The Frankish Reich

Joe Flacco is thrilled to still have a paycheck. He'd be even more thrilled to get paid without having to practice/play.

I went to Manningcast because I was bored. But then Bill Simmons is boring too.

Pats will always run the ball semi-effectively, no matter who they hand it to.

I hadn't thought of that one .... makes sense though, doesn't it ...

Jimmy G? Yes. Brady? No way. Question will be if Brady has any value after this season.

Mac Jones watching Colt McCoy is like Mac Jones looking at his future self in 2032

Good Lord, they get some awful MNF matchups. Next week's looked good on paper back in August ...

And by the look of it tonight, Cody Ford may be available tomorrow morning

Bring Back Bivalent Boosted Beasley?

🤣 hadn't seen that one before. Well played!

Belichick may finally have to let Jonas Gray out of the doghouse and re-sign him.

I'm feeling a Colt McCoy - Bailey Zappe Shootout in the 2nd half.

Mike White says "stay in the pocket and you'll finish the game without any bruises."

Ford was so far out of my mind that I realized I thought he and Cyrus Koundjio were the same player.

Cody Ford sighting! And shockingly, it's not for a good thing.

Agreed. Hey, I mentioned that I actually caught the sarcasm!

And Von was going to play against the Jets.

Pats play the most boring football in the NFL now. I would've said the Broncos, but they played a legit exciting game yesterday. No reason to ever watch the Pats if you're not a diehard fan. Or a Bills fan who just likes watching how irrelevant they've become.

Yep. As you seem to suggest, the NFL study (yes, question the source, but I read the report and it looks solid) shows no statistically significant difference. Confirmation bias.

My left brain should want the Pats to win. But my right brain will EFFIN KILL my left brain if it catches it cheering for Belichick.

I do agree that what the Chargers did against Tua won’t work against Josh. He’d take those open lanes for 100 yards rushing. But … if Bosa is back, a really good pass rush is a problem. As are Allen/Williams/Ekeler if they are all healthy at the same time. I’d rather avoid them entirely. Give me the Dolphins or Pats a 3rd time …

Chargers if healthy are the only team other than Bills/Bengals/Chiefs that I could see making it to the Super Bowl. So now that they’ve done their job and exposed Miami as a fraud, it’s time for them to go all Chargers again and lose to the Rams and Broncos.

They get it. This “we are Buffalo, we thrive in the elements” thing is pissing me off. More examples: the Indy snowstorm game that we WON with a combo of the statistically worst NFL QB of all time (Peterman) and an emergency punt returner (Joe Webb). Pray for calm weather! People are living in the past when we were clearly inferior to most playoff teams and bad weather gave us a fightin chance. Accept today’s reality: we’re really good!

Exactly. This is a good weather team! I read those “bring on the snow/wind/cold” comments and wonder what Bills era people are living in. Cookie Gilchrist rumbling for 5 yards a pop? Joe Ferguson throwing for 70 yards per game? Ground Chuck (Knox)? We are a speed and big play offense (and defense), built for fair weather. Bad weather (not cold, but wind/precip) is the great equalizer. It’s how we lose to the Pats at home in gale force winds and then utterly destroy them 3 times in a row in neutral weather. Or how the Jets stay close in a constant cold rain. Rule: the better team always prefers to eliminate outside factors (weather is the big one) that don’t let it’s natural talent advantage show. The weaker team always wants some extraneous factor to act as an equalizer.

Impeccable timing!