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I like Josh. You like Josh. We all like Josh. But Josh is a derp on camera. His ceiling as an actor is cameos in quirky comedies.

After realizing he was Atlanta's DC, the offensive struggles made way more sense to me. Yup. (Ulbrich Defense off a Bye) - (Kincaid and Palmer) = Bad Things for Bills Offense.

What is also not being discussed enough is that three of Josh Allen's worst games over the past few seasons have come against Jeff Ulbrich defenses.

I believe they got it done in their 4th year together. This is correct. Stabler was the backup QB from 70-72. He made 2 spot starts during those 3 seasons. Stabler becomes the starting QB in 73 and the Raiders win the Super Bowl in 76. It's Madden's 8th year as coach, but only his 4th with Stabler as the starting QB. History suggests that if we're keeping McDermott, maybe we should give Mitch a shot? 🤮🤮🤮 There's a couple of other deceiving instances: Lombardi and Starr and Stram and Dawson. In both cases, those Coach/QB combos had been together for more than 5 years before appearing in a Super Bowl. But that's only because the Super Bowl didn't exist when their careers began. And when you dive deeper, you'll find that Lombardi and Starr won their first NFL Championship in their 2nd year together, and that Stram and Dawson won the AFL Championship in Dawson's rookie year. So, both combos reach the highest peak available to them at the time. But otherwise, it's pretty cut and dry. You're head coach and starting QB combo has a 5-year window.

suppose we'll find out on Sunday if we have an Andy Dalton problem.

It's 5 years, but yes, still very much true. In fact, no Head Coach/Starting QB combo has even reached their first Super Bowl together after their first 6 years. And the 6th year only happened once (Reid/McNabb in Philly). I'm very fascinated by this data point and actually have it all laid out in a spreadsheet, which gets updated after every Super Bowl.

The Bills really need to improve their 3-point shooting.

I do think keeping guys like Jordan Phillips, Landon Jackson, and Javon Solomon off the field will yield positive results. I would feel more optimistic about it if we were getting the enhanced versions of Hoecht and Ogunjobi.

Can't wait for the video game: Red Head Redemption.

Fitzpatrick is in the process of starting an advertising agency. Wouldn't be surprised if the Bills are among his first clients.

Whoa. Is this the last time the Jets held a lead against a team with a winning record?

Imagining Marv Levy wearing the glasses Sean McDermott was wearing last night...

Can you pull a list of all of my funniest comments, ranked by the number of laughing reactions each comment received? Thanks.

Howie Roseman Most of Roseman's success has come with Jalen Hurts, and I consider Hurts a very good to excellent quarterback. They had some bad seasons early on in the true Roseman era. That said, what makes Roseman an exceptional GM is that he makes the hard decisions that 99% of GMs won't make, i.e., moving on from Wentz, moving on from Pederson a few years after winning their first Super Bowl. Though, it's unclear to me how much of Pederson leaving was Roseman's decision or Pederson wanting out. Ozzie Newsome before Flacco is the only one that comes to mind. 2001 Ravens had the best defense since the 85 Bears. Alright, we've got 1 GM not tied to a QB so far.

The Bills Super Bowl window is operated by a toddler in the back seat of the car whose parents forgot to put the window lock on.

For the sake of my own research, can anyone identify an elite general manager or elite head coach whose career success isn't directly tied to an elite, or at the very least excellent, quarterback?

I have a lot of projects around the house to complete during the bye week that, unlike the Bills defense, I am very eager to tackle.

Every WR on the Bills has such a specialized skillset that it's easy for the defense to know what every WR is going to do.

He's still injured from last year.

You. Get. 5. Years. With. A. Head. Coach. And. Starting. QB. Combo. If. That. Combo. Does. Not. Win. Super. Bowl. During. That. Time. It's. Not. Going. To. Happen. With. That. Combo. They. Should. Have. Moved. On. 2. Years. Ago. It's not about whether McDermott is a good coach or bad coach. It's just that they didn't do it. When you have a generational talent at QB, you just have to try something else while you still can. I will say, in McDermott's defense — this roster is severely lacking impact players.

I am just so mad at Brandon (insert middle name) Beane for not being able to locate and sign a starting-caliber LB in Week 6 of the NFL season. But seriously, wtf is Brandon Beane's middle name?

Makes sense. The Ravens don't have an existing locker room culture for CGJ to blow up.

Why are football pants actually just shorts now?!

Obviously not. It's literature. Yes. And I'm Billy Burroughs.

We really have to stop calling anything with words journalism. What's next? This thread is journalism?