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I have no idea what happened to Galloway w/ NYG, but that guy was a total stud on Lions

I don't really want to read all the multiple pages of responses so I'll make my criticism succinctly: McD is a good coach and the Bills are a good team. The problem we're facing now is that the team and fans are desperate to WIN a Super Bowl. We not only have the best QB that the franchise has ever had, but he's also a top 3 QB in the entire league. Here's the issue and I'll put it on its own line: This coaching staff, led by McD NEVER gives us a competitive advantage to put the team over the top in a big game. Think of every Super Bowl winner and the coaching on that team was a difference maker. Belechick with Brady, Tomlin when Big Ben in his prime, Sean Payton (onside kick to start 2nd half + rest of game), Doug Pederson (Philly Special + rest of game),... and the list goes on. The coaching provided a difference in the game result. And going back to Kelly SB years, Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcels and Jimmy Johnson all out-coached Levy+staff to win those SB games. There's nothing we can point to with McD as a difference-maker in the playoffs. That's what people are bitching about.

On a separate, but aligned note on this topic. As the situation was unfolding on MNF and the teams had left the field, I started switching around to various channels to see if they were covering it. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News all had moved from their regular programs to cover the situation. At this time on Monday night Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Rachel Maddow are on, who are their highest drawing shows respectively. On the NFL Network.... replay of the Chiefs game from Sunday was playing. There was a chyron scrolling across the bottom, but no specialty studio coverage

"when", not "if"

I'm not sure why they didn't try 3 DTs when the Jets were backed up on their own 4 in the last quarter. They should have been expecting heavy run and not trusting Wilson. Settle+Jones+Phillips+Lawson may been a better shot at shutting them down deep in their own territory

There's a crazy article on The Athletic detailing the wildness of the World Football League, which was in operation from 1974-5. Lost a ton of money, but crazy stories. Sorry its behind paywall: https://theathletic.com/3668558/2022/10/25/world-football-league-history/ Anyhow, one part of the narrative is as follows and details what might be the first Pro Football table dive and, of course, it was a former Bills player! " Mike McBath, the former Bills lineman with the booming voice, looked at his buddy, linebacker Billy Hobbs from Texas. What they were about to do was impossibly stupid, and had McBath been in the right frame of mind, he would have realized it too. But by that point in the night, McBath had consumed enough alcohol that the idea he and Hobbs had originated seemed ingenious. Now they just had to execute. This night, like many nights, McBath and his Florida Blazers teammates were at Rosie O’Grady’s, one of the most popular bars in Orlando, where sawdust covered the floor, a Dixieland band blasted tunes and singing bartenders served flaming hurricanes in souvenir glasses. “We had a lot of drinks and a good time,” McBath said. “That was our motto.” On the second floor, McBath and Hobbs stared over the balcony at the packed crowd. One teammate said McBath was a “wild man,” but Billy Hobbs was a “wild, wild, wild man.” This was to be their crowning act as a tandem. The pair jumped over the railing, their huge bodies falling through the air like pro wrestlers, until their chests smashed a table, flattening it on impact. Mission complete, they stood up, brushed themselves off and stumbled away in search of another beer. These were the moments of camaraderie that kept McBath and his teammates going after their pay stopped. "

Nice,... adding to the mystery!!

That sounds like the kind of talk that led up to the game against Jaguars last year.... #NO

I'll stand corrected. I've seen tons of Wyoming highlights and even some Firebaugh, but hadn't seen this one yet

Can't live without Twitter on game day and I really love it when I find unique content you won't see anywhere else...

I've been wondering how its possible that he's even ready? Look at all our discussion on Tre White. He was hurt on Thanksgiving day game in NOLA (late November). OBJ tore ACL in Super Bowl (early February). We're still wondering when White will finally see the field. The Bills had to put him on PUP. Though he's 2+ months ahead of the journey that OBJ is going down. I think he just wants some to start paying him. I would have to seriously wonder whether he would be ready to play before the playoffs at earliest.

Fair point... edited!

Interesting article from the Athletic. I'll highlight the categories and rankings. This only focuses on veteran contracts, so QBS on rookie deals are excluded from this assessment. Beane strikes again! https://theathletic.com/3661732/2022/10/10/nfl-best-worst-qb-contracts-list/ Group 1: We know what we are getting, it is amazing, and these deals promote team flexibility so we can build a championship contender for long term. - Josh Allen - Patrick Mahomes Group 2: We know what we are getting, it is mostly amazing, but the marriage is not perfect and this deal could put us behind the 8-ball quickly - Aaron Rodgers Group 3: We know what we are getting, it is mostly amazing, but there’s significant pain in 2023 almost no matter what happens - Tom Brady Group 4: We know what we are getting, it is pretty good, and we maintain flexibility beyond this season. - Derek Carr Group 5: We know what we are getting, it is pretty good, but these deals limit team flexibility significantly. - Matthew Stafford - Kirk Cousins Group 6: We see elite upside with our quarterbacks, but there also are questions about what we are getting, and we’re in big trouble if our guy doesn’t play like a Tier 1-2 QB moving forward. - Deshaun Watson - Russell Wilson - Kyler Murray - Dak Prescott Group 7: We know what we are getting, it is just OK, and these deals carry mild to moderate pain in 2023 if we move on after this season, which it looks like we might do. - Jared Goff - Matt Ryan - Ryan Tannehill - Jameis Winston Group 8: We know what we are getting, it is just OK, but we can move on painlessly after this season, which people think we might do - Jimmy Garoppolo - Geno Smith Group 9: What we are getting is significantly flawed, but at least we can get out after this year without pain (and we likely will) - Carson Wentz - Marcus Mariota - Baker Mayfield

To say nothing of Hamlin and Jacquon Johnson. If Jackson hadn't been hurt in the Titans game then the #1 defense would have started a 7th rounder and three 6th rounders against the Dolphins two weeks ago.

I'm in the hood as well! After leaving Admiral's Cup was at a nearby spot in Fells Point area where bartender commented that no other team comes even close to how BillsMafia turns out!

Big step down from last year, which was the best halftime show they ever had!

I like that diagnosis!

No kidding.... I could see the hole, but unfortunately run a 9.3 40-yd dash 🥴

Just as a stupid thought exercise, I would love to see the Bills play a game w/ Allen as he is now with current offense and instead of Diggs/Davis, he had Foster and Zay Jones as his WR1/2.

That's an April consideration...

Also, generally true of any large market. I'd imagine that big stars in LA, Chicago, Dallas, NY, Boston, Philadelphia would make more in endorsements in the local markets than Buffalo, GB, Cleveland, Cincinnati....

Allen is the QB. He's going to get 100x the discussion anyone else is. That who the whole team sees as its leader / face of franchise. I don't think we see players speak about anyone in a similar manner; Hyde, Poyer, Milano, Diggs, Morse, Dawkins??

Not sure what's going on at the Chiefs board, but if that was a Bills player this thread would be on page 18 with the vitriol being hurled at him

I haven't seen his highlights in a long time, but looking at that brief clip, it made me think of Cole Beasley

That would be pre-McB... Whaley and Rex Ryan would have had to have the same foresight to develop someone like that