Success

No GM in history would take Aikman over Kelly. How's about that context?

Context. It's a thing.

I think what will make me happy is seeing drunk Pats fans 20 years from now still yelling, 'we got 6 Super Bowls!' Pretty negative, for sure. But that will make me smile.

Dude.....

They're all babies, except for Kelce.

Why do people dislike the Ravens? I feel like they have almost no negative history w/ the Bills. I like Jackson a lot, too. Fun to watch, and seems like a good dude. Unlike crybaby.

Really? I've always seen the playoffs as kind of a "coach filter." It's rare that a mediocre coach wins a SB. Most SB champs have pretty historically great coaches.

I'm watching w/ very keen interest. The Ravens should beat the Chiefs handily. They're better pretty much everywhere but QB, and QB is pretty close. And that could work out well for us. The Chiefs losing will truly establish the "Josh Allen curse," whereby every team that beats JA in the playoffs loses the following week. And if the Ravens make the SB and lose, the "SB hangover" that most teams get could potentially lessen their impact as competition in the AFC next year.

Heard another podcaster call that throw "hero ball" again today. Maddening. It's "hero ball" because it's Allen. Once a QB establishes any reputation in the league, it sticks. For most QB's, that's a 20+ yard pass to an open receiver.

I mean, it comes out in the end that Mahomes is 3-0 against Allen in the playoffs. People forget: in that 1st AFCCG - the top 4 Bills receivers had significant injuries. Diggs had an oblique. Beasley had a broken leg. Allen left the field w/ the lead w/ 13 seconds in the next one. Not much more to say on that. Last Sunday - decimated defense, drops from Diggs & Sherfield (while KC receivers made tough catches they were dropping all year), missed FG. Football, as we know, is a team game. We pull our hair out about McDermott, while Reid is now widely acknowledged as the best coach in the league. As another poster just pointed out - if any one of a few plays goes the Bills way and they pull it out on Sunday, at least some of the conversation this week would have been 'is Allen the best now?' That's how quickly narratives can turn.

And how have our defenses performed in the playoffs? How were they on Sunday?

Not a chance, imo. Allen has been undone by coaching, and the team in general. He carries the Bills - it's a one man show at times, and it was on Sunday. Mahomes has rarely carried his team the same way. Mahomes wouldn't have a ring here. And Allen for sure would have at least one in KC.

So, just a thought exercise (and it's been posed here before, I know): if Mahomes came to the Bills in that draft, and Allen ended up in KC - with all of the rest being the same - do you think you would still be saying all of the above? Would Reid be without a SB? Would McDermott have 2?

I mean, I'd agree. I'd like to say it's Diggs, and think he could be. But his production doesn't match what you would expect of a #1.

It's crazy to me at times, but it has always been this way. When analyzing what happened Sunday, I've heard pundits & opposing fans cite the Bills injuries on defense, the poor play of their defense, the huge drops by Diggs & Sherfield, and the plain fact that Reid (with Spags) is a much better coach than McDermott & adjusted more at halftime. But the conclusion is always the same: Mahomes bested Allen, again. Mahomes is better by a mile. Look at the AFCCG's and Super Bowls. It's just the way it's gonna be until the Bills can break through in the playoffs. I don't mind people ranking Mahomes #1, but it's not the blowout that so many say, imo. I think Allen would have the same accomplishments if he had ended up on KC all those years ago.

I haven't seen a single pundit talk about the failure of the defense all week. Ridiculous average yards per play for KC. They marched up & down the field all day. All they've talked about is "hero ball" Josh blowing it again by going for the big play. Why do I like sports? When I compare the amount of time I'm aggravated to the amount of time I'm actually happy, it makes no logical sense..

Winning usually trumps all, though. I'm really mystified by the apparent lack of interest. The whole "he plays chess, everyone else plays checkers" thing is pretty accurate, imo. For many years, he was just head & shoulders above everyone else. He's not quite at that level anymore - but he's still a great coach.

It's more about the vitriol directed at him by some. He's a Bill, and this is a way for people to send some positive energy & lift him up in the face of that.

As you alluded to - it's a small # of fans. Probably very small. Same is the fans who throw snowballs & that kind of stuff. Yes - we're the best fans.

I didn't used to think this way - but I'm closer to there than where I was before. I'm just enjoying Bills football while we have someone as good as Allen. It seems like he's too good to not get a shot or 2 at the big game - but if he doesn't, I don't want that to be the arbiter of whether I spent my time or emotions well. Just enjoy the moment, always.

You say it yourself w/ the bolded. That might have been the ONLY time a TD was that open. How many times have we seen a big pass to somewhere inside the 10 yard line - and then the D tightens up and the offense can't get a TD? As for the "end result" conclusion - not even sure how to address that one. It's kind of preposterous.

Man, I hope Allen just wins 4 SB's in a row, to even up the record, and shut EVERYONE up. It's exhausting being a sports fan these days. I try to tune everything out, but terrible uninformed takes are ubiquitous.

I give you credit for being able to listen to that guy. I was watching that show for awhile. But like Bayless made his career off of hating Lebron, Wright is doing the same w/ Allen. And hopefully, he'll look like just as much of a fool when JA ends up w/ 4 titles. But I will not know, because I will not listen to him. His act is obvious, pitiful, and a disgrace.

So, you don't think a QB should go for a TD when it's open?

Well put. That's the mystifying thing to me. I just don't see single plays dissected like this for other QB's, unless they're massive mistakes or turnovers.