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Different team...different QB....yet eerily similar: Panthers Fire OC Mike Shula and QB Coach Ken Dorsey After Loss vs. Saints https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2753233-panthers-fire-oc-mike-shula-and-qb-coach-ken-dorsey-after-loss-vs-saints.amp.html

Wonder if Allen isn't being distracted by what I call the Ryan Miller syndrome (former Sabres goalie) Ryan hooked up with a Hollywood actress who decided she didn't want to be in Buffalo..Miller asked for a trade to the west coast so she could be closer to her work. In at least 2, or maybe 3 interviews I've seen with Allen very recently, he has mentioned how the team is close because they get together a lot as there is really nothing to do in Buffalo..no nightlife...never heard him complain about that before. May not be at the core of his problems, but could certainly be a distraction

From a friend of mine from the midwest..he's a die hard Packers fan: You're gonna love him! Pack grabbed him off the Eagles practice squad and immediately made an impact. You won't find a CB around with his length, he's pretty quick too. Going to miss him...INT'd Stafford at a game I was at two seasons ago and it's the loudest I think I've ever heard Lambeau

Anticipating a very challenging match-up with the Bengals. Their offensive line is finally getting their act together. Against a seemingly fierce pass rush, Burrow had absolutely all day to throw against SF...just pitch and catch with his wide receivers. Unless McD can come up with an innovative game plan, I would expect more of the same. The Bills pass rush, which had been the terror of the NFL for the first three weeks, seems to have fallen off a cliff. So...how much confidence do you have with the Bills offense keeping up in a shootout?

So...not a whole lot of love for the HC on this message board..fair enough..some of the play calling and game management has been horrendous. But can anyone show me any precedent for an Owner/GM firing a coach mid season thats 5-3 after sustaining the injuries that have put many of your key players out for the season? If the team continues to collapse as the season goes on and ends abruptly, a firing is a possibility..but ANY chance of McDermott being fired now are somewhere between slim to none.

Earlier post mentioned it, but remember when the Bills earlier this season lead the NFL in pressures and sacks?..What happened?..Well, you lost your push up the middle that set up your edge rushers. This week.. 1 sack for 4 yards...last week not much better for a Giants O line that had been stocking shelves at Walmart the week prior. Epenesa, a hobbled Groot and hobbled Miller just ain't getting the job done with no pass rush up the middle.

...totle should be all 22....fingers big, keyboard small...

Much has been made of the numbers of targets for Diggs in the Giants game. On the broadcast, looked like they were playing a mostly cover 2/ 2 deep look with man underneath. Diggs mentioned after the game he had never been double teamed more in his career. With Kincaid out, the Bills played as much 11 personnel as I had seen all year. Which begs the question...were any of the Bills receivers able to beat their man one on one besides Diggs? In some of the wide angle replay shots I saw, (which were few) there was little to no separation from Bills receivers and the DBs. So...is this a function of target fixation by Allen? Allen afraid to routinely throw into a tight window, or "throw somebody open" for fear of an interception? A bad scheme, with a terrible route tree / play call based on what they are facing on defense? Or a lack of talent on your receivers just not getting open?

So, the Bills offense looked awful , but... Throughout the 1st half, the defensive line was pretty dominant pressuring Taylor including 2 sacks. During the last drive they couldn't get a whiff of him..and thats all your starters against a bunch of 2nd and 3rd stringers that should be restocking groceries somewhere.

Ahhh...I remember my college days back at the Univerity at Buffalo in the early '80s, when most bars around the Main Street campus had ten cent wing nights, and a pitcher of Genny Cream went under $5......of course the minimum wage was $3.25, gas was $1.25 a gallon, and you could have great seats at a Bills game for under $20.....

I didn't see your posts earlier on your familiarity with the NAT tracks...my apologies. However, think you are still missing the point. The way the original question was posted is how can a flight from BUF to LHR be seemingly much less flying time than a flight from JFK to LHR when it IS further. The fact that both flights use CLOSE to great circle routing is irrelevant. BUF is still further from LHR than JFK is, and should be somewhat longer distance..albeit not by much..and thus a longer flight. (and neither flight is really flying great circle..routing from BUF to the NAT entry point would probably add a little time to flight as well) The reason it MAY be significantly longer out of JFK IS block/taxi time. I'm a Captain at a major US airline I've been with nearly 25 years, and a pilot in the Air Force 15 years before that. I have spent many an afternoon on the ramp at JFK delaying my push after door is closed and brakes released because lineup for departure is over 30 planes long and an estimated hour plus delay for takeoff.

Well, you are partially correct...yes the distance in not THAT much different between NYC and BUF to London in a straight line..but a plane from Buffalo would never be allowed to fly direct to London. Instead, the flight must join the North Atlantic Tracks (Nat Tracks). A floating track system that varies daily over the North Atlantic to optimize winds. More correctly, the reason for the difference in flight times is that it's really not a flight time posted by airlines but a block time. A flight from Buffalo has maybe 7-10 minutes of taxi time after block out, while a flight from say JFK at peak evening departure times may see a block out to takeoff times exceeding an hour or more.

1. It is tough to win in today's NFL without a top tier quarterback. 2. Mac Jones isn't it..and not much projected in free agency at the end of the year 3. Except for one season, Belichick has had a hard time winning without a quarterback named Brady. 4. Patriots weren't going anywhere this season anyway. Anybody think Belichick got the head nod from Kraft that it would be okay to suck it up this year for a chance at Caleb Williams and a long term answer in N.E.?...dont forget this is the guy who videotapes other teams practices etc., and would do just about anything to win.

Wasn't Kincaid hit by a Raider DB that launched himself at Kincaid on incomplete pass sometime in the 1st half?...Dont believe a flag was even thrown on the play.

Wow, have you seen the injury report for the Raiders??..looks like mid season. Will be more telling after tomorrow after folks get their treatments/rest

https://www.nfl.com/videos/whitehead-picks-off-allen-again-on-intended-deep-shot-to-diggs This is the play..clearly whacks the back of his head on the turf after the hit..one of the additional replays that I cant find had him getting up, and eyes were pretty glassy.

I posted this right after the game, but it kind of got buried in a post game thread. Play was actually after one of the interceptions. Will have to look to see if I can find a clip or screen shot.

Somebody who reviews game footage can confirm, but it seems to me the Jets played a pretty soft cover 2 last night, taking away the long ball and double covering anything deep (see 2 ints.) Teams have done this in the past, but I seem to remember Beasly in the slot running about an 8 yard pattern around the hashes and just setting up--had a great knack for finding the soft spots. If the longer ball wasn't there, he was the go to guy..kept many drives alive by going 2nd or 3rd and short. Thought Kincaid was supposed to be that role (a la Kelsey).but it never happened..Was it just a matter of Allen ignoring that option, or was it not even in the route tree last night?

Serious question..on one of the interceptions with Williams coming up the middle..Allen looked to to me to hit his head on the turf, and when he was helped up he had those concussion eyes..surprised he wasn't checked...wonder if he played a good quantity of the game with a concussion?

If the Jets O line is as bad as everyone says, looking at Roger's limited performance in the preseason, and the Bills perceived weakness at MLB, I would expect the Jets to test the Bills run defense, along with a very short passing game..screens, slants and shallow crossers,, all with barely a 2 step drop to nullify a pass rush. If I were the Bills, I would play a press man coverage (Elam??), with a sprinkle of one of those Milano looping blitzes up the middle ( a la Tua) just to remind him how quickly he wants to get rid of the ball.

Purely a gut feeling..will have to go back and look at the stats again, but.. Thought Cook looked good..even aside from the TD hit the holes well in his limited action. Vance more than held his own at guard. Allen has two weeks to get in sync if he wants to be QB2 Looks like they are pretty confident in THAT rookie TE if they hardly played him Unimpressed with starting defensive line. Weak again against the run, and only pass rush was generated by blitzing.

Incident in question re-created...Brown is symbolically depicted in hornet costume.

Okay..reading all the postings, interviews and cryptic tweets, I've pieced together my opinion on whats going on: 1.) Everyone knows how upset Diggs was with play calling and execution at the end of last season...and he let his emotions show. 2.) Diggs has conversations and meetings with team leadership as to how to resolve the issue (problems specifically with Dorsey/personality conflict?)..and gives the impression he will be at camp. 3.) Diggs DOES show up yesterday and this morning, but assuming the day today starts off with team meetings, he hears something from the HC, or more specifically the OC about the direction of the team for the season that is not what he thinks he was promised..and storms out of the facility before practice starts.

There is another aspect of the Bills roster that has to do with depth at specific positions. You might think player X at position Y is in pretty good shape and doesnt need addressing, but what about their backups(s)?? Eveyone thought the Bills were set at safety last year, and look what happened when Poyer and Hyde went down. What position can they least afford to lose due to injury because you dont trust their backups, but their position is essential to success?..Dawkins?..Milano??..unfortunately, it is the NFL and starters WILL get injured.