dave mcbride

They almost did. https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2018/04/josh_allen_and_baker_mayfield.html

They ran two slants to Diggs yesterday in the EZ! The first was dropped (on a ball that was probably thrown too hard) and the second was the PI on Diggs that gave the Bills a first and goal at the 1.

I highly doubt that Daboll will get a head coaching gig. It's going to be very hard for any owner/GM to sell him to a fan base as an "answer" who inspires confidence. He has the look of a coordinator lifer to me.

Be careful what you wish for. I don't Daboll is the greatest OC in the history of the game, mind you, but I do think he's above average.

And a 16 mph wind. Nasty. Honestly, that's good for the Jets. The weather can be an equalizer, but you'd think by this point that Allen would be acclimated to it given that he's playing in it nearly every week, it seems. Honestly, though, the temp will be dropping pretty quickly, so that by 5 pm or so it might be below 32. The low for that day is 20 and the low for the next day is 12, so factor in declining temps throughout the day.

Actually, that's not correct about Newton. His injury woes stem from passing plays. This is the hit by TJ Watt in November 2018 which completely messed up his shoulder: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/345721708892109451/ and https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/a-timeline-of-the-cam-newton-saga. Also, he said he screwed up his AC joint in his throwing shoulder in 2015 when trying to make a tackle after throwing a pick: https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2021/07/09/cam-newton-details-what-really-happened-with-the-health-of-his-shoulder/. The later 2018 injury was the far more serious one though. Anyway, his bad injuries that ruined his career came on throwing plays, not running plays.

Early forecast for that weekend: Sat 15 31°/23° Snow Showers 36% WSW 7 mph Sun 16 27°/18° Few Snow Showers 33% W 9 mph

He is 2-0 at home in the postseason and 0-2 on the road. And he didn't play well in either of the losses.

Yadda yadda yadda ... NFL players should catch every throw. When 4 passes whistle through different receivers' hands in the course of one quarter, the constant ain't the receiver, it's the QB.

He was throwing it with WAY too much velocity early on. It’s extremely difficult for any receiver to catch those throws when it’s that cold outside. The one through Diggs’s hands in the EZ was blistering to the point of being uncatchable.

Agree with all of this. Another thing: Terry Pegula’s favorite team, the Buffalo Sabres, automatically become utterly unviable in Buffalo if he remains the owner of them.

The game was out of hand at that point. Totally different situation than the AZ game last year.

From a Pats fan friend of mine who pasted this quote (don't know where it's from): "Might not be a popular take right now but pressuring Josh Allen yesterday wasn't the issue for the #Patriots defense. Pats had a pressure rate of 40.8%. KVN had seven QB pressures, Barmore six. Allen was just elite under pressure. Always found an outlet." As for the Williams penalty, he did the exact same thing on the TD pass to Gabe Davis in the first Pats/Bills game but wasn't called for it. He should have been, though. Watch #75 here:

Strong, good black coffee from the time I wake up until around noon. Then, soda stream-produced seltzer until around 6. After that, French/Spanish/Italian red (french rose in the summer sometimes) or a good hazy IPA. Next day: rinse and repeat.

The Falcons and Jets are respectively 31st and 32nd in defensive DVOA. I expect dominating wins.

I don’t disagree with this, but overall I thought he played well in the Pats game, particularly vs the pass. He was an intimidator out there and got to runners quickly and violently to make the tackle.

The only player who seems to be a regular starter is Tyeler Davison: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2021.htm Davison has started a lot of games for NO and ATL over the last 6 seasons: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviTy01.htm. No idea how good he is, however.

Yes, they are a bad team. I think it's not only luck, though; they do have a borderline HOF QB, and that makes a difference in close games. For instance, I'll take Ryan over, say, Tua, Goff, or Daniel Jones in a close game. Note that the Roethlisberger leads the league in comeback victories this year with 6.

I think the surgery technique on achilles tears has gotten a lot better in the last decade. It used to be a career ruiner, but now guys seem to get back in 6-7 months or so and to be more or less fine. Takeo Spikes was never the same after his tear, but that's not the case with most players these days. Well, she ain't wrong.

It's a board for knowledgeable football fans.

I am not here to defend QBR, but it does factor in good passes that were dropped, smart throwaways, sack avoidance, etc. Without knowing what happened in the Jets game, it’s hard for me say how Wilson actually performed.

Small nit to pick: the Sanders drop led to the Pats starting at the 1 yard line, which led to the Bills getting the ball at the Pats 40 yard line after the punt return. They scored a TD on that drive. It's impossible to say they would have scored on that drive if they had started it at their own 25 yard line.

Allen is a great player! But at the end of the day the Bills are 9-6 and the Packers are 12-3 (and with a worse defense than the Bills), and Rodgers' numbers are once again incredible.

We shall see.

Who deserves it more than him?