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That's my guess. Von is a 'process' guy. Veteran player that works hard, leads, and is a 'good person'. Von told McD he was ready and McD will trust the process and give him snaps. Even though he's worse than a JAG out there. Even though he's shown minimal signs of improvement through 8 games. Keep in mind McD is the guy that thought Nathan Peterman was a starting caliber QB. Multiple times.

Eh, as far as re-hashing ancient history goes I don't really care about this one. The Titans had 2 timeouts left and we had none. Kneeling it down more than once you're playing with fire by both increasing the kick distance and potentially running out of time.

I have no idea why we rushed him back like this. Did Von tell McD he was ready to go ? And the coaches/doctors thought that was good enough ? I can't believe McD could see him like this in a practice and think he was ready to go. He's not only NOT 100%, he's so far from healthy he's a liability out there. We would've been better off letting him recuperate on IR and use the roster slot on a guy that was sitting on a couch (ala Linval Joseph) or a PS guy.

How many examples do you need to see where a team goes on a FG drive in ~20 seconds or less? Our offense did it a year ago against the Lions. The Chiefs have done it to us (TWICE!). I'm sure there's more examples from just Bills games let alone league wide. You 100% try to win the game there. It's not even a consideration. Josh was playing great and the decision to kneel was one of the more cowardly decisions that our overly conservative HC has made.

Are you a member of the national media ? I'm trying to decide who else could watch this game and think Josh Allen was any part of the reason that we lost. We dominated the Eagles by 15 minutes of TOP. Ball control doesn't matter if your DEF can't get a stop in 4th Q/OT.

Could you imagine if the Jets played the Steelers this season ?

I think I would've had Beane at a "B" before the season started, and I might move him up to a "B+" now. Missing on Elam, Basham, Moss, and Ford keeps him from the "A" grade. Elam has time to turn it around but looks like a bust atm.

It's supposed to help with concussions/head injuries https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/3819893-what-are-nfl-players-wearing-on-their-necks/

To break it down a bit If we finish 6-0 down the stretch we have a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs 5-1 puts us around 95%. It depends on who the loss is to. A loss to the Dolphins hurts a lot more than a loss to the Eagles or Cowboys 4-2 is close to a coin flip. It's going to vary a lot based on where we lose. 3-3 has a few possibilities, but it's highly unlikely we make it. Maybe a 1% chance 2-4 we're talking 1 in a million. Miami loses out and NYJ/NE don't make it to 8 wins. Bills win the division at 8-9

Yep McD is down to only 2 options. Blame the GM for not assembling a strong enough roster (I don't see that working at all, Beane is widely viewed as one of the best GM's in the business). Or blame the franchise QB for turning it over too much / losing his mojo. I don't think either option will work, but he has a better chance of pinning blame on Josh.

It seems to imply that the teams overall culture is fine, but that the offense specifically has a culture problem. McD's comments here just scream CYA to me. He's trying to setup the next scapegoat now that there isn't a coordinator to blame.

Jets 22 Bills 13

I think the turnover narrative is way over-blown. Josh has about 6 BAD turnovers this year (fumbles vs Jets and Denver, INT vs Pats, Jets, Broncos, Bengals). The rest are a combination of game scenario and bad luck. "Arm punts" on 3rd and long from our side of the field and taking a deep shot. Losing a fumble on a hook and ladder vs Patriots on a last second desperation play. Davis letting a perfect throw go right through his hands. Tipped throws at the LOS. DB's making great catches and our WR's not breaking up 50/50 throws (some overlap here with arm punts).

Interestingly enough the next week after the 6-3 "game" we beat the Jets 16-13 in OT. The OT featured a 3 and out by the Jets, then Fitz threw an INT, then Sanchez threw an INT, then the Bills drove down for the winning FG. One of the few "neither team wants to win" type games that I can remember the Bills coming out on top. Jauron lasted a few more weeks after that. He was fired in week 10 after losing to the Titans 41-17. That Titans game featured TO staring down Trent Edwards after Trent air-mailed a throw when he was wide open, and Trent throwing TWO pick 6's in the final 3 minutes. Bud Adams flipped off the Bills as we were leaving the field. Apparently that was the straw that broke the camels back for Ralph and he immediately fired Jauron.

McDermott: Best I can do is an angry glare

I find the Andy Reid comparisons interesting. 1) Reid had more playoff success in Philly than McD has in Buffalo. While McNabb was no slouch, it's clear that Allen is the better QB. 2) Philly fired Reid, the most successful HC in team history, before they won a SB 3) Philly only won a SB after firing Reid 4) Philly fired that SB winning coach, Pederson, 3 years later. They made the SB again with the next HC 2 years later If Reid needed Mahomes to get over the playoff hump to win a SB, what does McD need?

Take a look at Mahomes game log this year and let me know what you think. I see 2 great games, 2 tire-fire games, and the rest are pretty mid. Is he a stat compiler too ?

I think playing his best half of the season, with a high ankle sprain and broken shoulder, is the opposite of quiet quitting.

McD was the driving force behind the decision Beane/Pegula signed off on it Players actions played a part in McD's decisionn

I'm curious if calling back to back all out blitzes normally results in giving up a big gain on the 2nd play. My guess is that it would, but i have no data to back that up

I noticed that guys hand during the game last night, but just thought it was a massive scab from a cut. Is pine tar actually illegal in the NFL ? With all the stick 'em they allow on gloves you'd think they wouldn't care.

A player who makes a catch may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) in the field of play, at the sideline, or in the end zone if a player, who is inbounds: a. secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and b. touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and c. after (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, performs any act common to the game (e.g., tuck the ball away, extend it forward, take an additional step, turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so. 2.) If a player, who satisfied (a) and (b), but has not satisfied (c), contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, it is an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground before he regains control, or if he regains control out of bounds Was he considered down by contact before the ball was ripped out so he didn't need to meet 'c' ? I don't really know. I think if the ball popped out like that, without a defender touching him, it would've been an incompletion.

I've scoffed at the idea that Josh is 'checked out' or whatever, but I thought his lack of enthusiasm after the go-ahead TD with 1:55 left was extremely telling. Maybe he was trying to not show any emotion after the taunting penalty last week. Maybe during the 2 minute warning McD told the offense to not score on the first play and to burn more time off the clock. Maybe he's shell-shocked from the number of times he's scored a late go-ahead TD and still lost.

I guess Josh's offseason made Cook fumble the first play from scrimmage. And for Gabe Davis to turn a 1st down from the DEN 15 into an INT. And for Kincaid to turn a 3rd down conversion into a punt. Murray had a bad drop too, although that play looked like it was only going to gain a few yards. The 2nd INT and the botched handoff with Cook were bad, but Josh had a pretty good game overall.