DapperCam

So it really comes down to if we want to face KC or the winner of HOU/CLE in the divisional (if we win…). Another wrinkle is if we want to send the toughest opponent to BAL, so we could get a home AFCCG. The toughest opponent for Baltimore is CLE in my opinion. Houston coming here would be the best outcome for us surviving another week, so I guess my first preference would be Miami wins and Houston wins. My next preference would be Cleveland goes to Baltimore, so in that scenario KC wins and Cleveland wins.

I would argue Bills vs Raiders this season looked a lot like that too. Allen was a dink and dunk merchant, and crushed them with an almost perfect day. He looked like Tom Brady.

I think you’re wrong. I think he’ll finish 2nd in voting, but I guess we’ll see.

I think ultimately Allen will finish with a lot of 2nd place votes, and possibly finish 2nd in MVP voting. Not that it matters much.

No matter what happens, I kind of expect the Bills to move on from the special teams coach and do a full search for an OC.

Hope Vrabel goes to the NFC. Maybe the Washington Football Team.

I’ve been banging this drum since last year. Feed Shakir and Kincaid! They get open and only seem to drop very difficult catches. If it is a good throw, they are automatic. Same can’t be said for Cook or Davis (or even Diggs recently).

Shakir took out two defenders which would have allowed a big gain by Kincaid. But when Allen would have made the throw that hadn’t happened yet, so he would have no way of knowing that. If Shakir doesn’t take out the defender, he very well may have stopped Kincaid short of the sticks. It’s not like he looked at some wide open receiver and passed him up. It was a judgement call.

You seem to be a certifiable player hater. I can't get over the fact that anybody would think Allen threw the game away and won off of pure luck. - 101.6 passer rating, which is pretty good and includes the turnovers - 2 TDs could have easily been 3 TDs if Cook doesn't drop an easy TD or Ben Johnson doesn't get stuffed at the 1 - 79% completion percentage is great - The Bills running backs average 2.9 yards per carry which is atrocious! Allen had zero support and had to do it all himself. In comparison, the Dolphins RBs average 5.3, which was much better (and I bet it was even higher on their TD drives which were driven by the running game). - Despite having zero running game and poor pass blocking up the middle the Bills had 26 first downs and *doubled* Miami's time of possession. You don't think that might have contributed to winning the game? Who do you think was responsible for all of those first downs? Swap QBs between the teams and tell me with a straight face that Tua would have won this game with no running game, pressure up the middle all game, and players dropping wide open TDs. It defies reason.

Mayo Clinic isn’t in a contract year

Chris Jones is going to feast when he comes to Orchard Park in 2 weeks. Game plan should be to just move the pocket any time we face an elite DT.

The fumble wasn’t bizarre. Torrence got beaten so bad by Wilkins, he didn’t even slow him down. It was embarrassing. Allen stepped up in the pocket away from the pressure (which is probably the right play) and Wilkins made a great play to strip and recover. Maybe he should have just eaten the sack, but he had to make that decision in 500 milliseconds, so it is understandable his instinct would be to step up. How about our IOL slows down the other team’s DTs for 1 second so Allen can at least scramble away from the pressure?

You want Allen to throw it away at the end of the half instead of hitting the guy in stride running full speed 3 yards from the end zone? Gotta give your guy a chance to punch it in and make a play. That’s a winning play by Allen, just didn’t work out.

I hope Gabe Davis puts up a huge playoff and secures the bag from another team. I don’t expect it though, and if I’m Allen I’m not looking his way unless it’s one of those scramble drill plays where he’s wide open.

How is Rudolph’s arm strength? Pickett’s doesn’t seem amazing from my viewing.

It’s just a weird narrative because QBs don’t play each other. They play defenses.

This is the type of game where we really shouldn’t need Allen to play hero ball (sometimes it is needed). Run the ball well, hit some intermediate routes. Don’t turn it over, and trust your defense to stop Mason Rudolph in bad weather.

Even if he has a big playoffs, let’s not be fooled. He’s shown who he is with a large sample size. If we re-sign him, we will regret it.

I actually think Dak should win it. He has the volume and efficiency, and his team is #2 seed. I don’t really understand the infatuation with Jackson. Seems like whoever drives the narratives for these things in the media has decided though (Disney?)

If Cook doesn't drop a perfectly thrown toss in the end zone, Bills win going away and the haters would have logged off their computers in their mother's basements in a huff much sooner.

Maybe he should put on 25 pounds and convert to TE.

But it only happens with Davis. I can't remember an instance of a miscommunication with Diggs on an option route, and Diggs is targeted way more. I'm thinking there is situational awareness carved out where the WR need to know when an all out blitz is happening and keep their head turned around.

None of the RBs had success (was there even a single good run the entire game that wasn't Allen improvising?). They couldn't get any push on 4th and 1 to end the game. The IOL gave up huge pressure in pass blocking all game as well. Torrence got beaten so badly that it led to the Allen fumble. The o-line definitely wasn't fine, especially the guards/center.

I have actual responsibilities, but they certainly earned it!

I'm reminded of the Vikings OT interception where Allen expected Davis to cut across the goal line, but instead Davis lazily drifted into the end zone past the DB (which would have been a literally impossible throw to make). Peterson makes the INT and the rest is history.