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Bot a decent replay of it.

A grab or bump.

Better behind him than in front of him. Mcdermott almost McDooormat. https://twitter.com/RyanTalbotBills/status/1111306176296304641?s=20

I haven't seen anything of NFL fines this week. If Josh did not get up, we are likely talking a whole different conversation this week. There may have been a fight, a concussion or maybe a broken jaw. We aren't talking about the 2 fumbles or if Josh is going to get hurt on a designed run play. This is a late, helmet to helmet, launched, both feet off the ground, hit. The fine should be big for Basham.

Yes. I would think that should warrant a league fine too.

Touch throws are generally not compatible with windy conditions and we never really get to know the effects it has on decision making and the actual throws. Hopefully Josh learns to expertly play the conditions and the visiting QBs struggle with them but that Eagles game last year was quite the opposite. His deep passes might evolve toward being flatter as he opts to throw balls with less "hang time" and therefore less wind affected. Something to always consider, especially for home games.

Been throwing this in at various discussions. Josh Allen in 2019 had a season much like Cam's average from 2013-2017 which, of course, includes his MVP year, per PFR. So it's not just last week it also is about the consensus narrative of them. Having 5 years of Cam's play looking like Josh's 2nd year means what? Cam is not as good as advertised or Josh is better than portrayed? I think both are likely true.

i think we will see dome deep shots against the Dolphins in 1 v 1 matchups.

Nice Twitter follow Stathi Papadopoulos provided this: Duke and Stephon Running the Same Route Duke injured his shoulder and Stephon nearly got wrecked.

Back shoulder and up high where only Knox could make a play. Dawson seems pretty good on highly contested throws. It's the ones where he was in the clear but did not know where the nearest defenders were that made a drop more likely.

I like WRs that can block well especially with physicality. Two things required are (1) want to and (2) working at it. They do not all have those in significant measure. It's part of what I like about Duke's game and he probably does not make their practice squad without it. When the stars do it well, it sets the bar high for everyone else.

I think that was a Steelers/Tomlin stat.

My brother's theory is that if there is an obvious wind effect based on the direction of play, a team should choose the ball at the start, kick into the wind in the 3rd and have the wind in the 4th when most games are decided. Hardly any coach does this.

I can hear Keith Jackson now!

The Bills went max protect and a triple teamed defender, Mercilus, beat the protection and caused the fumble. So many plays in that game would have made for some tough video review. TJ Watt punches should be illegal. When he misses it becomes more akin to a PF. I don't ever recall any other player going after the ball like that. He got Singletary to fumble.

I think in regards to the Houston game fumble, Josh had decided to make a throw. His eyes were fixed down field and his left had had just come off the ball but category 3 is the better match over 1. Mercilus beat Kroft, Singletary and Dawkins on the play and accidentally poke checked it from Josh's right hand with the back of his. Sorry, I have had a thing with reviewing those strange plays that went wrong from that game. The excuse I see for fumbles of the #2 type is that QBs are not only not hit in practice but they aren't even to be touched. I think that does not prepare them well for in game defenders making a play on him.

Ball security for a QB is impossible to simulate in a practice setting. No one is allowed to make any contact with them that comes anywhere near what defenders produce during a game. As for the injury concerns I think the hits he takes in the pocket are just as dangerous. So I am resigned to hoping he learns to protect the ball and himself better as time goes on but not necessarily run less.

Careful Bills. You might get Gase fired at halftime.

I think it was only reduced. From a ridiculous $25K to $5K or so. For the record Cody made contact with his arms down and head up. The defender saw it coming and defended himself and only took two steps back after the bump of a block. More like a pick in basketball than something threatening injury. The league video that showed examples of plays the new rule would apply to were all "decleters" where the defender was laid out to his back and an injury threat was very real.

I agree. Bills actually have matchup advantages all over the field in a way that we have forgotten about what it means. Spread the field, 11 or 10 personnel maybe no huddle. No DiMarco or a real attempt to replace him means something to me. But...............

I will engage here. Sure there has been progress. That is mostly the story of our country. But, the story is not finished and there should be widespread awareness about all the forces at play. The arc of history may bend toward justice but there are forces that are counter opposed trying to influence our culture one way or another. What to do about racists with badges? Certainly police culture does not actively root them out. They deal with the worst among us, often having the worst day of their lives while often bearing arms. They are systematically disrespected by many, overly stressed, with their fingers are on the trigger. When they do a traffic stop or answer a domestic disturbance call their minds are full of crap that can go wrong. Thus, they are culturally reluctant to hold their peers accountable and becoming jaded towards the communities they police is a fairly normal, human outcome. Judge not lest you be judged is the mantra. Bad outcomes or policing mistakes are best covered up lest the crap hits the fan. I think it's much the same with military in active combat zones. Rooting out the bad apples is not a priority. But, imo, the newest and biggest force working to do so is cameras of the cell phone and body worn type. How long have they been in wide existence? None of this happens without the videos which bear witness to the events. These often exonerate the actions of the police which is a good thing too. So this is a powerful cultural force recently injected into the equation but I sense police do not like being recorded doing their jobs.

I like this thinking. It may be that having an offensive minded head coach vs. a defensive minded head coach bakes certain situational biases into the cake but capable, even stellar offensive play will eventually change McD's mindset.

Some are very offended by players kneeling as a protest against systemic racial inequality in matters of policing and criminal justice. Some are very offended by police kneeling on a handcuffed person's neck for 6 minutes until he died. The majority of us are somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of being offended. Offended to one way or another but not enough so to actively protest or triggered enough to assail those who do. Our country has only been the best version of itself when we collectively care about offering all its citizens "liberty and justice" in equal measure. But, our history tells us this has always been a struggle.

Back on page 4 Lurker posted a spreadsheet of all his 2019 punts. A few obvious shanks but I think it supports Promo's view. He had some very nice games vs. Titans, Browns and Broncos. More consistency hitting them and maybe better directional control would be ways for him to improve and it's not like he can't still improve.

He would have had to wait a year to get that deal, imo. The whole point was that he got that deal done a year sooner rather than a potentially bigger deal later.