technobot

Keon with the save! MVP, MVP, MVP

A little jarring to see back to back ruh roh plays by Josh

Bills/Jets resolved to "up their game" after the penalty filled atrocity that was game one, this is the result

Sherwood with great pursuit, came across the field to catch Allen

Josh with MVP pad qb sneak

nice YAC Dalton

They've got cars big as bars They've got rivers of gold But the wind goes right through you It's no place for the old When you first took my hand On a cold Christmas Eve You promised me Broadway was waiting for me You were handsome You were pretty Queen of New York City When the band finished playing They howled out for more Sinatra was swinging All the drunks they were singing We kissed on a corner Then danced through the night The boys of the NYPD choir Were singing Galway Bay And the bells were ringing out For Christmas day

who says no to that! we'll take it!

our defensive identity: leaky, can generate turnovers

the James Cook show

cook has been outstanding this year with those homerun plays and cashing in on excellent execution

opposite of last week in terms of what is going to be called it seems

NE playing like it's their Super Bowl while we have NFL Cup hangover

must admit nice throw

Great job Washington, because you know, f the Eagles

in retaliation for the BS PI no call on Shakir, Allen stat pads his way into the endzone

One of my favourite Bills and (for me) second only to Allen as a case study of what happens when everything goes right for the Bills. Just a masterclass from scouting through drafting, development, and ascension to the leader of the defense. My money is on him as their best playmaker after Allen. He's delivered all of the splash I wanted/expected out of Edmunds and done it in a year and a half. I'm worried about his durability, otherwise he's everything I could ask for in an elite modern LB. He's smart, tough, quick, and has God-tier football GPS. Yes, the scheme is set to funnel him these opportunities but that's the point and he's actually converting. Some players are simply playmakers and like our quarterback, TB makes game changing highlights on the regular. As an aside, it seems we haven't really seen our best defenders (Bernard, Milano, Rousseau, Oliver, Benford, Johnson) play together for meaningful stretches. Much of that is Milano and the departed Tre White, but without making excuses it seems we've had a 1.5-2 year stretch where the defense was only ever 80% of what it really was. Maybe we can finally see what this unit is really capable of. Maybe I'm still drunk.

Seriously. When Josh is done and we put him up on the Wall of Fame, we should also do the same for Gettleman for gifting us our franchise QB (when the Giants also needed one). Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good and after the drought, the Bills were due. It really came up aces the whole way that draft went down (Giants taking a RB, Broncos passing on Allen when they were also looking for their next QB, etc...) Passing on Mahomes the year before was yikes (with hindsight) but we still ended up with Allen...

Say my name Sun shines through the rain A whole life so lonely And then come and ease the pain I don't want to lose this feeling, oh Close your eyes, give me your hand Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand? Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming? Or is this burning an eternal flame?

Joe B from the Athletic posted an article on Amari Cooper, and his notes from watching some footage: Link to article (paywall) Why? - "opposing defenses didn't respect the Bills' ability to get open" - our guys couldn't beat them early, and Allen has to go into scramble mode - we need a high volume separator/attention-taker What does the film show? - Cooper "still getting open at good rate" - some of the drops are on Cooper but some are simply the result of terrible QB-play (poor ball placement, poor QB reaction, throwing late) Strengths: - excellent route runner, Buscaglia uses "glide" several times - "power and intention in every step" - does not give away many "tells" - can flip the switch between gliding and surprising defenders with quick-footed release and break-off - "excellent understanding of zone depths, spacing from defenders" - "relocates well" and will be a boon when Allen goes scramble drill Weaknesses: - occasional drops - "no longer a deep-field separator", not as much RAC as young Cooper - not a good blocker (Mack Hollins has entered the chat) - potential separation issues will have to be covered by his smooth route running Fit? - sees Coleman as the X for now, with Cooper as the (Canadian pronunciation) Zed - Shakir stays Y, Hollins as backup X/Z/WR4, Samuel as gadget WR5 Much of this has been posted by TBD contributors already, and Joe's notes on why the cap and compensation make sense is obvious to most of us. As for the future, he posits this year as a "try before you buy" with perhaps a short term (ideally 1 yr) extension to follow if all goes well and both sides are interested. I (technobot) will not lie and say I watched a ton of game film on Cooper, but just a quick perusal of Pro Football Reference showed that Cooper was averaging 3-5 drops a year on ~130 targets/year. 2018 (the year he was traded to DAL), 2022, and this year in particular seem a bit like outliers. Also, from my hazy memory of 2018, he was clearly unhappy and was on his way out. Buscaglia mentioned that Cooper's body language sometimes indicated frustration, which would be natural. Joe did also note that Cooper wasn't typically demonstrative, but sometimes you just can't hide it. Cooper was obviously unhappy this year, especially in a "I have to produce to get paid big next year" kind of year. The (legal cannabis) pipe-smoking dream I have is that Cooper, much like our beloved #17, is a ginormous BOOM player, with some BUST. Point being, Cooper has had 4 200+ yard games in his career. Paired with Allen, we might finally get the technobot-prophesied 500+ yard, 7 TD, wet-dream, GOAT performance of Biblical significance.

this has the feel of professional wrestling, when the face wins as a result of a disqualification

yikes would be understating it

We got a place with a fence and a little grass I put this film on the windows, and it looks like chapel glass But when she turns, it's like the shadow of the cross don't cast No blessin' over our lonely life It's like waiting for a train to pass, I don't know when it'll pass But I remember when she used to set the room on fire With her eyes, swear to God It's like a flood of grief and sorrow from a haunted life When she cries like a train, it's a lot

Agree with the sentiment that last two weeks, the opposing defense is not respecting Allen's receiving options and just playing them tight, disguising their blitzes, and using a spy (or "fence") to contain Allen. He has seemed hesitant running the last two weeks, maybe it's the injury, and some brutal shots he's taken. I'm worried he reverts to "Sugar High" Josh out of frustration, feeling he has to do everything. The receiving has been ugly the last two weeks and yes, we're short handed. On to the Jets and the Meadowlands...

Wanna thank you, yeah Wanna thank you Wanna thank you, yeah Wanna thank you Holy sound Holy sound Yeah, yeah Freedom in your stride, love, and peace of mind We just wanna give gratitude, yeah Got plenty love we wanna give to you, yeah Through good music we're trying to say, yeah, yeah That the Good Lord's gonna make a way Gonna make a way, gonna make a way