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That was Richard Sherman...and yes he said it outloud.

You go Richard Sherman!

I lived in Erie for 28 years before moving back to WNY. The Colony used to have about 20 folks that would come for Bills games. I went a couple of times, but at that time smoking was allowed in bars and restaurants and I would feel physically ill from attending so I stopped going. It wouldn't surprise me that it became inactive over time.

Alright...in previous years, McD has had them hydrating with water, pickle juice etc so they've been able to withstand the heat. Are you suggesting he didn't have them do that this year? It's also more than the temperature. Humidity and dew point make a huge difference.

I don't know how you can prepare for 112 degree heat index. On a short week it likely wasn't feasible to go down early to get acclimated. When NE went down early it was the first game of the season...much more time to prepare. From what I heard from the players and coaches, none of them was using the weather as an excuse. They know they didn't make the plays when they needed to. Having said all this, with the higher temperatures this planet is experiencing, playing conditions this extreme...that can adversely affect player health...should be avoided. People die of heat exhaustion and heat stroke under lesser conditions.

This does not explain why Josh is responsible for all the losses. Last I heard football is a team sport.

Neal did play defense in the preseason. Because of the extreme heat in Miami, McD didn't want to play him more than on STs. McD said that in today's presser. The extreme heat altered a lot of things in that game.

That is correct and Jaquon did not get deep enough at safety. I don't understand why Von Miller dropped into coverage and we only rushed 3. Either the wrong defense was called or it was poor communication.

Bills signed OL Justin Murray (previously on Cardinals). Doyle to IR. Per buffalobills.com https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-former-cardinals-ol-justin-murray-place-ot-tommy-doyle-on-ir

Thanks for the clarification. I know that if a team's communication system isn't working the other team can't use theirs. It seemed absurd that if a team chose not to use something, it meant the other team couldn't use it either.

It was just discussed on One Bills Live, that the Bills were not allowed to use their cooling benches because Miami opted not to use theirs (competitive advantage). Tasker agreed but said he needed to do some research. Is anyone familiar with this?

Dorsey said this game was a learning experience for he and the offense. He said mistakes are correctable. I guess in all that heat, players weren't thinking too clearly either.

I didn't catch how much time was on the clock. That would have been the smart play if there was enough time.

I heard Tasker say that today but Josh was pretty certain in his comment that he couldn't. I guess when in doubt...don't. Coaches should set him straight if he's wrong. I just looked it up. He can still spike the ball as long as he does it immediately. So would it then be a judgment call by the ref?

Bobby Hart likely off suspension.

The question was how much time was left. I didn't really take note. Did you happen to notice?

Fractured hand. McD said he'll have surgery and will be out a couple of weeks "give or take."

No. After the muff, if Allen tries to spike the ball it's intentional grounding (Jamis Winston did that in NO) and loss of down. That's why Josh tried to make the play with Diggs. McKenzie didn't think he could get out of bounds. After he was down he ran to get the ball to the referee but was held by the Dolphin player to prevent him from getting there, so they ran out of time.

Von Miller said in his presser that these kinds of games can have positive team effects.

This is why I don't put it all on Josh. Yes...there have been games where he plays poorly, but largely it's not always his fault. BTW, it was 2021 when we were 6 and 1 in one score games. In 2020 we were actually 2 to the good in one score games.

Why is it on Josh? When you look at many of those losses, it was the defense that folded after Josh got us the lead. Yesterday....I will discount because it was just a freakish day and Josh had little help from his oline and his receivers were gassed.

This just started in 2021. Between 2018 and 2020, it was a wash between winning and losing 1 score games. In 2021, our wins were big and our losses were close, except for the Colts game. Same for 2022 thus far. In looking at those games though, it seemed to come down to freakish plays (Josh slipping on the Titan goal line) or individual players missing a tackle or being out of position. I don't see it as an overall team mindset where the team doesn't have the right mentality. As to Reid...over the same time period 2021-2022, KC has won 7 and lost 5 one score games. So...KC has had more 1 score games than the Bills over that time period. I'm tossing yesterday's loss out for being the perfect storm against the Bills. In truth, I'd love for the Bills to have less close games and simply score a lot of points. Let's just see how the rest of this year plays out.

I stand corrected. I'm certain I saw last night the opening odds were Ravens -3.

I thought it was Ravens -3. Did I see that incorrectly?

My goodness. One loss, in freakish circumstances, and everyone wants to point fingers and throw all the bums out! I would wager there are not many coaches who would not have gotten blown out in this game with the players we had to field in this game. The one good thing about this loss is no one is talking about the Bills today. They are talking about the Dolphins. We are not favored on the road this week. They do better as underdogs. Get healthy and back to work.