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Buffalo News article this morning. Josh wanted continuity. Same language, same plays. Kind of not reinventing the wheel. Josh expects some of the same with nuances based on Dorsey’s style. Expects Joe Brady to have input also. Article. Has a paywall.

Thankfully I’m in a handful of Super Bowl squares. Makes it more interesting. Prefer if the Bengals win, doesn’t really matter who wins.

Thought it was a 2 yr contract. Not doing himself any justice either way with telling teams he may be done. If he changes his mind, teams would want to make sure he is all in on the season.

The NFL loves late season outdoor games. They love snow.

His way of letting the Bills know if he’s not on their plans, let him go. Nice guy, great career. I feel he took catches from Diggs when Josh seemed to try too hard to get him the ball at times. Definitely took catches from Gabe. If we keep Beas, need to get a good 4th WR as Gabe had better be starting next year.

Good coach, not great. If he wins tomorrow, above average, not great coach. Gotta win more than one to be considered with the best. Nice hair doesn’t make you great. Goerge Seifert has two SB wins. Never hear his name considered as a great coach.

Josh is the QB this franchise had waited for. I want nothing but for him to win a Super Bowl in Buffalo.

Final season! Can’t wait! Second half releases July 11th.

No. Will stay the same. NFL isn’t usually bullied into change. I prefer it doesn’t change. Like watching end of season and knowing draft order.

For sure. Sanders was incredible with his speed, cutting ability and vision. Dude was a beast, most likely best ever RB talent. His problem was the team he was on.

Dude can ball. Looks great. Problem is translating that to the NFL. Needs a solid team and good coaches around him like Josh did.

Underrated player IMO. Was a generational talent running and catching. Played at the same time as Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Dickerson, Marcus Allen. Kinda got lost in the fray. Pound for pound I’d take Thurman over all those guys, except Sanders.

A lot of tweets he’s signed. No announcement by the Bills yet. Feel it’s not a done deal, and as mentioned above maybe he’s looking for a OC job?

Happy with this. Dorsey won’t be perfect right away. Will take some time to acclimate to being in charge of the entire offense. Probably a perfect time for such a change in OC though. Josh is doing great and can help make up for any learning curve issues by Dorsey.

I think we can all agree that Flores has committed career suicide as it pertains to the NFL. What drove him to it? And why now? I wonder if in interviews he was asked the tough questions about inability to work with others? Does the Rooney Rule have more to do with his actions, even more than he has let on? Did Ross get in the ears of other owners? Whatever the reason, he decided that doing this now was more important to him than ever coaching in the NFL again. I do applaud his convictions and standing up for what he believes. The ramifications of this bombshell lawsuit won’t go away anytime soon. 1. Ross and his ownership. NFL will certainly look into the allegations of tank for pay. If Ross did make that offer, what other shady things has he done? You don’t wake up one morning and suddenly change your morale compass and offer the HC of your team 100 grand per loss unless you are a dirtbag to begin with. At the very least there will be monetary and possibly draft pick fines. In the end, I don’t know how Ross survives this. 2. Rooney Rule. On the face of it, seemed like a good way to get minorities a foot in the door where they may not have had a chance previously. In practice, it probably did not fully do what was intended. Yes, it’s great to get your name bandied around as a HC or coordinator candidate. It may help you later. Problem is, most coaching replacements are picked even before the old coach is fired. That doesn’t mean the Rooney interviews are shams per se, but are likely not going to lead to HC jobs. There needs to be a deep cultural change regarding racism before something like the Rooney Rule will have its intended effect. I guess if there were less racism, we wouldn’t need rules like that.

OK with this, our o-line regressed over the last few years. Need to look at coaching and schemes as a big reason for how some of our players regressed.

Backchannels. He has most likely let it be known he isn’t interested in any other job to whom ever tries to court him. Jim Harbaugh should have his name attached to more openings. He doesn’t because he’s let it be known what team(s) he’d coach for. He most likely chose the team(s) he is willing to leave the college ranks for and initiated contact with them. My guess is he wants the Vikings job and is using the ‘phins to help close that deal.

RIP. Loved him as Dr. Johnny Fever.

Bengals are for real. Them beating the chiefs isn’t redemption, but makes me able to watch the SB. Feel they have a very good shot at winning. Not a fan of the Rams. Maybe jealous, but hate when teams “buy” or mortgage the future to win championships - Stafford, Michel, Beckham, Miller, Ramsey. They don’t have a first round pick until 2024. Not quite as obvious as the Yankees have done over the years, but not the home grown route others take. Maybe I’m jealous the Bills didn’t go after some of these guys (or others) that may have gotten us over the top. Lastly, not a fan of players who pick teams based on SB possibility. Hate Beckham and don’t feel he deserves a SB after busting himself off two teams. He’s definitely not one of the players I wish we had gone after. Again maybe jealous we didn’t go all out, but prefer the sustainable approach, not a one shot.

Rams have the best defense left. At least on paper. Feel the Niners win today. Can’t explain why, they seem like big underdogs. Just feel they can take the Rams.

Hope the Bengals make a game of this and hope they beat the chiefs. Gosh darn this is tough to watch.

Wasn’t doing to watch the first game at first. Now will and rooting for the Bengals. Ultimately, hope it’s the Niners taking home the championship. In reality, as long as it’s ABC (Anybody But the Chiefs), I’m good with it.

Feel if the Bills wanted him, they’d have signed him by now. Most likely they are doing their do diligence and looking at all the options available. They may want a known entity who can run the offense without McD’s oversight as HC. Dorsey may require more intervention while learning to be a full time OC. He may be waiting out the Bills decision before committing to the Giants. And/or he’s in play for other teams also. Would make sense based on Josh’s growth.

Manning was a great field general. Did so with a lot of flair, whereas TB was more ice. Manning absolutely belongs in the conversation. As for older QB’s I’d have to say Montana was the best ever. Ice in his veins, first QB to run the killer “West coast offense”. Mobile, great arm and was fantastic at last drive wins.

I’d have to put an asterisk on that. Spy gate and deflategate certainly taint his accomplishments for me. Yes, he did win with Tampa. That doesn’t even the score.