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It was hard to search, but here's one: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10061112-lamar-jackson-hasnt-felt-right-after-testing-knee-injury-before-ravens-vs-bengals Here is another one: https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/lamar-jackson-knee-injury-C6MP2ZEBKVCH5MSAOOU5UPTHD4/ The subtext here was Lamar's contentious contract negotiations with the Ravens. It was clear at the time that he didn't want to play on an injured PCL because there was a very real chance of further injury that would have cost him millions. I remember at the time that the real scandal wasn't that he didn't play. It was that he didn't fly with the team to the game to support them. Which in and of itself wasn't a big deal, but it is clear from the second article that I linked above that there was a disconnect between Lamar and the Ravens at that time that played a big role in public perception of his actions and statements.

Buffalo is not in a region with Toronto like Newark is with NYC. I don't have to show my passport to cross from New Jersey to New York. The Bills are WNY's team. Most Bills fans either live in WNY, are from WNY, or have ties to the area. Contrary to popular belief, Buffalo has a hockey team. They might suck, but most Bills fans are Sabres fans. I know there are some who are not, but I think even they would agree that this is the case. Sabres fans HATE leafs fans the same way Bills fans hate Pats fans. The other fact of the matter is that Buffalo is in NY. Most Bills fans I know are either Yankees or Mets fans, though Toronto and Cleveland are closer to Buffalo. These are facts, and no amount of marketing can change that. The Bills promoting the Blue Jays during a playoff series against the Yankees is a decision made by the Bills' marketing department and is extremely tone deaf. It's almost as bad as the Colorado Avalanche owner having the Av's players attend a Rams home game (he owns both teams). 99.9% of Avs fans are also Broncos fans (duh!), and they are PISSED about seeing their players at another NFL game. These owners and marketing people have ZERO idea about the loyalties of their own fans.

Absolutely. They used to show LeBron's high school games on ESPN. It was comical. As an aside, I watch as much football as I watch football. My favorite thing about time zones is that I can wake up on Saturday and Sunday and watch the football before I watch football.

They tried in the last game. Here is what Josh saw when he threw the ball on his INT.

I got into a discussion with a guy in a York pub years ago (It was the year Leeds United first got relegated). My argument was (and is) that the reason that the US doesn't compete in international football/soccer is that it's not the default sport here It's interesting to think about how certain Amerrican athletes would be as footballers. My usual example is Steph Curry. His feet are so quick, and he has elite vision. So does a guy like James Cook. You put a ball in their feet from birth and I think both would have been elite players.

Sorry that I didn't watch 4 hours of a bunch of grown men standing around spitting and scratching themselves. I kid, I kid.

I think it's a good thing that the Pats won big last week. It got the Bills attention, even though film study will tell them that the Panthers quit in the second quarter.

The best point in this video is that one of the reasons the running game is working so well is that heavy formations with 12 and 13 personnel are not pulling defenses out of cover 2. Because Josh Allen.

I came back to edit my post. Still, the Rush is too late. Rattler has one read on that play, and was easily able to get the ball out. Taron needs to get there faster or they need to send someone up the middle to rush the throw. As it was, it was an easy pitch and catch.

The problem with that play is that it's a chicken 💩 half-a$$ed call. Only 4 end up rushing, and Bosa of all people drops out into coverage to cover no one. And if a DE was spying Rattler, that's a stupid plan. If you're going to bother to show a blitz, actually blitz and bring more than 4. If Spags brings 7 guys to the LoS at the snap, at LEAST 5 are coming. I'd like to think that they are not blitzing out of these looks to get some tendencies on film that they can break later, but I have no way of knowing that. Interesting bit of history that I don't think most people know. Spags and McDermott come from the same Jim Johnson/Eagles coaching tree and therefore have very similar philosophies. So when people insist that McDermott is a Tampa 2 guy, that is just flat out wrong. That was Leslie Frazier. https://billswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bills/2017/01/12/breaking-down-bills-hc-sean-mcdermotts-defensive-philosophy/79775018007/

Just this Tuesday, you told us all that we’re bad fans because we’re making excuses. Here’s the quote:

Pretty simple. They are trying to grow a foothold in the Toronto market. They have the two greatest players in Toronto Raptors history as minority owners, and they are trying to use that. There is no way for the Bills to gain any coverage and grow their fanbase in the greater NYC market. It's just business.

The Rattler scramble on 3-7 on their first drive put the Saints in the game. The Josh Allen scramble on 3-5 in the 4th took them out of it.

Not any. Trey Lance wasn’t going to work. That system needs a guy that is good pre-snap and makes accurate on-schedule short throws. Like Tua.

That was a stupid decision. Take the tie.

Did Mac almost hurl?

Coming into this game, I heard that the Rams have a good D. I don’t think anyone in the NFL is playing good D.

If Mac throws a pick 6 here, do the Niners still get the ball back?

Sorry

Bills can make this week wicked bad in Boston.

If I declare Josh McDaniels the offensive genius to end all offensive geniuses and kiss all 6 of the Pats rings, will you leave?

The Fins should put Zach Wilson in. That would be the ultimate test of the Shanahan system.

Game On!

They did.