Old Coot

Possibly the greatest coach in NFL history. I know, I know. As a Bills' Homer I'm supposed to hate him but the guy was something special. He's got 8 Superbowl rings and he did it in the time of free agency, no less, when dynasties just don't last. He designed the Giants' D that held the K-Gun to 19 points in the Bills' first Superbowl loss. No doubt that Brady helped his coaching and helped alot but Belichick saw something in Brady and drafted him and got him in the 6th round no less. Hopefully his next coaching job is not in the EC.

Thanks for this walk down memory lane. One quibble: The city of Buffalo's name apparently doesn't derive from "le beau fleuve." Years ago I read a speech given to the Buffalo Historical Society in the 1880s or '90s by Grover Cleveland. In preparation for the speech he talked to people who had known some of Buffalo's earliest settlers. They said that the name came from an old Indian who lived near the river. The hair on his head reminded some of Buffalo hair so he was called "Buffalo man." Eventually the area around his home came to be referred to as "Buffalo." That's Grover's story and he's sticking to it. Go Bills!

You may be onto something here. Has Diggs had COVID or another lung injury that's affecting his stamina? But remember: Nobody knows anything.

In 1960 Ralph Wilson was awarded the Miami franchise in the AFL. So why are the Bills not the Miami team? Wilson had no stadium. The Orange Bowl was not available. The All-American Football League had a Miami Seahawks tram but they left town on 1946 without paying their Orange Bowl rent. As a result the Orange Bowl later refused to rent to the AFL. Wilson was then offered a choice of three cities: Louisville, Atlanta, and Buffalo. After looking at the attendance figures for the defunct AAFL Buffalo franchise, Wilson chose Buffalo and the rest is history. Except for the fact that Buffalo's colors for the first two years were blue and gray, the colors of Wilson's favorite NFL team the Detroit Lions. So in some alternate history dimension, Buffalo's fans are rooting for the Dolphins and Miami's fans are rooting for the Bills.

CBS Sports reported that it's not a severe high ankle sprain

When he returned to his house while the firefighters were putting out the fire Tyreek was in a walking boot. Waddle has a high ankle sprain and those take time to heal.

Reading an article on the house fire and it says Tyreek showed up while the fire was being subdued and he was wearing a walking boot. So his sore ankle is likely still bothering him.

So you rubbed some dirt on it and got back in the scrimmage?

We......are.......not........an.........AI........bot.

I remember watching the Browns before Buffalo had an AFL team. Ernie Davis was drafted by both the Bills and the Browns and chose the Browns. Tragically he did not play s down in the NFL he died of Lukemia within a year or two of being drafted. I led a deprived childhood. We only had a black and white tv and could only afford two channels (ABC had not yet been formed).

Re the Blitz against Englend: The Brits were running out of planes. If Goering had continued attacking Brit airfields for one more week the RAF would have collapsed; instead Goering switched to bombing cities. Re the Russian campaign, the Russkies D made a crucial stop at Stalingrad. Once the Russkies had the ball in 1943 they continued to run the ball up the gut because the Germans couldn't stop it. Bottom line: the Germans lost WW2 because they couldn't win on the road. Re the Blitz against Englend: The Brits were running out of planes. If Goering had continued attacking Brit airfields for one more week the RAF would have collapsed; instead Goering switched to bombing cities. Re the Russian campaign, the Russkies D made a crucial stop at Stalingrad. Once the Russkies had the ball in 1943 they continued to run the ball up the gut because the Germans couldn't stop it. Bottom line: the Germans lost WW2 because they couldn't win on the road.

Frank Ryan who QB'd the Cleveland Browns to their last NFLtitle in 1964 had a PhD in mathmetics from Rice University. He schocked the Johnny Unitas-led Baltimore Colts 27-0. Dr Ryan had a productive career after his playing days ended. Obit is here: https://insider.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39229703/ex-qb-frank-ryan-led-browns-last-title-dies-87

Well said.

Bradley Chubb may have suffered a torn ACL in the Dolphins' loss to the Ravens

I don't necessarily disagree with you. That said, how do you get the team to play competently. These guys are professionals and make big money. It's their jobs to go out and win big over a weak opponent. Do you send them to bed without dinner? Parcells and Belichick were masters of getting teams ready to play. This week and last week against the Chargers they played down to the competition.

Could be because he doesn't watch enough film. A year or so ago he said he doesn't watch much film because when you see on Sunday is not what you see on film. That's a big red flag. I hope Josh doesn't have a Kyler Murray problem.

One can hope that Josh's performance is a function of his spending too much time this week viewing Dolphins' film. On the plus side, you have to admire the way the Bills are playing down to their competition.

Torry Holt a semifinalist 10 times and hasn't made the final cut? Why?

Remember, Ralphie beats up this kid in this scene.

Allen was sub-par. I hope it's because he spent too much time this week looking at Dolphin's film

how many of you remember the "Kardiac Kids" of 1980?

Well, it's a win but our boys almost screwed the pooch. How on earth was the game that close?

They are running a CFL-type offense.

Game balls to the O line and the D (for getting pressure on Dak while keeping him in the pocket).

In the K-Gun days I read that the offense only had about 20 plays. They practised them until the O could run them to perfection.