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Is it just me, or does anyone else wince a little bit when they see Milano and a tackling dummy again..

So in the "battle" for league MVP, one QB frontrunner is throwing to the most open receiving corps in the league, and the other is throwing to pretty much the most covered. It should be noted that wide open also leads to yards after catch also padding your passing stats and limiting interceptions.

If I'm not mistaken, Puka Nakua strained his PCL on almost the exact same kind of play. Obviously, dont know the severity of the strain compared to his, but Nakua was out for a few weeks.

See what you are trying to say, but there is also a difference between "rest" and letting injuries heal.

So what IS the best end of season scenario for the Bills going forward: A.) Chiefs lose to Denver this week..Bills beat Colts, and the Chiefs the week later. Bills now #1 seed. They play hard the rest of the season to keep #1 seed. Starters aren't rested. Players play through injuries. They get their 1st round bye and home field, but limp into playoffs health-wise. B.) Bills lose to Chiefs who pretty much lock up #1 seed. Rest of AFC East continues to implode and Bills clinch very early. They will play at least one playoff game at home. They rest a LOT of players, and given the time to heal, they enter the playoffs as healthy as they have been for playoff games in years. Probably good arguments for either scenario.

Just a quick review if the Bills drives today: 1st drive was 3 and out.... THEN: Next drive Bills moving the ball to the Red Zone.. then 3rd down Allen sweep from MIA 15 poorly executed, and a Field Goal. After that, If Coleman catches the ball cleanly on the slant, it's probably a touchdown instead of an INT. Next drive IS a TD, called back on phantom hold..settle for 3 Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown Drive for game winning FG. If it wasn't for a little bad luck on the Coleman slant in the phantom penalty, the Bills had the potential for TDs on 5 consecutive drives.

Obviously some massive holes as the D line was blow up most of the game. Hoping the LBs would be filling those holes, but Fins misdirection usually had them out of position. And with the safties in such a deep cover 2 defense, you are relying on the LBs to cover those relief/swing passes to the sidelines (think Milano in his prime), but nobody was there, and they seemed to be open for 8-10 yards the whole game.

I never did see the angle I wanted on replay, but I'm wondering if Coleman didn't hurt his wrist from the hit, but from landing on that arm awkwardly falling to the ground...possibly bending his hand back and sprainng his wrist...anyone have a better view than me?

So, with the Bills defense playing so bad today, the Dolphins actually scored TOO easily at the end if the game. It left enough time on the clock to get into position to try the field goal. I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but at the time I was happy the Dolphins scored as soon as they did..giving the Bills one more shot at the win.

Did the Bills dress any defensive linemen in this game??..I can't tell.

Don't believe in a lot of this subjective nonsense to begin with, but for those who missed it (according to PFF): Josh Allen graded out with a 64.1 after the Seattle game (guessing it was the fumble and INT??) Gino Smith graded out at 72.7 Your eyes lied to you..Allen was actually outplayed by Smith on Sunday..and by a considerable margin

After 8 games last year the Jets were 4-4:with Wilson as QB...This year, with the guy at QB evey pundit picked to be a Superbowl contender, they are 2-6.

What gets lost in all of this is the intent of the award and what it has become. It should be awarded to the player who is most responsible for the success of his team. Instead, it has become a who is the best player in the NFL. Its a bit of a popularity contest, and maybe a bit political mixed in ( the anti- Allen crowd, etc) One could argue that Jackson has the best overall throwing stats through the first quarter of the season, but he his throwing to a more dynamic groups of WRs who are open more often providing easier targets and more RAC yardage. If you were to swap quarterbacks, I don't think Jackson would have been nearly as successful throwing to the receivers the Bills had on their roster. In that regard, Allen is more valuable to his team.

Totally dominant performance by Niners. Chiefs in their own end with the ball down by 2..4th and 25. Mahommes throws deep down the middle and ball falls harmlessly incomplete as time expires...but there is a late flag for roughing the passer against Bosa. Bosa complains vehemently as he was on the sidelines nursing an injury from the previous play...inciting another dead ball 15 yard flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. Given an extra play for the defensive foul, Butker now hits a 65 yard field goal as the Chiefs win. What??...Isn't that how they always seem to win???

I've got to think a lot of that is smokescreen..maybe even just to tamp down initial expectations. I think if this is a rookie or a first year player, that may be the case, but Cooper has been around a while. The biggest problem may be terminology and the Josh Allen scramble drill to learn, but he does have WR coach that should be a good interpreter.