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I mean Beane says that Allen sends him loads of mock drafts in the off-season, pays attention to the senior bowl, etc. Allen confirmed all that. He also said Josh sat down and went through WR film with all the coaches, and then called Beane the morning of the draft to talk WR. So either Beane is making up it all up and Allen is nodding his head, or the truth lies somewhere well above "company man" and well below "Josh Allen held a gun to Brandon Beanes head before making the selection".

"Something, something, something, Cap Hell, something something" - Brandon Beane, 2017

Sorry, I said TD's but I was using total points. He has only had 2 seasons of his 12 years as OC/HC where he was top half in both points and yards. Of those 12 years, 6 were with Allen, Jones (current leader in passing yards), and Barkley...again, only figured a way to be top half in yards/points twice. That is bonkers. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DaboBr0.htm

I will say it for like the 4th time in this thread. In Dabolls 12 years as HC/OC in the league, his offenses have only been in the top half of scoring and yards twice. TWICE. in his entire career. 12 years 4 years with Josh Allen 2 years with Jones (#1 in Passing Yards) and Barkley.

His personality is the worst part about him as a HC/OC. Lol

It wasn't even off of the bye. It was totally dependent on who we were playing. The sales pitch was that we would attack defenses at their weakest points. So if they struggled with zone we'd man up and visa versa. It's a move by somebody who fancies themselves the smartest guy in the room. Not move made by a guy whose actually the smartest guy in the room. Not shocking he only has two years ever as either a HC or OC where his offenses were ranked top half in both yards and points.

What if I told you that Brian Daboll has only ever had two season as HC/OC where his offense finished in the top half of the league in both yards and TD's. Just 2. Mind you he had Allen for 4 years ...

Terry Pegula and accountability? Lol. Go a couple miles down route 5 and check on the Sabres....

Dabolls History as OC/HC (NFL Rank Yards/ Points). He has been....not good. 2009: 32/29 2010: 31/29 2011: 22/20 2012: 24/32 2018: 30/30 2019: 24/20 2020: 2/2 2021: 5/3 2022: 18/15 2023: 29/30 2024: 30/31 2025: 14/24

Daboll absolutely had to be fired given the Daniel Jones situation. It doesn't really matter which game he was fired after. Jones isn't a world beater, but he got next to nothing out of him. If I am in the C-Suite with the NYG I look at Indy and think "we absolutely, 100% need to get new people to manage our QB's. He botched it."

He has only "crushed everybody" when Josh Allen was his QB. I think he is a smart guy, but a huge blowhard. The more influence he gets the worse he becomes at his job. Good dude to have in the room, but it ends there.

I would be tempted to entertain this more if we didn't lost to the Pats and Falcons. Both were easily there for the taking and they botched it. The team has proven they don't deserve rest weeks.

I had "Coaches Club" tickets for the opener @ NYJ a few years ago. I have to say it was pretty sweet. It's packed even though everybody in there has tickets in the stands. Basically you have to go through there to get to your seats. It's free food and free drinks. Raw oyster, prime rib sandwiches, nachos, pretzels, whatever. And of course TV's all over the place. Given the PSL cost for th club seats I imagine maybe something similar? Unsure though. At MetLife it is directly next to the sideline behind the Jets bench (there's one on the visitor side too) with field access. I am actually in a bunch of the Aaron Rodgers pictures when he came out of the blue tent on the cart. If Buffalo can provide something similar it should be highly desirable. It would even be a good space to do sales kick offs, presentations, etc. during the week It's not a bad idea. I don't disagree. But I don't think it's a fan base issue, it's an architectural issue. I imagine the new stadium will push us to the top or at least on par with KC. They have the decibel thing up all the time and Arrowhead rumbles at like 120 dB on meaningless 2nd downs. I've never been to a stadium that is as consistently loud at such a high level. It was remarkable. And I don't mean that in a way that takes away from Bills fans at all. Again, I think it's a stadium design issue and the new stadium will help tremendously.

It has nothing to do with the fan bases. It has everything to do with the steep slope and enclosed end zones in KC vs open end zones and gradual slopes of the Ralph. I don't think either fan base is remarkably different than the other.

Modern stadiums are regularly rumbling at 130 decibels. The Ralph isn't. Watch the screen, we are regularly at like 105 decibels on key 3rd/4th downs. Enclosing the end zones is going to make a world of difference. For reference KC sells ear plugs and Tylenol at their concessions. The Ralph has never been as consistently as loud as KC was when I was there and it wasn't close. And it's all because of stadium design.

Not a doctor but I wouldn't rule out myelopathy. You can choke out your spinal cord with zero symptoms...until you have them. The data around myelopathy recovery is points more toward "pausing progression". " Reversal is a hope unless you catch it early.

Very unpopular opinion. But I think the Bishop hype is more hype about raising his game rather than where his game actually is. He was good, but he's been pretty bad, so that's amazing. But I think he is targeted a lot. Again thrilled he rose to the occasion, but the plan is often to target his side of the field. Hoping that stops. He's an exciting athletic player that I'm hesitant to crown.

I sorta hope not because that's not a haiku.

We need Indy to drop a few more games. With their remaining schedule KC is one of the most likely. KC has a lot of losable games left. There's a world where KC misses the playoffs entirely. I wouldn't get on it, but they are certainly flirting with it.

I think we prefer them to beat the Colts? Didn't think I would be saying that in 2025.

That's generous. He has been bad

That wasn't just not DPI in real time. But it wasn't in slow mo either.

Play call aside, they've gotten 3 extra possessions and come away with no points. Tough to beat Mahomes that way.

You could replace Josh with Shane Buechele and the Bills would still win by 21.