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  1. I've always believed that except in rare cases where a coach exposes his QB to a severe injury, a coach cannot "ruin" a QB as many here believe. More likely is the QB ruins the coach with his bad play. Most QB busts are the result of bad scouting, not bad coaching. Anyone who thinks better coaching would have worked with JP Losman or EJ Manuel is excusing the people who scouted and drafted them. That said, there's a relatively new phenomenon that used to never happen: Early round draft choices who were basically on the scrap heap & considered busts are turning around their careers & becoming productive starters. They'll never reach Mahomes/Allen status, but they do recover later in their careers. The 1st was Geno Smith, followed by Baker Mayfield & Sam Darnold. Ironically, each awakened on his 4th team. So, while some would say they were ruined early on, none of these 3 QBs were permanently ruined. At best you can say they were stymied by bad coaching, but ruined, no.
  2. Dream scenario: Bills have everything wrapped & the Jets need to lose to get the top pick & the Bills out-tank the Jets & cost the Jets the top pick in the draft.
  3. I could be very motivated to get in the ring & beat Mike Tyson, but that wouldn't stop my funeral from happening the next day.
  4. That's Howard Johnson's AKA HoJos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Johnson's The Mets had a 3rd baseman named Howard Johnson. Harvey Johnson was a reluctant head coach, but Ralph would tell him to after he fired a head coach & needed someone quickly. The 1st time was in season, the 2nd time after John Rauch quit in preseason after a dispute with Ralph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Johnson_(coach)
  5. Hank Bullough & Harvey Johnson are looking down saying "Hold my beer."
  6. My 2 picks are Seattle & Kansas City. I also thought GB was a lock too but used the other 2.
  7. Allen would have had his toe cut off & then went back in the game😄.
  8. That bench should be in the UFL.
  9. He'll be back for the season finale begging the Bills to win so the Jets can get the #1 pick in the draft.
  10. They aren't even letting him travel with the team: https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/younghoe-koo-ruled-out-does-not-travel-for-falcons-week-2-game-vs-minnesota-vikings
  11. When Dan Neaverth was the Bills stadium announcer, if there was a questionable call he'd announce it with an incredulous tone like "It's pass interference, against, Buffalo?????
  12. The best "It's third down" ever was when Antonio Brown was going crazy vs the Jets & is stripping off his clothes & as he's in the endzone topless raising his hands the Jets stadium announcer says "It's third down" as Brown exits into the tunnel, with third down flashing above him on the scoreboard. https://www.google.com/search?q=Antonio+Brown+Tampa+at+Jets+meltdown&oq=Antonio+Brown+Tampa+at+Jets+meltdown&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCjIxMDk4ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBbOg9byrwfby8QWzoPW8q8H28g&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:ab246392,vid:XwarRhsTSNw,st:0
  13. Link: https://www.buffalobills.com/video/buffalo-bills-legends-steve-tasker-thurman-thomas-host-first-ever-tailgate-at-new-highmark-stadium
  14. Harbaugh gets the blame for the Ravens many blown leads, but people seem to forget that it usually starts with a mistake by Lamar.
  15. The ball was at the 38 yard line. When was the last time you saw a team on their own 38 with a 2 point or 1 point lead risk immediately putting a team in FG range with about 1 1/2 minutes left on the clock needing 3 yards for a 1st down? If you can find one where the team went for 3 yards at that point of the game & succeeded, let me know. The only coach I've seen do stuff like that was Staley with the LA Chargers & stuff like that got him fired. Edit: I looked up something & I was wrong on the analytics. I can see your point on this basis, but I still can't agree: After the game, analytics showed that the move to punt was the incorrect one. ESPN Analytics calculated that the Ravens' win probability was 81.4% if they had gone for it on fourth down, but dropped to 73.2% when they punted. The second-guessing in this specific situation shows why a coach would consider going for it, even in such a dangerous position.
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