Long Suffering Fan

My guess would be that the Bills want to get better at the corner position as compared to last year. I base that on the fact that Wallace left for $4M/year. Despite any nice words coming out of OBD, I think that says that Wallace was merely okay at the position (in their opinion). The only other reason for letting him walk like that would be if they thought Dane Jackson was better, but Wallace was definitely ahead of Jackson on the depth chart. To me, that all screams they will draft a corner on day 1 or 2.

Arrrrgggghhhh.....I need a pain emoji...or a you shot me in the heart emoji. I thought I was getting over it and then I read that comment and I realized I wasn't. What's in the box?....................Pain.

Actually, I'm thinking that Josh Allen is a cross between Joe Montana and Jack Reacher (not the Cruise one, the Amazon Prime series). - He's a student of the game. - He is sold out and dedicated to constantly improve. - He is smarter than many realize (highest Wonderlick of his QB class by far - an imperfect measure I realize). - He has deceptive speed and can run away from LBs, which isn't supposed to happen. - He can stiff arm and throw people down. - He can jump over you if you go low on him. - He can absolutely break a DBs ankles like he did in NE. - He has a ridiculous arm. Seemingly once a game he makes a throw that few QBs could make. - He has incredible escape-ability within the pocket and almost never goes down to the first guy. There have been QBs that had some of these attributes, but never all of them. He really could end up as the greatest ever.

Not to be pedantic, but HE is Mr. Anderson and he is destroying all the Agent Smiths. Or maybe you are saying that he will destroy all the other QBs that are pretened Mr. Andersons. That's fine. As long as he doesn't destroy himself. I do agree with the premise, however. He could end up being the best QB of all time. In 15 years we could be talking that way. He cold be The One.

I'm good with zero Allen designed runs against the Jets, but have him run as much as you need to in the playoffs. It is not that I am worried about him in any particular game, but why not save some wear and tear, if possible. I do think Allen is very different than Cam Newton. I remember Cam getting absolutely SHELLACKED sometimes. That only rarely happens to Allen. Part of that is the rule changes. I remember Cam getting a lot of lowered helmet on helmet hits and that has been greatly reduced in the game. The other part is that Allen seems to have a way of turning what could have been devastating blows into normal hard tackles.

I was at that game in the upper deck, about 10 rows from the top. My family kind of made fun of me for going. That is too strong. It was more like - why? It turned out to be a good time...although I don't remember it being so crowded. We hated Dallas back then....I mean, I don't like them now, but it is nothing like I felt toward them in the 80s-90s. Perhaps my Patriots feelings have taken the edge off.

This. We are on the outside and will never know what really happened, but I really think you have to consider spygate when you talk about the NFL reaction to deflategate. Remember also that Goodell is often the personification of the owners. I'm sure there were a ton of owners who kept it quiet, but were furious at Kraft and the Patriots over spygate. They bit their tongues a little because, if it is bad for the shield, then it actually is bad for them. Proof that the Pats cheated in Superbowls would definitely hurt the shield. So, the tape evidence is destroyed on the spot and the owners go along....but they must have been seething. Especially the ones that felt that their team may have been robbed by the Pats cheating. Then, deflategate comes (more Pats cheating) and they are in no mood to be forgiving. I bet Goodell had no choice but to come down hard.

I'm having the DTs from lack of football, so I watched about half of it out of desperation. If you watched the above clip, you saw all that needed to see. Although.....I found the number of interceptions interesting. I think all six QBs had one (?) despite the fact that the defense was giving 50% effort most of the time. I'm not sure if that is common in Pro Bowls. Supposedly above average QBs throwing to the best WRs and there were a lot of picks. It's an illustration of how important being on the same page with your receivers and scheme have on the position.

While the Pro Bowl can be so tragically disappointing, there were a couple of moments with our favorite receiver that are worth sharing. The Diggs brothers went 1 on 1 a few times. It is a little over a minute long. Stef plays some D and covers his brother a couple of times and then Stef scores on his brother and points at him as he falls to the ground. Stef definitely came out on top.

It actually does work that way. Drafting at the top is an advantage. Of course, that does not make your team instantly good....or ever good. As you mention, see the Sabres. If you draft bad, you can fritter away your draft position, but there is a reason that teams trade up.

Aside from the fact that it is way too early to really tell the impact of this rookie class, this was the headline of the article: Bills 2021 rookie class does not fare well in ESPN ranking And they ranked them 27th. Considering the Bills picked 30th, wouldn't that make them slightly above average? That article is saying that the Bills outperformed their draft position, but then also says they did not fare well. 😕

This content is a week old, but I did the site search and couldn't find it. If this is buried in another thread, mods feel free to merge... I ran across this by accident. It is 15 minutes of Warner breaking down some Allen plays in the KC game. There are some really good details in it pointing out what they were trying to accomplish, why Gabe was open, what Beas was doing, Diggs probably not knowing the play call on the two point conversion he caught, how the Bills ended up attacking the absence of Mathieu on some key plays, etc.

Thanks for posting. I like that jumbo play that Thomas scored a few times on throughout the clip. They line up heavy, motion 2 guys out to the left, quick snap, those two run clear out routes, and Thomas catches an easy swing underneath. Davis was faster. Plus, Thomas had a patient running style - it would bug me when people would talk about the patience of Leveon Bell a few years back as if he was the only one in the history of the NFL to ever run that way - then he would decisively hit a hole, be able to make a guy miss in the hole. Sometimes that would allow a defense to rally to prevent a breakaway run. Thomas was the king of the 7-8 yard run (at least in my memory). Then Davis would come in when a defense was tired and kind of used to Thurm's running style and he would get up field fast and hit some big runs.

That was Rocketship 7 in the morning, right? That's what I remember. We had a small TV (well, small for its time) that sat on our kitchen table that I would turn on while eating rice krispies. Star Blazers was after school....although I'm pretty sure that was when I was older.

The NFL is the ultimate meritocracy (sports usually is). The best players get the jobs and no one cares about skin color. We don't love Josh because he is white or Diggs because he is black. We love Josh because HE IS FREAKING JOSH! BTW, this is great for the country as a whole because fans will identify with the players on their favorite team, regardless of color. And don't you feel the same way about coaches? I do. I can't believe for a moment that McD would pass over a qualified candidate because of skin color. He wants to win. The Rooney Rule is only needed for the odd idiot out there (which I am sure there are some). So, what accounts for the disparity in black coaches? Don't stone me, but I think there really isn't any. People point to the percentage of black players in the league, but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. Some of the best coaches in the game were not good enough to play in the NFL - Bellichick, McVay, etc. The fact that they weren't good enough athletically gave them only one option if they wanted to stay with the game they love - coaching. Many took unpaid internships right out of college and worked their way up. So, when you compare that guy who has 10 years of coaching experience in their early 30s to the ex-player who had a good 10 year career, the one looks ahead of the other (as far as coaching goes). What gives the non-player the advantage? The very fact that they were not good enough to play at the NFL level, or college level for that matter. I think that reason more than any is why the percentage of coaches actually is more representative of the general population and not the NFL population.

Well done video. I am sooo happy that Beane and the scouts successfully defeated math, itself. Wow. That video improved my mood.

No. Maybe if it was to any other organization, but it being to Oishei has me leaning toward taking it not as a shot.

One way that helps me deal with difficult situations is humor. (I know, first world problems, the most difficult thing I have had to deal with in the last week was the heart-breaking loss of my football team, but still.) A little gallows humor is not a bad thing. So, I thought a poem would be in order and, let's face it, this is not a haiku day. No, only a limerick fits how I feel. Here was my first pass: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills They played Kansas City The result wasn't pretty Now all of their fans have the ills Ehhhh...weak...not terrible for 2 minutes of work, but the middle is soooo generic and doesn't capture my true feeling. This has led to my next iteration: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills With 13 remaining Our defensive coordinator lost his freaking mind and made possibly the two worst and most non-sensical defensive calls in the history of football Now all of their fans have the ills This captures my feeling a lot better, but I have a vague feeling that I might be forcing it to fit just a little.

I spoke at my grandmother's funeral years ago and one of the things I said was about how the Sabres let her down. She loved the Sabres more than any other human being. I would come back to Buffalo just to take her to games. I hope your mom gets to see her first championship next year and hopefully, many, many more after that....for all of our sakes. Your last line is making me tear up. It was so like my grandmother to care about the players in difficult moments like that. Tell her that I think she is the best. I went and checked and there are some level headed people over there. There also is a shocking amount of hate for Allen and Buffalo. What? What have we done to provoke that hate? Why do they think Allen was a douche last year? I was a little surprised (I mean, not really, but still).

This was from a day ago. I searched and didn't see it posted, which surprised me because I usually find out about stuff like this from you guys. It is not a long clip, but the summary is that Bill basically sought ought Josh after the playoff game (they said locker room, but Josh didn't) to compliment him. Honestly, I don't know what to think of that. Didn't he kind of blow off McD? I know they shook hands, but it stands out compared to the attention he obviously gave Josh. It probably doesn't mean anything, but it is interesting. Funny line of the clip from one of the guys on the show - Hey, Josh, big Pats fan here so, if you get a chance, I would like my soul back. 🤣

I mean, I was going to, but it was taken.

So, life size then.

A joke is never funny if you have to explain it, so I get why the OP left it this way. However, a joke is also never funny if it takes you 30 seconds until you get it.

Best quote: (Po after Allen broke ankles) "I'm glad he is on our team."

I think there are three reasons why our running game has improved: 1. Motor is running hard. I'm not sure I would call it confidence. He has just been more of a one cut and then go. I haven't rewatched the early part of the season, but my memory of it had him being tentative. There is no more dancing in the backfield. He hits the hole fast and hard and the difference is noticeable. 2. The OLine is better. I don't watch the blocking enough to really know if Bates is the reason, but there are far fewer times where Motor has to dodge a defender 2 yards deep in the backfield. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the connection between that and Motors being less hesitant. 3. The play calling. Our Oline is pretty mobile and they seem to do really well with the pin an pull as has been mentioned. I also think the under center stuff helps when doing an inside run because Motor is already heading toward the line of scrimmage. Let's hope it keeps up. Go Bills!