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Part of the whole rotation philosophy is I wonder if it disempowers our playmakers to some extent, psychologically. And the D-line looked tired the last half of the fourth quarter anyways.

In all this it's clear that Beane and McD's success plan isn't working and needs tweaks. Since they got here they've been preaching this rotational D-line and they tired out in the fourth quarter last night. Again. I fail to see any advantage it's gained us over other teams' D-lines. Disadvantages are cost and perhaps a dilution of responsibility and urgency to step up and make plays. We need playmakers on the field feeling the urgency to make a play. It's incomprehensible how AJK gets the start over Dorian Williams talent-wise. I knew it was trouble from the first moment. And our defense struggled to get properly set by the snap of the ball anyways. That's on McD for not getting his talent on the field and developing it. My wording is purposeful to one change I feel coach needs to make. Our FO has done well enough to get to the playoffs but they need to grow and change to truly win the superbowl. We are wasting Josh Allen otherwise.

Also notable in this interview was Morse mentioning that at 6 and 6 McDermott told the team he was easing up on punishing mistakes because he wants them to play more free and loose.

Thanks for posting this, the angle clearly shows the stutter. With the normal angle I felt he was turning his hips a bit to possibly fake a slide. But I don't have a problem with faking a slide. I've not seen a slide where the QB slows down to pivot or catch his balance then slides. A real slide is always from a running stride to maximize yards. Therefore it's up to the professional defenders to figure it out and they will. I hope certain fans will stop babying our sports.

Too lazy to source it but Kelly admitted Josh is more talented then he was.

That's just it, I don't think he'll manage to stay healthy entire seasons. His pocket awareness isn't great and he takes hits and falls awkwardly. He's just not good at protecting himself. Beyond that, I'm not sure he can play consistently enough when healthy.

I get what she was trying to do, and if she was successful for you, that's cool. For me, the rapid-fire long list of things comes off more as passive aggressive complaining. For example, she says to the effect: "Of course my family can come to your event whenever you need us during the season" is really a situation most of us face on some level. It's a petty gripe, and most of her video comes off as such. Even mentioning twice getting hit up for tickets, she's way too specific about each making it feel like a personal gripe. Feeble attempt at humor and arrogant IMO.

I understand how the first INT can be interpreted that way, but Josh was quickly under a tremendous amount of pressure and I felt it was more a desperate attempt to force a play rather than throw it away. Gabe was well covered if he had stayed where he was.

Crying about her difficult life from the custom-embroidered leather seats of her SUV. Cry me a river, sweetie.

I totally agree with you in principle, but have to support McDermott's decision. I'm okay with being so conservative this year because Josh has reverted to forcing stupid situations and turnovers too much. That last pass of the first half was even more painful then his turnovers and inexcusable for a veteran QB.

Let's say Diggs has a core injury or problem involving the back/chest. Painful and impacts his ability to breathe. Diggs wants to keep playing but the Bills will use him primarily as a decoy to draw coverage and lower the risk of making his injury worse. I could think of two reasons why he comes off on third down: He needs to catch his breath or he comes off so Allen has another legitimate receiving target on the most important downs.

I appreciate ya being willing to listen from snarky beginnings!

The truth is FSU has one loss and the undisputed national champ will have zero losses. The playoff system is unfair to teams like FSU and Georgia, just like it was unfair to UCF in 2017. But UCF showed up for their bowl game and finished the season undefeated and 8 months later the NCAA recognized them as co-champions. No time machines and nutty old man conspiracies needed, Mr. "Logic".

You're the one whining about corrupt old men

https://sports.yahoo.com/official-ncaa-recognizes-ucfs-national-championship-record-book-234835087.html FSU couldn't be bothered finishing out their undefeated season, so whatever blah blah. UCF is a 2017 co-national champion. Considering 1994 as a Penn State fan and the entire 1997 Michigan/Nebraska controversy, I entirely support that undefeated FBS teams should be strongly considered or have a legit shot at the national championship. That being said, I understand the athletes are well within their rights to opt out but many others do not, some even come back for an extra year because they believe they could win it all. And if FSU had competed and beaten Georgia in the Orange bowl I would have supported them as a co-champion as the playoff system is inadequate. But they did not and while I respect their decision to do what's best for them I don't respect the lack of team leadership to finish undefeated. They deserve no consideration for the national championship IMO.

Well, they could have made their case by sticking it to Georgia if they believed in themselves so strongly. Instead, very many of their best players ran away. Unimpressive, and maybe the committee made the right decision. FSU fell apart before even taking the field.

Biggest difference for them is Lamar has learned to hit the receiver when the D comes up to stop his scramble, and he is very good at moving around the pocket to extend a play. McD has successfully defended him in the past but needs to adjust his plan IMO. He runs far less now. The big thing is our D needs to pressure Lamar. They've been excellent at preventing that, so it's critical.

Oh, they would have taken you to the training room and packed you tight. No problem playing.😂

Not an OSU fan, but last night should be the end of Day's tenure. Lose to Michigan, drive your starting QB out of the program with no backup plan, embarrassing offense against a beatable SEC opponent. Buh-bye now.

Totally agree, I wonder if an ankle or knee are limiting his cutting and his routes? It might explain the short screens. Anyone who watches him closely at games notice anything?

How is the B1G or was Pac10, Big12, ACC ( before all this current realignment) any different? I've lived in B1G country since the 80's and continue to hear all about how conference games are so tough and draining, they struggle in bowl games.😂 B1G fans would totally throw out a chant if they won the natl Champs as much as the SEC. UM can prove something against Bama. Or is it like post NFL draft where every fan is convinced this is their year?

😄 That's what professional soccer thought when they made flopping a card-able offense.

Many referees in all the major sports (especially professional) avoid calling fouls that are "trifling", ie. in their opinion not a major impact on play. Some also decide on a given day to set a pickier standard against a certain infraction. All this is of course highly subjective and maddening but that's how it is. Josh, LeBron et al embellish for two reasons: It focuses the refs attention to their "plight" (for future calls). If effective, it forces opposing players to back off. It's smart and can benefit the entire team. Used to hate it, but it serves to create advantage. Cleveland gets upset because Myles Garrett has been held a ton this year but uncalled. It's because he fights so hard through them the refs won't bite. If he ever gets smart and draws a few fouls then he could really unload and break the sack record.

Thanks for setting me straight on this.

I read the free parts of Dunne's series and some of the quotes around here. Not going to pay for that. Dunne makes a point of putting in there early that he's been denied press credentials by the team, but hey no big deal. He speaks with 25 disgruntled ex colleagues and pretends it's investigative reporting? McDermott has no relationship with his offensive personnel. Mitch answered that and so did Josh Allen todayhttps://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-sean-mcdermott-relationship-nfl/article_116e7cea-99ee-11ee-8eee-db5236d329df.html For starters. I suspect all of Dunne's sources and incidents are from 2017 and 2019 and there was no investigation, just talking to ex-personnel, taking quotes and treating them as gospel. No opposing point of view. For those who paid for the articles, was there an opposing point of view, quotes or evidence? We already know some of the accusations are completely false. McDermott has changed a lot since the early years. Nate Peterman. Never going for it on fourth down. And this year taking more chances on defense late in the game. He still needs to develop that, but he's doing it. That for me means everything. Growth. He had never been a head coach before this job. He's made mistakes but I'm cutting him the slack. Especially since his current team is standing up for him.