Dr. K

I am in n o way shape or form a Pats sympathizer but from what I've seen he makes some pretty good throws, with anticipation and accuracy. His arm is nothing special but he seems pretty smart and relatively composed for a rookie. I know they are giving him game plans with training wheels on them, but I would not say that this point he can't become a good quarterback.

I was very skeptical of McDermott and "the Process" but I am so glad to have been wrong. But I was against the Rex hire from the beginning, so any change was good.

It's probably a judgment on my character, but mostly what I feel about this game is dread.

For this guy to say Gronkowski's inability to face what he'd done was "a real and human moment" is disgusting.

I'm not a fan of the extra game.

I am not so on board with what seems to be his resentment of younger people becoming coaches--at least I don't in principle think just because a person is young they can't be or don't deserve to be a head coach. On the other hand, I very much agree with what he says about successful coaching requiring skill at interpersonal interactions with the players. If you ignore the human interactions that are part of coaching, you can be brilliant at the theoretical aspects and still fail. To some degree a good coach must be a teacher, and teachers who completely disregard the interpersonal side of teaching are not likely to succeed long term.

Hate that guy's bellowing.

I'm always worried.

I don't know much about Antonio Brown but it seems he has problems much more serious than his football career. The man needs an intervention by people who care about him to save him from himself and to save those around him.

I prefer it if they don't talk about the Bills at all. Let them spend their time puffing up the Chiefs and whoever else is the Flavor of the Month.

Yes, of course. I want the Bills to win out and take the division, have at least one home playoff game. What surprised me was that, even if the Bills beat the Falcons, they could still completely miss the playoffs if those rather simple conditions I outlined came to pass.

Here's another way to say it: IF... 1) the Chargers and the Ravens win out 2) the Patriots beat the Dolphins 3) the Colts and Bengals win at least one of their last two games. THEN: The Bills losing to the Jets puts them out of the playoffs 100% of the time, no matter if they beat the Falcons and no matter what else happens to any other teams in any other games. I hope that makes it clear.

I'm sure that's exactly what I should have meant to say if I had meant to say what you think I should have said. How could I have been so purblind?

Apology accepted. Peace.

I have forgotten more math than you have ever known. I have a ***** degree in physics, troll.

The phrase you quote is preceded by "there are several scenarios where ...", which makes the phrase you quote conditional. It's really classic for you to misquote me and then tell me I'm completely wrong. Don't be an ass.

For pity's sake, the first condition I name is, "The Ravens and Chargers have to win both of their remaining games." Nobody can read anymore. I taught English for more than forty years. Why did I bother?

You didn't read what I wrote. This scenario depends on the Ravens and Chargers both winning out. If they don't, the Bills are guaranteed the playoffs.

We could afford to lose to the Falcons but we damn well better beat the Jets.

Playing with the online playoff calculators, it seems there are several scenarios where, even if the Bills beat the Falcons, if they lose their final game to the Jets, they are 100% going to miss the playoffs. Of course a number of other things must happen for that to occur, but they are not impossible. The Ravens and Chargers have to win both of their remaining games. and the Patriots have to beat the Dolphins. The Colts, Bengals, and Patriots need to at least split their last two, but as long as the Patriots beat the Dolphins, if the Bills lose to the Jets they are out.

From the little I've seen of Jones, I think he has promise, but he's got a ways to go and Josh has it all over him.

I'm a writer. And Sullivan is a weasel. Has been for years. And no, I stopped reading him a decade ago.

Let me make clear that I posted this as a joke, and a reaction to how tired I am of hearing commentators on the Bills-Pats rivalry say the opposite over and over again.

... just asking for a friend. 😉

This is more or less where I am. I'm just going to follow the team, keep a lid on my emotional reactions, and try not to have any expectations.