MJS

No, I'm not. I like to assign blame and credit where I see it. But I do call out the hypocrisy of people crediting Josh Allen and Brady when things go well, but only McDermott when things go bad. The head coach shares in all the blame and the credit.

We really don't. That is a false narrative.

Stroud was dominant last year, including in big moments. He was not like that this year.

Man, it would be nice to get lucky and draft the next elite pass rusher...

Yeah, I agree. Which is why I asked. I didn't remember anything from the coaches causing a collapse. But it was a long time ago. I think if the Bills lose a game there are some fans who just blame everything on McDermott. As the head coach, he always shoulders some blame, but was he the primary reason? No. I would put more blame on the players' lack of execution in that game.

In my house. Boring, I know.

The past few years has really reignited your faith!

That's what I thought about Stroud last year. And then this year he regressed badly. We'll see how Daniels looks next year.

In what way did McDermott collapse?

Not the Texans. I find Stroud to be unlikable. But if they beat the Chiefs that is good for the Bills. I'll give you that.

Wow. And to do all of that in the early 1990's. They were decades ahead of their time offensively. That's what he did last week and was very effective with certain formations. But, the Ravens have a counter, I'm sure.

It's not a narrative. I just looked up their injury report and was surprised they had so few. Do you think I am using it as an excuse for the team to perform badly? I'm not. I just found it interesting. The Bills are as healthy as they have ever been in the playoffs.

The Bills suggested that rule change a few years ago when Daboll and Frasier were getting a lot of interest. They felt that the coordinators still coaching in the playoffs did not get a fair interview process because teams felt the need to hire as fast as possible. Yeah, and all the playoff teams are dealing with the same thing.

The Bills have 12 on their injury report. Many of them were full practice participants, but all of their injuries are legit from previous weeks. The Ravens seem really healthy outside of Zay Flowers. The Bills are healthy too, but they seem a little more banged up with players playing through injuries.

Teams make desperate hires all the time, though.

It is crazy the Ravens have only two players on their injury report, one of which practiced fully all week.

If you have a problem with it, it is the NFL you have a beef with. Not Brady. I think teams should be forced to wait until the end of the season to start their hiring processes, but that's not the rule right now.

Bills: 19 Ravens: 13 Defenses come to play. Bass kicks a bunch of field goals.

Milano. He acts as a spy and gets some tackles for loss, and also gets pressure on Jackson.

You'd think that, but...

He was excellent during the regular season, not just average. It was reported that he added the most EPA for coaching decisions of any coach in the NFL. Something like that. I don't remember the exact metric. But he was the BEST coach in the league at decision making. And he is usually among the league leaders.

Did he say he wasn't?

They both laugh about that now. It was a different time. I don't hold it against him. He was a dumb kid.

In what way did he cheat?

Trash brother? Why is Jim Harbaugh trash?