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I'm so happy for this Dolphins run. Might just allow them to not fix the Tua situation for one more year.

Given he has not talked that negatively about Edmunds and does seem to know what he's talking about one can only conclude that he is in fact Tremaine Edmunds.

The threads already too big, your junk would get lost

I remember a few months back, one poster put up "Are the Pats a real threat?" as the subject line. Most laughed off the topic all together. Then this week, leading up to the rematch very few people gave the Bills a chance. The swing in sentiment really drives home just how inconsistent the season has been. That said, I think the Bills have finally showed us all phases in 2021 with such a quality win at this point in the season. It's been hard to get a read on this team for a lot of reasons. Fundamental ones like ability to run and stop the run, pass block, then situational ones, like consistency, winning closer games, winning against better teams. So far we had the KC win and that was about it as far as upper echelon W's. Then we had a lot of close losses. We needed a win in a game that really mattered against a good team and that's what we got. It was, as far as I could see, the best performance of the year by this team. We didn't punt, I think that says enough about the level of dominance. So are we a flawed team? 100%, we can struggle with both sides of the run game and the OL has really put us at risk at times. Can flawed teams win Super Bowls? Sure, plenty of examples of teams getting hot late that never reached those heights in the regular season. Can flawed teams lose against teams they shouldn't? Sure, we saw it prevent a playoff birth against the Steelers back up's and grant us one by the graces of Andy Daltons magical arm. Lastly, can flawed teams become more inconsistent where they're consistently praised in the media? Hell yes. Make no mistake, we took most teams best punch this year. It was not like 2020. Nothing was going to be given to us this year and defenses were going to scheme the hell out of Josh's 2020 tape. In sum, don't forget what you have seen because it matters. The Patriots game was huge, but it doesn't erase what we have seen. Let us also not forget that we were the trendy SB pick for a lot of this season and just because it became less trendy doesn't mean it wasn't with good reason. While a lot of people on the board are pondering who they rather wouldn't see in the playoffs, I have a good feeling most opposing fans have us on that list. I certainly wouldn't want to play us.

He compensates with his writing because he was born in the smallest state.

I know it's getting frustrating with the Beasley threads. Exclude him from the conversation then. McKenzie is the best YAC WR on this team in short spaces and the best jet sweep/reverse WR on this team. Despite his small size, he is not easy to tackle and he is exceptionally quick. We really don't have another player like him. Since he gives us a dimension we really don't have, yes, I would love to see him used more and brought back next season.

It's called the Akron Beacon Journal d-bag 😆

BB has said his whole career the thing he hates most is playing a QB that can run and break defenses down with his legs. Welcome Josh Allen, a big portion of Allen's game is doing exactly what BB hates most. He's probably the best in the NFL at it.

I think we made it the first read in many situations today and it let to a lot of consistency in moving the ball.

McDermott has shown something today has hasn't before in just pure aggressiveness. Most of this is predetermined. It's been clear anything even close on 4th down and we are going. Then compliments so far to Josh utilizing his check downs. He's almost going there as a primary read, it's given us consistency moving the ball. Obviously the defense is playing lights out as well, but the two concepts above are really good to see. These are things we could be better at that have hurt us in this and previous years.

I have watched a few games recently (happened in Bears game tonight) where a play is ruled one way on the field. It appears obvious the coach will challenge and win. Instead of allowing this process to take place the refs decide to overturn the original call preventing the coaches challenge from occurring and changing the ruling on the play. In both cases a few things were clear. The initial ruling on the field was not being debated by the officials. An outside entity was instructing the official to change the initial call. Play by play announcers commented "it looks like New York or the eye in the sky stepped in on that one". In both instances I will say it enhanced the quality of the game as it prevented a challenge that shouldn't have to occur, that said, did I miss something? At what point did the NFL say they would have booth reviews in real time along with coaches challenges?

Sort of makes you wonder how a scrambling improvising QB like Josh might do with some targets who are taller than 6 feet. It almost seems like Josh is a QB made for larger body WR's that can be especially devastating in scramble drills. Outside of Knox, Gabe is next and we saw his RZ success last year and now this year. Sanders is a still a good player and will get time but Gabe brings something different and we need that right now.

Sure we are somewhat due for some regression to the mean, but it's not that black and white in my view. No point in commenting further on this one. Go Bills!! Big win, huge game next week.

Honestly, I think if anything that stat shows why so many on the board are concerned. We feast in games where we get ahead and the offense becomes one dimensional. We look like a different team when that's not the case. It's just part of what makes this team feel so polarizing at times. I think this one does mean something, but it's not good.

Is anybody who thinks DB's will be tackling WR's left and right actually watch college football? I'm a tick short of 40, in 20+ years of watching college football consistently I have never seen a player tackled nor a discussion regarding increasing the length of PI in CFB because of the way defensive players are reacting. About the best argument anybody has posted is the athletes are better, that's why it will happen. About the most you would see is more physical DB play on downfield contested balls which I'm perfectly fine with. No NFL caliber players is going to just concede a guaranteed penalty over an uncertain outcome. They're too competitive and the game is too instinctual for this to even take place. Do you think in the New England game that Diggs would have been tackled on his dropped pass if this rule is in place? He clearly beat is man and the ball hit his hands. Regardless of the rule, to alter the outcome of that play the DB would of had to take his legs out diving at the last second vs just letting it play it out. Which could involve a bad pass or a drop, heck, maybe even an INT. Get a grip people, nobody is getting tackled, they couldn't even if they wanted to do it.

This….👍👍👍 Half the distance really pisses me off.

Ya, I don't get it. I've watched a dumb amount of CFB this year and every year. You see similar things across both leagues as far as how DB's react to certain situations. You see more physical play close to the end zone or when a player is out of position. You aren't seeing the intent of stopping a pass with a penalty. You're seeing an honest attempt to stop a pass and in some situations that means more contact will occur. I just don't understand how people can think players can react the way they're discussing. It is very hard for a DB to even disengage his man to defend a pass to another WR because in his mind his responsibility is to defend his man. It's instincts when he comes off his man based on the eyes of a QB. He is using instincts to react and this all occurring based on where the QB's head and eyes are, the ball isn't even out yet. Tons of players can't even do this. To think they could allow the ball to come out, then consciously shift from defender mode to tackle drill, be in close enough proximity to even accomplish that. Again, you can't prove this to anybody who disagrees. If it was so easy to accomplish I would really think college teams would find ways to use it as a competitive advantage by.

I would love examples, I haven't seen this once all season It's your opinion, your examples don't give it any merit, I could easily explain why every situation you're describing is completely different. That said we could do this all day. I'm holding my ground on somebody showing a streaking WR being tackled at the ankles in a college football game. I think if it's such a guaranteed outcome in the NFL, we would see it occasionally. I don't feel you go from never to all the time from CFB to NFL in this area, but again, all are entitled to an opinion on this. It's not something that can be answered so no point in trying. Some good points to both sides on this subject.

I can't trust egregious and not egregious with these guys. It would put us right back to a indisputable vs disputable and they don't get that right with unlimited time and slow motion.

That's the spirit of the rule, but I don't think the rule can be fairly applied and I also don't think the rule alters play. If anybody can recall a moment watching a college game where this occurred, I can't and I've watched a disgusting amount of college football.

No, maybe cut him, that's about all you could do. Still, Norman literally got ejected. Eddie R was bad, yes, but a certain amount of manhood has to be lost when you get stiff armed like that. That's the stuff that changes a man.

What was worse..... Eddie R's miss on Chad? or Henry's stiff arm on Norman?

Most of you are probably aware of this but in college football pass interference is a 15 yard penalty. I like that it's a 15 yards penalty. I do not trust the referees ability to judge PI in real life and do not want the risk of a penalty being called that is undetermined in length. If you object I imagine it's most likely out of the fear defenders will start tackling open WR's downfield. I used to think that way, never happens. I can count on one hand how many times I have seen a clearly defeated college player decide that committing a penalty is better than not committing one. No player can react that logically with something so instinctual, in real time, and those speeds. It NEVER happens. 15 Yards, good idea, bad idea?

2019, first playoff game against Houston. We come out and run a QB sweep with multiple pulling lineman, the play goes for 50+. We run it one more time, if Cody Ford doesn't miss his assignment we win the game. Fast forward to 2021, we still haven't seen the play called again.

I'm not asking for the hook, but I don't apologize for being harsh on either of them right now. Imagine if you were underperforming at work and you told your boss either of the following: "I have been really good in the past" "Remember how bad it was before I got here" I don't see either being a viable excuse. It's both of their jobs to be good and we should hold them to that standard as we have when they have been good (I don't think fans have been short to praise either). Lets see how we finish this year and then lets see what we do in the offseason. Nobody with a sane mind is calling for them to be fired.