WhitewalkerInPhilly

I was screaming at the TV on those first two plays after the big TD return by Tre. Overall Daboll has done a solid job, but holy jeebus, right now if Gore is doing one cut it's one cut too many. I group these together because I think this preparation has become a Hallmark of McDermott's style. We might not win every game, but we almost never look unprepared for those games

I don't love SAS, but this was a delight to watch.

Allen for sure. He sure looked the part, able to adjust protections at the line in a crowded stadium

It's always nice to ruin Jerrah's Thanksgiving

Jesus these refs

A quick summary of Trump defenses for those playing at home: -It's all hearsay, which is why we are forbidding the people who would have direct knowledge from testifying under oath. -It wasn't a quid pro quo, we just asked for a favor in return for something. -So what if it was a quid pro quo, everyone does it, which is why we disguised it. -What we really care about is getting rid of corruption, which is why got rid of the diplomat who was getting rid of corruption. By the way, why do people care about Trump awarding himself the bid for a summit? That was totally aboveboard and deserves no one looking into it. Also, lets ignore the EPA chief he appointed with a stunning track record of corruption that he refused to fire. -So what if he got rid of an ambassador! He has the absolute right to dismiss them for being Deep State Never Trumpers who he selected for their jobs. Stable genius. -We gave them the money anyway, so there is no reason to think there was any extortion. See, there it is, being released, right after reports arrived in the press that we were extorting them. I would say this is Marx brothers level material, but people here would accuse me of associating with a communist. ? Aww we missed you too. And fixed it for you, common mistake. No, it's because current events have made us laugh us out of the stunned silence at the MAGA denials. You bet! Can you believe the absolute trash the Trump fans are buying? *realized who he is talking to* *walks backward slowly*

Having watched and listened to as much testimony as I could I have drawn a few conclusions so far. 1) Donald Trump absolutely used the power of his office to steer an investigation to investigate a political rival, no matter what fallout might occur. 2) The MAGA cult doesn't give a *****. 3) Because the MAGA cult doesn't give a *****, there is about a 0% chance that the Senate will remove the president. And everyone has pretty much known this. Everything the Dems are doing isn't to try to actually change minds, or get Trump out of office. It's about making the case for 2020, and everyone know it. Can we at least agree to that?

Foster is active. I hope he's in the gameplan.

Am I the only one who thinks the weather works to our favor? The Eagles receivers havent been big YAC types, and that's exactly what Brown and Beasley are. If there's gusts, anything in medium range becomes a crapshoot

It's actually kinda funny, Sunday through Thursday it was nothing but doom and gloom in Philadelphia. There were a lot of calls of "We suck" and "Tear it all down!" and now they are predicting themselves to win! I honestly think that we match up well as the better team against them. Desean Jackson had been the only way they could stretch the field, and Alshon Jeffrey and Agholor have really disappointed, while the Eagles have yet to really keep a strong running attack. Against a strong secondary, and without the receivers to really spread the field and YAC us to death like the Dolphins tried, I think our secondary can keep them contained. Meanwhile, their secondary has been pretty darn bad. Swartz does not like to blitz, in general, but his corners have been torched. They had little in the cabinet before they let Scandrick go, and I think that Brown. Beasley and Knox line up very, very line against their starters. Even more if Foster gets in the gameplan. I just seem the Bills moving the ball quickly, if in spurts like we've seen this year. For me, biggest risk is if Josh gives up a ton of bad turnovers...and the Eagles don't, while they consistently have.

I use a similar one: An ugly win is prettier than the best moral victory. I've lived through too many "moral victories" in the 2000s to believe in those anymore.

Ahh, the old "they can't see us if our uniforms make their eyes bleed" gambit

Well, there's an easy way to tell. Throw it away. If it's a Peter-burger, it will be intercepted

Maybe. Was the impossible burger invented at Harvard?

Just dont bother with a Wagyu burger. That makes that beef special is the high fat content and you can just get that from grinding in fat cap so you are massively overpaying for something ordinary. Or, as I like to call it the Brock Osweiler.

I am also going to come in for my big heaping helping of crow as someone who was upset at us taking "the wrong Josh"

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but I crunches the numbers on Allen's YPG, which so far includes two very, very stringent passing defenses and does not include the upcoming two matchups vs the Dolphins. Right now, Allen is averaging 224.5 yards per game. Now, forecast that over the rest of the season (never mind the poor defenses we are looking to play) and that forecasts over 3500 yards. Holy schnikes, I would have cut off a leg in previous seasons to have a QB throw for that many. I remember the calls for the Bills to trade for Cutler or Bradford to get numbers like that. Just to keep things in perspective.

Jesus with these special teams

I might get roasted for this, but I think that the Bills should bring on a few scrub players to be DE's the next time they play the Patriots and have them go helmet to helmet on Brady and drive him into the turf but "roll the shoulder". If the cost for giving Tom Brady a concussion is just 15 yards, hell, I'll take that any day of the week. I would set up a Go Fund Me to pay for any fines incurred. Yes, it's scummy, but at this point, with the relationship with the Pats and Bills, player safety calls have been SO lopsided it's time to send a message. Like I mentioned before, a few years ago Hughes got hit with a personal foul for slapping his teammates helmet to celebrate. Last year, Gronk delivered that cheap shot and got barely anything. This year, the gave our QB a concussion. Even if it was just poor form, the Pats saw fewer consequences for spearing a QB than a player congratulating a teammate after the play was over. When it's that bad, lean into the skid.

It was a winnable game and we lost it with a combination of rough officiating against us at crucial times and some really poor play calling.

It means that Allen has played so few games for the team that he is still eligible for the team's practice squad. That's how few reps under fire he's had, and he's already improved this much.

I have a strong gut feeling that Kroft is gone in 2020. The question is more whether Beane can get a pick for him, because it's still a reasonable contract for a vet. but Knox and Sweeney look like the future.

But I really think that makes him the right person to deliver the message. Brady has a long history on whining for a call the moment that things don't go his way. His O-line gets banged up, and suddenly Brady is the one complaining about the refs not "lettin' 'em play". Meanwhile, Hughes has a long history of actually being f'd over by the refs. Does anyone else remember the personal foul for slapping his own teammate on the helmet in a celebration for getting a stop? If there is anyone better qualified to point out the double standard, it's him. Besides, weren't there people here talking about how Belicheck plays 4D chess like a genius by having Brady tweet that? How are we getting upset that the Bills finally start seeing the board?

Wasn't the story going into training camp "how long will it take for the pieces on the O-line to gel?" Morse was out the whole camp At this point? Agreed. Tennessee and the Eagles are looking way less intimidating as expected. The Redskins look as bad as expected. Miami is looking like a division II college team. Even if you prematurely chalk up the Pat's game as a loss (which you shouldn't) there is no reason why it's crazy that Bill's aren't 7-1 or 6-2. At the half way point. Yes, it's harder after that, but that is a nice number of wins banked.