Ted Nguyen
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To me, it's the Chiefs. I mean, they haven't been healthy all season. Now they're as healthy as they've ever been at any point this season. We know Patrick Holmes kind of flips the switch in the playoffs. They have the playoff experience. It's just a hard... it's hard to pick anybody, but, but Kansas city, in my opinion. And obviously the Ravens have an amazing roster.
They're playing very well right now. But, you know, I just want to see Lamar Jackson be able to do it in the post season, especially when he's going to be in a game where a lot, there's going to be a lot more on his shoulders. I thought, Pittsburgh just kind of gave the game away with what they were doing. And really, there was just not a ton of pressure on Lamar Jackson.
But when he's faced off against a Josh Allen or a Mahomes where he's in a bit of a shootout situation, how is he going to handle it? I mean, I love Lamar as much as anyone, but I just want to see him do it in this setting.
Yeah, I mean, look, it's the home field. It's the, hey, they get to play Houston, so there's an easier path conversation. But it sounds like we're just talking straight team. You're going cheap. Sorry, before we get your rapid-fire picks, let's just finish with Washington and Detroit here.
We know Detroit blitzes, I think, the second-highest rate in the NFL, and yet Jaden Daniels is a young quarterback that seems to be comfortable against it. There's all sorts of numbers that tell you he's – I'd say at worst top 10 quarterback against some of the pressure stuff going through the grade of the game against Tampa.
There's probably some stuff you could pick apart from Jaden, except when you need him the most. He's doing the unthinkable and he's saving a team. And then doing it in a playoff level two on top of everything else. So how do you see the Jaden attack against what Detroit is going to do? Where I imagine it's probably a carryover from what we saw at the end of the regular season with Aaron Glenn.
It's like, all right, if we don't have these guys healthy, we are just going to be as aggressive. We're not going to be passive and lose. We're going to be aggressive. If we lose that way, they'll just feel better about it because that seems to be the entire team's culture.
Yeah, they're going to blitz Jaden like crazy. I mean, part of the reason why you want to blitz a mobile quarterback is because you surround it with more bodies. So there's less of a chance that they could scramble and you get into some of those cover zero blitzes. So they just throw the ball and get rid of it. So they're not trying to scramble around and create plays.
But like you mentioned, Jaden Daniels has been phenomenal. against the Blitz all season. He's third in EPA against the Blitz, and you usually don't see that with rookie quarterbacks. But he's just so calm, and he's able to throw the ball deep against the Blitz, too. He's not just throwing hot routes. Terry McLaurin's one of his favorite targets against
blitz and you remember that cover zero blitz he beat at the end of the cincinnati game that really kind of you know wowed everyone that was the first that was the first throw this year with him i'm like that throw is like all-time stuff so yeah i didn't mean to interrupt but i just wanted to back up like that was a moment on the couch where you go yeah it's pretty special but go ahead
So, I mean, we're going to have to see him try to beat this Blitz deep because they play Blitz and they're going to play a lot of man coverage. And they're probably going to do what they did against Sam Darnold and the Vikings, where they're going to double Justin Jefferson and try to dare somebody else to beat you.
So, Dynami Brown, who's kind of come on as late, I think he's going to be a huge part of this game. But, yeah, I mean, I think... Detroit is going to do a good job of limiting what Jaden can do on the ground because they're just going to bring bodies at him. It's going to be tough for him to find running lanes.
But if he does, I mean, it's probably going to be a big play because everybody's playing man coverage. But I think it's going to be up to guys like Zach Ertz and Dynamic Brown to win against one-on-one coverage. And the lines have been a little bit weaker against tight ends, especially after all the injuries. So we'll see if Ertz can do it. But also, the Lions are very good against a run, too.
So that's another problem for this Washington offense. And the Lions are likely going to score a lot, which is going to change the game script and force them into a passing game script, which is another difficult thing that the commanders are going to have to deal with.
All right, rapid fire picks. Let's start in the AFC with the headliner, Buffalo, Baltimore.
I think the Ravens are going to win.
All right. Sounds like Kansas City over Houston. No surprise there. Yeah. And Detroit, Washington. Detroit. Rams, Eagles.
Eagles. I hate to be boring and pick all the favorites, but I have a tough time seeing upsets this week.
Look, I You know, I wish I had done it more during the college football playoff, but sometimes I try to get cute myself. And, you know, maybe you'll feel better Monday if it goes off shock. If you want to read more Ted stuff, check it out on The Athletic. I promise you will enjoy it and it helps you get ready for some big playoff games. Thanks, man. No problem.
Thanks for having me on.
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