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I think it's a very weak call, but I think the call was made because you're not allowed to hold down a defender on the ground. Not sure if the guard laying on top of him mattered, but the ref doesn't throw the flag until the defender's on the ground trying to move his torso with Dawkin's extended arms on his shoulders/upper back. From the NFL Rule book: https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rulebook/#article-3-illegal-block-by-offensive-player If a blocker falls on or pushes down a defender whose momentum is carrying him to the ground, Offensive Holding will not be called unless the blocker prevents the defender from rising from the ground. So they could have called it on the guard who fell on top of Chop.

Totally agree on Bishop, I know my take on Elam isn't very popular, just as it wasn't when I voiced my disagreement with them stashing Bernard his entire rookie season. I respect McDermott and his process, but we're not trying to build a contender anymore, thanks to Josh we ARE a contender. In the bigger picture McD needs to add some wrinkles to his process to identify and maximize our unique talent contributions every year. That's why I feel Elam deserves a quicker and better plan until he fails. He's got great speed and potential intangibles. If developed, even if still a backup, he could give us an extra dimensional matchup and playmaking ability in the playoffs. We can't be content with simply winning the regular season and how things appear against the weaker teams in the regular season. We know what to expect in the playoffs and must gear for that even if it means mistakes and taking some losses to develop our best talent now.

And this is the crux of where I feel McDermott needs to improve. Thinking something isn't broke during the regular season isn't the same as when we are up against the top teams in the playoffs. Push the development of targeted rookies/backups that could have critical roles in improving what doesn't appear broken yet. Especially if they may be playmakers, not just scheme executors. DL, safety and CB. It's going to take multiple games for rookies/backups to get comfortable on the field and there is no substitute for it. I'm not saying the change of personnel has to happen, just that McD whittle out some opportunity when game conditions allow and see if these guys show enough to warrant it. In Elam's case, he seems able to handle game situations, but no one will truly know how well until he gets game minutes. Why wait until next year if there's a possibility you can develop him to contribute in the playoffs this year? Yeah, this guy gets it: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-defense-in-desperate-need-of-injection-of-rookie-talent/ar-AA1tybz8?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=658e77147ca04fdda4486a48d8c5bcf0&ei=17

Such a small, picky correction, I know. But let's not minimize the degree of our ownership here!😉

No. Douglas and Benford are 1,2. You don't just push them out and plug in Elam. If Benford had been healthy for Miami, Elam never sees the field. But get Elam some work in games where the score isn't close like second half Seattle or Titans. A series here, a series there. This guy has speed and seems to be a playmaker with the ball. He's no longer a big liability out there, give him some extra opportunities to grow and see if he takes off.

Thanks for mentioning, that's weird too. Gotta wonder if his personality isn't a team fit and is part of the problem.

It's still weird for me. Douglas 40 time: 4.59. Benford 40 time: 4.53 Elam 40 time: 4.39 Yes, Douglas and Benford have overall played really well this season. But we're trying to win a Super Bowl, Elam shows signs of being a playmaker and has never been given a consistent chance to log some minutes and get comfortable on the field. He's got elite speed and noticeably more quickness to the ball than the other two. He looked fine out there against Miami. I like McD and want him to continue to be our coach. I agree with his philosophy about making players earn it. But, when you have a guy with Elam's potential, when Elam starts progressing in practice enough you tilt the scales a bit and cycle him on the field judiciously to see if you can accelerate his development. He could have logged second half minutes in Seattle and Tennessee but didn't. Not just EOG garbage time either. Douglas is also a potential FA after this season. Another reason to give Elam more chances. I respect McD's system, but worry he and it are short-sighted in terms of having our most talented playmakers developed to help win a Super Bowl now.

It was earlier in the play, on Dolphins #20. The clip is bottom of page 1. Still a weak call.

I believe that's called penetration. Thankfully I've never witnessed it during a football game.

Their FO was not dumb as hell if you believe Haslam mandated Watson start no matter what. Same reason why Winston didn't come in after Watson got hurt. There's a good chance if Winston has a good season they get rid of him since I hear Watson will be ready by the beginning of next season.

Ironic that he often took great care avoiding contact after a catch and now this. Mercifully, I don't think his fashion tastes can stand up on their own as a career.

I'll go on record saying I will take it for an over-enthusiastic rookie but will not take it every time. I don't want to watch "Forrest Gump 2".

Great interview, thanks for posting. Really happy for Geno overcoming adversity and being si humble. At first glance I thought he was giving the interview while sitting on the can.😂

Not even going to wait that long. That's how I see it. Scapegoat city for Dorsey.

"Vitamin D Supplements DON’T Reduce COVID-19 Risk" Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association regarding human clinical trials "Study shows Vitamin D MAY have key role in fighting off COVID-19 pneumonia" Press Release by Main Line Health touting a research publication from their own institute involving epithelial cell line integrity but no experiments with Covid 19. How do you actually consider these contradictory when one is a definitive clinical trial result in a leading journal and the other a speculative press release involving indirect cellular research?

Hooooooooooop! (short o)

I'd say both. I've seen highlights from Jacksonville shanking well thrown balls. Limited and significantly unreliable.

I see what you're saying, having watched both him and Gabe I feel he's a lot more talented than Gabe. He's much more diverse in terms of the routes he can run, the catches he can make, working for separation, and especially contested catches. Not sure statistics can convey that. My thought in the Cooper discussion is that we see how he does with Josh (a real quarterback) and Brady. Does Coop have certain passes he struggles with (flat pattern?) and could be avoided? The quarterback connection and offensive style help make a receiver. Cleveland saw it last year when Flacco took over and Cooper caught fire. He was a weapon with Cleveland. You absolutely have to factor in he had DeShaun Watson and a struggling Cleveland Browns offense to work in. You also have to consider that a solid number of his "stinkers" throughout his career he really wasn't targeted much in that game. That's not to say he hasn't underperformed in games to your point, he has. I think all good receivers will have games like this, whether it's totally their fault or if some of the fault lies in the offense or defensive plan/talent shutting him down. You can go look at Justin Jefferson's 2022 season of 1800 yds and definitely see a few stinkers in there. His drops are a concern, let's hope our offense can game plan to minimize them and I'm excited to see how it goes with Josh and his connection. Strong chance this could be really good!

At this point, everything points to Diggs being a raging narcissist. Narcissists certainly have positive and charismatic traits to their personality. But until he changes he'll always be toxic to a team in the long run. As you observe, narcissists don't like to change or mature. Problems are always someone else's fault.

Enjoy that passion of experiencing life for the first time only toddlers can bring, and the privilege of guiding and shaping it. I certainly don't miss the barely controlled daily chaos, but it's all good. Congratulations on what I'm sure is a beautiful family!

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-to-sign-zion-logue Already done, just a rookie though.

Terminal velocity is defined as the maximum velocity of an object falling through a fluid, professor. Nobody talks about terminal instantaneous velocity except you. Best heed your own advice about learning and stop trying to teach nonsense.

Thanks for this as I think you perfectly capture the quandary of these situations. How to fix? I think you allow in effect a continuation component to establish the ball is secure and the catch fully completed before either the player or ball is considered "on the ground." In effect for this situation, Keon was in control while crossing the GL inbounds and able to secure it while technically out of bounds. If the ball had hit the ground before being secured at the end then no TD.

I took plenty of physics including quantum. As you are saying negative acceleration will reduce v0 while the 0 start runner is compounding acceleration and building positive speed. The x factor we are disagreeing on is whether the balance and rhythm will compromise the stumbler from maintaining and recovering enough speed and acceleration to stay in front of the zero started runner. It's generally more difficult and time consuming to correct balance, form and negative acceleration than to start from zero with good balance and stride. So if the static runner starts his run as the stumbler starts his stumble, and both runners are capable of the same maximum acceleration, the stumbler will have a very short lead and be quickly passed by the zero start guy while the stumbler tries to re-establish balance, form and positive acceleration. The stumble and loss of balance will compromise a lot of that initial velocity or the runner will fall over. This can certainly be argued depending on the situation but getting back to Coleman's case, he almost fell over and lost a lot of velocity to get himself re-established. I get that you are saying the stumbler's initial velocity would still keep him in front, but I disagree in this case with Keon. I certainly understand that in some situations your reasoning will be correct, I know in certain situations (and IMO most situations) my reasoning will be correct. I respect your thinking and opinion but if you are unable to admit my reasoning will be correct in certain situations than the ignorance is yours. I don't feel I can add any more to this discussion so we'll have to agree to disagree.