Alphadawg7

Payton is one of the most overrated head coaches in the NFL.

We would be tied on first tie breaker still and it goes to the second tie breaker which I believe is record vs common opponents which we have a 1 game advantage on. They did the whole scenario earlier, we tie again on first tie breaker and win on second tie breaker. Bills can’t finish the season lower than the 2 seed if the Bills vs Bengals game is declared a no contest UPDATE: Upon further review, it has now become clear what I was watching them report on TV was incorrect, both in what tie breaker would be the deciding factor (record vs common opponents) and the fact that either team had final claim yet to the tie breaker. Its actually not yet determined, and can't be until this weeks games conclude and they tally final strength of wins numbers to see if Buf or Cincy wins on that tie breaker. So to control our own destiny to not finish lower than the 2 seed, we need to beat NE.

No idea why anyone would gives this a thumbs down or disagree. Not only is it what we should do, it’s exactly what we will do in the event KC wins Saturday. We wouldn’t rest starters the whole game, especially since they need to get them back on the field and feel the game again after the horrific events of Monday. But like we did against Miami, our starters will likely play part of, or all of the first half. But they definitely wouldn’t be playing the second half. KC loses, our starters are in for the whole game to try and secure the win and #1 seed.

Not a lot needs to be said here, but this man deserves recognition and appreciation for literally saving Damar’s life Monday night. Without his efforts the world would have lost another good soul far too soon in Hamlin. Americans across this country have rallied to donate $7.5M to Hamlins charity. Which is an incredible feat and amazing silver lining. So it would be hard to ask America to also step up and do something for Denny after all the generosity and compassion shown to Hamlin and his charity so far. But I would like to personally acknowledge gratitude to our assistant athletic trainer for his incredible performance on Monday and how he saved this young man’s life. I hope the team or the city of Buffalo finds some way to recognize this outstanding feat and performance under the immense pressure of a life or death situation. Thank you Denny, this team is blessed you are here and have their backs. Incredible work in an incredibly difficult situation, you truly are a hero and hope you get the recognition of being a hero that you deserve. You have even inspired my wife and I to refresher courses in CPR as we never know when it could save a life.

He should be the coach of the year. He won’t be, but he should be. For all the reasons you stated and more.

Here is what I think is most likely going to happen: The game is going to be ruled no contest and they will rank seeding on win %. With the announcement of not resuming the game this week, it takes most scenarios off the board and I only really see 2 possible ways they have left to handle this. Which is make the game no contest and seed on win % (this hurts a lot of teams though) or postpone the start of the playoffs one week to finish the game next week. Option 1: No contest and win % used for seeding: One of the biggest issues here is the handling of the #1 seed designation. The reality is, there is nothing that can be done to offset the lost opportunity to 2 of the 3 teams in contention for the #1 seed who don't end up with it if this game is not resumed. Then you have the disadvantage of losing out on home field opportunities when these teams face off in playoffs. NOTE: The one area though that can be adjusted to neutralize some of the disadvantage is with home field advantage. Given that Buff, KC, and Cincy were all in direct contention for the #1 seed, the simple solution is to play any game where 2 of those teams are facing each other at a neutral site. The only time it will come into play is if 2 of these teams play each other because if this is declared "no contest" and not resumed, they will be the top 3 seeds and division winners regardless and will have home field advantage against any other opponent in the playoffs. So, the only time it becomes an issue is if they face each other, so simply move those games to a neutral site to offset any unfairness in final seeding if this game is not resumed. Option 2: Personally, I think the best solution is to play week 18, postpone playoffs one week and instead resume Bills vs Bengals game that following week. But, that is a much more complex solution for the NFL to execute, so I am highly skeptical they would approach it that way. Outside of those 2 options, I don't think the NFL really has any other viable choices. If they could have resumed the game tomorrow (which is impossible now) you could maybe get it all to work by moving Bills vs NE and Cincy vs Balt to like Tuesday next week. But that ship has sailed, they would have had to decide that this morning. The players union isn't going to allow any team to play 3 games in like a 10 day period. So, the game would have had to resume today or tomorrow to have any chance of spacing the games out far enough without affecting starting the playoffs the same weekend as planned.

Yeah it’s a logistical nightmare, but the integrity of the season feels bigger than worrying about logistics. Games could be set to any day that following week to accommodate stadium availability.

IMHO, I think the best option is to postpone all games this next weekend until the following weekend and only play the Bills vs Bengals game this weekend. Then the following week, all week 18 games would be played as normal. And the playoffs start one week later.

That’s just it though, I’m not arguing his opinion. I’m not even arguing any opinion. He isn’t even arguing an opinion, he just shared a possible cause based on what was known at that time. All I am saying is I don’t see the harm in medical experts sharing insights on possible explanations to what could have happened given the extreme circumstances and rarity of what we witnessed tonight. All good

Well sure looks like those doctors opinions are looking more and more likely given it was announced he did suffer cardiac arrest after sustaining the hit. So again, hating on the many doctors who came out and explained what this was and why it’s was a very plausible explanation of what happened seems not only off base, but unnecessary.

He was simply giving out a plausible cause. He was not making a definitive statement, and tons of doctors have echoed the same theory all over Twitter too and tons of comments from people who are in medical field all saying they felt this was very possible reason too. So sorry, don’t really see the harm in shedding some light on something that is a legitimate possibility to what might have happened.

Yes it’s real, his agent confirmed this information which was the source to this tweet.

Hard disagree. I think it is a good bit of information and I’ve seen many other doctors discuss this (with less detail and explanation) on Twitter as the most likely scenario too. Doesn’t mean it’s for sure what happened, but it’s unquestionably a real possibility and something most of us never knew was possible or heard of.

Some info/speculation of what might have happened to Hamlin.

Reports are out on Twitter from some reporters: He is intubated, has a pulse but not breathing on his own, and in critical condition.

Tonight doesn’t matter. Come playoff time, what happened in regular season won’t matter. Bills can lose this game and still reach the Super Bowl. This game will only decide where the games are played. We’ve already beaten KC in KC 2 of the last 3 games there. This is our first game against Cincy, so win or lose, we will have game film to analyze to adjust and be even better next time we see them. Even if we win this game, means nothing come playoff time. Cincy will have same film to work and make adjustments themselves.

So you dont want to face Chiefs, Bengals, Balt, or LAC? So youre basically afraid overall to just be in the playoffs since you pretty much named everyone that mattered in the playoffs lol.

Why do people keep saying this? Between last year, last years postseason and this years regular season, the Chiefs have played both the Bills and Bengals 3 times each for a total of 6 games. Chiefs are 1-5 in those games with the only win being a miracle thanks to a ST Coaches major blunder with 13 seconds left of not telling our kicker the play call. He now is the ST coach in Jax as punishment. How on Earth are the Chiefs the "Big Dogs" when they have one win in 6 games against the other 2 power houses in the AFC? And they should be 0-6 to be honest. They also lost to a bad Colts team this year, and almost lost to the Texans. Meanwhile, there is not an AFC team on the Bills schedule either in the playoffs or in the hunt that they haven't beaten. Our 3 losses are by a total of 8 points, and all of which were self inflicted or under extreme circumstances. All 3 had significant injuries playing a major part too. Chiefs are NOT the big dogs right now. Sure they can win it back come playoff time, but they aren't it now. Case for the big dog of the AFC starts on Monday, but won't be truly settled until we see who emerges in the Super Bowl.

Tampa had 3? I don’t know I would classify Godwin as a #1 WR personally, and he wasn’t being paid like one during that SB. Not sure who the third “#1” WR is. Godwin is a very good #2, but I don’t think he would thrive as the primary feature target. TB had one IMO in Evan’s, and then some good players around him and Brady at RB, WR, and TE. Robert Woods has never been a true #1 WR, so Rams didn’t have that either. I think you are mixing up having a good #2 WR with having two top #1 WRs like Miami has right now. Bengals do, but they didn’t win the SB. Kelce is obviously an elite player, but when it comes to signing a WR who is a true number 1, it’s going to cost more than a TE. We might sign someone, but it will be a complimentary player, not a top level #1 premiere free agent. Most likely we will draft someone instead.

How many Superbowls did Dolphins, Bengals, Chargers win? 2020-2021 Chiefs don't have dual #1 WR's...one is a TE which are cheaper than #1 WR's. No one is paying a TE $30M a season like Hill got. Go back and look at all the Superbowl winners of the past 25 years. Count how many of them had 2 top #1 WR's on them in their prime. You would have a hard case even saying 1 did. As someone quickly said...Fix the OL. Yes, we can use another WR in the draft, but absolutely not are we going to sign another top tier free agent WR for big money. We do not have that luxury. Miami, Cincy, and LAC can do it because they have QB's on rookie deals. And I don't know I would even say LAC has two #1 WR's, Mike Williams is overrated and overpaid. But they are paying him like one. KC had both Kelce and Hill when Mahomes was on his rookie deal, once his new deal kicked in they traded Hill rather than paying him the absurd contract he got.

Nothing that happened yesterday matters today is what I would say. "Streaks" are irrelevant, its a one game playoff every week come post season. Doesn't matter if you won 10 in a row or 1 in a row entering the playoffs, regular season is over and is irrelevant. Its not more difficult to win the SB coming off a win streak in the regular season...its still win or go home regardless.

He had a hot start when no one had any film on them and against mostly subpar to bad competition. Then they faded. Was it a good first year overall for Daboll…sure you can say he exceeded expectations still in terms of win-loss records. Has it been somewhat over exaggerated, yes it has. He has a lot to still prove. His team is playing its worst football at the most important time of year. I think the HC/GM combo in NY is still one to be optimistic about, but Daboll’s season is being a bit overrated given the level of competition most his wins came against.

I don’t see it. Wasn’t very hard of a hit, and he exhibited no signs of a concussion. This is just an excuse to try and mask over Tua again not playing well.

Zero percent chance in my opinion they go after Jacobs. Can’t afford to pay a RB what he will get, especially with major decisions at Safety and Edmunds contracts to go along with with rebuilding OL and adding another receiver too. You don’t pay a QB a quarter of a billion and then also pay to dollar for a RB, it’s a bad use of capital. Jacobs is a great player, but we can’t pursue him.