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I think what Flores is trying to say is that he was treated like a puppet in Miami. He rebelled against being a puppet for Ross and was fired. Probably true. Is it due to racism? IDK. Lots of puppets in the NFL.

The McD/Daboll thing is a distraction now. Schoen and Daboll are ex-Bills. The toxicity is on us a bit. Bills are a part of this story.

You should listen to Thomas Sowell. Brilliant man. Black man, for those who care. He believes affirmative action leads to hiring unqualified people who struggle working above their pay grade. That it doesn't actually help anything and only looks good for the politicians who then refuse to take any blame. He calls them "self-annointed". He also believes that it affirmative action has a sub-text of treating minorities like they are inferior and need to be coddled.

I suspect Belichick didn't make a mistake. This toxic disaster hurts the Bills and Dolphins (his biggest rivals) much more than the Pats.

What's wrong with knowing who you want as coach right away? Do you know how many companies go through an RFP process even when they already have a vendor in mind? It's policy. As it is in the NFL.

Haha. Some people have nothing to add, but they need to add something anyway. You see it in every thread.

Most Westerners are weird about this kind of stuff, so you'll get downvoted, but I always appreciate an open-minded person! In my mind, "17" has been everywhere around Josh. 17 year drought. 17 passer rating in the Falcons win. etc. etc. The number follows him around, so in my mind it is meant to be. He should stick with it.

But he DID make that throw. Because he's extraordinary. And he's made those 3rd or 4th down plays his entire career. It's just your first time being exposed to it, you think it's some sort of miracle. How many yards would Mahomes have if Hill didn't have 4.2 speed after the catch? Or these questions don't apply to Mahomes? Of course not. I got a very original one. What if the Chiefs lost the coin toss? I'm sorry Allen ruined your dynasty party. You want Mahomes alone at the top. But life isn't fair. There's always somebody better. Mahomes newest test will be dealing with being 2nd best for the next 10 years. Or worse once Kelce loses a step. Don't be surprised if Mahomes has a bumpy 2022 if that happens.

You're right. I'll be better! Great idea! I'll go to the gym today.

Wow!!!! Well I've changed my mind! It worked once before! Out of 1000 times.

Another example of the joke that the Rooney rule is. But let's all pretend it's great for America, or something.

They don't know anything. They just want to blame and point and hurt and put people down. It's how they feel a sense of power in their powerless lives. McDermott has been a Godsend for this team and this city. Something went wrong at the end of the game. My instinct is that Levi Wallace was the one who screwed up on the Kelce play. McDermott and Frazier also likely share blame here, but they also didn't want to throw anyone under the bus. McDermott has improved at everything his entire career and preaches it to every member of the organization. He is possibly one of the greatest "culture" coaches in NFL history. I believe those intangibles are "over the head" of the many, many low-information posters on this board. Ironically, these posters are promoting a culture of "blame" and "frustration" and want to see "consequences". This is exactly the mindset that leads to losing. What you want to see instead is "growth" and "improvement". That's why McDermott is 1000x the man these posters are.

This is a question? We got our guy. He's going to be even better next year.

Is there a reason fans are against Shurmur? Are they very familiar with his offensive philosophy or Xs and Os? Serious question, but I think I already know the answer. Most ex-HCs were excellent coordinators once upon a time. If Beane and McDermott like him I'll side with them, and not the board where 80% of you were furious we didn't draft Rosen. I'm sure everyone is so much better informed since then.

Refs let both teams play throughout most of the playoffs. Brady has no chance without the calls going his way.

His style will change with Daboll gone and improvements in our O-line and RB game, which will be Beane priorities moving forward. That's when we finally win a SB. We'll look back on these years as miraculous that we did as well as we did with what Josh had.

Haha I only know it because Bill Simmons always used it for his all-time NBA player list.

I think Buffalonians don't know what's out there. They just settle for average. Adding to this: The only people I know that are into those "side dishes" as you call them, are not sports fans. They weren't sports fans growing up and have only become "sports fans" for social reasons, such as fantasy and gambling as you mentioned. You might have hit the nail on the head. He doesn't actually love sports. How else could you have a dream job where all you do all day is talk sports, and you're so miserable? You'd be miserable if you hated sports, and you hated the city.

I think people are just nervous to put a Bills player in an all-time pantheon. After Palmer called Allen "perhaps the greatest talent at the QB position ever" Schopp jumped in and said it was an "interesting claim" in his classic condescending tone. It's almost like they don't want it to be true, so they can lay in their misery undisturbed.

I've seen the same. To cope on Monday I went to other team's forums and read their game threads. People were BLOWN AWAY by Allen. The moment the NFL world decided this was one of the greatest games ever was not 13 seconds, but the 4th TD to Davis. That's when everybody's head exploded and Josh became a living legend and one of the top 2 QBs in the game. The other narrative is "I feel terrible for Bills fans" which is much better than the mockery and scorn during the drought.

I think that Crytpo contest commercial should be the prototype for future Allen ad campaigns. Regular, humble, goofy guy who happens to effortlessly launch a ball 80 yards. It's charming and the country will like it a lot more than those awful West Herr "smile and hold a football" commercials.

If you're familiar with the concept of anti-fragile, it means people or things that get better the more pain or adversity you put them in. They are literally the opposite of fragile. Adversity makes them stronger. That's Allen since day one. God help the rest of the NFL next season. We may be looking at an all-time great year.

Good point. That's an area of improvement for Allen then. Let's get the #1 seed and an MVP.

I'm sure his amazing gut instinct predicted the Bills success the last 5 years too.

It might seem insane to say in January 2022, but it may have been a long-term blessing in disguise. If we would have won the SB this year, we may have rested on our laurels. NOW? Allen's about to go crazy in the off-season again. Coming off a legendary performance. He could make another step as QB, perhaps a higher level than what anyone has seen before. And Beane and McDermott are about to take serious looks in the mirror and realize they also need to level up. This loss may have meant the difference between one and done SB, and future dynasty.