Sammy Watkins' Rib

Over the age of 35? Dudes last year was in 1992, 32 years ago. Very impressive if a kid under the age of 10 can actually form an opinion of a LT.

The week one Arizona win looks better and better as the season goes on. Most overlooked that as nothing at then time. Bills played sloppy in the first half and basically dominated a good team in the second half to comeback and pull away.

that would require a disastrous 3–4 finish to the season.

correct. but what they did with that rule is they actually made it tougher to score a touchdown for a runner by fear of losing control just prior to the goal line. So if anything, the league would make it tougher to score touchdown by catch versus completing process of catch anywhere else on the field. The fumble/touchback rule is one that’s been hotly debated for years now, but the league and competition committee has refused to change it. They like the fact that protection of the ball at the line is of upmost importance. my original reply to this post I thought you were talking about the touchback rule. Sorry I didn’t read your whole post before I replied. so obviously, the goal line ends the play once that tip of the nose of the ball touches the white of the goal line plain it’s a touchdown that’s why the fumble afterwards is moot.

You were not really clear on that point. But now that you are, how would that pass the rules committee? You want the rule changed to to not having to completely catch the ball (by current rules) if you are in the end zone. But leave the same catch requirements by current rules in the field of play outside of the end zone. I don’t see that passing the rules committee. They are not going to make it easier to catch a ball in the end zone vs anywhere else on the field.

Replay assists just put to use. It's good but they need to also give the coaches an option still to initiate replay assist. Because sometimes for some reason it seems the replay assist guy is taking a potty break.

What does that have to do with anything? We obviously are not seeing eye to eye here. If a receiver completes a catch and crosses the plane of the goal line it will rightly be ruled a TD regardless if they fumble afterwards. The play below if probably the most famous example of the process of the catch not being completed at the goal line. What is important to note here is that the goal line is irrelevant. This would have been an incomplete pass even if it was caught at midfield or on the sideline. If Jesse James were to have been ruled as completing the catch before extending for the goal line then it would have been a TD once the nose of the ball touches the plane of the goal line.

I just went back and watched it. Refs messed that one up. Really should have been an encroachment penalty on the Jets. It looked like that was why they were originally blowing the play dead but no flag was ever thrown. Should have been 1st and 5 Cardinals after that play. A runner is a runner. Completely different scenario. You absolutely have to complete the process of the catch; one of which is surviving the ground. That holds true whether the process is completed on the sideline, middle of the field or in the endzone.

Can you link an example? I'm still thinking what you are describing is a receiver who is deemed to never have possession. Once the receiver has possession they technically become a runner and any crossing of the goal line should be deemed a TD. Not having possession could be for several reasons, lack of two feet in bounds, no time aspect, ball bobbling or ball coming out when the receiver goes to the ground.

Back seat? Thurman can't even ride shot gun? He has to be back there with Juice?

I think I am finally okay with that. McDermott has this job as long as he wants. I love what he has been able to do with the safeties. Rapp is legitimately good. Hamlin is actually serviceable which is crazy to be saying given his limitations. The hit piece that was written last year and then being dropped when the author for sure probably thought the Bills would not only lose the division but likely miss the playoffs all together, only to have the Bills rally as a team and win the division, that also stands out as a case to keep McDermott. And we have to remember the grass in not always greener on the other side. Bills have built a real culture here.

I look at the Chiefs the same way to be honest and yet they are 9-0. But they don't look like a dominating team. Their point differential certainly doesn't scream dominant. Bills sometimes look like a dominating team. Ravens feel like the best team in the conference and they have 3 losses.

Yeah i think they will lose one or two before their 16th game.

Or 15 losses.

Agreed. They will most certainly bench and rest as many as possible week 18 if they are 16-0 going into that game against Denver. And Denver may need that game to secure a wild card spot.

How they haven't dropped two games already is shocking. They are good but they are not undefeated level good. They will drop at least one if not two before the playoffs.

Because one situation is dealing with a runner the other is dealing with a loose ball and player trying to gain possession of the ball. If I follow your questioning right, it really has nothing to do with whether or not the ball crosses the end zone in the case of the receiver. It's about whether the possession of the ball was gained (feet in bounds with ball secured and not bobbled/moving) by the receiver. If the receiver has possession of the ball and then crosses the plane of the endzone it would be a TD. But I think you are questioning plays where it is determined the receiver has not been ruled to have possession. It's still a loose ball.

Bend but don’t break.

Flacco is the perfect QB o play bend but don’t break against.

Taylor Rapp makes a 4 point tackle on Jonathan Taylor’s big run. Just like the TD saving tackle against Breece Hall. Rapp has turned into such a good safety for the Bills. Unfortunately, looked like Hamlin took a wrong angle and was the reason the run broke into a big gain.

Will Curtis Samuel do ANYTHING today?

Yes, i hear them say that in reference to the contact that is also being made. Hence, if you turn around and make contact, less likely to draw a flag.

His season was over a couple weeks ago.

Turning and playing the ball lets the DB get away with contact. You don’t like that rule? You just want them to make contact without attempting to make a play on the ball?

It is already in the rules that Defender doesn’t have to turn around. He just can’t make contact while not turning around. That’s fair no? recall week 1 against the Cardinals. Ingram had plenty of contact but turned around and attempted play on ball so no call despite Cardinals fans complaints