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“If I were starting a franchise today, I’d pick Justin Herbert to be my QB.” I hear this all the time. Anyone care to elaborate why people view Herbert so much more favorably to Josh Allen? Herbert is a fine player, but I don’t get it.

Good start by the former Bill!

I love Allen just as much as the next Bills fan and there is no question Allen had an amazing second half, but not close? Id say Devin White, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and, yes, even Brady (as much as it pains me to say) had damn good games. White in particular seemed to be involved in just about every big defensive play for them. Allen is amazing, and the thought that we have him for the next decade + is SUPER exciting, but that Bucs roster is loaded.

Can we cash in on that debt next week?

They were interested in Jamison Crowder at one point. Same year they grabbed Bease I think. I think he’s a FA after this season. Will be 29 and coming off a depressed year with the Jets. He may be an option that won’t cost ridiculous $.

Isn’t Hughes already a FA in 2022? Based on his early season performance, I thought they might try to bring him back another year (and they still may), but he looks shot to me. Pains me to say it because I like Jerry the person/player. Sure he still gets some pressure which is important, but he hasn’t closed the deal very often the last few years. Im sure there is some PFF chart out there that still ranks him highly with respect to pressure, but we all watch the games and see he’s not as effective anymore. -Similarly, Addison is shot and should be gone too. Seems like a good dude, but never should’ve signed him really. -I’m also good with moving on from Star. Not because he can’t play, but because we can’t count on him. -On the fence about cutting Morse. Wouldn’t have a huge problem if they do it, but they better have a plan. If you tell me they flip that cap space for a Levi Wallace extension and another piece on offense (line or skill) and then they add a center in the draft, I’d be up for it. Then again, they may also move on from Wallace too depending how Dane plays down the stretch (can’t pay everyone). -Bease may depend on how he plays down the stretch. Yes, he didn’t do himself any favors with this regime with the vaccine distractions earlier this year (not because he chose to be unvaccinated, but that he was so relentlessly public about it). Those distractions put a lot on a player to perform. Otherwise you aren’t worth the aggravation. He’s been injured, but looked good and played great against the Bucs. Like old Bease. If he keeps that up with a big end of year, I think they may keep him.

Stafford is dealing tonight.

I’m still here. What’s up?

Take note on rolling your QB out Daboll. We rarely see stuff like that.

Look at the pass catching weapons the cards have assembled for Murray. Hopkins, Green, Kirk, Moore, Isabella, and Ertz. Pretty impressive group. Especially, for that backyard style of football it seems the Cards are playing every time I watch them.

I have no doubt you’re accurate in your play design, but you know what’s better than funneling your guy back inside? Using your instinct and just making the tackle. Edmunds passed up just making the tackle on Fournette to engage the blocker because that’s what the play told him to do. He went right by him to force the play inside when he could have just shown a little instinct and stopped it right there. Players rely on their instinct and deviate from script all the time to make a play. Rarely, if ever, seems to happen with Tremaine who tends to be out of position on many big plays.

I’ve been pretty patient with Tremaine the last few years for the most part, but that long Fournette TD run where he passed up just making the tackle to engage the blocker was the last straw for me. He had to go past Fournette to engage the blocker. Just make the tackle! Always thought he’d make a better OLB, but they never seemed willing to try that.

First of all, I’ll admit I was really hard on this team during most of the GDT. I can get quite emotional with this team. Speaking of emotion, I was damn proud of how this team didn’t tuck its tail and battled back. No, I don’t accept losing or moral victories, but this team needs to find something in itself. A spark. Confidence. Swagger. Something to get off the mat and salvage this once promising season. If they turn it around and get the wins they should to close the season, we may look back at this game as that moment. Josh is a damn warrior. The way this year has gone, I was really starting to wonder whether Allen had the ability to drag his team back when getting down by multiple scores. Not only did he show he can do it, he came this close to pulling off the win. Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, it’s really comforting knowing that this is really only the beginning. As long as we have Josh, we should be in it every year with a shot to go the distance. That’s exciting to think about. Things I hated: 1. Brady (will always be #1 on this list). 2. Head coaching decisions (thought he coached scared most of the game and that decision to punt at midfield almost prevented the time necessary to get back in it. I thought it was pretty gutless at the time, and I still do. You could also argue the first field goal was a fairly wimpy call, but I get the desire to get points there psychologically). 3. First half (as well as late red zone and OT series) offensive play calling. (Daboll was awful in the first half. Came alive in the second half, only to squander the late red zone trip and the first possession in OT to win). 4. Referees (Come on…at least try to make it look less obvious). 5. Run defense (Seems like we have at least one big brain fart play a game lately. You could argue pass defense didn’t have a great game, particularly based on Brady’s stat line and that last play, but I thought they held their own down Tre and with that group of pass catchers. I think Dane will be fine. Would’ve liked to come up with one of those interceptions though).

***** you tremaine!!!!

Garbage call. Garbage.

These refs suck.

Refs are terrible. That’s two should be penalties.

Hated that third down call. Should’ve run Josh again.

Diggs looking clueless again on a deep ball. Come on dude.

What a play!!!

Don’t let this be ANOTHER drive where Brady does what he wants when it matters.

Let’s f’n goo!!!

Nice play Dane!