seattlebillsfan

Not sure if this point has been made but to me the bigger issue on the accepted penalty was clock management. No matter what happens, you are giving up an extra 30 seconds by accepting the penalty. Those 30 seconds were solid gold. Bizarre to even think about it. Time trumps all in that situation…

That’s it. Simply a binary thing and inexplicable to misunderstand the situation. Seems to me after this game there are 3 long term potential solutions: 1) replace McDermott; 2) keep him but with a new title, “chief team executive and culture officer” or something like that, and then hire a new head coach; 3) bring in a specialist to call the game in the last 5 minutes. The problem with 2) is that it is unlikely a good coach would take the job. So it seems to me it is 1 or 3, and I am not sure how feasible 3 is. Probably best just to promote Brady to head coach and move on…

It’s rare to see a coach make such a dumb, pivotal call as McDermott did with the timeout on the goal line. Either get a new coach to make those decisions and promote McDermott to chief culture officer or get a new coach. Just can’t afford these brain farts in critical moment

Why are most of the Bills’ defensive starters still on the field?

Yes, there are 2 options: 1. Old school: complete human accountability with no replay. Add a ref or two if needed to cover the entire field effectively 2. total technology solution. Just 1 human as mouthpiece for sensors, video review, total tech.

Since I live in Seattle, no excuse for me to miss the game! Can’t wait and hope everyone heading into town, from distances short and long, has a wonderful time in the Emerald City. Go Bills!

Me too; just hoping his turf toe is lingering and when better so will he be

Who plays instead of him?

Josh took vicious shots on the failed trick play in Baltimore and then yesterday on the play that sent him to the blue tent. He also has been playing since the end of the Cardinals game with a damaged left hand, how severe we don’t know. My concern is that we are simply seeing the natural result of a freak of nature getting the freak knocked out of him too frequently. If I were Pegula I would be asking some hard questions about the long term plan to maximize the effectiveness of the extraordinary Josh Allen for the next 10 years. And if I didn’t like the answer I would start making a plan to clean house.

The slow-mo also seems to capture him grimacing in pain. How I wish Josh could reliably hand to Cook or Davis on a sweep or draw for a TD, the way Kelly used to with #34 and #23...Please Joe Brady, help #17 finish his 7th season intact and play for another 7 after that (all with the BIlls!)

YoutubeTV problems? I missed the entire first quarter. Wonder if I could email Google and get 1/68 of my $420 season subscription back

Those two also high on my list. Would add Earl Campbell.

Since “jaded” has no relevant meaning in this context, I assume he got his “j” words mixed up and meant to say “jilted”. Typical Pats moron

Big personality, self-deprecating, funny, from the wrong side of the tracks, has worked his tail off to get here and knows It’s just the beginning of a whole new ballgame…that is the vibe I got. Plus an obvious gratitude for hitting the lottery with #17 about to be throwing him the ball, and a strong commitment to hold up his end of the stick. What’s not to like?

Lots of thoughtful comments in this thread so I hesitate to weigh in, but I would assert one thing, which is that if your definition of a #1 is someone like Kelce, Moss, Gronk, or Lofton, then you have set the bar really, really high…Clearly most teams won’t have a #1 if that is the bar, because most teams won’t have a Hall of Fame receiver. So it seems either like we need a lower bar, or we need a new label—don’t call the player a #1, call him a HoF wide receiver…