Max Fischer

This thread is a shoe-in for some kind of recognition.

This is how I see the probabilities: Indy most likely to beat the Jags. (Indy must win and one team must lose) Ravens likely to beat the Bengals. (If Indy wins, they must win or someone else lose) Titans “should” beat Texans (If Indy wins, they must win or someone else lose) Cleveland could beat the Steelers (If Indy wins, they must win or someone else lose) If Indy, Ravens and Titans win and Browns and Bills win = #2 seed, host Colts Browns win and Bills lose = #2 seed, host Browns Browns lose and Bills win = #2 seed, host Dolphins Browns lose and Bills lose = #3 seed, host Ravens

Why not pull the starters at 11:35 of the 3rd quarter? We could play this game forever and there is no right answer. Players can get hurt in practice. Many (most?) of them are flukes like Beasley's injury that could happen anytime, anywhere.

I should have added, this assumes Ravens beat Cincy and Titans win either at GB or Hou. On second thought, there are too many variables but still think it’s best Bills win out.

I’m pretty sure If the Bills win out, they will not play the Ravens nor Titans in the 1st round.

The only trustworthy takeaway: KFC has an outstanding (and well-funded marketing department).

Don’t disappoint me Cincy.

Least to most desirable first round opponent: - Ravens - Titans - Colts - Browns - Dolphins

Overall, the NFL Network production was atrocious. Announcers, camera work, production notes, factoids - all embarrassing.

You watch, he wins. Best revenge is to ignore him.

Let's try to remember that EVERY team the Bills could face in the playoffs will be dangerous. There is no easy path to the Super Bowl, only degrees of difficulty that range from tough to extreme danger.

Very classy and savvy move by the Pegulas, Beane and McDermott. Success helps breed success. If coaching talent believes the Bills are a stepping stone to a successful career, they will want to come to Buffalo. Same for players.

Not "will end" it has, in fact, ended.

To be clear, I don't like Aikman either but find I can tune him out. Collingsworth screeches like a bad motor with a predictable cliches and platitudes.

Collinsworth is the worst no matter what he says. I’d rather listen to Aikman.

Which park of “could” don’t you understand?

You mean the only two folks who could make the correct pick? Too many people are spiking the ball before the game starts. What over the last 25 years makes some fans psychotically optimistic?

I'm sorry to hear that you waste your time on these clickbait programs. Mission Accomplished, you are talking about their shows.

Not a blunder, it was well-reasoned decision at the time. Epenesa was not ready. It’s good news that AJ has improved quickly. That’s the takeaway.

There are no easy outs. Every game is tough.

You mean, die alone on that hill.

You clearly don't have the capacity to understand context and variables. Let's take just two easy examples to help you follow along. Tomlin 2019 - If someone didn't understand context, they would believe Tomlin was a bad coach last season, but others would point to the circumstances that led to a great falloff in the Steeler record and overall play. Belichick 2020 - Under .500, lost to Buffalo Bills, probably won't make the playoffs. Maybe he's a bad coach this season, or just maybe, he lost his Hall-of-Fame QB and a lot of other good players. McDermott - - First year, takes a perennial loser with a terrible roster and takes them to the playoffs, but loses on the road in a nail biter. Is that good or bad? - Second year, they blowup the roster with huge cap problems and start all over with a rookie QB who needs a ton of coaching and fall to 6-10. Bad coaching? - Third year, best record in forever, creates a very good defense and his QB/offense make improvements, but lose in the playoffs in a nail biter on the road. Bad or Good coaching? - Fourth year, lead the division, good offense, defense getting better, undefeated in the division (including beating chief rival) and THERE ARE STILL FIVE GAMES IN THE SEASON. Context and variables are not excuses but they help explain the world. When things don't have easy answers those who can't think logically gravitate to easy, simplistic explanations.

"Quibbling"? That's all you got? So, we should ONLY judge coaching excellence without regard to dozens of variables? By your simplistic metric, Tomlin sucked last year; Belichick and Shannahan are bad coaches this year; if Vrabel doesn't go to the Super Bowl he has failed and Reid needs to repeat or be labeled a failure. There are no excuses. At least you are one more keyboard expert I can ignore.

Tomlin is a good coach but he was handed a franchise QB and a team that won the Super Bowl two season beforehand.

The one constant in life is not all situations are alike. It's unimaginative and short-sighted to believe that each of these coaches had the same or even similar set of variables.