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It would be just the same as today. What would Mahomes do that Tua isn't doing? I mean, he has four seconds each time, pats the balls, yawns, and hits the open man. Would His Highness improve on that? No.

This IS Leslie Frazier, as classic as it gets.

McDaniels only comes onto the field for his star players. Other injuries, he's just looking at his clipboard. Think his players don't notice?

No kidding. I can see this defense letting them score with five seconds on the clock, go into overtime, and let them score again. The way they're playing is predicated on our offense scoring a lot of points. But the phantom hold on the Allen TD run and the Coleman interception took that off the table. Trouble is, this philosophy doesn't work without a big lead; just the opposite.

Can we just fast forward to a tie score? It's a foregone conclusion, the way this defense is playing. Just limit them to 10 yards per play, guys!

They had them out when Allen was running for a touchdown.

Ed Oliver is not earning his money. Calais Cambell, ten years older than he is, is the much better player.

Every time, Tua has one, two three, sometimes four seconds to throw. Any competent quarterback can find someone open with that much time. They're just not getting pressure, and our secondary isn't good enough to hold up. It's a recipe for long drives.

The worst of both worlds. Let's Miami have long drives that score, keeping Allen off the field.

Might be time for a five-man rush. Tua is eating them alive with a four-man rush. He has all the time in the world.

Has to be a wrist. It's the injury of choice on the Bills.

Has anyone noticed that Bass only misses field goals and extra points in close games? He's usually perfect in blowouts, when his team doesn't need him.

First Coleman, now Cook.

You owe your teammates 14 points, Keon.

Let's call this the Coleman Memorial Drive.

Campbell is a beast. I wish we had him.

Use Kincaid.

Can't say I like the play calling. Two runs to start with, killing the first drive, then all throws this drive, with that awful last call the cherry on top. Shakir and Cook are Allen's only targets, making the offense pretty predicable. Time to adjust, Brady.

Dolphins playing great defense.

I still shake my head when I hear Davis' name. Not his fault, but what a waste of targets.

A good guess. Could also be that he gave up feeling guilty and got pissed off, not necessarily at the team's bringing in another kicker but at the universe in general. In my experience, a "screw it" attitude can straighten out a lot of psychological hang ups.

FYIW, The Athletic beat writer for the Bills agrees Hamlin is the weak spot on the defense: "Hamlin remains the most significant question mark, as his play-it-safe style, along with hesitance to dip down into the play has cost the team a lot of yardage over the season."

Great having his voice in this community all these years. I always appreciated his posts.

Someone is having a career year.

If awards were openly acknowledged as entertainment-based, I'd have no problem. But it's not "two-time most entertaining player, Lamar Jackson," it's "Lamar Jackson is obviously the best quarterback. He won two MVPs!" Still, I would prefer MVP and other awards to be based strictly on hard data. Wouldn't that be nice? No more Pro Bowl votes based on reputation, no more MVP based on entertainment value, no DPOY, etc., based on number of appearances on national broadcasts. While I'm in a wishing mode, how about professional, professionally trained referees? (Trained, that is, to overcome natural biases and make correct, wise calls, not trained to throw the game for whatever big-money betting interest they're associated with.)