What we learned in NFL Week 5: Mike Evans is perfect fit with Brock Purdy, Josh Allen extends MVP lead

Plus, this NFL Draft class is looking excellent early. There are stars on Hollywood Boulevard, so, naturally, when the Rams made not one but two blockbuster trades, acquiring Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie, and the Chargers made the biggest coordinator hire in Mike McDaniel — both dramatic all-in moves — plenty of eyes and attention went to Southern California. The Patriots have run football for much of the 21st century and are coming off a Super Bowl berth, so, naturally, when they traded for A.J. Brown, plenty of eyes and attention went to Beantown. The Chiefs have run the NFL for much of the last eight years, so, naturally, when they signed Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to take the burden off a recovering Patrick Mahomes, plenty of eyes and attention went to Kansas City.
We love superlatives: "best" offseason, "worst" offseason, "most interesting" signing, "most surprising" team … the list goes on. How about one that just made sense? Mike Evans to the 49ers has been a perfect marriage of talent, tendencies and scheme. As we sort through who's legit and who's not at this still-early point in the season, we can also group the legit teams into tiers of "playoff legit" and "Super Bowl legit." At 5-0 and coming off a road win at the defending champs,
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