Drunken Pygmy Goat

If Carr is still out, I doubt it. Plus, there are 3 other matchups that week that would probably get flexed before small market Buffalo. Not quite accurate. I don't think he was beaten, and he drowned. That area where he drowned is now fenced off. I tailgated right there last Sunday, and cops were all over that area. I assume their presence was as heavy elsewhere around the lots.

3 I see both teams leaning hard on the run, and hoping to pass less than 30 times. But (iirc), Dalton has been sacked on roughly one out of every ten drop backs. The Bills should be able to get constant pressure on him.

It is, but he's been our best player on offense so far this year. I assume he's ranked near the top overall. Other than the dropped TD on the opening drive of the season, he's been a stud. And if not for the drop, Taylor would have zero INTs.

Plenty of football left. Not saying the Bills will fade drastically down the stretch, but they could, and have several times before. Not impossible is all I'm saying. I'd be surprised if they don't finish with at least 8 wins.

My post wasn't meant to be taken so literal.

No media assessment of the Bills @ Falcons would be complete without mentioning the loss of Jones and Sanu for the second half, especially when you consider how they torched the Bills defense in the first half. Oh, wait...

I'd complain too, if I was used to getting away with PI all these years, and now I'm not.

Great!!! The claps, too...lol

In no way is the Bills beating the Bengals (a team that they should beat) more impressive than beating the Falcons (an undefeated team that they shouldn't beat).

That's what I thought as well, but I think he meant 2015. Taylor was out, Watkins went down, and Dalton was having a career year and the Bills defense couldn't stop them. The 2011 game was ridiculously officiated. Bills got hosed badly by a tuck rule.

Yep...I think that drop against the Panthers really threw him into a mental funk. I'm not too worried about him just yet.

Excellent post!

We have that already. It's called "standings". Most halfway knowledgeable fans can tell which teams at or near the top of the rankings are for real, and which ones have been lucky or will flame out, on any given year. As the season goes on, it becomes much much easier to figure out. 4 games is a small sample size, but not too small. When you beat two of the best teams in the league this year, and over the course of the last few years, on those 4 games, you can confidently believe that said team is closer to being "for real" than it is closer to "flaming out". The problem with simply checking "standings" is that there's really no debate. You are what your record says you are. But with "power rankings", there's plenty of room for debate. They're like argumentative essays in a way. And in today's social media, internet driven business world, facts don't sell as much as opinions (unfortunately). That's why ESPN is getting blasted in the comments section. The opinion given by the source doesn't necessarily match that of the knowledgeable reader. But they don't care, because having a controversial opinion = $$$$$ on the internet. As long as people are stupid enough to continue putting too much focus on the wrong things, media outlets like ESPN will thrive.

And this is why people shouldn't pay too much attention to "power rankings". The word "power" is added, because they cannot refer to them simply as "rankings". Otherwise, the Bills would be near the top, and there would only be on "ranking" needed. "Power rankings" aren't as cut and dry as "What's your record?", and "Who have you beaten/lost to?". The rankings are very heavily influenced in reputation, and not quite as much by "what have you done lately" as we would like or assume these rankings to be. This allows multiple outlets to cash in on clicks. That's why you have a team ranked differently by different media outlets. These are nothing more than click bait "power rankings".

Its pretty obvious that McDermott, while green as a HC, has seen a lot in his career, and has a pretty good idea of what to do and what not to do. He wasn't some up and coming coach from a losing program or programs. He's been a part of successful teams. He's seen what it takes. Sometimes it's the little things, not just the "situational football" stuff. Shaking the hands of everyone in the organization as they pass by him in the tunnel may not seem all that important, but the message it sends is just another small part of what he's trying to do here. Changing a culture essentially comes down to wins, but wins don't just happen. They start with the little things, on and off the field. BTW, is it me, or are the Bills and Chiefs offenses very similar? Both seem deeply rooted in WC principles. Both utilize the option (Taylor is clearly more dangerous as a runner than Smith, but he's still very effective). Both like to run the ball, and get the TEs involved more than the WRs. The only major difference between the two, aside from the talent, is one team has established this as their offense for several years, and one is just now building from it's foundation. The Chiefs O looks like a finely tuned machine, while the Bills have had some issues with blocking schemes and execution. Those two factors are pretty much all that's held them back so far this year on offense.

Some people just don't know how to react after 17 years. It's like when fans loudly cheer for the offense on 3rd down. It's good natured, but is the opposite of how you're supposed to act.

Bengals D is very good, especially against the pass. Taylor is going to have a rough day, IMO, throwing and escaping the pass rush. I expect another game similar to the last two. Probably going to come down to turnovers and penalties; whoever makes the least mistakes.

Fantastisch!!!

"Does he always clap this much?"

Lucky break. The DB may have gotten away with a bit there as well.

That drop in the bucket to Clay today was no joke though.

Lots of Denver fans from the WNY area.

Slide short of the first down, you mean?