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Honestly I was more upset at him for this play 2nd & 7 at PHI 43 (8:44 - 1st) (Shotgun) J.Allen pass short right to J.Cook pushed ob at PHI 37 for 6 yards (H.Reddick). He caught the ball in the flat and should've had an easy first down, but ducked out of bounds to avoid contact and fell a yard short of the marker.

I agree that the cap is going to be a mess next year, but Allen is one of the few guys actually worth his contract. The going rate for a franchise QB is 50+ per season and Allen is 100% playing at that level. Even with such a massive amount of our team cap dedicated to defense and defensive players on IR. I wonder if we'll take a bath next year with a new HC to reset the cap situation. No reason to think we couldn't be completely re-tooled with a clean salary cap slate by the 25-26 season though.

8 games have gone to OT this year and only 2 have ended with an opening drive TD. The Bills were the first team to score in OT this year and still lose the game. The defense was a horror show after half time. Note that this happened despite the offense running the ball successfully and chewing up the clock to 41 minutes TOP. Eagles possessions in 2nd half: Punt TD TD TD Punt FG TD

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.