dave mcbride

It has been 11 months since his surgery, which occurred on Dec 14, 2022. I literally didn’t say that. Like, at all. C’mon, NoSaint. I was discussing coming back to early. Maybe he’s fine by mid-December, which would be great. But I have no idea when he’ll be ready.

He wasn’t pathetic in three prior stops and his first season in Buffalo; he had absolutely horrible QBs. QBs make or break OC reputations. If Allen doesn’t throw those stupid picks vs the Jets and Vikes, no one here would be talking about Dorsey. Holmgren was a terrible offensive coach when he had bad qbs too.

Players talk and have access to data. Coming back too soon from an acl tear can really lead to problems with your other leg because you’re favoring one side. One of my closest friends is an elite marathoner and a minor calf injury on one side that she “played through” created a chronic hip injury on the other side. Her orthopedist walked her through how this happens and it’s basically science. If he’s not ready, he’s not ready. I want him starting for us at a high level in 2024 and 2025 rather than dealing with a chronic and debilitating injuries in his other leg because he came back too early. This is a real thing and the science is out there. He’s not one to dog it.

Disagree to an extent about Yankees' radio announcers. While John and Susan are even worse than you convey here, not everyone is a senior citizen who listens to them. Driving around mid-day on weekends, you have no choice but to suffer their rank incompetence. And a lot of people drive.

That wasn't really catchable -- the DB hit the ball before it even hit Knox's hands. Whoever wrote that doesn't really know what they're talking about. It was also damn good coverage. They let players play in crunch time unless it's blatant, and that wasn't blatant -- just two guys fighting for position. The DB had already batted it away. It wasn't a drop.

If a player gets run out of bounds like Mackenzie did, the stupidest thing to do is come back on the field and present himself as a legitimate target, especially on 4th down. He did the right thing there.

If Mackenzie comes back in and Allen throws to him, it’s a failure on 4th down. I suspect players are coached to stay out in those situations. Allen would have no idea that he gone out of bounds.

Interesting. That’s good news!

Having just returned from Buffalo on Monday, where I contracted covid (tested positive this a.m.), I can only assume it’s covid.

Considering the circumstances, he threw the ball amazingly well. He's the only guy in the league who could have done that.

Interestingly, Brissett was the Colts' QB in that crazy 2017 snow game. 11-22 for 69 yards and a TD. Not good but understandable. Peterman and Joe Webb were 7-16 for 92 yards, a TD and and an Int. Something tells me that Josh Allen will perform a little better than that. My prediction is that both teams will be able to run the ball, but that only the Bills will be able to pass it. I don't see Amari Cooper as a snow guy.

If you were at the game and focusing on what was going on in the secondary, you'd realize how much of a threat he presents. He is very fast for a LB, extremely tall, and has an incredibly big wingspan. And he was playing with anticipation on virtually every play.

I was at the game and focused on him throughout. He was phenomenal on Sunday. Just amazing, particularly in coverage. When he went down, the D went south. He's an imposing threat in coverage. Is he as good as a CB? No, but he's certainly among the elite for coverage among LBs.

And importantly, if they settle for a fg, you don’t to give the ball back to the vikings with, say, 45 seconds left and justin jefferson on the other side.

Yet he threw a ton of great passes all game and had his highest completion percentage in weeks. His arm is fine. It was just a really bad throw and a bad decision. It happens. Honestly, he should have run it — he had a clear lane and would have gotten the first down.

The defense gave up 13 points in the second half. In a normal world, the Bills win that game 27-23. It was 24-10 at halftime.

Chase Young tore his acl 9 days before White did and is still out. And he is elite.

You do realize that Chase Young tore his acl on November 14 last season and is still out, right? Sheesh.

His arm is totally fine.

That's really interesting.

Ironically, on two consecutive plays, failed qb sneaks resulted in outcomes where each team’s percentage of winning the game dropped to roughly one percent (lower for the vikings; below one percent). But both teams overcame the failed sneaks.

He’s not a bum, no, but he has been targeted precisely zero times in his short career with the Bills, and my point it is that it wasn’t going to start with 4th down play meant to ice the game. Doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have thrown it to him, of course!

I thought this passage from Joe B was interesting: 5. The Edmunds difference? After two weeks of inefficient run defending, the Bills seemed like they had their issues figured out in the first half. With both Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds in the lineup, the Vikings managed only 22 yards on six carries from their running backs. They were sound up front, the defensive tackles were winning their matchups on the interior and Edmunds and Milano were significant pieces to those efforts. Edmunds was able to get through the first half before having to sit out the rest of the game due to a groin injury, and you can’t help but wonder if Dalvin Cook’s 81-yard touchdown run would have gone differently had Edmunds been on the field as opposed to Tyrel Dodson. Dodson was on the far side of the rush attempt but got himself caught too close to the line of scrimmage, and he had to weave through traffic to get over to Cook. He then took out Hamlin while trying to get to Cook, but at that point, the runner was already getting into full acceleration. More than just Dodson is at fault for the big play, but Edmunds had been playing at a high level in his previous games and on Sunday. Over the last two weeks, we have seen how the drop-off from Milano and Edmunds to their direct backups impacts the defense, and they got caught for one huge rushing play by the Vikings which helped lead to their demise. Overall, though, it was a much better effort this week in run defending. https://theathletic.com/3879207/2022/11/14/bills-observations-vikings/?source=emp_shared_article

Don’t disagree, but you and I both know that Allen ain’t throwing a swing pass to Duke Freaking Johnson on a 4th down play form the five. Christ, he’s not even in Allen’s range of vision given the way he set up. That’s not a good thing, but it is also true.

Here is the photo. Definitely 12!