We can talk about the two extraordinary QBs in Allen and Mahommes and they are extraordinary. But the defense in yesterday’s games were so atrocious. In both games guys were wide open at the end of the game. How does Cupp get that wide open? How did Davis just not have anyone around him in the second game? How did Kelce get that wide open?
Not to take anything away from Mahommes and Allen but the defense yesterday were just atrocious. Defense are normally bad, but guys can’t be that wide open in a big football game.
The D on both sides was just gassed.
As a defense, the modern NFL can ask but two things - turning the ball over and getting to the QB.
Not saying you’re wrong, but that’s easier said than done. Two QBs (Mahomes and Allen), with skill sets and talent like they have, can make good defenses look bad. Now the Bills tackling and taking angles on tackles in the secondary is another story.
13 seconds are 2 plays....10/9 seconds is one play and hail mary......which he still probably would have gotten anyway..
How does Kelce pickup that many yards when it appeared that he was the only receiver on the left side. I get that the DB would want to guard against him running an out route to get out of bounds. But he easily picked up 20-30 yards to get them into FG range.
Yeah, but guys were literally wide open. Allen and Mahommes are superheroes, but that doesn’t mean they have to throw to open guys, especially when the clock is your friend.
2) Offense win championships. All 4 defenses on the field on Sunday were good. (And to be fair the Rams D actually did pretty well in that game). But a great offense is going to win most of the time. By the end of the game, once the KC and Buffalo were letting it rip, those QBs and O's could move it at will. Those are the 2 best teams in the league and they have the 2 most unstoppable offenses in the league.
Agreed. I cringe when talking heads talk about last night or that Chiefs Rams regular season game in such glowing terms. Not taking away anything from the QBs last night who were obviously phenomenal, its just not as enjoyable a product for me. 49ers @ Packers was my favorite game of the weekend.
I hear you to some degree - especially on it being really easy to score at the end of games. But on a play-to-play, scheme, formation basis, there's a lot more happening in the modern game.
I'm watching the Monday Night Giants-Redskins game from 86 in small increments when I have time. And it's just really basic. 2 TEs, pitch to Morris, gain of 4 yards, repeat. The passing game didn't have much variation, not a lot of motion or different formations. Both QBs have ~50% completion on the year.
I get the appeal of defensive games, physicality, etc. But when you go back and watch some of the games, it can be kind of static and repetitive.
Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes were a problem for their opposing defenses. If they were playing against poor defenses the point total definitely would have broke 100.
Don't get me wrong, there were mistakes made and neither were the 86 Giants or the 85 Bears, but nobody was going to stop Mahomes or Allen from doing what they did last night. They were exerting MAXIMUM effort and it was noticeable. Both sides of the ball played some high level football.
That's why I don't watch much NFL anymore. Went from a guy who religiously watched 2, 3, or when possible, 4 games a week to a guy who watches less than one a week, can go for a month without watching an NFL game, and rarely bothers to watch a whole game.