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As I listen and read more draft analysis, I wonder if Odunze is really a sure-fire top 10 pick, especially if he doesn’t run under a 4.55 at the combine. Great college WR but seems like more of a contested catch guy than someone who will separate consistently from NFL corners…reminds me a little of Drake London. Not saying he’s not a really good prospect, but I’m not sure he deserves to put in the same tier as Harrison and Nabers…

Sadly, Chris Berman may now be in that category too.

King was starting to lose it, as demonstrated by his loony take that the NY legislature might cancel the Bills’ stadium deal after the McDermott 911 speech story broke. Any time he ventured opinions outside the game of football, he was absolutely embarrassing.

31 years old, constantly injured, and has done nothing in the NFL in the last four years. Very intriguing 🤣

Here’s a little discussed aspect of the Mahomes Trade: In the last game of the 2016 regular season, Rex was going to start Tyrod Taylor, to try to beat his old team in a meaningless game (the Jets were 6-9). In one of his smartest moves as owner, Pegula fired Rex, and installed an interim coach (Anthony Lynn?) who played all the backups against the Jets, and lost. As a result, the Bills’ draft position improved from 15 to 10, which put them in a position to make the trade with KC.

I’ll believe we can beat the Bengals when I see it happen. We’re fortunate they’re in a very tough division.

You have to do a lot of mental gyrations to explain why the Bills screwed up here. On the other hand, the Bears passed on Mahomes for Mitch Trubisky and the Niners passed on him for a JAG defensive tackle. Those teams should really be ashamed…

Last I heard, there is no Lombardi Trophy awarded to “Best Team When Everyone’s Healthy.” All NFL teams have injuries. And BTW, our offense was almost 100 percent healthy all season. I can’t think of an important starter who missed a game. Unheard of…

Yeah, I don’t pay much attention to the mocks until later in the process. I see Franklin as no worse than WR5, which means he probably comes off the board before our pick. He would be a perfect fit for what we want…an. outside receiver with good size, speed and YAC ability.

So are people thinking Franklin won’t make it to 28 now? I’ve been pounding the table for him for a while, but at one point he was being looked at as a day 2 guy. I suspect he’ll move even higher when he runs sub 4.40 at the combine.

Hope his doctor’s malpractice insurance is up to date…

Shanahan made an all-time blunder. “Playing for the third possession” is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Hardly. The team that gets the ball second has a distinct advantage in college and in the NFL.

Injury excuses have always carried a lot of weight in the NFL…well done! Maybe there should be an “If Only No One Got Hurt Lombardi Trophy”…heck, they could award it before the playoffs even start!

Except the Chiefs absolutely knew they had to score at least three points on their drive. Knowing exactly what you need is a huge advantage. Way too many ifs to worry about that third possession.

That’s true, but if they fail to convert one time, the game’s over. Why not just take the ball second?

Absolutely true. That is a brutal division and will be even tougher next year. But the Bengals definitely have our number, which is a problem above and beyond KC.

Good grief...the Bills could not possibly have gotten any more breaks in that game. The Bills recovered three of their own fumbles, Hardman fumbles through the endzone just as Chiefs were going to go up by two scores. There were a bunch of important calls that were reviewed and every single review went the Bills' way even though several were questionable. The Chiefs averaged just under 8 yards per play; the Bills averaged less than five yards per play. The Chiefs had injuries on defense, too...Brian Cook was out, Derek Njadi was out, I believe Willie Gay was out, and I believe another of their LBs was out, too. As to the punter's injury, Martin punted one time and it was a pretty good kick...an absolute non-factor. The Bills were lucky to be in that game at the end.

who cares?

I can't believe I really have to argue this point...having four chances to get a first down makes it easier to score than than having only three. Teams don't do it all game long because in certain circumstances--depending on field position, number of yards needed to pick up the first, and the score of the game--punting makes more sense. There simply is no question that an offense has a better chance of scoring on any given series if they have four plays to work with instead of three.

It does fly in the face of a popular narrative around here…

And since 2018, KC has had 24 picks in the first four rounds of draft…they picked 17 defensive players, and of the 7 offensive players, most have been busts. Go figure.

Absolutely. The NFC doesn't have a single elite QB...the AFC has at least six.

My working theory is that Shanahan didn't know the overtime rules, either. It's the only explanation for that bizarre decision to take the ball first.

You don't see a distinct advantage in having four plays to make a first down instead of just three?

You mean like Mecole Hardman fumbling the ball through the endzone on a play that should have put the Chiefs up two scores?