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  1. The dream for a pair of compensatory 3rd Round picks is over... "The Jaguars announced the following interviews: Packers V.P. of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan; Bears assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham; Rams director of scouting strategy James Gladstone; Jaguars assistant G.M. Ethan Waugh; and 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Wiliams." https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jaguars-announce-in-person-interviews-with-five-g-m-candidates
  2. Agreed. The margin of victory in most of the KC games has been slim. As others have said, the loss of Rapp and Benford might have made all the difference in the world. Yes the Bills have to improve on defense but they don't have to be a dominant defense. Agree completely. Still a great player but the praise for Mahomes was over the top and now we're seeing evidence of decline. I agree with this but even though Josh's MVP Award was maybe an overcorrection for previous season's lack of respect, I would still say that Josh doesn't get the acclaim and praise that he deserves. JMO. To the bolded, this has always been the case in the modern era of the NFL, and not just in the playoffs. It's actually the stated reason the Bills acquired Von Miller. To the above 3 posts, I think the criticism of Von Miller is off base. I've spent very little time here since the AFCCG but I've seen very little criticism of Greg Rousseau. IMO Rousseau was terrible. There were at least 5 and more likely 6 plays sprinkled through all 4 quarters where he egregiously lost containment of Mahomes and allowed the Chiefs to convert. It was one of the worst failures of being assignment-sound I can recall seeing from a DE. On another play he was just skated down the field by Kelce, giving half-hearted resistance. I question Rousseau's drive and toughness to be great. When Von was brought in by the Bills it was clearly stated that it was because they needed to put more pressure on Mahomes. Von only played 16 snaps... by far the least of our Edge players (Rousseau played 51 snaps, Epenesa 46, and Smoot 20). Von could have easily redeemed the organization's faith in him with a single timely sack but incredibly, by gluing him to the bench, McDermott/Babich didn't give Von a real opportunity to make that one play which would have justified his entire 3 year Bills career.
  3. Yes, we did. Yup. For those that have a BN subscription: https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-injuries-starters-2024-season/article_8ab3e656-e968-11ef-a16e-2fc7f6e38a8a.html And for those that don't: "The Bills had the eighth healthiest roster in the league in 2024. That’s according to the number of games lost by starters to injury in an annual study done by The Buffalo News. What else is new? It’s the sixth time in the last eight years during the tenure of head coach Sean McDermott that the Bills have ranked among the top 10 healthiest starting rosters in the league. The Bills never have been in the bottom half of the league in games lost to injury under McDermott. The Bills lost 43 games by starters to injury. The league average in 2024 was 61 games. Baltimore was at the top with just eight games lost by starters all season... In 2023, the Bills were 13th healthiest at 52 games. In 2022, they were tied for 15th. Going from 2021 back, the Bills ranked second, fifth, first, fourth and ninth healthiest." Maybe the credit for the excellent injury record goes to the athletic training staff and the medical staff?
  4. Yes, your's was a great post and I'm glad we ended up with Tabor.
  5. I couldn't tell you. I only know that the allusion was to what I stated (as a service to others).
  6. No. Romeo Crennel and Matt Patricia are the same guy. And because of your mistake the Patriots now get an extra compensatory pick, although it won't be until the 2026 draft. The elephant in the room is what seems to be an anti-Josh bias from black, former NFL players.
  7. A few people here (not you guys quoted above) have commented along the lines of "we weren't even supposed to be here = no expectations = no stress = I'm satisfied with the outcome of the season = we're playing with house money" To those people, I couldn't disagree more. Would you feel the same way two weeks from now if the Bills lost the Super Bowl? The attitude that "we're playing with house money" and therefore anything beyond last week's win over Baltimore is just a bonus... disrespects the truth that Super Bowls are extremely difficult to reach and that any opportunity to win the Super Bowl HAS TO BE VIEWED AS A "ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY." Thank you... I feel better now.
  8. Of course I have but there's no way Josh fakes it as much as Mahomes done and to the contrary, Josh takes pride in ignoring hits put on him by defenders. He's too much of a man to turn every contact into an acting opportunity. Also, exactly what does it benefit to prematurely confirm to our opponents that a player is playing or not?
  9. GO BILLS!!! The game day thread is never a good idea... there's literally no redeeming value to it and you can too easily lose focus on the game to boot. Very wrong. Josh didn't even acknowledge this hit: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-fines-marlon-humphrey-45-020-for-hit-on-josh-allen-that-wasnt-flagged "Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bills quarterback Josh Allen during the second quarter on Sunday. The officials didn’t see it, but the league’s disciplinary process did. Humphrey was fined $45,020 for the hit, the league announced today. Officially, the NFL called it “Unnecessary Roughness (use of the helmet).” The hit was a blatant example of the kind of helmet-to-helmet hits that the league is trying to take out of the game, and was called out on the CBS broadcast. The officials should have seen it. Humphrey got away without a 15-yard penalty, but he didn’t get away without a significant fine." Perry Como's Greatest Hits...
  10. Update: The Missus and I landed in Myrtle Beach tonight at around 8:30 pm. As with much of the south there is still snow on the ground and it was actually below freezing. Before going to our accommodations we beelined over to the Anchor Bar for a late dinner, which was just a few blocks from where we're staying. A lot of my confusion as to where to watch Sunday's game is that the Bills Backers of Myrtle Beach actually meet in North Myrtle Beach (which is a different city) at the OD Arcade and Lounge. I thought this pretty odd because it would seem a no brainer that Bills fans and Buffalo expats would naturally gather at the Anchor Bar. Because it's the off season here and the 6" of snow which fell this week, Myrtle Beach is kind of a ghost town at the moment so the place was fairly empty. Plus 9 pm is kind of late for dinner, even for a Friday. We decided to sit at the bar because who better to get the goods from than the bartender? It's a peninsula bar attached to one of the walls with seating around the perimeter and lots of Bills and Buffalo memorabilia. The bartender Mike, is a former Marine and a resident of Auburn, NY who stayed in the area after his discharge from Parris Island. For dinner I had the spaghetti and meatballs which was excellent. The sauce was definitely homemade as were the meatballs. My wife had the chicken wing and beef on weck combo which was also excellent. During dinner conversation with Mike and a few regulars we found that there's always a gathering for Bills games and that it gets quite crowded. Mike said we should show up at least an hour early if we want to get a spot to watch the game. So that's the plan for Sunday. Go Bills! https://anchorbar.com/locations/myrtle-beach-sc/
  11. I know what your wife looks like, I was asking @Sweats. 😊
  12. This will be the 4th game that Rapp has missed this year so the Bills have been in this situation before.
  13. Credit to the Ravens for downplaying the Zay Flowers injury. It did end up hurting them though. … who sometimes blows up his teammates… but he was having a really good season. This is a loss but I’m sure zero surprise to his teammates.
  14. Two separate issues: 1) Whether a top-ranked candidate can wait for a good opportunity 2) Whether he will make the right decision Conversely if you have the opportunity to do something you love…
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