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I don’t find tanking to be as egregious in football as it is in other sports. Really don’t understand the need to reinvent the wheel here. The Titans deserve the #1 pick because they are garbage.

Anyone who watches football and thinks Elam has been better than any of the Bills CBs this year is bananas. The Bills pass D is actually ok, relatively speaking. It’s the run D that’s the problem. For years, PFF has been penalizing CBs in heavy zone schemes because of the separation numbers. But that is how the D is supposed to be run.

He was not well out of bounds.

As much as Russini’s idea has merit, they’ll never do it.

"I don't see the spaceship, either!!" I don't know if this is Rochesterfan: or this is:

🎯 It all boils down to this for the left: 1. White people are bad. That said, @ryangrim, the post isn’t about the validity, to whatever degree, of the things Ken Burns decided to include in the opening of the documentary. It’s about propaganda, which is always built around lies, half truths and truth, all carefully interwoven to create a narrative. Propaganda works by controlling the lens through which we see things. And for Ken Burns to frame the American Revolution in this way, right from the start, sets the stage for how the viewer interprets everything that comes after. So for example, the smallest amount of truth, like “the Iroquois had a confederacy” morphs into “it was used as a model for America” while leaving out the more important structural influences, including the very system of government used by Britain at the time. Or “Ben Franklin referenced the Iroquois in his writings” becomes “influenced,” while leaving out the far more influential thinkers that had an impact on all the founders. This combination of lies, half truths, truth, along with deliberate omissions, especially at the start of the documentary, are what make this propaganda.

I'd love to see a definitive analysis, but the ones I've seen indicate that both these things are true, but that most of the problems stemming from Brady's schemes and play calling. As many here have observed, he's predictable, limited, slow to adapt, late getting plays in, has not adapted his offense to the receivers he has, and lacks innovation, creativity, and vision. In short, he's just not a good coordinator. I'm encouraged that McDermott fired Dorsey, so maybe he will pull the trigger on this guy. Who would replace him, though? I really doubt he would bring back Daboll. Kromer might be the answer. He was terrific his first year with the Bears, setting franchise records for yards and touchdowns. I don't see how he could be worse than Brady.

If you’re tanking with a QB like Josh, you don’t deserve his services lol If he’s injured and out for the season, sure. Go ahead.

The missed extra point really burns my buns.

From Diana Russini in The Athletic today. Thoughts on this idea? I confess to really liking it! But I realize it’s unlikely to happen. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6828031/2025/11/22/nfl-rumors-news-joe-burrow-brandon-aiyuk-shedeur-sanders/ ‘And finally, save some room on your Thanksgiving table for a special Wednesday edition of the column. With luck, it will give you some good NFL chatter to discuss with those cousins you see once a year. Here’s a safe debate topic that doesn’t involve politics: Would the NFL ever implement a minimum number of wins a team must reach to keep its first-round draft pick? My friends over at “Pardon My Take” were using their weird but brilliantly wired brains to dream up ways to prevent tanking in the NFL, and I’ll admit it — Big Cat and PFT Commenter might actually be onto something. If a rule like this ever passed, some of Sunday’s Week 18 slate would instantly become must-watch TV for teams outside the playoff picture, scrambling for that final win to retain a top-three pick. Think of it as an unorthodox, chaotic, American spin on relegation in global soccer. So, of course, I had to ask around the league. Here’s what I heard, via text: • “Wowwwwwwwww. I love that. No tanking!” — AFC executive • “They won’t do that. They should.” — NFL owner • “Zero chance that ever happens. The league loves parity.” — NFC team president • “December would be nuts. We’d be starting injured veterans just to scrape out a third win, so we don’t lose our shot at a franchise QB.” — NFC head coach • “You think coaches get fired fast now? Imagine if this became a thing?” — Super Bowl-winning veteran And from a GM who said such a plan would have no shot: “Just because you get the first pick doesn’t mean you’ll get it right,” he argued. “Put a team out there that competes and let the chips fall. The Mavericks had like a .1% chance of getting the first pick and ended up with (Cooper) Flagg.”’

That Madden video in other threads suggest that we currently only run 5 offensive plays in any case, no problemo, arise OC Josh Allen. Brady demoted to waterboy.

in hindsight, this is likely correct.

As others have said, losing to the Texans on a short week with their top ranked menacing defense, was not a shock or reason to hang heads. It was losing to the Falcons and Dolphins that made it way worse to stomach.

Blaming the loss on owner greed, that is imaginative.

The playbook has been in place for decades...

The team didn't show up ready to play, again (seems to be a thing this year) ... No excuse for that.

Maga's neither trust nor believe scholars.

She was a hottie. I just saw her in a commercial recently. She’s still attractive. BTW- there’s nothing wrong with watching a sappy love story every once in awhile. Heck my wife Puts up with me watching stuff like the Terminal List, and Dark Wolf (that was the new one), Reacher, SWAT, etc.. She never complains. So if every once in awhile I’m tasked with The Bills A Love Story, or any other love story, except The Wind Beneath My Wings, or The Notebook.

If you approach a series like this objectively, it can be entertaining and enlightening. Still, it’s a story told by a storyteller. What’s the “true patriot” part about all this?

I mean, she was pretty hot … she’d be a nice halftime diversion 🤪

How about we just not that good.

The coverage scheme is locate the nearest receiver and then attempt to position yourself as far away from the receiver as possible while remaining on the playing field.

Couldn't get any insurance broker to underwrite glass coverage. 🙁

I did my friend. Not to get sappy, but we just took a walk at sunrise. I try and compromise with her as we drove to a park on the north end of the Tampa Bay. Now I’m free and clear to go to the gym, then church, and watch football today. My other compromise is I promised to make her dinner. She’s really trying to understand why Buffalo is so special to me. Anyway, everyone enjoy the day with family with the games. I’m looking forward to the Bucs/Rams. Dallas/Philly might be good as well.

DC, I was correcting myself, not you. I almost made light of it as well. I know better.