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I think I go in for the kill there and try to get at least a FG at the end of the half, but I understand why they didn't. Might have been different if they weren't getting the ball coming out of halftime, but I still would have tried to get 30 yards there. But oh well..... Come out of the half and get points and try and put this one away.

Allen makes one of the best throws you will ever see on the run on 1 play and then throws 1 of the worst deep balls you will ever see on the very next play. I just think he gets over-excited when he sees big throws like that. Somehow he has to reign that in.

The entire defense did..... That was pathetic.

Sterling Shepard is officially OUT. This is really a game we have to find a way to win. Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Players out Sunday include CB Jimmy Smith, WR Sterling Shepard, WR Tavon Austin, TE Jordan Reed, RB Derrius Guice, DE Jonathan Allen, DE Yannick Ngakoue, WR Tyreek Hill, TE Hunter Henry, WR Albert Wilson, S Reshad Jones, DT Sheldon Rankins, RB Tevin Coleman and WR David Moore.

Historically, he is one of the best in NFL history from 50+. Not sure if he still is, though.

I do hope karma eventually catches up with Brown and the entire Pats* organization. Ive always said that the guy that just makes the decision to late hit Tom Brady would instantly become a folk hero around the league. Sure, he would get suspended and fined, but man. You want the world talking about you, that's one way to do it. Do I condone this? No. Would I be upset if it ever happened to Brady? The answer is still no......

I did notice it a few times, especially on Allen's scrambles. There was one occasion fairly early in the game, Allen dove head first and I think it was Adams that was clearly aiming for his head. Luckily he just missed. But yeah, same old Gregggggggggggggggggggggggg...... Bounty was in full effect. Luckily nobody was able to collect.

Could the throw have been better? Yes. Should a very good NFL WR catch that ball? Yes. It is what it is. If you look at things honestly, you could technically say that 3 of the 4 turnovers Allen had were not on him if you wanted. The first fumble was. He has to secure that ball. But the others could be just chalked up to bad luck. A WR drop bounces right to the defender. The Center has an absolutely awful snap that never got to Allen. And tipped ball that goes for a pick (it happens). Stupid stuff happens sometimes and, in this case, they happened one right after another. Clean that stuff up, get some decent luck, and we win this game by 2-3 scores at least. Time to move on to the Giants.

Well, I said that no matter how bad things looked in the first half, I still felt pretty good. I no longer feel that way. Sometimes it's just not your day and that is what is happening today. Everything that can go wrong, has......

Look....you all can say what you want, but I am feeling pretty good about where we are right now. We have moved the ball up and down the field and dominated on defense. Stop turning the football over and we'll be good. This is a game we should be winning by 2-3 scores easily. Just gotta keep doing what we're doing and eliminate the big mistakes and we will win this game. We're the better team.

I know Hyde is pretty reliable catching punts, but that is one he needed to get away from.......

Bills are dominating the Jets...... And themselves..... We just need to get out of our own way!

Nope..... I'm good with this offense right now.

Not only are the media all over the Jets and talking about them, but man.....the Jets players are doing an awful lot of talking too. I mean, I guess that's fine if they can back it up, but it really would feel pretty good to come in and shut them up.

Not sure anyone does....... I have thought about this game so much that I have seen pretty much every outcome possible from a big Bills win, to a close game, to a blowout loss. With all of the new pieces, the questions about where Allen and Darnold are, etc., there is no way to be confident in anything. Even our defense, which we all expect to be good, got blown out in last year's opener. Who knows what to expect.

Even if that is true, this still happened extremely fast. I am convinced Brown knew what was happening all along and was doing everything in his power to get released. He finally found something that worked and here we are.

I'm sorry, but you will never convince me that there wasn't some kind of tampering involved here before Brown was released. Definitely some back-channel stuff happening. I mean, he wasn't even eligible to talk with other teams until 4:00pm. You are telling me that that Pats* and Brown wee able to draw up a $15 million contract that was agreeable to both parties, get the papers sent and signed, etc. in 45 minutes? Come on now. This absolutely stinks or collusion, tampering, cheating, and whatever else you want to call it. You all know what is happening next, right? Gronk is going to be coming out or his "retirement" in the next week or 2 to just top all this crap off. That said, I just picked up Gronk off the waiver wire in my fantasy league to pair with Brown and Brady who I already had..... May as well get something good out of this garbage.

Because of course he is...... Master@MasterTes · 5m Antonio Brown is close to signing a deal with the New England Patriots, per sources. Now confirmed by Schefter: Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 5m Antonio Brown has agreed to terms with the Patriots, per source.

You just know he is going to be a Patriot* by the end of the weekend.....

I have long grown tired of having the opposing defense dictate what we do on offense. Now, we haven't exactly had the best personnel on offense to reverse this trend, but now.....it's time to change that. It's time for us to come out and impose our offensive strengths on defenses. We finally have a QB that is willing to be aggressive and push the ball down the field. Allen is a big, strong, fast QB that can stretch the field. Now, he isn't perfect, and he will never be the most accurate guy, but so what. If I'm the Bills, I am using 4 and 5 WRs a bunch. I am sending guys to all levels of the field, mostly attacking the intermediate and long areas. This will get guys out of the box and force defenses to cover down the field. Allen is a strong enough runner to make team pay with his legs if they commit too many guys deep and more than good enough with his arm to make teams pay if they don't respect him throwing the ball. Running guys down the field will also open more holes in the running game and we have backs that can take advantage of that. Force the defense to get guys out of the box and get them deeper than they are used to playing. Allen doesn't have to be a 65% completion guy to be good in the league. This is a league of big plays and big plays lead to points. So, I would be just fine with him at 55%-57% if he is constantly pushing the ball deep. If he does that, the shorter stuff will open up and he can take those when needed. But you have to play to Allen's strengths and he has shown to have a very unique skill set and do things that most other QBs can't do. So, don't force Allen to try and be perfect. Let him do what he does and run a vertical offense.....maybe to an extreme that hasn't been done before in the league. Go out and force defenses to do something they don't normally have to do and just not react to what they want to do. Go impose your will.

It's simple..... the QB. Like it or not, Allen is going to be disrespected and be shoved down everyone's throats as a BUST........until Allen proves them wrong. Most were so convinced Allen was going to be absolutely awful coming out of college with a 0% chance of getting better. They will hold onto every shred of that they can until Allen obliterates that narrative. Allen could throw for 350 yards in several games this year with a 57% completion percentage and all they will focus on is how he is "inaccurate" because he misses a couple throws once in a while and isn't completing 63% of his passes. Even if Allen does fantastic this year, there will still be the majority out there calling "fluke." Any other QB does the same thing, they will get praised for being the next great one. Just the way it is, unfortunately. That said, I hope Josh starts flexing on everyone this year. GO BILLS!

Still looking to see if we are doing this again this year. Always fun. Both the Pick'em and Survivor pools are great. Hope to see the links soon.

Good for Shady signing with the Chiefs. Wish him nothing but the best until we have to beat him in the Playoffs.......

Good for Shady signing with the Chiefs. Wish him nothing but the best until we have to beat him in the Playoffs.......

We can hope!