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Fine to do this except during the dreaded walk-through practice, the sources of 90% of the Bills injuries this year. He could easily have broken a femur or ruptured an Achilles, too. Reckless!

I love that McDermott evidently didn't raise his voice or get upset at halftime in the Pats game. As one player said, the tacit message was, "Is this who we are?" My respect level for McDermott went up when I read that.

I never understand why conversations about which QBs are the best so seldom take into account context, like Stafford throwing to Nacua and Brown, Burrow to Chase and Higgins, Lamar handing off to Henry, and Mahomes having Reid calling plays. Allen had Diggs a few years, and he does have Cook now, but otherwise he's been on an island all his career. I realize it takes an effort of imagination, but the surrounding cast counts, a lot. For example, consider what Marino could have accomplished if he had played with Jerry Rice, or Brady with Tyreek Hill and Kelse in their prime. All things considered, Allen is easily the MVP this year.

I beg your pardon? You telling me that I haven't needed to watch all Bills games in the basement with the lights turned off and a towel on my head?

His whinefest might be good news for the Bills, long term, because it suggests that he might not be such a good coach after all. What kind of message does that send to your team about losing, especially after blowing a 21-0 lead that is at least partly his own fault? Blame the refs! How about the weather, too, while you're at it, Mike? No need for self-analysis, course correction. It was all someone else's fault I say let him whine. Encourage him, in fact. The more he does so, the less likely the Patriots will succeed.

"Hate" is overstated. I just don't see him as an asset. Not getting open, not selling routes, not catching balls... "Disappointment," "distrust," and "dismay" are more accurate descriptors. Let's just say he got lucky that the guy tugged on his jersey and his choke play went mostly unnoticed.

By the way, what adjustments were made? I saw the results, but I'm not sure what caused them.

Did I state his jersey wasn't grabbed? My post is very short, shouldn't be hard to read again. I'll wait.

The announcers' opinion shouldn't impress anyone. The call is bogus in the most important sense, that it just shouldn't be called. It violates the spirit of the rule, which is to stop players from dirty play. No way that Coleman even felt a tug. He was too busy concentrating on dropping the pass. NFL referees need rigorous, ongoing training to avoid poor calls like this, and to learn how to resist the inevitable bias they bring to every game.

The "hold" on Coleman was also bogus. Coleman dropped the ball (again) all on his own. On the other hand, that pass the Pats receiver caught that hit the ground in the first quarter was not a catch.

Good work. At least one of them was truly obnoxious.

Anyone else geeking out on that bullet Allen threw to Knox? That thing must have going 60 mph. Reminded me of the rocket he threw to Jake Kumerow in 2022.

The geriatric ward stepped up today: Poyer, Tre, and Milano all had big contributions. Now it's time for the youngsters to match them. Then we'll get places.

But are they the worst receiver room in the league because of Joe Brady? If he knew his job, maybe the wide receivers would be a lot more than what they are, which is mere blockers. He did nothing with Diggs or Moore, and he's doing nothing with Palmer, Coleman, and Shavers. We're all quick to condemn the talent of these players, but maybe it's Brady who's lacking talent. My guess is that any top free agent wide receiver Beane tries to recruit will balk at playing in Brady's one-dimensional offense. He's got the MVP at quarterback and can't develop a running game. That's certainly not on Allen, and it's not all on the receivers. The Bills offense is as good as they are because of Allen. They're as bad as they are because of Brady.

What a difference a letter makes. A waspish, constipated old man increasingly desperate for attention.