The mighty Bills from Buffalo will take the AFC this year.
For two decades I watched people say the Patriots window was closed, that their time was dwindling, that it was all over… seemingly every time those predictions happened, the Patriots went and won another Super Bowl.
A lot of doom talk simply because we lost to the Bengals in the playoffs. Let us not forget that the Bills watched their brother DIE on the field just a few weeks prior. Their heart was simply not in it. If it had been, the Bills would have captured the AFC last year.
The Bills have won 2 of their last 3 in Arrowhead and they’re ready to make it 3 of the last 4.
Originally Posted by DRM08:
It's fair to wonder about the Chiefs when Reid & Spags are gone. We'll see how it goes. It will be up to Clark Hunt & Brett Veach to find a good replacement for Andy when the time comes. The rest of the league is pretty fortunate that Coach Reid was not 15 years younger when he acquired Mahomes.
Seems to me they’re saying Allen is more elite than Pat if that’s their thinking. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
Seems to me they’re saying Allen is more elite than Pat if that’s their thinking.
We know Andy is better than McDermott. But McDermott could be a lot better than whoever the Chiefs hire to replace Andy. What if they hire a total dud? McDermott catches a lot of shit from people for Playoff choking, but the guy does a pretty solid job in the regular season at least. He actually made Buffalo a playoff team even before Josh Allen was drafted, an inconvenient fact for the people that want to pretend McDermott is a total bum. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
This seems like a good place to post a link from a ridiculous Bleacher report article on the Superbowl window for each contender. As I started with the Bills, they said that as long as Josh Allen was playing elite that they were a contender. They predicted 8 more years. They basically said the same about Jackson but gave him 6 years due to his scrambling. So, I'm reading through and thinking that for the Chiefs it has to be at least 10 years. Nope. They gave us 4 more years. SMH. Sounds like more wishful thinking than actually likelihood of being accurate. Anyway. If you want to read it, here's the link. It's too long and full of ads to bother copying and pasting.
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
It'll be interesting to see if the Ravens try to win with pocket passer Lamar like the AFCCG last season or if they try to stick with what really works for them... the latter will probably at least keep them in games long enough until Lamar has to prove he can win a game through the air when it really matters.
I've been hearing a lot of, "Well, KC is the 2-time defending SB champ, but only because Baltimore decided not to run the ball..."
Bitch, if Baltimore decided to run the ball the only result that would be different is they would've lost to us 20 minutes sooner. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
I've been hearing a lot of, "Well, KC is the 2-time defending SB champ, but only because Baltimore decided not to run the ball..."
Bitch, if Baltimore decided to run the ball the only result that would be different is they would've lost to us 20 minutes sooner.
This is real talk right here. I have no idea why people say this stupid shit. their only hope in that game was that Lamar would turn into the passer he is this year. That wasn't happening then [Reply]
Vikings - maybe not consecutive, but they are also losers of 4 SBs
Both franchises have had some fucking awful pain in their history when it comes to the playoffs.
So I want everybody to watch. I predict neither team will go to the Super Bowl. They're both headed for elimination. But watch the media after each team goes.
When Minnesota loses: "Nyuk nyuk Sam Darnold too bad so sad!" They were practically giggling two years ago when they got bounced by Daneil Jones. I predict people will probably point and laugh again.
When Buffalo loses: "OH NO HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN POOOOOOR BUFFALO! POOOOOOR JOSHY!!! THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS MY HEART WILL GO ON!! ALSO IT'S NOT JOSH'S FAULT AND IF YOU SAY IT IS YOU'RE A SOULLESS EVIL TWAT"
Josh has a protective ring of suckups around him in the media. I hope that dumbass team never wins a SB. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Ridiculous is right.
Mahomes’ play has dipped the past two years? Or the Chiefs have allocated more resources to defense than offense and re-set offensively?
Funny thing...Mahomes' QBR grade this year is higher than Lamar's MVP season last year.
Mahomes 2024 = 68.5/100 (5th in league)
Lamar 2023 = 65.4/100 (4th in league)
Keep in mind the QBR metric accounts for rushing ability, so Lamar is getting plenty of credit for his legs. Same thing for Josh & Mahomes.
And here is 2023 Playoffs:
Mahomes 86.9/100
Allen 80.0/100
Lamar 74.4/100
Pretty good reason to believe Mahomes will deliver another good Playoff run based on history. The last two weeks he graded 85/100 and 90/100. Trending the right direction. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
We know Andy is better than McDermott. But McDermott could be a lot better than whoever the Chiefs hire to replace Andy. What if they hire a total dud? McDermott catches a lot of shit from people for Playoff choking, but the guy does a pretty solid job in the regular season at least. He actually made Buffalo a playoff team even before Josh Allen was drafted, an inconvenient fact for the people that want to pretend McDermott is a total bum.
So then they think that McD will stay there 2 more years after Andy retires? I think he’s fired after this season if tgey don’t make the SB. They must have faith that Buffalo hires a better coach than KC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
So then they think that McD will stay there 2 more years after Andy retires? I think he’s fired after this season if tgey don’t make the SB. They must have faith that Buffalo hires a better coach than KC.
Yep, would be funny if Buffalo hires someone worse than McDermott. It's also possible they just stick with him. Like I said, he might be a little bit underrated by a lot of folks. The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Funny thing...Mahomes' QBR grade this year is higher than Lamar's MVP season last year.
Mahomes 2024 = 68.5/100 (5th in league)
Lamar 2023 = 65.4/100 (4th in league)
Keep in mind the QBR metric accounts for rushing ability, so Lamar is getting plenty of credit for his legs. Same thing for Josh & Mahomes.
And here is 2023 Playoffs:
Mahomes 86.9/100
Allen 80.0/100
Lamar 74.4/100
Pretty good reason to believe Mahomes will deliver another good Playoff run based on history. The last two weeks he graded 85/100 and 90/100. Trending the right direction.
Mahomes, much like Brady is always at his best and most dangerous in the postseason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by New World Order:
Ravens pass d has looked a lot better over the last few weeks too.
The bills are in trouble
Meh. Assuming both teams advance (not a gimme), I'm not sold on the Ravens in playoff football. We shall see. The better QB usually wins these close playoffs matchups. In my view, that would be Allen. [Reply]
