Kelly to Allen

Got a feeling buffalo is going to blow the jets out by halftime. As I said earlier, this is the playoff dress rehearsal game and a chance to lock up the 2. Rest everyone week 18 and prepare for our world championship 🏆 run

Douglas has given up a higher passer rating and has a lower pff covg grade this year. There was even more of a gap in the pff covg grade before the pats game. In fact before the pats game ( Elam did have a tough game vs the pats although it was nowhere near as bad as ppl say) Elam has almost an identical pff covg grade with McDuffie. Right now it's 67.5 Before it was 75, McDuffie is 78 McDermott clearly has a philosophical difference is my only guess because none of the eye test or data explain why he's not at minimum cb2 Again Elam rotated as a starter his rookie year. He had an excellent game vs KC, had a key int. He then had a down game vs Pickens but also had another int. At the end of his rookie year, he was absolutely our best cover CB and had a pff covg grade of 87, which was the second highest in the NFL Enter year two. Reports are he's having a solid camp but also Benford emerging and White is back to form. He then got hurt in camp and was later put on ir with a foot sprain He then returns healthy vs the Steelers and almost had 2 int, but is randomly not starting vs KC in the playoffs. Douglas limps around and is useless Enter year 3. From all kinds of different people Elam is reportedly having a great camp. I remember that it was reported he had 3 or 4 straight days with an int. Muki Hawkins has already stated that McDermott told him after camp that he needs to be ready for special teams....??? These are facts, it's not a narrative or opinion or whatever. I personally don't agree with it, we're seeing a real regression in McDermott's defense on 3rd down along with other concerns. The only rational explanation is McDermott has a zone philosophy bias and if that's the case just trade Elam in the off-season for whatever and don't make the same mistake again. Obviously in hindsight Gordon was the ideal pick.

You would need to make a compelling argument on why precedent should be broken the past two years

You can take Allen out of the equation even. Why would Lamar in this era have more MVPs than Mahomes??? Again it makes no sense

All the data and eye test says he is good. Idk what to tell you.

He's been number 2 this year when Douglas or Benford were out. I'm a Elam truther and think he's a legitimate starting cb

He faces man covg constantly because of the RPO and Henry. When he has to play traditional drop back QB and pass when teams know it, he has improved but he's not even close to Allen, Mahomes or burrow. This is why if we face them in the playoffs, we need to get a good lead to dictate the style of game. Exactly what KC did last year and buffalo did in 2020

It was a ***** show

I'd have no issues giving Lamar his 2nd MVP if he won a ring. Again nobody, not Manning, not Montana, not favre, not Unitas got their 2nd MVP until they won a championship. Multiple MVPs has notoriously in the NFL and NBA meant you are winning Rings. I wouldn't want Allen winning a 2nd MVP until he won the super bowl. Why? Because it's embarrassing. Or at least should be. I don't understand how you can be terrible in the playoffs but have multiple MVPs. That's never ever happened and doesn't make sense Literally everyone in legacy media after the hideous performance by Lamar in the AFC championship said Lamar is disqualified from any more real accolades and MVP until he gets a ring. For whatever reason everyone just forgot that Nick wright the troll has been the only honest media member about this.

He has to get to the super bowl imo. That's how I view it Reed dropped two critical 1st downs when buffalo was up 12-3.... Kelly only had the ball for 19 min

I agree. Heck was wood actually better than Jerry Ostroski? I don't know

I can't argue against that. Winning championships matter and if it's close I'm putting the 60s championship player above anyone else.

Yup. Reggie McKenzie made 3 all pro teams. That's awesome. I didn't know that Kelly was fine in SB 25 Kelly had Hof performance in the 90 playoff and 93 playoff. Beat Montana in 93, Marino in 90, 92. Elway in 91 but that was obviously the defense. I can't remember the numbers but Kelly vs the raiders in 93 had almost 300 yds, 3 tds, zero int and it was like -30 wind chill with wind and ice. It's one of the greatest bad weather playoff performances in NFL playoff history

My father said Reggie McKenzie was awesome too. So idk.

Nope. If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit!!!... 😂

Was joe d better than Ruben Brown? I wasn't old enough to watch the electric company oline

I'm judging the defense in the playoffs.

Acho just said Allen is 1st team all pro. Yup

Jim Kelly / J. Allen Oj Thurman / J. Cook Butler Moulds Reed/ Shakir Kincaid / Knox Dawkins R. Brown Hull Joe D/ Torrence S. Brown Bruce Rousseau Oliver V. Miller Cowart Milano / T. Bernard Bennett C. Benford Winfield / T. Johnson Jones Hyde Christie Mohr Tasker Parrish I'm extremely bias towards the current bills team because I think they'll win a couple super bowls. Also Allen needs to at least get to a super bowl for me to 100% put him over Kelly. Kelly going to 4 Straight is insane and elite. Kelly is number 1, Allen number 2 right now

Josh Allen was the number one graded QB from the pocket last year according to pff. Allen has had dozens and dozens of games where he just dices teams up from the pocket. In his perfect game last year vs Miami in week 4, he barely ran or left the pocket. Nick wright does realize Allen and Mahomes are Doppelgangers of each other right??? Nick the troll 🧌

Elam is fine. He's cb2 next year regardless of the weird opinions on him. I still think we'll obviously draft a cb maybe 2 tho in the draft

Sauce Gardner and big Q are banged up. Their rookie Lt is out.

I think he's not in his prime anymore and has to pick and choose while also protecting himself for the playoffs. I know ppl don't want to hear that Playoff Von will be going all out and I anticipate his snap count will be in the 60% range. In the div RDS and especially in the AFC championship/ super bowl it will get close to 75%

The foundational question the writers need to ask themselves is are they comfortable giving Lamar 3 MVPs in this era and Allen zero.... To me that's absurd, but maybe ppl feel differently. That doesn't make any sense in any universe.