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I have a hunch this is the game where McDermott shows the rest of the league how to defend Maye, which will serve to deflate some of the hype now reaching comical levels. But it's not just Maye he is up against; it's also McDaniels, just like he has to figure out both Mahomes and Reid when they play KC. I read an all-22 analysis somewhere that Maye tends to lock into his first read but it works because McDaniels schemes the receiver open. Sound familiar? (Meanwhile, Brady's version of scheming a player open is a screen to Shakir. Catch 'em by surprise, cap!) The same analysis noted that when hurried, Maye tends to throw high and off target. So one formula is to show one look then switch to another (a McDermott strength), mix up the rush, such as sending Milano or Bishop (Hamlin being unavailable :/), and watching Maye's eyes, or at least his head, since he evidently hasn't learned to look off yet. Facing an inexperienced rookie, a washed veteran, and a practice-squad callup at corner, Maye will still be able to move the ball, but maybe McDermott can avoid another embarrassment like last week, when Burrow was playing pitch and catch with Higgins all day. (Not blaming the secondary; Burrow was a machine.) On the other side of the ball, I'm guessing Vrabel will simply stack the box and assign a spy on Allen (I would), thus shutting down the two most potent parts of the Bills offense, and take his chances with the weakest part, his wide receivers. (Hell, let them run open, what harm will they do, cute little fellas?) Tight end is the wild card, along with Cook and Ty in the pass game. My worry here is that Brady won't adjust and will keep running Cook into the stacked box, throwing screens to Shakir (one is bound to be a pick-six soon), and doing his WR-mesh thing on third and long. Then, when he's down 17-3, abandoning the run and depending entirely on his all-star receiving corps. But I don't think that'll happen. Or at least I really, really don't want to happen, since I have to watch the game at a local bar surrounded by Pats fans. 🥺

The Bengals only path to victory with that roster is with a top 5 QB. It shouldn’t be a shock to anyone, least of all Burrow, that they only won 1 game without him. Their predominant cap investment relies on QB performance first and foremost.

He was drafted as an interior lineman, but since he came back from IR, most of his snaps have been as a LEO or REO, a combo DE/OLB/Edge.

Some kinda fire at the new stadium this morning. I have a couple pics, but too big to post. When I get home I'll put one up if others haven't already. Hopefully not an omen for today. Edit: I should mention it looks like maybe equipment, possibly a generator, and it think it's under control. Maybe just an omen for the first half... 😂

Signing Polanco = good news. Reading that they plan to play him at first base = bad. WTF is it with this team playing people out of position?

I agree. The patriots being good again makes the regular season much more exciting.

And with Brady’s scheme, so does every defense in the league. Heyyyyy-ooooo!

I am getting the numbers from the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/schoolvaxview/data/index.html I would also appreciate it if you would stop pretending that legal and illegal immigrants are the same I live among a large amount of legal immigrants, you do not, and the legal ones are not the issue here, they are vaccinated.

I haven’t felt this tingle in my stomach since the afc championship game. I accept the logic of not winning the division, it just CANT be today

Burrow is going to smoke the Ravens secondary

I would like to see the bengals beat the ravens so the Steelers win the division

I agree. Bernard at MLB and Thompson at WIL makes the most sense, if Bernard is healthy. Only one player on D can have the green dot, usually it is the MLB so it comes down to Bernard or Thompson.

yeah, and a much louder, clearer crowd mike- maybe a few choice fans mic'ed up?

I understand vaccines. - teef What's an adjuvant? What's an epitope? - also teef

Completely agreed. Let's see how they do with a winning record schedule next year. I think (at least myself) are gun shy about Vrabel's Titans giving us the beat down in years past. Vrabel only went to the playoffs (3) of his (6) years with the Titans. Even though he was handed a 9-7 playoff roster, the Titans made the conference round only once where they lost to the Chiefs. Their best record was 12 and 5 when they lost in the division round. The next year they crashed and burned to a 7 and 10 record. Another dynasty for New England is wishful thinking at this point.

It feels kind of good to have a reason to hate the Pats again. Like an old flame. Go Bills!!!

I agree. The thing that can prevent us from having to score 30+? Guys making big play on D. We’ve seen it in recent weeks. We need more of it. Today would be the day we need it most.

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It’s an inferiority complex I noticed when I lived in Buffalo: “We’re just a poor, declining rust belt town that is lucky to have any sort of pro sports franchise. We should be happy with the Bills and Sabres no matter how bad they are, and if we criticize them too much, they might leave.” There is actually some truth to it…if the 4 major sports leagues were starting over today, there’s no way Buffalo has a team in any of the four. But I can’t accept that attitude when the Bills are part of a league that’s built on parity, where small-market franchises are at zero disadvantage vs the NY, Chicago and LAs of the world…

Let's do it WEEK 15!!

Big game today, not backsliding - keep the momentum, Big game. Go Bills!!

These teams spend a lot of money grading players, hiring people to work the analytics etc. Those analytics and the eye test show there is such a large gap between Bernard [73 of 86 lb] & Milano [83 of 86 lb] vs. Thompson [5 of 86 lb] this season, just puzzled why you wouldn't put your best lineup on the field in such a HUGE game.

So another Groot?

And what about the outbreaks the have zero to do with immigration? They’ve been mentioned in this thread. It’s not a trust me bro moment at all. Just watch over the next few years as these numbers grow due to massive amounts of misinformation after Covid. There’s going to be a point where you just can’t deep blaming immigrants. I’m not saying there’s zero blame there; but it’s yet another excuse for bad policy. Were were also told the immigrants are the cause of crime, housing prices, lack of jobs, etc. now it’s measles. edit: where are you getting your numbers from 5-7%?