Albany,n.y.

The Bills always get dibs over the Pats. This is the 1st time in a long time we didn't get a game when it's between the Bills & Pats for airtime. We get 9-10 Bills games every year.

Back in those days I used to bring a little Sony Watchman TV with me to the game to watch replays. Before the kick I said "The Bills are going to block the kick & run it back for a touchdown" After the Bills did just that, one of the fans near me said "Does that TV tell the future?"

Fitz is going to be the next Tony Romo. He's so smart he's going to one-up Romo & predict the next 4 downs of plays instead of just the next one like Romo does.

The last time I looked before today the guide on my TV (Verizon FIOS) showed the Bills game. I just checked & it now says KC-NE. Damn Mahomes.

The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday that they will not have fans at home games for the foreseeable future as part of continued safety measures issued by New York state during the coronavirus pandemic. That would include the next home game, a highly anticipated Thursday night matchup with the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas Chiefs, on Oct. 15. "We promise you we are working diligently behind the scenes to ensure we are ready to provide fans with a safe environment should protocols change and we are able to root for the Bills in person," the team said in a statement, noting that there have no been changes to the state protocols that led to an August announcement that fans would not be allowed at Bills Stadium for the first two home games. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-announce-no-fans-at-home-games-for-foreseeable-future/article_2b8c94f6-0287-11eb-8762-cbabf513f6bb.html#utm_source=buffalonews.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=f6f633dfc1b785591f7641fa776c8fa2904313ca

His son wrote a book containing his best columns. I just found out about it & bought the book. It should arrive later this week. https://www.amazon.com/Whats-New-Harry-Courier-Express-Columnist/dp/0692553584 See all 3 images What's New, Harry?: The Best of Buffalo Courier-Express Columnist Phil Ranallo Paperback – November 12, 2015 by Paul Ranallo (Author)

That's why it's so easy for the Negative Nancys to say they hate the choice of the QB taken in the 1st round. Then if the guy is EJ or JP they can say "I told you so" for the next few years. I'd rather support the team's choice and hope they were right. Unless the guy is Peyton Manning it's almost impossible for the average fan to predict the greats vs the busts. A good example is Josh Rosen. I didn't see anyone on the days near the draft predicting the guy would be clearing waivers after 2 seasons and nobody would want him on their active roster. Also in the year P. Manning was drafted a lot of people thought Leaf was the best QB in that draft. The advantage the teams have is they actually talk with these players. The Bills saw the desire and attitude that would drive Josh Allen that none of us could see or hear. At this time it appears they made a wise choice, but even with all the advantages the teams have in evaluating these guys over us, they still get it wrong on 1st round QBs a lot, but if you look at the starting QBs, the majority were 1st rounders so the teams have to swing for the fences in the 1st round and hope they get a Manning & not a Leaf.

Josh Allen is the best QB of the class of 2018

Orlovsky was one of the most vocal anti-Allen analysts when Josh was drafted. The smart ones are all admitting they were wrong. Orlovsky has slowly been coming along as Josh has progressed and his conversion now appears to be complete.

The Jags regular PK, Josh Lambo, is on IR with a hip injury. Hauschka's time in Jacksonville is as long as Lambo is still on IR. Too bad he didn't sign with a team without a viable kicker, but if he performs well in Jacksonville he'll get a job somewhere.

What Sherman said about every sports media member simply isn't true. Among those who had Josh Allen as the top QB prospect in the 2018 draft were Mel Kiper Jr & my favorite draft guru Dave Te Thomas.

This week it's even better: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/9/28/21459431/winners-losers-nfl-week-3-josh-allen-sam-darnold-falcons Loser: Josh Allen Takes In some fields, it’s considered good to intake new information and adjust one’s opinions. In sports media, this is a mark of deep shame. Every time one of my tweets ends up on Old Takes Exposed, I have to pay The Ringer back $5,000 of my salary and draft a handwritten apology note to Bill Simmons and each of my editors. Last year I predicted Freddie Kitchens would win the NFL’s Coach of the Year award; when he was instead fired after one season, my girlfriend of six years dumped me for a guy who correctly projected that the 49ers would win the NFC West. This is a big problem, because every single sports media member universally agreed that the Bills made a huge mistake drafting Josh Allen seventh overall in 2018. “He does not seem especially good at playing football,” I wrote ahead of the draft. Bills fans remember this. I was not alone. Unfortunately for me, and untold dozens of other media members, Allen seems good at football. Early in his career, the Bills won despite brutal performances from Allen due to their top-notch defense; Sunday, Allen threw for 311 yards and accounted for all five touchdowns, including the last-minute game-winner in a 35-32 win over the Rams: Worst of all for those like me: Allen seems to be singling out his former doubters. In 2018, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey called Allen “trash” in a freewheeling GQ interview where he set out to diss half the quarterbacks in the league. Sunday, Allen targeted Ramsey on his most impressive touchdown pass: After seeing what Allen did to Ramsey, I know my time is due. I also defamed Allen. I will spend the rest of my days in fear, knowing that I, too, am on Allen’s list.

Two worst teams are in NY, the Giants & Jets. Lawrence should be looking at condos in Manhattan.

The prize for the biggest loser goes to Rodger Sherman of The Ringer. Here's what he wrote after we drafted Allen & a recent check indicates he still hasn't learned anything in 2.5 years https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/4/27/17289496/2018-draft-winners-losers-buffalo-bills-josh-allen-lamar-jackson-baltimore-ravens Loser: The Buffalo Bills I would consider any team that used a first-round pick on Josh Allen to be the biggest loser of the first round. No good NFL quarterback has ever had statistics as bad as Allen’s college stats; his best-case statistical comparables include Brian Griese and Josh McCown. There are just so many videos of him missing easy passes so badly. Sure, his arm is strong enough that teams should value his potential, but “extremely strong quarterback who may never learn how to throw to receivers” seems to me like a Day 3 pick, not a first-rounder. I remain baffled that he was treated like a top prospect throughout the entire draft process. But the Bills didn’t just draft Allen. They traded up to get him, giving up two second-round picks to move up five spots. That’s a massive overpay on any draft value chart. And then the Bills also traded a third-rounder to the Ravens to move up from the 22nd pick to the 16th to select Tremaine Edmunds. Trading up is the move of a team in win-now mode. The Bills did so—but they selected a quarterback whose supporters even consider him a project. That doesn’t jibe. I’m so happy that the Bills got to the playoffs last year, and so confused about their future. Winner: All the Teams That Didn’t Draft Josh Allen Congrats to the Browns for listening to me and drafting Baker Mayfield instead of Josh Allen! Baker Mayfield was historically efficient at passing in college, setting the record for yards per passing attempt as a senior. Meanwhile, Allen averaged fewer yards per passing attempt than Rashaad Penny averaged per rushing attempt against the same competition in the Mountain West Conference. Congrats to the Bears, who picked eighth, one slot behind where Allen was taken. Since the pick ahead of theirs was used on a quarterback who struggles to throw a football to his teammates, the Bears got to draft Roquan Smith, who, in my opinion, was the best defender in college football last year. Congrats to the Cardinals, who picked 10th, and got to take Josh Rosen, because one of the teams ahead of them took the other Josh! Congrats to the Chargers, who got Derwin James—a projected top-10 pick—at no. 17! Congrats to the Ravens, who got Lamar Jackson—potentially the best quarterback in the draft!—with the 32nd and final pick in the first round! For the most part, life was really good for the 31 teams who didn’t take Josh Allen.

That doesn't work. Whoever would trade for Darnold would be trading with the intention of either a 1 year tryout or making him their starter. The elephant in the room is the 5th year option. If a team trades for Darnold, they almost immediately have to decide to accept or decline his 5th year option. If they accept, they'll be on the hook for at least around $11 million. So unless a team's intention is for Darnold to be their undisputed QB of the future they are declining the 5th year, making Darnold a free agent 1 year after they traded for him. There's no way Darnold stays anywhere where he has no chance of starting. Therefore, there's no way he ends up on the Bills.

If the Giants are bad enough to get the 1st pick they will take Lawrence & Danny Dimes can be had for a dime. No way they can lose enough to have the NFL's worst record & pick Daniel Jones over Trevor Lawrence. The only team that wouldn't take Lawrence is Cincinnati.

I don't want Lawrence in the AFC. I'm rooting for him to land somewhere in the NFC. That's why I didn't include any AFC teams.

Time to start rooting for the Giants, Lions & Panthers to out-tank the Jets,

You can rewind it. It starts a few seconds before 1:12

Why the confusion? I think my 1st sentence covers your confusion. They don't know what the heck they're watching. If they don't understand what they are watching, their grading system is meaningless. It's like if I watch a film in another language, I'm not going to understand what's going on. It's like viewing football is a foreign language to them. They don't understand what they're watching. To be honest, I have no idea how they come up with their grades, hence my mentioning stats, but it's obvious they don't know how to watch a football game.

I'm listening to Schein right now & he's predicting 3 total victories for the Giants & Jets combined. He thinks the Giants are the worst team in the NFL, not the Jets.

I couldn't resist I had to pile on Rocko: Rocko: Stick to your day job. What did the Vikings end up with? A mediocre rookie WR, 3 picks in 2021 who contribute nothing this season & a 7th rounder on IR. Vikings 0-2 & Cousins looks horrible without Diggs. Meanwhile genius Beane and the Bills are 2-0 & Josh Allen looks like the NFL's MVP with Diggs as his #1 WR.

Schein & the Simms father Phil & son Chris have been among Allen's biggest supporters throughout his Bills career.