Never NEVER Give-up

NFL Network: 24 Hours to Kick-off: Buffalo Bills 11:30 PM Monday Night 4/11/2022 Everything that goes into preparing the Bills Stadium for a crazy weather game.

Hill is great in KC, won't have the same impact anywhere else - I welcome the trade to the Fins or Jets because they won't have Mahomes passing to him. He will make anyone better, but he'll eat up a ton of cap space and restrict his new team from getting other pieces (like better QB's).

Spot on. Listen to Pat MacAfee's podcast with Bean on Youtube. In it Bean says it's a $17.5M/yr x 3 yrs contract (or $52.5 over 3 yrs). Great listen, fun conversation.

I took SCBILLS list and paired-off the replacements with 2021 Bills . . . I suppose we could substitute OJ for Sanders but they don't play the same position. Maybe Hutchens breaks into the lineup and out for the first time and he can be Sanders replacement. That leaves DB as a position to upgrade. I am not worried about Jackson stepping in for Wallace; I am worried about White returning from injury by opening day (late Sept - Oct may be more realistic). We may need another corner until Tre Dey is back and healthy.

Holy Cow!! Nicely done! He was the only guy on the Jets Offense that I ever worried about. He's pretty darn good!!

he next option? Maybe Rashaad Penny (Sea)?

Lawyers normally take a third; and get NOTHING if they lose.

Isn't our 2nd helmet the white helmet and standing Buffalo?

Well that was a waste of time! Looks like the replies captured my feelings too.

Guys also don't wrap-up like they used to because when they do, that's when shoulder and arm injuries occur; that's why you're more likely to see a defender lower their shoulder and deliver a forearm.

I'm thinking Covid limits opportunities to get together and Josh has only been considered top notch the last 2 years.

The success of an onside kick is way too low (8%). The touchback kick allows you to SET-UP your defense. The squib kick COULD result in a big return (Hardman plays well against the Bills, Hill was not back for the kick) - but it would have drained 7 seconds IF he tried a legit return. I am OK with what the Bills did on the kick-off, though I would be equally OK with the squib and would have went crazy had they tried an onside kick (unless they somehow recovered it - a very low 8% probability). My issue was the 13 seconds and the soft coverage. They should have rushed 2-3. That 3rd rusher could have tackled Kelce (defensive holding penalty), the other two rush and keep Mahomes in front of them. The other 8 defenders can provide normal coverage (one of them has to also tackle Hill) and make one of their other players beat us. This way we burn 5 seconds per play (do this 2-3 times, however many times we need to). As a game cannot end on a defensive penalty, their last play should have between 0-4 seconds and be no where near FG territory. If they beat us with a hail mary or trick play, so be it.

You're right and what you say makes a point that I have been trying to make to many . . ."And my overarching point was that Mahomes and Allen were both at the top of their games last night, and that much (not all) of the struggles we observed with both defenses was due to the 2 best QBs in the NFL operating their respective offenses in that 4th quarter at a level that you may never see again." After 60 minutes they were dead even - one was NOT superior to the other, then OT came, Kansas scores and the Chiefs are great and the Bills are really good, but not great. What if the Bills get the ball and score a TD? Are they great and the Chiefs have fallen a notch? For this game, we'll never know, but I say both are great and DC's need to figure out how to stop/slow them down. Until then, it'll be a lot of fun watching these two.

If I'm Ken Dorsey, thinking about my career, the decision comes down to how much I know about Daboll's offense. If I have it down cold, I stay on in Buffalo as OC and continue working with Josh and hopefully get the Lombardi Trophy. If I still have more to learn about the offense, I go with Daboll until I fully understand it - then I am free to go off confidently on my own to what ever situation looks best for me at that time.

The NFL touts fairness: The last place team drafts first. (Fair & equitable.) The first place team drafts last. (Fair & equitable.) When the game begins, the coin flip winner gets to choose how the game starts. The coin flip loser chooses how the 2nd half starts. (Fair & equitable.) **In OT, after both teams killed themselves for 60 minutes and proved they were equals, the NFL lets a coin flip decide who gets the ball - and that's it. Nothing for the coin flip loser. No more fair & equitable. The coin flip loser must stop the coin flip winner with their defense or they go home. Not only is this unfair (in a league that touts their fairness), in a game like the Bills Chiefs on 1/23/22, it is especially so in that neither defense was particularly effective during the first 60 minutes or to further make the point, in the last minute and 54 seconds during which 25 points were scored and the lead changed hands several times!! I submit the following: In OT, in the playoffs, the coin flip winner has won 10 out of 11 occurrences (7 on the first drive or 64%)!! I cite: https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/1/24/22899288/nfl-overtime-rules-coin-flip-odds-win-loss-playoffs-regular-season I propose there be a 10 minute OT Period. After each teams' offense possesses the ball, the highest score wins. (The only exception is if the kicking team or initial defense scores a safety.) I would also propose after TD's are scored, the scoring team MUST try a 2pt conversion. No PAT kicks.

I hear you and agree; however, when you beat the evil empire (Pats), people feel gratitude because they don't need to see or hear about them anymore and the result is more positive hype..

My bad! Thanks for the correction. Apologies if I got anyone's hopes up!

[Edit: this is the November list - mod] Tasker is IN! The following is Courtesy of NFL.com: Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 Cornerback Eric Allen Defensive end Jared Allen Offensive tackle Willie Anderson Cornerback/safety Ronde Barber Wide receiver Anquan Boldin Offensive tackle Tony Boselli Safety LeRoy Butler Running back Eddie George Wide receiver/kick returner Devin Hester Wide receiver Torry Holt Wide receiver Andre Johnson Defensive end Robert Mathis Linebacker Sam Mills Defensive tackle Richard Seymour Wide receiver Steve Smith Wide receiver/special teams Steve Tasker Running back Fred Taylor Linebacker Zach Thomas Wide receiver Hines Ward Linebacker DeMarcus Ware Running back Ricky Watters Wide receiver Reggie Wayne Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork Linebacker Patrick Willis Safety Darren Woodson Defensive tackle Bryant Young

Yeah, Aaron Rodgers always seems to throw TD's when he has a free play. He doesn't throw it away on free plays.

Perfect summary.

. . .probably because Brady uses the short passing game as a substitute for the run game.

I think the softness argument is overstated. The defense is not soft - they were gashed for 1 run. If that hadn't happened, we win 10-6! Pats ran 46 times for 222 yds or 4.8/carry; take away the TD and it was 3.5 yds/carry. Incidentally, the same goes for Titan's Henry and his long run. The defense allowed 14 pts, 1 TD. If we had said that would happen before the game - everyone of us would have taken that in a heartbeat. The problem is the sputtering offense: a finesse O-Line Avg running backs (at best) An over-insistence to run the ball. 25 19 rushes (6 were by Josh) The coaches (by insisting to run) made it look like we were playing not to lose. -The Bills need to use short passes as their run game. RB, TE & WR screens; RPO's for Josh; funnel screens. -If they want to run, let the pass set it up. Trying to establish the run-game when you really don't have one will not work on team with stout D-Lines. -I felt like every time we ran the ball, we were giving the Pats a play off. -Josh played well. If he had 9-10 more passes - what would have happened? -This was a close game and we lost. We need to be more effective in the red zone. Had Bass hit his 33 yarder, he would have had an attempt to win it on our last possession. We were not trounced. I wouldn't be surprised if we blow the Pats out on the 26th. Don't get me wrong, I am plenty frustrated, but mostly because we are not playing as we have been designed to play. We are a high-octane offense whose coaches feel the need to play like our 3-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust opponents. Had the Bills come out fast and scored 2-3 TD's, the game would have been over - but, alas, we tried to establish the run and it was not effective. (And that's an understatement. By the way, Brady threw 51 times last week and around only 10 were for longer that 10 yds. We'll see this week how to use a controlled passing game as a component of the run game.

. . .remember, Marino had nothing behind him - why he & the Fish always came in 2nd.

Buffalo vs. Jacksonville . . . remember when Tyson lost to Buster Douglas - it was completely out of left field . . . when Douglas showed he was for real in that bout, it was too late for Tyson to respond. Same thing happened to Bills v Jags. Our 'boxers' (the OL) couldn't come back from the early haymakers and we had our 3rd loss. It almost happened vs Miami, but we knew that was a divisional game and we had more respect for them. To me, the silver lining vs the Jags is they were the lowest opponent we are going to face in 2021 - and look what happened - I think (and hope) a lesson was learned last week and we come out guns blazing for each opponent the remainder of the season. No more, "We got this" - BS! It's the NFL and we are gonna see most teams' best efforts against the Bills.