseason slump this team has a tendency to fall into

I literally don't understand the reasoning behind trading for Watson. Like nothing about it makes sense at all He was completely toxic after the all that stuff came out He wasn't THAT good The Browns roster had made the playoffs the year before and only missed that year due to injuries It's not like Baker was any worse than Watson when he was healthy There wasn't a PR benefit to trading for him, the talent part was basically a push. They gave away money and draft capital, while making their team a pariah for little to no benefit skills wise

Eagles offense is booty cheeks

Yeah this one doesn't read like a light roast. There's some anguish in those words 🤣

Neither was LT or Reggie White

I don't think Stafford is half the athlete that Lamar is imo (at least not anymore). You can say what you will but scrambling, keeping plays alive and using your legs is an integral part of QB play these days. Stroud just doesn't have the history to be considered, maybe in a year or two that'll change. I agree that Mahomes and Allen are basically 1A and 1B and then it drops off, but Lamar is definitely a top 5 QB.

Have you seen some of the compensation packages CEOs get and the golden parachutes attached to those things?

My favorite pass of his was during the Dallas Thanksgiving game where he just uncorks a rocket to Cole Beasley between 2 defenders on 3rd down backed up way into their own endzone. You gotta really believe in yourself to throw that pass.

He clearly has something that NFL teams covet. He's obviously not suited to be a starting NFL quarterback and he's put enough on tape to dispel any myths that he'll be a starter. That being said he reminds me of Davis Webb. Has the smarts, knows where to go with the ball, etc. Just doesn't have the subconscious in game processing speed and athletic ability required to be a starter to execute on them effectively. Both probably have viable career paths available to them in coaching if they want it.

I'd rather us start slow, find our footing and round into form come October. Last couple of years we've come out hot and slumped midseason and had to rally to make the postseason. The Patriots did the 'September preseason' thing for years and it seemed to work out just fine for them.

Probably said/did all the right things during pre-draft interviews. He had a strong junior season and put up decent numbers as a Tar Heel. Definitely wasn't the strongest QB coming out in that draft but the Bears weren't great at drafting then and still aren't now. I was surprised by the move because I honestly thought they were moving up for Watson because they thought maybe SF might take him? The whole trade and selection just seemed super strange that year. SF wasn't QB hungry, they had just traded for Jimmy G and he looked great the season before and they paid him so why trade all that draft capital to move one spot when there's a strong chance the team before you isn't looking for a QB unless you know something everyone else doesn't?

Gable Stevenson is gonna start a playoff game at tackle because we lost Ed for the year

He's still a solid rotational player and as long as they manage his workload well should be a good signing for them.

Guys like him getting drafted feels like the Tyreek Hill Effect. TH is fast af so clearly that’s the sauce. Just go find guys that are fast af and you can field a squad of TH’s and be unbeatable. Teams finding out it doesn’t work that way.

I find the constant comments about speed odd. Miami had the fastest team on paper and they got manhandled by KC. KC was much slower than SF on paper and still won. Speed isn’t everything.

I feel like this team has generally been well constructed with not a ton of whiffs or busts and the front office has been pretty shrewd in knowing when to pounce and when to stay pat or move back. Beane will be do what he feels he has to and I generally trust his instincts.

You sure?

He's probably defensive because he hears the 'do or die' music playing real loud right now. The window on Josh's rookie deal is closed, he's been provided good rosters the last couple of years and has had all the tools he needs to get it done and the team keeps coming up short. Him launching into that unprompted is very likely an effect of this conversation being had with him by the Bills org behind closed doors. Is he a good coach? Absolutely, he's a tremendous leader of men and a great 'get the culture right' guy. Is he a Super Bowl winning coach? That one is looking increasingly more dubious.