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Can we please discuss that was actually DPI? I did not see DPI to comment on there, and when they replayed it frankly Collinsworth and Crony couldn’t come up with anything but saying “we’ve seen more contact than that earlier that wasn’t called”

Lamar Jackson looking a bit Allen-esque there with escaping multiple times to complete a pass across his body back to the middle of the field This is kind of where I am

Cris Collinsworth sounds like a horse. Or maybe a mule. What makes it gross? No filtration system?

Trevor Lawrence still looks like a horse Zay Jones actually looks like an NFL WR

Dill is a very useful little herb. Where would Dill Pickles be without Dill? Gives a warm buttery flavor to stuffed baked potatoes and potato salad. Salmon with dill sauce and lemon risotto. I’m getting hungry, thanks to thinking about dill weed. Collinsworth, on the other hand, does not make me hungry. In fact now I’m wondering if he he could serve as a diet aid Ooh good question. I think we have very little chance at the #1 seed, so probably Baltimore

Well played. I bet you’re a huge hit at parties

What did he tell them?

No, Thank You. Nothing against Trevon Diggs, a fine player But I think our CBs this year have earned the right to play, and of course there’s the question of whether Tre can return and whether Elam will develop Now if he wanted to and was able to convert to Safety…..maybe it could be “Come to Buffalo where you can play Safety”?

I do see your point

I think it might come down to the specific wording they each used. Reid was blunter "the league should be embarrassed". I'm not sure Mahomes said anything that direct.

That's true, but what on earth would Mahomes say in his appeal? "I wasn't really trying to get to the ref to yell in his face and only kept from it by my teammates, if they'd have let go I would have walked over and said "Kind sir, a warning would be most appreciated but was not given"? "I wasn't really yelling about it to Josh Allen during the after-game bro hugs, we were talking about the Pacers game" "I wasn't really complaining about the ref'ing in my post game presser, I was misquoted - On videotape!"

💥Boom!💥 I'm surprised actually. I thought that they'd be fined, but it would be like $10,927 (Allen's fine for pointing)

Beg pardon, this is your post to which I originally responded: I've since found the link to the presser where McDermott was asked and said it's still under discussion, both AJ and Micah could wind up on IR, but Micah is more likely (or something to that effect)

Listening to that interview, do you honestly believe his intent was to generate controversy? I honestly don't think it was.

Where did Diggs say the Bills should be distributing the ball around more because it's a problem to force balls to him when he's in a slump? Ain't what I heard.

I don't think that's what Diggs did. Watch the interview.

Florio also reporting that they have been fined but no amounts. It would be bizarre if they were fined less than Miles Garrett, who said similar things. I wish they could fine Toney for, em, telling an "alternate truth" about what the officials said. Nobody said they warned him but they didn't. They said a warning was not needed, if you're blocking the LJ view of the damned ball you're Offside. OK they didn't say "damned".

So Myles Garrett was fined $25k https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10101398-report-browns-myles-garrett-fined-by-nfl-for-criticizing-refs-after-jaguars-game

OK, so basically, your premise is "don't hire defensive coordinators as head coaches"? Because defensive assistants are not, as a general rule, going to have experience or a track record of being innovative on the offensive side. As far as Fangio, his relatively simple scheme had some pretty effective defenses, especially with the 49ers and the Bears, and Miami's defense has been pretty effective when it needs to be. I will say that Fangio's D seems to rely on top D talent, but Staley should have had enough to work with between Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.

If it makes no difference to the 'Boys if they play inside or outside --- why is their record 3-3 away ave 23.6 pts scored, and 7-0 46.5 pts scored at home? "practiced outside all week and won't be much different than Sunday" - Dude.

I was thinking something along those lines. 😬 Can you give us the lo-down on the weather?

It's Bills social media drumming up follows for their TikTok, so it's gotta be poking fun "Bald Josh" as an ornament on a tree would be one "Do you like hunting?" I *think* that's a recurve hunting bow case but not 100% No idea what the significance of the NCIS DVDs is Frankly their Tiktok stuff makes me feel old but I'm not the target audience

New league requirement this season. No, that's not quite correct. They ARE still on IR - the team is not giving them a 53-man roster slot. They've just been designated as eligible to return, so they get 3 weeks to practice with the team and try to work themselves into game shape

OK, but here's the thing. What guys are available for HC positions? Well, there are retread guys, like Rex Ryan and Andy Reid. Which is gonna be which? And then there are Hot Young Innovators, currently working as OCs and DCs or maybe even just assistants - who, like QBs, usually get drafted early. I thought McDaniel was a weird hire for the Dolphins - one year as OC for SF where most think Kyle Shanahan calls the offensive shots, after a few prior years as run game coordinator. "Seriously, Dolphins?". OK, so far, he's looking very good. Got them to them to the playoffs last season, got them leading the division this season (OK, largely because the Bills laid an egg and lost 2-3 games they should really have won, but still). I bring him up because Staley had a very similar IMO level of experience - one year as DC, after several years coaching LB. Then there's Zac Taylor, in his 5th year with the Bengals now. Not a lot of prior experience there either - 2 years as an assistant with the Rams, previous stint as QB coach in Miami, never even a coordinator. Couple years of losing, two very good years with a SB loss and an AFCCG appearance, now they're 7-6 which is coincidentally the record we want McDermott thrown to the wolves for. Kevin O'Connell was a relative "old hand" with 3 years of OC experience under his belt before Minnesota tapped him. 13-4 last season, like Taylor 7-6 this season. Maybe you're prescient, but fact is Staley had them 9-8 his first season, 10-7 and playoffs his 2nd season, then the wheels fell off his third. He did some good things that were thought to be innovative. Maybe his problem was not hiring a quality DC, IDK. I agree with the firing, but it really highlights this simple question: => if you hire a "hot young hand" with minimal experience, how do you pick one that will work out, instead of a dud? (especially since the duds may have good starts) => if you hire a retread, what will help him work better this time around? Truth. So how do you sort the "studs" from the "duds"? I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that it's not that easy.