[McDermott respects Reid, but I’m not sure the feeling is mutual.]

Didn’t Reid give him his first DC job at a really young age?

 

Fun facts, most athletes and coaches like each other. Fans make up these rivalries. Dudes change teams too much and make too much money to hate anyone. 

[Bengals are having stadium issues]

Honestly for awful and cheap Brown is, they have had a nice 20 or so year run. 
 

but I think he is one of the legacy owners (Bears, Raiders, etc) who aren’t kinda “poor” by owner standards because their whole wealth is the franchise. 

[Belichick believes Kelce is the Chiefs offense]

KC and Kelce were on cruise control all year. Playoff Kelce is a different animal. That said, we might have the best 2 lbs to match up with him. It’s crazy but I’d rather have LBs cover him than our safeties. 

[Mr Brightside Playing at the Stadium]

Well if Mr. Brightside couldn’t get any better…. 
 

https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/robby-takac-collabs-with-buffalo-band-letter-to-elise-on-bills-inspired-cover-of-mr-brightside/

[Spencer Brown signs 4 year extension]

Good contract!

26 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

Dont forget dude also played HS ball in a 8 on 8 (9 v 9? something like that).  RAW

I had a friend who was a D1 OT at a big school whose town was so small that he wasn’t allowed to go live during practices because he would hurt guys and they won’t have enough players for games. 

[Let's settle the debate once and for all in regards to the "Tush Push" saying]

Finally the important stuff for Sunday!!! 

16 hours ago, Malazan said:

Most of these are already terms for sex moves

“I hit the sauce hard last night. Woke up with a couple of hefties and a really sore back. I think they gave me the Stampede Slide!”

[Taylor Rapp ruled Out for Sunday]

Bummer. He has his faults but I loved this dude since we got him. He flies around and is going to hurt someone (or himself) or get the ball. 
 

the Chiefs are going to target his replacement (they were probably going to target Rapp to be fair). 
 

that said if Rapp is your biggest injury loss, you are in great shape.

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

3 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

I don't watch enough Texans games to know if they actually ran Mixon on every first down on nearly every drive.

 

I can look at stats and say their offense is not "super run heavy".  It was predominantly a passing offense last year (57% pass) and the same this year.

 

 

I don’t either but that was the criticism I heard from Texans fans. 

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

In fairness to the Texans some of the games I watched of theirs this year the playcalling was downright weird. It was like they were been chosen at random. But they did have major injuries at receiver and the oline regressed. 

 

My worry would be, and it is a worry of most guys off that Shanny tree, how good is he at adjusting when the defense takes away the thing he wants to do? But overall I think he is unfortunate to lose his job. 

 

Wouldn't surprise me if he winds up doing okay somewhere else.

Agree but he’s going to find it hard to have a better qb than Stroud. I still believe in him. He was special last year. 

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

5 minutes ago, Logic said:

The Texans had a bad OL and lost Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell to injuries for the season. Started guys like Xavier Hutchinson and Jared Wayne at WR.

So by all means, fire the OC.

Weird.

We had a bunch if injuries after we fired Frazier after multiple top 3 defenses. 
 

I agree with the injuries and Stroud stepping back. But their offense was super predictable and they should have schemed more quick passes. I won’t have fired him but there was talk all season they weren’t happy with their offense.  They have to take away of his cheap Stroud is now (though you could argue that making him learn a new offense is a backwards step too). 

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

1 minute ago, Sojourner said:

Agreed. Nothing is guaranteed and those jobs come scarcely for a lot of guys. If you’ve had quality success in the position prior to HC gig or candidacy there’s no reason it can’t be a fall back option unless your style is severely outdated. 
 

Brady, as much as it would suck for continuity, should take any HC job offered to him without hesitation. 

It’s a little different but I remember Nate Oats at UB who loved Buffalo. But Bama came and offered him more money that he could make in 20 years at UB so even if he got fired, he still is ahead. 
 

I will never fault a coach or player for getting a better (more money opportunity). 

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

1 minute ago, JohnNord said:

Partly attributed, sure.  But go back and watch the sacks he took this season.  Many were on CJ.   
 

I’ve often heard “sacks are a QB stat.”  That is and isn’t true but more times than not in Houston, I’d argue this was the case.  

I mean he’s a pure pocket passer. It all goes hand in hand - receiver injuries, guys not getting open, stroud not being a scrambler. I think the biggest thing that got criticized about their offense was it was super run heavy and predictable. There are things you can scheme up to get guys free, even if they aren’t great players. Sounds like BS was basically like run Mixon on first down on nearly every drive 

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

4 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

This is a reminder for all those saying Joe Brady would never take the Saints job. 

 

Slowik I thought did a good job. At various points this year he lost Diggs, Collins, Dell, Mixon to injury. They still made the divisional round. He even interviewed for a couple HC spots this cycle.

 

And out of a job. You got a hop on jobs when you're hot. Bet on yourself and you just may go bankrupt for reasons beyond your control anyway.

Great post and I agree. I think the Saints job is maybe one of the worst in the nfl - meh qb, old, expensive guys, terrible salary cap situation- but as you said, things change quick. Even if Brady sucks there, he will get an OC job again. 

 

Happiness is a product of expectations. We fired Frazier after leading multiple top 3 defenses. 

[Texans fire OC Slowik]

12 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Last year, he was a hot HC candidate. Now he's out of a job. Life comes at ya fast in the National Football League. 

That’s why you take a head coaching job when you can. This has to be eye opening for Brady!

[Lamar Jackson - Popular Opinion]

15 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

He should have been criticised more than he has been for this year's performance. It was a single game example of Josh's regular 2023 season - balled out but with costly turnovers. He was shredded for that but most fingers are being pointed solely at Andrews. I'm sure not all of Josh's turnovers in 2023 were his fault (alone) but very different story there.

 

I agree, Lamar got a lot of unfair criticism at the start of his career but, over the last couple of years, they've gone too far the other way in defending him. 

Eh, it was a freezing cold game and they were in position to tie the game. But obviously, he wasn’t perfect. But it was a gutless effort. 
 

I also do think people overlook how much conditions play in qb play. It’s one thing in a dome. But it must have sucked for a Florida dude. It’s why I had no doubts we were going to win. 

5 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

All of that is true but trying to make it make sense from a fan perspective that Lamar might soon be a 3x league MVP and Allen 0x MVP is troubling. We can all make very strong cases that Allen should have been MVP last year or this year. For Allen to potentially have zero and Lamar 3 is pretty wild. 

 

Both have taken heavy criticism but the most prestigious accolades have all gone heavily to to Lamar. Probably the one true accolade that Allen has over Lamar is the general consensus that Allen is the 2nd best QB in the league to Mahomes year in and year out. But they don't give out any hardware for that designation unfortunately.

 

These things matter in legacy considerations 20 years down the road too. For all we know, neither QB may ever win a Super Bowl. People will look back and see one QB has like 3+ MVP's and the other has 1 or none. 

Allen is going to win the MVP because Lamar isn’t winning 3. It’s a storyline award. Best qb from the best team or guy who picks up his team the most (you have to talk about how awful the rest of your team is). 
 

and I still haven’t heard a good reason why Daniels isn’t one of the top mvp candidates? The second worst team in the nfl last year is in the championship game. 
 

also, Allen is getting paid a ton and is in a ton of commercials. He gets a ton of prestige. 

[Mr Brightside Playing at the Stadium]

It is super corny but it was fun singing it during the Ravens game. 
 

bunch of grandpas here who hate fun and police what “good” music is.

9 hours ago, uticaclub said:

My biggest fear is that Mr. Brightside will be used against us, just as we used Renegade against the Steelers.

Forget A bombs. They got Mr. bright side. Most deadly weapon of mass destruction there is. 

[Legitimate Concern With Officiating This Weekend?]

Sorry, losers cry about the refs. Does KC gets calls sometimes? Sure, like the Pats, 90s Bulls, etc got.

 

im sorry but crying about the refs before the game has been played is so weak. We need to stop the victim complex. What’s a bigger story? The likable, “underdog” Bills trying to win their first SB or the Chiefs going again? Also with all the talk about this, do you think the nfl is going to try and cheat for KC?  
 

my old coach used to tell us that accept that the refs suck. But be so good that it doesn’t matter. I pray the Bills aren’t so weak minded. 

1 hour ago, zow2 said:

Pretty cool that the NFL has chosen the one referee (Clete Blakeman) who KC has a below .500 record against (5-6) and also one of the only referee who does not favor the home team.   54% of his penalties have gone against the home team.   Home teams this season have gone an NFL worst 5-11 straight up with this guy as ref.

 

I think the NFL threw the Bills a bone here and took away the narrative that the Ref has any pre-game bias for the home club or KC.

But what will Bills fans cry about if it is a “fair” game? Such a loser mindset. 
 

Call a penalty on us every play and we’ll still beat you. 

[Random talking head says something about the Bills]

20 hours ago, Success said:

 

There isn't a QB who consistently has put the "team on his back" more than Josh Allen.

 

The Ravens game was such an exception to that rule.   It was a rare game where we had true complementary football and a lot of players contributed to the outcome, without needing Allen to put on the cape.

 

See, I don’t agree with that. Everyone knows Allen is at worst a top 3 qb. But this short changes how good our oline is. Or how Cook has been a stud since his rookie year. Or Shakir gets better every year. Or how Cooper (a former 1,200 yard wr) helped free guys up in the passing game. Or a defense that gets key turnovers. 
 

Allen is amazing and our MVP. But man, it feels like this team has become the Buffalo Josh Allen’s instead of the Buffalo Bills. We have one of the best run organizations in sports. As lucky as we are to have Allen, he was lucky to be drafted by us. He would tell you the same thing.
 

59 minutes ago, Pete said:

Ryan Clark doing PR trying to save his credibility being a race baiter 

Plenty of other people had made about race with Lamar the opposite way. Putting race into a MVP conversation is insane in the first place. But you’re lying if you don’t think it goes the other way too (Lamar only got the award because of his race). It’s all BS. Either Allen (who is going to win it) and Lamar are  out well deserving to be MVP.

[Lamar Jackson - Popular Opinion]

12 hours ago, UKBillFan said:

 

I think it's less hate on Lamar and how he seems to be treated differently to Josh. Excuses made, less criticism, criteria changes for MVP etc. It's on the media rather than Lamar as a QB.

Lamar won the Heisman trophy and morons talked about him switching positions. He gets called a rb all the time.  He has gotten killed for his playoff performances. 
 

if you think Lamar doesn’t get a ton of criticism, you aren’t paying attention. 

5 hours ago, GaryPinC said:

I think Josh is/was treated differently because before last year, in his quest to be Superman, he made a lot of dumb plays alongside the great ones.  Forcing the ball into coverage rather than a wide open underneath route, sacrificing his body to pick up yards on a second down run in the middle of a routine game.

 

Critics are going to be harder on Josh making mistakes  playing the game the wrong way vs Lamar's mistakes while playing the game the right way.  

Especially as everyone could see the greatness in Josh.

 

As Josh's changes prove permanent over time the critics are coming around and will continue to.

Both Allen and Jackson have taken a ton of criticism. That’s why I like both. They don’t whine about MVPs or people criticizing them. They just work hard and get better every year. 

[Raiders hire Pete Carroll as HC]

For the Raiders, it’s a solid hire. I’m shocked he’s as old as he is because he’s aging like wine.  Also, it’s BS that you give Antonio Pierce the QBs you did and trade Adams, then expect them not to be bad. 
 

so if they don’t improve their QB situation, they will be looking for a coach in a few years again. The Raiders are like the likable Cowboys - way too hyped franchise that is kinda a joke. 

[Cowboys closing in on a deal to make Brian Schottenheimer their next HC]

9 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

Jerry's lack of self awareness is both amazing and unsurprising.

The crazy part of Jerry is they have a ton of talent, he spends money, and is very loyal to coaches. I don’t get why at this point of his life, the crypt keepers doesn’t just pay for a top coach. 

[Khalil Mack 2025 Free Agent]

Wish we could sign him now 

[Jets give Lions DC Aaron Glenn a 5 year contract to become HC(per Schefter)]

21 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Steve Wilks is the new DC.

 

 

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/former-49ers-coach-signs-with-the-jets-01jj7q2jw2q0

Talk about a guy who gotten shafted. Gets one year in Arizona with a rookie qb (and they pick another one the next year); gets Carolina to .500 as an interim head coach, and gets fired after being the SB DC for 49ers (and they have a worse defense this year and his replacement gets fired). 

7 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

I think that is code for "no one else would interview with us"

Probably true but “people” really like Glenn. DC types makes me nervous because it’s all about developing a qb so we’ll see who the OC. 
 

but all in all, it’s still the Jets. 

[Thanks to Bills Fans for being awesome]

1 hour ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

well said. it really disgusted me when I read he received death threats. cowards, the whole lot of them. 

 

bills fans are like no other, kudos to all that donated to the cause.

There are bad apples in every bunch. Tyler Bass has some losers harassing him as well. Luckily the majority of fans arent losers and tried to pick him up. 

2 hours ago, MJS said:

They donated to Tyler Bass's charity after the Bills lost when he missed the kick last year in the playoffs.

 

And I heard they started this one after it was reported that Andrews was getting death threats for that drop.

God, I wish the losers whi said this would have to face consequences or Andews in real life. Too many losers are way too comfortable popping off without accountability now. 

[Thanks to Bills Fans for being awesome]

I really wish they press charges against those absolute losers who are harassing him and his family. I’m so sick of this hide behind a computer screen (as I type this from behind a phone screen!) where you can just be an awful person because you’re anonymous. 
 

guarantee Edwards is a lot better at his job than the losers harassing him. It’s a joke he has to deal with this. 
 

 

54 minutes ago, boyst said:

I'd rather donate to troll Kelce and Swift.

Anything they support I want the exact opposite. 

Weird mindset 

[Fan Confidence Levels.....]

1 minute ago, Sojourner said:

Im skipping this AFCC in the hopes the SB tickets are reasonable. NOLA is a vibe and an absolute awesome place to visit. The SB atmosphere there will be insane. 
 

Let’s hope they remain under 10k for a pair. 

Tempted to buy now before the boom goes. You know it’s going to increase if we win. 

It is a once in a lifetime experience. I’ve never been to a SB much less one the Bills have played in. However, I have done the SB weekend festivities. 
 

Skme of my friends talked about going to NO and going to Buffalo for the game. There would be something amazing about watching the game in Buffalo.

1 minute ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I’d love to actually care about the superbowl hype week for once…I will probably get fired from work though haha this is taking up all my attention 

Since we’ve been to the championship recently, this week has been pretty calm. But I would lose my mind SB week. Not to mention I put decent amount on the Bills to win the SB halfway through the season.