Old Coot

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Great game. I was there. It was a time when men were men and QBs were scared.

Outstanding post. I did not realize that Planes, Trains & Automobiles was filmed in part in S Dayton. Do you know which scenes? It's a great film, both funny and poignant, especially for the holiday season.

Bill Bergey, Eagles All-Pro LB has died. He was a WNYer from S Dayton. Sadly he did not live to see the Bills win the Super Bowl next year :0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bergey

Reminded me of the old Boston patriots unis

The D has been porous for at least the last 3 games because of injuries in the D backfield and the LB corps. Hopefully the injured starters will be ready and fresh for the playoffs. BTW the Rams and Lions D had significant starters injured and this ensbled our O to score 40 + points. In the NE game we faced a tight D with few injuries and that, I think, contributed to our O's less that stellar showing today.

I wish him well. Look on the bright side: he's not going to the Jets.

This is the correct way to say "I am a Berliner." Ich bin ein Berliner" = I am a jelly doughnut.

I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to your defense. You have my deepest sympathy.

For the less tecnically inclined hack my dad watched the game with the sound off but the radio on and tuned to the Bills' game. The radio announcer's play by play is more informative. He has to be -- he's painting a picture in the listener's mind with words.. Try it; you'll like it.

I remember when free agency first came in in the 1990s. It was said to be the end of dynasties and, to some extent, I think it was. The pats were an outlier. They hit the trifecta as other have mentioned. To some extent so have the Chiefs but we'll see once Kelce retires. For all of Mahomes' greatness (and he is a great QB) Kelce distorts defenses making Mahomes' reads easier. On the other hand, the Chiefs aren't 9-0 on the strength of their offense. The last two years their D has been equal to the challenge. It will be interesting to see how TThe Chiefs' O performs against us.

Free agency changed all that. Before FA players were tethered to teams for their playing life (unless traded) so year after year animosities could develop / deepen. Now the guy opposite you may change from year to year plus it doesn't to piss off people you might be playing with in the future.

Agreed. As to why the Bills did not go after him, it may have been because he had back surgery while in college.

Not defending the guy, but he's battling turf toe. That's an injury that significantly affects a player's ability to cut.

Slim Pickens at WR this week. https://tenor.com/view/no-im-not-trump-weird-horse-dr-strangelove-1964comedy-peter-sellers-gif-14713516

Merriman could well be the highest paid Bills player ever. He got $1 million for 15 minutes work.

I think Poyer was trying to knock the ball out of the receiver's hands but got there late. He wasn't a dirty player here so it's unlikely he became one when he moved on to Miami.

Wish we'd had bass in Superbowl XXV.

Elam is a man cover CB. That's what he played in college. McD's use a lot of zone and even pattern recognition so one side of the D may morph to fit the patterms being run. It's possible that Elam has trouble with the more complex coverages.

I think in the Seattle game he was caught from behind twice. That's why I made my original post.

He will. Life is fleeting and not everyone is blessed with a long span of years. Ride on, Big John!

It's simple physics. In the red zone there's less grass to defend. Of course other teams will design plays based on what they see on film but McD is said to be quite good at disguising the D.

It's possible that the DC was asked about Josh and didn't want to give anything away so he mentioned something relevant but that everyone knows.

On the topic of Josh's running, he doesn't seem to run with the same verve as in past years. He did not get caught from behind previously. He does now. Is he a step slow or just looking to get some yards and slide? Probably looking to slide.

Going to one of the early games in 1960 at the Rockpile with my dad. We paid to park on some guy's front lawn. Mack Yoho was the Bill's kick returner. Every time the opponent teed up the ball the crowd would yell "Yo-ho, Yo-ho." The Bills' uniforms were silver and blue, the colors of the Detroit Lions, Wilson's favorite NFL team.