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NFL offenses are struggling because they are taking the bait on two-high safety looks

Everyone's blaming the two high safeties. And I actually read an article... essentially deep passes still work, but offenses are taking the bait with the two high safeties and just they're running the ball into light boxes and it's just not, it's not as effective... stop taking the bait.

The 'two-high' shell was a dominant talking point in 2024. Offensive production did eventually tick up as teams adapted, though passing yards remained historically low for much of the year.

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The Patriots' offensive line is currently worse than the Bears'

[The Patriots] looked horrible. Their offensive line like looked worse than the Bears. [Jacoby Brissett] never had more than one second to throw. They missed a ton of tackles on defense.

While both units were bottom-tier, the Patriots' line was statistically among the worst in terms of pressure rate allowed throughout the 2024 season.
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Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player of all time

I'd say that this, he is the best baseball player of all time. Whether or not he'll have the best career of all time is kind of up for grabs. But we've never seen anybody that's doing what he's doing.

This is inherently subjective, though Ohtani's 2024 season and dual-threat history make him a consensus top-tier candidate for the 'best ever' title.
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Offenses will eventually adapt to the two-high safety look that is currently limiting NFL scoring

I feel like there are ways around that too. I feel like offenses can adapt to it. Offenses that are doing a lot of motion like the Saints, the 49ers, some of these offenses that are trying to confuse the defense are still very effective.

Offensive production did fluctuate but the league-wide adaptation to 'shell' defenses remained a season-long narrative with varying success.

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The Brewers' pressure created their 'lucky' breaks

That's not luck. That's just the Brewers and what they did to you mentally, where it's like you have to be perfect and almost made teams just become a worse version of themselves because of what the Brewers were doing to them.

This is an evaluative baseball argument rather than a claim with one definitive result.
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The Bears are building around Jeffrey Simmons correctly

Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute game wrecker. Top three at his position, changes everyone around him. The Bears had a weakness in their defense, especially run defense. They made it a strength.

The assessment of Simmons' impact and positional ranking is partly subjective and will depend on his Chicago performance.
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Jeffrey Simmons makes the Bears Super Bowl contenders

I thought they could win the Super Bowl before Jeffrey Simmons. Now I really do.

The 2026 NFL season and Super Bowl outcome have not yet been resolved from the episode date.