Old Coot

Don't forget the Bisons' Luke Easter and his Easter Eggs over the scoreboard at Offermann Stadium Some of his homeruns still haven't come down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Easter_(baseball)

Dan Marino played for 17 years. He went to the Superbowl in his 2d year and lost. He never returned.

It's a bad case of disappointed expectations. During the drought people expected the team to lose so when they did, expectations were fulfilled. This year, people expected the Superbowl. When that didn't happen people were left disappointed and angry. This, too, shall pass.

A sad story all around. Life is precious and none of us are promised fullness of years. Carpe Diem!

It's a variation on Pop Warner's old hidden ball play. You may read about it here: https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2018/10/the-trick-play-originates-with-a-pop/ and see it executed by a high school team in this clip: https://fanbuzz.com/high-school/concord-hidden-ball-trick/

Anything would be better than the Cover Zero we played in the Bengals game, as in cover zero receivers. Note: engage sarcasm detectors. Seriously, if you make major changes to the D you need some different players on D. If you do that you just mke it harder to upgrade our O.

Eagles fans want to win in the worsy way and when they do they are.

I have noticed that Josh takes his time deciding to whom to throw. Without access to the all-22 film I can't tell whether he's takes his time processing what the secondary is doing or whether it's his receivers are not getting open quickly or their routes are longer. Any thoughts? The NextGen website ranks John number 27 on release time at 2.89 secs. For comparison Joe Burrow is 2.55 and Mahomes is also 2.89, (likely the result of his scrambling)

Or Unitas with the BALTIMORE Colts.

I don't disagree with you. That said, you need to establish the run for play action to be effective and we all know how good the Bills were at establishing the run game this year. (Note: engage sarcasm detector). The Run Pass option (RPO) game was probably the closest the Bills were getting to true play action. With Allen's running ability and our otherwise anemic RB run game, the RPO style was the better choice.

Both Brian Urlacher, the Bears HOF middle linebacker and Tremaine Edmunds were coached by Bob Babich who retired last year as the Bills' LB coach. Edmunds plays the same role as Urlacher did in the Cover 2 defense. They both can cover the hole in the middle between the two deep safeties.

Reminiscent of the 1934 NFL Championship game? The Giants beat the undefeated Bears 30-13 by outscoring their opponents 27-0 in the fourth quarter. Their victory was attributed to the fact that during the fourth quarter the Giants wore sneakers, giving them better traction on the frozen, icy field. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_NFL_Championship_Game

Back in the old days you could cream the QB mercilessly and mug the receivers all the way down the field until the ball was in the air. OL could not extend their arms for blocking. These are some of the significant rules that limited the effectiveness of the passing game.

Good point about the scheme. It would be useful to know whether other teams have reached / won the Superbowl with a passive scheme. Note: this is a general question for the forum. If you know the answer please enlighten us.

Agreed. They have gone from the Drought to making the playoffs each year. Agreed re your first sentence. Re your second sentence none of us really know what the future holds. That said, it remains to be seen whether the team can advance further.

I understand and sympathize with the frustration of those disappointed by the Bills' loss to the Bengals. AS my dear departed dad would have said "They stunk up the joint." I don't think that you fire coaches or the GM until after the organization does a through analysis. Beane's press conference is just that -- a press conference and much of what he said was in answer to questions. The fact is that the Bills are in cap jail. I think that's why Beane referred to Bengals having Burrow on a rookie contract. The trajectory has been up for most of the McDermott-Beane regime. It has stalled but at a high level -- one game away from the AFC championship game. You don't blow up the team or coaching staff yet. If you change schemes (particularly on D) you may need new types of players for the new scheme. That's a step backward. On O it's pretty clear that the Bills need a better O line and at least one very good WR to compliment Diggs. How do you do this when you are in cap jail? Contract restructures, cap going up next year, let some of out FA playrs walk. But above all, the Bills need to analyze their needs and prioritize them. I trust this regime to do that. My 2 cents.

I agree. This is why the Bills play a "bend but don't break" style of D. You are hoping that the D will make enough plays to stop long drives by your opponent's O.

I was afraid of this. During the regular season a good team can win with smoke and mirrors but not in the playoffs. Our defense was throughly outplayed, mostly the D line. Much of this is attributable to injuries to key players as well as the general wear & tear of playing 18 games. Of for the offense, our receiver corps was depleted by injuries. The OL needs to be upgraded. Oh well, onto next season.

Didn't Bease play with a broken leg at the end of lat season?

Beas was money on those underneath whip routes last year. Hopefully he can do it in the playoffs.

Someone ran the wrong route. You never design a play to have receivers in the same area. Coule be that someone ran the wrong designed route or they ran option routes & one of them misread the coverage.

The Bills played a mediocre game today. But good teams win even when they don't play their best. The Bills are a good team. Gotta up their performance for the playoffs.

"Sometime when the team is up against it and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for Hamlin."