TheWei44

Poyer and A Rodgers: Two dudes who should have retired before this season! Dumbasses! How many millions do you need?!

Allen's running is like a hybrid of Jackson and Henry - Shifty, quick, but also a big body that is tough to bring down//happy to run through you if necessary.

That stinks!

Went for a chilly walk (in Cincy), a bit of shopping, crossword puzzle, tracking the other games of interest online (and watching some of Jets/Seahags), twiddling thumbs. Basically, a bunch of nothing!

The one thing I hope would be different this year is say we had made the FG and KC got the ball with 1:40 on clock in a tied game. I would hope this year, in that sort of situation against KC and probably other teams as well, that we are very aggressive on D and do not go into a prevent shell. Pressure the QB, go down swinging, and let the chips fall where they may. None of the "prevent" crap!

Cook on offense. Bernard on D. Honorable mention to Knox and Groot

Bills 30, Niners 21

Ha, yep! And Bills by 9 and 3-5 feet of snow . . . Maybe a bit less than 3 feet though

I stand by my prediction that he sits.

Just need to string together 9 more wins this season/post season!!

I think I'd take the bye as well. If we're say 50/50 or even 45/55 to beat Ravens and 65/35 to beat two beatable teams, our chances of making it to the AFCCG are worse having to play two games (0.65*0.65 = 0.42) rather than one (0.45/0.50).

I guess if we're saying full integration of Cooper, we should also say same for D Hop. Spot on assessment, in my view.

Here are my predictions: Purdy won't play, Orchard Park gets 3-5 feet of snow but game isn't moved, Bills win by 9 points . . . But don't quote me on any of this!

If you only care about results, and ignore nuance and variables, why would you focus on the fact that it was a 4th down play? We only needed two yards and likely win even with just two yards on that 4th down play. Only one quality win? Second win against Miami wasn't a quality win? Seattle on the road wasn't a quality win? Even you acknowledged we've done excellent in the regular season - No nuance or context needed to explain our 9-2 record, right? I don't disagree that our performance in the playoffs has been lacking but some context/nuance there too is informative. Doesn't "excuse" or fully explain our performance but certainly helps explain outcomes.

Joe Burrow is an NFL QB. Joe Burrows doesn't play in the NFL. Here in Cincinnati, there are twin girls in my son's grade. Their last name is Burrows. Some last names have an "s" at the end and some don't.

I know this is SO obvious but the 1 seed isn't just about the rest. It's about having to win only one game (at home) to get to AFCCG. That's huge!

We have a lot of "near superstars" which is better than having just 1-3 true superstars . . . And we play particularly well as a team.

That's fair - I wasn't considering the effect of weather conditions.

Browns are a lot more competitive with Winston - They'll win about half of their remaining games and impact the playoff seeding for sure. The only teams I'd really be worried about playing are Chiefs, Ravens, Texans, Chargers roughly in that order. Bengals would be a concern but I don't see them making the playoffs. Hope the teams in the North beat the crap out of each other!

I have never been a fan of "Bills Mafia" personally. So I'm being consistent. So funny that some here immediately make this political and call people libby's, etc. This is not a political discussion. It's in bad taste IMHO, that's the point. No one (or very few, I assume) are "outraged" over this.

Agreed, but that is an important subtlety here: The (theoretical) drunken idiots likely didn't even conceive of how what they did might be perceived. In an ideal world, you need to step in the shoes of others and realize it's in poor taste and could be taken as a racial slur. And also in poor taste for other reasons.

Nailed it! Thanks.

I am not a cancel culture/politically correct kind of guy. But in my opinion, and my opinion only, hanging a kermit is in poor taste for several reasons. Feel free to disagree. I am not losing any sleep over it, and I am sure the media will blow it way out of proportion, as they always do.

My personal opinion is that it's in poor taste. Sure, it's funny and basically harmless but the insinuation of violence and (very likely unintentional) suggestion of a lynching is surely offensive to some.

Way, way too many for any sane person. Probably 30-35.