The expert media and their excuses

[Stroke 17]

I try so hard not to listen or care what outsiders say about the Bills but this week has been hard for me to ignore the idiots and excuse makers as to why the Bills were able to beat the Steelers.

 

One narrative is, the Bills were supposed to beat Pitts because they had injuries to their best player. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Bills also are dealing with injuries. The Steelers would not have even been in the playoffs if they hadn't squeaked out a win against the 3rd stringers that the Ravens fielded the week before.

 

Mike Tomlin is a great coach. Is he really, So what if wins during the regular season, he's a loser in the post season of late. He so smart he made the decision to go with Mason Rudolph! well if he's so smart why did it take him 14 games on inept offense with Trubisky and Pickett before making the change to  the guy who had been on the team for the last 5 years or so.

 

Pitts got a break because they cancelled the game because of the pitts run game not being as good as the Bills. AHHH not so much.

 

 They say, Josh Allen is a turn over machine he will cost the Bills.  He definitely has his share of picks but the dude is a player. I ain't getting rid of him for any other QB in the league.  

 

I don't know if the Bills are going to the Super Bowl let alone win it but I know at 6-6 they were written off as underachievers. I thought it was close to over at 6-6 and I am the most optimistic Bills fan to ever live, they proved me wrong, shame on me. 

 

See you all on Sunday, rain, snow, cold, wind Tay or no Tay. I so want this game, please be loud and proud!

 

They're killin me Whitey, They're killin me!   GO BILLS

[nucci]

4 minutes ago, Stroke 17 said:

I try so hard not to listen or care what outsiders say about the Bills but this week has been hard for me to ignore the idiots and excuse makers as to why the Bills were able to beat the Steelers.

 

One narrative is, the Bills were supposed to beat Pitts because they had injuries to their best player. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Bills also are dealing with injuries. The Steelers would not have even been in the playoffs if they hadn't squeaked out a win against the 3rd stringers that the Ravens fielded the week before.

 

Mike Tomlin is a great coach. Is he really, So what if wins during the regular season, he's a loser in the post season of late. He so smart he made the decision to go with Mason Rudolph! well if he's so smart why did it take him 14 games on inept offense with Trubisky and Pickett before making the change to  the guy who had been on the team for the last 5 years or so.

 

Pitts got a break because they cancelled the game because of the pitts run game not being as good as the Bills. AHHH not so much.

 

 They say, Josh Allen is a turn over machine he will cost the Bills.  He definitely has his share of picks but the dude is a player. I ain't getting rid of him for any other QB in the league.  

 

I don't know if the Bills are going to the Super Bowl let alone win it but I know at 6-6 they were written off as underachievers. I thought it was close to over at 6-6 and I am the most optimistic Bills fan to ever live, they proved me wrong, shame on me. 

 

See you all on Sunday, rain, snow, cold, wind Tay or no Tay. I so want this game, please be loud and proud!

 

They're killin me Whitey, They're killin me!   GO BILLS

try harder

[Stroke 17]

3 minutes ago, nucci said:

try harder

Is this my wife? Sounds like you darling. You know hard I try, " I just can't kill the beast."

[BullBuchanan]

11 minutes ago, Stroke 17 said:

I try so hard not to listen or care what outsiders say about the Bills but this week has been hard for me to ignore the idiots and excuse makers as to why the Bills were able to beat the Steelers.

 

One narrative is, the Bills were supposed to beat Pitts because they had injuries to their best player. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Bills also are dealing with injuries. The Steelers would not have even been in the playoffs if they hadn't squeaked out a win against the 3rd stringers that the Ravens fielded the week before.

 

Mike Tomlin is a great coach. Is he really, So what if wins during the regular season, he's a loser in the post season of late. He so smart he made the decision to go with Mason Rudolph! well if he's so smart why did it take him 14 games on inept offense with Trubisky and Pickett before making the change to  the guy who had been on the team for the last 5 years or so.

 

Pitts got a break because they cancelled the game because of the pitts run game not being as good as the Bills. AHHH not so much.

 

 They say, Josh Allen is a turn over machine he will cost the Bills.  He definitely has his share of picks but the dude is a player. I ain't getting rid of him for any other QB in the league.  

 

I don't know if the Bills are going to the Super Bowl let alone win it but I know at 6-6 they were written off as underachievers. I thought it was close to over at 6-6 and I am the most optimistic Bills fan to ever live, they proved me wrong, shame on me. 

 

See you all on Sunday, rain, snow, cold, wind Tay or no Tay. I so want this game, please be loud and proud!

 

They're killin me Whitey, They're killin me!   GO BILLS

Who was saying the bills were losing to the steelers? The Bills were 10 point favorites.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, BullBuchanan said:

Who was saying the bills were losing to the steelers? The Bills were 10 point favorites.

Deluded yinzers.  They have spent so much time schlepping up and down those hills that they all think they're the 'little engines that could'. 
"I think I can...I think I can...I think I can..."

[FireChans]

15 minutes ago, Stroke 17 said:

I try so hard not to listen or care what outsiders say about the Bills but this week has been hard for me to ignore the idiots and excuse makers as to why the Bills were able to beat the Steelers.

 

One narrative is, the Bills were supposed to beat Pitts because they had injuries to their best player. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Bills also are dealing with injuries. The Steelers would not have even been in the playoffs if they hadn't squeaked out a win against the 3rd stringers that the Ravens fielded the week before.

 

Mike Tomlin is a great coach. Is he really, So what if wins during the regular season, he's a loser in the post season of late. He so smart he made the decision to go with Mason Rudolph! well if he's so smart why did it take him 14 games on inept offense with Trubisky and Pickett before making the change to  the guy who had been on the team for the last 5 years or so.

 

Pitts got a break because they cancelled the game because of the pitts run game not being as good as the Bills. AHHH not so much.

 

 They say, Josh Allen is a turn over machine he will cost the Bills.  He definitely has his share of picks but the dude is a player. I ain't getting rid of him for any other QB in the league.  

 

I don't know if the Bills are going to the Super Bowl let alone win it but I know at 6-6 they were written off as underachievers. I thought it was close to over at 6-6 and I am the most optimistic Bills fan to ever live, they proved me wrong, shame on me. 

 

See you all on Sunday, rain, snow, cold, wind Tay or no Tay. I so want this game, please be loud and proud!

 

They're killin me Whitey, They're killin me!   GO BILLS

The Bills were supposed to beat the Steelers, they have the better QB, the HC is a push, and the Steelers can’t win games without TJ Watt. That’s why the spread was 10 points.

 

Expectations are there for a reason. You would be calling it a total failure if we lost to that team, so why is the media so wrong for saying we were supposed to win?

[RoyBatty is alive]

5 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

Who was saying the bills were losing to the steelers? The Bills were 10 point favorites.

RC Clark who used to play for them but not many to your point.

[finn]

The OP is right about the anti-Bills, anti-Allen narratives out there. They stand in stark contrast to the narratives on KC, which are invariably positive or spin any negatives in a positive light. Doesn't reflect very well on the media figures perpetuating these narratives. They come across as not just lazy but cowardly as well. It would take initiative to say something new and courage to point out that (correctly) that Josh Allen has done more with less than anyone else in the league. 

 

Laziness and cowardice must be part of the job description. 

[nucci]

I just don't get listening to people who know less about football and the Bills than we do....and the CBS guys in studio and Nantz and Romo love the Bills and Allen

Edited January 18 by nucci

[FireChans]

5 minutes ago, finn said:

The OP is right about the anti-Bills, anti-Allen narratives out there. They stand in stark contrast to the narratives on KC, which are invariably positive or spin any negatives in a positive light. Doesn't reflect very well on the media figures perpetuating these narratives. They come across as not just lazy but cowardly as well. It would take initiative to say something new and courage to point out that (correctly) that Josh Allen has done more with less than anyone else in the league. 

 

Laziness and cowardice must be part of the job description. 

I haven’t seen anyone that has said Mahomes has been his usual great self this year. But hey

[HOUSE]

Shut it off. 

[nucci]

Stop looking for things to get angry about. The Bills won, are playing their best football of the year and have another great game coming up. Everyone said we want the Chiefs in Buffalo. We got them. Everyone here should be pumped about Sunday....not looking back.

[klos63]

38 minutes ago, Stroke 17 said:

I try so hard not to listen or care what outsiders say about the Bills but this week has been hard for me to ignore the idiots and excuse makers as to why the Bills were able to beat the Steelers.

 

One narrative is, the Bills were supposed to beat Pitts because they had injuries to their best player. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Bills also are dealing with injuries. The Steelers would not have even been in the playoffs if they hadn't squeaked out a win against the 3rd stringers that the Ravens fielded the week before.

 

Mike Tomlin is a great coach. Is he really, So what if wins during the regular season, he's a loser in the post season of late. He so smart he made the decision to go with Mason Rudolph! well if he's so smart why did it take him 14 games on inept offense with Trubisky and Pickett before making the change to  the guy who had been on the team for the last 5 years or so.

 

Pitts got a break because they cancelled the game because of the pitts run game not being as good as the Bills. AHHH not so much.

 

 They say, Josh Allen is a turn over machine he will cost the Bills.  He definitely has his share of picks but the dude is a player. I ain't getting rid of him for any other QB in the league.  

 

I don't know if the Bills are going to the Super Bowl let alone win it but I know at 6-6 they were written off as underachievers. I thought it was close to over at 6-6 and I am the most optimistic Bills fan to ever live, they proved me wrong, shame on me. 

 

See you all on Sunday, rain, snow, cold, wind Tay or no Tay. I so want this game, please be loud and proud!

 

They're killin me Whitey, They're killin me!   GO BILLS

Nobody serious said that Allen is a turnover 'machine'. I think Bills fans add that word to get themselves more upset. 

Allen having turnover issues is a valid criticism. 

Also, many pundits are picking the Bills to win this weekend also to get to the Super Bowl.

Stop looking for reasons to get mad, enjoy the 6 game win streak and huge home playoff game against a great rival.  Doesn't get much better than this. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

28 minutes ago, FireChans said:

I haven’t seen anyone that has said Mahomes has been his usual great self this year. But hey

[finn]

2 hours ago, FireChans said:

I haven’t seen anyone that has said Mahomes has been his usual great self this year. But hey

No, but don't you find all comments that he hasn't been great are quickly followed by excuses, none of which have to do with Mahomes himself? It's his receivers, his line, the fatigue that comes with all that winning, etc. His Holiness himself is never doubted that I ever heard. Nothing like, "He's great but..." as with Allen. It's always "He's struggling because others are letting him down."

 

I get why. People think he deserves the benefit of the doubt because he's won in the past. But that doesn't change the facts, which are ignored in service of the Narrative. 

[FireChans]

4 minutes ago, finn said:

No, but don't you find all comments that he hasn't been great are quickly followed by excuses, none of which have to do with Mahomes himself? It's his receivers, his line, the fatigue that comes with all that winning, etc. His Holiness himself is never doubted that I ever heard. Nothing like, "He's great but..." as with Allen. It's always "He's struggling because others are letting him down."

 

I get why. People think he deserves the benefit of the doubt because he's won in the past. But that doesn't change the facts, which are ignored in service of the Narrative. 

I mean he did lose his OC and his receivers do suck. Have you watched them lead the league in drops, some of which directly cost them games?

 

Mahomes hasn’t been Mahomes, but saying his receivers suck isn’t an excuse. It’s reality.

 

Just like it’s reality that Josh turns it over too much, even though he is a one man offense, and doing it without a true #1 or #2.

[TAinLack.]

3 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Nick "Wrong" is  a certified knuclehead!

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

Bills only win because of “fake sliding”.

 

[ToGoGo]

2 hours ago, finn said:

No, but don't you find all comments that he hasn't been great are quickly followed by excuses, none of which have to do with Mahomes himself? It's his receivers, his line, the fatigue that comes with all that winning, etc. His Holiness himself is never doubted that I ever heard. Nothing like, "He's great but..." as with Allen. It's always "He's struggling because others are letting him down."

 

I get why. People think he deserves the benefit of the doubt because he's won in the past. But that doesn't change the facts, which are ignored in service of the Narrative. 

We blow them out this week and narratives start to flip. 
 

At the end of the day, people make up their minds during deep playoff runs and Super Bowls when everyone comes over and talks in superficial narratives. 

[finn]

3 hours ago, FireChans said:

I mean he did lose his OC and his receivers do suck. Have you watched them lead the league in drops, some of which directly cost them games?

 

Mahomes hasn’t been Mahomes, but saying his receivers suck isn’t an excuse. It’s reality.

 

Just like it’s reality that Josh turns it over too much, even though he is a one man offense, and doing it without a true #1 or #2.

Look, Allen turned it over 23 times, Mahomes 17. Meanwhile, he produced 44 touchdowns compared to Mahomes' 27. Would you give up six turnovers for 17 touchdowns? More to the point here, how often do you see these two sets of numbers presented together? Like, never? It's always some version of Allen as turnover machine, to the point that literally every comment or observation about Allen includes some note about his turnovers.

 

As for dropped passes, whose receivers led the league in dropped passes last year? If you don't know, it may be because the media didn't repeat the fact ad nauseum because it wasn't Mahomes. It was Allen. 

 

And Allen also lost his coordinator, didn't he? In fact, he's on his third in three years. 

 

All his career, Mahomes has been playing for an excellent coach with excellent receivers and an excellent line. For the first time, he has to do it himself, the way Allen has all HIS career. And the excuses pour forth.