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I respect a guy who admits he was wrong more than one who hides he was wrong.

His stats were very good for his time despite playing in the swirling winds of Rich Stadium. QBs tend to be more mobile now but their better stats has more to do with rule and scheme changes than increased talent.

I agree - sort of. Every pick, every signing involves risk. But it seemed like Beane knew he needed to generate some pass rush and went big on a guy who was probably on the downside of his career. This wasn’t a normal NFL risk - it was an expensive gamble with a questionable payoff and huge opportunity cost. We could have and should have used those dollars for more cost effective players.

OJ didn't win MVP in 1975 when he averaged 130 yards per game and led the NFL in scoring despite playing against 1970 era defenses that were designed to stop the run with brawny RB-eating LBers and man-mountain DEs. Why should Barkely get MVP for averaging 123 yards per game in a league where the base defense is 4-2, LBers are agile coverage guys, and DEs are finesse QB chasing edges with ballerina spin moves?

The folks who chose to watch the Bills-Lions contest made the right decision and had no regrets.

Rules, defensive schemes, offensive schemes... were all different back then. If you look at a list of the top twenty most total TDs, they're all newer guys. No Otto Grahams or Johnny Unitases. It's just a different game now: more games in a season, more rules to protect the QB, rules that make blocking easier, rules that allow receivers to run free, etc. Interestingly, the oldest guys in the Top Twenty of total TDs are Marino and Kelly. Kelly was a scoring machine in his time. Not quite as strong-armed as Josh but probably more accurate and just as tough. None of the leg talent though. Kelly would be top five in today's game with today's rules and schemes.

For years I've been complaining that the Bills need a better bodyguard to optimize the production and protect the health of our unicorn QB. This year's OL looks good, and Dawkins may be the best of them. I voted Dion.

I've had wings at The Peanut. If my memory is correct - it isn't always - the wings were good but lightly breaded so not true Buffalo Wings.

I like JT's breakdowns as a way to learn about X's and O's and see things I didn't notice during the game. This one is particularly fun just because it was one of Josh's better games.

Thanks for explaining. I wasn't sure about how Diggs was paid in real money. In Monopoly money (i.e. NFL accounting) we're paying him $31m this year to play for another team which suggests Beane and/or McD don't want him around. So I don't foresee him coming back to the Bills nor would I want him.

What hard work? The Bills only practiced once last week and still beat the team the pundits said was the best in the league.

Sometimes his analysis is a little more detailed and enlightening. This is more like a highlight reel made by a fan. And, yeah, he really needs to work on his video production skills. But I like Baldy.

Isn't that, though, the idea behind power rankings? It's not about win-loss records and more about which team is actually the best? According to ELO ratings (which are used to rank chess players but can also rank any other competitive sport/game), the Bills are #2. They have Josh rated as the #1 QB. ww.nfeloapp.com/nfl-power-ratings/

Everyone likes different things. I grew up in the Buffalo suburbs and chose not to live there. I'm currently in the San Francisco Bay Area. I love the proximity of the ocean. I go hiking in the mountains every week. I enjoy the multicultural environment and especially the insane diversity & quality of the eating options. But Buffalo has its charms, too. My wife from the tropics actually wants to retire there. She loves Buffalo's four seasons, especially the snowy winters.

It's a funky award. Reid, possibly the best coach today, won the AP Coach of the Year award exactly as many times as Lovie Smith and Wayne Fontes (i.e. once). Smith and Fontes both retired with losing records. Ron Rivera and Kevin Stefanski both won the award twice - once more than Reid. They also both have career losing records. Reid's been a winner everywhere he's coached and has multiple Lombardis.