Avisan

Very obvious final outcome from the still frame, of course. Allen is a ridiculous player.

Did the Bills lose to the Jets, Broncos, Jags, or Patriots due to conservative head coaching decisions?

??????? "Josh did his job to the level of expectation commensurate with his compensation and his importance to the team far more often than Diggs did in the back half of the season." Explain to me how this is not a response to a comparison pertaining to Diggs' and Allen's respective playoff performances, particularly as the conversation pertains to last season and how folks feel about Diggs/Allen in the aftermath.

The ball got there. His job is to catch it. He didn't. Josh did his job to the level of expectation commensurate with his compensation and his importance to the team far more often than Diggs did in the back half of the season. Diggs dropped the ball at a crucial moment instead of stepping up the plate, then finished forcing his way off the team. So yeah, of course the conversation is different if he catches that ball. But he didn't. That matters.

Is there any evidence, statistically, that supports the idea that McDermott has a notably conservative approach, or that the Bills let teams hang around more than other teams with comparable records each season?

Do you feel that this is consistent with the Bills having the best point differential in the league over the last several seasons?

Weird. Doesn't Brian know that Ed Oliver is actually the one who caused the sack here?

Are extrajudicial ass-kickings meted out by armed agents of the state at their own personal discretion an element of a just and equal society in your view, then?

Fear induces a fight-or-flight response, which demonstrably and provably does not improve people's abilities to make safe, reasoned decisions for the benefit of others. It does the opposite. It is... interesting to hear the perspective that we need to fear armed agents of the state for our own good.

Cops meting out extrajudicial punishments is completely antithetical to the ideals of a free and equal society. We have a legal process and protections under the law for a reason, and to be so cavalier about a clear violation of those principles because the person in question is an unpleasant human being is really concerning and disheartening.

This is the bar? That there boy should just be sooo grateful that an armed agent of the state didn't end his life for the heinous sin of... being insufficiently respectful?

Having 300 pound folks pushed directly into your legs tends to induce clumsiness, yes.

But he didn't. You recognize that him not catching that ball matters, right?

These folks are legit so committed to their priors that they cannot give Von Miller credit for a bull rush rep that he clearly and undeniably dominated.

Bruh. He "trips up" over the legs of the dudes getting bull-rushed into him, one of whom was Von's guy. I presume you have eyes, so just... admit that Von played a significant role in that sack? And it wasn't "Ed and Groot" winning their reps? Why does it feel like a solid chunk of this board of "fans" short-circuits when the Bills and their players do well instead of being happy?

34 points. 24 points in the second half despite apparently not adjusting or making them pay for their efforts to stop the run. Get. A. Grip.

No, no they don't. The Bills were in scoring position already when the Allen fumble occurred, and literally scored a 4-yard touchdown when the facemask occurred. The Bills were averaging 8.7 yards per play before the fumble, and 8.6 yards per play before the facemask penalty. They were moving the ball down the field very effectively, at more than double your alleged yards per play. Maybe you were simply, idk, wrong? And should just admit to that because it isn't a big deal to be wrong?

That was due to a fumble on a passing play and a 15 yard penalty on a touchdown run. The first two drives didn't stall out due to playcalling and design, they stalled out due to major player error.

He didn't have to. It was 2nd and Goal from the 6, he ran that touchdown the way that he did because that's how he wants to play.

The run game was working very well in the first half-- the fumble and facemask penalties took 7 points off the board on our first two possessions.

He's literally reaching that hand out to brace himself/stop his rolling, pain hadn't really kicked in yet I'm sure it hurt like hell after the fact, but in the moment he's the kid in a candy shop

Sorry for reddit link, but haven't found the video this was clipped from: https://www.reddit.com/r/buffalobills/comments/1fc8c1a/highlight_alternate_angle_of_joshs_hurdle/ 10-second clip. If you think that Allen is hurdling defenders because it's the only way to win, and not because for better or worse he lives for this stuff, the man is straight up grinning like a kid in a candy shop in the immediate aftermath of this play. He'll likely chill out as he gets older (goodness I hope so), but realistically if we want Allen playing loose and in a good headspace, we're probably going have to accept him putting his body on the line like this on a regular basis. Obviously I would prefer that not be the case, since it would be lovely if the franchise QB prioritized protecting himself a little bit more, but this is part of the ride currently.

You are aware that the Bills won the game, yes?

It was 2nd and Goal from the 6, he absolutely could have slid or taken less contact for a lower TD chance. I don't get why you and others are acting like it was a do-or-die 4th down play. He chooses to do this stuff. I'm not complaining, but the offense can absolutely function without him setting himself up for big impacts.

His legs are part of his game; we also do not need him to hurdle a defender, he just kinda... does that.