Joe Thomas

I mean, I picked the Bills to be my Super Bowl champs.

I think part of that is a little biased because as a Browns guy for all these years, I'm feeling like a kindred spirit to the Lions and the Bills, those other Midwest teams, those other Rust Belt teams that haven't yet got to the mountaintop and

candidly i just like josh allen it's fun watching him play i think he's clearly the best player in the nfl right now and in the playoffs with what he's doing for his team not only with his arm but his legs and i i think he can hold this up for the rest of the playoffs honestly i think he is that special type of talent that special mentality that he can go into that dark room and just say hey i'm putting it on me i don't care what my body feels like i don't care about the situation i'm an athlete i'm a

killer mentality, championship caliber quarterback.

And I'm going to do whatever it takes to get this win.

And so that's why I believe in him.

And even though the cards are stacked against him, even though he seems to be losing all the guys around him that are important for that success, offense and defense, and they don't have the team that they've had in previous years, I think he's got more confidence this year than he ever has because he is the best version of himself right now.

And he's already been

one of the greats of all time in the playoffs of being able to put that team on his back.

And he doesn't have to worry about Patrick Mahomes this year.

Right.

Yeah, and I think he's thinking, hey, this is my year to do it, right?

He's looking at the gauntlet he's got to go through to get to the Super Bowls a little bit softer, maybe from an experience standpoint, certainly at that quarterback position than usual.

So I think that even gives him a little notch up in motivation, knowing that it's not a pass.

murderer's row with Patrick Mahomes and the other quarterbacks that he usually has to face going through the AFC, because the playoffs to me is always about who's that quarterback that I trust the most.

It's got the most experience because I know in those big moments, even though some of these young guys like a Drake may have had great seasons, they're going to make mistakes because the stakes are so much higher.

The emotions are higher.

The mistakes you make are amplified.

And when you're a Josh Allen and you've been in those situations, you can remain cool, calm, and collected to make the play in that moment.

It gives your team great confidence knowing that they got that guy.