NoHuddleKelly12

Ignore the noise Ice, and keep your glass half full outlook front and center! Don’t lump everyone into one category

Don’t worry Ice, winning covers a multitude of warts and hurt egos, so just win baby! (except when playing the Bills)

I don't think that it ever applied for the duration of the play however--only for the snap counts/audible calls phase, and it appears it was one of those rules not strictly enforced. Below are a couple of quick links I found on the interwebs concerning the overall concepts, old (1989-1994) and present: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1885183-how-does-the-12th-man-really-affect-nfl-games https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nfl-rules-on-crowd-noise/

Parts of it seemed exaggerated, like McCarthy's ambivalence about meetings, but I could totally see the rest of it being mostly legit. But hey, I don't wish your franchise ill will, they're not like the Pats or Jets to me, let's be real!

I'm with you based on wanting them to drop out of the playoffs hopefully sooner than later; however, if I don't catch any extra inside Pats scoops/storylines along the way beyond whatever fawning Pats coverage that is already force-fed to us by the 4-letter network and other outlets, I'm also not sad. Can we have our cake and eat it too on this?

Brother, between now and then let's hope there have been not less than a baker's dozen, for the sake of our collective sanity.

Oh the alternative of 5 turnovers for a last outing in 2018 would’ve been much more sucky . But I hear ya, been jonesing for some new Allen highlight reels!!! Will check back in with you then in 20 years after Allen retires and the Bills are looking for their next franchise guy.

In his defense though, he was wearing some type of cast or brace for an arm injury that supposedly interfered with his ability to make that EZ catch? Of course, if that’s true, then why did the coaching staff or medical personnel not just keep him out so that somebody 100% could’ve been in there to catch what would’ve been the game winner? So I guess my point overall really isn’t “in his defense?”

I’m sure the league would love to feature the Raiders this year—would be epic drama no doubt!

Some good some bad. Just as with any other profession we could name. The reality though is that if they only picked up non-legit work, they would struggle to keep the lights on, as there are frivolous litigation sanctions available as a deterrent for an aggrieved party to obtain against that. Not a perfect system to be sure, but it’s not as bad as stereotypes let on.

the first non-Kelly QB jersey I’ve ever purchased, so yeah, kinda a big deal for me. So far I can’t find anything on or off the field to not like about this kid. Class act all around and anyone who makes Kiko look that stupid on an open field run is tops in my book

Great post, thanks for the upload! Did anyone else catch that the Denver blocker who got beat by Odomes was none other than Rick Dennison? Small world... Also, what a classic line by the Ref—“I’ve been requested to assist in quieting the crowd, your cooperation is appreciated” as poor Elway can’t call his audibles backed up to the EZ, LOL!!

We're not even at the family Thanksgiving dinner table yet, so this sort of topic feels out of place?

Suggest they become a "looper" and mosey on down the waterways flowing south towards the Gulf of Mexico to feel more "at home." https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/great-loop.html

In all fairness, the Roomba was going rogue and trying to join the Decepticons, so crisis averted!

I get your point, but what if JA never had great options to go with the TE bread/butter routes in 2018 because of who he was forced to play with at that position? I would be open to seeing how a better talent there would also allow Allen to make those different throws with a higher trust level/completion %, and thereby making Allen’s overall skillset more well rounded.

So OP, is it fair to say that our current draft slot fills you with a sense of “foreboding?” ([backing away, bowing in respect] Very very sorry, but someone had to hit the low hanging fruit)

Absolutely! Tindale, the "Canadian Flash" had his breakout game of sorts that day--the run you're thinking of is his 44 yarder (as a FB no less) I think? It's at the 16:41 mark here:

Would you say she was...

Anthony Phillips getting taken out by JK in 1995. Jim was never afraid of dishing out hits as well as he took 'em, and that is always one of the things I liked about him as a player.

Side judge #94 was right there all the way too--maybe the glare from the astroturf momentarily made him see spots...and I couldn't be happier about it.

Kyle's pass-catching abilities were underutilized his final season especially. Prolly could've earned more separation throwing his bulk around than KB ever managed <sigh>

Sometimes we get to have a break fall our way too--we've had plenty that haven't, so I'll call it even on that one, Houston! Exactly what I'm talking about--we all have plays that don't necessarily make the Bleacher Report top 10 of all time or whatever, but they stick out in our memories for some reason. Thanks for that one.

It's the off-season, and relatively dead off-season right now at that, with the draft still a couple weeks away and FA basically done as far as the "splashes" go. So to help pass the time in a more productive manner than dropping a useless mock draft your way, I wanted to see what specific plays in our franchise history have resonated/stuck with you--either that you watched happen, or discovered in the archives...and can be either good or bad (hopefully everyone has at least one good one to offer up though?) Here's a few for the "good" column, in no particular order of importance: (1) Jim Kelly's QB sneak & end zone dive for the win, 1989 at the Fish with time expiring (2) Jim Kelly's TD to Lofton after recovering a fumbled shotgun snap, capping a perfect 6/6 opening drive against the Raiders, 1990 AFC Championship (3) Christie boots it through in OT to complete the greatest comeback of all time, 1993 (4) Don Beebe reversing almost the entire field to chase down & strip Leon Lett of the ball and save a TD in SB XXVII (5) "The Leap" heard 'round the world, Josh Allen 2018