Figster

I understand Much thought has went into Buffalo's 3rd quarter woes this season and perhaps the lack of a good rushing attack as a change in playing style is part of the problem IMO. I was using the opportunity to emphasize the importance of a good run game and how even the best QB''s in the league are perfectly content to run the football. Mahomes, Tom Brady/ GOAT. Its not a question of trust, its doing what works best under the conditions you are playing in IMO. Bad weather, run the football. Do you want to have better control TOP against powerhouse O like K C, run the football. Do you want to assist your QB in the passing game? Run the football. Ask Ryan Tannehill what a good run game has done to help take his play/career to the next level. When you want to hold a lead and finish off an opponent. Run the football, and run it well. Not as an afterthought...

Still, It did seem eerily similiar and I found myself feeling very thankful for Anthony Lynns poor clock management skills. This hail mary play seems to be a problem...

On film two of the 3 teams that beat us ran the ball down our throats. K C proved how important the running game can be in bad weather conditions IMO. Something Buffalo is sure to see more of with possibly a home playoff game in the future If all goes well IMO. I like your observation/assessment about sticking to the gameplan. I can also understand how it might appear flat vs Josh zipping the ball all over the playing field. (No pun intended y2zipper)

We can't read the coaching staffs minds although I do tend to agree. Josh Allen has been doing a good job for the most part protecting the football IMO. If protecting the football means running the ball more at a point in the football game. I don't think its something Allen or Daboll would have a problem with because the trust works both ways in my humble opinion. The Buffalo Bills needed to establish a run game regardless. For that to happen the RB's needed more touches/ involvement which went as planned IMO.

Ugly, sloppy, and flat to me sounds like a game filled with costly penalties, poor execution and uninspired play IMO. As nasty as some of the descriptions of the game may sound, a healthy Josh Allen with a win today is a beautiful thing...

Run game showed improvents and we already know what the passing game is capable of IMO. Playing like that gave Buffalo an 8 - 3 record and one step closer to the playoffs IMO. This was like a playoff game for Anthony Lynn and a games like today get coaches fired in this league IMO..

Like what? Winning? Opposition makes plays...

Be nice to see Yeldon get some play time. Myself personally, getting the run game going in all liklihood was Dabolls top priority going into the bye week IMO. Get your motor running...

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It is fun to speculate. Myself personally, coaching and supporting cast came together perfectly for Patrick Mahomes. Under different circumstances, different teams, Mahomes may not be enjoying the same degree of success up to this point in his NFL career IMO. No knock on Anthony Lynn, but he's no Andy Reid.

You scheme well or you don't. You execute well or you don't. You finish well or you don't...

Generally speaking, I'm not buying into your good luck or bad luck defines who we are argument OP. A football game is not 70 minutes or 50 minutes. its 60 minutes unless overtime occurs. Regardless of what a team is doing in the last 10 minutes of a football game If they didn't play well enough in the first 50 minutes its all for not. The opposition or Buffalo in this case desrves credit for doing enough to withstand the final onslaught. The Buffalo Bills are not 7 - 3 because they are lucky in my humble opinion OP. The Arizona game is a good example. The Bills are the only team in the league to beat 4 teams with 6 or more wins. All playoff contenders at this point in the season. This equates to competitive, hard fought football games IMO. The Buffalo Bills are becoming a battle hardened football team IMO. If I was to use one word to describe why they are where they are at the top of the AFC East. HEART...

The Bills have beaten two teams ranked above us. If top 10 was considered top tier I would say the Buffalo Bills are right in the thick of things IMO.

I agree, Titans, If they win ( hopefully not ) in all likelhood would match up aginst a rested Steeler team in the 2nd round IMO. : ) On the other hand the Raiders have a decent chance of knocking off K C. Good, but matches us up with the Titans round 2 Interesting...

The locker room might be divided now because of the move to bench Tua IMO. Most players I'm sure can understand why starting the rookie makes sense. Benching him in a game stiil within reach, not so much. As a fellow player of Tua's it says to me the coaches don't trust this guy or are not all on the same page where his development is concerned IMO.

I think watching Tannehill excel with the Titans has got to sting a little. The fan base I'm sure is very anxious to move forward and probably views Fitzpatrick as a bearded road block to the future. Ownership probably feels the same. Chan Gailey in all likelihood is not a happy camper IMO. So what does Miami do going forward...

I was surprised, I think watching Fitzpatrick play out the season was the best course of action. Especially with Tua coming off of an injury that could have ended his career in the NFL before it started. On the other hand I can understand the Dolphins need to evaluate Tua. (I'm not sure about the micro managing)

Fair enough, I admit, Tua has shown an ability to make big plays at the college level. Pin point accuracy goes a long ways in football. In closer games however Tua's play becomes more calculated and a bit tenative IMO. From what I've seen...

Are you trying to convince me Saban wasn't drilling into Tua to protect the football? Or Alabama didn't have a good run game? Tua did play it safe despite the lofty numbers IMO. Allen is a good game manager that knows when to turn it on in the 4th quarter IMO. I'm not sure why thats considered such a bad thing for a QB.

Chan Gailey loves him some Fitzy because Fitzpatrick is a brilliant field general that finds ways to move the football including using his own hard head/ body as a ram rod to fire up his teamates. I don't fault Fitz for the loss. Tua was playing poorly throughout the game. Tua by nature is a game manager and can become a bit tentative until the game is on the line IMO. The Alabama D is practically a scoring machine. Combined with Sabans play smart football on O mentality. Let the D do the dirty work. It may take a little nudge to put Tua into more of aggressive mode for the NFL Perhaps this is what the Dolphins HC had in mind Fitzpatrick on the othr hand is the complete opposite. Balls to the wall on every play.

It looked like Fitz was explaining to Tua how the Safety followed his eyes to make the INT. I think Tua learned something watching Fitz play against a team he was struggling against. Still, I tend to agree , It was an odd move because you want to see how a player responds to adversity IMO. Getting yanked at the the 1st sign of trouble is probably not the best way to develop a rookie QB. Better for Buffalo...

Myself personally OP, I believe the last 3 games shows the direction Buffalo is going in IMO. We should have won all 3 and the loss to Arizona could have been a preview to the Superbowl IMO. If Buffalo was playing its best football I might be inclined to agree with you. We are not and still at the top of our division with basically a 2 game cushion. I expect the Buffalo Bills to continue making improvements over the next 6 games and become playoff ready with a fairly good idea of what to expect haven played the NFL's top teams through the regular season. I think every team has a team or two that doesn't match up well with them. The Titans are Buffalo's bad match up. Hopefully they get knocked out. On a good day Buffalo can beat anyone IMO.

Good day of football with both the Dolphin and Patriot losses. Tua looks pedestrian, Fitzy throws the INT, I like it...

Well, trading Allen would be nuts. Its not going to happen...

Great observation Shaw, the slightly side armed dart throws are very accurate IMO. The throwing style is somewhat unique and most evident in the two strongest arms in the NFL IMO. (Mahomes and Allen)