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This equates to roughly three more completions per game, if you've got between 25-30 attempts. If all Josh does is improve his short game (dump offs and check downs) I see this gap closing significantly.

Why the hell would a guy who is a pro scout in the NFL leave to take a job with the XFL? If it's just money it seems pretty short-sighted.

Hear me out...

But how is his elevator etiquette?

I really like the phrase, "can make a guy miss in a phone booth." It's perfectly descriptive.

I'm pretty much done with anything having to do with Richie Incognito. I'm glad he had a couple of good seasons with the Bills but aside from that I don't see much reason to care about what happens to him.

But will it be amazing?

I don't think Jon ever sits on the Iron Throne. I'll stick to my belief that he is already "dead" but just serving a purpose to get a rightful ruler in place. I don't think he currently knows who that ruler is, but it won't wind up being Dany.

I think it was the setup for the Hodor episode.

Good stuff last night. I'll watch again tonight or tomorrow. Really wish we could have seen Sansa's and Arya's immediate reactions to Bran telling them Jon's true lineage. We now know that Bran told Tyrion everything during their conversation two episodes ago...they said "around 8" people know the truth -- Dany, Jon, Bran, Sansa, Arya, Tyrion, Varys, Sam...that's it, right?

I think the better question is, does anyone here think he should not have stayed at college another year?

Is trouble a euphemism for fertile women?

I sure hope somebody is making a spreadsheet.

All I’m gonna say is, some guys DO grow up and learn from their mistakes. Hope Duke is one of them.

It's pretty amazing what the Canes are doing. I've managed to put away my old hatred and am actually enjoying it. May even try to go to an Eastern Conference Finals game.

Kimmel just seems to be one of those all-around great guys. Think about it -- he even made Brady seem human.

Fletch

I think the blowout losses over the past two seasons can be attributed to two things -- putrid offense and lots of turnovers. There have been two 3-game blowout streaks in the middle of each of the last two seasons -- Jets/Saints/Chargers in 2017 and Colts/Pats***/Bears in 2018. During those six games the Bills turned the ball over 21 times and turned their opponents over once. Read that again -- TWENTY-ONE to ONE. That's just brutal. With the influx of talent at the OL, WR, and TE positions, and with this being Josh's 2nd year in Daboll's system, I don't expect to see that sort of streak again.

You guys nailed it -- and that floor is a lot higher than we thought it was.

When do the AOL rankings come out? Are they on CD?

Yes, Belichick is a master at changing tendencies not from week to week but from series to series, or even play to play. You'd think other coaches would have learned by now...

Yeah, after I typed that I knew it would come across the wrong way, lol. I just mean they aren't blowing people out left and right. It's amazing the run they are on, but I never get the sense they just roll over other teams.

Allen: 11 starts, 5 wins, 18 TDs, passer rating 67.9, QBR 52.3 Rosen: 13 starts, 3 wins, 11 TDs, passer rating 66.7, QBR 26.6 I mean, the passer rating is similar but not much else. The supposedly "NFL-ready" and accurate QB Rosen completed 55.2% of his passes. Both Buffalo and Arizona had crappy OLs, but one could argue Arizona had better players at receiver. Who knows, maybe Rosen was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and will blossom in Miami. For some reason I doubt it.

To counter another of Cowherd's "points" -- only one arguable "blowout" loss occurred during the last seven games of the season (at Pats***). The other two losses were each by 4 pts. Three of the blowouts (Ravens, Colts, Bears) occurred with Peterman or Anderson at QB, and another that "looks" like a blowout (Pats*** in Buffalo) was a tight game going into the 4th quarter. And even the 22-0 game at Green Bay was not a poor showing by the defense. The offense just didn't find itself until the 2nd half of the season.

Way to completely contradict yourself in the space of two sentences. If "less than 9 wins is a disappointment" how can you "not be surprised" if the Bills finish 3rd or 4th? You're damaged, Scott. You need therapy.