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I remember this video. It was a fascinating rewatch. I especially got a kick out of how McD introduced himself to the welcoming party at 1BD. I remember thinking that it was an awkward exchange the first time I saw this video. Now it just looks like someone that was very prepared to take a leadership role. In fact, he seemed more prepared than many of the other “leaders” in the building. It was a video meant to place a good light on McD. That and his success certainly create bias. But I still feel like the fact that he had to introduce himself and the fact that it seemed so natural for him is both a damning insight into the Bills’ past and a pleasant thought for their future.

Are they 6th rounders this year or next year?

Do the Bills value a heavy 1 tech anymore? It’s almost as though they plan to have a DL entirely composed of guys that can play any spot.

When do the Bills take a punter?

McD has talked about wishing Carolina kept more leaders in each position group back in Carolina. They want to get the youth into the building while Jerry and Mario are still around.

There was actually a neat study published based on this incident. The conclusion was that they performed a type of extreme squat exercise too soon off of a long break (it was actually the first day back after about a month off!). It was an exercise that the team had been doing for a long time, but they usually trained for a longer period before attempting the exercise. Here is a summary of the study by the local paper. https://www.thegazette.com/2013/09/18/university-of-iowa-physicians-paper-on-rhabdo-published-in-national-journal Any which way, in his final days at Iowa, if you didn’t judge Doyle’s ‘motivational techniques’ as outright racist, then he at least came off as a royal #######. Here is an example of the type of behavior in question: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29283973/ex-iowa-db-diauntae-morrow-details-alleged-2009-altercation-strength-coach-chris-doyle

I remember one instance when no one was around him. Fine. He dropped the pass in the big game. Yes, that was bad. 0/1 for 0% on “juicy” screens. (BTW, “juicy” is just as ambiguous as “sucks”) Singletary is not so worthless as to be cut.

Can we get an update, @Big Turk?

That’s what happens when your team sucks as running screens. It takes more than one dude to make it work.

As an Iowa Hawkeyes fan, I was able to watch AJ throughout his entire collegiate career and now through his rookie NFL season. There are parallels. AJ was a rare recruit for the Hawkeyes. He was the type of player that, had his father not been a former Hawkeye, he likely would have been playing at a school with a higher probability of winning a championship. Still, when he came to Iowa, despite obvious NFL-level talents, he rarely saw the field in his first season. They brought him along more slowly, starting with 3rd-and-long scenarios and working out from there. To his credit, there was never a peep from AJ about the long process and he improved every single season. This year, we saw a lot of the same process with AJ. He was only on the field for very specific situations and the coaches started to trust him a bit more later in the year. This off-season is so important for him. I hope the parallel continues and that both body and mind make another improvement - just as we saw from his freshman to sophomore years in college. I am an absolute homer, true, but I’m confidently betting on AJ getting better.

I enjoy watching Singletary play. He has some unique attributes that we don’t see every day. It may be that there are RBs better suited for an air raid offense, which is totally fine. However, there has got to be a way to put Singletary in a better position to succeed.

Coaching was a big let down this evening. They lost their aggression on offense. They had zero answers on defense. Set up to fail today.

Bills caught multiple breaks and it was still a bad half. That doesn’t bode well.

*pinch* This is really happening

GOING TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! LETS GO BILLS!!!!!

GO BILLS!!!

It seemed like he could have run a better route on the potential INT. He did a similar thing at the end of the Texans game last year. Bills need better out of him!

The nerves are real

Is Allen shrugging his shoulders more than usual? Like he is trying to brush off something nagging?

Oh, great! Now that the game is in AZ, we will get to see the Hail Mary replay at least 10 more times!

Now Daboll is a genius!

This is hilarious and I would absolutely read it heading into every game.

What a difference a week makes!

This was my first thought as well! I still have no idea what a “signature win” is, but this Seahawks team is a legit contender to represent the NFC in the super bowl... and the Bills just beat ‘em!

“Signature win” is a made-up term with no real definition. It looks to me like no matter what way you slice it, these Bills HAVE had wins over good teams. What is lacking in most of these discussions is a comparison to other teams when they go up against top 10 teams or playoff teams or what have you. Here’s the catch: top 10 teams don’t lose very often by definition.