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[Xeliou66]

Apparently Brashard Smith beat Kristian Fulton by 3 steps on a go route in practice. Not sure if that makes me excited or really concerned. I'm really lukewarm on the Fulton signing.

Yeah I wonder how much Fulton will play, he’s okay but not a great corner by any means, he provides some depth for you guys at corner but I’m kind of doubting he makes much of an impact - aside from McDuffie who’s clearly the Chiefs top corner they have Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson and the rookie they drafted in the 3rd round Nohl Williams, so I’m not sure how much playing time Fulton will get or what impact he’ll make, I’m not sure he’s better than Williams/Watson. You follow the Chiefs closer than I do though.

 

[Clayton]

Yeah I wonder how much Fulton will play, he’s okay but not a great corner by any means, he provides some depth for you guys at corner but I’m kind of doubting he makes much of an impact - aside from McDuffie who’s clearly the Chiefs top corner they have Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson and the rookie they drafted in the 3rd round Nohl Williams, so I’m not sure how much playing time Fulton will get or what impact he’ll make, I’m not sure he’s better than Williams/Watson. You follow the Chiefs closer than I do though.

I think McDuffie is the clear #1 like you say. Entering a contract year which I think could be anywhere from $24mil a year to $32 mil a year depending on how he plays. PFF has his coverage grade at 9th overall but adding in his value as a blitzer and it goes way to to 3rd overall last year. Do you pay a CB top money if he isn't a top coverage corner? Maybe thats the gamble is that the Chiefs run McDuffie as more of a conventional shutdown guy and run everyone else swiss army knife.

The Chiefs secondary is almost all hybrid players right now. Chamarri Conner listed as Nickelback but he has been a good safety. Bryan Cook still the FS but he really has more of a SS profile. Nazeeh Johnson might be the deep cover guy if its not McDuffie.

Fulton I think is assumed to be the #2 CB. Coming out of LSU, he had 1st round film and technique but short arms which almost always means rd2 which he fell. Some projected him as a Nickelback coming out. Maybe he takes over there, Conner moves to his natural position. Hard to say. The idea that the Chiefs have a hole in their deep coverage seems somewhat plausible. Its not as obvious of a variable as the Chiefs oline but its something to watch. Nohl Williams looks like a physical outside guy with speed limitations. He won't have any impact on Fulton playing.

 

[Xeliou66]

I think McDuffie is the clear #1 like you say. Entering a contract year which I think could be anywhere from $24mil a year to $32 mil a year depending on how he plays. PFF has his coverage grade at 9th overall but adding in his value as a blitzer and it goes way to to 3rd overall last year. Do you pay a CB top money if he isn't a top coverage corner? Maybe thats the gamble is that the Chiefs run McDuffie as more of a conventional shutdown guy and run everyone else swiss army knife.

The Chiefs secondary is almost all hybrid players right now. Chamarri Conner listed as Nickelback but he has been a good safety. Bryan Cook still the FS but he really has more of a SS profile. Nazeeh Johnson might be the deep cover guy if its not McDuffie.

Fulton I think is assumed to be the #2 CB. Coming out of LSU, he had 1st round film and technique but short arms which almost always means rd2 which he fell. Some projected him as a Nickelback coming out. Maybe he takes over there, Conner moves to his natural position. Hard to say. The idea that the Chiefs have a hole in their deep coverage seems somewhat plausible. Its not as obvious of a variable as the Chiefs oline but its something to watch. Nohl Williams looks like a physical outside guy with speed limitations. He won't have any impact on Fulton playing.

It will be interesting to watch how the Chiefs whole team gels together this year. They have a lot of talented players but some question marks - obviously Mahomes is a great QB, I think he might put up bigger numbers again this year after not quite reaching the 4000 yard mark last season, with a more stable receiving unit - Rice and Brown healthy, Worthy in year 2, but at the same time Kelce is aging and his productivity has decreased the past 2 seasons. The rushing game will need to be more effective for them, their RBs averaged under 4 yards per carry last season, and it was a total non factor in the Super Bowl loss. The O-Line was addressed in the offseason and should be better but it will be interesting how they gel. On D they are good, but they do need some more edge rush production from guys other than Karlaftis, and on the D-Line Chris Jones is aging and might not be as productive.

I think the Chiefs are still the favorites in the West and a Super Bowl contender, but the West is a tough division, and it will be interesting to see how the Chiefs look - last year they didn’t look nearly as dominant as their 15-2 record suggested.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[jarntt]

 

[jarntt]

 

[Xeliou66]

I think Russ definitely starts the season as the starter for the G-Men, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Dart takes over at some point this season. Depends on how Russ plays. The G-Men have a better roster this year and should be a much more competitive team - whether it’s Russ or Dart the QB play should be better than the garbage play they had last season at QB, they finally have a star receiver in Nabers, and their D looks decent, the front 7 looks good and I think Carter will be a star pass rusher and the secondary got a couple of additions in the offseason and should be improved. The G-Men are in a very tough division but they’ll be a much better and more competitive team this year IMO regardless of whether Russ or Dart is the QB.

 

[jarntt]

 

[DJ Fieri]

Trivia Time: What NFL QB threw the most 40-plus yard TD's in a season?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Randall Cunningham threw 13 in 1998 when he played for the Minnesota Vikings. He had a pretty good deep threat at receiver. Y'all might have heard of him, Randy Moss ring a bell?

Get well, Randy!!!!

 

[Battlelyon]

Which one of you numbskulls came up with this idea

I don't like your avatar

 

[Tainthappening]

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Like the under for Bengals.... nothing else jumped off the page for me other than under on 49ers until I looked at their schedule... pretty easy (on paper currently)... so could see them getting there if team stays somewhat healthy.

Do kind of like the over for the Rams... if Stafford healthy think LAR could be very good this year.

 

[Judge Fudge]

I don't like your avatar

Get used to it........


Kidding aside. I change it every one in a while and this one probably ran its course so if I find something worthy, I might change it

 

[Xeliou66]

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Obviously you never know how anything will turn out, but it’s fun to speculate, so I’ll say this - I’ll take the over for my Falcons, we won 8 last year with Cousins starting for most of the year, and I think Penix will be an improvement over Cousins, plus our D should be much better. I think we have our first winning season since 2017 this year.
Also taking the over on the Pats, they look like the most improved team in the NFL IMO, added in a lot of new talent and Maye enters year 2, I think the Pats will have a winning record and contend for a playoff spot.
I’ll take the over on the defending champion Eagles too, they look absolutely loaded again.
And I’ll definitely take the over on the Texans as well, they look far better than the rest of that division and their D looks elite, they should get to 10 wins.

For the under I’ll definitely take the under on the Fins, their D looks really shaky, their O-Line is a question mark and I don’t trust Tua to stay healthy. It would greatly surprise me if they had a winning season, I think they may fall some and McDaniel is on the hot seat.
Also taking the under on the Saints, their QB situation is dismal and they lack star power and are very thin in places, unless Shough has a strong rookie year and some playmakers emerge I say they’ll finish in the bottom 3 of the NFL.

I’m surprised the Browns are the team picked the lowest here, if they get their QB situation figured out they won’t be terrible IMO.

 

[Judge Fudge]

And sorry for not being around more...

Just dealing with bullshit from my POS uncle to house hunting to getting the house show ready to getting my migraines under control to some other crap.

 

[Battlelyon]

Get used to it........


Kidding aside. I change it every one in a while and this one probably ran its course so if I find something worthy, I might change it

I got you




Much better

 

[Judge Fudge]

I got you


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Much better

Lol.

I see if I got the right one....

 

[Battlelyon]

Lol.

I see if I got the right one....

I wish him the best when he is not playing us.