The Big Cat

I know...it's almost as if this defense hasn't had healthy playmakers since 2014.

Your link didn't work. But there's an article I've found about Kubiak not letting Schaub audible. So, I'm afraid I don't follow. My argument is: If Tyrod can't audible, he's not good. Your response is: That might not necessarily be true because Kubiak didn't let Matt Schaub audible either. Even if there was some connective tissue between these two scenarios, I don't see how it doesn't make my point for me.

Not buying it sorry. We've heard the same thing about the last dozen OC's in Buffalo and the one constant has been sub-par QB's.

I don't altogether buy this notion we keep hearing about our quarterbacks being prohibited from changing plays. But let's for a moment accept it as truth. If the OC doesn't trust a quarterback to read and change the play after 40 NFL starts, then he's not good enough to be the quarterback.

I dont may be adjusts protection or audibles every once in a while, just a thought. I mean, hes started more than 40 games in the NFL...youd think by now hed be expected to do those sorts of things.

Who wants to talk about the effect of consecutive three and outs?

To me, standing by empty convictions is moronic behavior. And I'll entertain your point about forcing others vs. disengaging oneself, that's well made. And may be people are engaging in their boycott that way...but not those calling for players to be benched/fined/fired/singled-out by the president, those are all trappings of your (not inaccurate) depiction of snow flake behavior. that's true, i actually don't know who labeled them "protests" to begin with. also a point worth entertaining. the second part is a critique of sacred behavior online: snarkiness, and i simply won't have that. also, many a false assumption about my political leanings have been made here and [elsewhere]. nothing new.

Yeah a few people know like a guy or two.

$20/mo gets you sling, gets you ESPN

Generally speaking? Intellectual dishonesty. This is just a very specific manifestation. People are boycotting the league because they believe that a critique of America is tantamount to "disrespect" and thus an infringement of America's and (I guess?) their own sensibilities. Elsewhere, this kind of behavior/response has been attached to the god forsaken millennial snow flakes we hear so much about. So, even before we dive into the wildly off target interpretation of what's happening, before we even dive into the issue that's being highlighted in the first place, we have to stop and address how it's making people feel when they should otherwise be unencumbered for a Sunday's worth of football (of all things). This behavior is largely un-tolerated by the ilk now engaging in it. Again, this is before we even get into the particulars of how they're interpreting what's happening in the first place. That means we're left with two ways to interpret their choice to boycott: stupid (not actually based on something happening) or hypocritical (not consistent with other believes they're likely to espouse). And generally speaking, that's the refrain we're seeing all over the place in our present (topsy turvy) environment and it leads back to one simple concept that's at the heart of it all, ripping common sense and decency to shreds: intellectual dishonesty.

I'm not yelling at anyone. My voice is calm and direct when I say, "If you're protesting the NFL, you're either a hypocrite or you're a moron." Save the kumbaya for when both sides agree to fight fair. Until then, the acknowledgment and validation of stupidity and hypocrisy has spiraled out of control over the last decade, and we've reached a point where it's time to call it what it is. Good point. A lot of people engage in stupid behavior without my permission.

And that's fine. But unless the folks now bravely protesting football because they falsely interpret a social protest as a protest against America that takes place during a ritual that they falsely believe to be a military one, unless those folks also protested the republican presidential candidate when he openly and indisputably ridiculed the parents of an actual fallen soldier, then those folks are either liars, hypocrites, stupid or all of the above. There's no two ways about it. Were those families equally upset when the national anthem was co-opted (with full involvement from the league) with this cause: https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/NFL-Supports-National-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month-With-A-Crucial-Catch-Campaign.aspx? Or is it just causes they'd rather ignore?

Their reckless interpretation of the protests is a gross oversimplification of the plights of our fellow Americans--extra emphasis on the "simple."

Contributing to what? A 0.5% uptick in the year of year trend? Sounds like you personally know a number of morons.

Anthem protests...? Are you guys high? Or just brainwashed by your Friends and Fox? That's more like it.

These facts have nothing to do with the FACT that TT is not an adequate NFL QB.

Firing coordinators every ~25 games has really paid dividends for this franchise that hasn't had a quarterback for 20 years.

Completely agreed. Reminds me of all the fantastic losses the Bills have had.

Anyone remember the Players Tribune written by Albert Haynesworth? It's my point of reference for all things Marcel. Specifically this: Full piece: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/albert-haynesworth-letter-to-my-younger-self/

So only after leaving the Bills did Woods become that elusive "true number 2" that everyone was clamoring for last year? Face it, both QBs last night are better than ours. Period. That's everything you need to know about Bills WR past present and future.

His clock management diatribe was embarrassing.

A lot of punditry attributes the Pats* success to their fledgling division, a theory that doesn't hold up against their playoff record which is why I don't buy it. Nor do I buy the rationale for tampering this week's win since in the same breath the same pouty faces bemoan the fact that we didn't target WRs en route to 400 yards of offense and that we aggressively rotated the DLine en route to surrendering <40 yards rushing. Some people just B word. Always have always will.

I don't know if we'll win, but I feel very good about us covering.

Your mean girl routine is sad.