Mr. ChumChums

New rule was passed 2 years ago, bans defensive players from jumping over lineman in an attempt to block a kick. That's exactly what happened on the missed FG. The rule change was done in order to protect players from getting flipped, or kicked in the face during those attempts. You could see McD screaming his face off at refs right before they cut to commercial for halftime...should've been a penalty and a re-kick.

He has a lot to be pissed about... and honestly, I think it's mostly directed at the Pats* and their loyal refs. Our defense balled out, and our offense, while playing against what many consider to be the #1 defense in the league, moved the ball better than Tommy boy. Sure, we made mistakes, and gave the ball up a few times, but they're the mistakes of a young gunslinger. You can't fault the team for that (much). IMO, the refs absolutely f*cked us. All the non called interference penalties, the pats jumping our line on the missed FG, the dirty hit, and basically the refs doing everything they can to screw us on critical downs... I was screaming at the TV today at how blatant it was. Can't imagine what coach was feeling...

I'm not crying, you're crying!

People keep pointing to completion % as the end-all be-all for "accuracy". However, most don't look at the fact that Allen this season has the highest air-yards per attempt of any QB... meaning he will naturally have a lower completion percentage anyways from attempting more difficult, longer throws. This was also the case in college... where he was airing it out all the time. If you look at each of his throws during the game, you can usually find a reason for most of his misses (e.g., missed read / miscommunication on the missed Zay TD, missed bomb, throwaway when a guy is hanging off his back, etc.). Not many of his misses are really because he's "inaccurate".

Good luck to your brother! Bills fam always look out for each other

Seems like people don't get this, so I'm reposting this this in the thread. That way you don't have to keep on typing it out. Great info, and the more people that see it, the smarter we (as fans) will be collectively. Don't worry, everyone - the house is NOT on fire.

But it was still a company with ~$6.5 Billion in assets - we're not talking pocket change. Sure, it didn't have the scale of GM or P&G, but do you think the sale of those assets to Royal Dutch Shell and American Energy Partners could have happened without a good investor relations program that was (likely) built by Kim? As part of her role, she would have had to deal with the complex financials and operations associated with all aspects of the business. Not saying she was solely responsible for this, and that it directly translates to her ability to be President of Football ops, but I think you're underselling her role, responsibilities, and accomplishments.

Gotcha, thanks for that background. I will disagree on your claim that it is "pretty simple stuff", however. Some of the most challenging projects that I've worked on involved incorporating PR strategies into our larger communications plans. PR (at least in today's world) is definitely not simple, and often involves a complex web of relationships and media channels. Same with investor relations - definitely not simple. Possibly early on in her career, but as the organization grew, those responsibilities expand, and along with it, so does the complexity.

Legitimately do not understand your point here. Help a brotha out?

So you’re saying her job during those the entirety of those 19 years was made up? That she had no responsibilities during the entire tenure?

Honestly, there's too many posts like Klaista2k, that it makes it hard to differentiate sarcasm and serious posts now. Had to do a double-take and re-read yours before I was sure you were joking... ...I think.

This I can agree with. And maybe they will in the future. To play the other side, however - Terry and Kim are trying to build something special in Buffalo with PSE, and have a vision they're trying to execute. It's possible that while they're still in the early stages of executing their vision, that they will have a heavier hand in the day-to-day. Or, they could be having fun with their new toy. Terry has flat out said that he loves being involved with the sport, the numbers, the analytics - basically whatever makes us love football. Kim is the businesswoman who is to actually build the business. Right now, just 4 years into ownership, the toys are still new, and they want to play. Maybe after some time, they'll bring in a true football czar? Who knows, time will tell.

Fair enough. However, I would argue that her career as an executive has afforded her some solid business fundamentals - the most important (in my mind at least) being to surround yourself with people who can make the proper football decisions for you. Half of NFL owners don't have prior NFL team experience before owning the team - you think all they do is think about football? At the end of the day, owning an NFL franchise is about running a business, which almost universally, they all DO have experience doing.

Seriously - how do they know she's not qualified? A (very) basic internet search tells a different story, where she was involved with Terry's company from 1991, up until they sold it in 2010. A 19-year career in the energy-business is nothing to laugh at.

You're the rare success story. More often than not, you'll find situations where there is some abuse of power involved. Congrats, you're a lucky one!

Exactly - most larger companies enforce strict sexual harassment / workplace sensitivity training that communicates this to some extent. In fact, it's in most employee handbooks. In addition, most larger companies also buy liability insurance to protect in situations like this as well, with their insurance premiums being cheaper if they can ensure all employees have gone through said training. It's a big deal.

Seriously, why are we even talking about Kim Pegula in this context, beyond that she met with Brandon? @Rosen-not-Chosen sounds like he's got an agenda with serious beef, since he's trying to redirect the conversation away from what's important here, that being the following: Brandon is being investigated for sexual harassment / misconduct in the office Brandon is resigning The vast majority of fans over the past 10+ years have hated Brandon, and have waited for this day to happen. Honestly, there's no reason to promote false equivalency by trying to focus attention on Kim, unless @Rosen-not-Chosen has got a hidden agenda. Like others have said on this board, he's either a troll, he's Russ Brandon, or he's both.

Oh @Gugny.... you bring joy to my life.

AJ McCarron will be fine. Not great, but fine. That's what I expect from him. He's meant to keep us competitive while we wait for Allen to develop.

This is fantastic, thank you for putting this together. I think many on this board who are crying about this draft don't realize that "the process" is a multi-year deal. This upcoming season isn't where we're really meant to compete for a Super Bowl - it's supposed to be next year and beyond. We're laying down a solid foundation for our team with this year's draft, and have a ton of flexibility next offseason to build a championship caliber team, assuming Allen develops like we hope he will.

His going to Stanford is also an indicator ?

The tweets were deleted a while ago - someone decided to save them, and release them just before the draft. Not the Bills fault - that can't exactly go back in time to see the tweets before they were deleted. Also, find me any red-blooded male in the Bills locker room that has NOT openly gawked at his girl. Sure, not all of them did it on Twitter, they probably did it in person, which is...better?

Nothing to see here folks.

Stop feeding the trolls

That's a great interview. My favorite part, at 5:28 when he tells the story of that scrimmage, and claps back at his coach saying "No, Favre says touchdowns first" when his coach wanted him to check-down to his FB. Sounds like either way, it will be exciting to watch him play.