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Now please don’t abandon the run for 2 quarters. paraons looks like a knee ligament. That sucks, hope he’s ok. His stupid teammate with the late stuff

Had cook on that

When we run the ball we win. When we abandon the run we lose. it’s honestly that simple

Is anyone else so sick and tired of huge 4th Q leads being meaningless? this new NFL sucks.

Or what about all the WRs sprint down field to the right corner of the end zone, Josh rolls to his right, and you throw it back to Cook who snuck out of the backfield late. You hit him at the 30 or so, but as soon as our WRs see Josh wind up, they break for the opposite sideline, and block like it’s a punt return. you could do the same thing by hitting your TE shorton the right side with a planned throw back to cook.

I like the idea of running it a down early, before the defense has put in their tallest WR and TE to hang out in the end zone. then perhaps scheme some kind of pick play where everyone is on the left side of the field, and one wr runs off a pick and to the opposite side of the field

Exactly. Dude deserves it and so do we. He is a good punter, ours sucks, we deserve to get something for our 6th pick

He deserves a second chance and the bills deserve a batter punter.

Dhop man

This espn broadcast is like a HS football radio broadcast

I think both teams regret passing on a quality veteran like Dhop

I have always thought that the league limiting tv stations to 3 games between the 1 and 4 pm starts was super weird. Why not just allow 4 games on? That’s seems like the easiest way to increase revenues. But this isn’t a bad idea either. I have non interest in the nfc game, but would watch the afc matchup. I do agree a staggering start time would be nice. The 830 games go too late for an old fart like me

The League has done an early and a late MNF game in the past, but I can’t remember them ever having competing games at the same time in prime time. What’s the reasoning here? Testing a new concept??

Yes I was well aware of the fake they ran. And it was surprising considering how hard the Chiefs had been crashing on the screen all game. I also am well aware that josh has the option to hand it inside to cook on those plays and did that throughout the game too. And all things considered I still think it was a stupid risky call in this game at that time. So no one else has put up what their guess at the MCd Handicap number should be? -2.5?? Anyone? Bueller?

Im speaking specifically to how well they [didnt] work in this game. Not how well they may have worked in other games. Thats kinda my point. McD needs to get a feel for the game, each game is different. Sometimes Diggs is unstoppable. Sometimes he is a ghost. Sometimes we cant run the ball, other times our running game is the best option. McD/the staff should have known the screens were blown up a few times earlier in the game, and not tried the square peg round hole thing. Maybe in some tough decisions. But 1st and 10 at the 25 with 2:13 left and to not call a single running play? Thats like pop warner leveling DUH!!! MCD is so awkward, he seemingly cant differentiate between different in game scenarios. "Last week vrs Philly i wasn't aggressive and we lost. this week I be aggressive and win!!" when the situations dont call for the same football.

Obviously the Defense is expecting a run. You still can run the ball. That's what 99% of teams would do and there is a reason for it. No you don't NEED a TD - what you need is a First Down, because there WAS a situation where we could eat the entire clock. With ONE first down. Then you kick the FG from inside the 20 as time expires. Never give the Chiefs the ball back. Not to mention, our run game was great last night. Our passing game was lacking. Going with our strength at that moment would have been going to the run. Especially when you have Josh Allen who can do a QB lead or Draw or Sweep. I'm not against passing it there at some point, but 3 pass is ridiculous in that specific situation and with how the game played out all night. Again no awareness from this staff.

But that was not the only time they ran that play. they ran it 2 or 3 times before, and the Chiefs had it scouted and defended well. Its the type of play you give up on because it wasnt working all game. I don't blame Diggs honestly. I could see blaming Allen bc he should have known better than to take that option by then.

Has anyone - EVER - seen a ref run over to an offensive player, and warm him he is lined up wrong? WRs checking with the officials is different. WTF is with this "the refs didnt fix our mistake" crap???

McD certainly did his dad dear to lose it but we still won!!

Why so serious? Im not even being hard on McD. Im just saying he costs us points repeatedly and a solution might be to hire a game day coach to help him out.

Thats actually a great take and completely true I guess. Thats also the treatment the Cheaters in Boston got for 20 plus years.

This kinda stuff ticks me off. Our defense has struggled for years getting stops late in games. They finally got a stop, turnover on downs, against the chiefs of all teams!!!! And this is ESPNs headline!?!? F you you lying a holes!!!! “Chiefs stymied by refs: Not what we want for NFL” sorry I’d post the picture but apparently my phone screenshot files are too big for the board? Lol

The McDermott Handicap - thats what I call it now. Its the number of points McDermott will cost the team with about 4 mins left at half and the end of the game. I really think its -5.5 or-6.5 points!!!! Its becoming ridiculous how awkward this team plays in those situations. We tend to leave points on the board before every half, or gift the other team an opportunity to score! We blow two minute drills constantly, cant ever get a stop etc. If you were an odds maker what would your McDermott Handicap be? Against the Eagles we played so conservative, using 2 TOs on defense, then taking a knee with 20 seconds and one (but could have been 3) timeouts left. All you need is a FG but you chose overtime?!?!?! Then against the chiefs - completely different situation. We get a 1st down due to penalty, with 2:13 left in the game on the 25ish yard line. RUN THE BALL is the obvious choice...... No, 3 straight pass!! Huh!?! We have this defensive coach who lost the game being too conservative last week. He should be wetting his pants for the opportunity to run it 3 times and kick the FG. But then its all passes!?!?! And before you say the swing pass is like a long handoff blah blah blah - the chiefs blew that play up 3-4 times that game. It didn't work once. and was super awkward, our staff has no feel for the game. No inclination of whats working, whats not, and no situational awareness of any kind.. On defense, again no feel. Its either full out prevent defense, or all out blitz. Over and over and over again. Dude, find a happy medium. Maybe, i don't know, don't call the same all out blitz ON EVERY SINGLE PLAY?!?!? The show all out bitz and then all out blitz. Eventually these teams beat the all out blitz and score - We lost the Broncos game with that one. We could try, maybe, disguising a blitz? Or Blitzing every other play?? Which leads me to.... McDermott has no feel for these situations. He is like that super socially awkward guy, who never knows what to say in a group. Everyone knows someone like that....and that's the football equivalent to McDermott. Post game McD said he watched every single 2 minute drill in every nfl game in the last 6 years, trying to find tendencies. Wow man, love the dedication, but that's sad. Thats like an awkward guy watching every episode of Friends trying to get less socially awkward. Just sad. Watching Michigan this year gave me an idea. Harbaugh is their head coach, but was suspended for a number of games. Harbaugh was allowed to coach during the week, but couldnt be on the sidelines for gameday. So one of their assistants was "Acting" head coach for those games. Thats what we need - we need to hire a "Game Day" coach who would relive McD of Head Coach decisions on gameday. Someone who has a feel for the game, situational football and what's working that day at that moment. Someone who wont abandon the run for 2-3 quarters at a time. Someone who knows when to play conservative and when to be aggressive. I think McDermott would benefit A LOT from a guy like that.

So was the lateral a designed part of the play or just off the cuff?

In his defense, shouldn’t that call be whistled immediately upon the snap?? Offside or illegal formation usually is right??