Texans beat Bills in ‘rollercoaster’ Josh Allen game, Is he out of the MVP conversation? | FTF

Texans beat Bills in ‘rollercoaster’ Josh Allen game, Is he out of the MVP conversation? | FTF

Live from New York. The show’s warned you. I I told you KW’s on a heater. I said the Bills are overrated. No one wanted to believe me. Okay, listen. You are He is on a heater. I’ve been at enough crap tables to know. I’ I’d pick up my chips, move, and go over to the one you’re rolling at right now. You’re on a heater, buddy. You see my upset alert? I It’s out of this world. It’s out of this world. It’s insane. You could have, just so you know. Yeah, I you could you could have gotten nine points, but I you wanted a free one though. No, but that’s but that’s not fair. You had to you had you had to actually you had to put it on. And your upset alert. You are on a heater. Your upset alert has no chance. I’m just letting you know. Your heater’s about to lie with Are you going Are you going with the Jets? Cuz I think they got a chance against Bruce Ravens. No. 16 and a half points. Well, they’ll definitely cover. They’ll cover. I’m always scared of the team who when they go to the backup I’m like, “Oh, they got better at quarterback.” Like, yeah. Well, I like that. They’re their antennas are up. They’re not looking past the Jets. So, I like what I You’re slowly moving towards a show that’s just all the opening. I like it. Just chat. We start with it was all good five days ago. Josh had six touchdowns on Sunday, zero last night. was sacked a careerhigh eight times. So, here was the story of the game, Drew. Most sacks he’s ever taken in his career, most sack yards, all 70, almost a full football field, and took 11 hits, which is too many. Also felt like he was in danger a few times. Felt a little banged up, but also was okay. Were you surprised by Allen’s struggles? Well, I’m certainly surprised he was sacked eight times. All right. Uh because they I know the Texans have a phenomenal defense and they looked every bit of that last night, but the Bills have a great offensive line that a week before against Tampa, they only gave up six pressures, let alone say zero sacks. Six pressures. So to see Houston just dominate Deion Dawkins and company was definitely surprising. I also think the fact that Buffalo’s defense, which we have talked about, is not very good. The fact that they couldn’t hold down Davis Mills and they were trailing for the second half of the game and even a little bit of of the second quarter. I think that forced Josh to go into Superman mode and we saw what happened. And I’m look, I am never surprised now when he has a historically great game like last week or when he has a terrible game. Your roller coaster, I know you’ve kind of gotten rid of it, Dustin. That’s Is it That’s appropriate. Last year it was gone. This year it’s making a bit of a comeback. No, it’s it’s back. I mean, just these last three weeks, what, three weeks ago, he had a fumble and an interception. Now he had two touchdowns, but still two turnovers in that debacle of a loss to Miami. Then he comes out and is incredible last week and now this week he struggles again. Look, I’m not trying to give him cover. He deserves a lot of blame for this, but I feel like what I said last year at the beginning of the season is finally coming to pass, which was I didn’t think they put enough like he doesn’t have any. James Cook is great. Weapons on the outside, he doesn’t have any. And so that forces him to go Superman mode. And we see what happens. Go. He’s going to detonate one way or the other, positive or negative. And last night it was negative. So with that said, Brew, they got a kick return touchdown and a 50 plus yard James Cook run. So right. And so the were the have the bills been poorly built from a weapons perspective is a fair conversation to have. But I don’t think that was the problem last night. You I don’t I just don’t think his receivers are No, they’re not getting open. But the the the the sacks were part Houston being awesome. Yes. And part Josh trying to make amazing things happen. one of the sacks on third and six. He’s running around, you know, trying to make one of those spectacular Josh Allen plays and then get sacked. The the first pick could have been picked by two people like somebody I forget who got their hands on it. And the second pick, which ended the game, so this one you’re throwing into traffic, he almost picks it. He does. That’s not meeting. And the final pick, the tight end is just wide open. He threw to the wrong guy. He threw it to the wrong guy. And so I don’t know how he missed you, right? No, this one’s coming here. I mean, Dustin Knox is just open now. There’s offensive pass interference, so it’s going to come back anyway, but we don’t He didn’t know that. And so and this is And yes, Houston’s defense is amazing. We saw them force Josh into a 9 for30 that you pointed out during the regular season last year. We saw them force Justin Herbert into four interception playoff game. We saw what they did yesterday. Now, in the midst of all that, they happen to play Patrick Mahomes twice. He carved him up both times, once in a playoff game, but I understand Patrick Mahomes old news. Um, and the and he’s, you know, it it’s Josh Allen’s league now. And the four lost Buffalo Bills are a terrifying Super Bowl contender and the five lost Kansas City Chiefs are a dead team walking. I get that. I understand that. Josh has earned that by being to zero of the last six Super Bowls and winning zero of them. You guys both might both be just mid. Well, maybe the the but the and how good, you know, whether or not this window has closed or whatever it is, all all of the conversations people have been eager to have about the Chiefs are approaching needing to be had about the Bills, but about last night in particular, it is what you predicted. It the game went the way you said it would and it was Josh was not able to throttle down from Superman mo, superman mode in this game. And I didn’t think, by the way, McDermott made game management fa did them game management favors when in the fourth quarter they went for that fourth down. And I understand you’re down seven, but there’s the beginning of the fourth quarter. I was like, man, get take your against this defense, take your three points whenever you can and see you still have Davis Mills on the other side. you might be able to get the ball back quickly. Uh, couple things. One, I don’t think they have enough partly by injury with concade out. Yes, he really relies on him. Last year that was being I think we have to view them as like a not Kelsey Mahomes, but somewhere maybe on a tier below and if he’s missing that, it really hurts him. Two, this Keon Coleman thing is just weird. He was his top he was his top third or the third most targeted guy receiver or pass catcher and they’re just benching him and like you really could have used just can’t be that good. I mean there’s no other reason to benching. Well the weird thing is if you say they don’t have enough. We also have one of our top draft picks benched in street clothes by choice. It’s It’s strange and maybe it’s a culture setting moment and I don’t think I mean I don’t know. I I get I get it. It was disciplinary last week. I wouldn’t think it’s disciplinary now. So it’s it’s they just don’t think he’s um and here’s the final thing and I’ll just take one small victory lap on this. More like Ripken running around. Not really in your face, but just gently giving. You’re comparing this to Cal Ripken breaking Lou Garri streak just because it wasn’t like Joe Carter running around the bases like just like very nicely thanking people. I really went out on a limb this week and put my reputation on the line. Three versus one. You long time veteran sports reporter, New York Times, everything. You’ve just, you know, Mr. consistency. You’re consistently right. And Super Bowl champion Greg Jennings, who rolled out the triplet take that turnovers are good. And I said, I’m willing to to to put it all on the line, put all my chips in. So, let’s see the updated Josh throwing two turnovers graphic. Again, this is the only way you can really beat the Bills is that Josh is a willing participant in their downfall. So, Can we can we dead that narrative or is that about to come back in the question I’m about to ask right now about MVP odds? So, no, we’ll do MVP in a second. Let me answer your question here. I I understand that what you’re saying makes a lot of sense and you have a lot of evidence on your side. Sure. I think the argument is along these lines. Because Bruce questions about the overall talent of the playmakers, plus what I think everybody agrees is the worst defense the Bills have had since Allen and Mcder have been there. when they play the if they let’s just assume they’re in the playoffs and Baltimore’s offense is back to looking like Baltimore’s offense is the only path they have to keeping up that they just have to have a ton of high variance plays like that last night it shouldn’t have been necessary last night against a backup quarterback and a team whose offense even with the starting quarterback had not been good but in in order to keep pace in a can they be in a shootout without there being turnover worthy plays without the you know the and I think that’s the that’s the balancing act so to speak that I think we’re talking and you said it earlier if conc when their tight ends are healthy they can better play that cautious style because he’s got his security blanket but when they’re not okay one be tougher final quick story and this is what I think is sort of an underlying flaw of the Bills offense. It’s about my high school soccer team. Senior year thought I was going to be good. I was going to be the center forward. Wow. Striker. Yeah. Wow. That’d be great. Guess who showed up? Paul from Scotland. Oh, I was going to I was unbelievable. Unbelievable. And our team became, hey, give it to Paul, man. He’s going to make something amazing happen. And he did. And he did. where we we weren’t like a great team, but we all just were like, “Dude, pass the ball like the the smart play every time. Get the ball to Paul and then like kind of support him somehow.” That feels like Dorsey’s plan. Like, you know what, Josh? You got to make some Superman stuff happen. It wasn’t his plan. Yeah. I mean, until recently. Cook. Yeah. that that has not been how they played last season, the end of 2023 and early in this season. It’s happened lately. They’ve started doing it. Oh, I think they rely on the the Bills are in a very what’s precarious spot because let’s just I let’s just say for the sake of argument that what has happened in the AFC West this year is what status quo is going to be. the where and not the Chiefs being five and five, but like hey, it’s a fight. They’re to fight for their lives against two viable other contenders every year. What the Chiefs have to fall back on is, okay, at least we have those five Super Bowl appearances and three championships. if you know while the division was in flux if the if the Patriots are just gonna be there and I think with Vrabel and May they’re going to be there not all not the one seed every year but there in the mix man if the Bills come out of that time of the division having nobody with zero one seeds zero conference championships and obviously zero super bowls it’s a disaster, like a true disaster. And even if it’s not, it’s that they just couldn’t beat Mahomes, it’s still it is a such a squandered opportunity because it does feel like the Patriots in a year where they have all this cap space, you know, ability to get better. We’re still not all in, right? That your guys roster is about as good as Buffalo’s right now, which is stunning to me. The saving grace for the Bills quickly this year is that nobody looks like a world be in AFC. So as bad as they look, they could do it. It’s just open. That’s why I’m saying if they It’s also why though they have to do it. I’m saying right now. Well, you could say Baltimore is in the same boat, too. But Baltimore’s been at least We don’t look at the AFC North like, oh, they’ve been they’ve been feasting on an easy division that’s about to get tough. We look at like Baltimore’s had to deal with the tough division this whole time and has had whatever success they’ve had. All right, let’s quickly do a MVP conversation. Bills are now seven and four, currently in fifth place. They dropped to two and seven in games when Josh starts but doesn’t have a passing or a rushing touchdown. Shows you how important he is to the team. Here are the current MVP odds. Stafford won Drake at two. Jonathan Taylor up against the Chiefs at three. Then Josh Patrick and Jaylen Herd’s pretty far back there. uh in your mind Jesi winning the MVP conversation like he’s in the conversation for top five now it’s a fiveman ballot so he’s certainly in that but the MVP is a three-man race Stafford May and Jonathan Taylor that’s it now he he’s like I said he’s among the rest on the periphery but right now it’s those three and he’s not in it. I totally agree. In the last 20 years, one quarterback has won an MVP when his team went did not win the division. It was Payton Manning uh in 2008. 2000, by the way, 2008 NFL season. A lot of similarities to this NFL season right now. That’s the year the Patriots after they couldn’t complete their historic season, missed the playoffs, Brady got hurt. The Chiefs trying to complete a historic season didn’t. Maybe they missed the playoffs there. The Titans were the one seed that year. It was a lot of what teams Arizona makes the Super Bowl in one conference. A weird postseason. We’ll see how this one plays out. I if anyone is being reasonable and holding Josh to any type of standard we hold the other MVP quarterbacks, either historically or contemporaneously, then the answer is yes. which is why of course he’s not out of the MVP conversation because we never have. I joked with you guys about it this morning. Adam Shin, who I think is one of the two or three very best sports radio hosts in America uh this morning said last night helped Josh Allen’s MVP case. Jim Rome tweeted out this morning, Josh Allen after last night, if you don’t acknowledge that Josh Allen’s not only the best, also the toughest player in the league, you don’t know what you’re watching there. He there is a there is a Calvin Ball element to how Josh Allen is covered which is when he’s awesome he he’s awesome and when he’s not awesome he’s still awesome and his great performances are evidence of his greatness and his bad performances are evidence of how much he must do with less. And the listen, Josh was great against Patrick and you know in the Chiefs game and they got a huge win. was awful against the Dolphins, was great against the Bucks, was awful yesterday, and that people’s takeaway from I don’t know that there’s any other player in the league who could go into the final drive of the game, was no touchdowns, a turnover, less than 200 yards of offense, has taken 70 yards of sacks, and people not be like, man, he really didn’t, you know, didn’t show up when his team needed him. But you watch that broadcast and then throw a pick and then throw a pick to lose the game. Another guy’s wide open. Um and the broadcast is man, poor Josh Allen. And the MVP is a media award and so he’ll never be out of it. He’ll never be out of it. I will say this in this season, nobody none of the like usual candidates are fully out of it other than Lamar since he was injured because if Josh went on a sixgame tear and he was spectacular then he could move back in or same thing for Mahomes, you know, but barring something like that, either one of to me Josh or Patrick basically have to win out and be great and be great and be great like either win six of seven or five or something like that and and needs Stafford and Drake to really slip up. So, he’s got matches with Rogers, which I still think is something head-to-head burrows back. If he outplays Drake in Foxboro and has a six touchdown game, I think that defense and then the Eagles. Yeah, that is a Brown that 16 I mean really 15 16 17 defenses. But it’s just what’s frustrating to me is like the and this is what I was kind of winking and nodding at at the beginning of the show is the way the Chiefs this year and Patrick have been discussed and the way Josh and the Bills have been discussed. Josh and Patrick have the same number of passing touchdowns this year. The Bills have played one more game. Josh has 40 more passing yards this year. The Bills have played one more game on yards per game basis. Patrick is killing him. the J Josh Josh has turned the ball over more this year. The Chiefs have five losses, the Bills have four, and yet the A and the But don’t don’t you think a lot of that and this is a compliment to Patrick. I mean he’s just his standard he has set as much as people love Josh Allen he’s the defending Patrick Mahomes standard is so the Chiefs too cuz you’re right they only have one more loss in the Bills but we are comparing them to what the Chiefs have been these last six years and or seven years and that’s why it’s like wow the Chiefs are you know I I I think that and so I agree with that and then we can move on. What my push back on that is I it doesn’t feel like well it’s a compliment because everyone acknowledges Patrick is in a class by himself when the conventional current wisdom on basically every show except this one is Josh Allen’s the best quarterback in football. He’s the defending MVP. He’s been better this year. He has better numbers this year. He just scored six touchdowns that he currently as as far as where ranking today, not historically, he’s holding the belt, but he sure as hell doesn’t get graded like he’s holding the belt. On the other side of the ball, the Texans have won three in a row thanks to a ferocious defense and competent QB play from Davis Mills. Three and 0. Three. Yeah. Are you right? I knew it. Should CJ Style be benched? I mean, if he was if he was completing 70 some odd percent, he beat Buffalo. He had a hard time completing passes. 19 point comeback against the Prince. Six and five. Number one in points, number one in yards, number one in touchdown interception ratio, number one passer rating, and second on third and fourth down yards per play. It seems like an obvious answer, but do you believe the Texans are a threat in the AFC at six and five? Well, look, right now I feel like they’re more of a spoiler. Like they could ruin a team season. They got a lot of They play the Chiefs, they play the Colts a few times, so they could maybe ruin somebody back to back. Colts, Chiefs next. Yeah. Colts, Chiefs, and then Yeah. then they got the Colts at the end of the season. Um, and I think if they get like I don’t think of them generally as a team that could win the AFC, but if the Chiefs don’t make the playoffs, then look at the field. You got I would take Baltimore over them for sure if they get in because they have Lamar’s five-0 against Tennessee. Uh I mean against Houston and like you said about Patrick Lamar’s own them like 122 pass already last year they blew him out in the playoffs. Houston did beat Baltimore 40 4-10, but there was no right and that was the defense was at that point still struggling. But outside of that, I mean, come on. It’s it’s Indie, it’s the New England, it’s Buffalo, it’s like nobody there. If Kansas City is not there, then how can you justify taking anybody over Houston right now? And oddly CJ would have the playoff experience edge against a lot of the teams. Yeah. Against against against Bick Jones, uh he has he has more experience than Herbert, than Trevor. You know, the because the veteran quarterbacks that are always there are right now on the brink. So, can we throw up uh Houston schedule because I listen, I am not looking forward to No. No. the game against. So now what the against them at Arrowhead in week 14 the now again the Chiefs played Houston at the end of last year when Houston was playing for a lot beat them and then played them in the playoffs. They played you guys pretty tough. Played them tough but the Chiefs were in had a lead and in control but it was they didn’t blow them out. Um, I think it becomes a bit of a math problem for the Texans unless they beat Kansas City because if they lose to Kansas City now finally there’s a team Kansas City has a tiebreaker over you know and you’ve got but Chargers and Colts that you’re you know will be fighting for their lives where the Chargers be fighting for their lives and we’ll see what the Colts are doing at the end of the year. Yeah, but Colts might there’s a scenario where the Colts are resting because they either have the buy or I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for the Colts though. Yeah, I don’t think I think the Colts would be resting not because they have the buy, but because they can’t get the buy and they’ve locked in the division. So, it’s possible. I I think that here’s what I truly believe about a team who up to this point has been that dominant on defense and that bad on offense, cuz they have been a bad offensive team. It’s just such a hard way to do business and I think last night’s the perfect example of it. That defense played close to a perfect game and all of a sudden they’re up four and Buffalo has the ball on the 20 yardd line to you know what I mean to win the game. Now we didn’t even talk about CJ’s got to give you more, right? CJ’s got to give you more than he’s given you this year but he’s just the I mean we didn’t even talk about it. They they also could have won the game if they didn’t allow a fourth and 27 hook and lateral which is sicker plays of the year. Um but it’s just they need if they can get C plus offense then I think they’re a threat. They just haven’t gotten it this year. Odd thing this from Eric at home on NFL.com. The Texans lost their first five one possession games this season by a combined 23 points. So it’s a little bit like the Chiefs like they’ve been close by I think the Jags barely beat them. Yeah. I mean, they’ve been in every I don’t think they’ve lost by more than one score. So, it’s one of these teams like we’re six and five, but we could be. I know we play that game. If CJ could return close to what he was as a rookie, bear in the hunt. Eight and two defending champions are headed to Dallas Sunday on Fox. Such a great story. Is the team maniacally focused on eliminating distractions and supporting each other through adversity? Not exactly. you could have your reaction or do you think AJ’s frustrations will have an impact this Sunday against the Cowboys? My reaction I think will surprise you guys. Um, first of all, I do understand what he was saying about and I bet you you do too. If you can if you put it to your career looking at other receivers, it gets me upset. When you’re competitive, you don’t the last thing you want to see is your opponents winning everything and you know what I mean? shining. Not in a selfish way, but they’re your opponent. It’d be different if it’s a team. That’s why I have rivals. Well, but that’s true. But that I so I get that. That’s correct. And then I now I could be wrong. I don’t think it comes off like Squan’s catching a stray. All right. Like I don’t think he’s ripping Squan. I think he’s like, “Well, by that logic, I mean, Seaquin’s number like any of Right. Exactly. So, I don’t think I agree with that, too. It doesn’t come off well at all. Right. To answer your question, I actually don’t think this will impact the game. Now, I think Dallas is going to win. Oh, I think Dallas is going to win this game. It’s not my upset alert. I had to go big game, honey. But I think Dallas is going to win the game, but I think they’re just going to win because it’s a it’s a division rival. Dallas is starting to play well. They’re motivated. They got a sign of hope out there and Philly’s kind of due for a loss. The question is, will this send the locker room spiraling even more than it is now? That’s going to be the big question. But I don’t I just think they’re I don’t think it’s going to be because AJ didn’t do anything. I actually think he may have a decent game. I just think it’s going to be Dallas wins this game, not because of anything AJ said or did. I am starting to become more and more convinced that while AJ Brown is maybe at times a clumsy messenger that he has more support in that locker room than it that’s a good take than a lot of the media seems to believe. He’s not just lonewolfing it out there. It it is very difficult for me to believe. I understand AJ Brown is an allp pro player and an alpha and, you know, a leader in that locker room by virtue of his accolades and his experience. If it was pretty universally agreed upon in that locker room, this guy’s out of line. It would be policed differently. I would think so. There, you know, he’s that there are too many other guys that have accolades. They all have rings too, you know, that to be like, hey, this has to stop to where the report would be there was a confrontation in the locker room, you know what I mean, between somebody and and that’s not what’s happening. And so it my again, and I want to be very clear, this is not only is this not reporting, it’s not even like whispered insight. Like this is just my own personal intuition that folks like, man, I’m glad AJ’s taking the bullets for us on this one. AJ doesn’t mind. He’s shining a spotlight on something all of us think is an issue. And it and now this KW might be confirmation bias for me on a previous take, which is who is the quarterback that I have most consistently compared Jaylen Herz to. It’s Russell Wilson. Oh, from a play style perspective, from a where they were drafted, from what we thought of him, from the the numbers at, you know, early on weren’t there, but he was a winner. the to the check down or deep ball stuff, all of that. But the other thing that was true about Russell Wilson is for a guy who won that much and never said a crossword publicly, he wasn’t as beloved in the locker room as other quarterbacks. And in fact, you know, that one really broke down and there was a real division in that locker room. It it feels like we are approaching that in Philadelphia because I just can’t believe KW that if people thought what AJ was doing was out of line or unfair to Jalen that they wouldn’t have stopped it and or that there wouldn’t be more guys saying like hey it like all right I’ll publicly say you know I’ll stand in my locker and say, “Yeah, we don’t AJ’s his own Manning can say what he wants. We don’t agree with him, you know, and I know that would cause maybe that’s an extreme, but but to your point, and then I don’t know what the media is doing down there in Philly. Somebody should be asked, several of the team, the high ranking team players should be asked about this. The med even if you want to say, “Hey, the media is making a big deal out of what AJ’s saying. It seems like he and Jaylen are at odd.” Like just get some quotes from these guys. But Diana had some stuff and then the No, the stuff is that it’s within the organization. Everybody agrees with AJ. We’re kicking around Carson Wentz’s name as far as a division between quarterback and team. Yeah. Can I ask you a question, bro? I don’t understand statistically what set AJ Brown off about like why this offense is so broken. Dusty, can you pull up Eagles pass play percentage with Jaylen Herz? This hasn’t been a a passing scheme that just fell off the cliff last year. Yeah. Last this year 31st. Actually passing a little bit more. And I know Se, you know, oh, we’re not going to we’re going to pass the lease because Squan is cooking. But it’s never been a Joe Burrow type offense that all of a sudden turned and T. Higgins be like, oh, I didn’t sign up for this. It has always been this. So, I don’t know how it could be copathetic for a while and then all of a sudden, well, because a few years ago, AJ was getting his numbers. He was having the best years of his career early when he first got to Philly with Jaylen. Here’s another graphic. We look AJ whether he’s everybody agrees with him in the locker room or not, he should look in the mirror, too, because this is his average yards of separation. And I know that that those numbers might not mean much to people. It’s obviously gotten worse. So this year he’s getting less than two yard separation. Here’s what will stand out to people. That is last in the league. Dead last among 59 receivers with 40 or more targets. We know Jaylen is cautious, right? You better be open if you want him to throw you the rock. And AJ, while he can win a lot of those 50/50 balls, he’s not getting separation. And that’s probably why Jaylen’s not going to him as much and going more to Devonte. Could I throw one little This is very fuzzy analysis. Sure. But remember I was like and it really didn’t make any sense, but remember I was like I wonder if the Eagles take on a us versus the world attitude even though the division is internal. The the video today was that the Eagles started practicing to hate me now which like blasting. I was like, “Oh, maybe that’s taking it on of there’s there’s a lot of angst, but you circle the wagon. We live in the in the muck and the mire. Y’all can handle this in your locker room to it that it might be unifying in a strange maybe.” Hey, can I let me ask one other question before we move on? Do you think right now Truth Serum Howie Roseman feels like should have traded him? Yes. Yes, I do. Yes. you know that the that we don’t know how you couldn’t that just we would yes we’d be down maybe we’d regret it I would try to get a receiver for right but weed would have there would be no noise right now sur and again maybe maybe he one of the reasons he didn’t is how he knows man if I trade AJ it’s going to be and if everyone agrees with him then all of a sudden we’re going to hear it from other places and AJ’s the shield for it but I don’t know just from a winning team. Uh, not the Patriots are winning. The vibes in New England are out of this world. Yeah. M. Hollands and Stefon Digs and they’re all there talking about each other, supporting each other, supporting. What helps Philly though is that vibes were not that different last year and they won the whole thing. It’s just weird. It’s very strange. Okay. Uh, moving on. Oh, Colts in Kansas City. That’s a big story. Wilds shouldn’t Patrick Mahomes coming off two subpar games. Passer rating at 57 against the Bills, then 79 against the Broncos. We showing this is week one on the defensive side. Showing that. Well, here are the ranks this season uh with the Colts uh versus the Chiefs. Yeah, Daniel Jones, the Colts number one scoring offense. So, who’s under more pressure, the Chiefs offense or defense? I think it’s the Chiefs defense. the and again I I’ve said this but if people haven’t watched this week Patrick did not play well enough against Denver and he had one of the least efficient games of his career against Buffalo. So those last two games a big part of the reason they lost is the greatest quarterback I’ve ever seen didn’t play up to his standards. I understand that. Despite that, I believe Patrick will hold up his end of the bargain this weekend. And so I think that the the offense the pressure on the offense is a release valve a bit and that I think we’re going to get a really good Patrick Mahomes game. The question is, is the defense going to be able to get off the field on third and long? And is the defense going to be able to be one of the only teams this year to not let Jonathan Taylor put up such a statline that in 2025, we’re talking about giving running backs an MVP when we Saquon had Saquon B. We are a year removed from running back being able to set the all-time yardage record, choosing not to for an awesome team, and everyone’s like, well, he’s not the MVP. And then so that to me the pressure is on the defense that was not good enough. The the Chiefs offense brew against Denver had an excuse. Playing the Broncos defense, they’re awesome. You know, the Chiefs defense did not have an excuse. Playing the Broncos offense, you should have it should have been able to get stops and they weren’t able to. I hear what you’re saying because the defense of the Chiefs is facing a better unit. Yes, they’re facing the best offense in the league statistically, best running back, and the Chiefs offense is not fa they’re facing a solid defense, not a great defense, but pressure they say is what a result of expectations. Patrick Mahomes is the face of the team and he obviously is the offense, you know, as the quarterback. So, I just think win or lose, like it’s going to be on Mahomes. If they lose this game, people are going to be looking at Patrick Mahomes. Now, I guess if it were 40 to 38, then you could say, okay, Mahomes did everything he could. But if he loses, if it’s not a shootout to that extent, there will be he couldn’t outgun Daniel Jones. Story line’s going to die. At some point, we got to be like Daniel Jones in this offense. But it’s But he’s not close to Momes, though. And and Daniel Jones, let’s keep it real last two weeks, right? Not just that, he’s got 15 touchdowns. Not high. and seven picks high like so it’s not like he’s been phenomenal but you couldn’t outgun Daniel Jones or it might come down to wow again they had the ball at the end of the game chance to win and unlike all the years past Mahomes didn’t deliver so I just think he’s going to be the storyline because he’s Patrick Mahome I also just one thing about the Chief’s offense and the unit they’ll be facing so Chavarius Ward who was a Chief and was excellent and was on the ners obviously and the famous uh Travis Kelce miked up during the Super Bowl of him going nose tonose with Chavarius Ward saying oh you like it more over there you like stay over there so Chavarius the he’s with the Colts he got a concussion in pregame a month ago hasn’t played he’s back sauce Gardner so this will be the first time that they have the two corners you you know S they traded for and Chavarius Ward who’s a really good player. So that will add right off a buy add an extra wrinkle to this Colts defense. Sauce was learning on the fly, too. He was talking about like I’ve never heard. He got burnt, too. No, but now he has had a week. He’s getting settled. I’m sure he wants to make up well. And I’m a Chiefs guy. Thanks for watching. Subscribe here to get more from the show and to check out clips from other shows on FS1.

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