(04-26-2023, 01:36 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-26-2023, 12:50 PM)Caldrac Wrote: I just don't see Rodgers winning in a shoot out in a play off game, more than likely on the road as well, with the likes of Mahomes, Burrow, Allen and I'll even go a step further and say Lawrence here in year two with Pederson in this offense and hopefully a 1,400 yard Ridley involved. 

I just don't see it. Especially with how lack luster his last two play-off games were. He did nothing against the 49ers. He made some mistakes against the  Buccaneers the year prior going head-to-head with Brady. 

I think the Jets might be in for a letdown. It may not be as bad as what the Broncos went through with Wilson, which, that's another interesting situation to watch with Sean Payton CLEARLY being a more competent and proven offensive mind in the NFL over Hackett. 

But, yeah. I just don't see it man. Buffalo is another team to watch. I wouldn't count Josh Allen out just yet. I think a lot of last year was him just trying to get into a groove with a new offensive coordinator but he should bounce back in 2023.

See I think this is a totally different convo. The Jets had absolutely no shot to win anything before Rodgers. Now, they're at least in the convo. They had to do something and this may or not may not work out but staying put was a non option. And I also think this Jets roster is overall better than the Packers roster.

Saw this tweet earlier today from Orlovsky which shows just how loaded the AFC actually is this year. It's going to be a gauntlet.

https://twitter.com/danorlovsky7/status/...63200?s=20

If I had to pick from this list I would say it's the Chargers with Herbert and the Dolphins with Tagovailoa. That's mostly because I don't like nor believe in Staley as a coach, and, I don't like the fact that he got away with throwing Lombardi under the bus, especially after it was HIS defense that choked here in Jacksonville in the 2nd half. 

The Dolphins are in a unique situation. They still technically made it last year in spite of the concussion issues with Tagovailoa but now with Rodgers inserted in New York, they'll probably win another game or two and separate themselves away from that 8 - 9, 9 - 8 record. I am not 100% sure Buffalo is even the team to beat in the AFC East. 

I would also never discount nor discredit a Bill Belichick football team. At some point he's bound to break resistance and get back into the post season. With or without Mac Jones. Wilson with Payton in Denver is still a wildcard for me, literally, a wildcard. I think he could have the same effect for Wilson in 2023 that Pederson had for Lawrence in 2022. 

The Raiders are also in this weird situation with Jimmy G and Josh McDaniels. I am not sure they're going to be as competent as they might think they are with Carr no longer there. The QB wasn't the problem in Las Vegas last year. It was the coaching. It felt like the team was tanking at times on purpose. It was odd.

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