That Aud Smell

yo, has @Taro T been a little cranky of late? he elsewhere recently dressed down @GASabresIUFAN for seeking clarification on whose signature was on a mini-helmet.

damn - you’re young enough to have missed the days when the sports blogosphere was dominated by Bill Simmons?

FUGGIT. FOUR GAME WIN STREAK INCOMING. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I do appreciate this update. Do we know if Quinn has hair on his balls?

That’s an old school score to wake up to. Nearly at @deluca67 .500. And sorry to Rip Van Winkle this, but, holy sh1t balls, every bottom half team in the east is basically vying for the final wild card spot. Here’s hoping our 3rd divisional spot is eventually in play too.

Looking at some of the recent posts - including my own - I want to add: I don't mean the criticism of Skinner's play to be an indictment on dude's character. I mean - I'm sure he's a nice guy and even a good hang. The more distance I have from him, though, the more I conclude that, with regard to his preparation and play, he is, at his best, a light-hearted agent of chaos. With regard to the chaos: He can (could?) score in bunches because he can (could?) snipe and his edge work is (was ?) ridiculous. But he doesn't fit well within systems. He's not reliable. He's not predictable.

And the team will ultimately miss the playoffs. Book it.

I mean, my favourite team is still quite mid. But I take some comfort from the vaunted and seemingly undead Bruins finally - FINALLY - taking a step back into the pack of mediocrity. Now, please, continue your descent and livest thou amongst the league's basement dwellers.

both teams now have histories of large things falling from the ceiling/rafters and onto the playing surface.

PUT IT IN THE LOUVRE

We use "cash poor" here in a relative sense. Presumably they are. The Ghoul Man has publicly denied that the Pegulas' sale of a minority stake has anything to do with the ballooning cost overruns for the new stadium. In related news, Pete reportedly has some ocean front property in Iowa he's looking to move.

So low as to be non-existent. That said, the useful life of the new stadium does not anchor the franchise in Buffalo for that same period of time. With further regard to your comment about branding: The Buffalo brand also means something to the league. I'm not sure exactly how much it means. Anyway, I tend to doubt that the intangible value of that brand would stand in the way of someone willing to pay, say, ten billion dollars (years from now) for the right to own and move the team.

How so? I guess I get that Terry's now got to pay gains on what he's selling. But, presuming Terry lives a good while longer, the team will be worth so much more by then that this sale won't really take the sting out of any taxes associated with his passing the team on. I'll presume that there'd be no way for his children to absorb/pay the presumed estate taxes that would apply to Terry's ownership stake in the team. There'd need to be a trust created, if his kids are going to take over.

Hear, hear. Thanks @Taro T. I don't always see Orlovsky's (sp) breakdowns. I generally like his content. And he did a fantastic job breaking that one down. His explanations also help explain the zone-man confusion that I had. And, of course and as @Pimlach noted I believe, Allen had it correct post-game when he said the Chiefs (surprisingly?) dropped into a zone on that play. Brown is solid to good right now. And he's getting better. He's got juice. One thing I've noticed with him: His vocal range -- the "notes" he "plays" with his intonation -- has really taken a step forward this season. I feel good about the hire. It probably helps his development to have a team that's as exciting as the Bills are this season. Agreed. I hadn't heard it yet. When he reaches the top of his range, there's a good, natural gravelly quality to his voice.

Oh, for sure. There was clearly no dedicated spy. A huge mistake, in that situation. Not sure if that was the call, or if it was called and the players failed to implement. Hear, hear. In my simplistic NFL brain, I understand that QB scrambles are more dangerous against man coverage and less dangerous against zone. I've now re-watched the play several times and have concluded that there were probably some man-elements but also some zone over top that. Where are our Madden players at? There's probably a term or even terms for this kind of coverage. I mean sh1t -- isn't Cover 2 mostly just man-to-man with the 2 safeties playing a deep zone? I can't readily recall a play that was more fun to re-watch. Allen's big scrambles have that way about them.

Interesting. When you watch the replay, it sure seems like each Chief defender is glued to a Bills receiving option. So much so that there's one Chiefs defender - #23 - who loses a chance to tackle Allen because he's following Cooper to the sideline (where another Chiefs defender is following Shakir). Of course, there are coverage schemes that are a combination of man and zone. Just a fascinating play to watch over and over -- focusing on one element each time. The last time I re-watched, I was impressed by how athletic the Chiefs left DE was -- Bills RT (Van Dermark (sp?)) pushes the DE way wide -- and I'd thought he was out of the play as Allen steps up -- but the dude adjusts in an instant and nearly makes a play.

Adams' vision and plan for Levi can be heaped on the pile of Adams' miscalculations and failures in judgment. I try not to think of the fact that Levi's anticipated arrival was, I inferred, supposed to take the sting out of losing Reinhart. Who else did the Sabres get out of that deal -- Kulich? *le sigh*

and a couple of crucial short yardage first down conversions. Mostly, the futility seemed to come from the 6+ 1st down runs that went for -1 to 2 yards.

So many guys had a chance at him. 17 is just a special player. That said, when I watch the replays it seems like the Chiefs were in man-coverage. Or at least mostly a man-coverage scheme. Actually, it's hard for me to judge -- since the formation was so bunched up, so close to the line to gain.