RoscoeParrish

This is where I feel like there’s kind of a disconnect with Josh Allen and offensive production credit. When Josh Allen jumps over a guy or runs through three defenders or scrambles around in circles to get an extra 3 seconds to throw a dart in the redzone, I give very little credit to the coordinators. It’s easy mode. The play boils down to “run this and if it’s not there, Josh make a play.” You or I could do that. i think we really take it for granted. Can Lamar tuck and run? Of course. Can Mahomes run around behind the LOS to find an open guy? Yes. But we kind of have the best of both worlds, and we are talking about two other guys who are multiple MVP winners. Josh is a red zone threat like no other. He is fifth in rushing TD’s since 2020 among all players. So yeah, when the coaches say “Josh go make a play” and Josh hurdles an All-Pro safety, I think we should all recognize his individual greatness as being one of two or three guys on the planet who can do that.

He hurdled an All-Pro safety for a touchdown.

Jags are such frauds haha

Clutch defensive stop

Need it to win.

Big play Cam

this is gut check time. Cards have been bottom feeders, we have been a playoff tested team. That team needs to show up now.

This team is playing worse than their talent level. I thought they took a hit this year but this is egregious.

Knox out snapping Kincaid thus far was not on my bingo card.

lol i don’t think so. win, for sure on the board. cover 7 points? Doubt it.

What a throw by AR15

Cardinal +6.5 was stealing money

He had 18 TD’s as a rookie. This stat is for sure counting rushing TD’s.

8-10 touches and over 100 yards all purpose yards. He’s gonna have the best season of his career.

The reason to not trade Diggs to a rival team like the Chiefs is because you don’t want the Chiefs to get a player they want to possibly win more football games, potentially at your expense. The same reason to not trade a draft pick to let the Chiefs pick a player they want is because you don’t want the Chiefs to get a player they want to possibly win more football games, potentially at your expense. Both scenarios end up with a conference rival ending up with a player they want and can potentially beat you with. I agree that a proven player is a different caliber of discussion entirely compared to a draft pick. And so I think a decision to trade back with them is much more defensible position than to trade them a disgruntled star. But I think the argument to NOT trade with them, specifically because of what they are and what they have represented in the AFC for the last 5 years, is also valid. I don’t think it means Beane is “playing scared.” Jmo

I think the reasons to not do so with certain teams remain the same, personally. Would you have traded Diggs to the Chiefs for a second round pick? I don’t think I would.

Most of the difference makers acquired in SF was when they had Jimmy G making $27.5M a year, FWIW. Purdy helps now no doubt, but they have drafted extremely well, even when they were picking late.

I thinks teams don’t deal with their in divisional rivals for lots of reasons. No trade is one way, right? Like trading a player for picks or picks for a player, you’re always gonna get something that you think makes your team better eventually, otherwise you wouldn’t do the trade at all. I see the decision to trade back with the Chiefs not a lot different from trading Diggs to the Texans. Downside is trading a player a conference rival wants. A conference rival that may be waiting for us in the divisional round. Now, the Texans aren’t that team yet, but imo it’s not shocking that there’s folks who think giving anything of value to conference rivals or divisional rivals or teams that have stood in your way in the playoffs for the better part of 5 years can backfire.

I have a question for you. Do you think there’s an argument for why teams don’t trade within their division often?

If the wheels fall off in a he next year or two, we will be resetting both of the most valuable positions on the line at the same time when Josh is just turning 30/31. something tells me Dawkins won’t be playing at a high level at 32+. I suspect Beane feels the same way as he front loaded his cap hit and made him very cuttable in 26.

I like it. Dawkins’ days are numbered. I don’t want to be in the LT and RT market two years from now. Draft an OT prospect in the next year or two high and let Dawkins walk.

Nice. Good OT’s are hard to find.

To draw a comparison, here’s a hypothetical. Let’s say the Bengals tag Higgins again and try to trade him next offseason. The Ravens make an offer of a second round pick and give Tee all of his contract demands. There’s a school of thought that the Bengals should take that deal as a no-brainer, they are gonna lose Higgins regardless and the second round pick is higher than any comp pick they could get with him signing with the Falcons or whoever. The other school of thought is that through the action of trading a player to a division rival, he can actively participate in your season’s demise, whether it’s missing the playoffs or losing in the playoffs. Is it a no-brainer to trade Higgins to the Ravens? I think the asset difference makes it very tempting. Is it playing scared to be worried about outcome number 2? I do not think so.

Personally, if there is a guy that KC is willing to trade up to get and give us some extra ammo in the process, that’s a guy I think twice about giving them. I probably do the deal if I think the guy will end up sucking. I do not do the deal if I think the guy will hurt us come playoff time.

The biggest problem I see with the take that KC would have gotten Worthy is that they traded up to get him. If they were confident he would be there at 32, they would not have felt the need to trade away picks to get him. Otherwise, I agree with the post. Worthy made some plays last night, but they were plays that Mecole Hardman was capable of and not indicative of Worthy’s ability.