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I don't think this was conservative play. Maybe by Josh's standards and definitely by last weeks. But ultimately I think this is just quality and play from the position. I think we sort of expect these high's and lows play to play, drive to drive, and game to game. Josh was Josh start to finish. That leap was funny. Got lucky it was his college teammate. We have 3 backs with 3 skill sets. I agree rotation for rotation isn't good. Ride the hot hand. But I think we did an "OK" job at using our RB's situationally. Way to bring this back to its roots! Funny enough I have my headphones on listening to a Bobby and the Wolf Bros w/Wolfpack show as I read this post. That drive to open the 3rd won the game. That was an impressive drive that won TB a lot of games over the years. Great post, great game. Thanks for your work and carrying the torch on these.

I mean, they’re literally the worse NHL owners ever. Terrys playoff drought is nearly 2x the next worst in league history. The Bills are a lot better for sure. I get it. But also I get the criticism. I don’t get why they don’t leave 4 seats open in Terry’s box specifically for this. Maybe leave another 4 open in the friends and family suite with the wives, parents, etc. for any additional entourage.

What Bills rep? If he left the stadium then likely no rep was in the suite. Was he supposed to hunt one down? I was at a restaurant a few weeks ago, sitting at the bar. Our food took over an hour. Our bartender didn’t come by once. I couldn’t flag him. Who the hell was I supposed to complain to? If there is nobody there, there’s nobody to tell.

I would have preferred Miami 1-1.

This Miami team is no joke. But also I see a team that doesn’t want to press on offense. Mac Jones has so many opportunities if he just had some more athleticism. Josh plays like he did today and it’s 35-21 Good Guys.

Spot balls are tough. None of the replays showed the ball. I don’t know how they conclusively overturn that even though I think he got it.

I read somewhere that only Bills fans get angry and put guys were held to a totally different standard than other guys… I’d agree. A hobbled Burrow isn’t getting it done.

I dig that she isn’t all done up. But can we maybe find an in between from custom bedazzled skin tight to whatever generic sweats Josh has laying around. Maybe a Bills sweatshirt. But don’t change it up until a loss Hailee. Things are lucky, so fall in line.

When Josh plays efficient and picks his moments properly the entire squad is dangerous. Lets go baby!

You can’t blame Jimmy for either pick. Sure. But that generally means the defense had a great down. Good pressure from a Jones, a tip from Groot, and a catch from Bernard. A great moment for the unit. What an odd time to poop on them.

Come on man. As a dude who is pretty quick to say “QB needs tondonX,Y, Z” he did X,Y,Z all day. Sure don’t miss organize the SB parade, but this is the game myself and others hard on Josh were begging for. This one was quality and efficient QB play. When this team does that the sky is the limit.

I don’t get this LA/SF challenge with Aiyuk. I don’t get a catch in the NFL. Two steps, elbow touch’s while being tackled. WTF is controlling through the ground? I don’t get why the rules are different for different positions or different spots on the field. If he were a running back or in the end zone that’s a TD.

1a/1b - Dorsey/Allen - Flip them either way I don’t care. This was a refreshing game. Front 7 - played lights out. Davis - Great game but another bounce backS Diggs - Great game. Could have been flipped with Davis. But week by week Davis gets the nod.

As a guy who said all week “Josh can’t play like this”, it is such a relief to have Josh have such a “get right” game. Go Bills!

I am going to switch this up. I think it will be Max Crosby. I think the game will depend on his influence or lack there of.

I think this is far too over simplified. Andy Reid is suddenly considered maybe the greatest coach ever. He has always been excellent, but never won anything with a very talented McNabb. Carson Wentz flashed, and nobody got him back on track. Nick Foles lit the league on fire, won SB MVP, and did nothing again. There are a lot more variable in the formula than you think.

I think some of the emotional reaction from the fan base isn't hate, or even frustration, it is fear. I think there is a fear that maybe Josh Allen's hot streak was the anomaly, and this very erratic and turnover prone guy is the baseline. Allen has always been a turn over machine. He has more than anybody since coming into the league, which is why there is such a nuanced discussion around these small shifts in ratio. And we want it to be Dorsey, or the lack of runs, or some change in offensive philosophy. I think there is a bit of a come to jesus moment for a lot of people who have to accept that their 1a/1b QB is maybe 2, 3, or even 5th on the list at the moment. This team burned so so hot for a minute there, it is a little bit of a scary pill to swallow. I think we are at a point where this is an issue Josh needs to fix on his own. His decision has been consistently inconsistent for 6 years. My honest scale for Josh Allen's career right now is that if he can get his game right his ceiling can be Favre-esque. But his career progression is pretty (very?) far behind right now. His floor is Matt Stafford with the Lions. Somewhere in between is Eli Manning, which is starting to feel like a decent career trajectory. Some very hot moments, some very cold moments, a rollercoaster for the fan base, and if we are lucky a couple random SB wins (hopefully).

This feels like a nothing burger “our QB has a tendency to be reckless with the ball and his body. We limited plays that exacerbate this problem.” Josh has a very real fumbling problem and has a propensity to risk his body in moments that don’t need it. I don’t think limiting that but using it situationally is controversial. Also, if teams like the Jets can befuddle Allen by only rushing 4 the QB power seems like it would be less effective since there’s enough players committed to cover that off.

I could be happy with that if Josh was 80 for 100, 1200 yards, no TO, and 1 TD, but Diggs, Davis, Kincaide, Knox, Cook, Harty, and Sherfield all lost their pointer fingers and accounted for 17 fumbles. Imagine 17 fumbles and only allowing 7 points. What a defensive stand!

I think part of the trigger is fear and a lot of it. He entered the league this way. His first season and a good portion of his second were full of these bonkers moment. The Houston game is a great example. That was totally absurd. Then we saw this epic leap in 2021, the 13 seconds game, and everything changed. We thought we had THE GUY. Buffalo had arrived. And we have to a certain extent. Mahomes is hands down "THE GUY". There is no 1a/1b conversation anymore. You start to have smart QB's like Warner go "Allen is great but decision making can be really bad", but you write it off because of this stretch in 2021. Then you have this very weird second half of the season where the game starts to be such a struggle for him again. There aren't moments anymore, there are halves of games, or a whole game, or a stretch of games. The fan base isn't hating Allen. They don't want to run him out of town. Their criticisms are all valid. The stuff people are seeing are correct. It is erratic and careless at times. The collective "negative" voice around Allen right now is critical, but the emotion behind it isn't "You suck". They mean "Please don't hurt me!".

The Josh Allen ride is such a rollercoaster,, it is addicting. It seems like every year, no matter how high he raises the bar he still has the ability to have these basement games. The constant thread of huge amounts of turnovers and mental gaffes is concerning. I get the comparison to Favre. I have even made it. The playing style certainly has a lot of similarities at times. But one thing to take into account is that even with all of that, by the time Favre finished his 6th year with Green Bay (7th in the league) he had won 3x NFL MVP's, 3x AP First Team All-Pro, played in 2x SB's, and won 1. His HoF jacket was sized up before he stepped under center in season 8. Josh has a lot of catch up to do to Brett Favre. IMO Allen still has a ceiling of Favre with a couple of championship seasons strung together and maybe an overall floor of Stafford if he never went to Detroit. A good comp might be Eli Manning who had lots and lots of success, but tons of ups and downs. That means Josh is still really good. But there will always be some fan frustration. Unless he puts a hot streak like Favre's together he'll never get the "one bad game" benefit of the doubt like Brady and Manning. It seems as though some fans expect this and that just isn't the way the league has ever worked.

Holy shirt balls. I’ve made the Favre comparison myself. But I didn’t realize that at this point he had already this point with GB (7th year) he’d already done all that plus 2 SB appearances and 3x All Pros.

My next door neighbor (Giants fan) gave me a hard time that maybe Allen is the kid in the 90’s movie where he hurts himself and suddenly becomes a major league pitcher. Then hurts himself again and it all disappears. He was busting my balls. I had a good laugh.

QB’s who have games like this catch some flack. This isn’t Buffalo specific. In my adult lifetime I can only really recall QB’s getting a free pass on these sorts of games once they solidified their spot in the Hall of Fame (ie Brady, Manning, and now Mahommes). Or maybe a recent injury like Burrow or Allen’s UCL last year. But until then the Stanford’s, Eli’s, Cousins, Dak’s, and Allen’s take a lot of flak when they get paid a ton and single handily lose games. And they all had games like this, and they all bounced back.

“We’re doomed” or “SUPERB OWL!”