AFC Championship Game Week Thread - Bills at Chiefs

[mannc]

23 minutes ago, uninja said:

TJ down from full to limited. Don’t like that.

Once again, all our injuries are on defense...I've never seen anything like it.

[boyst]

42 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Why would you want a guy playing that can't run when it's literally his job to cover a ton of ground on every play?

i'd imagine he got a shot on monday which goes a long way - i don't know that he would not be ready. hip injections are kind of funky. the joint and tendons and swelling etc with a pred or cortisone steroid can have some quick relief.

[colin]

im convinced the only way we lose this game is if our defensive injuries nuke us.

 

our EPA per play on O and D are superior to the Chiefs, and i think the monkey of playing lame duck vanilla on D is over.  it's possible bad LB play and our secondary injuries bury us, i don't think so tho.

 

we had 27 points vs baltimore, on really low yardage and frankly it woulda been more of we needed more on the last drive, and if we needed to hammer it in on the prior drive where we kick the FG.  we will have more than that vs the cheifs.  I don't think KC puts up 30+ on us. 

[fergie's ire]

2 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

It absolutely 100% did, mcd was havin none of that this year he pretty much bubble wrapped everybody and dumped a ton of snaps on Milano to get him ready for the playoffs despite Milano being absolutely awful when he first returned 

 

 

Yes, it is an advantage that New England had all these years that I hadn't thought.  When your division is crap and you can count on winning it, you can afford to take guys out.  In years past, I'd hear people say "I would rest X because we know we can beat Y without him."  I didn't trust that approach because the margins are so slim in the NFL, but when you know that even if you DO lose to Y you still control the vision you can sit guys.  If you lose to a bad opponent then oh well...now we'll have to be more careful in the future...but until you do lose one or two of those games you can sit guys.

[Pokebball]

1 minute ago, colin said:

im convinced the only way we lose this game is if our defensive injuries nuke us.

 

our EPA per play on O and D are superior to the Chiefs, and i think the monkey of playing lame duck vanilla on D is over.  it's possible bad LB play and our secondary injuries bury us, i don't think so tho.

 

we had 27 points vs baltimore, on really low yardage and frankly it woulda been more of we needed more on the last drive, and if we needed to hammer it in on the prior drive where we kick the FG.  we will have more than that vs the cheifs.  I don't think KC puts up 30+ on us. 

the chiefs are a different team in the playoffs. we're gonna have to bring our A game and get lucky a couple of times (such as a turnover, a penalty going our way, etc.)

[rayray808]

TJ full on a walkthrough and limited on a practice day could just mean they want to let him heal up but he's still a go

[RiotAct]

2 minutes ago, rayray808 said:

TJ full on a walkthrough and limited on a practice day could just mean they want to let him heal up but he's still a go

you said it a lot more eloquently than I did a couple pages ago  

[Logic]

Well....

 

Some moronic media talking head used the phrase "Allenhead" to describe Arrowhead stadium, and now the Chiefs players are viewing it and will certainly use it as added motivation.

Remember how I talked about athletes doing whatever was necessary to manufacture a chip for their shoulders and convince themselves that no one believes in them? well...
 

 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

25 minutes ago, boyst said:

i'd imagine he got a shot on monday which goes a long way - i don't know that he would not be ready. hip injections are kind of funky. the joint and tendons and swelling etc with a pred or cortisone steroid can have some quick relief.

What are you thinking he has?

 

What injury puts someone in that kind of pain, but then would be ok to play on 6-days later?

 

And if he is a DNP on Friday, then wonder why McDermott said he was day to day other than deception to Chiefs. 

[buffblue]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

And today the die has been cast. So all falls on tomorrow, which is what I'm saying. 

 

Taron may want to play and may play with a harness, he just may not be to that point. If he can't harness it and practice there's not a huge chance he plays IMO. He's a gamer though, if he can be out there he will

Doesn't Benford have more than tomorrow? Ray Davis didn't clear protocol until last weekend and he still played Sunday

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

I agree with Cam Lewis over Bishop as a Rapp backfill with the only caveat being it takes Lewis out of the dime package and replaces him with likely Ingram. 

But probably worth it anyway. 

[MikePJ76]

14 minutes ago, Logic said:

Well....

 

Some moronic media talking head used the phrase "Allenhead" to describe Arrowhead stadium, and now the Chiefs players are viewing it and will certainly use it as added motivation.

Remember how I talked about athletes doing whatever was necessary to manufacture a chip for their shoulders and convince themselves that no one believes in them? well...
 

 

What is this nonsense?  Who called it allenhead. 
 

did someone in an elementary school start this?  Why is this a thing?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

2 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

What is this nonsense?  Who called it allenhead. 
 

did someone in an elementary school start this?  Why is this a thing?

Someone called it burrowhead when the bengals won a few games there and at least that actually sounds kind of like arrowhead so it makes sense.  I guess someone copied that with Allen which really only has the A sound correct 😂

[Danger Mouse]

I was about as negative as I could be about baltimore. I gave us almost no chance. 

 

BUT I’m impossibly positive about this one. My only fear is Andy Reid - as he’s a wily old fox. And he won’t be having Josh run over him again. We can’t do what we always do. 
 

if we play pure football, however, I don’t see how we lose. I think we are a better team overall and Josh isn’t scared of arrowhead. 
 

but, I was wrong about Baltimore. So <shrugs>

[Mark Vader]

2 hours ago, bills742 said:

 

Strange to see Spector on this list when he's on IR.

[BuffaloBillyG]

15 minutes ago, buffblue said:

Doesn't Benford have more than tomorrow? Ray Davis didn't clear protocol until last weekend and he still played Sunday

Technically, he has until game time to get cleared. But I believe one full practice was a requirement as part of the concussion protocol.

1 minute ago, Mark Vader said:

Strange to see Spector on this list when he's on IR.

They opened his window up. 

[Starr Almighty]

56 minutes ago, mannc said:

Once again, all our injuries are on defense...I've never seen anything like it.

Our team is small on that side the long season breaks their smaller bodies down over time

[Kelly to Allen]

 

 

 

 

" The catch" by The late Great Dwight Clark 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mark Vader]

4 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Technically, he has until game time to get cleared. But I believe one full practice was a requirement as part of the concussion protocol.

They opened his window up. 

Thank you. I thought he was on season ending IR.

[eball]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Taron going from full to limited and Benford still being limited are a concern for me. All falls on tomorrow. 

 

Concussion protocol always works this way.  If Benford was running around and doing drills the only way he’s not going to clear the protocol is if he has some sort of setback in symptoms tomorrow.