DrDawkinstein

Was the board down for anyone else? I got excited that some big news hit and crashed the board, so raced to check other outlets, but... no.

Beane could be willing to trade away our next 14 picks, but we dont have the cap room to bring on anyone else. I'm not excusing the inaction. I'm as frustrated and bummed out as anyone. But "want to" and "can" are two very different things.

Eric Wood too, no?

Especially after Meyers to the Jags.

Colts putting a LOT of faith in Daniel Jones. But OK! Now go get Waddle for 2 1sts, Beane

We've had our fair share of illegal formations on Offense too. And even one on special teams, and burned a TO on ST this Sunday with Hancock lined up Offside. Get it together, boys

That is a coaching issue too. It's multiple players across Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. And across multiple weeks now. Gotta get it fixed immediately.

Luckily he's more of a thumb-in guy. If he were a shoe-in, Josh would still be walking funny.

Keep battling those windmills

Read up on what Charles Haley used to do to guys in the locker room, and he's still alive and somehow beloved.

This is one of those few times the GM should consult with players even beyond the franchise QB. Get Josh and the OL together, and if they are ok with it, then there you go. If there is a single "no" vote, then it's a no. Decent point, but Wilkins is no Marchand.

For what it's worth, OP is the only person I've seen post that they would rather have punted. There may be one or two others buried in this thread, but for the most part, even among us McD skeptics, we're in agreement that kicking the FG was the right choice.

You just described 99% of Bills fans after what this franchise has done to us over the years.

Like it or not, it's McD's current legacy and will remain so until he wins a Super Bowl. If he never does, that will be the main thing he's remembered for. Instead of lifting the curse, he just adds to the pile of Wide Right, 4 In a Row, Music City Miracle, etc

Going to paste this from another thread because I think it's interesting and want to see what other people think... One thing the morning show mentioned that wasnt factored as an option: Josh or Cook taking the snap and running straight back for 65 yards and take a safety. We did something similar in a high school game back when I was playing and it sealed a victory, but we were pinned back on our own 15-20yard line, so it was easy to get to the endzone. If Josh/Cook makes it, it probably kills 20 seconds of clock and then you punt to KC with 5-10 seconds left still needing a TD. But if they somehow get tackled at like the 5 or 10 yard line it becomes the worst call in NFL history. Still an interesting option.

It's a violent contact sport. It has been riddled with injuries since it started 100 years ago. It seems like there are more now because we live in the information age where everything is tweeted and talked about on mutliple TV shows and radio shows, etc. Plus, we are actually diagnosing the real injury and giving players time off to recover. It used to be "rub some dirt on it, get back in. oh, and you'll never walk right after 35", now we diagnose an MCL sprain and give the guy the proper 4 weeks off. I do agree that the widespread use of PEDs doesnt help things either, but those are just replacing the injuries that used to occur due to historical ignorance.

Reid's multiple rings and track record make it a bit different discussion.

As we've said and disclaimed numerous times, there wasnt much difference in the choices and we were setup with a strong chance to win no matter what. That said, out of all the options available there, punting and giving them the ball back is the "weakest", "playing not to lose" move. Going for it, or going for the FG points are both the more aggressive, playing to win decisions. Punting to them with 27seconds left, with what they've proven to be able to do in 13 and 16 seconds, would've been the weakest move. But good news! McD chose right. Analytics be damned! He went with his plums instead.

I can imagine different sources may see it differently, but I'm going off what was discussed extensively on WGR yesterday, and those guys are at least usually pretty well sources/cited.

I hope so, because I have a real concern about Pacheco coming back and looking like Bijan/Falcons against us in the playoffs.

How much of this is Pacheco being out? And will they look completely different if/when we face them again in the playoffs?

You're pretty much right, in that they were all really close and there wasnt much of a bad decision. They reviewed it on Jeremy and Joe yesterday morning. Punt: 99.9% win chance Go for it: 99.3 % win chance FG attempt: 99.2% win chance So he went against analytics, by 0.7%, but did the most aggressive, playing to win move. Which I'm fine with. Especially with the way our D was playing.

Agreed. I get that analytics said the punt was the best move. But let's be real. It was a 99.9% win chance with a punt and 99.2% win chance with the FG attempt, so we arent talking much difference. And as a McD game-decision critic, I would have absolutely bashed him for "playing not to lose" if he punted. Go for the kick, and if you miss, then play tough defense to end the game. And by god, he rushed 4 on the first Hail Mary attempt, and 5 on the last attempt. So credit where it is due for not going back tot hat rush-3 and give them all day BS. Can't knock the way he handled that. (But ask me about the Defensive and ST Time Outs in another thread... )