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Its “normal” to have to wait days/weeks for election results. It’s “normal” to have 20% of machines not working on Election Day. All normal guys, chill out …

I agree with this, mostly... I no longer feel anywhere near the level of confidence I had earlier in the season. I'll admit, I did not expect this team to have the now, annual, mid-season swoon of run Defense struggles, JA issues and Offensive clunkiness. I will say, I don't see anyone better than us. Chiefs are still the main threat, and they are having similar issues as us. Eagles, I do not buy.. they have been an outlier of health and have (and will continue to have) the easiest schedule - by far - of any contender.

20% of machines not tabulating in Maricopa County is an absolute joke. “Threat to Democracy” ?…. That threat is the justifiable suspicions Americans are starting have of our elections due to issues like this and the absurd notion it takes days/weeks to count ballots. Im starting to hear this from a lot of normie, non-MAGA folks … myself included. Trump lost, he was a clownshow post-election…. That was 2020… But now I’m starting to believe we have serious election integrity issues.

What’s going on in Maricopa County is absurd …. Depending on the outlet (including WaPo) 10-20% of voting machines are not working. Videos all over Twitter of chaos at polling stations.

Your comparison would Phillip Rivers playing on a torn ACL and then scrambling on it for 30-40 yards requiring side to side motion... which he did not do. Tommy Doyle played on a torn ACL but that's because we just asked him to block best he can... he wasn't out there pulling.

It really doesn't. It's not elite, but the Bills OL is in the next tier of teams that can have good moments and bad moments, but don't sabotage games. Offensive Lines around the league are struggling. I've seen our OL vs a lot of good fronts and they have never looked as bad as the Chiefs OL looked against us and the Titans. We honestly don't know if we can run the ball. We don't try. Singletary, Cook and Hines is a pretty talented backfield. What we do know is that this team struggles to run in obvious short yardage situations... that's a bit different than an overall game where we try to become more balanced.

From everything I've heard from sports medicine/PT people, this statement is completely false. Adrenaline cannot mask structural damage. There's no chance he could physically throw the ball that far, with that velocity, if the damage was severe.

If it's pain management only, sure... If there's any chance at all he could make it worse, Bills have to save him from himself and force him to sit a couple games until he's fully healed. I honestly don't know if it's an injury that can worsen without rest.

Would make sense if it's a minor strain, given the Bills cautious nature. Would probably mean he could play Sunday if it was a Playoff Game, but will be held out until he has no lingering issues... which would be around 2-3 weeks.

Oh, when healthy.. I like their talent … but they had no Hall or Davis against us, and that OL is decimated.

Pats are the least talented team in the division. Garrett Wilson, Tyler Conklin, Braxton Berrios, Denzel Mims, Michael Carter, James Robinson and that OL is not better than we have… and that, led by Zach Wilson, beat us on Sunday. Miami has the most talent at the skill positions in the division … agreed there.

I just fall back on what my brother and others in sports medicine / physical therapy have said … it’s next to impossible, structurally, to throw that 70 yard pass if he had damage necessitating surgery. Therefore, we’re likely looking at a anywhere from 0-4 weeks depending on if it’s a minor strain that just needs monitoring or one that requires rest (as in his rookie year). That’s at least keeping me sane through all this.

No idea why any serious person links LP tweets when talking politics. Their instincts are so bad, and they’re clearly grifters not interested in helping Dems, but just telling them what they want to hear while throwing some ads together to rake in blue donor money.

It is absolutely not normal to be gaslit into thinking it needs to take days/weeks to count votes.

What is the grip Weingarten has on Dems?… Truly amazing that she would put this picture out there the day before the election.

Here’s what I’m saying.. -Our OL is not as bad as some people here think. -I’ve, from jump, been part of the crowd that thinks our skill positions are overrated .. but they’re also not bad. You can do a lot worse than Hines, Singletary, Cook, Knox, Diggs, Davis, McKenzie and Shakir if we start developing defined roles & usage for them. It’s not going to look like the hyper aggressive Allen led offense, but that may also not be the worst thing in the world right now. Maybe we figure some stuff out because we’re forced to without a cheat code at QB for X amount of games. I know we’re all down on the defense right now, so it would be a great time for McDermott’s annual focus on getting the run fits correct.

If Allen gets a 2-4 week ride on the bench, that could absolutely affect both of those odds … especially given the absurdity that is the juggernaut AFCE now. From anyone I’ve heard in sports medicine, it seems a season ending injury would be a shock, but anywhere from 0-4 games seems on the table.

You have no idea what Keenum looks like with the entire starting offense in a real game and a week of prep. None of us do. If you want to point to limitations on offense, in Keenum and in personnel.. fair game, but way too many people are drawing conclusions from preseason.

This isn’t Madden. If you told me Josh is 80% but playing him has a 5% chance of making it worse.. while also telling me we are guaranteed a loss on Sunday if he doesn’t play … I am unequivocally sitting Allen.

It was trending nationwide on Twitter. One of the top 3 faces of the NFL getting tests done on his throwing elbow is going to take on a life of its own. But yea … the cryptic stuff from Nate Geary and others was definitely the genesis for the panic here. The national reporters are all stating tests being done, some uncertainty, but so far no cause for long term concern. (Knock on wood)

Just talked to my brother who is a physical therapist and he said the same thing. He’d be shocked if it’s anything more than a couple games, given the mere fact he was physically capable, post injury, of throwing that last pass 70 yards.

Cool, cool..

Does anyone have insight into Vegas? Line hasn’t moved and I’d be shocked if Allen plays Sunday. They obviously know about his status.. Anyone have any idea of what other typical lines have looked like with this caliber of QB’s status up in the air? Maybe Mahomes when he had that foot issue? Wondering if they are as in the dark as we are and won’t change the line until official word comes out.