Mango

This is where I am at. I have been hard when Josh has a bad game. I’ve said “if he does this he’s an anomaly”, but he’s done it and he is. That was a wild week in game planning. This version of the defense and the offense can go toe to toe with KC. No questions asked. If Josh is on and we have the good version of our defense it is a very real football game.

I am no playoff mathematician, but in playing with the playoff machine on espn, I think we clinch with a win and a Ravens loss. If we don’t clinch, it’s all but losing out and a million other things falling into place.

To your final point, I’ve actually been much more frustrated at our quick passing game. It’s clear it’s very important to get Allen in rhythm early, but until last week we have had a non-existent quick passing and/or screen game. I brought this up when McD said he needed to make the run game work in the bye. If we haven’t been able to get it going in 10 weeks, a week off won’t do it. We needed the passing game to step in for situational yardage and play to our strength. Take a page from Eddie George and/or the 2001 Rams. I am getting the sense watching the defense and how we have morphed over the season, that McD has been methodically been adding schemes, plays, parts to our playbook. I have been pleased. To this point, we need a better situational passing game. We were much better last week at this, especially with screens. But we haven’t been great with screens this season (Gailey is the best in the game at screens) and rarely lean on or try any quick 3 step drops.

McD. I think the team has been overall better coached and had a better overall vision than it has been at drafting/FA overall. Also, McD extended first tells me that if the roster is not working out they’d stick with McD and find another GM to stock the cupboards. This is both McD and Beanes team...until it isn’t. Then it’s just McD’s.

Wait, can somebody get me up to date here. I am a chord cutter but I do have somebody’s log in for DTV that I use occasionally. I just turned on my TV, logged into DTV in the NBC app, and I am streaming everything fine. Is it regional or nation wide? I also have the streaming service for Sunday Ticket. If NBC/DTV are being fart faces, will the app still run the game?

I think Edward’s and EJ could have MAYBE developed into something better under a different HC/OC. The rest, nah. Flutie- Came into the league at the wrong era. He could play now Bledsoe- Didn’t need to develop. Needed to not be old. Turned out to be a HoF’er JP- What a dumb dumb Orton- Was retired before he got here Fitz- is what he is. A top tier back up to low level starter. Great team leader. Physiology is his only limitations.

Did not realize they left that open for that reason. Many thanks!

That actually can't happen. There is no TNF, SNF or MNF for week 17. Literally every team plays at either 1pm or 430pm.

Maybe, but does not look like it. Scrolling ahead, there are dozens of teams without any listed uniform. Hell, even this weeks is wrong for Pittsburgh. So Pitt either knew and switched this week on their own. Or Pitt did not know, and switched when they found out. Either way, it does not look like the league/teams are in the know at all, or if they are they have the freedom to switch as they please. To my point, if you are an away team, releasing your uniform 12 weeks in advance is silly. Case in point is Pitt @ Buffalo this week. If Buffalo wants to play all whites in week 17, Miami will absolutely be in Teel tops whether they like it or not.

Teams releasing their road uniforms seems silly. It doesn't really matter what the dolphins want here. If the Bills want to wear white on white, the Dolphins can't wear their white jerseys.

Wish we were in all whites vs. the all blacks. Would have looked great.

Also was not the first one. He dropped one earlier but they ruled him down first.

I mean Allen was majestic last night. I might have to call my doctor because it’s been more than 4 hours. But that play might be a TD if Lee sits down. It’s definitely a TD if Allen doesn’t throw it behind him. Not getting the rage here.

Anderson is still in close contact with Allen and Daboll. They talk weekly about prep, play calls, film etc. One of the announcers mentioned it during the game over the last few weeks. Said Anderson loved Allen and the Bills.

I think this is where Tua ends up getting benched again/leaving the game for an ankle injury, to then miss the next week with a hand injury(?). If KC rocks Miami, I don't think they ride him for the season. Too much on the line for them at this point. They will have Fitz try and carry them to the playoffs.

If the standings hold through week 17 (they won't), we play Miami back to back week 17 and the wild card round. That would actually be a blast. I would bet that if that happened, Buffalo absolutely rests as many starters as possible in week 17 and plays their most vanilla game of the season. Let Miami come out trying to fight to not play in the 7th seed against Pitt/KC and put everything on tape for the next week. Also, don't hit Tua too hard, I don't want to risk a Fitzmagic type day in the playoffs.

Based on the standings now, if the Bills beat the Dolphins and Steelers they will finish the season 5-2 against playoff teams. That is pretty remarkable.

Tis the season guys, while nothing is clinched (yet) this years Bills fan edition is a lot more fun. Some quick clicking around, I think the Bills clinch a playoff birth if they beat literally anybody at all, and the Browns beat the Ravens this week.

I actually think the opposite. They knew what was coming and they still go worked. If anything it says, we did everything we possibly could and we still were not good enough.

Josh Beasley Tre

This kind of rewording of other people’s words, to say the exact same thing, but call it my own is exactly how I got through high school.

I’m a big Simms fan. I might not always agree, but he’s a smart guy who seems like he is putting in a lot of work getting to know the teams he is talking about.

It is all about getting hot at the right moment. All the teams you mentioned did. Buffalo is not hot at the moment, but they are luke warm. If they keep winning games and the SB like we did against SD, where they (SD) struggle to manage the clock and we turn the ball over a ton. Or where we beat the Jets by only kicking 6 FG's, we are probably a team that gets looped in with the Ravens, etc. I do get the sense that this team is going to get hot as we push towards the finish line. I am curious to see this team vs. SF.

Yeah....this didn’t age well for most of us, me included.

Couple cool things here: 1. McD to the refs- "He is a good kid". I read this as trying to get future calls for his QQ whether it is roughing the passer or PI. Make sure the refs don't think he is a punk so he gets the calls. Bates the refs into complimenting JA. I was impressed and I can be critical. 2. Talking to Josh- "I am only coming over here to remind you that if you do it again you are out of the game" and "I like the swagger"- It is like your dad picks you up from school after getting in a fight. Dad looks mad at you for fighting while the teachers are around, then the car door shuts, smiles, and he says "I don't want to have to do this again. What's the other guy look like look like?"