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Re: tackling.... Steve Tasker made a good point on OBL the other day when he said tackling is just being taught differently these days. Not just in Buffalo, but everywhere, and we're starting to see the consequences of it. Not just in Buffalo, but everywhere. Used to be you would hit above the shoulders or below the knees to knock the ballcarrier off balance, or you'd put your hat right on the ball to knock it out; for safety reasons you can't do any of that anymore, so guys are being taught to try to wrestle ballcarriers to the ground while hopefully holding them up long enough for someone else to get in there and strip the ball out. That's harder to do and I don't think the Bills are the only team suffering from that. We've broken our share of arm tackles ourselves.

I’m just sitting here waiting for the “they’re not focused” thread

There is absolutely nothing like a soul-crushing 6 or 7 minute drive to end a football game while the other team’s QB sits helplessly on the sidelines and their coach starts throwing stuff in frustration. That was masterful. Reminded me of the Kelly years. And as Josh said after the game…those were Ken Dorsey’s calls, and the team just executed.

No kidding. Coming here is getting to be like reading a Jerry Sullivan column over and over again.

And that's the OFFENSE putting up 32/36, too. This wasn't a "fake" 30-point output helped by a couple of defensive or ST touchdowns. Our average drive start was our 21 yard line. And the offense put up a thirty-burger. I hope some of you are beginning to realize just how ridiculous you sound. But I doubt it.

Ravens fans would like to forget it too.

Tawmmy got away with that play for years. It (and the underthrown ball to draw the PI) was one of his staples. And for good measure the RTP would be called as well.

Leave it to Brady to ensure that we can’t even take proper pleasure in his demise.

I was told there were to be no excuses. Just about 40 here 😬

Chiefs up there too

I am of the old breed and I can tell you that I saw and heard and (possibly) did and said things in my day that could hardly be described as “composed and orderly.” This behavior is not new or original. We just grew out of it. The younger generation will become us sooner than they think.

This is gold!

They’ve given Cincy six free points out of stupidity. I’m hoping they win, but this is how it begins.

And that’s it for the Bucs.

Burrow, like Herbert, works better when he doesn’t have to think.

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Bucs should have taken more time off the clock there

Getting a two-game lead on the Bengals is worth it.

Given our playoff history against them, I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. I still see Natrone Means in my nightmares.

Josh threw for 305 and 4 TDs against a good team in freezing conditions and was the major catalyst at the end of the game. Mahomes took a 20-yard sack, was gifted another possession, and handed off for the win against a 1-12-1 team in a dome.

I hope Brady throws four picks and they win 3-0

Troll

Saleh getting raked over the coals in postgame for time management. You love to see it.

And somehow this will be spun as Mahomes magic. Even though he took a 20-yard sack and the winning play was a handoff.

They did not. Nothing to see here. The NFL got what it wanted.