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Garbage call there

I don’t believe so, I think the league does not want this rule used except in an extreme circumstance in a playoff game. It’s a crap rule, and the games would be a complete cluster if these calls were getting changed. It’s just a failsafe against another New Orleans situation.

John Parry sounded pretty confident the call would stand. The officials have been told not to change these non calls in the regular season. Parry was quoted in the NY post as saying he’s concerned because a call will be changed in the playoffs and fans will wonder why when they haven’t been changing them all year. I think he knows something but obviously isn’t saying so outright.

I doubt they will change this call

Worth a look. They have to fix this down the stretch run. Have to try to stay ahead in the playoff race.

I don’t think so, it was down the right sideline in the 2nd half I think.

Who cares, really ? There wasn’t much talk about the NE Pats in the late 80’s / early 90’s except for what a joke of a franchise they were. If the Bills had beat the Pats there would be a lot more talk.

Still not considered a big star for casual fans around the league. He might be the only guy on D a lot of people could name.

Bills are 6-2 without doing anything exceptionally well. They don’t get lots of sacks, takeaways or have big stars on defense. The offense is lackluster and doesn’t score much. No signature win on the schedule, so while they’re winning they’re still seen as just a team in the league.

GMFB are noted Pats worshippers, and it comes through in most every show. Put on GMFB today wanting to see the aftermath of Pats loss to Ravens, only to find precious little talk of them this AM. It was almost like they were disappointed NE lost. Don’t they realize most fans hate that team and wanted to bask in the glory of the Ravens win this morning ? Total letdown.

Who cares wtf that dill weed has to say ? He’s not even a Bill anymore and he played under a different regime.

Perhaps not. I saw some of the game on Redzone. It’s an unknown , and I’d still rather play the known mediocrity ( being kind ) in Flacco.

I cant argue with this.

It’s mostly about matchup, as the other factors were given preference when the original schedule was made. That’s the whole purpose of flexing games; that the original formula created too many dog matchups. Flexing is a by product of one of the best things about the NFL and sports; its ability to surprise us and produce unexpected outcomes.

Denver doesn’t look so easy now, but maybe after there’s some film on the QB. The game looked much better with Flacco at QB.

Exactly, which is why referenced public opinion. It’s all about evening out the money on both sides, and the line is indicative of public perception.

Bills are 5-3 ATS this season, third best overall in the NFL. The line does seem strange, but it shows that the public isn’t ready to jump on the Bills bandwagon just yet.

It’s not just a QB that can move ( he’s from another planet in that department) but a completely unconventional offense with concepts that aren’t “ supposed to work” in the NFL.

This^ ^ I don’t want this game flexed because I’d like to think the Bills could actually win it.

I’m not certain if I’d take Allen over Lamar, but I’d take Jackson with the Ravens personnel vs Jackson on the Bills.

This belongs in the Bills at Browns thread.

Bills play a lot of zone, and he’s on the opposite side of White. He’s going to get worked on a bit, and the Bills scheme has him playing off a decent amount. Their scheme is built around not giving up the deep pass, and it’s not something I’d bank on them changing.

Was totally a sarcastic post , predicting the inevitable reaction from the doomsayers on the board. A win vs Browns would be “ meh” and a loss, well you know the rest.

All about expectations. Most fans can enjoy the record , all the while still acknowledging the team has flaws and hoping for improvement. If the Bills can continue to win games and make the playoffs with an incomplete roster, anything else is gravy. A wildcard matchup is likely to pit the Bills vs a team with flaws of its own, and is definitely winnable. That’s far from a disappointing season to me. Fans of 31 teams will have their season end in disappointment so it’s important to acknowledge that going into this thing. Those who can’t handle disappointment may want to check out something else.

Yeah, the OT rules are an anomaly there. You probably don’t want a bunch of different rules that only apply during playoff games. My guess is that wasn’t a road the league wanted to go down again. The whole idea of reviewing calls of a rule like PI that is applied and enforced loosely and different between games/ crews etc was a bad idea. The Saints complained loudly enough, and the play caused the league to have a lot of egg on its face. I believe the league has quietly issued a directive to the officials not to enforce the rule unless a hugely egregious call/ non call happens in the playoffs.