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The 4th & 2 was certainly a closer call, but I still think punting was the correct one in this case. But the risk-reward was not there IMO. With 10 min left the upside if we would make it is gaining another set of downs and running down the clock another couple minutes. The downside of not making it is giving the Bucs great field position and a morale boost. They’d have a real opportunity to score quickly and have plenty of time to get the ball back and make a longer drive. With TB unable (to that point) to sustain a long drive, punting was the way to go. The best outcome for TB was what they got - a long TD drive that burned a ton of clock. It wasn’t the sexy call, but it was the prudent one.

In more cases than not I’d agree with you that going for it would be the correct call, but not in this game in the situation they were in. TB had not been able to move the ball on us and pinning them deep had worked well. I called for the punt both times before we did it. IMO it was good situational coaching.

Buttermilk is underutilized as a chicken marinade. It might be the one thing the South got right. I used it for Chicken Parmesan (gasp!) recently and it was the best I’ve ever made. Ditto as a marinade for wings a few months back. I am now of the opinion that any chicken not marinaded in buttermilk is a waste.

Are you close friends with Josh Allen? If so, how close?

According to the article I posted that wasn’t the only flag that got picked up. Also there were a multitude of issues with the refs. Just curious why you are harping ad nauseam on just that specific situation. If one was to objectively wonder about the refereeing in the game there’s plenty to discuss.

It was a truly awful draft, but it would be nice to see some additional context- like how many years they all played in the league. Sheldon Richardson was a very good player for like 9 or 10 seasons. Not many make it to an 11th.

Whatever they’re serving in the luxury box my wife scored tickets for! 💪

Even AI doesn’t know that Niagara Falls is 45 minutes from OP.

The Bills are close to that. Several other teams are similarly aggressive - like the Browns and Saints.

Any comments on the poor calls and non-calls that went against NE?

I wouldn’t use that website anymore. Overthecap and spotrac are best. OTC has the best information. Spotrac’s format is easier to read.

I watched it on All 22. Two NE OLmen got about 3 yards downfield and both returned to the LOS. One was the LT who was not engaged with a defensive player (he was trying to do so but missed). Neither had any impact on the play at all. I’m sorry, but this is about as weak of a complaint as it gets. We got calls too. The roughing penalty Allen drew by flopping was far more egregious and had a much bigger impact on the outcome. The refs weren’t great, but they weren’t why we lost.

https://nesn.com/2023/10/why-bill-belichick-thought-patriots-bills-officiating-was-unusual/

The full scope of what you’re suggesting includes the fact that Andy Reid burned through one franchise quarterback’s entire useful career. McNabb and Reid were together in Philly for 11 seasons. Their peak was one SB appearance - and loss. I am not choosing McDermott over Allen.

Agreed. They need this for the season and IR replacements. That doesn’t preclude signing a TE, DT, etc. I am worried about TE this Thursday. At least we have plenty of bodies at LB, but if Morris can’t go then we are down to just Kincaid.

You’d be great at staying in an abusive relationship (and a great case can be made that we all are with the Bills). “How will I ever find someone better?!” The only question is whether or not we have the correct staff in place to bring home a championship. I don’t think we do for a variety of reasons. Sure, it’ll be difficult to find the right people to do that, but we will never find them if we don’t look.

I think you are confusing the actual meaning of “holistic”with how some people have misused it. It just means looking at individual aspects of something and how they are interconnected when looking at the entirety of something. That makes sense when looking at a team, offense, etc.

Between you rambling about other things and players and creating straw men it’s tough to keep this disagreement from getting bogged down. The bottom line is that the Eagles look like they just got better without giving up much. It’s worth a tip of the cap IMO.

Howie Roseman is doing just fine. The Eagles had 10 draft picks before the trade. A 1st, two 2nds, a 3rd, FOUR 5ths and two 6ths. I think they’ll be okay. There can certainly be good players found in later rounds, but we’re talking about the Eagles roster here. How many 5th and 6th round picks are going to find a place on that roster? Byard was a two time First Team All-Pro, not just a Pro Bowler. That’s much different. His last All-Pro was 2031, the season before last.

“Adequate enough” as a blocker is very generous. LOL on the Kelce comparison. I truly hope he gets there as a receiver.

Meh. The 12 personnel thing is misleading in this case. In our offense Kincaid is just a TE doing the slot WR work. It’s the same offense as with 11 personnel. Part of the issue is that Kincaid is a terrible blocker so we don’t get extra juice in run blocking like with many two TE sets. That is why I doubt he takes over Knox’s in-line duties. I expect Morris to do that.

LOL. You don’t seem to have many things straight. Not the contract. Not what I wrote. The Eagles just got better at safety - and they didn’t pay much for the privilege. A couple throw away picks and the underperforming safety Byard will be replacing. And the difference in pay this season is $1.4M. As for next season, it is $14.1M for Byard. But again, that’s at Philly’s discretion. Notably it’s an improvement from their current situation because Edmunds is a FA after this season so at least they have a player under contract.

That’s not even remotely close. He’s only signed through next season and the Iggles will only pay him $2.44M for the remainder of this season. Next season his salary is $14.1M (not guaranteed). LINK Fantastic move by Roseman.

I agree. But Allen can still be himself while not trying to run through defenders in a regular season game while we are leading.

I never thought the answer was not allowing Allen to run, only that he had to be more judicious wrt sliding and getting OOB rather than taking unnecessary hits.