Buffalo Bills: 2020-2021

[carpandean]

4 hours ago, tom webster said:

Ty Dunne started his own venture and wrote an interesting piece on how much TPEGS wanted Mahommes and how he didn’t want to interfere with McDermott with the decision.

I know PA’s head may explode but it’s a good read.

Linky

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The Bills were far, far closer than anyone realizes to drafting Patrick Mahomes.

When everyone else in the country was squeamish, this was who Pegula coveted as the face of his franchise. He brought Mahomes’ name up to anyone who’d listen. The rest of the world saw Mahomes as some swashbuckler who’d never be able to play this way in the pros. To Pegula, he was a star. Yet Pegula also did not want to meddle. He had placed this trust into McDermott — into the embryonic stage of “The Process” — so the Bills’ brass then decided to trade down from 10th overall to 27th to pick up a future first-rounder with hopes Mahomes would slide.

He did not.

 

[nfreeman]

1 hour ago, carpandean said:

Linky

 

Holy narrative buster batman!  I thought it was "proven" by "evidence" that he was a "meddler!"

[SwampD]

2 hours ago, nfreeman said:

Holy narrative buster batman!  I thought it was "proven" by "evidence" that he was a "meddler!"

 Not sure this take is correct. Just because he didn't meddle 2 years ago doesn't mean didn't meddle all the years before that.

[Eleven]

2 hours ago, SwampD said:

 Not sure this take is correct. Just because he didn't meddle 2 years ago doesn't mean didn't meddle all the years before that.

There was never evidence of meddling before that.  Just conjecture.

[SwampD]

8 hours ago, Eleven said:

There was never evidence of meddling before that.  Just conjecture.

Wasn’t there an outright confession?

[nfreeman]

35 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Wasn’t there an outright confession?

Well, @PASabreFan can be awfully persuasive when he’s got you tied up in the basement in the gimp costume.  

[SwampD]

1 hour ago, nfreeman said:

Well, @PASabreFan can be awfully persuasive when he’s got you tied up in the basement in the gimp costume.  

It’s easier to breath in that crate than you might think.

[Stoner]

Chuckle. Terry didn't meddle, but it sure sounds like he tried. What was the point of talking up Mahomes? Classy victory lap here by the "football guy." And an odd thing to talk about when you appear to have found your franchise QB.

Anyway I never said Terry meddled in the Bills.

[tom webster]

25 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Chuckle. Terry didn't meddle, but it sure sounds like he tried. What was the point of talking up Mahomes? Classy victory lap here by the "football guy." And an odd thing to talk about when you appear to have found your franchise QB.

Anyway I never said Terry meddled in the Bills.

Yes, but the insinuation has been made that he is more of a "football guy" so logic would seem to suggest that if he were going to meddle, it would be in football and not hockey.

[WildCard]

Big #Bills updates from Sean McDermott’s weekly appearance on @WGR550:

- Guard Cody Ford is out for the season after suffering an injury during practice this week.
- WR John Brown is out for this week’s game with an ankle injury.
- Mitch Morse will start at center.

— Jay Skurski (@JaySkurski) November 27, 2020

[Gatorman0519]

What would it take to move up for Kyle Pitts?  Wow!   The Bills offense would be at KC level next year.  

[tom webster]

1 hour ago, Gatorman0519 said:

What would it take to move up for Kyle Pitts?  Wow!   The Bills offense would be at KC level next year.  

One mock draft I saw had him falling into the 20’s so it wouldn’t be much.

[Eleven]

Ravens have COVID?  Push the game out five days.  Broncos have COVID?  Make them play without a quarterback.  WWE.

[tom webster]

2 hours ago, Eleven said:

Ravens have COVID?  Push the game out five days.  Broncos have COVID?  Make them play without a quarterback.  WWE.

They were all told before the season that games would be played if they had enough guys to play. Denver does. Baltimore doesn't. 

[inkman]

I’ve never heard announcers so oblivious to penalties.  Like they don’t ever recognize when a flag is thrown or a penalty occurs.  

[SABRES 0311]

Can someone explain why there is a goal horn going off every couple minutes? 

[Eleven]

32 minutes ago, inkman said:

I’ve never heard announcers so oblivious to penalties.  Like they don’t ever recognize when a flag is thrown or a penalty occurs.  

These aren't real penalties.  These are "keep it close for CBS and/or Vegas" penalties.

[Gatorman0519]

That game was brutal.  Can’t expect to beat good teams like that.  

[Thwomp!]

23 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Can someone explain why there is a goal horn going off every couple minutes? 

It's a train horn and it's supposed to be a rally sound for the defense.  It is super annoying, especially with no crowd.

[inkman]

10 minutes ago, Thwomp! said:

It's a train horn and it's supposed to be a rally sound for the defense.  It is super annoying, especially with no crowd.

It’s need to go.  Every time it goes off my blood pressure goes through the roof. 

[SwampD]

41 minutes ago, Thwomp! said:

It's a train horn and it's supposed to be a rally sound for the defense.  It is super annoying, especially with no crowd.

It’s annoying even with fans in the crowd.

[Taro T]

Pretty sure both the guys the Broncos are using at QB are shorter than me.  And through 1 half, they have the same # of completions, too.

[carpandean]

I'll be the first to say that players don't try to lose on purpose to improve their draft position, but it sure looked like somebody in the Chargers organization was trying.  That, or they're just really incompetent.  Yeah, it could be that. 

[Taro T]

3 minutes ago, carpandean said:

I'll be the first to say that players don't try to lose on purpose to improve their draft position, but it sure looked like somebody in the Chargers organization was trying.  That, or they're just really incompetent.  Yeah, it could be that. 

 

Anthony Lynn is notorious for being bad at clock management.

[SwampD]

Josh got shoved three times at least a yard out of bounds. He spins the ball and gets a penalty. Moss flicks the ball,... penalty,... mmm, k.

Refs were atrocious.

It really was never in doubt, but the Bills need the killer instinct to close out these games.