1. Another example of why QBR is flaw. Mahomes 33/46, 71.7%, 478 yards, 6 TDs, 3 Ints, 10.4 YPA. Goff 31/49, 63.3%, 413 yards, 4 TDs, 0 Ints, 8.4 YPA. I get Mahomes has a high number in every category but those 3 Ints should carry a higher penalty especially in today's NFL where the defense is playing one handed.
2. I'm not an NFL purest who wants 3 yards and a cloud of dust to return. I also get the NFL wants this to be foot-basketball where it's all fast breaks and a ton of points. I think at some point you need to even the scales. Blocking down field which is supposed to be one yard is unlimited. I don't think I've seen it called all year. Blocking on bubble screens is one thing but the blocking down field and pick plays have made defending impossible. If I was a DC I'd tell my defenders to simply blow up anybody setting a pick. If you're picked it's going to be an easy completion anyway. They need to enforce the blocking down field and limit picks to within the first 5 yards of the LOS, I'd prefer 3 yards but 5 will probably never happen so three is right out.
3. With the way the league and nutrition are going all these records by Brady and Brees won't last a generation, at least the regular season ones. Brady and Brees considered outliers playing into their 40's will be the norm.
4. I think the defense of the future is going to have to be something like a 2-7-2 where the 7 is comprised of OLB/SS types that are all interchangeable and can all tackle, cover and rush the passer. The 2's are DL and CB types. The way these defense will succeed is through confusion. The DE one play does a conventional rush but the next play they can drop to the MLB or OLB while somebody else rushes or has outside contain. It's not that different than Pittsburgh's old zone blitz in some ways but with a much different personnel makeup. If you blended the Pittsburgh and Seattle defenses. If the league wants foot-basketball you're going to need athletic basketball bodies to combat it. Defensive speed is going to be at a premium. Al Davis and his stopwatch would be very happy. Obviously the flaw is finding that many athletic big bodies.