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With all due respect — and I said it before the season started — the Bills may have the best defense AND best offense in football. They’re certainly the best team, even with some key players down. I was not able to watch the game live yesterday because I had to attend a memorial service…all I knew was they were down 7-0 early. When we left the service I checked the score and it was 20-20…I listed to the final 4:00 in the car on the way home. It was the Ravens broadcast and what fun it was to hear their dismay. Then, last night, I watched the game already knowing the result, so the emotion was removed…and I fast-forwarded between plays so I didn’t hear most of the announcer b.s. My takeaway? This team is so good and so deep, and so well coached. Even in the first half the defense played great. Lamar is damn good and made some amazing plays. The turnovers hurt, as did so many drops (Crowder 2, Davis, Diggs, Cook). The Ravens did an excellent job of getting their hands up and deflecting at least 3 of Josh’s passes. We got some calls and breaks, and they got some calls and breaks, but at the end of the day Josh Allen proved, again, that HE is the best dual-threat QB in football. The defense was simply stellar all game. Loved that they brought the heat on Lamar on that 4th down play…and what else can you say about Poyer. Baltimore was #2 on offense going in and didn’t get to 300 yards. This new D line absolutely does make a difference — and we’re playing without Oliver and Phillips! Milano is balling at an all-world level, and Edmunds is flying around as well. It’s a joy to watch. Damar Hamlin looked fast and comfortable out there. Coaching was excellent throughout. Two half-ending drives leading to points, and beautiful strategy at the end not to allow Lamar another chance. A 17-point come-from-behind win on the road like this can propel an already very good team to great heights. I’m very much looking forward to this run. Go Bills! 19 and 1, BABY!!!!!

Hey @Einstein how does it feel to know that McD just outcoached one of the best coaches in the game?

Totally pathetic. Easy cop out for McDaniel: “the doctor cleared him so what was I supposed to do?” What a joke. The players should see right through this charade. The question is whether they care.

@FilthyBeast, that’s who. You know, the Miami troll.

These boys KNOW. They know that was a b.s. game and loss. They know they are going to do great things. And they’re having a lot of fun doing it.

Lamar is playing out of his mind. He deserves the talk. As does Josh.

Just stand by the phone...I'm sure McD will be calling shortly to get your opinion.

Dane Jackson isn't out? Wow.

I don't know about that, but you might need to simply chill out. Geez.

Ahhhh. Just threw me there for a second since the thread was about Tavon.

The comparison I’m thinking of is Rob Johnson. Tua has sustained all kinds of injuries, starting with the hip at Alabama. I’m starting to think his body just isn’t meant to withstand the rigors of NFL football. I really hope the kid is ok, and that he makes the best decision for his future health. Oh, and eff the stinking Fish.

Hoping that in reality it was a glorified "vet rest day" to give him a break. I'd sit him tomorrow as well, list him as questionable, and then make a Sunday decision. Overall the injury report is trending positively, though.

Who is this Johnson of which you speak?

All whites, baby! Sharp look.

Excuse me? If you are blaming either the bad snap at the end of the 1st half or the ball that slipped out of his hand on 4th down as being indicative of a "fumbling problem" then I'm not sure you know what you're watching.

It has? Because of one blind side sack?

Agreed, just as it was insane last week's game was at 1 p.m., for both similar and different reasons.

Too late.

tHat CaN't bE aCcUraTe

Say that five times fast.

Great stat. Collinsworth was interviewed last week and basically said (about Burrow), "sometimes you've gotta just get it out quicker."

Umm, I'm going to need some examples of that, preferably those that specifically apply to Sunday's game. And you conveniently ignored my repudiation of your assessment that McD is "outcoached all the time."

In the circles that actually matter -- i.e. Vegas -- Buffalo is still the prohibitive Super Bowl favorite. Power rankings are clickbait and intended to get people talking. Nothing else.

Name five head coaches in the NFL you want ahead of McD. Nobody is saying he doesn't make mistakes. Nobody. You say he has been "routinely outcoached by the best ones." He has won 4 out of his last 5 vs. Belichick. He beat Reich in the playoffs. He beat Harbaugh in the playoffs. He beat Reid in the regular season last year. He just crushed McVay (against whom he is 2-0) and Vrabel (2-2). So who are these great coaches outcoaching him all the time? I'm sure your answer is "he has a great roster." Easy cop out. Talented teams lose all the time. I look at the preparation of his teams. 20 straight wins by double digits. 8 straight opening drive TDs. I'm sure you point to the recent run of one-score losses but only the KC playoff game falls on coaching, in my opinion -- and we STILL don't know what the players were really told. I can only to point to one single play for which I "blame" coaching last Sunday, and it was the 3rd and 22. They called an odd defense and obviously the inexperience at safety hurt them. That's it. They had players dropping like flies and still were in position to win it. The ball slipped out of Josh's hand on the 4th down pass to McKenzie or we're celebrating a win. Gabe Davis dropped a pass he catches 19 out of 20 times. A FG was tipped at the line. They had two timeouts left that enabled them to get the ball back with one more chance. How did coaching fail them on Sunday? I know other guys like you. They claim McD "has no balls" and won't give him any credit until he wins a Super Bowl. It's laughable.

Solid stopgap measure.