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the injury was something of the mysterious "lower body" type. He might be near healed now. Here are his last game highlights that show him limping a bit at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrd0tmpBmSw Lots of others on Youtube put there by his agent, I suspect. I am with you Promo. I think he is a free agent soon and some of us amateur scouts who saw him @UB and followed his NFL stops think he has elite hands and body control. He was never a roster priority in the NFL but always showed well with his opportunities. Not elite size or speed but an elite pass catcher.

Just did a search and Khalil Mack mentions Elmo's as a must destination for whenever he returns to the area.

I am going back nearly 3 decades but Elmo's was considered the prime place for wings near the UB north campus. I think I should google it and see if they are still in business.

No way my 81 year old aunt and 77 year old mother could stand for any length of time let alone the entire game. It's good that they were in the 227 family section and were able to enjoy a great gameday experience. When I looked down on the lower bowl I was very glad they weren't down there because it would have ruined their view. My aunt spent $100+ at one of the Bills" shops and $50+ on food and managed a walk around the concurse in spite of the pain she has in one foot. I hope I can get them to a game for as many more years as they are willing to come.

Little had a reputation in Cleveland as having unreliable hands. In 2012, when the Bills beat the Browns in Cleveland, the Browns fans were on his case during the postgame show about the plays he didn't make. They made it sound like it was a common occurence. The two we saw vs. the Washington NFL team were on a quick slant on third down which was much the same as a TO and the other on a post that looked to have serious RAC potential. Drops in a loss are usually a big deal.

Here's the other one I remember most: http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/Highlights-Morris-INT/8483d998-e43a-4b93-87a7-b524a37e5e20 I found this to be a horrendous no call in the last minute of the 4th quarter. Illegal contact that transitioned to PI. The defender never tried to locate the ball and rode the arm bar for 13 yards. It has a foul that lasted so long that it could not have been missed it was just intentionally ignored, imo.

EJ supposedly made some mistakes with protection calls. I am sure this is true but how many would be a fair question. I thought with all that went wrong he did well to survive those 19 hits and come within an awful PI nocall of positioning the Bills for a win.

Hit the QB in waist area, near his center gravity, and he will be knocked backward. The defender, having lost his balance at point of impact, will slide down the QBs body because he can't run through the tackle. Legal hit ends up looking illegal. Actually hit the QB low and take his legs out, his upper body will fall forward. Bad call Ed. A I rembember a similar call on aginst the Bills where Kyle Williams had beat the blocker and was tripped into a low hit on Brady. It was flagged of course. As important as these calls are, a replay review would actually be warranted and rather definitive.

I was looking for the language that covers this but have found this which covers the Little endzone play which seems to be what I was wanting in the rule. The defenders should not be allowed the opportunity to make a defensive play after the play has met the criteria for being over although I would want the same for plays not in the endzone. I don't see how a defender could be allowed to have a post whistle chance to defend. "Item 3. End Zone Catches. The requirements for a catch in the end zone are the same as the requirements for a catch in the field of play. Note: In the field of play, if a catch of a forward pass has been completed, after which contact by a defender causes the ball to become loose before the runner is down by contact, it is a fumble, and the ball remains alive. In the end zone, the same action is a touchdown, since the receiver completed the catch beyond the goal line prior to the loss of possession, and the ball is dead when the catch is completed."

I think his head was out but the ball was lying in bounds against his still inbounds leg, i.e. the ball was not touching an oob object but a oob player who was in no condition to attempt a recovery or purposefully touch the ball. I thought the rule was misapplied much like the initial George Brett pine tar ruling.

I think that there is an obvious omission to the rule. To allow an action by the defender after normal end-of-play events (knee down, oob, etc.) to be the cause of loss of possession and an incompletion is an invitation to a botched ruling. Much the same with Goodwin's noncatch vs, Chiefs from his rookie season.

I can see Terry and Kim saying they will continue course for one more year and will then re evaluate things then. That it's ultimately very important to see progress as an organization and should they see evidence that the organization is dysfunctional, they won't hesitate to blow it up, eat the contracts and start over. Two of those penalties of the undisciplined type were on Rex himself. He needs to set a better example and hold his players to it. Is that an ultimatum or is that normal, NFL owner operations?

I am not done with EJ nor should the Bills be just to placate the vocal, "I am done with the guy," minority. If the coaching staff feels that way it's a different story. EJ's bad plays 50%. They were early and he managed to pull his head out his butt and get his team back in the game. Phantom PI call on Robey, 25%. Ref was baited by Jags sideline. A professional should not let that happen. McCoy fumble at the 1, 20%. Took a big hit but knew it was coming, sold out to make the endzone and didn't protect the ball. Defense letting Jags have a good drive or two, 5%. That's the NFL.

I saw Fitz throw a ball through a keyhole that clanked off of Marshall's hands for an interception. I saw another where he dropped it in the bucket to Marshall on a deep sideline route that was bobbled and dropped. He hit Decker in the chest for a first down that he managed to drop. Bills DBs played a great game and the Jets WRs did not match their level of compete.

Besides sacks, NFL passer rating is blind to QB fumbles (often huge negative plays) anything involving QB runs (often huge positive plays) or the game circumstances of when plays are run (context always matters.) If statistics are like bikinis, the NFL passer rating is a burqini. ,

To be fair, game circumstances are part of the criteria. There is a bonus for "clutch" play. I suspect the Patriots have not provided their QB many chances to earn the extra credit for making the difference in a tight game.

I couldn't remember the exact sequence of events when I posted this but these two plays set up the 3rd and 12 play that Hughes made. So, basically these two plays Leodis made created the circumstances for Jerry's defensive play of the game.

Had a nice pbu and then a great read/reaction on a bubble screen on back to back plays. On the latter he was sprinting toward the playside before the snap and beat the blockers to the spot. I hate seeing bubble screens go for 7 to 12+ and thought that was a great play.

Something rather strange about Tyrod that makes me question what his game is all about. He actually attempts a pass on less than half his dropbacks. That's rather odd. I think it's happened twice now and I don't know what to make of it. I view him through the Mike Vick lens. He has a similar build and athletic skill set but is much more accurate and aware. The only time he exposed himself to injury was on the 24th yard of a 3rd and 23 play in a game they were trailing. These are good signs.

I'd like to know how different Mike Pettine's defense was than this one. My gut reaction reaction is that he may have brought pressure more often but I doubt that it was that much different in scheme, depth or terminology from what he ran under Rex for the NYJs.

Well, Leodis is getting some paractice time at safety so maybe there was some meat to the to that conversation Henderson had with John Murphy back then. I think Leodis has always had a hard time tracking the ball when looking over his shoulder, his left one in particular. This would tend to happen more when in chase mode along the defensive left sideline. He might be a real ball hawk in the middle of the field where he can see the ball come out and run to a point. He made a great pick in that spot against the Texans last year. http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Cant-Miss-Play-Leaping-Leodis-McKelvin/c7163b8e-b5cc-49ad-b69d-582c6b78b9cd

This is the best evidence of how much Doug Whaley was involved in picking EJ. I for one do not think EJ is done, either here or elsewhere. The way Tyrod plays it is probably better than 50/50 that EJ plays meaningful football again this year. I've seen plenty of bad QB play/offensive football this year and not many teams that came from 24 down to take the lead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI2TFbCiI08

EJ saw the defender late but lowered his shoulder to protect himself. Defenders rarely (never?) take a shot that low near the sidelines unless they have an agenda.

The age of social media has rewritten many of the rules. I suppose the crap EJ has taken on his twitter is just normal fan banter too. It's not always wise to actively defend yourself when attacked but it is usually a totally understandable response. None of the fans I know would make death threats, burn up a lawn or criticize a player for taking his daughter to Disney World during a bye week. I'll call out these so called "fans." They are an embarassment.

The receiver went down, Robey was still up and the Jags sideline went crazy begging for a call. The side judge closest to their bench but in no position to actually have seen any contact if it had existed, caved to the pressure and threw his flag. Ouch. So much for the Bills attempt to pick themselves off the canvas. The CFL has replay review of PI, both calls and no calls. I think they do alright with it. It's one of the biggest holes in NFL's replay review system as these are amongst the most critical penalties called or not called and the old, fat refs running down the field are often in horrible position to see the play.