Simon

Damn, I hope it's not Cole Bishop. That Utah thug life make a young man do crazy ****.

Let's just go ahead and fold this right into your other McDermott thread you started.

Allen led him like he often does on those flares and with the issues Johnson seemed to be having I wonder if his lack of traction kept him from accelerating into the throw. When Josh is in the zone and wheeling and dealing like he was, it's uncommon to see him miss a throw like that.

This is not an effort to defend him, but it is possible that he wasn't necessarily being lazy; it could be that he just hasn't figured out yet how to change that long stride in order to play effectively on a frozen field.

I suspect the incomplete one may have had more to do with Ty Johnsons cleats than anything else.

Multiple times. He was attacking the LOS like it had kicked his dog and was repeatedly leading with his face over and over and over again. I think he was second on the defense in tackles, just behind Oliver. There were at least 2-3 of those tackles where he came in at full speed to take on a charging RB around the sticks and paid for it. Then he got up and went and did it again. And again. There are folks who keep saying he's been coming on lately but has been bad since the beginning of the season; I think some of those OG's may have missed the opener.

What the hell kind of Mass-hole talks like that? Is their a hidden contingent of Pats fans in South Carolina?

He's a legit badass but he's not a loud or flashy guy so he doesn't get a lot of play around here. But for the last couple months he's been an absolute freaking rock out there. After the Bills lost Oliver he quickly realized how important he was going to be to this team going forward and he's completely taken on a leadership role and been working like a galdanged demon. That position is never going to show up on a stat sheet but he's taken on a huge number of extra snaps and if you watch closely you'll see he's been absolutely playing his heart out and has also been effective while doing it. I think that leadership and heart have been recognized by his teammates and because of it other guys, particularly the youngsters, are raising their games in response. The Bills defense has had some serious issues over the last couple months, but he has not been one of them. And while it hasn't been pretty for the unit as a whole, it would be soooo much worse if not for what this dude has been bringing to the table every week. Much respect DaQuan, you are a grown-assed man.

Isn't that the game Dawkins was staggering around with a concussion?

It's much easier when you're running in straight line.

And he gets the ball out on time

And stupid. Don't forget the stupid....

You can see those pellets flying when guys are running over them sometimes. I cannot imagine what a JD stiff brush attachment would do to them.

You also don't see a lot of those crazy-assed arm angles he used to make a living with. He can still throw on the run but he has to be more mechanically sound to pull it off now than he used to.