The Red King

For anyone defending this...can you honestly look me in the eyes and say were it Brady that was hit like that, there'd be no fine? They got away with it because they are the Pats. If the league is unwilling to send a message and defend it's players...whelp...I suppose it's up to the Bills. Turn your shoulder and you can knock Brady into next week. That's the precident the league just set, right? What's good for the goose...

Every QB needs a receiver that will bail him out once in while. Josh hasn't had that...until now. You watch other teams and there are plays where the throw is not perfect, yet the WR fights and makes a grab. Not here, not yet anyway. Duke looks like he could fill that void, and give Allen a clutch target. Really hoping he can step into that role, and very excited to see him play.

Already choked up, and consider myself lucky to have my two kids. But this...that due date is actually my son's birthday. Just a weird coincidence, but somehow makes me feel luckier to have him. This news is terrible. My mom lost a child before she had me and I can still hear the pain in her voice decades later when she talks about it. I simply cannot imagine what those two are going through now losing four together. It must be utterly soul-crushing. All I can offer are my prayers and condolences. Nobody should ever go through the pain of losing a child, especially losing four in quick succession. I hope they can one day find peace. Sadly, the pain is going to last a long, long time.

All the talk is about the NE defense, not him. He didn't like that after the Super Bowl, and doesn't like it now.

The NFL has had multiple chances to address NE's deliberate attempts to injure. They've done nothing, proving the Pats can really get away with anything. The Bills played nice, trusted the NFL, and got stabbed in the back yet again. Next time they meet, wait until a flag is thrown on NE's offence, the take Brady's head off. Offsetting penalties, right? That's how the league justified it. And when the NFL's golden child is laying in a broken heap, the league's hypocracy will be lain bare. And everyone claiming there was nothing wrong with yesterday's hit will be bitching and crying, Brady is the NFL's money maker. Gotta protect their delicate egg and skew officiating so he and his team can make it to one more show.

Until the Pats do it again, because they sure as hell got away with it cleanly today.

If the Pats weren't afraid of an Allen 4th quarter comeback, why did they straight-up assassinate him? See, that's why a lot of people have no respect for the Pats. The Bills are classier, and despite Brady being the alleged goat, the Bills won't cheap-shot him. Of course the league bent over backwards for the Pats and they suffered zero repercussions for their classless act and the Pats rang up an utterly hollow victory. I appreciate the attempt to compliment the Bills, but we're still a bit sore about the goonish behavior the Pats employed to win it. Took a perfectly good close, tense game and ruined it.

No place in football for a hit like that? Sorry, McD. By doing absolutely nothing about it, the league made it quite clear there is a place for it. The Pats assassinated our QB and suffered zero consequences for it on their way to the W.

I think Allen wins this. I think Bellie knew this and I think his D was told to take Allen out if circumstances presented because they are the Pats and will get away with it. I mean hell, even the automatic first down was reversed thanks to a late phantom hold. The NFL basically just told NE that the hit on Allen was perfectly fine. ...someone does it to Brady though, and there will be mass outrage by the league that makes nipplegate pale in comparison. Hypocrits.

The game was there to win. Just couldn't stop tripping all over ourselves and managed to blow it all the same.

So many mistakes. That was a winnable game. Josh costing us two field goals, going for it on 4th. We wasted an epic defensive effort.

Why...why do you not take the 3? I...words fail... At least turnover is autoreviewed.

Almost blocked. Not surprised it got shanked. Too many mistakes in a very winnable game.

They need points on the opening drive. Get momentum and pull within one score. NE will put us away, given enough chances.

That one really hurt. The most painful part is...this game is winnable! 13-3 despite Allen being utterly shellshocked. Gives me a small measure of hope, but vast amounts of frustration.

Josh is completely rattled. They let themselves get psyched out. Over before it began. Time to see if they can pull off a gut check. Not holding my breath.

The W/L does matter, but for me the key is more how they look. I would love a W, and somehow feel we'll get one, but really I want to see them compete. I want to see them fight. I want to see them make a game out of it. I want them to show us they can run with the Pats, rather then get run over. This is a litmis test, let's see what they bring.

One thing people do forget though, is that the Pats lost the game Gronk was suspended for. Not that it mattered in the long run. ?

It wasn't overblown. He later actually admitted he was bitter that the Bills handed the Pats one of their two losses, and later took a shot at us as a result.

Yes, but remember, he hates our hotels! ?

Um...look at our board. Look at this thread. As a group, overall, we're no classier and have said things equally bad.

Hell yeah. I was there too and I remember thinking it could not possibly get any louder...then another big play hits and it somehow did. Time and time again, it kept somehow escalating. My voice was gone the next day. Completely.

The window of opportunity is most definately there, but the Bills haven't locked anything up yet. They gotta keep winning games.

Remember kids, this kind of thinking is why the Patriots had that perfect season a few years ago. That impressive Super Bowl win over the Giants...oh...wait... ?

Hm, I looked through that thread and really it's not bad. Few Pats fans even saying not to underestimate us. Sorry, I see nothing there to get upset over.