ProcessTruster

gonna be open for years. see OP

The Bills roster will undoubtedly be improved next year. No question about it. Beane's hands were tied last year; not so this year. From scrimmage, not much to pick between the two teams. Turnovers, penalties (mistakes in general) and the clock will determine who wins IMO.

Yep. Get the facts out there b4 the "fire them all" crew emerges if it turns out they can't buy their $11.99 SB tee shirts this year.

not too much. It will be a great, competitive game. but hey, you don't want to get that invested in a single elimination tournament game in the NFL, because you could dominate the game from scrimmage and look great doing it, but the reality is you're a couple of lucky peanut punch turnovers from going home. Ask the Lions, ask the Ravens. Dominated from scrimmage and looked great doing it, but a few turnovers sent them home. I wonder if the scoring should be based on turnovers, not touchdowns and field goals. Turnovers seem to be all that matters in the NFL playoffs, as offenses are pretty much unstoppable and defenses can't do much without penalizing themselves into their own end zone. think about it.

Bills are in the AFC Title game with 1) 2024's 10th youngest roster and 2) after managing past the league's 3rd largest dead cap hit ($75m, of which $70m becomes available for 2025) What this tells me, assuming JA17 keeps rolling and no major rash of key IR injuries is that: McBeanes in all likelihood will have this franchise right back here next season, regardless of what happens tomorrow. We are blesssed to finally have this franchise in the hands of these two guys. Go Bills

don't need one, we have 5 #2's . works for me if 17 is QB

yes we do

thats why Brady would be nuts not to take the Saints HC job if its offered . nothing is certain. Hope he doesnt, but he nuts if he doesn't . Slowik is the perfect example of what can happen

they probably are

we all hope he shares that view, for sure

someone puts 20 or 30m guaranteed in front of you, you may want to take that... just sayin

Pretty sure Beane is still smarting from the Von Miller experiment. Don't think you'll be seeing very expensive, old shiny toys coming on board anytime soon.

Game will be a battle like just about all the games this year. Turnover margin will probably settle it. If not, the game will simply time out and the team having the ball last probably scores the winning points with the opponent not having any time to even it up again. Sucks, but neither team has been turning it over for weeks (months) so time will simply run out on one of the two teams.

the Today Show? that thing still exists?

works for me. During the season, trends and background events are analysed and pulled apart. in the tournament its not how you win, just that you do win. the media actually knows this. no one remembers the SB loser, only the winner

we already have the Ronnie Harmon famous "drop" vs Cleveland many years ago. So we have ours already.

shhhhhh. Brady is ours. no talking about how good he is.

Loins will be fine. Losing a HC blows up the entire organization (a fact lost on most on this board, regrettably). Losing an OC is usually losing one guy.

Exactly. We just need to end up with more points than the other guy. For two more games. That's it. There are no style points in the tournament. Just score more than the other guy. It's really simple at this point.

here we go again. injuries matter.

busted out the never-before-worn horrible cheapo bills socks my brother in laws wife got me for xmas who knows how many years ago... you know with the pale blue colors .. really bad; back of the sock drawer bad 2-0 in the playoffs so far so good

Exactly. I love how this board thinks everything goes through McD. Why have OC and DC if that is the case. Does he make the coffee as well? There's no time for that, that's why they agree on goal play selection (along with most play selection) before the game. Now McD may have tossed out some options in pre game planning, that is likely what really happens.

geez what a mess.

This board continues to beat the crap out of McD re: 13 seconds game. Correct me if someone has the definitive word on this, but my understanding is that McD told Heath Farwell to have Bass squib kick with 13 seconds left (which would have forced the returner to pick up the ball and return it, running the clock down well below 13 sec and ending the game) but Farwell failed to get the call in to Bass. Taiwan Jones said later he "could not believe" Bass was kicking it through the end zone. So if my understanding is correct, McD made the right call and Farwell screwed it up. McD courageously took the heat (called it a "learning experience for all ")and refused to throw Farwell under the bus (although he fired him "Leslie Frazier style" quietly later). Bass has never been pushed to talk as far as I know. So instead of continuing to rip McD for 13 seconds, he should be commended for not shunting the blame on his ST coach Farwell, who (my understanding is) totally pooped the bed. McD manned up and took the blame even though Farwell did the deed. That's the guy I want at the top of my organization. If someone has the actually documented facts on this, chime in, but the whole 13 seconds thing has been misrepresented for 3 years IMO.

Correct me if someone has the definitive word on this, but my understanding is that McD told Heath Farwell to have Bass squib kick with 13 seconds left (which would have forced the returner to pick up the ball and return it, running the clock down well below 13 sec and ending the game) but Farwell failed to get the call in to Bass. Taiwan Jones said later he "could not believe" Bass was kicking it through the end zone. So if my understanding is correct, McD made the right call and Farwell screwed it up. McD courageously took the heat (called it a "learning experience for all ")and refused to throw Farwell under the bus (although he fired him "Leslie Frazier style" quietly later). Bass has never been pushed to talk as far as I know. So instead of continuing to rip McD for 13 seconds, he should be commended for not shunting the blame on his ST coach Farwell, who (my understanding is) totally pooped the bed. McD manned up and took the blame even though Farwell did the deed. That's the guy I want at the top of my organization. If someone has the actually documented facts on this, chime in, but the whole 13 seconds thing has been misrepresented for 3 years IMO.