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It's been nice to see Brady diversify the offense but I'm not sold on him yet. But today wasn't Brady's fault. It was Josh's. The OL allowed some pressure and receivers dropped some balls. The offensive woes weren't all on Josh. But he was badly off today.

I was close.

That video was very negative. Didn't enjoy it. I'm predicting a Bills victory with game balls for Kincaid and DQ.

I've complained about the OL pretty much every year since I was spat out of my mother's womb. I was tired of seeing other QBs sit back and scan the field for open receivers while our QBs scrambled for their life. And other RBs run through gaping lanes while our RBs struggled just to get back to the LOS. I think #4 is a stretch. But it's been fun to see the progression of the OL this year. The Dallas game was something special.

Damar was dead. Now he's on an NFL roster. Gets my vote.

It won't be a masterful work of art, but the Bills pull out a 27-17 victory.

I don't have any problem with Miller the Human other than what I know about his altercation with his ex-GF. My problem with Miller the Player is the ROI. We're paying a lot for very little production. It's not a matter of slack or no slack.

I did my civic duty and voted.

I hope you're right. We did see some good stuff in the playoffs last year. Hope he builds off that.

Even back in the 90s, we laid some unexpected duds. But, yeah, this season is the most unpredictable/"improbably crazy" one I can remember.

I know Fournette has always looked slow and I know he doesn't fumble. But didn't he look particularly slow against the Chargers? Cook hits holes with burst. Lenny kind of slowly rumbles into them.

I don't think it was about Nathan Peterman. I think it was about McDermott's philosophy about the right way to develop a young QB. For those who are old enough to remember, back in 1970 we drafted a good college QB named Dennis Shaw and started him right away. But it was a crap team with a crap offensive line. He was sacked something like 40 times during his rookie year and his career sputtered thereafter. Some people said it was because we threw him to the wolves and destroyed his confidence and poise instead of developing him patiently and methodically. I don't think McD wasn't asking who was better: Peterman or Allen. I think he was asking what's the best way to develop this raw but talented rookie. Great point.

5 carries for 20 yards. At 4.0 yards per carry, he did better than Cook in LA. But he looked SLOW.

Reid is 9-6 with an elite QB. Inexcusable. Yeah, I'm being sarcastic. And, yes, the situation with McD isn't exactly equivalent. Reid's earned patience with his trophies. McD doesn't have that cred yet. Still, they're both 9-6 this season despite having great QBs. The Head Coach is important and should be held accountable for the performance of his team. But I like to remember that he's just one piece of a large organization that includes a lot of immature 20-something-year-old kids. I wouldn't judge Rembrandt on one of his brushstrokes. Likewise, I don't judge a coach on one season or one game, let alone 13 seconds of a game. Vince Lombardi, Belichick, Walsh... all the great coaches suffered through disappointing seasons whether it was because of injuries, bad luck, poor player chemistry, a weak roster, or whatever. Having a good QB doesn't automatically mean a team should appear in the SB. If only it were that simple.

Yep. It's easy to critique his game. He holds on to the ball too long... Doesn't throw on schedule... Makes ill-advised throws... Plays hero too often... But someday when we have a QB that puts up 20 TDs per season, we'll sorely miss him.

Feels longer

Some people think football has nothing to do with luck. As Einstein said, God doesn't play dice with the universe. There is no luck. It's all cause and effect. When the game is lost because a pass is tipped into a defender's hands for a pick... Well, the DE should have been better blocked and the QB shouldn't have thrown the pass. The ball is just following the laws of physics. When a key player is hurt... Well, Beane should have signed more durable players. The strength and conditioning staff should have done a better job preparing the players for the rigors of the season. But when opposing kickers go 26 for 27, what do you say? That's not bad special teams play. That's just bad luck. Luck has always been part of football and always will be.

Is Chuang Tzu a man dreaming he's a butterfly? Or a butterfly dreaming he's a man? Why do old man fans think they have a monopoly on reality?

Not sure about Brady today. The Bills with Josh Allen under center threw for fewer yards than the Chargers typically give up. We should have been able to exploit their weak pass defense.

I know it's popular for people to say that coaches and teams must learn how to win close games. But luck is part of the game too... ref calls, bouncing balls, weather, injuries... A three-point difference means the two teams played pretty darn equally. To be 0-6 in those games seems like some bad juju is at work. If they were merely 3-3 in those games, their season would be so much better.

On any NFL weekend, half the coaches lose. I'm ecstatic our coach was in the upper 50%. A good coach wins big sometimes, wins nailbiters other times, and even loses sometimes. The Bills could have played better but I'm thrilled to be on the winning side of things. Calling the head coach names ("McDingus") is silly. The world is effed up enough. We don't have to add to it by being disrespectful to each other. But let me ask, since you said that you don't care what happens the rest of the season. Are you saying that if McDermott's Bills win the Super Bowl, you still won't be sold on him?

I'm not sure about if Warner doesn't completely understand Josh's style of play. It would be hard to convince me that a QB with Warner's background and intelligence doesn't understand something about NFL quarterbacking that we fans understand. I've heard Warner say that Josh can be Josh some of the times. But when the play is designed to go to a certain guy - and he's open - why wait to see if something better opens up when defenders are collapsing the pocket? I don't think Warner is unreasonable when he suggests: Play superman when you need to but otherwise execute the play as designed. As you say, it's about finding balance. I think Warner would agree with that. But his balancing point is different than Josh's (in practice if not in theory). I think it's interesting that Josh has been playing more Warner-like since Brady took over. I thought it was odd that Warner never considered that coaching had something to do with Allen's occasional poor decision-making. Let's see if the less risky/greedy/impatient Allen comes out again in tough games.

The Chargers are average against the run but give up 261 yards/game against the pass (3rd worst in the league). Diggs has been kind of neglected of late. It's his turn.

Well, it's all pro-mafia so it's good.

That was... um... different.