Richard Noggin

Thanks. That speaks to my point about effective running making Spagnuolo play the Bills a little more "straight up" (rather than our offense suddenly morphing into something it isn't and probably shouldn't want to be--a run-first attack). If the Honey Badger has to play up a bit, and he and the one or two LBs have to step forward post-snap or at least think about their run keys, that helps to open up lanes and holes in the zones. Might limit how creative Spags can be with his coverage combos and occasional pressure packages. Every little inch helps, hehe.

Always appreciate your posts, but I think you're overshooting a bit here. Running the ball more/better for the Bills probably doesn't equal dominating on the ground and on the clock. What I'd hope the Bills try to do is simply maintain some shred of balance or at least threat of effective running, in order to either a) force KC's D (LBs and especially Mathieu) to take a couple steps forward from time to time to open up the zones or 2) actually convert a few first downs running the ball when the defense is absolutely daring them to do so. Difficult to sustain one-dimensional offensive success against NFL defensive coordinators. It's possible that we're seeing the new-ish book on defending the Bills offense, which is ironically the exact approach the Bills implemented against KC in week six: drop into deep zones with 7 or 8 defenders and dare them to beat you underneath and on the ground. It's been "working" so far in the playoffs, in that the Bills have been kept well below season averages with under 30 and under 20 points. I'd like to see Daboll/Allen adjust again and get back in a groove. That might mean running the ball more/better.

To be honest, I didn't think he got concussed. More like his neck got violently wrenched or pinched, as it were, causing loss of oxygen and/or consciousness. One can get quite woozy from such an event.

That's definitely the broadly accepted narrative. Pretty sure I agree with it, too. Mostly. But the pattern remains. Roman's offenses plateau, rather than progress. I remember immediately after he was fired in Buffalo I waited on an 8-top table with several o-linemen--namely Incognito and Groy, but definitely another starter or two on the roster that I can't recall--and they were basically celebrating. Drinking heavily and openly pooping on Roman's play-calling, like he was a coordinator who didn't listen to his guys or focus on what they did well but wanted instead to outsmart opposing coordinators. They were not trying to hide their relief. Of course, over the years, I found Incognito in general to be louder and less professional than your average player.

There is no reasonable refutation of this fact. The back of his head hit the turf HARD and his immediate reaction--both hands clutching the sides of his helmet--is an unmistakable sign of "damage."

Hasn't Roman failed to develop a QB, beyond the gimmicky RPOs and Read-Options and QB designed runs, at THREE (3) different stops now? Kaepernick, Taylor, and now Jackson have all failed to progress into dangerous passers once NFL defenses adjust to the dual threat stuff. "Make him a QB" has been and is STILL the way to defense these Roman QBs. Maybe it's also the OC. Maybe. (I'm not sold, necessarily, just sayin.)

I think Mongo is a starting caliber G in the NFL, who has added value as a backup C. Basically, his current role on the Bills. Moving him to C weakens two positions. The Bills need to get better, not worse. Either restructure Morse or let him play out his current deal. Do NOT intentionally weaken the o-line. Dumping Morse, with his dead cap figure, won't help to sign Williams when you also have to capably fill the hole at C or RG that cut creates.

Lightweight.

Hard liquor?

For the record, Rivers was previously undefeated in Wild Card round games. 4-0 or 5-0 if memory serves. Ergo, we actually did something no other team has ever done before: defeat a Rivers team in the first round of the playoffs. Just sayin

We fail to properly use just about everything, mate. Stop trying to take credit!

Rather British use of the term innit

lol you said salary

Thanks and eff Tempo lol Worked there for 8 years until the pandemic hit. Best damned 2nd job in the world, if you don't like sleep or free time. Got to know a number of Bills and Sabres folks over the years. Lots of stories.

Take it easy and have some empathy. The Bills matter. Crappy jobs that don't pay enough to keep employees loyal and motivated don't deserve devotion.

Calling in "sick" isn't really an option for a lot of workers. I know that when restaurants are actually open, I can't get a Saturday off without some serious advance planning. And even then, sometimes not at all. A while back I got married on a Saturday. Not a single one of my fellow Tempo servers (there were three with whom I was VERY tight) could get off work even with AMPLE notice.

Juicy.

Against the Pats and the 49ers they ran some 5-man line with Edmunds at one edge and Hughes at the other, and Klein in the middle. An alignment like that could be smart against the Ravens.

Except we already did, earlier this season. Henry didn't get his, minus a beastly stiff-arm. Tanny DID get his, however.

Allen carried the Bills today. Minus the unsuccessful run-check on 3rd-and-1 (after two consecutive runs) that looks to have maybe been his call at the line, and the 2019 wild card-esque killer sack in the 4th quarter (taking them out of field goal range, right?)...minus those two plays, Allen was better than the Colts.

I saw Edmunds making solid run stops in the middle gaps and playing the pass more assertively than we've seen prior. I thought he had a much more impactful game than Milano, who seemed to have some unusual difficulty blitzing and covering.

Next week is another crack at it. You can do better.

They traded a 1st for Buckner, actually. Kinda like our Diggs trade, only less impactful.

To be fair (cue the Letterkenny gifs), I seem to recall something last year along the lines Giuseppe mentioned. Josh getting too hyped in front of the home fans was a thing/talking point/soundbite/something for a bit. At least in my imperfect memory.