Heavy Kevi

I like rex But I think it was obvious with the Bills *a decade ago* he doesn't want to put in that kind of work anymore. And that blowhard type tough guy persona just seems incompatible with the fickle hippie currently on their QB depth chart. Now if rex was ready to work and they had a grittier QB (ala Baker, Jameis, etc) this could be interesting given their defensive talent and skill potions.

I think if we see them again it's imperative to score first. Maybe more than once. We don't stop the run well and that's pretty much their whole schtick. Get up on the scoreboard and they can't just hand it off. I also doubt josh would have as rough a game the second time around. Overall I'd be pretty nearvous if we see them again in the playoffs (more than any other team), but we should be favored despite the drubbing we took back in week 4.

Yeah that was gross. He could have sacked Mahomie but stopped trying. I've lost hope. That's the kind of play you bring him in to make against a rival. And instead he was just chillin' between the whistles.

This drive is all on the coaching staff Touch that little mini WR at the line and he won't be able to make a catch 1 second after the snap.

Haven't seen anything on Twitter (don't even have an acct) But yeah I definitely saw him crouching holding that hand and trying to "shake it off". He definitely blasted it off a Phin helmet.

The crazy thing is Phin fans are saying the refs should have been in bills jerseys, because they were trying to help the bills win. I saw some bad calls both ways but those back-to-back holdings were BAD BAD. Taking points off the board for ticky-tack calls. The rapp flag was a joke. And the poyer flag, well... They had to throw that. And the idea that Poyer was a "double agent" (very popular among dolphin fans)... Yeah except he broke the arm of our star in the making WR. So if he was trying to help he didn't do it very well.

Lol nice backtrack Deferring is probably the easiest decision in all of football You can call it arrogance, but it's really just sound decision making. When you take the ball you risk losing your advantage immediately (as happened today). It also puts a ton of pressure on the first drive. If you don't cash in for whatever reason, you lose the strategic advantage. When you defer you not only have the advantage of taking away the other teams advantage right away, but you also gain the possible coveted "double-dip", getting an extra possession. Tell me again how I'm ignorant?

No I'll never praise taking the ball. It's stupid. You ALWAYS defer. Always. McDermott made a dumb decision, which you have chosen to defend.

It's like McDermott hates making good decisions. Winning the toss and taking the ball instead of deferring? Wtf

DQ aside, I think Beans just outsmarted himself with the WR room this year. He did at WR what he's done at other positions previously (with better results than the WR "rebuild"). He signed a bunch of guys who either had above average/elite physical traits or needed a reset, hoping one or more would emerge. MVS and Claypool with legit chances to break through. Samuel and Hollins with real opportunities to step into the light. And of course all of this with the expectation Kincaid would be Kelce 2.0. But obviously it all fell straight on it's collective face and he looks like a dumbass. Had his plan worked, he'd look like a genius. That's what he was hoping for. I also think that the expectations have shifted. I think beane and FO generally expected a "down" cap correction year, or as Beane put it himself "a transition year"... But then they found themselves 2 games ahead in the east, Tua/phins toast and Jets looking bad. Beane says "F it", stops the failed "everybody eats" at WR BS, and goes out and gets a real WR. I'll give him credit for reading the room and making a move. That Samuel contract though, yowza. And it didn't have to get to this. As you said he could have just gotten us a real WR to begin with and cut out all the nonsense. He obviously didn't, but at least we aren't the team we used to root for, who would assuredly do NOTHING until the next off-season. I will completely agree with you I'd like to see over investment in the offense as well. We have Josh freaking Allen. Just outscore everyone else and save the experimentation for the defense.

Sure you can make it seem like I'm wrong. Aikman and McD had the same problem... Looking at it in a vacuum, without seeing the larger picture of this is Aaron Rodgers and not just "generic NFL QB" Doesn't mean I contradicted myself but if it makes you feel cool to talk on the internet, more power to you.

Of course it was going to be a hail Mary. McDermott failed to see the obvious. Even Aikman goes "they will try to work the sideline here" and I thought (out loud to my TV), "why would they work the sideline with the best hail Mary thrower the NFL has ever seen" And the bills are one of the worst at defending it.

Our first three games aside... This is more like what I expected of this year. This roster is horrid Josh is hurt. At least broken hand. Hasn't run much since. 2 3rd downs today he could easily have converted by running. And... McD lost the team last year The lack of talent will be McD's excuse to waste yet another year of Josh. Pegulas reticence to can McD is the real reason all of this is happening. It's all fruit of the poison tree. This team can go nowhere with this coach. They need new energy. Plus, this is the worst I've seen Josh play potentially ever.

MVP17

Hey, I can be an ahole when I'm pulled over but I know what legally I'm allowed to do and say. In a traffic stop you can't roll your window back up. It is true officers oftentimes use "officer safety" as a cudgel, but the truth is you are subjected to some things in a traffic stop... And rolling the window down enough to communicate is one of them. I don't roll my window down all the way (even if asked); but you HAVE to be able to communicate. Even if the officer doesn't like it, or you don't like it. Yowza. This response is just a little bit scary. It is true they have some authority on a traffic stop, but the idea we aren't on equal footing with police is bonkers. Just to be clear... Police officers are ONLY authority if you are committing, have committed, or have reasonable suspicion that you are about to commit a crime. If a cop walks up to you and demands, or "reasonably requests", or gives instructions, they are NOT authority, those are NOT lawful requests, and you are indeed on equal footing (or you are a bit higher actually as they are public servants who have sworn an oath to uphold your rights). Now Tyreek, he's a bag of Richards and rolled up his window during a legal traffic stop when he WAS subjected to reasonable, lawful requests from an officer that he denied and ultimately got arrested for. That's totally in bounds. But the blanket "they are authority" is just plain not true in most cases. If you don't break the law, police are not authority, they are servants of the public. They also have a very dangerous, important job. We entrust them with powers to keep the peace and they risk life and limb on a near daily basis. Both things are true. But let's not mislead people into thinking cops ARE authority when they are only authority in certain specific circumstances. Our bill of rights doesn't cease to exist just because someone has a badge.