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I seriously doubt his faith has anything to do with his coaching decisions. I'm a Christian. And I am one of the most analytical, statistical, data-driven people you would ever meet. Early in the game (with 3 quarters ahead of him), McDermott saw nothing wrong with being aggressive. Late in the game and down 7, he panicked and just wanted to get away with some points.

Taylor's best plays come from holding the ball too long, narrowly avoiding pass rushers, then hitting a big pass downfield. Today he was unable to get away. The Patriot defenders managed to get a hold of his feet, or just keep him trapped in the pocket (which has always been the most successful strategy for beating him.)

Have you actually seen the other teams we are competing with? Ravens, Titans, Chargers... These teams are all crap too. We don't deserve to be in the playoffs. But neither do those teams. I will gladly take a first round @$$ whooping, just to get the monkey off our backs.

I usually consider Patriot games an automatic loss from the get-go. Even in games like today, I never really believed we had a true chance at winning.

Splitting him out into the slot and then making him the first read on a slant pass (in the Red Zone no less)... I was literally speechless. I'm 100% certain he was signed for "locker room leadership" reasons. But I can't figure out why they keep giving him the ball. It's almost always a totally wasted play.

There ya go. That's why the NFL keeps screwing these things up. The ref should be asking "Am I 100% certain his foot is NOT touching the ground?" Because without the inconclusive evidence, the call should not be overturned. Instead, the replay official is trying to make the determination himself, with no care for what the original call was. Same thing happened last week against Pittsburgh. The ball clearly moved when the receiver fell into the endzone. But there were no angles that showed the ball actually touching the ground. It should not have been overturned either.

I completely forgot he was voted to the Pro Bowl. Wow.

Sometimes I think it's like the WWE pushing a villain. The entire country turns in week after week, rooting for the Patriots to lose.

The overturned Kelvin Benjamin TD was very bad. But nobody is talking about the equally bad overturned 4th Down stop. The first down marker is not the end zone line. You cannot reach the ball out, then pull it back and get credit for forward progress. But hey. I guess the refs aren't supposed to know ALL the rules. Right?

Maybe we've had worse FA players. But how many of them have had the negative impact of Tolbert? It doesn't matter how many fumbles, drops, runs for losses... the coaching staff just keeps giving him the ball and designing plays for him. It's insane.

Most OCs would use somebody like Mike Tolbert as a change of pace back. But not Dennison. He literally changes NOTHING when LeSean McCoy comes out of the game. Somehow he believes that "if McCoy can run that play, then why can't Tolbert?" The only value Tolbert brings to this team, is if he somehow helps Dennison get canned.

OK, well forget that... Next week, we need (in addition to a win against the Dolphins): Ravens loss to the Bengals OR Titans loss to the Jaguars AND Chargers loss to the Raiders

Believe it or not, our easiest path is with a Titans win.

I cannot think of a player more worthless. He's not a good blocker. He's too slow to get anything running the ball, unless there is a massive hole right up the gut. He can't catch and he fumbles too much. Yet this doesn't stop Rick Dennison from using him like a Swiss Army Knife. Watch him get no yards on FB dive! Watch him lose 5 yards on a FB screen! Watch him split out into the slot and drop the ball! I wouldn't be surprised if we have Wildcat packages designed for Tolbert. We are probably an injury away from him being our #1 kick/punt returner.

So if I get this right... If the Titans win, the Chargers are eliminated. Then we can get in next week by beating the Dolphins, combined with a Titans loss. But if the Rams win, we need the Titans to lose next week PLUS have the Chargers lose to the Bengals.

Been saying this for 15+ years. I've long since given up. Teams always let Brady pick them apart with short crap. Defensive coordinators in this league are ridiculously scared of giving up the big play, and would rather let up a 12 play drive than a deep pass. This philosophy may work against most teams, but it never works against New England. You would think coaches would have caught on, but against the Patriots it seems like teams are even MORE scared of letting up the big play. They are intimidated. And when facing intimidating opponents, their strategy is to play conservative and not make mistakes. If I was facing the Patriots, I would double Gronkowski on virtually every play, go single/man on the outside and focus my coverage assignments on the slot receivers and backs. If I was an AFC East team, I would probably have my defenders hit Brady late on every play (especially in the first matchup), but I'm a jerk like that.

Have you ever opened a thread, only to find the post was completely full of unreadable/jumbled nonsense... But then you kept reading anyway, just because you were curious if anyone else had any idea what the poster was talking about. 3 pages later, I'm still clueless. McKelvin, Maybin, Salient... what???

There are two reasons Tyrod Taylor never reaches 300 yards: 1. The Bills start every single game hoping to establish the run, while carefully protecting the ball on passing plays. Even if we successfully attack downfield through the air on a few plays, the offense will quickly return to run-heavy on the ensuing drives. 2. If the Bills happen to fall behind by 2+ scores, and the offense is forced to pass -- those are the games that Taylor struggles badly with taking sacks, decision-making and accuracy. When the threat to rush is gone, he just isn't good enough to carry the team with his arm.

Almost three full seasons. We've seen what Tyrod Taylor is about. Now, I'm certainly not as "down" on Taylor as some Bills fans. When you consider the entire package (leadership qualities, playmaking ability with his legs, ability to avoid turnovers), I believe he's better than a good chunk of NFL starters. If we managed to put together an elite defense, compliment him with a strong O-Line and running game - I think we could win 10-11 games and maybe even win a playoff game. But here is the problem. I don't believe Taylor can ever lead us to a championship (which should be the ultimate goal). The regular season is a different animal from the playoffs. At some point during a playoff run, teams will find a way to make him win with his arm. We can't rely on Shady McCoy and keeping the opponent under 17 points for 3-4 weeks against the NFL's best. There is a reason that teams without a strong franchise QB only win a Super Bowl every 15-20 years.

The Bills were a much better team from top to bottom. Better running back. Better receivers. Better O-Line. Better defense. Jim Kelly wasn't the best Quarterback in the NFL during those years, but we had the offense to win a shoot-out with anyone. Our Achilles heel was against teams with big/strong offensive lines and really good running backs. At the time, most of those teams were in the NFC. And we always seemed to play them in the Super Bowl.

Exactly what I was going to say. We are averaging 4.2 yards per carry. That is more than 1 yard per carry less than in 2016 (we averaged 5.3 ypc) and a half-yard less than in 2015 (4.8 ypc). Dennison's blocking scheme changes made this rushing offense worse. No doubt about it.

The team didn't show up for the Jets game. Effort was suspect. Afterwards, they were whining about the short week. It was pathetic and embarrassing to watch. That was the game which should haunt the players throughout the offseason. You never take a game off, and I don't think they gave it a full effort. It's hard to say what the Chargers game would have looked like if our Quarterback hadn't thrown 5 interceptions. The rest of the team had no chance. That was the game which should haunt Sean McDermott. Everyone questioned his timing with us in the midst of a playoff race. Now that game may cost us the playoffs.

He's a fantastic complimentary pass rusher. But he's not good enough to carry the defensive line and create consistent pressure by himself. A few years ago, teams had to account for Mario Williams on the other side (before he quit on us). They had to stop Marcel Dareus from coming up the middle (before he quit on us). It's fair to question if Kyle Williams has lost a step this year too. He's not as quick off the ball as we are used to seeing (which is the quality that makes him special). Our D-Line has fallen off a lot since Jim Schwartz was in town.

Unfortunately, that loss against the Jets is going to cost us. The Bills are not good enough to beat the Patriots. The best we can hope for is a 9-7 record, which then puts us at the mercy of tie-breakers. Baltimore has two easy games. Maybe they drop one, but not both. Very likely they end up with a better record, or hold a tie-breaker over us. Tennessee has two tough games, but will they lose both? That would put them on a 4 game losing streak to end the season. I don't see this happening either. San Diego already has seven losses, but their last two games are easy. For sure they have the head-to-head matchup against us. I think someone explained our playoff chances like this: - We finish 10-6 (unlikely) or we finish 9-7 plus.... - San Diego loses 1 more, and either Baltimore or Tennessee loses 2 - Tennessee beats Los Angeles, but loses to Jacksonville, creating a three-way tie

When does it actually touch the ground?