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I hate this for ticket-purchasing fans. Particularly those traveling to the game that booked flights, hotels, etc. I'd think that most people flying in for the weekend game did not take Thursday off from work (or possibly even Friday) and now have to take off Thursday, and depending on where they're coming from, maybe even Wednesday. Child care may need to be found and paid for. Some flights and hotels are non-refundable and non-changeable, or if changed, at great cost. Even local fans attending the game may need to take half a day off on Thursday and may have to cancel meetings, doctor's appointments, miss their kids' games, etc. The NFL should offer refunds of the face value of the ticket when they reschedule a game, except for emergency situations. I don't know for certain, but doubt that they do. Although as a TV viewer, I may appreciate the better matchup in prime time, I still think it craps on the folks who purchased tickets and it should not be done.

I disagree. If anything, they are very similar players. Both were highly drafted QBs who had some arm talent and mobility. They both even played at strong academic schools in the same town. Both showed some flashes of strong play with the teams that drafted them, but ultimately, were not able to play well on a consistent basis. Both guys appear to be intelligent with some athleticism, but just can't process the game fast enough to be full-time successful starters. Both are candidates to be solid NFL backups. Trading Mitch for Daniel, in my mind, would be trading like for like. They may as well stick with Mitch, because he (a) is familiar with the offense, (b) knows the playbook, (c) appears to have good chemistry with Allen and the team, and (d) may cost less.

As a Michigan alum and fan, and also a lifelong Bills fan, I'm conflicted. On one hand, I'd prefer of the Bills came up with something original, rather than something that's been done somewhere else already. On the other hand, it's cool that my two favorite teams have something in common. There's enough negativity in the world, so I'll go with the latter and enjoy that my two favorite teams have something in common. While I've always thought it an odd song for football, it clearly works. The fans love it and the players seem to respond to it, so why not?

This type of thing shows why many guys who are great athletes - big, strong, fast, great arms, accurate passers, etc. - often can't succeed as a NFL QB. The brain has to process information SO quickly and then, once it's processed, execute the play. Orlovsky himself didn't have the talent to do it in the field (at least not consistently at the NFL level), but he's pretty good at breaking it down in the studio. Nice clip.

I don't watch pregame shows anymore, but it seems crazy to me that he'd want to do that at this point in his life. He's made millions, and I'm sure he's well paid by ESPN to sit on his fat ass with his bright white horse teeth and spew commentary. He has plenty of time to head home and munch on his wife's toes, go on bike rides with his obese brother, etc. Why would he trade that for a grueling job from which he'd be fired within 2 years? I don't hate Rex, but there's a lot there that's ripe for comedy. Despite the fact that he set the Bills back a few years, and I was beside myself when the Bills hired him, he'd probably be a fun guy to have a few beers with. I don't watch enough pregame to know, but I suspect he's a pretty entertaining on-air personality.

I agree. I saw it and I interpreted it as him saying "nice job Bills, you beat us and deserve the win." To me, that's a much classier way to do things than to make excuses about why one's team lost. The Bills were the better team on Sunday, we know it, everyone watching it knows it, and Kelce knows it too and acknowledged it with a clap. He understands that the rivalry is fierce and it's a big accomplishment for either team to beat the other. Now the Bills need to take the next step and do it in the playoffs. As to Kelce himself, I've grown tired of the media hype for the guy, but I can't fault him for living his best life. He's a great football player nearing the end of a Hall of Fame career and he's marketing himself to the hilt, making millions and setting himself up nicely for a lucrative post-football career, all the while dating a young (relative to many of us), attractive (may not be everyone's cup of tea, but she's not ugly), billionaire pop star. Other than jealousy, I can't see any reason to disparage him for it. I just tune most of it out.

From the angle that the clip in the original post shows, I don't see much more than a futile attempt by a defender to make a play. I don't see a cheap shot. Maybe, as some suggest, there's a different angle that shows something else.

In my opinion, the coaching on the offensive side of the ball is the biggest difference. While the stats under Dorsey were very good at times, the offense was way too predictable. They were not able to stick to the run and they were far too reliant on Diggs. Allen, at times, was the ONLY reliable running option. They used little pre-snap motion to confuse the defense. Now, they may line up in the same formation twice or more, but run a completely different play on the second or third time. The current offense runs the ball consistently. That said, the Chiefs have a great run defense, so the Bills used it more sparingly and appropriately yesterday. They still pounded the ball enough to keep the defense honest. They spread the ball around on offense, which keeps the defense on its heels. Allen is developing into a more mature player, taking what the defense gives him. I think that Brady's coaching has helped him do that. He can still be the hero and difference maker, but he doesn't have to be that every snap of every game. They're not perfect. The trick play against Baltimore was a terrible call and the final series at Houston was equally bad. Note that those are the only 2 losses....Overall, it's much better than what the Bills have had on offense in recent years. Credit to Brady and Kromer, and to McDermott for putting the right people in place and letting them do their jobs.

I believed at the time, have believed since, and will always believe that the Bills would have won that playoff game against the Chiefs last season with a fully healthy defense and even with just 1 or 2 more guys back than they had. I'll even go so far as to say that if Allen had checked down to Diggs underneath instead of throwing into the end zone on the final drive, they probably would have won that game, or, at worst, gotten it to OT. That said, yesterday's big victory is not irrefutable proof of what would have happened last year. Every year, team, game and circumstance is different. If the Bills had a fully healthy defense, maybe the Chiefs would have had a different game plan. We'll never know. I'm agreeing with the OP's premise (a healthy Bills defense likely would have won the game), but not with the choice of words (irrefutable proof). I believe that this year's Bills team can beat KC in the playoffs, but it will be more difficult than yesterday. The pressure of the playoffs (lose and your season is over) adds a whole new element to the game that is just not present in the regular season and certain teams and players handle that pressure better than others. The Chiefs have proven to handle that pressure better than any other team in the NFL, and unfortunately, the Bills have not. Having a more diversified offense - meaning a running game and multiple receiving options rather than Diggs-left, Diggs-right, Diggs-downfield, Diggs-underneath with an occasional Allen run or Gabe Davis pass - will make the Bills better in the playoffs. They'll be harder to stop, as they will be much less predictable. I think the Bills are capable of doing it in the playoffs, but it won't be easy and is far from a guarantee. None of this takes away from a fantastic game yesterday. The Bills stepped up on the big stage while the whole country was watching.

I used to like Gruden as an analyst, and his 1 on 1 sessions with college QBs entering the draft were great TV. At some point, however, he became a caricature of himself, as it appeared that he was trying too hard to exaggerate his natural personality. That happens to a lot of people when they become big stars. Aaron Rodgers is a perfect example of this. While I don't agree with everything he says and does, he does strike me as a pretty intellectual guy for a NFL player. That said, I believe that he KNOWS he's intellectual and that others know it too, so he goes out of his way to accentuate it and it comes off as phony. I used to like the young Rodgers as a player and a person, but now I can't stand the guy (in either capacity). This type of "getting too full of oneself" is the downfall of many NFL head coaches. Robert Saleh is a great example. When he was the 49ers DC, he was a cool, tough, emotional, edgy guy. As the Jests head coach, he knew he had this reputation and he tried WAY TOO HARD to be that cool tough guy. If you watched any of his speeches to the team during Hard Knocks, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. He'd drop f-bombs left and right, trying to look cool and tough. What he really looked like, however, was a douche. The players see right through guys like this and they lose the room. While not exactly the same, as every guy is a little bit different, some of this was the case with Kliff Kingsbury in AZ and I thought Nick Sirianni was losing the room with the Eagles last season (Sirianni may have recovered it a bit this season, however). Love him or hate him, McDermott is not like that. He's consistent with his demeanor and he is who he is. He's not putting on an act. While you may question his in-game decisions, he's a guy that players respect and play hard for. Jim Harbaugh, love him or hate him, has been successful everywhere he's been. He's a strange, quirky guy, who says and does a lot of odd things, but he's really being himself and not putting on an act. Players see this and respect it. Another guy who projects a positive, real personality is Josh Allen. He's become a big star, but remains humble and knows how to be himself.

I used to dislike Gronk because he played for the Pats and because he came across as the ultimate meathead. Since then, he's grown up and matured, and he has sort of embraced the fact that he's a meathead and taken a self-deprecating humorous approach towards it. He's become a likeable figure and that's why he's all over TV and other forms of media. He also did a personal favor for a friend of mine who lives near Williamsville North, so he did a solid for a guy from his old neighborhood. So, I actually like the guy now. And there's no disputing that he was born and raised in the Buffalo area and that he's one of the best TE's to ever play the game. The hit on White was a cheap shot, but those things happen in the heat of the moment in sports, he apologized about it and it's over. I think he should have gotten a longer suspension from the NFL, but that's not his fault. He's not a guy that made a career of cheap shots. I think that those kind of players - and there are several in the NFL and NHL today - should be banned from the sport after multiple incidents. Gronk is not one of those guys.

To add, WR is a position where the Bills are particularly thin, so it's even more important to have all of our WRs healthy for the playoffs. If Cooper can go Sunday without any risk of re-injury or aggravating the injury, then I'd like to see him give it a shot. If there's risk of a longer-term, lingering injury that can be avoided by resting through this week and the bye week, then he should sit.

This is a very reasonable take. I could see the Bills losing here, but pulling out all the stops in the playoffs with a healthy Kincaid, Coleman, Cooper, Brown, and Milano and winning the game. Even if the Bills win here, the Chiefs are still likely to get the #1 seed, so they're still potentially going to Arrowhead in January and that's clearly the more important game of the two. The timing of the schedule is not favorable to the Bills in this one - they have a number of day-to-day/week-to-week injuries and with the bye week approaching, the smart thing to do may be to get these guys fully healthy with the long break rather than rushing them back for Sunday and jeopardizing their health down the stretch. All this said, I would not be shocked if the Bills won this game either.

I hate to give props to a Buckeye, but Orlando Pace was pretty damn good. I agree that you can't argue with Anthony Munoz either.

Hollins has played well and has produced. He's not an all-pro, but he was neither signed to be one nor was he expected to be one. He's met/exceeded expectations as a 4th WR who has climbed up a bit due to injuries. He's never going to light up the stat sheet, but he's made some key grabs, including 3 TDs. He's also a willing and solid blocker in the run game and is a good teammate. What else does anyone want/expect from the guy? On a related note (discussing down-the-roster WRs), MVS had a great stat line for the Saints last week: He was terrible with the Bills and I'm fine with them having moved on, but he did have a good day on Sunday.