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I couldn’t remember it either. It didn’t seem like something they’d make up, but I thought maybe I heard it wrong. I thought somebody here would remember if it happened.

If cash issues are still a problem for the Raiders (and they probably are), they stem from their time in Oakland when they had the lowest revenues of any team. The move to LV was meant to rectify that - and it will - but it’s possible that they have not been there long enough to build up cash reserves. Paying out Gruden certainly was a hit to them, plus guarantees for Adams, Carr, Jones, etc. Remember that fully guaranteed money in NFL contracts has to be escrowed at time of signing. That was why they could not keep Khalil Mack when they were in Oakland.

Long term this is definitely a concern. Successful OCs will always be in high demand for HC jobs and replacing them will always be more difficult than replacing DCs. As for where the blame for our crunch time struggles lies, it’s both Dorsey and Allen. The combination of the simplistic route trees/combinations and Allen locking into Diggs and Davis at those times is a killer. Defenses know which two receivers to worry about and they have a very good idea what routes they’ll be running. Their job couldn’t be much easier.

Heard a stat on NFL radio about this. They said that it was only the second time in the last 10 years that a QB trying to sneak the ball out of their own EZ fumbled it away for a defensive TD. The crazy thing was that the other time was also Josh Allen. Does anybody else remember that?

To the Bills when they host us in the playoffs 😎

I think that’s a very logical guess. Edmunds makes sense in that regard too (though he hasn’t gone through what Poyer has). He is looking for his payday and hasn’t gotten it while others have.

Can’t really delay the game past Sunday since the Bills play on Thursday. The NFL isn’t moving us and Detroit off of Thanksgiving.

Really dislike this weather forecast for the Bills. The Browns have been on the verge of firing their DC, Woods. He runs an antiquated Cover 3 scheme that is easily abused despite calls from players and staff to change to a more man heavy one. The weather might actually force him out of C-3 and into a better run defense. The good news is that their interior DL is awful. This is the game to run the ball inside. The bummer is that the Bills advantage in the passing game looks like it will be blunted by the weather.

Thanks for posting. I read up on a lot of salary cap and CBA stuff, but did not know about this.

That’s one opinion. I - like many here - would rather have the information. Often times it’s not too difficult to figure out what is happening. A couple very well informed posters here seem to have done that. But I don’t believe a lack of full picture is what is really bothering some people. I think their issue is that a Bills beat writer said that there is a problem with the team. True or not, they don’t want to hear that.

Respecting the people you are connected with keeps you well connected. He probably said all he could at this time without damaging some of those relationships. He gave us what he could when he could.

Agree on all points. Nice list. If this is a bad weather game the good news is that Cleveland is the right team to find your running game against. The bad news is that they’re the wrong team against whom to defend the run. The Bills should win, but they need to take care of the ball.

I think a LB was in the throwing lane.

Agree on both. Peterson had position even if Davis would have flattened the route or tried to come back. The throw had to be high and left so only Davis had a chance. No reason to place it where he did. The correct read was Morris who was wide open. @Reed83HOF mentioned Josh focusing on the two receivers he trusts in crunch time. It makes sense that he only looked for Diggs and Davis and tried to force it to one of them.

Last I heard the police were still dragging their feet and the girl’s lawyer was suing to get their findings released to the public.

Allow me to piggyback some additional unconfirmed speculation onto that. There was a complaint by an unnamed player shortly after the KC playoff loss. He said that McD preaches accountability and demands it from the players, but does not walk the talk himself. McD dodging accountability for what happened at the end of that game seemed to be what brought up the statement. I don’t know how much truth there is to it in general, but it certainly seemed true in that instance. I don’t really watch many pressers. How has McDermott been as far as taking responsibility for the recent losses?

Not the best game to have this happen. Cleveland can run the ball.

Instead of pretending to take the high road and acting like you’re better than a bunch of posters you won’t even name, why not simply respond to their comments if what they’re typing is so bad? Why grandstand with a new thread and the holier-(fan-)than-thou BS? And, sure, a handful of posters went off the rails - some of whom are surely trolls. But I’ve seen a lot more people giving their thoughts on how to fix things than saying Allen sucks. I’ve also seen some of the blame put on other people who should share it too - OL, coaches, FO, etc. Allen chose to be an NFL QB and reap the rewards of that. He also signed up for the criticism and scrutiny that goes along with it.

My daughter did not wear her Diggs socks. She didn’t wear them for Miami either. Can’t blame me - I kept the Bills dog bandannas away from my dogs.

That’s a smart place for that line to be set. I’d stay away and bet the money line instead.

Confident in a win. I don’t even know what the spread is, but you can count in the Browns to lose a close one so I will keep my money in my pocket ATS. Biggest worry is Garrett blasting Allen.

The offense gave up one of the TDs.

Shanny is the best offensive mind in the NFL. Allen would be a dream come true for him. Daboll should have been on the list.

When we went up 27-10 with less than 2 min left in the 3rd I said “That’s game. We’re up 3 scores so all we have to do is take care of the ball and hope nothing crazy happens.” After the 81 yard TD run I said “Well, that sucks, but we still win if we take care of the ball and play decent football.” We turned the ball over 3 times after that, including the fumble in our own EZ. The long TD run wasn't great, but turnovers are the biggest reason we lost. Incidentally, the Bills are one turnover away from having the most in the NFL. Our defense is also one away from having the most takeaways. LINK The defense is doing its job very well in this regard, the offense is not. You just can’t expect to win a championship turning the ball over like that.