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The Lions are the NFL sweetheart right now so of course there will be no stories or discussion about the non-facemask facemask call there that handed the Lions 7 points directly!

yeah they obviously weren't going to put Teddy in unless Goff was hurt

My beef isn't really with you then, I will gladly point out all the shitty parts of the NFL -- reffing is inconsistent, they don't let teams play defense and call absurd roughing penalties like the 2 on Mahomes today, etc. My beef is with the extremely popular over the top belief that the league is rigging it for the Chiefs and the refs favor them or are the reason for their success. To quote pulp fiction, that sh*t ain't the truth

Absolutely pathetic mindset, lol. Look in the mirror -- first play of the game your dumbass player takes a dumb penalty then shoves the ST coach, you allow 8 sacks all game and plenty more near sacks, miss a FG, extra point and have a kick blocked, rush going for it on a 4th and 10 with the playclock running down instead of taking the 3 points or at least calling a TO to gather and not force the last second snap for the Chiefs to time their pass rush. Not to mention letting a washed up Kelce get wide open down field and then get like 30yac as he ran through quicksand.

I watch all the games and the stats backup my viewpoint. The Chiefs don't get any more favorable calls than plenty of other teams. They win a ton and people are sick of it so the ones that do favor them are in the spotlight while the ones that favor losing teams nobody ever cares about.

lmao Goff, brutal. put Teddy in in the 2nd half

https://www.nflpenalties.com/roughing-the-passer-by-qb.php?view=all

Daniels is the real fukcing deal. That is a perfect fuging throw that only the top tier elite QBs make. Wow

lol I’m not going to bat for the NFL, just pointing out the realities. Anyone claiming the Chiefs are favored is biased by their disdain for their success. That is the reality

Would be cool if Daniels became the first rookie QB to start a SB

The “best division ever” about to be 0-3 in the playoffs. Lol

I would take it a step further and say that should be true whenever they’re outside the pocket too. But will never happen. Damn Washington!!

Sure they’ve had some games where calls go more in their favor but also plenty of games where calls don’t go in their favor, just like all teams. I think there is a slight bias towards bigger markets (which KC is not) but otherwise it’s just random and refs not being good/consistent in general. Specifically with roughing the passer, it’s just the reality these days that franchise QBs get those calls. The league is so offense/passing dependent these days for betting, fantasy, what your average fan wants, etc. that they are over the top with trying to keep those 1st/2nd tier QBs healthy. But this isn’t all that new at all. Brady, Manning, Big Ben, Brees, Rodgers, etc. have always gotten those calls too. And today it’s true for Lamar, Allen, Burrow, etc. In fact I saw a stat recently that Allen has benefitted more from penalties than Mahomes this year, and yet nobody talks about that — because it’s the Chiefs beating them all the time. I can’t stand the modern NFL dependence on passing and protecting QBs/not letting teams play defense, but it’s the reality and it’s fair across the board. Well unless your QB is a scrub, but then you’re not winning anyways most likely.

People love to hate the Chiefs because of their success but reality is they are just flat out better than every other team lately. Refs have had zero impact on them winning, this year or in previous years. Mahomes is the best QB since prime Rodgers (arguably better), Reid is the best coach ever and they’ve got an elite D. Any given Sunday and all, but a three peat seems inevitable. In the NFC, wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see Commanders/Rams fighting next week to represent in the SB. Commanders were really underrated coming into these playoffs and the Lions this year remind me of the Titans several years ago when they had the 1 seed and fell flat on their faces in the divisional. Rams are also legit with a SB winning QB and coach.

It's encouraging. I'm still not totally convinced he can be the guy for us. There are very real limitations there that were not improved on down the final stretch. Honestly I think his absolute best case scenario for us would be Jared Goff level -- which could be fine, but Goff has had his limitations show up in the playoffs too even with his resurgence in Detroit, and Bryce still has a long way to go to get to that level. We don't really have any other options right now (maybe Cam Ward in the draft, but unlikely for many reasons) so Bryce it is for next year and then we'll have more information but I still do think we need to work to find a guy who has potential to be more of a true elite franchise QB like a Mahomes/Allen/Lamar/Burrow, not the potential to be Jared Goff. But next year will tell us a lot more.

Honestly I’m amazed by his fall from grace. On the field he was great for us when healthy for a while. Dude was getting open at will, and had surprising YAC ability too. But clearly shows how much behind the scenes stuff matter and we never know about

I liked Darnold here, feel bad for him. Some of it is definitely on the OL but he's definitely back to seeing ghosts too. What's most crazy to me is on plenty of these plays receivers just haven't been remotely open -- and the Vikings are absolutely stacked at pass catcher. Darnold needs to throw it away rather than getting sacked/stripsacked, but this disaster class from the Vikings is not only on Sam. All that said, I won't lie, makes me feel a bit happy to see Baker and Sam fall flat on their faces in the playoffs after having to hear about them all year and how we made such a mistake letting them go. Lol

Completely agree but there are a handful of notable exceptions here. Greg Olsen being exhibit A.

Ehh, Daniels has looked much better than any of those guys you mentioned other than Herbert. Of course nothing in this league is guaranteed but Daniels absolutely looks like the real deal. Dude is just outrageously poised and calm for a rookie in all situations, not to mention the mobility and a hell of an arm and great accuracy. Washington got a really good one.

lol stroud has been terrible, should have like 3 or 4 picks so far

Depends how you define "believe in." He improved a ton post-benching but that improvement still did not yield franchise QB level play in my eyes. I certainly "believe" he could continue to develop and improve and maybe get to being a franchise QB. But as it sits right now I still don't think it's super likely that he will be our answer at QB long term. I hope he does and am rooting for him. But I do believe there are physical and skill limitations that could hold him back, and as much as he did improve he still has a long way to go to actually being a top QB. He's shown enough that I am ok going into next year with him as our QB, but we should still evaluate other opportunities to get a franchise QB if they are there. Although really unlikely for various reasons I would consider drafting Ward and trading Bryce away. Otherwise I don't like the QBs in the draft or FA/trade options so Bryce it is for another year anyways.

not terrible all things considered. sucks to still not have our own 2nd though. please no more trading up or trading away premium picks for scrubs

I'd do that straight up without hesitation. Think the Jets would prefer pick(s) though.

Fair I just don’t see it personally but he certainly could prove me wrong. Good call, for some reason I thought he was interim the year before but that was way back in 2020.

Well Morris is a defensive guy and Canales isn't so that's kinda a significant difference there. I'm glad they're keeping Morris around. He's got a decent size sample size as a HC at this point and just isn't very good. But the Falcons are kinda in limbo regardless of coach -- not sure I totally agree Penix will be good. He's been pretty underwhelming in his limited action except vs. us but we were literally the worst D in NFL history this year lol so I wouldn't read too much into that game. And even if Penix is ok, that Cousins deal and cap hit totally hamstrings them the next few years while he's on his rookie deal anyways. Just a stupid offseason from them last year, including keeping Morris as HC.