Freddie's Dead

Remember when we ran McKittrick outta town on a rail? And when we replaced him with two guys that cost like 4x what it would have taken just to keep him? Well they have way less FDs and points halfway into the season, and likely won't equal McKittrick's 2022 output by the end of the season. Good times.

I don't do the Game Balls thread when we lose. It's just not done.

Would I throw in a lighted match if my friend Bubba Gump was in there? Ya might, rabbit, ya might....

Stay warm. Just remember that Buffalo in January....it might be chilly....

I will differ with the OP on one point. Dane Jackson was the only player on defense to really show up tonight. Had a helluva game until that big play to Tee Higgins on the last Bengals drive. Hyde made two big plays, the PD where he got dinged up, and the rejection on 2nd down. Other than that, Hyde got pwned. Both Hyde and Poyer have lost a step, and their replacements are not on the current roster (Rapp? Biatch, please).

OK wiseguy. 29 other NFL coaches. Speak for yourself, Kimosabe. RUN JOSH RUN!!!!!!

No, we're not. They are the real deal.

29 other coaches (updated for the wiseguy below) in the NFL would give their left nut for Josh Allen. He would immediately make any team, even the lowly New Jersey Giants, a Super Bowl contender. It's not his fault he has a *****in' idiot for a head coach. He's a winner, which I've known since his smiling face was seen in the Pylon Cam at the Metrodome in 2018 as he dove in for a TD. THAT'S MY QUARTERBACK!!! HANDS OFF, MUTHA *****A!!!

That's the problem. It's not Josh Allen lead, it's McDummy lead. Josh's talent is being completely wasted by this coaching staff. They should have been gone after 13 seconds.

Wrong, they showed a shot of him in the 4th QTR with a coach next to him, going over stuff on a tablet. I pointed this out in the GDT to all the Josh haterz out there. Thank you for paying attention.

I respectfully disagree with the premise of this thread. Unlike the playoff game in Buffalo, the effort was there tonight. The Josh INT and Kincaid fumble were killers, and we could not overcome one of the worst reffing jobs I've ever seen. Lastly, McDummy threw dirt on the coffin with horribly bad in-game decision making (not taking the holding penalty, pussing out at the end of the first half, the challenge which cost us a timeout that we needed). The effort was there, we just weren't good enough to overcome our reffing and coaching handicaps.

McDummy must go. We need a coach that will not waste Josh's peak years. I'm split on Beane. He might have to go to make sure that McDummy can be fired. It's too bad we just extended these guys.

Both for $1000 Alex.....

Congratulations to all who picked the Bengals, you were right. With the final score of Bills 18, Bengals 24, the winners are: Gold - @BuffaloBillyG 20-24 for a total difference of -1 points (three points deducted for hitting the Bengals score on the nose) Silver (tie) - @Taro Nimbus 21-27 and @HappyDays 17-29, for a total difference of 6 points Bronze - @PastaJoe 23-26 for a total difference of 7 points See you all next week.

Winning the challenge is not the point. You don't challenge a 9-yard gain when it's not even a first down. The TO was worth 40 seconds of game clock, and you needed that more than a non-FD 9-yard gain.

I'm going to fall for it, because it was an objectively terrible decision.

You forgot about the idiot refs....

Higgins just grabs Josh Norman on the outside of both shoulder pads, and yet again, the refs are blinded by the light. Jesus Christ, they gave the Bengals the benefit of every single call tonight.

That blown TO is going to cost us 40 seconds of clock. WAY TO GO MC*****IN'DUMMY!!!!

Good luck explaining this. Most people think that if you win the challenge that it was a good challenge. It needs to be a critical play, and 2nd and 1 vs. 2nd and 10 is not critical enough to risk the TO.

It was a great catch, and McDummy wastes a TO challenging a 9-yard reception when we need every TO down the stretch. He is truly a ***** idiot.

Exactly. Even if you win the challenge, it's a stupid challenge.

That was actually a nice catch by Sherfield. Oh, dumb challenge by McDummy. That's not even a first down catch. You gotta let that ***** slide. We need the TO more.

It's clear that the coaching staff is the limiting factor on Josh's talent.