DapperCam

It is kind of wild that Hamlin won’t win a single comeback player award, but he got votes in 3 seasons.

co-MVP is basically impossible with the ranked choice voting they do now.

Betting odds have been correct in predicting the MVP at the end of the season 100% of the time historically. This will be the first time ever they were wrong. It’s kind of baffling really.

I think he has to get in. Doesn’t mean he has to get in first ballot though…

Betting closed everywhere when voting ended. Those are odds from when voting ended. Jackson is going to win. It is the first time the oddsmakers have gotten so wrong, so that is notable. Why were oddsmakers so wrong? Because the people voting totally changed the criteria they were using between last year and this year for reasons unknown.

Imagine if Allen was heaving it to Kupp instead of Kincaid.

I think we have 2 no brainer elite talents: Allen and Dawkins. These are players unquestionably top-5 in their position in the league.

Don't feel too bad for Mavs fans, most of them are probably also Cowboys fans.

Sometimes the starters play a few series in the preseason in August and I usually watch the beginning of that game.

I think part of it is Hurts kind of rides the wave of his o-lineman getting the push. Allen seems to feel like he is the one who needs to break through the defense himself.

They traded from pick 10 to pick 9 for Carter. They traded from pick 15 to pick 13 for Davis. My original point stands…

I have to imagine Ty Johnson being better in pass protection is probably why he’s on for the 2 minute offense (which will be almost all passes). But there was plenty of time with the 2 minute warning and all 3 timeouts (and only needing a FG) to just run the normal offense. So if it’s true that they were in their 2 minute offense, then that is a coaching blunder in my eyes.

Well they drafted defensive tackle Jordan Davis 13th overall, and then drafted Jalen Carter 9th overall in the next draft. The last time the Bills picked in the top 20 picks of the draft was 6 years ago. Eagles had more down years recently to restock the cupboards. Bills are a victim of their own success.

Seems smaller in scale that Watson, but still pretty bad. I expect he’ll be cut, and that will be a wrap on his career.

Looking at these DBs, and then considering the fact that Benford missed the most of the game, it’s no wonder that our defense couldn’t stop a nose bleed.

Ha, that is their ranking out of all players at that position this season. So a low number would be better (they have Benford as 5th best CB in the league). It tells us that PFF felt like we had 2 starter quality players out of the 5 DB starting positions (6 in a dime package).

I would argue Taron Johnson is also an unquestioned starter for next year. Benford is an unquestioned starter for next year, but a big decision will be whether or not to extend him at top-10 CB money. Personally I’m iffy on that and might make him prove it another season. We could even franchise tag him the year after that.

I guess that’s what happens when you lose 3 All-Pros in their position in that span 😅

I’m not sure if anybody else has noticed, but our defensive backs other than Benford were pretty bad in 2024. I’m concerned that there aren’t really answers on the roster, draft or FA to plug the holes. I don’t fully believe in PFF grades, but gave them because they can give a rough idea where players rank relative to their peers. Safeties: Hamlin - Probably the definition of a replacement level player. He was in position usually, but really lacked athleticism. Free agent this summer. (PFF 107/170 safeties) Rapp - Just had an okay season. Notably got injured when we needed him and injured his teammates. (PFF 117/170 safeties). Bishop - Missed a lot of training camp and preseason. Looked rough out there in a few games. Couldn’t beat out Hamlin for a starting spot despite far superior athleticism. (PFF 150/170 safeties). Slot Corner: T. Johnson - Previously an All-Pro, but had a pretty mediocre season. Was getting burned a lot. I cut him some slack since Rapp broke his arm in the first game. (PFF 82/223 corners) C. Lewis - Replaced Johnson when he was hurt and was constantly picked on. Had a huge role in the first Ravens game beat down. (PFF 106/170 safeties) Boundary Corner: Benford - Probably the only DB that played well. Not a ball hawk, but solid in coverage. Got a little bit leakier at the end of the season (Rams game on). Historically he is injury-prone and just had back-to-back concussions. (PFF 5/223 corners) Douglas - Had a straight up bad year. Not sure if Father Time caught up to him. Free agent this summer. (PFF 132/223 corners) Elam - At this point a huge bust. Wasn’t even active most of the season. Might have lost us the KC game. (PFF 47/223 corners, note this is just regular season on a low snap count) Ingram - Only has stats in about half the games. Had an insane game vs the Dolphins, but seems like a bubble roster player (PFF 134/223 corners) Bills had a bottom-10 pass defense, which based on personnel here is probably overproducing based on the talent. So what is the front office going to do? Ideally we need to add a good safety and good boundary corner, along with better depth in case of injuries. Hamlin and Douglas will walk this summer IMO.

42 wasn’t enough to beat the Rams, but 48 was enough to just beat the Lions. Let’s split the difference and call it 45 points to feel comfortable. Just be by far the most dominant offense of all time. That’s a totally reasonable expectation.

Some big moves we could make: - Sign Chris Godwin as a FA. He'll be cheaper than Higgins because of the injury question mark. - Trade for Jeffery Simmons. Dude is a game wrecker. Not sure what the cost would be, two 2nd round picks this year? Our first round pick? - Sign Khalil Mack as a FA if he doesn't retire. He'll be ring chasing, and he's familiar with the area. He'll probably take a sweetheart deal because it isn't about the money at this point.

In this case I think it's because the timing was off because the pass was rushed. Kincaid is supposed to continue his route to the sideline and upfield, Hollins is supposed to be open around where the ball landed (I think he might have been a little bit too deep in his route too). Kincaid needs to be a little bit more confident and just go grab the ball even if it's off script.

It was Hollins, I kind of wonder if having two WR in the area made Kincaid hesitate for a second. Another thing I noticed from that angle is Allen could have scrambled left, but it would have required him to fully turn his back to the line and spin. In the split-second he had to decide, he probably assumed Spencer Brown would hold his block (which he did not). Man, shifting the protection or not Spencer Brown got beat straight up one-on-one, and Torrance got confused and let two guys past untouched. O-line really let us down there even if it wasn't ideal circumstances for them.

Bernard, Groot, Shakir, Cook and Benford all worry me when it comes to extensions. They are the type of players that don't necessarily deserve huge contracts and you could get burned if you commit too much. But at the same time, if you let them walk it might be hard to find a replacement for their spot on the roster, so you've just created a hole. We swung and missed with decisions to commit too much to Knox and possibly Oliver. Arguably Milano too because he's been injured a lot. Benford and Bernard have both been injury-prone so something to consider. If Beane can get friendly contracts I would sign all of them, but if they are asking for top-5 in their position free agent money, I probably let them walk.

I think Safety in McDermott's scheme is hard to play. They are asked to do a lot. I have high hopes for Bishop.