Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17928054)

He fits what Buffalo has been doing this year.

Allen standing back there and waiting for the coverage to break down gives Coleman plenty of time to eventually come open. And if it doesn't happen, Allen has the size/speed to buy enough time and toss a YOLO ball for Coleman to fight for.

If a team can get after Allen a bit, it'll neutralize Coleman completely. But thus far, teams haven't.

Coleman would've been a complete non-factor here, IMO, but that doesn't mean he's been a disaster for Buffalo. He's been pretty productive in this bizarre sort of haphazard caveman passing game they've pieced together this year.

He and Shakir will likely complement each other similarly to Rice/Worthy going forward.

Originally Posted by Boxer_Chief (Post 17928066)

Coleman benefits from Josh having 10 seconds to throw in the pocket. I’ve never seen him make an actual wr catch, it’s always deep passes where the defender lost him in time consuming coverage.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 17928069)

Almost 1/4 of Coleman's production came in one game. He has not at all been the steady reliable player that Worthy has been, especially down the stretch.

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 17928060)

This game feels like a coin flip to me. Both teams truly have the answers to each other, so it will just come down to turnovers and execution.

The Chiefs run defense has significantly weakened in the last month or two of starter play. Pennel is not nearly the force he was to start the season, so if the Bills stick to the run and Allen carries it 10+ times and Cook gets a bellcow share, it's going to be really hard to stop this team, because their passing game is basically the Chiefs' passing game from 2022, where Allen has a ton of B and B+ options at his disposal, and he's making excellent decisions. The Chiefs secondary is as well built to stop this passing offense as any secondary in the league, but even they're going to have problems with it, Kincaid in particular, which is a matchup nightmare against us.

If the Chiefs can get to Allen, all bets are off, however. But no team has gotten to Allen a lot this year, including us (even though we didn't have Omenihu).

The Bills have a good run defense, but the Chiefs are more invested in passing anyway. They run purely to keep the defense honest, and I think if they stick with Kareem this week, they're going to get their three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust game going.

But it's the passing offense. The Chiefs just put up 23 points on an excellent defense last week without really using their WRs. I gotta imagine they open up the playbook more this week. The Bills will come out with a couple weird adjustments to catch the Chiefs off balance for a couple drives -- which will be enough for Allen to build an early lead. After that, Mahomes is too smart for zone, and Andy Reid's playcalling is too clever for man, and they're going to start moving the ball for those 6- and 7-minute drives. But they have to kill it in the red zone this week. Going 2-for-6 in the red zone this week might doom you.

This might be a week for Humphries to get the snaps at LT. The Bills best passrush comes from the interior, and having them face off against Thuney-Humphrey-Smith should stymie them a lot. Oliver spanked Smith a ton last time these teams played, so if the Chiefs can't adjust to Oliver, all bets are off.

The game just feels like a 50/50 to me. Every time I start leaning one way, like the Bills are better, or no wait, Mahomes never loses to the Bills, the counterarguments eat me up. I don't know if either team has an edge, but I'm very, very glad it's in Arrowhead.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17928054)

He fits what Buffalo has been doing this year.

Allen standing back there and waiting for the coverage to break down gives Coleman plenty of time to eventually come open. And if it doesn't happen, Allen has the size/speed to buy enough time and toss a YOLO ball for Coleman to fight for.

If a team can get after Allen a bit, it'll neutralize Coleman completely. But thus far, teams haven't.

Coleman would've been a complete non-factor here, IMO, but that doesn't mean he's been a disaster for Buffalo. He's been pretty productive in this bizarre sort of haphazard caveman passing game they've pieced together this year.

He and Shakir will likely complement each other similarly to Rice/Worthy going forward.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 17928089)

You could have just left that in the Bills thread. Nobody is surprised that you're undecided and nervous about this game.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 17928089)

You could have just left that in the Bills thread. Nobody is surprised that you're undecided and nervous about this game.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17928093)

The most shocking pick in the entire draft this year was Buffalo choosing Coleman over McConkey, and thank God they did.

I never understood it at all. Sure you have Shakir doing a lot of that role, but McConkey can win deep as well. They have 2 TE’s doing the job they want Coleman to do.

Shocking that everyone not named Shakir is struggling to separate which is why they got Amari Cooper. And as much as I thought Curtis Samuel could be solid for us, he’s just not been that good this year.

I think there’s a fair chance that Buffalo looks back in a couple years and is mad that they not only passed on Worthy, but McConkey as well.

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar (Post 17928106)

Mahomes is dropping 35+ on that weak ass D. It's up to Spags to just get a few stops.

Originally Posted by RedinTexas (Post 17927965)

WTF is the point in catch-and-release fishing if you're going to be unnecessarily cruel to them while you have them? Where is PETA??