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https://theathletic.com/2257692/2020/12/13/nfl-week-14-scores?source=user-shared-article Bills look like Super Bowl contenders in win over Steelers This is the type of performance the Bills have been waiting for against one of the best teams in the AFC. The Bills came out and dominated the second half. Josh Allen brought himself back after a slow start and the defense forced huge turnovers. We’ve been waiting to see a sign that this Bills team could contend for a Super Bowl this year. I believe they provided that answer this evening. — Joe Buscaglia

I love that we've now had 2 extremely solid Primetime games from Allen. And now I can say that Allen broke JK's single season TD record for the team!!! The stats tonight weren't spectacular, but that's a spectacular D he just beat. And he was better than the 1st ballot HOFer opposite him. And honestly, as spectacular as Allen has been this year, Diggs is 1B as far as MVP for this team goes. What a move by Beane! And finally... from da man himself:

Completely agree. With the state of the Pittsburgh LBs, it'd be almost criminal not to exploit that by targeting Knox over the middle a ton.

And it's just sad and frightening that people succumb to what's exciting as a story rather than what's probable or factual.

I actually think this is what's happened with a lot of the ones who left. The thing about conspiracy theories is that they're often so elaborately conceived that they just have to be right. There are some seriously fascinating conspiracy theories out there about how we never landed on the moon. I'm sure there are some crazy people out there who believe the world is flat. I like conversing with some of the posters over there, including @Buffalo_Gal and @leh-nerd skin-erd, but their beliefs (not necessarily these 2 posters, just broadly speaking) are that when it comes to something like election fraud, you have to look at the totality of all the "evidence" they've posted in their 187 page thread in order to even talk about it. When I spend time looking at some of it, it just confirms they're off their rockers. The big problem people have--and this spans more than just politics--is that we tend to take the isolated things we witness or experience personally as guiding truths to our central beliefs, and the most ignorant among us use those ultimately cherry-picked experiences as foundational to certain beliefs. It's frustrating because I have people in my wife's family who I love and enjoy talking to who are guided by this exact mentality and you can't convince them otherwise.

This is absolutely, 100% false. And it's what irritates the hell out of me about all these political forums. Several of the posters that left, including the martyr who was initially kicked off, were absolute buttholes to people of political viewpoints here in PPP. And those posters CONSTANTLY attacked posters rather than ideas. And I'm certainly not innocent. I would respond to these posters... often stooping to their level, though not usually as childishly as them with direct name calling with 4 letter words. And I'm still interacting with these people now--including the aformentioned martyr--and they're really no better even in their own echo chamber. Stop pretending that the reason they left this board is because the "liberal" or "Democrat" or "non-Trump voters" over here were the ones viciously attacking them personally as they innocently sat by. There were just more people who came onto the board of an opposing political opinion over the last 7 or 8 months, probably not coincidentally based off everything that's happened in that time.

My problem with the Democratic party has been the mentality that's summed up in a famous phrase from one of its heroes: "When they go low, we go high." I love Michelle Obama and actually would have loved to see her run for political office, but no. The Democrats need to stop bringing knives to these gunfights. The issue with the Democratic party as the "big tent" party is getting everyone to coalesce and act as one entity. Since the Republican Party is just a bunch of rich white dudes, it's much easier to get them to go with the gameplan. But yeah, this push "there was fraud that only affected the Republican candidate negatively!!!" was just silly.

The violence from the riots over the Summer was unacceptable, but it was also violence caused by BOTH far-right AND far-left extremists. The violence these people are talking about right now are solely for the sake of overturning the very foundation of our country: free and fair elections. Soooo... in other words... you put words in my mouth. I find your obsession with people's vices in their personal lives fascinating considering how dismissive you are of all of them in Trump's life. You're right, but with what McConnell's done in the last 4 1/2 years, packing the court would actually be the next logical and fair steps if the Democrats win the Senate. It won't happen because I don't think the Democrats win both Georgia seats and I don't think they have the balls to do that with such a slim majority, but it's something they absolutely should do down the road if they get a larger majority. What was phony? It wasn't a phony impeachment scandal. It really happened and for the first time in our history a member of the Senate of the same political party as the President being impeached voted to impeach him. There was nothing phony about that impeachment trial. Members of Trump's own party admitted he was guilty. They just resigned themselves to the fact that the American people could decide in 11 months since it was an election year. And the American people decided. Wait... whaaaaaaaa????? Talk about perpetuating the problem in our country right now. You've branded all Trump voters as part of a Cult-of-Trump, which is exactly what he's done so well for 4 years with his brand. His indignation at losing has become his voters' indignation because the voters feel they were cheated because he said so. Get out of the cult. My dislike of Donald Trump is not a dislike of Donald Trump voters. My in-laws and friend I go watch football with are not deplorable racists or misogynists beyond redemption. The reason so many of you thought Trump would win was because of the ravenous loyalty of his supporters. I still see people holding Trump flags on overpasses sometimes on the Freeway. For Greg and others, the amount of people at rallies somehow proved he would win. It was a silly argument. We voted against Trump, not Trump voters. No, Trump's first 3 years are wildly overblown in terms of his successes with the economy. He held the economy back in many ways with his tariffs and the manufacturing industry was in a recession late in 2019 even before the Pandemic. His tax cuts were a brief shot to the economy, followed by more sluggishness... and most of the benefits went to the very wealthy rather than middle and lower class Americans who really needed the help. On top of this, these middle and lower class Americans can see corruption playing out in the highest office of the land as Trump gets rich off his office and uses taxpayer dollars frivolously for significantly more golfing than any of his predecessors (one of his many lies), trips to his resorts, and detouring military planes to places near his resort like in Britain to make more money. His Presidency was wildly tainted even before the Pandemic and it was the reason I made the bet with Greg way back then. I thought Trump would still lose and still think he probably would have, but I was more lik 55/45 on that. Once the Pandemic hit, it became 70/30 to me and I even tried to let DR out of the bet because it was so obvious. But he doubled down and turned into more of a douche. Trump was just a terrible President, and a lot of his voters didn't even realize that with a lot of his policies they were actually cutting off their noses to spite their face.

It shouldn't be... at least not in the way that it is now. It's a very different "us vs. them" with Greg and a number of those other posters who left this site than it is with my in-laws and the friend I watch Bills games with every week who are Trump supporters and, I suspect, you. Over there, they believe we're the enemy and are literally calling for blood in the streets in order to keep Trump in office. That's insane. I never perceived him or any of the rest of them to be the enemy (Except maybe @The_Dude who actually seems like he might be downright evil) and certainly never said it. Just because you have starkly different political views than me, I don't view you as "the enemy." Is that really what he said or are you putting words in his mouth like you so often do with me? Talk about tunnel vision. This totally ignores the antics of the Republican party and Mitch McConnell specifically as far as the SC is involved... I don't really know how the SC became your focus in this post, but with what's happened over the last 4 years with the SC as far as Republicans go, I think if the Democrats win the Georgia runoff seats (I don't think they will... but if they do) they should get rid of the filibuster and pack the court Republicans are free to impeach Biden, but they need to win the House back first. So, if impeachment happens, it won't be until 2023 at least. Like I said, Republicans will need to win back the House before they're able to impeach. What do you point to regarding unity? How terrible Trump was in creating it? I agree. He was the bane of his own existence for the last 4 years in so many ways. Interesting. I was genuinely rooting for Trump. Once he gave his acceptance speech I turned to my father-in-law (aformentioned Trump supporter) and told him that I liked what I heard and that maybe he can far surpass my expectations. He didn't.

Exactly. More than anything I'm just disturbed that I genuinely thought he had some integrity. In the lead up to the election, he directly told me that if Trump lost, he would obviously reconsider the sources he used for information. Instead he went even deeper into the Alt-right media... he's probably prowling Parler constantly in addition to Twitter at this point.

I didn't mean he reported himself. I meant that he just stopped following the rules on purpose in order to martyr himself. Yes, I realize that sounds a little far-fetched, but based on what I'm seeing from him over there at this point, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

The problem is that this is just one more representation of the "us vs them" mentality that exists everywhere politically speaking right now. If I seemed to be yelling at you, it's because everyone over at the other board is also accusing me of getting him banned. I took no part in that. But because I'm "the other" to them, I must be at fault for that along with heart disease, diabetes, and Covid. It's just silly. And upon more reflection I honestly thing Greg banned himself in part to find a way out of his bet. It sure was odd that he and Foxx and Ann got that other site up so quickly

It's sad because it's indicative of the stark political divide. When Trump first came into office the term "alternative facts" and "alternative truths" became reality. These people believe that a lot of things that aren't true--many of which have been widely debunked and proven false--are truths simply because they believe it. My father-in-law is a great example. He's a hardcore Trump supporter (though he believes Biden will be President) who told me just last week that he believes there was widespread fraud. When I asked why he believes it, he said "it's just what I see" with absolutely no further evidence or commentary to back it up. Trump has the divine right to be President to many of them. I don't lump @leh-nerd skin-erd into that category, but even he as one of the more admirable and respectable posters on the other side of the aisle still just said a bunch of out-there stuff in that post you just responded to. And as you sum it up, it's just sad. No. DO NOT lump me in with posters who complained about DR and got him banned. I never complained about him to a mod and I took no part in that whatsoever and was surprised--and disappointed--when he got banned... TWICE!!!

I didn't realize @Chef Jim made that bet, too. What's wrong with these people? Last year I made a bet with 2 posters that Allen would make the pro bowl. I've honored both bets by donating $50 to a charity and not making any prognostications for a full year. They take after their leader: they're wildly sore losers. What's scary is that these idiots believe they're being patriotic when they make threats of spilling out to the streets with guns to start some kind of civil war. The answer is no: DR has doubled, tripled, quadrupled down on what he's doing. He's symbolic of the problem of our country as he's now actually claiming that liberals (and I don't even think I'm that liberal... but I guess I am compared to them) like me and FDR (I think that's Tibs???) are "the enemy." He's a moron, but every time I see him mention or quote me, I'm taking those as opportunities to remind him of his lost bet and then post a big Joe Biden avatar. It's been annoying others on the board. Boyst is even voluntarily using one of them as his own avatar, which I find hilarious. I really just guess I had too much faith in some of them as they just ran away instead of owning up to being wrong.

Is this finally with 100% of the count in?

https://theathletic.com/2246422/2020/12/08/bills-49ers-observations-josh-allen/ Josh Allen’s best game should have the Bills thinking bigger: 7 observations 1) Allen was every bit of the X-factor the Bills needed This game featured a classic Bills script under coach Sean McDermott. The Bills opened as favorites over 5-6 San Francisco, but so much came in on the 49ers that the Bills were the betting underdogs by kickoff. This Bills team, unlike any other I’ve covered over the last decade, thrives on getting counted out by the masses, and Allen especially. For many around the country who hadn’t seen Allen since Thanksgiving of last year, he showed them how much he’s improved in his third season. Allen was electric from the start of the game to his fourth-quarter touchdown pass to rookie receiver Gabriel Davis. Allen was reading the defense, checking in and out of plays based on what they were showing him and finding coverage lapses all over the field. The accuracy, the arm strength and the anticipation on throws were all next-level. The Bills easily could have crumbled after getting stood up at the goal line on their first drive, making a goal-line stand of their own and surrendering a touchdown after a fumble set the 49ers up just a few yards out from the end zone. Allen didn’t let that happen. He engineered a 77-yard touchdown drive on five plays on the next drive to tie the game. From there, the Bills didn’t look back. Allen racked up 375 passing yards, four touchdowns and an 86 percent adjusted completion rate within the first 51 minutes of the game. The 49ers had the core players of their impressive linebacker and secondary units available for the matchup. It was the same defense that stymied the Rams last week. Given the opponent, audience and level of performance, this was easily the most impressive showing of Allen’s career. If Allen is capable of these types of performances against good teams, there isn’t a goal that is too high for the Bills this season. With how much Allen continues to improve and how he’s shown he can beat any defensive approach, the Bills might have a quarterback who can change the course of the franchise for years to come. 2) Forget establishing the run: Let Allen Throw After the bye, McDermott made it a priority to get the rushing attack in order. The Bills moved the ball effectively against the Chargers, but it seemed to come at the cost of their passing game. The pass-blocking unit never got into a rhythm. Allen looked as out-of-sync as he had the entire season and flirted with some reckless play. It’s become clear the Bills aren’t going to fulfill their potential this season if the rushing game is what’s leading the way. It shouldn’t be close to a 50-50 split, either. After losing one fumble at the goal line, and nearly another one, to begin the game, the Bills finally committed to their offensive identity against the 49ers. They need to let Allen, Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley and the rest of the receiving cast lead the way until teams start defending them and opening up room for their running backs, like the Bills did against the Chiefs in Week 6. Allen and his receivers have shown they can beat any type of defensive approach thrown at them. Zone coverage? Allen forced both the zone-heavy Seahawks and 49ers to abandon that. Man coverage? The Dolphins in Week 2 learned that didn’t work. Zero-blitzes, delayed blitzes and bracketed receivers? Allen has plotted his way through all of them, and if he didn’t do so one week, he corrected it for the next. It’s why the Bills need to lean on Allen’s passing abilities the rest of the season, as they did Monday.

My bad on the Jim Kelly record breaking thing... for the last few weeks they've been advertising the number and I thought it was a different number. Just looked it up and it was 34 in 1991. Let's hope Allen breaks that in SNF at home against the Steelers in another fantastic primetime game!

How do they make him look like less than what he is? The thread title is precisely what he is this season. Would you not want a QB like the one identified statistically in the thread title for the season? I think it defines him pretty well. Fantastic production and accuracy with the only knock being that he could potentially do a bit better taking care of the football. You go talk in other threads about your weekly highs and lows, I care about whether we have our next Jim Kelly... and right now I'd say we do, barring injury.

We get it, you're starving for attention and don't always get it. The thread is only misleading if you're an idiot. The very first words in the title indicate that this thread is about Allen's 2020 season as a whole. That other poster posts weekly threads detailing the stats of each game. Stop your whining and either avoid posting in this thread or participate in dialogue.

Edmunds was pretty fantastic yesterday. He was always disruptive in the passing game, but my big knock on him was always his weakness in the running game. He always looked like a big man who didn't like to hit. He's really pulled a 180 in the running game over the last few weeks.

I missed Cowherd's segment on him today on the radio. What did he say? I only heard his hierarchy and he put the Bills at #4 and said it's probably too low.

How about that! This was just an absolutely unbelievable game for Allen. It's gotta be his best as a pro... and it was almost ENTIRELY through the air. Try saying Josh Allen is just a running QB now!!!! Breaks Jim Kelly's single season franchise record still with 4 games to go (see EDIT). There was a love-fest going on tonight with Louis Riddick in terms of Allen... AND I LOVED IT!!!! EDIT: They've been advertising Jim Kelly's single season TD record for weeks now and I thought the number was different. It's 34 and he's one shy of tying that and 2 shy of breaking it. Let's hope he does it in his next Primetime game