wakingfane

Exactly what I was going to post. I'm surprised they bothered to keep him after that. Thought it was pretty clear he had reached his potential and it wasn't enough for the Prime Time Bills

This is great, I think this is a group therapy session actually, lol. So I wasn't one of the positivity posters but I usually agreed with them. I got really annoyed at the harsh reality posters that said there was something fundamentally wrong with the Bills organization which would not allow them to succeed. I couldn't allow that to be possible because I needed the possibility that any season could be a turnaround. And besides, the organization had been successful in the nineties under Ralph, so why would things have become so drastically irredeemable in just 5 years or so? But it was true... You guys were right... The players really weren't good enough, the composition of the teams was either slapdash or misinformed. The wrong people were in charge over and over again and any improvement was only incremental, not revolutionary... So sad that it truly took Ralph's death for things to begin to truly change.

Honestly Josh Allen cured me of BBFS. McDermott got me help managing the symptoms but Josh cured it. The last time I felt myself slipping into the hole was the Packers game in 2018. Josh had looked brilliant, although unconventional against Minnesota and I was feeling hopeful... I couldn't fully Billieve though, until the quarterback curse was broken. As a BBFS survivor, I'd seen plenty of promising performances followed by slow decline, collapse and failure. That Packers game was brutal. Josh looked completely clueless and hopeless and I could have almost thrown up thinking about what it would mean if that was really the way things were headed. We already saw what a good McDermott team with a poor quarterback could do in Jacksonville. But by the end of the 2018 season I had seen enough of Josh to be convinced he really was different. Before training camp in 2019 I placed a max bet at the casino on the Bills making the playoffs and made out quite well, thanks to the Wrong Josh 😆

This leak hurts because there is no messaging around it from the team. It's possible the intent is to support the fans so there are no PSLs, recognizing that 30-35% of State revenues come straight from Wall Street.

Interesting to see though that a rule like "in the grasp" was applied very liberally, at least in this game. Josh Allen would have been sacked last year at least twice as much if the refs called in the grasp the same nowadays. And they also called unnecessary roughness for driving the QB to the ground... And for spearing/ leading with the helmet. And the announcers called it like those defenders made boneheaded plays, not like the refs were too much of "over officious jerks"

I agree with Cole's live or let die attitude, but he's still an idiot for not taking a free vaccine. Billions of people would love to be able to just show up at a corner pharmacy and get protected against this deadly virus like so many other diseases. A majority of the entire US Population has gotten the freaking shot along with dozens of other vaccines. If you're not an idiot then your children get dozens of vaccines before the age of 5 and have been doing so for generations. The people who refuse to do such a simple common sense thing for themselves and their families are wilfully idiotic. It's not a big freaking deal.

Okay, so in Year 4 at the end of his rookie contract we will know if he was worth a roster spot for four years. Good thing we don't treat all our players with such deference, lol I know I'm overreacting, there are very few areas of concern on the team to discuss! And I forget he was only just a rookie last year

Because it makes it sound like he has way further to go in his improvement than I previously thought. Let's just be honest, he is not on the standard player development trajectory. He went from too heavy, to too light, and now hopefully just right, but he has to get used to it... it's not the straight and direct path you'd like to see... so it's concerning

Article is misleading... Dion didn't bring up AJ, the reporter specifically asked him to comment on AJ... And my take on Dion's commentary left me more concerned than impressed... he said he no longer feels like a "feather" - okay concerning that he ever was a "feather"... and generally it sounded more like he's starting over with a new body... and feels more like playing a normal NFL player now...

The melodrama around this Ertz trade has been really annoying and, frankly embarrassing to the professionals involved who... if this were the routine with every freakin transaction, could not reasonably operate in such an environment and keep their cool/ sanity... The leaks have to be on the Philly side. We just haven't seen this kind of BS from Beane's shop. I know as a fan I should be glad I've been getting a scoop on this for three months, but it's actually really not a satisfying experience, lol

LOL, Dion ate lotsa mac & cheese... just keep stirring!

Well, they tried the alternative approach in 2019 -- elevate guys like Duke Williams who have been working hard all year and give them a big role in the playoffs.... how did that go?

Actually.... The 230-acre Rush Oak Openings Unique Area in Monroe County features the globally rare plant community commonly referred to as an "oak opening" or "oak savannah". This site is the only known intact oak opening remaining in New York State. Oak openings were very common in the Midwest (where the prairie met eastern forests) prior to European settlement. Rush Oak Openings Unique Area - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Problem is obvious. He holds the ball upside down... and backwards. Laces should be in! Less snaggability, more friction on the bod.

During McDermott's final timeout, we switched to a 3- man rush (no time for a sack anyway) and flooded the sideline with pass defenders. Two throwaways later, the field goal was off the table completely

I voted for Foxborough too! But as soon as I saw the headline after we actually won the Division I thought, 'Oh God, what have we done.'

This is ridiculous! They just posted 51 photos of today's scrimmage on Bills media. You can clearly see who is first and second team and in many photos, where they are lined up.

Beane's comment about the uncertainty of developing this year's picks because of coronavirus was pretty interesting... It looks like a good draft to divest from and instead get proven players, trade up for prospects that need the least development, and hope that player development returns to normal next year

Just wanted to say when Tasker and Murphy talk about their families and their fandom in the community it is a very rewarding listen... FWIW. As a long time Buffalo Bills fan, yesterday's show was great.

Wow you ain't kidding... That looked like about a 65 yard, coffin corner punt to seal the game

What a dumb article. No wonder some people think the New York Times is just an elitist, out of touch, weeping, storm in a teacup. I don't think that's true overall, but not judging by this article.

I expect to see a six point jump in completion percentage next year.. related to improvement mostly in areas other than "accuracy"...

Agreed. I just see a natural physical awareness, intuition, and intelligence on field that I believe will lead to continued growth in that area and others. And I agree with the OP that accuracy technically is not the issue. It's precision and touch, which are easier to fix and/or work with. This is not an EJ Manuel / JP Losman level project.

I think there's a difference between excuse making and seeing a healthy combination of potential and progress. The potential is obvious but we also saw progress. Especially with touch and recognition

Wow, that's stunning. I'm surprised that the results of 35 throws would tilt the statistics that much. Of course every receiving corps has drops but I agree that catching the majority of those particular 35 throws is not too much to ask.