Low Positive

Jeff Ulbricht/Robert Salah have had Josh’s number for years in terms of confusing him with pressure/blitzes. Ulbricht was completely in Josh’s head from the second drive. As soon as he thought he knew where the blitz was coming from, it came from somewhere else. They were blitzing CBs and dropping OLB/EDGE players into coverage at key moments in a manner that didn’t have a pattern.

Hope all ya’ll that are happy tonight are ready to see a Bengals team on a winning streak led by Joe Burrow on 12/14 in Orchard Park.

Bengals Steelers games are always fun. The Steelers often won even when it was Kenny Pickett vs Burrow.

Hes the slot. He’s got Tyler Boyd’s old spot.

Joe Burrow will be back by mid December at the latest.

I end up watching the bengals most Sundays. For as great as Ja’Marr Chase is, he’s not nearly effective when Higgins is out.

When you think back on this game, don’t forget the flag on a screen pass that wiped out a Pittsburgh TD to make it 14-0. Gotta keep those national games close.

Not me. Not in the least. In fact, the Bengals needed to be put down for good. If they can get to early December at .500, Burrow comes back and they go on a winning streak. A loss tonight puts them at 2-5 instead of 3-4 with the tie breaker over Pittsburgh.

Well, Burrow is definitely returning in early December if the Bengals win this game. Reports here is that his rehab is racing along.

Hendrickson is out

My daughter called this the Unc Bowl Urinating Tree (Steelers Youtuber) called it the IcyHot Bowl.

Doo Doo Browns, sponsored by Dude Wipes.

I edited my post to include a picture of him from camp. It's him. I thought that it was important to get TBD to stop playing Internet Orthopedist by blaming Kincaid for playing golf while injured.

Well that would be Gosnell. He's got that hair AND the Amish beard.

I think the white guy is practice squad WR Stephen Gosnell

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/josh-allen-pumped-bills-took-keon-coleman-qb-texted-wr-before-draft-youre-the-guy-that-i-want/

Speaking of former Steeler headcase WRs, Dionte Johnson is out there as a FA. He would cost nothing. Just a couple of years ago, he was one of the best young WR in the league.

The protection was incorrectly called before the snap. I've watched that play 20 times. They showed an all-out blitz. And at the snap, all 7 came. But two guys that were on the 5-man front dropped into coverage, including that guy covering Ty Johnson to Josh's right. That was Josh's hot route and his first read at the snap. It's also why Spencer Brown is standing there with nothing to do. Then three Bills OL are blocking two Falcons, leaving Dawkins on an island out wide to Josh's right. Two free rushers came up the gap. It was a total cluster of a protection call.

Yep. Two first downs and the offense is in a good kicker's FG range. Go all the way back to the OLD rules and put touchbacks at the 20. Make teams earn points. Also, opening kick-offs have lost all their ceremonial drama with a bunch of dudes standing still.

Offensive holding needs to be five yards. Ten yards is too much for a penalty that occurs on pretty much every snap, and the refs can call at any time.

In my opinion, there won't be significant moves until after Sunday's game, at the earliest. With 7 wildcard spots, it takes longer for teams to consider themselves out of the race and thereby sellers. The only teams that are probably looking towards next year at this point are the Jets, Dolphins, and Browns, and two of those teams wold demand a MASSIVE overpay from the Bills. If the Saints win this Sunday at Chicago, they may decide to stay the course and attempt to compete. They've been in every game, and they haven't even played a single division game. Also, the Steelers and Pats are currently also in the WR market, and both of them have MUCH better cap situations than the Bills. The Steelers are also very much in "win now" mode with one year of Aaron Rodgers. And just in case no one is paying attention, they are currently the one seed in the AFC and have a very winnible game in Cincinnati tonight. I expect Waddle to be a Steeler any day now. And if Bills fans want Olave or Shaheed, we all need to be Bears fans this week.

Gabe is still on the practice squad IR. We have no idea what his status is.

There is a GIANT assumption that Josh Allen wanted another #1 WR after Diggs was traded, but the evil Beane and McClappy just wouldn’t give it to him. By all indications, he was, and still is, fully on board with the WR by committee approach in that is what he has to do to not deal with a diva in the locker room. Their fear of a giant personality and head case is keeping this team from success, and it’s a huge weakness that is present in the organization from ownership down to star QB.

I saw a video on Youtube yesterday that Josh Allen had already been traded to the Cowboys. It’s so easy to make clickbait BS with AI.

I think Josh Allen himself was fully on board with the lack of a #1. The Diggs drama left a scar. We just watch them play for three hours a week. They have to practically live with the dude for 6 months. Not only that, but #1 WR demand the ball even if they are not open. The it all worked out last, with the offense humming and the Bills being inches away from the Super Bowl. I wonder if he has changed his opinion.