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Also, somewhere in the digital void someone on a Chiefs' board is calling for Mahomes to be benched for throwing his first September INT and losing to the Ravens....

AJ may be the new Hughes, leading the team in QB pressures but doesn't get the sacks. Everyone else is going to benefit in the sack stats because of him. As for looking quicker, he started to come on last year toward the end. The play that made me take notice last year was very similar to his hit on Brissett, it was against the Pats on Stidham. They called it roughing the passer penalty, but it looked legal.

I think that was the sack credited to Zimmer.

It's a good thing they are playing that football team at home.

McD's Mantra, get better every week. I trust they will...

Someone will look at the stat sheet and say he sucks...

Yeah, they may look back on this game similar to the loss to Arizona last year.

Just finished a batch of chilaquiles which will tide me over until dinner. I don’t like to eat during the game.

Yeah, as a conspiracy theorist, last year I mentioned a couple times that I thought the NFL would no longer hose the Bills because they are becoming a national draw, and it's all about advert $s.... Relatedly, I shipped a couple Allen/Diggs Jerseys to friends in Hawaii last month.

Sorry, I probably misinterpreted Beane. I was thinking in % terms, so his 83% is what I reacted to. Re-reading it, I'm sure Beane meant # of players.

In the interview, he says they are in single digits for unvaccinated.

I was watching his press conference yesterday and noticed how big his neck is--bigger than my legs!

Yep, run Harris to set up the play action is what I expect them to do Sunday.

Yes, it's simply an indication of a good team over a 16-game season.

I recall looking at point differential a few different years to try to make some kind of generalization about playoff teams. I think the number was +8 or greater for the majority of playoff teams (there is always at least one outlier). If I ever decide to look at it again, my guess is defensive ppg rankings might be more important than offensive rankings.

Best place to tailgate is with the TBD gang in Hammer's Lot. Check the TBDAHOT thread that's pinned.

I was going to mention Roost if no one had--good recommendation. Waxlight Bar a Vin over in "Chandlerville" is pretty good too. You can check out Thin Man Brewery over there as well.

This is another good piece on dissecting Allen's development, though couched in whether or not he'll "regress." The thing that sticks out to me is his discussion about expecting teams to play zone and make him take the easy throws in long, methodical drives. We're going to see if he's matured to that next level of being patient and taking what's given. As for regressing, if the metric is his stats, I don't think Fairburn adequately compared last year's schedule to this year's. Based on ESPN's team D rankings by PPG fpr 2020, the Bills and Allen will face more games in 2021 against last year's top 10 Ds. They play 10 games against those teams vs 7 last year; based on Schein's ranking, they play 5 this year vs 4 last year (if you adjust to 16 games and take WFT out, then it's 9 vs 7). The point: yes, it's possible Allen will regress statistically, but, IF he does, it will most likely be due to facing a first place schedule. Personally, I believe he is continuing to get better and better, and he will be better this year, though it might not show up in his personal stats being better than last year's stats (adjusting for an extra game). NFL Team Defense Rankings 2020 (Top 10) PPG Rams Ravens Steelers WFT Saints Miami Pats Bucs Giants Colts/Chiefs (tied) 2020: 7/16 games 2021: 10/17 games

Mark Gaughan has a really good piece in the B-News today which essentially addresses this issue, Allen's continued development. Highly recommend it. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/air-allen-how-bills-offense-merges-elite-talent-with-excellent-scheme/article_37c43f88-0cd3-11ec-80f1-8370f099c1e6.html

Thanks. I don't know how I missed this when it came out. I certainly don't see this as another article about "we could've had Mahomes." I believe the focus is on whether or not Allen will take his game to the level where he is "mentally" capable of winning a Super Bowl against defenses that know how to take away your bread and butter. Personally, I believe Allen IS trying to get to that level, as he continuously tries to improve on his weaknesses, and not just the physical ones (deep passes, touch passes, etc.), but also the mental processing.

Anyone who played water polo is okay in my book.

Reid Ferguson, what's up with that? Injury issue?

Would've been funny if they traded Obada back to them.

I thought he’d fetch more than that. I still wonder at Magic Beane getting a 3rd for Tyrod!

The issue is he has Allen’s gunslinger mentality without Allen’s arm.