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*among players with at least 100 pass attempts

Russell Wilson has quietly been pretty dang good this season, and Sean Payton has turned this organization around despite inheriting an abysmal team and getting off to a rough first few games.

Nathaniel Hackett might feel like the head-to-head was some vindication, but let's not forget that the Jets defense scored 9 points that game. Sean Payton may be a jerk for saying what he said about Hackett, but he wasn't wrong.

Overall, the AFC East has a 17-21 record. This past weekend three AFC East teams lost "out of division" games, the only one that didn't was the Dolphins, and they had a bye week.

Not what many expected, I think.

AFC North 7-3 Ravens 6-3 Steelers 6-3 Browns 5-4 Bengals

NFC South 5-5 Saints 4-5 Buccaneers 4-5 Falcons 1-8 Panthers

2022 Jags first 9 games: LWWLLLLLW

2023 Jags first 9 games: WLLWWWWWL

As a jags fan I don't like how this ends

Like there’s been at least 8 different games so far that have featured the Giants, the Jets, or the Bills…

Contenders looking like pretenders 🤷‍♂️

He clearly is no longer the player of the last few seasons.

Buffalo should have moved on from him when his value was at its highest. As we saw tonight he is at best middle of the road with an albatross of a contract that if not for DeShaun would be the worst.

I said it after week 1, I'll say it again:

Dak and Josh Allen 1-for-1 would have been a win win trade for both teams ala Goff/Stafford

Dak has the intangibles leadership and ability to avoid turnovers Josh lacks

[Updated formatting] Because I thought that PFF’s midseason All-Pro list wasn’t the best, I thought I’d post my own team. Few caveats to this. I’m a week late, so instead of counting all stats through week 9, I’m counting all stats through week 10. I’m not going to pretend to know what I’m talking about for offensive line, so I’ll only be posting PFF’s team. I also won’t pretend that I know how to judge long snappers and “special teamers.” PFF includes flex positions for offense and defense. I’ll list them, but I won’t add my own since the AP doesn’t have one (anymore). I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts. Finally, I'm a Broncos fan, I'm biased at some positions.

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Offense:

QB	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Jalen Hurts	Lamar Jackson
Second-Team	Tua Tagovailoa	Josh Allen

This was one of the biggest shocks to me. Jackson is playing great, but to totally ignore Hurts and what he’s done again this year is insanity to me. Hurts is leading the best team to a number 1 seed right now and if he continues, he deserves the 1st-Team nod along with MVP (if the season ended today). Josh Allen as the second team is also insane. The man is fun to watch because he’s a gunslinger, but live by the gunslinger, die by the gunslinger and the Bills die more often than not. I'm not in love with Tua on the Second-Team and overall I think the QB teams are wide open.

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RB	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Christian McCaffrey	Derrick Henry
Second-Team	Derrick Henry	Raheem Mostert

I’m not too mad about PFF’s selections. I think McCaffrey should get the nod though as he’s having another insane season. Henry is also doing what he does. Mostert would make the 3rd-Team right now for me if it existed, but if Henry or McCaffrey slow down at all, he could easily leapfrog them for an All-Pro selection.

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WR	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Tyreek Hill	Tyreek Hill
First-Team	AJ Brown	AJ Brown
First-Team	(Probably Diggs)	n/a
Second-Team	CeeDee Lamb	CeeDee Lamb
Second-Team	Stephon Diggs	Justin Jefferson
Second-Team	(Keenan Allen)	n/a

Again, not very different here, but Jefferson being selected was a bit of a head scratcher. After week 8 (when PFF published) Jefferson only had 36 catches for 571 yards and 3 TDs. Also, important to note that PFF does not include a third WR for their First- or Second-Teams so I've put my hypothetical picks in parenthesis, but I'm not going to rip them for that.

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TE	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Mark Andrews	Travis Kelce
Second-Team	TJ Hockenson	George Kittle

Andrews to me has been far and away the best TE this year for me. Hockenson has some better stats, but he is force fed a little (95 targets when writing this), plus Andrews is a great blocker. Kittle being on PFF’s 2nd-Team isn’t an awful choice, but it felt like they went with name recognition here, especially with Kelce (who I'd throw on a fourth-team).

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Offensive Flex	PFF Team
First-Team	Brandon Aiyuk
Second-Team	Stefon Diggs

I won't argue here because the Flex position doesn't exist for the AP teams.

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PFF O-Line	First-Team	Second-Team
LT	Christian Darrisaw	Kolton Miller
LG	Tyler Smith	Joe Thuney
C	Jason Kelce	Ryan Kelly
RG	Kevin Dotson	Chris Lindstrom
RT	Penei Sewell	Lane Johnson

No idea if these are good teams are not. Feel free to chime in if you can dig into this further.

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Defense:

Defensive Interior	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Quinnen Williams	Quinnen Williams
First-Team	Aaron Donald	Dexter Lawrence
Second-Team	Jalen Carter	Jalen Carter
Second-Team	Chris Jones	Aaron Donald

Again, not the craziest team selections. I just think Dexter Lawrence is fringe Second-Team right now.

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Edge Rusher	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	TJ Watt	Nick Bosa
First-Team	Myles Garrett	Myles Garrett
Second-Team	Maxx Crosby	Maxx Crosby
Second-Team	Danielle Hunter	TJ Watt

My biggest gripe with PFF is how much they praise Bosa, but hate on Watt. In my opinion Watt is the Defensive Player of the Year, with Garrett being a close runner up. To include Bosa on either team right now is a crime. Watt is dragging that Steelers defense to dominate and win – I’m still not sure how they have a winning record.

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LB	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Fred Warner	Demario Davis
First-Team	Foye Oluokun	Roquan Smith
Second-Team	Roquan Smith	CJ Mosley
Second-Team	Kyzir White	Quincy Williams

Fred Warner not being on either PFF team is egregious. He is the best linebacker in football and one of my dark horse candidates for DPoY. Oluokun was overlooked…again. Roquan belongs on a team for sure, I just think it should be second. White is a very overlooked LB on a very bad team.

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CB	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	DaRon Bland	Paulson Adebo
First-Team	Patrick Surtain II	Jaylon Johnson
Second-Team	Geno Stone	Darious Williams
Second-Team	Sauce Gardner	Sauce Gardner

CB is always a weird position. Do you like flashy INTs and return TDs, but can get burned (think Trevon Diggs)? Or do you like shutdown corners that can remove a star WR from the game (think Darrelle Revis)? My team is a mix of both. I don’t necessarily think my team is much better than PFF. Oh, why’d I’d add PS2? Because I’m a Broncos fan. See, I can admit my bias, can you PFF?

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Safeties	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Talanoa Hufanga	Jessie Bates III
First-Team	Jordan Whitehead	Jevon Holland
Second-Team	Justin Simmons	Antoine Winfield
Second-Team	Geno Stone	Geno Stone

Safeties are somewhat similar to how I explained CBs. I do think they snubbed Hufanga and Whitehead without having them on either team. Again, I’m biased and think Simmons should be on a team.

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Defensive Flex	PFF Team
First-Team	Trent McDuffie
Second-Team	DJ Reed

PFF's defensive flex position. It's essentially another defensive back position for them.

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Special Teams:

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K	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Harrison Butker	Chase McLaughlin
Second-Team	Dustin Hopkins	Matt Gay

Butker deserves the 1st-Team spot – he’s 100% and has a 60 yarder.

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P	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	AJ Cole	AJ Cole
Second-Team	Logan Cooke	Matt Gay

Punters are people too.

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Returner	My Team	PFF Team
First-Team	Marvin Mims Jr.	Kavontae Turpin
Second-Team	Xavier Gipson	Charlie Jones

I know I’m biased, but Mims is far and away the best returner this year.

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Special Teamer	PFF Team
First-Team	Miles Killebrew
Second-Team	Brendan Schooler

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Long Snapper	PFF Team
First-Team	Chris Stoll
Second-Team	Josh Harris

TLDR: I didn’t like PFF’s All-Pro team. Here are my selections. Do you agree? Where do you disagree?

Didn't watch the Bills regularly but mainly on weekly highlight. They were one of the favorite and domination teams early in the season. Good offense with Josh Allen and strong defense. What are the reason they aren't that good as many expected them to be. Their road to playoff also not easy with the remaining schedule.

I swear, half of the plays in the games I watch have a penalty. It just kills the flow of the game seeing a flag all the time, it feels like games back in the 00’s were not like this.

Though they have the tie breaker

I'm thinking if they didn't use their last timeout, broncos would've had 15 seconds to get the field goal unit out.

That means they sub, so with like 7 seconds left the bills could've sent someone for their own substitution, and they should've been able to burn 7 seconds sending someone off and bringing someone back on, and the refs would have to hold the ball, and time would run out.

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Just googled the rule i'm thinking of:

"If a substitution is made by the offense, the offense shall not be permitted to snap the ball until the defense has been permitted to respond with its substitutions. While in the process of a substitution (or simulated substitution), the offense is prohibited from rushing quickly to the line of scrimmage and snapping the ball in an obvious attempt to cause a defensive foul (i.e., too many men on the field). If the offense makes a late substitution, the following occurs:

• a) The Umpire will stand over the ball until the Referee deems that the defense has had a reasonable time to complete its substitutions.
• b) If a play takes place and a defensive foul for too many players on the field results, no penalties will be enforced, except for personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct, and the down will be replayed. At this time, the Referee will notify the head coach that any further use of this tactic will result in a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
• Note: The quick-snap rule does not apply after the two-minute warning of either half, or if there is not a substitution by the offense.
• c) On a fourth-down punting situation, the Referee and the Umpire will not allow a quick snap that prevents the defense from having a reasonable time to complete its substitutions. This applies throughout the entire game.
• d) If the play clock expires before the defense has completed its substitution, it is delay of game by the offense."

Chiefs: 7-2

Ravens: 7-3

Jaguars: 6-3

Dolphins: 6-3

Steelers: 6-3

Browns: 6-3

Texans: 5-4

Bengals: 5-4

Bills: 5-5

Colts: 5-5

Raiders: 5-4

Jets: 4-5

Broncos: 4-5

Chargers: 4-5

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Titans: 3-6

Patriots: 2-8

I've never seen a conference where nearly every team is still in the hunt for the playoffs this deep in the season

*fixed chargers record

AFC East:

New England Patriots: Gillette Jolt

New York Jets: Namath Nudge

Buffalo Bills: Buffalo Stampede

Miami Dolphins: Ocean Driver

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AFC West:

Kansas City Chiefs: Burnt End Barge

Denver Broncos: Mile High Head Butt

Los Angeles Chargers: Rodeo Drive Rush

Las Vegas Raiders: Sin City Surge

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AFC South:

Jacksonville Jaguars: Duval Dropkick

Tennessee Titans: Broadway Bash

Houston Texans: Bayou City Bullrush

Indianapolis Colts: Circle City Surge

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AFC North:

Pittsburgh Steelers: Steel City Squeeze

Baltimore Ravens: Raven Ram

Cincinatti Bengals: Big Cat Bulldozer

Cleveland Browns: Dawg Pound Dig

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NFC East:

Philadelphia Eagles: Brotherly Shove

Dallas Cowboys: Steer Spear

Washington Commanders: Quarterback Sneak

New York Giants: Daniel Jones Injured on the Play

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NFC West:

Los Angeles Rams: Hollywood Manhandle

Seattle Seahawks: Lumen Lunge

Arizona Cardinals: The Copper Keeper

San Francisco 49ers: Golden State Send

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NFC South:

Carolina Panthers: Panther Pounce

New Orleans Saints: Bourbon Street Bully

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Davey Jones Blocker

Atlanta Falcons: Peach Punch

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NFC North:

Minnesota Vikings: Longboat Lunge

Green Bay Packers: Lombardi Lunge

Detroit Lions: Motor City Keeper

Chicago Bears: Soldier Field Strike

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I want to hear yours too!

Because I thought that PFF’s midseason All-Pro list wasn’t the best, I thought I’d post my own team. Few caveats to this. I’m a week late, so instead of counting all stats through week 9, I’m counting all stats through week 10. I’m not going to pretend to know what I’m talking about for offensive line, so I’ll only be posting PFF’s team. I also won’t pretend that I know how to judge long snappers and “special teamers.” Finally, PFF includes flex positions for offense and defense. I’ll list them, but I won’t add my own since the AP doesn’t have one (anymore). I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts.

Offense:

My QBs: Jalen Hurts (1st-Team), Tua Tagovailoa (2nd-Team)

PFF QBs: Lamar Jackson (1st-Team), Josh Allen (2nd-Team)

This was one of the biggest shocks to me. Jackson is playing great, but to totally ignore Hurts and what he’s done again this year is insanity to me. Hurts is leading the best team to a number 1 seed right now and if he continues, he deserves the 1st-Team nod along with MVP. Josh Allen as the second team is also insane. The man is fun to watch because he’s a gunslinger, but live by the gunslinger, die by the gunslinger and the Bills die more often than not.

My RBs: Christian McCaffrey (1st-Team), Derrick Henry (2nd-Team)

PFF RBs: Derrick Henry (1st-Team), Raheem Mostert (2nd-Team)

I’m not too mad about PFF’s selections. I think McCaffrey should get the nod though as he’s having another insane season. Henry is also doing what he does. Mostert would make the 3rd-Team right now for me if it existed, but if Henry or McCaffrey slow down at all, he could easily leapfrog them for an All-Pro selection.

My WRs: Tyreek Hill (1st-Team), AJ Brown (1st-Team), Stephon Diggs (2nd-Team), CeeDee Lamb (2nd-Team)

PFF WRs: Tyreek Hill (1st-Team), AJ Brown (1st-Team), CeeDee Lamb (2nd-Team), Justin Jefferson (2nd-Team)

Again, not very different here, but Jefferson being selected was a bit of a head scratcher. After week 8 (when PFF published) Jefferson only had 36 catches for 571 yards and 3 TDs.

My TEs: Mark Andrews (1st-Team), TJ Hockenson (2nd-Team)

PFF TEs: Travis Kelce (1st-Team), George Kittle (2nd-Team)

Andrews to me has been far and away the best TE this year for me. Hockenson has some better stats, but he is force fed a little (95 targets when writing this), plus Andrews is a great blocker. Kittle being on PFF’s 2nd-Team isn’t an awful choice, but it felt like they went with name recognition here, especially with Kelce.

PFF Offensive Flex: Brandon Aiyuk (1st-Team), Stefon Diggs (2nd-Team)

Offensive line PFF: LT – Christian Darrisaw (1st-Team), Kolton Miller (2nd-Team), LG – Tyler Smith (1st-Team), Joe Thuney (2nd-Team), C – Jason Kelce (1st-Team), Ryan Kelly (2nd-Team), RG – Kevin Dotson (1st-Team), Chris Lindstrom (2nd-Team), RT – Penei Sewell (1st-Team), Lane Johnson (2nd-Team)

Defense:

My Defensive Interior: Quinnen Williams (1st-Team), Aaron Donald (1st-Team), Jalen Carter (2nd-Team), Chris Jones (2nd-Team)

PFF Defensive Interior: Dexter Lawrence (1st-Team), Quinnen Williams (1st-Team), Jalen Carter (2nd-Team), Aaron Donald (2nd-Team)

Again, not the craziest team selections. I just think Dexter Lawrence is more fringe.

My Edge Rushers: TJ Watt (1st-Team), Myles Garrett (2nd-Team), Maxx Crosby (2nd-Team), Danielle Hunter (2nd-Team)

PFF Edge Rushers: Nick Bosa (1st-Team), Myles Garrett (1st-Team), TJ Watt (2nd-Team), Maxx Crosby (2nd-Team)

My biggest gripe with PFF is how much they praise Bosa, but hate on Watt. In my opinion Watt is the Defensive Player of the Year, with Garrett being a close runner up. To include Bosa on either team right now is a crime. Watt is dragging that Steelers defense to dominate and win – I’m still not sure how they have a winning record.

My LBs: Fred Warner (1st-Team), Foye Oluokun (1st-Team), Roquan Smith (2nd-Team), Kyzir White (2nd-Team)

PFF LBs: Demario Davis (1st-Team), Roquan Smith (1st-Team), CJ Mosley (2nd-Team), Quincy Williams (2nd-Team)

Fred Warner not being on either PFF team is egregious. He is the best linebacker in football and one of my dark horse candidates for DPoY. Oluokun was overlooked…again. Roquan belongs on a team for sure, I just think it should be second. White is a very overlooked LB on a very bad team.

My CBs: DaRon Bland (1st-Team), Patrick Surtain II (1st-Team), Geno Stone (2nd-Team), Sauce Gardner (2nd-Team)

PFF CBs: Jaylon Johnson (1st-Team), Paulson Adebo (1st-Team), Darious Williams (2nd-Team), Sauce Gardner (2nd-Team)

CB is always a weird position. Do you like flashy INTs and return TDs, but can get burned (think Trevon Diggs)? Or do you like shutdown corners that can remove a star WR from the game (think Darrelle Revis)? My team is a mix of both. I don’t necessarily think my team is much better than PFF. Oh, why’d I’d add PS2? Because I’m a Broncos fan. See, I can admit my bias, can you PFF?

My Safeties: Talanoa Hufanga (1st-Team), Jordan Whitehead (1st-Team), Justin Simmons (2nd-Team), Geno Stone (2nd-Team)

PFF Safeties: Jessie Bates III (1st-Team), Jevon Holland (1st-Team), Antoine Winfield (2nd-Team), Geno Stone (2nd-Team)

Safeties are somewhat similar to how I explained CBs. I do think they snubbed Hufanga and Whitehead without having them on either team. Again, I’m biased and think Simmons should be on a team.

PFF Defensive Flex: Trent McDuffie (1st-Team), DJ Reed (2nd-Team)

Special Teams:

My Ks: Harrison Butker (1st-Team), Dustin Hopkins (2nd-Team)

PFF Ks: Chase McLaughlin (1st-Team), Matt Gay (2nd-Team)

Butker deserves the 1st-Team spot – he’s 100% and has a 60 yarder.

My Ps: AJ Cole (1st-Team), Logan Cooke (2nd-Team)

PFF Ps: AJ Cole (1st-Team), Matt Gay (2nd-Team)

Punters are people too.

My Returners: Marvin Mims Jr. (1st-Team), Xavier Gipson (2nd-Team)

PFF Returners: Kavontae Turpin (1st-Team), Charlie Jones (2nd-Team)

I know I’m biased, but Mims is far and away the best returner this year.

TLDR: PFF All-Pro Teams weren't the best. I posted mine. Do. you agree?