hondo in seattle
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Years ago, I read an article that showed that yards gained and yards allowed are somewhat consistent from year to year (especially if the same coaching staff stays in place). But, the author argued, TOs are mostly a crap shoot - particularly fumbles but overall TOs as well. If a team is among the league's leaders in TO differential, they can't count on repeating. To say it another way, TOs are as much about luck as they are about skill according to the author.
That doesn't seem to be true. Not with the Bills.
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I attend a home game once every 50 years.
I make it to more away games.
Weird stat: Bills are undefeated in games I've attended live. I hope to bring that streak back to Buffalo next year when the new stadium opens.
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50 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:
I 100% believe that you are in the minority of people saying they don’t know who he is. I believe most of them are playing this weird bravado game-makes them feel more manly because Green said something against Josh
Well, now I do know because I got curious and googled him. Former basketball player (and current sports commentator?). I stopped following basketball when the Braves left town back when Jimmy Carter was president. I felt betrayed not just by John Y. Brown and Irv Levin, but by the entire NBA. Haven't watched a game since.
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On 9/13/2025 at 1:43 PM, Ya Digg? said:
Haha some of you guys make me laugh 🤣🤣🤣
”who is Draymond Green?” “I have never even heard of this guy!”
You guys pretending like you’ve never heard of him is almost as funny as his take 🤣🤣🤣
You really believe this? I personally have no idea who Draymond Green is.
Besides Bills games, I don't watch TV or do pop culture. I spend my time traveling, eating, writing, hiking, meditating, running, and reading books mostly about science, history, and philosophy. Whoever Draymond Green is, he's not in my world.
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Bills 34
Fins 17
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6 hours ago, CSBill said:
https://finheaven.com/threads/we-are-beating-buffalo.388358/
Someone predicting a Fish win, and now getting slapped down by his peers.
I never take any game for granted but reading through their hopeless pessimism does something good for my mood and optimism. Thanks for posting.
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3 hours ago, SoMAn said:
Only a longtime Buffalo Bill fan would be able to see a cloud in the silver lining of a 2-0 start.
The Bills defensive problems are probably more about personnel than coaching. The team has addressed it. With the maturation of the new D-line prospects and the return of the suspendees, we might see a more dominant defense. I'm not the least bit worried. The only stat that really matter falls under the win/loss columns. The Bills have a whole lot more W's than L's over the past several years.
True. After wide right, 5-0 starts that led nowhere, and all the other stuff we've lived through, we've been trained to see clouds on blue sky days.
But consider this: If we were passengers on the Titanic, we'd worry about the unsinkable ship sinking even before it hit the iceberg. And we'd be right.
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Pretty much every time we play the Ravens, I expect to lose because they have a better roster, and their O is a matchup nightmare.
So once the Prater nailed that final FG, the beginning of the 2025 season was already a beautiful thing. AFCE 'rival' losses, KC losses, etc. are all just icing on the cake for me at this point.
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My first thought was "Oh crap! Josh is hurt!"
And that's kind of like saying, "Oh crap! A meteor is about to strike Earth and we're all going to die!"
But I quickly realized his arms and legs were working, so whatever was hurt didn't really matter.
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5 hours ago, VW82 said:
Missed the game. Sounds like it was a stress free win.
How come Josh’s stats were so pedestrian? 148 passing yards on 5.9 YPA, only 56% completion percentage, and no TDs. I’m sure he was good cause he’s always good but gaudy stats always help MVP cases.
Some good defense on the Jets part. Josh had a couple balls batted down, and he threw a couple of balls away. There were some bad drops, too, particularly by Knox.
Also, Josh missed a couple plays with a broken nose (?), and then later sat for the last 8 minutes with the game effectively over.In any case, his arm just wasn't needed much today.
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1 hour ago, uninja said:
Man that's some OL and RB slander. James Cook is a force, many teams would love to have a Ty Johnson on their squad. The OL is GOOD and many pieces on it are paid accordingly.I admit I was a little harsh on the rest of the offense. But if you take away Josh and replace him with an average starter, this O isn't elite.
The O Line is good. But Josh's pocket presence and evasiveness plusses up their pass-pro stats.
And Cook is good. But the fact that defenses are far more focused on Josh opens things up for Jimbo.
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7 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:
you wore a different jersey after a win?!?!
This is what I'm talking about...
Can't go stale, brother!
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Jimmy, youse come in here flappin’ ya gums like the Jets ain’t been swimmin’ in the kiddie pool since Nam. Every year it’s “this is the year,” and every year it’s like watchin’ a pigeon try to do algebra. You got a QB carousel that spins faster than the 7 train at rush hour, and your O-line’s got more holes than a Staten Island pothole.
Meanwhile, here in Buffalo? We got Josh freakin’ Allen. We ain’t just playin football—we’re playin chess while youse are still tryin’ to figure out checkers.
So do us all a favor—grab a slice, take a seat, and let the grown-ups handle the AFC East. You wanna talk smack? Win somethin’ first. Until then, youse just background noise in a Bills highlight reel.
Freakin' Trubisky in a mop-up role finished with more passing yards than that star QB you're pinning your vain hopes on.
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19 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:
I'm beginning to think that what we do hundreds of miles away from the stadium really has no impact on the outcome of the game after all...
Not true! Last week, I wore by "17" jersey and Allen played like the MVP that he is.
This week, I wore my Kyle Williams jersey because I thought the D needed some added juju. Sure enough, Allen's productivity went down but the defense really stepped up.
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5 hours ago, Roundybout said:
Cook is the best running back we’ve had in 25 years. What an absolute treat to watch him work.
I'd take Fred Jackson ahead of him.
Fred never had a QB like Josh nor an OL like this. But I enjoy watching Cook and am glad he got paid.
3 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:This is the story of McDermott's defense. He makes bad QBs look awful. Then gets killed by the elite QBs. Its been that way since year 1 under McDermott.
Beane gave him more pieces to work with this year. The young defenders on the DL looked good. Young DL players take time to develop.
Tre looked like he was moving as good as he was pre ACL.
Bosa looks like the complimentary edge rusher they have needed for years!
Rapp and Bishop didnt embarass themselves this week.
Tua, Waddle, Achane, and Hill will present a tougher test. I like our DL against Miami OL though. I really like our OL against their defense. Look for another 200 yard rush effort!
Generally speaking, McD can scheme well enough to shut down bad QBs, but doesn't have the athletes to routinely succeed against offenses with elite players.
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3 minutes ago, dayman said:
We’re scoring points, so I can’t complain too much—but doesn’t it feel like we have a lot of predictable 2nd-down runs that go nowhere and start slow? Came back strong vs. the Ravens, but it’d be nice to open things up earlier. Against the Jets it didn’t matter, but I’m still waiting to see more schemed explosive plays in the passing game, especially early. Similar issues as last year. What do you guys think?
I agree with you.
But then I look at the weapons Brady has: an All-World QB and a fairly average squad beyond that. Averaging 36 points per game doesn't seem like a bad outcome.
Weird analogy but... My college had a game room full of pinball machines. For a while, I thought I was the best player on campus. I had the high score on a bunch of the most popular machines and could do all sorts of fancy slap-saves, shots, and passes. But then some hip-looking transfer student started breaking my records. I was confused because while his slap saves were as good as mine, he didn't have the same shots as I did and would never even pass the ball from one paddle to another. His skills didn't look impressive, yet he'd put up great scores.
Finally, I asked him his secret. He explained it to me. "It's all about rhythm. You do some cool passes and back-handed shots, but you're all stop-and-go. For me, it's all continual action, more like music. That's why I'm better than you."
That's kind of how I think about Brady. It doesn't always look pretty, but I think there's an unseen wisdom in what he's doing.
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I voted for Tre because I'm voting for a fully healed Tre. I'm voting that Tre has returned to a level he hasn't touched in years.
But if my vote doesn't make that happen, I trust the coaches to play the best man.
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As bad as Koo's been, I'm surprised they didn't simply cut him.
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On 9/10/2025 at 7:33 PM, y2zipper said:
I ended up scooping up an Allen jersey, a Bills mafia hoodie and a beanie. Need some gear for TNF
Allen is the #1 selling Rivalries jersey.
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Defense not quite as bad this week...
Bills 30
Jets 24
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I never considered them a rival...
There were many years when both teams sucked. Beating them during those years was nothing special. Neither was losing to them.When we were good and they were bad, they were just another team to beat up on.
When they were good and we were bad, they were just another team beating up on us.
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4 hours ago, Pete said:
What exactly does a Walk Through practice entail? I thought it dialing in the Offensive and Defensive gameplans, with repetition. Do Walk Throughs involve tackling? Im confused when McDermott wanted to hold a hard practice today and it was a walk through.
What is the typical Bills practice schedule? How do they handle post game recovery? How do they avoid over training? How do they stay fresh and optimal shape by the next Sunday game?
I think these are great questions. We tend to judge coaches on in-game decisions but the preparations during the week are vital and determine to a large extent what happens on Sunday. But this is all invisible to me and I only dimly understand "the process."
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5 minutes ago, chris heff said:
Cuisine is a reflection of immigrants, you may correct me if I’m wrong, but back then the main ancestry groups were Italian, Irish Polish, German, African, with a smattering of other. Not a great deal of Asians or Mexican. How many Cuban restaurants are there in Northern California?
A few - but they're not nearly as common as some other cuisines. I was in Tampa last year and made sure we hit one because I guessed the Cuban food there was better simply because there were more Cubans there.
An amazing TO stat for the Bills…
in The Stadium Wall
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When I watch Brady's offense in action, I think he's good at scheming a run game (helped by the fact that opponents are more worried about defending Josh than our backs) but poor at scheming a downfield passing attack. That second observation bothers me because we have a cannon-armed unicorn named Josh Allen.
But when I pay attention to stats, I can't help but notice that our offense scores a lot of points and doesn't give the ball up very often. That's not accidental. That's by design.
On D, being in the top ten in takeaways for eight years in a row is not accidental either.