CincyBillsFan

I agree. And I no longer rule out corruption. How an NFL ref could flag that play and then the cretins not hold a meeting to pick the flag up is beyond comprehension.

Damn the NFL and damn the incompetent garbage the NFL puts out as officials. That was the worst call I've seen in years. What the hell was #45 supposed to do. I have come to hate the clowns in stripes.

Day to day I would say that the weather in Boston is better then Buffalo in December. So it's a bit apples & oranges as to where they decide to practice. I doubt Belechik is outdoors if the weather sucks. And why do you say the Bills don't play well in bad weather? They played very well against Houston & KC which was the worst weather they played in.

In defense of McD the idea is to get the game plan installed. And that's easier to do inside then outside in bad weather. Also, was the weather in Orchard park bad enough to mimic what might be happening Monday night? If not then there really isn't much of an advantage to practicing outside.

Okay so let's say the weather forecast is right and Orchard Park is hit with Snowmageddon. Winds are gusting to 55 mph and heavy snow is falling. Can we all agree that there isn't going to be much of a passing game? But what little passing there will be would favor the Bills and their strong armed QB. And while the Pats have a better running game they don't have a stud RB. So the difference could come down to which of the two QB's can run the ball. Under these conditions the safest plays will be QB runs up the middle and around both ends. And which QB has an advantage if the game devolves into this? I would say Allen and it's not close.

It's Thursday and everyone is freaking out by a weather forecast for Monday. Am I missing something here? What's their batting average for accurately predicting the weather 4 days out IN DECEMBER!

Hapless, I read the article and they talk about 10 days but what is the earliest they can clear the vaccinated protocol? What % of players can be back on the field in 5 days or less? If we assume the clock started today then Monday is only 5 days away. So that 20% number is probably way to high if you drop the time from 10 to 5 days - right?

I actually think there might be some honesty in Belichick's comments here. For one, Allen's improvement has been remarkable and I'm sure Belichick sees it. And if you go back to last years draft there's a reason Belichick and the Pats used a 1st round pick to select a QB - and that reason is Josh Allen.

Are you serious here? So the return of Brown, Star and Mongo isn't going to help the Bills? Come on man if you're going to troll you have to do better then this. Yea but Dion was in the hospital with a serious case of the covid. There have been no reports that these two even got very sick from covid. And in the case of Brown, who was dealing with a back/knee injury, the couple of weeks off may actually prove to be beneficial.

Damn, the Bills can't get back to practice soon enough. I mean hear we are arguing over what the weather will be like in Buffalo, in DECEMBER, a week ahead of time. We might as well be arguing about how many fat angels can dance on the head of a pin for all the good it will do us.

And increasingly Knox & Brieda.

Collinsworth just said that the Browns haven't solved the "Rubics Cube" that is Jackson. You know they guy they have intercepted FOUR times, held to well under 100 yards rushing and held the ravens to 13 points midway through the 4th quarter. Seems to me they figured it out.

Is it me or is Collinswrth giving Mayfield more crap for his almost interceptions then he is Jackson for his actual INT's?

Agreed. It seemed bizarre that they brought it up. The question about Jackson isn't really aimed at Jackson, it's about whether the Roman offense can work in the long run. Jackson represents the best overall QB from a passing and rushing perspective that Roman has ever had. If his offense can't get over the playoff hump with Jackson at QB then it indicates to me that Romans offense won't work in the NFL. And in contrast to Collinsworth blathering's, NO ONE in the NFL is looking for a Tom Brady clone. That time has come and gone. Brady is the greatest QB to ever play the game and they aren't making any more of him. And for the record the modern NFL isn't interested in statues that can navigate the pocket. They want their QB to be like Mahomes, Allen, Herbert, Watson or any of the young mobile QBs with great arm talent. In fact look at the last draft - four of the five first round QB's are mobile guys with great arms. Only one of the five, Max Jones, can be remotely described as Brady like in style. Collinsworth is simply delusional here.

I hear you. For me though it's how certain announcers,most notably Collinsworth, are so forgiving of Jackson and so critical of Allen. Do you remember that big game in Pittsburgh in 2019 when we clinched a playoff spot? In the first half Allen threw a pass a bit high for Beasley and the ball bounced of Beases hands and was intercepted Colinsworth trashed Allen for the next 10 minutes for that throw. Look as I type this Collinsworth & Tirrico just played the freaking race card in talking about Lamar! I mean the guy has a 1 - 3 payoff record. There are all sorts of African American QB's that play in the same style as a Rogers or Brees.

Can you imagine the game day thread melting down into insanity if Allen threw 3 INT's in the last couple of minutes of a half? And all three INT's were terrible throws?

Why was Collinsworth constantly talking about Landry being run down from behind as if he was running hard? Landry, who is not a QB, was trying NOT to cross the LOS while making a throw. A big fat D tackle could have "run him down". Collinsworth is just a terrible announcer.

He's a hack, a total phony baloney tool. He acts as if the Ravens O has been marching up and down the field tonight when they show a close up of the Browns DC looking concerned. Yet here we are near the end of the 1st half and Baltimore has two FG's. And isn't Collinsworth aware that both the Dolphins and Bills have completely shut the Ravens down the last times they played?

I'm working on it. And if I get the team I'm benching Jones and trading the Pats next three first round picks to Carolina for Cam. And Cam will start Monday night.

If I was the Browns owner I would demand that a coach be fired for that 12 men on the field penalty after a TO and multiple play stops. Just ridiculous.

I don't know but that 15 point win over Miami is looking better and better.

Not to pat ourselves on the back to much but this is an excellent message board. As long as you avoid the craziness of the actual real time game threads the discussions here are very good and any football fan would be happy to check them out. And while we reserve a special level of hate for the pats our takes on other teams are pretty balanced. Check out a Pats, Jets or Dolphins board to see what crazy takes look like. The format here is also user friendly and easy to read. If I wasn't a Bills fan I would come here to get info on the Bills and to check out another fan bases reaction to NFL events.

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I take it you didn't watch Allen's rookie season? The throw to Diggs that got picked was a pretty routine INT by NFL standards. Watch the games this weekend and you'll see a few of those thrown by some very good QB's.

That second INT was the result of Allen's arm getting hit as he threw the ball. That's just bad luck. As for decision making Allen was throwing that pass to Sanders the guy Brees said Allen should be throwing the ball to on that play. And for the record we should have been lining up for an extra point on that play as a great TD throw to Knox was negated by an O-lineman being downfield 40 yards away from the play. Everyone was crying for Allen to take what the D was giving and last night he did exactly that. NO has a smart, talented veteran secondary/LB group and Allen and the Bills O looked very good against them. With Mongo & Brown back for the NE game there is reason to be encouraged that the O will move the ball in that game.