CincyBillsFan

With the Bills WR's over the last 2 seasons if Allen threw the ball with anticipation he would likely be leading the NFL in INT's.

It also matters where you play the game.

I'm not surprised Kincaid was limited today. Isn't that a given considering the type of injury he has? Would they really have him go "full" after a couple days of rest? They were always going to ease him back into this weeks practice schedule. Tomorrow and Friday will be the real indicators of whether or not he will play Sunday. If Kincaid has been watching film he must be licking his chops at the opportunity to go up against the Bengal's LB's & Safety's.

I'm not sure any of us thought the Giants would win I think we hoped, prayed, wished and lit candles to help them win.

Yesterday's game notwithstanding, at some point this will be the Bills doom this season.

Did I just hear the prostitute TV ref and Buck saying the refs missed a head to head hit on a defenseless Pats receiver?

My understanding is that the Pats have had the easiest schedule.

It's falling their way until it isn't. IMO the Pats have the look of a team that gets the #1 seed and then loses at home in their 1st playoff game. Sort of like the Ravens did twice.

I watch a lot of college football and when they first adopted the rule you had a load of targeting penalty's because players were still leading with their helmets like it was a missile. But over the years those kinds of tackles have been reduced dramatically. Now you see payers using the shoulder aimed at the center of body mass. For me it has been a welcome and very visible improvement in the college game. For what it's worth I asked AI abut the college targeting rule and injury's: Yes, college football targeting rules have helped reduce injuries, particularly concussions, though the data is not definitive and some studies show a higher risk of concussion on plays where targeting is called. Studies indicate that since the rule's implementation, there has been a decrease in concussion rates, especially in high schools. While the rule is intended to protect players, some research suggests that the plays most frequently called for targeting are also more likely to result in a concussion, which may indicate the rule is identifying dangerous situations rather than preventing them entirely.

Are you talking bout the hit along the sidelines in the game with the team we can't mention? Because that was different then what happened tonight.

I bet college football has seen a real reduction in concussions and head/neck injury's as a result of this rule.

I do. They could use the college rule for targeting. It doesn't happen very often and makes a real difference in protecting the runner AND the tackler. The key in college is that incidental contact (head lowered by runner) is not a penalty. The head to head contact must be deliberate with the player lowering his head and launching at the other player. The play on the KO return was a classic college targeting situation.

That's nice in theory but over the last few years I've seen Mahomes repeatedly take advantage of guys easing up along the sidelines. I've also seen flags thrown when Mahomes has been hit in bounds in similar situation. Again, when I see the flag stay in the refs pocket when Mahomes is lit up along the sideline I will believe that the rule is being enforced fairly.

It would help if the NFL explicitly told us what the eye in the sky is used for. It seems to change based on the circumstances of the situation.

I will believe you and others when someone nails Mahomes just like that and the flag stays in the refs pocket. Until then quoting the rules is a waste of time when they are enforced haphazardly and on a case by case basis.

Last night we watched a Bronco deliberately use a leg whip to make a "tackle" and the refs missed the obvious penalty but the eye in the sky made sure the refs moved the ball back to the spot of the leg whip. We are witnessing a combination of incompetence and/or corruption in the officiating of these games. The NFL better get ahead of this.

And Ellis just did another cheap shot helmet to helmet. Interesting that this is not a penalty in the NFL but in college it is targeting. There is no way deliberately leading with your helmet to the head of an opposing player should be legal at any level of football.

When you watch the hit in real speed then slow mo it seems like he hits Dart in the side of the head:

That would have been embarrassing for a high school kicker.

I'll believe it when someone goes head hunting Mahomes as he's running along the sideline and doesn't get flagged.

He didn't? It looked like his helmet hit Dart's helmet. Again do you believe that they leave the flag in their pocket on the exact same play if Mahomes was the QB?

Does any thinking human being believe that if they hit Mahomes that way on the exact same play there wouldn't have been a roughing penalty called? The NFL is a joke and the prostitute TV ref and cow poop for brains Aikman are both full of feces.

There was nothing wrong with that pass. The fact that Allen hit Coleman in the stomach on a play he first had to pump fake a free rusher and then was nailed as he released the ball was another high level play by the QB. But I will take anything positive with Coleman that can motivate him to turn his game around. If he elevates his play it would be huge for the Bills this season and beyond.

And for the first time in a while a windy, cold day that limits the passing attack would definitely be in the Bills favor. If the weather is crap I see a game like yesterday's where the Bills ground the Bengals down late. If the weather is great and the passing game is enabled I see this game going a lot like the Tampa Bay game with the Bills winning a shootout.

Be very happy and also wonder if they could have won even more SB's with an offensive minded HC & GM. But my happiness at winning the SB would overshadow any such thoughts.