Showboat

None of the awards have anything to do with the post-season. In a sense they are just "participation" trophies that players and agents can point to in contract negotiations. Also, they give non-championship winning players and coaches (which is most of them) something to feel good about. Football is really the ultimate team game, but it is much easier to market individuals rather than just team success - that's why I think there is a public demand for naming MVPs and such. The Walter Payton Man of the Year award (recognition for off-field work) is probably the only one that should be continued.

Maybe the Chiefs can replace Mahomes with a pro-bowler like Shedeur Sanders or Joe Flacco.

About as crazy as BB not being a first-ballot hall-of-famer (so not saying it couldn't happen), but it would be a foolish move by the Chiefs. It would be like the Patriots trading away Brady circa 2009/2010 after his injury when the Patriots had a bit of a lull. When you have a franchise QB, you try to put the pieces around him and ride him until the wheels fall (maybe a move to be made when the QB is approaching 40, no way in his early 30s)

Agree, but isn't that what the "all pro" teams already are?

I think that's the point - any analytics that aren't considering the game conditions and talent level of the players are just garbage. It's like saying the Jets are just as likely to get to the next Super Bowl as anyone else. No one in their right mind would bet on that with even up odds.

I don't even think he followed the analytics - any analytics that tell you to go for it with your back-up quarterback against an elite defense in a game where it is obvious that points will be at a premium because you also have an elite defense are simply wrong.

I don't think anyone is arguing the owner doesn't have the right to do what they want, but that doesn't insulate them from criticism when that do stupid things. I mean just who do they think will put the Bills in a better position to win a Super Bowl? It's far more likely, the next coach fails to even get them to the playoffs than getting them to a Super Bowl. I mean the Bills have nothing close the dominant roster the Cowboys had in the 90s (and isn't that more on the GM rather than the HC?) where even Switzer couldn't screw it up (though a more competent coach could have probably coaxed at least a few more SB appearances out of that team). And, finally, taking the owners words at face value, it is asinine to make such a decision immediately after a playoff loss that was arguably only lost due to some ticky-tack officiating. The dirty little secret is that getting to and winning Super Bowls is a bit fluky often relying on tuck rules, missed kicks, made kicks, random ball bounces etc. Any head coach that can keep his team competitive and get to the playoffs more often than is usually worthy of keeping his job. In single elimination playoffs anything can (and does) happen, but it is usually the team with better player talent (again the GMs job) that comes out on top.

Well, to put it in context, it's not like they are considering random math teachers who happen to coach the HS football team. I believe this is in reference to their interest in Phillip Rivers. Still, it is a bit moronic to fire the HC who has led the team to the playoffs for the last 7 years and only had one first game playoff exit in that time.

I guess the OP is just trying to answer the question: what moron would would proudly accept someone else's Nobel Peace prize?

Saw a report that Mike McDaniel will meet with Bucs about their OC job. I think that would be a great hire for Baker and the Bucs offense. He'll probably have options as the Lions also interviewed him for their OC job. He's probably waiting to see if he can get another HC gig, but I think he'd be much better off taking one of these good OC positions, flourishing, and re-emerging as the top HC candidate in the next cycle (unless he can somehow score the Ravens HC job now).

Maybe the Rams should take points when they have the opportunity - that 4th and 3 go for it made no sense.

McCaffrey was remarkably healthy this year, and Henry is already 32. Both may be worth a second-round gamble that they will beat father time for another year, but round one seems too early for either of them. Harvey and Hampton would be candidates to move up. Always a bit of a risk coming back from injury, but Nabers is a young freak and was injured early in the season – it would be a steal to get him anytime in the second round. Justin Jefferson is also probably discounted too much due to one bad year. With more off-field problems, Rice probably falls out of the top four rounds. I wouldn’t expect Stafford to automatically be able to repeat what he did this year. I’d rather take a shot on one of the Buc WRs (probably Evans is assuming minimal team changes) instead of Bucky.

FU to Tom Brady who was conspicuously quiet about the tuck play call that somehow went against Josh Allen. If there was ever a play where he could offer some insightful commentary, that was it Instead.....crickets.

Made the wrong calls in week 16 so my season is done. I'll go with a keeper question: Is Devin Neal a worthwhile hold or is it better to keep Sam LaPorta in the hope that he returns to a more prominent role in the Lions offense next season?

I need the Colts D to hold Kittle to less than 99 yards and no more than 1 TD.