MarlinTheMagician

I don't know if it was in fact his best game ever, but I thought he was just awesome and that it could have been his best (so far). The sure tacking, even in the open field. Play diagnosis shooting the gap. Man, great game Matt! (Edmunds too).

A year or two ago the interviewed the kicker with the current longest kick (forgot his name), and they were asking him if any kickers in the NFL could hit a 70 yarder. He said there were maybe 2 or 3 and one of them was Bass.

Can't fault McKenzie, he was under extreme duress and exhausted. But I appreciate the helpful posts on timing as I was legitimately curious (could have done without the "yawn") - I can accept there were 8-9 seconds left and 10 is the minimum. Game of not only inches, but a second or two. Too bad about the darn holding penalty, Bass (in my mind), would have for sure popped a 57 yarder without the hold.

Very glad we re-signed Milano. Heckuva player and a great leader by example.

Fair enough. But I think teams probably know what is considered "just enough" - anybody know what that is? Do you usually get a chance to spike it if player is down with 10 seconds left, or no?

Agree. it is not like we can make it much colder only on the visitor's side of the field in December.

There was ten seconds left when McKenzie went down. He tried to run the ball to the ref and a Dolphin slowed him for a second. I am not sure on this, but isn't ten seconds left normally enough to get the ball spotted so QB can spike it? If Josh had spiked it, I think Bass would have drilled the winner from 60 yards. Of course, we will never know. So help me out board, were the refs slow on getting the ball down there? Or we just cut it too close?

They managed the clock fine. When they got the holding penalty it screwed up their time management by taking them out of field goal range and increasing the yards they needed. That burned time. I still think if the darn refs got the ball down in time for Josh to spike, Bass would have nailed a 60 yarder. Dudes got juice for a kicker! And he no doubt wanted to avenge the shank. At the time of the hold they were 57 yards out. Already in range.

I think Bills fans do the opposite of rationalising losses. DOOOM is predicted. It is easy not to feel much doom after this one, at least for me. No chronic weakness with the team was shown, like when Indy ran on us for what seemed like 300 yards. It was hot, we were beat up and we left plays on the field. Stuff happens.

Agree with the poster above. Good thread, a little levity, after a tough game like that!

On to Baltimore. I think McKenzie and Allen both said "we will learn from this." That is the right attitude. It defines nothing, take from it what we can - and yeah, under different circumstances they know, we know and I think even Dolphins fans know (at least the ones I spoke to), that we would beat them handily. We should have today.

Baffled is a good word. But it was so inexplicable it is almost not strong enough. That had just sacked him and it is obvious he does not like pressure. I was screaming "bring the house" and they didn't even bring the base 4. Un-f-ing believable. I thought on the whole the team played its guts out, almost literally. This was pure mental error by Frazier, unforced and inexcusable when you have young back-ups trying to cover super-fast wideouts. Why drop a bunch of guys into short zones on third and 22? Still upset about that play call, and not really upset with us about anything else (upset with Wilkins for roughing up Josh, but we will even that up in Buffalo). So dumb.

I liked it. He cares. A lot. What did he hurt, a headset and some papers? Big deal. He is a competitor and hates to lose. I wanted to do the same to my TV set!

Some days you get 'em, and some days you get got. We controlled the play all day. Missing all the players we had hurt, and the players that were out due to the heat and we still should have won by two touchdowns. Josh has a brain fart at the end of the half, balls slips out of his hand with McKenzie open in the end zone, Davis can't hang on in the end zone, Bass shanks one. Even missing 40% of our team they needed an avalanche of breaks to win. No need to panic or change anything. The only thing that really sticks in my craw is rushing 3 when we have them 3rd and 22 and had just sacked Tua. Should have brought the house - Tua had all day to sit back their and llet Waddle run between our back-up safeties. How about we help the young guys out by letting our pash rush get after him, at least bring the four lineman and one backer. We rushed 3, if I saw it right, and that I can't believe. Geesh.

EZ Ed should just rest up and spare his brain from hitting on big Derrick Henry. We need him in the pass rush later in the year, happy to let the bigger boys bash on Henry. Let's GO!

I will not ever get over how unique Allen is. Strong like bull, smart like tractor? WTF? Love it anyhow. Love that Diggs credits Josh, and Josh credits Diggs. Team.

Only 30% chance of rain Monday night. Game time decision on how much to gear up! With full knowledge of the rain I happily paid up for 4 tickets 30 rows up from the field on the 50. Probably overpaid, but don't really care - I hope it helps some guy pay for his season.

Trubisky - rooting for him. Think he is going to be pretty good. Looks calm and in charge, despite some red zone challenges.

Love the idea, but shhhh -- don't jinx it!

Sensed this was coming. Thread about it a week ago. Now we will resign him for a reasonable extension. Knox done too, just awesome.

Post is so annoying. No pressure at all. In five years look where we are and consider where we were. We owe that to two men, principally.

Get well big fella!

Loving Jordan Phillips. His answer to the question as to why he re-signed with the Bills was the best: "the heart wants what the heart wants." He loves it here. Don't know if it showed on TV, but he was firing up the Mafia at the game all night.

I was there with a high-up seat on the 50 - perfect to watch plays develop. Watched Elam, he played well.

Bills by six