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Am I the only one who is muting the color guy to preserve my sanity? Guy seems to be just saying whatever comes into his head.
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23 hours ago, folz said:
So, the most likely path for Buffalo at this point would seem to be:
Wild Card: Denver @ Buffalo
Divisonal Round: Baltimore @ Buffalo
AFC Championship: Buffalo @ KC
Super Bowl: Buffalo vs. Detroit/Philly/Minn
[Denver has the best shot currently of taking the #7 seed; Baltimore most likely wins the North for the #3 seed; I don't see the Chargers beating the Ravens in the Wild Card or Pitt/Houston beating KC in the divisional round---but then it's the playoffs, anything could happen.]
Wouldn't it be lovely if luck finally caught up with KC and, after yet another close game, the ball finally bounces against them, or the critical call goes the other way? I'd love to see their faces at that moment. "But, but, but...we're Kansas City! We always win!"
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42 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:
Like the "more beans please" commercial 😂
Or "Try it, you'll like it," for the older crowd.
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27 minutes ago, HOUSE said:
Mikey wont sign it, Mikey hates everything, hey Mikey !
I wish I didn't remember that commercial as well as I do.
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1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
I'd love Campbell. But, guessing this is for Mike White, Shavers or Eli Ankou
To my unpracticed eye, Ankou seems to play well whenever he's in, better than Jefferson, Phillips, or Austin Johnson, so I'd like to see him play. But I believe callups are unlimited in the playoffs, so maybe we'll see him then if not Sunday. Same with Shavers.
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14 hours ago, Kelly to Allen said:
Bills released Morrow.
This has gotta be for Ngakoue right?
Then id imagine Morrow to the ps for linebacker depth.
Ps gets unlimited call ups in the postseason
Not likely, but maybe they're making room for Calais Campbell or another useful veteran who may be released after Sunday's games.
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1 hour ago, Stretch said:
Thanks for the link, it was a good review. I really liked the stat about 39% of Ravens WRs being wide open within seconds of the snap on throws, far and away the most in the league. The stats really are so close, with Lamar barely ahead. But if you watch the games, it does seem like Allen made more of the big-time throws in important games. And it is hard to see voting going against what it has been for the past decade or more, the best QB on a top 2 seed wins the MVP.
Maybe I'm just a homer, but looking at Lamar's highlights, like in this video, I'm just not that impressed. Most throws are ones we've seen most QBs make, including rookies Drake Maye, Bo Nix, and Jayden Daniels. I don't see many truly special throws--against the grain, while falling down, into tiny windows, with tacklers hanging off him or while running fast--of the kind that Allen throws every week, including the two TD just last week. Yes, Lamar shows crazy speed and moves on his runs, but his escability is oddly not much better than Mahomes, who twitches like a squirrel, and Allen, who has the frame to shrug off defenders. With his slight frame, Lamar goes down on contact if he can't juke, which might explain the 10 fumbles his fans don't see fit to mention. Over Jackson, I'd take Mahomes, Burrow, Goff, Daniels, or Allen any day.
I'm thinking something else is going on besides production. Not race, exactly, although there is a resemblance to last year's Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark controversy. Something appears to be fueling resentment against Allen and hero worship of Jackson.
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26 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:
So the Ravens have 9 pro bowlers and the Bills have 2. Interesting…
And yet the Bills coaches aren't recognized as elite. So logic suggests that either the selection process is highly flawed, or one or both of those two players are so much better than the rest of the league that they've carried the entire team to a better record than the Ravens. I suspect both theories have merit.
Meanwhile, Benford is the biggest snub here. His play has been All-Pro quality, not just Pro Bowl.
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1 minute ago, Mikie2times said:
Because I’m showing you that teams consistently overcome the random it’s a straw man argument? By all means, enlighten me.
If that's what you're saying, cheers. We're just misunderstanding each other.
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8 hours ago, Mikie2times said:
The Chiefs have been to 6 straight AFC championships. Before that, the Patriots went to 8 straight. Being enlightened on this subject has nothing to do with recognizing the randomness. It has to do with recognizing how it’s not random. When your high end talent is lower, and your coaching is worse, you don’t advance and you don’t advance in a consistent way. While others do advance and they do so in a consistent way as well.
You're doing the straw-man thing. I'm not saying talent, coaching, and other factors determine team success. I'm just saying chance plays a bigger role than people think. Your reply proves my point.
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13 hours ago, 518Buffalo said:
Like Tremaine Edmunds
See?
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3 hours ago, Starr Almighty said:
We can bring him back after his contract is up in Chicago he's still only 19 years old
For some reason, that joke is never going to get old.
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49 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
I mean this logic seems pretty flimsy when you consider that there have been two teams this millennium that have dominated the Super Bowl conversation in their respective eras. I don't think the Patriots and Chiefs just happened to win more coin flips. Personally I think it boils down to elite coaching and elite QB play in high-leverage moments. The formula for a dynasty is established. The problem is that we only have half of that formula.
I'm not discounting the myriad factors that go into winning football, including elite QB play and coaching; I'm just agreeing with the OP that randomness plays a bigger role that most people think. Injuries are a prime example. I'm convinced the Bills would have beaten KC last year if Bernard had been healthy. That critical factor is ignored in the crowing narratives of KC dominance over the Bills.
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4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
There is more randomness than most fans like to admit.
Amen to this, although I think the word "realize" may be more accurate than "admit"; that's how deep goes our collective delusion goes, one amplified by the loudest commentators in the media. For example, it's more likely randomness more than some ineffable winning quality that contributed to KC's near-perfect record this year--and their playoff run last year, when the Ravens or Bills could just as easily gone to the Super Bowl instead. Once you winnow the field to the elite teams, it's pretty much a coin flip from there on. Yet some part of us wants to bestow superlatives on the winners and pejoratives on the losers, as if the outcome were inevitable from the start, the winner always being winners and the losers always losers, with randomness and plain old probability dismissed outright, if considered at all.
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1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Mike White has also been elevated twice already as well (12/1 and 12/15). Kind of puzzling they didn't save one for Week 18. But it's going to have to be Josh back in just handing the ball off or an emergency QB if Trubisky goes down.
Anyone know who is the Bills' emergency quarterback?
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
I get the similarity and the desire to compare him to the greats. But he does something almost every single week that Elway could only dream of even trying.
The word unicorn gets thrown around too much but there's really not much of a better descriptor.
He just keeps doing things that nobody has ever seen anybody do before, and he won't stop.
For the love of gawd, somebody make him stop; it's freaking meowt!
Some media person compared him to Gretsky, Jordan, Ali, and Ohtani. I think he might be right. Lamar may have stats and some nice plays, and Burrows makes excellent throws on a regular basis, but Allen isn't just on another level; he's in a different league altogether. The clip above shows that even his teammates can't keep up with his abilities. I've watched football for 40-plus years and seen some great quarterbacks, but I've never seen anything like this. Every game he makes throws that you just don't see other human beings make.
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I'm cautiously optimistic Milano will contribute some big plays going forward, but I wonder what happened to Bernard, who looked like a budding Pro Bowl player last year. The secondary looks pretty good, even with Hamlin, who is dependable in both good and bad ways. Oliver and Rousseau can disappear some games, but they can also dominant, and I think Von may really help in the playoffs if the offense can build a big lead.
Bottom line: This defense is at its best when the team is ahead, but it has shown it can help (a lot) with turnovers.
Now ask us about Special Teams. 🤔
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42 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
Why isn't Darnold MVP? Fished out of another garbage can to lead the Vikes to 14-2 in the toughest division in the NFL.
I have nothing against Lamar, Henry, or Saquon, but I'd like to see OPY go to Darnold. Too bad they tweaked the criteria for Comeback Player of the Year; he'd be the perfect candidate.
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10 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:
Broussard has an NBA MVP vote, not NFL. But if people like him are finally ceding to Allen, I’ve got faith the actual MVP voters will give Josh the majority vote.The Jets game seems to have done the trick. It was like an "Ok, fine, whatever" moment for the fence-sitters and maybe even some Lamar supporters, from what I can gather from a short selection of the media blather (which is all I can stomach). Those two TD passes by Allen, along with that incredible (but for Allen routine) pass to Coleman that Coleman dropped and the bucket pass to Coleman that was called back, appear to have done the trick even for the "What have you done for me lately?" crowd.
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12 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:
This is the best line in the JA era …I believe that all the starters are under lock and key for 2025 …
The depth coming through looks to have some promise as well….some decisions will need to be made for 2026 around McGovern and Edwards who are FAs … you can’t keep everybody unfortunately, but it’s good not having any concerns in the short term ..
Shoot, I didn't know McGovern and Edwards will be free agents next year. That helps explain why Beane drafted a center so high in VPG. Not much depth at guard, especially if they want to keep Anderson available to play as a sixth lineman on plays. High draft pick coming?
But re the thread, I agree it's nice to not worry about the tackles or even the depth at tackle. The play of the line this year might be the most important factor of the Bills' success this year, aside from the Supernova at QB, followed by the excellent trio at RB. Three elite units on a team with, arguably, no other unit much above average anywhere. (One big caveat: the defense's penchant for big plays, which recall the Super Bowl Bills.)
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46 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:
Like you have any clue about the locker room
And you do?
You sneer at the poster without addressing his arguments. Got to work on your game, oldmanfan.
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2 hours ago, JGMcD2 said:
If you love Allen, then you should respect his desire to keep his streak alive. The men in the locker room clearly respect his desire to keep this thing going.
Maybe take a second to understand his reasoning for it instead of putting your negative spin on it?
I did take a second. Look, he's our hero, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's not human with human flaws, nor does it mean that as an admirer I need to admire everything he does and says. Of course his teammates support his goal. I would, too, out of respect and admiration for him, not necessarily because it's a noble goal. Yes, maybe the streak means something to him that I know nothing about--a promise to his grandmother or something--but I suspect it's an ego thing. It's fine: trivial, not a big deal, and very easy to shrug off, even be fond of, maybe. But I am mildly surprised that Superman is human.
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11 minutes ago, julian said:
It’s important to Allen because it shows his ability to play through injuries for his teammates, that he’s a guy they can count on to be under center every week.
It’s a streak that matters because of the perception from the men in the locker room, he doesn’t give a damn if media or fans see him as tough.
Yeah, but the men in the locker room know the difference between playing through pain and taking a few snaps to keep alive a streak. The first is real and important and for his teammates; the second is phony and for show. I love Allen, but I don't think much of this priority of his.
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Seems like a silly streak to care about. Does he want to be seen as an iron man or tough guy? His many enemies will be eager to divide his TDs, yardage, and so on by an additional game to argue his stats aren't impressive.
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1/5/2025 Week 18 - Around The NFL
in The Stadium Wall
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One of the key questions for American society over the next decade, or until people don't care anymore.