WickedGame

Bojo didn’t cost them the game. That’s just the fantasy of vindictive Bills fans. They lost this game in all three phases, as a team. It’s Jimmy F’ing Garropolo. Sure, the 49ers have a defense, but if you can’t outscore a guy who should have never been more than a backup QB, you deserve to lose.

I can’t believe they didn’t include Duke Williams.

I love this stat: Bills scoring differential vs. AFC East this year: 213-90

Nick Folk is New England’s leading…whatever.

Point of order: Is it proper to call this the first half thread if the Patriots aren’t aware the first half has started?

Buffalo’s third TD scored with 7:16 on the clock. Gotta love that kinda symbolism.

I’ve been having this dream where I’m a dog, and everything around me looks like a fire hydrant. Can someone tell me, professionally, if this means the Bills will win this weekend? I’ve tried Googling it.

I spilled a Zima. That’s kinda the same, right?

I heard they’re not even gonna have commercial timeouts…they just prolong the cold.

It’s a sign. We’re headed to Kansas City next weekend. Bring it on.

Was it really that sneaky? I thought everybody knew that was the comp for Josh?

Watching Drew Lock celebrate a TD vs. watching Josh Allen celebrate a TD is like the difference between watching a sewing bee vs. watching a tank drive over a Prius.

They probably just need a year of development behind a veteran elephant.

Can I have my prime time game on Sunday, February 13 instead?

Can you imagine being in that guy’s shoes? My first thought might have been, “Awwww, darn, some rich prick got stuck in the snow.” Then when my better self kicked in, I’d have said, “Okay, I should probably go help that guy out.” Imagine realizing it’s Diggs when you get out to help. Not your typical drive into work, for sure.

There’s a small moment in that video that says everything you need to know about Josh Allen. In the biggest moment of his young career, seconds after being selected, he pointedly breaks off an embrace with Goodell to go shake hands with the Bills fan on stage. Lots of players shake hands with fans, but it was the way he moved Goodell aside and made a point of greeting this fan that sticks with me. It’s just 2-3 seconds in a whirlwind, but it shows Josh knew, even then, how important the fans are to this game…and how important he would become to them.

Nope, he’s not paid for his thoughts. He’s paid to get you riled up. He’s paid to keep you listening, even when you’re mad. He’s paid to deliver an audience for the advertisers. Sounds to me like he’s done his job.

Somebody should file a lawsuit against the Washington Football Team. It’s a crime to call that a football team.

Bingo.

I don’t think the evidence bears that out. Recency bias…the memory of the New England game and a less-than-stellar passing game one day ago…are at play here. In reality, Buffalo weather hasn’t been that brutal in recent years. Not to mention 75% of our home games are typically played before we even get to November. And if I recall, we played some playoff football in January last year without any weather-related problems. Does it snow in Buffalo? Sure. Is it cold and windy? Sure. But that’s true in Green Bay, KC, New England, and Cincy, too. Those cities have had productive QBs lately, if I recall. Meanwhile, dome teams like the Lions, Saints, Falcons, and Texans are as abysmal as ever. We can survive the weather. You don’t build a multi-billion dollar stadium just because the current guy looks amazing in a dome, no more than I’d build a million dollar sunroom in my house because my wife looks hot in a bikini.

If you want to get on the dome wagon, you don’t compare Josh Allen’s performance in home vs. away games. You compare it in dome vs. non-dome games. For example, Miami doesn’t have a dome, and Josh routinely obliterates the Dolphins in that city. He also had fairly sublime games in Foxboro, Kansas City, and Tampa Bay. I’m not saying he wouldn’t play well in the dome…just that the data you cited don’t prove your point.

Buffalo’s running numbers are an optical illusion. If you think the Bills have a bad running game, it’s because you only count RB runs…not Josh Allen runs. And for most of the season, if RB runs were your measuring stick, then it’s true we weren’t great. On the other hand, while QB rushes may be less satisfying to run game traditionalists, they DO count on the stat sheet, and the threat of JA17 rushing DOES make other parts of the offense work. Hard to cover receivers man-to-man if you have to look over your shoulder afraid Josh Allen is gonna rip you for 20-30 yards. The truth is, our running attack isn’t Derrick Henry, Jonathan Taylor, and an OL that pushes mountains around. But it’s still effective in a different kind of way.

In Week 17, JA17 had a passer rating of 17. I think Bills -17 is just the universe trying to balance the equation.

Ripping on media is such a lame, cowardly activity. Lump a bunch of people into one bucket, criticize the group as a whole, complain about them when they’re not around to defend themselves, and when you’re surrounded by a bunch of people who agree with you so you’ve got the soothing comfort of safety in numbers and a friendly audience. I mean…do as you’d like, I guess. I just don’t get why people need a boogeyman in their lives. Best way to get Jerry Sullivan or Peter King to go away if you don’t like their views is to quit reading them. Losing an audience is the fastest way to the pink slip lane for an opinion writer.

Happy to report the Charlotte airport is PACKED with Bills fans heading to their destinations. I think I saw one Cheaters hat.