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I see 4 losses. Cleveland still has a great defense. Indy in Indy is a threat. At Seattle is no easy game and At Baltimore. And Arizona is improved with Little Ky-Ky back. Anything can happen, of course. I have them at the 7 seed.

Yeah, listen I'm not going to lie. I didn't read a word of this response and I don't intend to. I also will not comment further on it, because as sure as I am about what it's says and all the tap dancing that may be there, I don't give comments based on my own assumptions and preconceived notions. Only a real schmuck would do that, right?

Ok let's say someone...let's keep it at yourself to keep it simple doesn't watch the game. And has no idea what occurred. Be it poor play, coaching, referee hindered, or just flat out the other team was better (it happens). But yet that same someone....again you wanted to say yourself to keep it simple...comes on and spouts their opinion over what they have no knowledge of. Boy, someone that watched the game...say me again keeping it simple...would really thank that person (or you as you referred) was a real real blowhard. Just a real sad sack who had no other interests or family to keep them occupied and would rather wallow like a pig in feces. I'm sure that someone as intellectual as yourself would understand why it would be hard to take a feces covered, uninformed blowhard seriously when they try to wax poetic about events they didn't even see, right? Unrelated, were you by chance at the Raider game? Perhaps near where they were digging?

I'm certain enough to make a wager.

He's the point that always is quite baffling. I get that people have other interests. Families. Jobs. It's life and I get that. It's entertainment. And if the product isn't entertaining you, life is short and if you feel compelled to do other things on a Sunday...more power to you. I say, enjoy what little time you may have left. However, the flip side of that is if someone isn't going to commit to watching the product...ANY point they make about said product thereafter is pretty much invalid. They didn't see it...so their comments are either 2nd had information or based off box scores. And, it's really fairly odd that some have no time to commit 3 hours to actually watch the game...yet have ample time to flood a message board with their uninformed opinions during the week (and they seem to find EXTRA time after a loss🤔) Then to put the cherry on top...these same types act offended when they are called "fair weather fans" even though this is the literal definition of a fair weather fan. Of course the last 2 paragraphs aren't directed to you specifically. Just a generalization of fans with that outlook.

I get what you're saying...but they made one SB and were in the AFCCG the following year with a bad OL. If they can field street FAs that are at the Mendoza Level they're still dangerous.

Yup. So they can now let Higgins walk, replace him in a deeeeeeep WR draft to pair someone with Chase AND get a 3rd round comp pick the following year for losing Higgins.

I think so too. So, do the Bills get credit for ending the Bengals season this year?

It's the way it is with every fanbase these days. Fans want instant gratification. Bengal fans were screaming for their HC to get fired 8 games into a season after they made the Super Bowl because they lost in the AFCCG. They are screaming for it again this year. Fans remind me of Veruca from the first Willie Wonka movie (the Gene Wilder classic, not the crud remake) "Don't care how....I WANT IT NOW"

Here's what my thought process is here. Dorsey is a very intelligent human being. And sometimes the most intelligent in an area actually see that work as a detriment. Dorsey can draw up all the X's and O's but can he communicate how to successfully implement it? I've watch Ken's pressers. He is not someone that comes across with any confidence. And it's a theme this year that confidence has been a drum beat in the pressers. I definitely see a coloration. On the other hand, I watched Joe Brady yesterday. The dude just oozed confidence. He was able to seem fun, personable and like someone who can lead a group of young guys. Both yesterday and today McDermott talked about how Brady brings "the juice". He was out there yesterday running routes with receivers. Not sure I ever saw Dorsey interact like that.

It's about the best you're going to find this late in the season. At the very least he is an experienced pro that can help their rookie in the film room.

So what you say is that Cook should have done what he was trained specifically NOT to do over more than a decade and a half of coaching and likely tens of thousands of live reps an look where he shouldn't be. Because.... situations. Now you're not just mistaken, you're doubling down on having zero knowledge on the RB position. Not asking to be snarky here...but have you ever taken a handoff in an actual game of football. Not backyard with your buddies. Not on Madden. But an actual real live game? I have. And I can tell you with first hand knowledge that a handoff process is completely based on muscle memory and repetition. You start to think about the exchange or you start doing things differently and that will actually lead to LESS ball security. More of a chance of plays going wrong. Looking down would also not be bene as now you have no idea where tacklers are and can EASILY get stripped on a quick penetration. Your assertion that he should have been looking down for any reason there is just daffy.

You are not just wrong here, you are 300% comically wrong. Even starting in youth league a RB is taught to keep his eyes up an on the defense. It's his job to provide a space to place the ball(which he did) and know where he's headed once he gets it. It's the QBs job to get the ball in place. If the RB has his eyes down when he gets the ball he isn't ready to hit the hole.

You mean those stereotypical cliches that come out of an off camera "coach interview" at the half can be fabricated? Shocked. They can do away with those mid game on screen coaches interviews as well.

I agree with everything but the bolded. It really feels like somehow the balance of power shifted and the NFC is the tougher deeper conference. I take the narrative that the Dolphins can only beat bad teams with a grain of salt. All their losses to tough opponents were road games where the noise does play into hurting their offense. It's a flaw that can hold them back. However if they can somehow secure the one or two seed and play at home in the playoffs they can make a deep run.

Here's the most frustrating thing for me. This year all the other perceived "SB contenders" are struggling in some form. KC may still be 7-2, but they are flawed and beatable IMO. Cincinnati is struggling due in part to Burrow injury, but largely because their defense is bad. We know about Buffalo's issues, obviously. Jets lose Aaron week 1. Without key injuries and poor output from the offense this should be the year that the Bills took over and walked into the Super Bowl. Had they won the games the really had no business losing (Jets without Aaron, Pats, Denver) the season is much different. Now they have a tough road. This is leaving the door wide open for a team like Baltimore or, yes even Miami to swoop in. Now, IMO there is STILL a path to the Super Bowl, but everything has to go just right. We would need good playoff matchups (Miami and KC, Yes...Baltimore NO) and Brady has to get the offense humming quickly. Not impossible, but unlikely everything plays out just right.

There is almost zero chance the Bengals didn't know about his wrist before the game. If he was wearing a brace coming in Burrow wasn't exactly hiding it and I'd suspect that he has been receiving treatment from the training staff during the week to be in the best position to play. So let's toss the idea they "didn't know" right out the window. So for the season Cincinnati has pushed Burrow out there with this wrist issue on his throwing hand and that shin/calf issue from earlier in the season. It's shocking that they would both invest those millions of dollars in him and yet have almost zero regard for his long term future.

Maybe we can get them to throw in Tyrod Taylor and David Putney

Have you not read this board over the last 2 weeks. Some "fans" are in their utter delight.

If you're on team: What's best for the Bills playoff odds-Ravens. If you're wanting the wheels to fall off because you're a sad miserable little t-waffle that likes it better when the Bills suck because it makes your little insecurities feel better and helps your erectile dysfunction -Bengals Pretty clear.

My thing with Ken has always been...is he too smart for his own good? Sure, he can scheme up some fantastic designs. He can have a lot of really solid concepts. However, does he have the skill to teach them on a level that a 20 something year old will comprehend and be able to replicate? Keeping it simple is sometimes the smarter route. It's even smarter to be able to recognize when the time comes to simplify and try again. The buzzword for press conferences this season has been "confidence" Has Josh lost his confidence? Was McDermott confident in Dorsey? How do we find confidence? I bring that up because I believe players play to the style and personality of those around them. As you point out, Dorsey did not come across with any confidence. Was he that way in the meeting rooms as well? Who knows. But Joe Brady was up there under the lights in what had to be a tough spot for him... exuding confidence. That could be a difference maker IMO.

Here's the issue, however. If there is a deep position in the draft Beane has a history of waiting and NOT taking from that position until later in the draft. He would typically take positions that he feels aren't as deep early. In theory, I understand the idea. If the WR spot is that good there's a good chance to take a guy you would normally see go late first round in the 2nd or 3rd. Like I said, the THEORY is good. However that's also how you end up coming away with a Gabe Davis in the 4th instead of a Tee Higgins or Michael Pittman in the early 2nd.

For those interested. Brady's PC from today. My own impressions: Comes away seeming very confident in himself and Josh. Well spoken. Crisp answers. Has a bit of humor. How that all translates against the Jets remains to be seen. But it seems like he has some fresh ideas.

And that's all an opinion that has a valid argument. You still used a terrible play to clutch the pearls on. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Gabe's speed is indeed subpar. That's not who he ever was, though. There's a distinct difference between being a deep threat and being a "speed guy". If memory serves Davis was a 4.5 guy coming out of college. He's not noted for break away speed. Mike Williams for the Chargers is a 4.5 guy that can get open deep....and he's not running away from guys either.