THE HERD – HOUR 3 – Julian Edelman: Bills Still Have Issues | Concern About The Chiefs

The Patriots' quick in-and-out travel strategy for a London game was effective and preferable to staying a week, as it maintained their East Coast rhythm and avoided distractions.

AJ Brown's presence immediately raises the competitive bar in the receiver room and forces others to perform to earn targets. Josh McDaniels has a proven track record of maximizing receivers' strengths and will likely get Brown the ball effectively.

AJ Brown will have a monster year and provide a crucial red-zone and third-down target the Patriots have lacked.

The Seahawks are the quietest Super Bowl champion in recent memory, and their under-the-radar status will play to their advantage. GM John Schneider's consistency, returning starters, Sam Darnold's motivated mindset, and Mike Macdonald's leadership position the Seahawks to outperform expectations.

The Bills will remain elite offensively but must improve their defense to win a Super Bowl, as getting stops when needed has been their Achilles heel.

The Bills' success will ultimately rely on Josh Allen's ability to take over late in games and the defense's ability to perform under pressure.

The top ten NFL teams are Seahawks, Rams, Bills, Lions, Eagles, Chargers, Broncos, Bears, Texans, and Bengals, with Chiefs, Ravens, and Jaguars just outside.

The Patriots, Ravens, and Jaguars should be in the top ten, while the Lions and Eagles are ranked too high.

The Chiefs' roster is incredibly thin, particularly at left tackle where undrafted rookie Khalil Benson is likely to start despite having no college track record at the position. The Chiefs' left tackle vulnerability, combined with questions at cornerback and pass rush, makes them less formidable than perceived. The Broncos have a significantly better roster than the Chiefs.

The Texans are a hard matchup for the Bills due to their shutdown corner and elite edge rush.

The Texans' success hinges on establishing a consistent run game, and if Woody Marks stays healthy, they have a real offense and could be in the Super Bowl group.

Western Michigan has submitted formal appeals to the NCAA and College Football Playoff, arguing replay protocol was not followed and requesting recognition as the actual winner.

The appeal is unlikely to succeed but highlights the embarrassment of Michigan's performance and their drop from ranked to unranked status.

Dabo Swinney's refusal to fully engage with NIL and the transfer portal is akin to a CEO ignoring the internet or AI, and this rigidity has caused Clemson's program to decline. How a team loses matters, and Clemson's recent blowout losses to ranked opponents prove the program is no longer competitive at the highest level.