The Offense is Loaded

[Vindicate]

This is what a lot of people fail to comprehend. They blindly look at stats, but not where they came from or how that team or players match up with other players or teams.

Case in point Buffalo on offense and defense. They both ranked very high (1-3 in the NFL), but their defense would get shredded come playoff time. Happened once again in the divisional round. Allen puts the offense on his back, but has been overmatched almost every playoff game and can't win in shootouts.

I'm wondering if our lack of goal-line/short yardage production, in addition to the bad run blocking, was the lack of real receiving threat outside Diggs. If this works out, defenses will have a lot more to account for with the Patriots.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

This is a point I hadn't really spent much time on.
Who's in the running for that particular title? Denver...maybe? Jacksonville...maybe? Chargers...maybe?

Tommy you and I agree on many many things.
One thing we differ on greatly is Allen.
We saw it here for years, and we've seen it with other top QBs throughout the years. If you have a top QB you are always in contention.
That all said, I fully expect the Bills to be firmly in the mix.
If Mahomes is Healthy, I will not discount the Chiefs.
Houston great D, QB?
Denver, great D, QB?
Chargers, good QB that always teases to be more.
Give me the teams with the top QBs, it's just the way it works.
Pats/Bills/Chiefs.

I do agree with us, Denver and Houston having the most complete rosters.

 

[TommyD4207]

Tommy you and I agree on many many things.
One thing we differ on greatly is Allen.
We saw it here for years, and we've seen it with other top QBs throughout the years. If you have a top QB you are always in contention.
That all said, I fully expect the Bills to be firmly in the mix.
If Mahomes is Healthy, I will not discount the Chiefs.
Houston great D, QB?
Denver, great D, QB?
Chargers, good QB that always teases to be more.
Give me the teams with the top QBs, it's just the way it works.
Pats/Bills/Chiefs.

Mahomes is not healthy. And besides that, the team around him has turned to dogshit. They were 6-9 when he *started* last year.

And you'll see about the Bills this year. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but last year was their last shot, IMO. If they win 10 games I'll be surprised. It's just not 2022 anymore.

 

[Ross12]

This is a point I hadn't really spent much time on.
Who's in the running for that particular title? Denver...maybe? Jacksonville...maybe? Chargers...maybe?

Chargers and Broncos are probably the other top contenders at the moment on paper but Nix’s injury is a question mark. Jacksonville’s roster on paper is good but I question if they actually perform to the sum of their parts. Houston is incredible on defense but offensively average. KC, Buffalo, Baltimore are a step below but still deserving of respect.

Good news is Chargers, Broncos and Chiefs all play in one division and will beat the **** out of each other first.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Mahomes is not healthy. And besides that, the team around him has turned to dogshit. They were 6-9 when he *started* last year.

And you'll see about the Bills this year. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but last year was their last shot, IMO. If they win 10 games I'll be surprised. It's just not 2022 anymore.

And if I'm wrong, I'm wrong and will be the first to admit it, but I believe the Bills will be a good team this year, battling with us for the East.
We can check in on our predictions down the road.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Chargers and Broncos are probably the other top contenders at the moment on paper but Nix’s injury is a question mark. Jacksonville’s roster on paper is good but I question if they actually perform to the sum of their parts. Houston is incredible on defense but offensively average. KC, Buffalo, Baltimore are a step below but still deserving of respect.

Good news is Chargers, Broncos and Chiefs all play in one division and will beat the **** out of each other first.

Houston has a pretty O, but they need Stroud to get back to form.
If he does, their O is plenty good enough.

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

The offense is probably the best in the AFC.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

This is what a lot of people fail to comprehend. They blindly look at stats, but not where they came from or how that team or players match up with other players or teams.

Case in point Buffalo on offense and defense. They both ranked very high (1-3 in the NFL), but their defense would get shredded come playoff time. Happened once again in the divisional round. Allen puts the offense on his back, but has been overmatched almost every playoff game and can't win in shootouts.

Our defense was awesome. The offense was exposed

 

[BobDigital]

The offense is probably the best in the AFC.

factoring in QBs? Maybe. But there is a lack of good QBs in the AFC. Bengals might be the best. Bills might be too cause Allen is a beast. They have 2 good TEs. Add in Moore who is a decent #1 and they are in business. shakir is absolutely better as a #2. Plus James Cooks is just a beast at RB. It could be the Pats though. I think It probably will be due to Maye just showing he is that guy.