Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Diggs and Bass must have started smoking the same thing about mid way through the season as that was about when they both went to hell.

Plus McD created all the injuries. When 4th stringers can't easily beat the Chiefs, that's on the coaches. Dropped passes also were on him.

Think the truth is some where in the middle. Yeah there was some hero ball play by him, but little else was working. On the other hand can't call legendary going 26 of 39 for 186 yards. The Bills had to play perfect today with all their injuries and a somewhat weak WR group and for awhile, they were close to that. Certainly seen many better games from Allen including the 13 second game. This game may have relied more on Allen than the 13 second game, only because nothing else worked for the most part, but that's not a good enough reason to cal it legendary IMO. I'd just say Allen did all he could. Overall play calling was up and down, early on going to Kincaid was working, but then stopped till the last drive. Once KC stopped Bills runs, they kept trying same plays anyway and gaining 1 yard. The longer the game went Cooks yards per play average kept going lower, but that didn't stop them from running the same plays.

Fixed it for you. Really doubt the coaches were telling Allen at the end of the last drive to throw 2 long passes both on 2nd and 3rd down. I will agree that the runs by Cook in 4th quarter weren't working but they kept trying them anyway. Also agree that if they made the kick with 1:47 left, likely KC had scored. The Bills had no margin of error in this game, probably needed to score on every drive to cover up for all the injuries. You can argue injuries are no excuse, but when down to multiple 4th stringers in playoff games, it will make a difference. Having to rely on Klein to cover Kelsey because no on else is left isn't going to win games, but who else was left? Overall, do agree with your thread though, don't blame Bass.

The Bills had no margin of error in this game with all the injuries they had on defense and a weak WR group. They did OK till the 4th quarter, but then stopped on 3 drives was it. Then too many drives at the end on 1st down, they'd run Cook for no gain, then Allen throws a bomb for incomplete so now 3rd and 10. Again a game with little underneath passing, other than 2 or 3 screens to Diggs for a total of 6 yards. If had been like 4th and 3 at the end, maybe would have gone for it on 4th down, but with 4th and 9, kicking was the right choice. After the last 1st down Cook for 1 yard, then two long incompletions, which on one play Diggs was wide open short. Add in the drops, no margin of error If the kick had been made with as much time as was left, barring a miracle likely KC would have got down the field and scored.

Any links to the full active day roster for today? So far haven't see none posted

One of out two ain't bad!

Guessing Williams starts game, and plays as long as no big mistakes

Even the 90's! I'm pretty certain at the end of the Giants Bills SB, Kelly got concussed. It forced the Bills to take a TO, likely if that hadn't happened they would have had another TO left towards end, likely could have ran a couple more plays, maybe got another 1st down and got closer for the FG

I'm not saying call up, I'm saying cut or place someone on IR from the active 53, then sign someone from PS to an actual contract. Never said cut Spector, I said IR him. If Dodson and/or Bernard are back for the AFC title game, would they even need Spector then? I thought I recalled a few weeks back when none of the LB's were out besides Milano, was Spector even dressing on Sunday??

That would make alot of sense as even if Benford or Dodson can't play this week, assuming they win likely by next week one of them would be back, so the need for Spector drops off a fair amount anyway. Worse case, they probably could sign a FA if new injuries popped up this week. Believe they can they still cut someone as late as Sunday morning and sign someone off PS?

Would think it would need to be by later today as isn't 4:00 PM today the deadline for PS call ups? The team may want to use a call up to replace him.

Somewhat interesting comment in todays Kubiak column in BN about Allen on the 52 yard TD run. So it's not a fake slide as much as defenses think he's going to and let up. Does give him an advantage as if teams say I'm going to go after him hard they risk he does slide and then a penalty, but nothing illegal either by Allen. He almost did slide on the play and then decided to see if he could get a little more. I believe Allen was surprised at the lack of effort in bringing him to the ground and that also might have been because the Steelers anticipated a slide.

Well he won't have a tired leg!

I'd like to keep one of them, since Poyer is still under contract, may be easier financially to keep him. My main reason to keep one is would rather not go through going pains of having two new safeties in one season. Draft a rookie fairly high for one spot, keep Poyer and then draft another one or sign a FA in 2025 to replace Poyer

Looks like he's been around forever!

Funny you should say that... In yesterdays Athletic there was a write on this in the weekly "Pick Six" column It shows that coaches call around 20% of their TO's with more than 5 minutes left in game. McD made the list, but many other what are considered good to very good coaches also made the list.

Wasn't he with the Bills prior??

Could be, then add to that they may already have a pretty good idea they will have 2 other PS callups this week due to injury shortages elsewhere. Klein likely will be again this week, and maybe Andy I or a CB

2 to 3 feet predicted, so a dusting! Think a big issue with the game was all the police, ambulances, etc needed for a game. Holding practice, not an issue. players just need to be able to get from their homes to 1 Biils Drive. Squirrel may be providing taxi service to the practice field.

Yeah that's likely a big part of it and many are really bad throws into double coverage. Even in the final Miami game the 1st one was like what is he thinking. and the 2nd one had a guy open right away in flat which would have been enough for 1st down, but didn't take then throws int in endzone.

Agree with that part, but also add in third part, number of wins. Think it may be different too if Bills had lost 3 games instead to KC, Dallas, and Miami good playoff teams instead of Jax, NE, and Denver . Add to that the Int's Allen through in those games hurt his chances.

But what if a player is clearly standing up out of bounds a bouncing ball hits him the chest and now goes back into field of play. If it hadn't hit him it would have landed 5 feet OB, but now it's a live ball. So to make the rule simple, if it's touched by a player OB, the ball is OB

Understand, but then why did it take so long to figure out? The way the whole thing went down it didn't have good optics if you were a Steelers fan. This thread was about how the officiating went against the Bills, I'm just giving the OP examples of how from the Steelers side, the opposite was true.

Yeah but that's not how the world works.