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TJ Sanders..... but yes to everything else.

Sounds like a reasonable theory.

We don't need to waste time arguing about those verses. I am extremely familiar with them and the Catholic interpretation of them as establishing Peter. I am also extremely familiar with the Protestant interpretation of them as doing no such thing. In the immediately following verses from the "rock," after Jesus tells the disciples that he will go to Jerusalem, suffer and be killed, Peter rebukes him telling Jesus it can't happen. Jesus tells him "get behind me Satan, you are a hindrance to me for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on those of man." So immediately after supposedly naming him a the primary figure he calls him out? There is absolutely no evidence that the Apostles ever viewed Peter as anything special, nor did Paul. He was not the head of the early church in Jerusalem, nor in Rome. He was a very important figure, but had no primacy. They argue about this even up to Gethsemane. There is no evidence of any "Pope" figure for hundreds of years. There is no basis for establishing Rome as the center of Christianity. There is no basis for establishing the Catholic church as an "authority." Certainly no justification for purchasing indulgences. These authority claims caused the first schism when the eastern orthodox church waved the bs flag in 1054, and the Protestant Reformation in 1517. The Catholic church claimed it was the only entity capable of interpreting the Bible, and prohibited translations into languages understood by the people. The history is exactly similar to that of the Pharisees. Traditions added on that are not scriptural. Some are counter, like the Rosary. Mary. Sainthood. The pope, (and papal history is incredibly wacky). Indulgences. Purgatory. Salvation including "works." Confession to a priest or anything else requiring an intermediary between God and his people. It goes on and on, but these man made inventions are exactly what Jesus accused the Pharisees of with their additions to Mosaic law. What Jesus alone did was completely sufficient. Nothing and nobody needs to be added. No "near Gods" need to be invented and should not be venerated. I have great regard for Catholics and other Christians, and hope they have a great conclave, but the "traditions" are man made.

Moving on.

It would be nice for the Bills to build a strong enough team where a B+ game by Allen gets them past the Chiefs. I think you can address it by re imagining your defense with some new players especially on the d-line and a minor tweak in philosophy which is why I think McDermott brought in some outside guys to his defensive staff. I agree about the lack of play makers and I doubt Palmer or Moore move the needle. However, I didn't think Mack Hollins and James Cook would step up as big as they did in the AFC Championship game last year so who knows. I'd sacrifice TJ Williams and Chase Lundt if it meant getting DK Metcalf but I digress. As far as criticism of Allen goes, if you're the highest paid player in the league you should be scrutinized as long as its fair. I couldn't care less about the fragility of the fan base. Regardless of how our defense played he still had the ball down three with a chance to win the game. The offense didn't come through either time. Allen's also 0-5 in overtime when the offense has had the ball needing a TD to win. There's room for growth.

Cook better get resigned. Don’t you guys remember how he stretched across the goaline against KC in arrowhead when a tackler had him on his legs? He deserved a contract right after that. He’s turned into a big time baller

I doubt we go unbeaten at home again but really I don't know how anyone gets to Baltimore and Cincinnati as "losses". The way I see the home schedule is: 3 divisional games (should all be wins); 2 NFC South games (should both be wins); the Bengals game where I lean towards a win; and then we play 3 of the other teams I consider among the top five in the NFL - Bills, Chiefs, Lions, Eagles, Ravens - and those three games against the Chiefs, Eagles and Ravens are toss ups. But what would surprise me is if the Bills lost all those toss up games. That just hasn't happened in the Allen era. They will find a way to win at least one of those three games. And their road schedule I think they have a genuine chance to go 8-0. I think this is one of the Bills better #1 seed opportunities of recent years.

Offensive Line isn't a rotation position. The starting Offensive Line stays in and plays practically 100% of snaps - unless there's injury. They're not pulling McGovern out to put SVP unless he's injured, dinged up, or needs an occasional breather.

Better not be a Christmas Day game, I’m already shocked when the kids open all the presents from Santa and I get socks and underwear. The last thing I need is a nerve racking bills game to go with it.

So, he's not like Devin Singletary, driving a tank down a slalom course into a freshly poured pool? Thank God! I kid! I kid! ... and I totally agree with your assessment. 😁

Yea I don't think it was entirely off field. Tucker really struggled in 2024. Would they have shown more patience and loyalty if the off field stuff wasn't in the background, and given him a chance to bounce back in 2025? Perhaps, but it isn't crazy to say this is a football decision. Even if that is only partly true.

Beane does have final say over the draft. You should watch his pre draft presser this year. He explained their process very clearly from building the board the board to the involvement of the coaches to the final decision. It was almost exactly how it was described to me by someone who used to work for the Bills. McDermott doesn't make draft picks or demand certain players. Your suspicion that defense = McDermott is wrong I am afraid. Where however he does deserve some blame is on a miss like Kaiir Elam. Because for the guys near the top of the Bills board the coaches have watched those guys and have given at least some level of reassurance they can be fitted into the scheme. With Elam I never thought that was likely and it never worked. That is the role the coaches play - after the evaluation but before the final board is set - do these guys fit our scheme. Where they have clunky scheme fits there is an element of McDermott and his staff sharing the blame. Where it is just bad talent evaluation, that is Beane. The team building strategy is also Beane. Undervaluing wide receivers is him. He says it repeatedly. He believes Quarterback, then trenches. It is the Carolina model he grew up with. Quarterback and then defensive front 7 was very much the way the Panthers drafted. They also took three round one running backs while Beane was there... luckily he hasn't done that yet.

Thank you , Mark! I hope you have a healthy, happy, well-deserved retirement, and can enjoy the upcoming Superbowl years without having to worry about writing about them!

Not a single "Get 'er done Beane" post! What's become of this board???

It certainly is LOL

Is it Finals Week? Can we get some extra time to study??

Was there a tariff on Diggs' coat? Why is this^^ here?

Good god man, is anything good in life?

I'd love to see the data. I don't believe in picking individual games based on last year but as a whole I think perceived strong or weak schedules don't often result in the opposite. What HAS been very predictable for the last 25 years is the AFC East. One team is going to be good and the rest are going to be their chew toys.

Im thinking more likely Cleveland Browns with Deshawn.

I think I found someone who doesn't really mind being called a commie. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/30/putin-renames-volgograd-airport-stalingrad-to-honor-wwii-battle-a88920 And the put up a new statue of Stalin. Communist nostalgia! The real kind.

2nd and 9 is worse than 13 seconds because the strategy they concocted during the timeout was inherently flawed. They had nearly executed a SB XXV level game of keep-away and lost their minds in the clutch. All the debate about kicking the ball short or into the end zone on 13 seconds only matters because they didn't execute in the final 13 seconds. 1 adequately defended defensive play and the game is over. The attempted longshot to Shakir after the two minute warning was damned if it worked AND if it didn't. Ultimately, we just aren't allowed to talk about failures that Josh Allen could be considered at all accountable for. The media and fans alike are terrified to be critical of him. And for multiple reasons. They don't want him to want to leave. And we've seen choking become habitual with the Kelly era Bills so we don't want to fracture his confidence. The truth is we feel that he is more important to the organization/community than any SB win he could generate. He's bigger than the brand. I can't really think of a similar situation in sports. Maybe Giannis with the Bucks? I don't know. The problem with being that way is you can't get to the truth if you omit what you wish you hadn't seen. My contention is that the lack of playmakers in the passing game has set him up for failure. He's personally thrown away his share of games with bad decisions late over his career. If he has Travis Kelce putting up 100 yards per game in the playoffs every year maybe he still doesn't win them all or even 3 of 5 like Mahomes. But we may never know what it would look like for him to have a guy who makes a difference playing with Allen in the playoffs.