dave mcbride

Huge difference between sacks and pressures. Also, he had 9.5 sacks, 13 TFLs, and 16 QB hits. That is called making plays, something the Bills d-linemen aren't doing this year.

I know people hate PFF and especially Sam Monson, but he had an interesting twitter thread about how Fitz's quick release game is covering up some some very shaky offensive line play. He's one of the quickest-releasing qbs in the league this year, and Tua will not be that guy. I think there's something to that.

Not sure how you're getting to 12 given the remaining schedule. 10 is doable. you have us winning two west coast games? That's pretty bold. I think those games are bad matchups for the Bills, esp SF. SF plays like TN.

As soon as Mahomes rolled out, I knew it was over. I knew someone would be wide open. It's really the nature of the miss. That was a Van der Jagt level miss. It was 20 yards to the right!

Good thread that I was just about to start myself before seeing this. Here's my view: 3 easy wins: Chargers at home coming off a bye, the Jets, and Miami at home in early January. 1 probable win (but you never know): at Denver. I just don't think they can score. 1 curb stomping: Seattle at home. 1 probable curb stomping although maybe the weather gods intervene enough to make things unpredictable given the game is in mid-December: a Sunday night home game vs. Pitt. That gets the Bills to 8-4. NEx2: I think they'll probably split. Allen will have a bad game in one of those affairs because the NE secondary is still excellent and Belichick is a better coach. But the Bills are more talented. That gets the Bills to 9-5. Finally, 2 road games vs. AZ and SF. I hope the Bills manage a split here, but I worry that the AZ will put up 40 on them and SF will run the ball down the Bills throat for 40+ minutes. You just hope that Allen has a big enough game in one of these two to get to 10-6, which I think wins the division. NE has three losses, and let's assume a 4th loss vs. the Bills. They still have the Niners, the Ravens at home, and the Rams on the road left. The Niners are getting healthy and NE is not going to be healthy this week. It's also a big game for Shanahan/Garrapalo too. They also have to play Miami in Miami, where they always struggle, and TX in TX (Deshaun Watson has shredded them in the past and they're not a good shootout team at this point). They have the Chargers on the road (a game I think they'll win with ease given BB's historical record against rookie qbs) and the Jets twice, so they're at least going to win 5. That Denver loss at home was HUGE.

My son sam texted me from college and was irate they didn't go for two because they weren't going to stop kc from getting a fg. I told him to settle down and that the bills made the right decision. He was right; I was wrong.

?? - Mahomes completed 81 percent of his passes, had 8.7 ypa, and a rating of 128.4! One of these QBs was not like the other last night.

A key part of the cycle is Fitz looks good and then gets paid. Miami hasn't paid him!

Did you watch the games? He'd pass them down the field and then they'd punch it in. They were at the top in scoring nearly every year in his prime. Also, as I said above, they were 1, 2, or 3 in net yards per attempt -- the most important passing stat, in my view -- during their dominant SB years (1992-1995). Look at the Cowboys scoring and the YPA average. I feel like people are cherry picking stats and missing the big picture. His accuracy on deeper throws opened everything up.

Good post. The miss to a wide open Diggs in the EZ was the worst one, but the bad miss to Beasley on the first possession of the third quarter was Pretty bad too because they really needed to stay on the field.

Definitely great throws! But he threw into tight coverage. It was a problem all night, and not that after the Diggs throw, he stopped trying to go deep. He looked a bit lost a few times after that.

Both catches would have been amazing because the coverage was there. Neither receiver was actually open and both passes were defended by Chiefs DBs. The Brown pass was actually broken up.

I hate him as an announcer, but he was a phenomenal QB. He was the most accurate medium-deep to deep thrower of his era, and it opened everything up. Just for some perspective, look at his accuracy during his prime from 1991-1996 (before all of the back injuries). Those numbers in that era were extremely high. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AikmTr00.htm. from 1992-1995, the Cowboys’ passing offense was 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st in net yards per passing attempt.

My guess is that McDermott regards him as a fumbler. That doesn’t fly with McDermott.

Is he? He made the pro bowl last year. Not saying you’re wrong, but the production has always been there and he is a LOT more accomplished than Ed Oliver. I am curious how this all works. How much does Bell count against KC’s cap?

Different era. Aikman was regarded by pretty much everyone who followed the sport as the most accurate thrower in the league during his prime.

I would love me some Geno Atkins. Huge upgrade even if he’s not quite who he once was. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/20/report-geno-atkins-frustrated-by-role-with-bengals/

Probably something behind the scenes. These guys tend to burn out quickly.

The raiders are good. The rams are good. Even the dolphins are pretty good now. The jets are horrible.

The Bills were within six and almost forced a fumble 30 yards from the end zone. They then failed to make a stop with 3.5 minutes to go. That is not the same as losing 42-16. Not even close.

The bills have also lost the coin flip five straight games.

I do sorta blame daboll because they seem to emphasize ball control and the run coming out of halftime. It never works. Let it rip with this unit.

They got embarrassed by TN. They merely lost to the Chiefs. They were in it until about 3 and a half minutes to go. The chiefs won the SB last year and have been a contender for years. They have the best player in the league.

I think pitt and seattle are going to the SB. I think they are the best teams in their respective conferences. Pitt would have won 12 last year if they had their qb.

Oh please man. Seriously. They are 4-2 and have possibly the hardest schedule in the entire league.