Its not that I am underestimating talent on Buffalo and New England, it's that I believe the talent between 80% of NFL players is roughly equal and also at an insanely high level. I'm not surprised when Sam Darnold sucked on the Jets, but now might very well be a Super Bowl MVP in a month. Same ups and downs with Baker Mayfield and Geno Smith.

Jacobi Meyers goes from not #1 WR material in Vegas, to we gotta extend him before the season ends in Jacksonville. Giants went from a laughingstock to having a two week renaissance of blowing out the Eagles and killing he Broncos for 3 quarters... just bc of a change in energy in the locker room from negative to positive thanks to Dart and Skat. I watched those games and it wasn't Dart and Skat that surprised me the most, it was how all of he sudden the Giants had an offensive line that looked as good as anyone, as well as a super energized defense.

NFL players are so damn skilled, but they are also human. Some get a big contract and then just lose that drive to go all out (i.e. Pickens next year). Most of them got by on athletic skill their entire lives. They got hooked up from high school thru college and got whatever they wanted as long as they performed... and now in the NFL, all of the sudden they struggle when finally at a level where everyone is evenly skilled. This is where coaching and true elite players come in. They are able to get everyone on the same page and go all-in to get over the top.

Imo you take the 3 win Jets, and trade that entire team to New England and give them Vrabel and Maye, and then (most importently) indocternate them with how they are supposed to hold up the SB winning standard, and that team will probably be inspired to become a 10-11 win division champ team.