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Washington OC: "Hey, the run is working great, we've had the ball 7 minutes and marched right down to 2nd and goal on the 3. " Washington Asst: "I was watching that Bills-Vikings game yesterday, what a great game! You know what the Eagles would never expect?" Washington OC: "What?" Washington Asst: "Let's throw on 2nd and 3rd and 4th down!" Washington OC: "Sure what the hell, why not." 2nd down - Incomplete 3rd down - Incomplete 4th down - Washington OC: "Ok now let's run split left y..." Rivera: "BZZZTT GET THE FIELD GOAL TEAM OUT THERE" (yelling so loud the headset is clipping) Rivera: (heard in background from headset on ground) "Which f***mutt up in the booth came up with that ridiculous pile of hippo **** series"

Speaking of Hurts... Sabres farm team is down 3 goalies and signed a guy named "Leif Hertz." Perfect for Buffalo sports. Can you imagine this kid in roll-call? Teacher: "Leif Hertz?" Leif: "Yes it does."

And a great win it was, 30-23 over those pesky Vikings Yeah yeah, defense scores 7, and OT doesn't count.

I don't think it's Miller. The Knox thing, though, feels like it rings true. This is a guy who is being paid like a top player without ever showing out like a top player, and the dollars on a team are a zero sum game. Guys like Poyer, Oliver, Edmunds... those are dollars now off the table for them. Here's the tie-in though: Knox is firmly established in Allen's clique, along with Diggs and guys like Sweeney. That could be a source of resentment - a sense that Knox only gets paid like that because he's Allen's buddy. Sweeney making the team and doing exactly nothing besides maintaining the frat house, while Howard at least makes a couple plays elsewhere. If there is some hidden smoke, that feels like it might be reasonable as a source.

Really? Then tell me which play which starts with a fumbled C-QB exchange actually works. The play call is not the problem here.

Remember remember the slumps of November, The Bills and the Sabres will flop I see no reason why game-losing season Should ever be forgot.

For me personally it wasn't that bad. I was telling the viewing party after the 4th down stop, "You've seen what they can do in 13 seconds, they've got 3 times longer to figure out how to lose this one." My BBFS saved me from needing a bender and a day off today.

Cam Lewis contributed to the loss like your post contributed to the death of logic. It's 4th down. Catching the ball at best costs your team field position, and at worst... well, you saw the play, I presume. The play, like the post which is making a strawman logical fallacy argument, is dumb. Not smart.

Herbert checks down when he's gotta have a first down, all the time.

Correlation does not imply causation. Halftime did it last week.

Maybe. The Miami game was like 10 different pianos fell on you from the sky while walking down the sidewalk. This game was more like walking down the sidewalk and making a left turn to step in front of a bus 10 times.

He needs to be coached up on how to make it look like you're trying to win. but actually trying to lose </sarcasm>

How is it that Diggs knew to bat the ball down in the 1st quarter to prevent a deflection pick, but the Bills' DB's don't?

Ooh sick burn Nick. We can look forward to winter when the Bills will be winning and your nose is being used as an icebreaker in the Arctic.

For the umptillionth time, you cannot give them the ball with 0:45 and a timeout needing a FG to win at a score of 27-25 after a safety. If the FG was not eschewed earlier and the Bills were already at 30-23 then possibly you could take a safety, but you would at least run a play. If it's a safety, it's a safety, but you would not have an intentional safety as Plan A there, ever.

If you cant execute a center-QB exchange in that situation, tell me what play there is in the play book that works? Even an intentional safety needs ball snapped.

Safety was not the best option in that situation. You turn a 4 point game into a 2 point game and give them the ball with 0:44 and one timeout, needing only a field goal for the win. The best option was a Tua-style slant to Diggs for 5 yards. Safe throw, quick throw, minimal chance for disaster, with the upside of: if you complete it, you win the game (one time out and two kneels). The only result that is a disaster is a turnover. What happened was a ridiculously low percentage fluke, you would not factor failing to execute the center-QB exchange into your decision because it's the most basic of basics, and is roughly the same nil risk whether a sneak or run or pass. Unless someone completely chokes, or unless there is actual voodoo in the world.

The problem is, Allen had everything worked out. The only thing he was lacking was patience. He figured it out. After the Tampa game last year, he showed that if you ran a deep shell on him, he'd take the dumpoffs for 6-8 yards. At that point the Bills O became an unstoppable juggernaut. This year, early in the Rams and Titans games, Allen took the checkdowns and matriculated the ball. The Bills offense was an unstoppable juggernaut. The Pittsburgh game, I think, was the brown acid at Woodstock. It was the highest of highs that left Allen craving that rush. They played that game without any respect for the opponent... but for every stupid pick to Levi Wallace there were two deep shots that connected. They blew the Steelers off the field. That seemed to snap Allen back to his "Mr Invincible, I'm the Lizard King, I can do anything" mode. The problem is, not everyone is Pittsburgh, and premium players like Patrick Peterson and Gardner and Jaire Alexander will make you pay for your arm arrogance a lot more often.

I agree it was time to take a timeout, and remind the player who coaches the team and who runs the frickin plays that are called. And if your QB can't take the hint remind him how well his red zone decisions have gone in recent games.

ST was trotting out there, Allen wouldn't leave. McD backed down, left the O out and let him try 4th and 2 after failing on 2nd and 2, and 3rd and 2. The results were as dumb as the decision, and ultimately was the margin of loss.

You can't take a safety there because there's 0:44 and you will only lead by 2 and handing the ball back with 1 timeout. The odds are not in the Bills favor in that situation. This is not a problem if you take the points on 4th and 2 as we were clamoring for before the INT, you would then be leading by 5 and a TD is required. Even factoring that in, the odds of a fumble on the snap in that situation is preposterously small, and isn't really much different between sneaking it, handing it off, or play-actioning for a dagger shot to effectively end the game by giving the space to kneel twice.

4th and 18, what do you do? KNOCK IT DOWN!

No, it changed when Allen didnt take the 3 points and backed it up with a pick to Peterson with a big return.

Let me save you the next few press conferences. "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." "I played like sh*t, I need to be better." In truth this was really a case of complementary football as offense, defense, special teams and coaching all did exactly what they needed to do to lose the game. No more, no less. Until this aspect of Billsy culture is fixed, this team isn't doing a thing. Josh: Worry less about Doritos and more about DBs. Coach: You're the damn coach, don't let the inmates run the asylum. Defense: Tackle someone. ST: Eh, you were average.