MDH

Thing that irritates me the most about today isn’t the play of the team (though it does irritate me). It’s the decisions at the end of the 2nd quarter to just go until halftime and the one just now to let 30 seconds tock off the clock to end the 3rd. They act like time doesn’t matter down 16.

Coleman’s main issues are absolutely fixable. Speed isn’t his problem- separation is and those aren’t the same things. He STRUGGLES to get off press. That’s not speed, that’s technique. He struggles to get separation at the top of his stem…again, technique, not speed. He can absolutely learn how to get CBs hands off him at the LoS and sink his hips and have less wasted movement on his breaks. He can also learn how to use his hands at the catch point to create late separation. There are plenty of WRs without top end speed who do these things. Now, that being said I hated the pick and he was the last guy I wanted the Bills to target because he was as a project and it was going to take years for him to become what the Bills needed, if he ever did. And here we are. The guy could immediately be a more productive player if they put him in the slot but again, this is why I didn’t want them to draft him - we’re loaded with slot players.

He’s not crappy, he’s elite, despite what the OP is suggesting. His biggest problem is his availability. Burrow has now missed as many games as Tua due to injury. He will surpass him this weekend. That said, Burrow has got a lot of mileage out of that Super Bowl run and it’s undeserved. The D CARRIED them to the SB. They caused 9 turnovers that post-season and allowed an average of 20ppg. And those turnovers came in big spots, late in games. The Burrow led offense only put up 23ppg despite the great field position that the D continuously gave them. Bottom line is there are lots of things to point to that -legitimately- make the case for Burrow being elite. However, a SB appearance (where the Bengals won the turnover battle and only allowed 23 points yet still lost) isn’t one of them.

Yeah, it annoys me that there are 272 games in an NFL season and the pundits believe only one of them doesn’t matter. When the Bills beat the Chiefs. Hell, I guess it only matters if the Bills lose. Then it would tell us something. They trot out the same line on every show “until the Bills beat the Chiefs in the playoffs it doesn’t matter.” It’s like they don’t realize that NONE of these regular season games have a direct impact on who will win in the playoffs. Why bother covering the regular season at all? Just show up and cover the playoffs. It’s lazy. Just break the game down like you do every other game. Kudos to the Athletic Football Pod for doing exactly this. One of the many reasons it’s - easily - the best national show out there.

He time out usage might be the worst in the league. Always in defense and usually because there’s confusion or the call didn’t get in on time. I don’t remember the last time the offense had 3 TOs to use at the end of a half.

I forgot we’re living in a post-truth world. Next time I’ll just believe whatever someone posts and not check to see if it’s true.

No really. This year lines up with most others at 84.2%. That would rank 9th in the last 20 years.

Every time Cook does his flip into the end zone this is my fear.

Went from never being listed on the injury report to out for season very quickly for an injury that already existed and was “aggravated” during the Falcons game.

Others mentioned above but missing Groot. His one play in the 1st changed the trajectory of the entire game.

Curious why the Bills didn’t active his 21 day window a little earlier if he’s ready to play this week.

I love that when they don’t know about a play in the end zone they auto call it a TD because they know there’s a free review on TDs. Then, when there’s not a clear view of it they fall back on the “they called it a TD so it stands.” It’s cyclical logic. Thank god this one was overturned.

He stumbles trying to get across the formation because he’s not as athletic as Dion or Brown. If you’re going to run that play run it to the other side with Dion pulling.

WTF on 4th down to we call a play where our backup OT is the point man on a pull? Just bad playcalling.

A Bills’ SB win is more rare than an NFL undefeated season. SB is all that matters for the Bills.

I expect the Ravens to boat race this version of the Chiefs.

Ravens play the Chiefs next week. One of them will be 1-3. Damn that feels good!

It’s not that simple in football though. You’re not just figuring out where the ball is, you’re spotting it at the exact moment when a knee/elbow/butt hits the ground. They’d need sensors all over every player and better f’n Bluetooth tech to synch it all up than I use to synch my speakers. It’s possible, but it’s not nearly as easy as fans make it out to be.

No worries, I’ll be ready to drink whisky and eat junk food. 👍

I hate that this stat has been getting traction. Last year, before the Baltimore game, the stat that gained traction was that the Bills hadn’t been beaten by more than 1 score in 42 (regular season) games. A NFL record. They then proceeded get trounced.

This is the first one that came to mind for me. I remember how ecstatic I was as a kid when Kelly scored. Coming off the loss to Cincy in the '88 AFCCG I was sure the Bills had finally arrived. I was right. The other game is the 2003 trouncing of the Pats after the Lawyer signing. After years of suffering at the hands of the Pats I had thought to Bills had closed the gap and had finally arrived. I was wrong.

I saw the “highest completion percentage 55%” part of the post and thought, “ I don’t remember him struggling with completions in the playoffs. Low and behold I check Allen’s stats and he was 16/22. That’s 72.7%. Maybe the rest of the stats are legit but I’m not bothering looking them up. EDIT: Just checked the 2020 playoff game. 23/37. 62.1%. Yeah, for real I’m not looking up any more.

I expect Coleman’s depth of target to come way down this year, which will serve to increase his target rate. I can see a world where Kinkaid has around 70 rec and Coleman 50.

That Jets WR room is awful, if he can’t make the 53 there he can’t make it anywhere…New York, New York.

No only do I think he’ll be on the PS, I’m guessing if Tre can’t go week 1 he’ll be elevated and be the week 1 starter.