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Great stuff on Diggs in Fairburn's article here: https://theathletic.com/2259486/2020/12/14/bills-show-key-ingredients-for-playoff-success-in-win-over-steelers/

Johnson, Phillips, Oliver, and Epenesa, not a bad foundation going forward.

Bills with Josh Allen are building a national following. I've got friends in Hawaii asking me to get them Jerseys for the whole family!

I'll add Beasely. He needed 37 yards to break his personal best for yards in a season, got 41.

It's hard to separate these guys....I think this is a pic of them when they were in Carolina....(Sean still had hair)

This post made me go back and read the "in your head" post. I thought along similar lines after the LAC game (at leaast I believe that was the one), that he can be his own worst enemy. Interestingly, I caught part of the Pitt-Ravens game where Big Ben was dinking and dunking most of the time, wondering if Allen could ever get to that point? I thought the 49er game showed some of that, "some." He is still so young and raw, which means he's got so much more room to grow. While he will never lose that gunslinger mentality, it looks like he is learning to be more patient and taking what's given sometimes. Sunday night will be a very good test, and I hope he passes... Lastly, I've made this point a few times in posts where people lament not taking Mahomes: given he has so much more room to grow, if Allen CAN harness himself (and I believe he can), I believe one day soon the Mahomes Lament will go the way of the Dodo...

I agree with the first point. I don't know about second, as there is certainly enough tape going back to last year. Don't take any unnecessary risks until it matters most. On the other hand, for this week at least, if the Steelers play a lot of man, and they are weak at LB, I can see Dabol telling Josh to take advantage of it when it's there.

Strength against strength, our protection against their pass rush. Should be the #1 factor playing into the outcome.

It takes awhile to come to grips with the fact these aren’t our same old Bills. I’m still working through it too!

Who has the best chance to beat the Chiefs in the NFL?

I seriously think in another year or two very few people will be questioning this move. Josh is the better "fit" for Buffalo, and he still has much more room to grow compared to PM.

I think Dabol has used the tackle eligible too much. I called it out when they lined up. If I knew it, the 49ers darn sure knew it. I also think he's trying to stay away from designed runs by Josh because of his injuries. Minor quibbles ...

Congratulations to Mr Beane! What I appreciate about him and McDermott is how they have embraced the WNY community. I'm thinking they erase the memory of four straight Super Bowl losses with four stratight wins...

Baldy devotes a segment to his very good game helping Wash defeat Pitt

Was just scanning through to see if anyone already mentioned, yes the RJ analogy is better than comparing him to any QB I can think of.

The Athletic has a good piece on Matakevich: https://theathletic.com/2250861/2020/12/10/tyler-matakevich-bills-special-teams/ Say's he's had the Pitt game circled since signing with the Bills....

Bailouts, QE, near-zero interest rates--whatever you want to call it. The financial system is backstopped by the FED and they know it. If Wall Street disappeared, the US economy would probably be better off...

2008

We haven't had free markets in a long time. With each crisis, the FED intervenes in more and more markets creating the expectation they will always bail out Wall Street...because they do bail out Wall Street. It's difficult to put the genie back in the bottle. Wall Street likes socialism when they benefit...

Agreed. Probably because It's hard to notice someone who gets double-teamed a lot (though that's his job too!). I certainly didn't notice this play during the game. That's why it's great to follow Baldy, he shows you those things that are hard to notice on TV. My last gripe: Too many casual fans only look at the stat sheet, and if you don't see Oliver with many tackles or sacks, or he didn't make a flashy play on TV, then he must not be playing well.....

This one on Oliver is great too.

It's a good time to be a fan, and there seem to be a few more now, which is good. In fact, it's my understanding that there are 9 million fans who never left the stadium for the great Houston comeback game....😎

What you say, the debt doesn't matter....?

Josh is creating a lot of Bills' fans. As I mentioned in some thread a week or so ago, maybe when the NFL realizes this team is a good draw, the Bills will start getting a little more luck on the field. Case in point, just saw Ravens WR Brown spin the ball in front of the DB without penalty. Why'd Josh get one for that?