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How would you have wanted the timeouts to be used there?

Not an excuse for the FG, but did you hear about the 60MPH gusts?

Dude, sometimes it reads like you are being difficult for the sake of being difficult. Your original comment was "he was evaluated by an independent neurologist?? when?". Your questions were answered by 2 different people with the same data backed response. There is a well defined process that includes an independent neurologist. You can say you think it's an inadequate evaluation, but you really believe he wasn't independently evaluated?

I cant find a source on 3rd and long, but defense rankings on 3rd down historically are: 2017: 11 2018: 9 2019: 9 2020: 19 2021: 1 2022: 6 2023: 18 I don't personally see any trend other than "top half of the league", certainly not poor. In context the bills typically (over the last 4-5 years) are playing with a significant lead where opponents are significantly more aggressive and less inclined to play the field position battle, which may result in slightly worse rankings than in a neutral situation. 5-20 are all usually tightly grouped too, probably within bias error.

https://www.nfl.com/playerhealthandsafety/health-and-wellness/player-care/concussion-protocol-return-to-participation-protocol The blue tent sideline evaluation includes both team staff and independent (UNC) required to clear them for play.

Haven't seen anything from Bishop yet that convinces me his good plays are enough to make up for the bad plays. In his limited regular season action I have him as grossly out of position on 2 scores and 2 other long pickups. His best play may be better than Hamlin and/or Rapp but with his mistakes are a liability right now, especially against a QB like Rodgers.

Crazy question. Beane has been one of the highest hit rate drafters since he took the role. You can criticize parts other parts of roster building, like where dollars are allocated and FA strategy, but there is no reason to think we will not continue drafting successful NFL players. The only real draft critique is that Beane leans towards safer options instead of high risk/reward options (this is both why he drafts successfully and also hasn't had many "Blue chip" hits)

Really need bass to have a game winning kick here, just so we can have a little of everything today.

I wonder if it had anything to with the significant injury to his left hand...

You just salty that Allen didn't throw the pick you were hoping for?

Did you feel the same way when it went for 19 yards?

Most teams missing a quarter of their starters look similar. What were you expecting today?

Are you serious here? Allen looks on the game today. There is quick pressure and little early separation happening right now. Allen has not shown anything to think he isn't playing well.

Perception vs reality.... McDermott is 3-4 against mahomes, 2-1 against Lamar (prior to tonight), and 2-0 against Dak.

Not sure how you can criticize receivers with the way the line is playing tonight. And not primarily about individual execution. Way too much protection confusion.

I could have done without the Coleman basketball history. Does he have any football clips to show?

There are a lot of things mahomes does well and you can argue about his and Allen's relative merits. However, there is nobody that is in the same country as Allen with falling out of bounds 15+ yard conversions. The announcers didn't even try to compare it with mahomes. The only example they used was Ben, and I'm not even sure that makes sense.

6.5 now, let's keep updating "big picture" stats every play and see if it helps us understand what is happening in the game.

Did you prepare this public statement after their 1st play that was clear to weigh this average high for the rest of the game?

I was being more critical of play call there, not the decision to throw it. Something underneath for 6-7 yards gave us 2 downs to keep it moving. Maybe there was a read they had which made it make sense, but in general I would have preferred a safer call in that specific situation.

I'm not sure why we had to take deep shots that series. It made sense to give it a shot on first down, but 2nd down should have been for yardage. We had 1 minute and 3 timeouts, there was no pressure to score there.

Offense has been okay. Clean up a couple of the protection communication issues and we should be fine. We are one of the best adjusting defenses in general. No guarantee it happens that way tonight, but we still have a decent shot at this game.

That was Bishop missing deep coverage. He was a half hour late to catch what was happening.

You would have gone for it on your own 30 at the start of the 2nd? Chargers might still be looking to add to their coaching staff.

I actually think Fitz would be better now than he was when he played. He was always a more cerebral quarterback than the guy that had the most athleticism. He also had that "try hard" gene that sets some quarterbacks apart from others and can singlehandedly win games. He also struggled with risk evaluation and could singlehandedly lose games (as has Josh at times). With the way our line is playing and the whole offense is bought into doing their jobs and being in the right place at the right time he would absolutely have a winning record with us this year. I'd see Fitz as a 9-12 win team this year with Allen a 10-14. Floor is closer than ceiling.