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Marcus Aurelius

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    Worst WGR call ever

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    42 minutes ago, QB Bills said:

    That was me and I stand by my call. Josh knows he's got zero competition back there. It was different when he knew trubisky or keenum could take over at any time and do as well or better than he did. So he had to keep his head more in the game. Now he's free to galivant at celeb parties and golf on off days instead of watch film or sit in the cold tub. I wrote a letter to the Bills detailing this also. I'll report back once they reply.

     

     

    Dan Marino Holy Shit GIF

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    Jim Kubiak Analysis in BN

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    11 minutes ago, boyst said:

    that's a horrible way to deceive them of revenue.  By using ideas or sites like RemovePaywall.com you take the money out of the struggling journalists and people who are supposed to shape our minds and influence our opinions! If we do not give them money to do this, how would we ever know what to think?

     

    Again, a site like https://www.removepaywall.com/ is terrible!

    Thank you my child for upholding decent societal standards 

     

     

     

    So Excited Reaction GIF by Originals

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    Has NFL Given Any Explanation Why Flag Was Picked Up?

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    54 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

    You are correct.  I was in HS, and remember the big buzz about this amazing kicker from Cornell who was a soccer player.  I live in the North Country and apparently he and his family were refugees from Hungary and his father was a medical doctor at the state hospital in Ogdensburg.  Since he kicked at Cornell, he might be the first in D-I as well.

     

    I did find this tho - https://ampoleagle.com/bednarski-preceded-gogolak-in-soccerstyle-kicking-p8059-208.htm.  Apparently Texas had a soccer style kicker in 1957.

    Cool article. Wow.

    Why the Bills don't care and neither should you

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    34 minutes ago, Hermes said:

    At this point in the Bills "window" they already know what the score is.... winning a superbowl or bust.

     

    Now, I know a division game should probably mean something..., but at the end of the day the Patriots are not a threat to the Bills playoffs chances, in the least. The team knows this (unfortunately) and doesn't view these weaker teams as threats, either.  Which has led to the lackluster performances we've grown so (dis/un?)fond of, the past 2-3 years. 

     

    The issue is that the Bills aren't some up-and-coming team that other teams are caught offguard by. They have been a juggernaut for the past 4-5 seasons, regularly taking the lunch money of the weaker teams, especially those in their division..  At this point, every team that the Bills play against look at this roster as a litmus test, of sorts, to see where they rank in the NFL hierarchy. While the Bills, are trying to do what they can to play their best football in the late season and playoffs.

     

    It's a stark difference from the games games they played against the Patriots as "our superbowl" from the drought era. And that's the learning curve that the team has fallen behind on. For a lot of the teams in the league it's obvious that the Bills are their superbowl. They want to say "Yeah we might have finished 2-15, but one of those wins was against the Bills!" The other team's players get extra jazzed up to make a play against Allen (or Diggs, et al). It's easier to do that, than say, Allen or Diggs getting up to make a play on some JAGs. They'd rather make plays against the top teams and top players (it just means more).

     

    What we are watching is a team that is trying to work through the kinks early in the season rather than later and I'm all for it. I'd rather see them lose on the late TD to the Pats instead of the Chiefs. Let them work things out now and head into the bye at 7-5 or 6-6 (or better).  I'm sure it wouldn't surprise anyone to see them finish 12-5 or 11-6 in either scenario. Unless you have no faith of course. But I digress.

     

    What I've seen from this team is a concerted effort to win games in a variety of ways. To be able to go on long clock draining drives (even, at times, to the detriment of the offense) and control the game a different way. Sure, the offense could go no huddle and score almost at will, but at the end of the day how sustainable is that  really.  I'm sure teams will figure it out or the offense will burn itself out eventually.  Why not save the squeeze for crunch time?

     

    When it comes to the defense, it has almost certainly been as disappointing as the offense as of late.  (Although they get a minor pass with the injury situation).  But, It's frustrating to see all of the blitzes and manufactured pressures not hitting home and then  Mac and cheese making the defense look like swiss.  Hopefully this is less of a trend and more of an aberration for the rest of the season. The true test for the defense is coming up soon and I'm excited to see how they respond. If they're still sucking hopefully the offense can regroup and pave the way for more wins. 

     

    It's almost time to turn on the gas and see what teams can handle the pressure. I know the Bills can, and hopefully will, ramp up the intensity when it comes down to it, and I, for one, can't wait for these late season games to separate the cream from the crop.  I know things seem dire but of all the teams the Bills are behind in the standings only the Chiefs have a true game up on them. On top of the fact that the Bills themselves are still in position to make the playoffs if the season ended today. I like those odds. Go Bills!

    This makes too much sense.

    Are you sure you're not Apollo and not Hermes?zeus deal with it GIF

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    Devils advocate...what is Josh is the problem?

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    1 hour ago, Calidiehard said:

    So far between last night and today I've read:

    1. Josh isn't taking what is given

    2. Josh isn't reading the defense and locking into on guy

    3. Josh is going through his progressions too fast

    4. Josh isn't throwing down field enough

    5. Josh isn't throwing to the underneath guys enough

    6. Josh isn't running enough

    7. Josh isn't taking enough chances

    8. Josh is being too reckless throwing into coverage 

    9. Josh doesn't trust (name which player you want)

    10. Josh doesn't look like he cares out there

     

    So which is it? Maybe it's a collective effort of recievers not getting much separation, poor play design (guys in same area along and at the same level too often), and a lack of trust with guys dropping the ball or maybe not being where they should be. There is a lot of things not working right now and none of us has a clue as to how they can fix it. We just have to suffer through the ride that is the 2023 Bills.

     

    11. The problem is poor poster spelling 

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