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Because of the circumstances of a mid-year replacement, he obviously had no option but to use Gruden's scheme, players, etc. and was able to take them to the playoffs. Making a change in coach other than an internal hire almost always means significant changes that are like starting over and have a dip for a couple of years. I think it would be a big mistake for the Faders to make a change after this season. They should give Bisaccia a full year to see what he does on his own.

What I read was if you claim him from waivers you can't play him this year. That's one of the reasons why it was important that he clear waivers first. Once he cleared, he can sign with any team that's still in the playoffs and play.

My memory without fact checking anything: - The defense was insane. They had not just lost Cowart, but I believe it was four significant season ending injuries during the TB game. - I have a feeling I'm mixing this up with a different year, but Wade converted from 3-4 to 4-3 midweek and kept it completely under wraps until the start of the next game against the Colts. The defense still was dominant. - Special teams was, as others stated, an all time worst. - Never heard that Ralph meddled to force DeHaven to be fired after the Music City Forward Lateral, Wade insisted that it was his plan all along to replace him with "his guy", incompetent coach / part time sex offender Ronnie Jones. - Ralph did insist Jones to be fired after the season. Wade wanted to switch him to a defensive coach and stated that Ralph was looking for an excuse to fire him, if he had complied he would have come up with new demands. We'll never know about this but personally, if Jones stayed anywhere near that team I think there would have been a total fan revolt. I remember seeing an interview with Christie sometime after that saying that Jones had no idea of setting up ST plays, what types of drills to run during practices, etc.

I'd never put it past CA politicians, anything that can be done to hurt the economy, let's do it!

Yeah, that's a great one. Living in Orange County CA (Anaheim is in OC, for those that don't know, Disneyland is in Anaheim very near where the Angels and Ducks play), I followed that story closely. The Angels wanted money from Anaheim to pay for stadium upgrades shortly after the LA Lambs stopped sharing the stadium with them and moved to St. Louis. The agreement was that the Angels had to change their name from CA Angels to Anaheim Angels. Pretty sure this was when Disney owned both the Ducks and Angels. Then, Disney sold the Angels a few years later and the new owner felt that if the team was called LA Angels it would generate more interest and therefore more $. After lawsuits, they compromised on that absurd name. So, the owner got their LA and Anaheim was able to keep themselves as part of the name. And, of course the Angels never changed stadiums.

Peter King agrees with you regarding Pats/Bills Monday night. I would think that Dallas is a higher ratings draw which I assume is what ultimately would drive the schhedule.

I'm expecting my daughter to fly in from Wisconsin with her boyfriend and my wife and son to come in from California. It kind of sucks that I can't plan their trips until next Sunday night (I believe they announce the times as soon as the last game ends?). But, ultimately, either of the Saturday times would be my first choice and absolutely NOT Monday.

That's the same I was thinking. Unless there's something to gain for the Bucs to cut vs. suspend, why risk the Packers or Rams picking him up for the playoff run? I could see teams doing that, assume they can keep him in line for a month of a Super Bowl run, and ultimately help his new team defeat the Bucs.

Here's a link to a great article in the Athletic. Almost started a thread about this last night, but happier to post on yours now. He said it to Horrible Harry as leaving the field. https://theathletic.com/3036411/2021/12/26/that-guy-is-unbelievable-josh-allen-shows-the-patriots-exactly-who-he-is-in-leading-the-bills-to-a-huge-victory/ From the article, "Allen enjoined Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Harrison Phillips for a celebratory dap and hug. “I don’t know who the fxxx they thought I was, Harry!” Allen yelled. 'Buffalo’s 33 points rank sixth this year, 428 yards sixth, 28 first downs tied for second, 35:09 time of possession third. All despite an offensive line grouping that never had started together, an emergency replacement who had just recovered from COVID-19, two of the top three receivers absent, tailbacks who averaged 3.4 yards on 15 carries and one dropped touchdown pass that terminated a drive with zero points. Before the game, imagining such a depleted offense vaulting the Bills to victory would have required visions of Allen putting on a cape and lifting them on his back up, up and away. He was better than that. He elevated all those around him to greater heights. Everybody looked good. That’s who the eff Josh Allen was."

See explanation in link: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/referee-explains-why-flag-was-picked-up-on-late-hit-to-mac-jones-in-patriots-loss-to-bills/

Only the grounding is called. This (almost) happened this season. Josh saw offside and thought he had a free play. It wasn't called but intentional grounding was. The rules analyst on the broadcast said that even if the offside was called, the grounding is a major penalty and is enforced but offside, being minor, I'd declined by rule.

Agree except Pete Carroll doesn't belong in this group. He started in the NFL as a dB coach for the Bills, was an nfl assistant for 10 or 11, then the Jersy Jerks he before getting canned there and going to the cheaters. In LA, most thought USC made a terrible hire since he was always a lover as hc.

I was wondering myself how hard it is to get an Uber after a typical game and where to go to find them. After the Miami game, I had a 6 PM flight to CA. I left as soon as the Bills went up by 9, but as you may remember, the game was close until that score which was in the 4th. I assumed when I booked the game would be a blowout and would be well in hand by then. Made it easily to my flight but not so sure I would have if I stayed to the end if it was close until the end.

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Not quite correct. He did fire our best special teams coach of all times, Bruce DeHaven after that game. Then he hired Ronnie Jones who had no clue about special teams. I read years ago Steve Christie was showing Jones what he was supposed to do, what kind of drills, practice regimen, etc. he was supposed to run as a coach. We lost multiple games that year due to special teams. And yes, Jones needed to go. Since Wade was unwilling to fire him, Wade needed to go. Phillips always said that he had the belief if he fired Jones Ralph would have had some other demand and kept at it just to get rid of him. If true, that blows but no matter what, Jones had to go.

I'm glad someone started this post. This year I just got seasons for the first time since 1993 when I moved to CA. I decided to add on the parking pass so I already paid for parking at the Bills lots. Pittsburg game I parked in lot 6, WFT game I parked in lot 1. Lot 1 was much easier to get out of (could have been because that was over early vs. Pittsburg was undecided until much later in the game, but I don't think that's the only reason). Having a long drive after games or other times needing to catch a flight to CA, getting out easily is great but, I really enjoy the tailgate. It seemed that Lot 6 and that side of the stadium in general is much more going on and therefore a more fun tailgate. Do others agree?

Actually, a team can pay more than the minimum for a practice squad player so they did have the option to pay more than Philly is paying (which I assume is league minimum). But, unlikely we'd do that for a late round pick that hasn't shown much, practice squad players count towards the cap (or so I've read here from trusted posters), and I'd assume most young, bubble players are going to want a chance to play, not just sit on the PS. So, same result, even if the Bills did offer more it probably isn't in his best interest to stay on the PS.

Someone already said it, but I'll repeat as I've heard it discussed multiple times on Sirius XM. Years ago most teams had the backup QB hold for field goals. When we switched, like the OP, I didn't understand why because it reduced the likely success of a trick play. But, teams pretty much all came to the agreement it didn't make sense to have a backup QB or other position players take practice time away for this when they already have a punter that doesn't have a large playbook to work on. And, as others have pointed out, Moorman and other punters across the league have been quite successful on the rare trick passing play when called.

Always liked Bledsoe as I think he's a standup guy, as is EJ Manual, Tyrod, etc. And, no question he had a great eight game stretch. But, him being a statue that held the ball too long was always an issue even in his best years in NE. He never was going to be great unless he had one of the best lines ever. I remember when we traded for him my boss, who was from Boston, said exactly that. I suspect Bellicheat was already thinking of replacing him before the injury. If you remember, the Cheater replaced Kosar while he was still very popular in Cleveland with Vinny T. even though he had done nothing at that point in his career.

Thanks for the advice. I also want to sell my tickets for this Saturday. Listed on NFL Ticket Exchange, now I just also listed on TickPick. But, I think you're incorrect on no fees. It shows a similar fee to Ticket Exchange. In either case, I show what the sales prices is and it comes back with a new price that's a bit lower due to fees.

What are season ticket cards? This is the first year I've had seasons since 1993 (the year I moved to CA), am I supposed to receive something in the mail?

As someone already pointed out, In N Out is not a franchised business, all family owned. They've had many offers to franchise, have always refused. If they do eventually franchise, expect the quality to go way down. To someone else's question, are they much better than Five Guys, YES, absolutely! In N Out is great. I think In N Out being in Western NY is about as likely as Wegmans coming to California. May eventually happen, but don't hold your breath. Going national is obviously not impossible as many companies do it, but certainly is a huge change in logistics.

I haven't listened to him in years. But, when I did he was always very upfront that he plays to the big markets. Of course, they all do what it takes to get ratings, that's how they get paid. He was at least honest and would say he could care less about anything that isn't going to bring in large number of listeners. To that end, he possibly sees that even though Buffalo is small it has rabid fans and that Josh, being a very likable player, will appeal to a larger audience.

I agree that's all that matters. But, it also really irks me when (and Shaw kind of said the same) I'm listening to people whose job it is to discuss the Bills and inform us and yet I know facts that they do not. Just seems lazy. In this case, the cap hit of our largest contract in team history seems relatively important for them to know and be able to inform their customers, the listeners, about.