That Aud Smell

Further to the question/point above: There were times (a couple? a few?) on Sunday night where it appeared that Allen was thinking too much while moving in the pocket - split seconds of hesitation - should I stay or should I go? I wonder if putting the clamps on him could end up putting him at greater risk. Maybe just teach the guy to slide rather than prohibit him from taking 5-8 yards when it's there to be had.

Cowherd leads my short list of mandatory don't watch. Besides which, we don't need that dipsh1t to know that there has been a fundamental change (as Eric Wood put it in his post-game comments on Sunday night, iirc) in how the Bills are coaching and managing Josh Allen. They are not running him. They are not allowing him to run. I infer that other teams planning for the Bills have it a little easier, as they no longer have to account - as much - for Allen running wild. The irony here is that Allen's injuries - as far as I can recall - have occurred while he's in the pocket. The Jets last year (elbow). The Giants on Sunday night (shoulder). I suppose those are distinct considerations? That is: Just because he gets injured in the pocket doesn't mean he should run more. Or does it? Would a more free Josh be a more safe Josh?

Fair enough. What some learned in cutting the cord, however, is that they can manage with less. My overall "tv" spend is definitely down (when adjusted for inflation).

Not sure I follow. If your point is that cord-cutting has - for most - led to as much or more spending on various streaming services, then: Agreed. I know I'm doing better and spending less, on balance. OTOH, I'm still in a life-phase where I have no time (energy? desire?) to commit to television. The last show we watched the whole way through was Peaky Blinders. Prior to that, it was pandemic days and we definitely got into a few shows then (the whole fam damily, actually).

Fair deuce. I appreciate your insights and takes on the fooohbawh. I have hung out on teh interwebs long enough to wonder - genuinely - whether this is a bit. if it is, it's pretty funny.

sure. okay. fine. just -- when you're at the 1 yard line -- line up with every offensive lineman you have (illegal?) plus emergency-activate that one sumo wrestler p. squad guy (Yossha!) -- and give it to latavius or, better yet, have josh crawl up torrence's butthole, through it, and into the end zone. Good insights here. We hear this a lot: "We need to be multiple."

Cripes, man. Give the guy some time. If all goes according to plan, he probably won't be feeling right until December-ish. From my perch in the 300s, I saw one rush on an obvious passing down where he got a very good jump and forced Tyrod to move. Play action, you say? SOMEONE TELL DORSEY ABOUT THIS TOO.

Absofrickinlutely. Deebo-Ayiuk. Chase-Higgins-(Boyd!). Hill-Waddle. The Bills cannot count on Gabe Davis. Limited skill set. Limited utility. I'm not an X's and O's guy, but I've heard/read that a run out of a pistol or gun (btw, are those terms just gonna survive the PC wave of relanguagification? (the "Red River Shootout" did not!)) is a significant "tell" to where the run might/can go. In addition, getting chunks of yards on a certain run formation from your team's side of the field and as far as the red zone is a sight different than getting a fugging yard when you are on the 1. Citing the success of that scheme tends to ignore the situational nature of play calling. You need a yard to get 6 points. Get close, line up, quick count, huge push, fall forward! Agreed, except for the OL and RBs. I think those parts of the team are/can be above-average/good. It's a shame that Cook is on some sort of pitch count. The kid would get rolling last night, break off a couple nice runs, and then *boop*, out of the game for 5 plays. Is this a serious take? Nfw the Marras move on from Daboll without first letting him get a shot with *his* QB. Look what he did for Allen!

I'm right on the verge of being sick of this narrative -- that the All-22 film nerds have a Dorsey take that's very different from the good folks who sit near me in Section 307. When the Bills lined up in pistol at the goal line -- and then effing ran the ball (for an inevitable loss) -- we collectively lost our got dam minds. GET. UNDER. CENTER. I will say this for Dorsey: He had his moments. He went "it's a copycat league" for that Harty TD. I've seen some version of that motion/stop motion/opposite way from the Chiefs, I think. Nice work on Dorsey's part. Also, he schemed up a very good game-ending throw to Knox -- between Josh's shoulder injury and Knox being ... Knox, it did not work out. But overall, his offense too frequently has no flow, no rhythm, no identity. He sprained his shoulder in the 2nd (err, 3rd?) quarter. It's why the touchdown to Morris was such a close call (not the typical zip). It's why he sorta missed Knox (88 must catch that) to seal the game. Prayers up if he misses a week or 2. And even if he does not miss time, 17 will lose accuracy and velocity for a few weeks.

Rough start. To this game. And the season.

I got a bad feeling about this. Let’s Go, Buffalo.

You didn’t take my meaning. That’s on me. I should have stopped at “Nah.” There’s something to this.

I was at that rate when I cut the cord 6 or 7 years ago.

Nah. This ain’t it.

An oaf, so sayeth @PASabreFan. I say galoot. Rube works very well.

I know way more about business than I do hockey. Which admittedly isn’t saying much.

Unless Roth and D'Angelo were having a thr-- ... err, never mind.

Ha. As indicated upthread and elsewhere, I have inferred how Terry goes about things. He's always brought in people he knows and likes. There has been no due diligence other than Terry liking the cut of their jib. Call it his Paul Gaustad Principle. If Terry's hired professional executive recruiters, paid them multiple six figures for their services, and gone through an exhaustive workup of any of his c-level candidates (as alluded to above), then I will gladly withdraw my takery here, tip my hat to the man, and wish him better luck next time. But that's not what's been happening.

No one has a crystal ball. But people can have thorough, rigorous hiring processes for c-levels at billion dollar companies.

What’s the due diligence here? Are his c-level hires sitting down for exhaustive personality inventories that are interpreted by experts? Is a private investigator doing a basic workup on them? Or is he just going with his gut?

Sophistry. Terry has by now hired and fired many, many c-level executives. The most recent separations are comical for their timing — these folks were just installed in July. He’s getting bad outcomes. So it’s more than fair and only logical to look at his processes. And they stink out loud. He can and should and must do better.

I fancy myself who keeps up with this stuff, but I think I'm there with you on getting a bit confused by the technology. The matter of whether something will cast (airplay?) from your phone (iPhone?) to your TV is one that confuses me. I get NFL Redzone that will play only on a phone or tablet. When I'm at home, that's where I can see it -- on a phone or tablet only. When I'm at my brother's house, I get an option (shown by an icon on the phone's screen) to cast (airplay?) it to his TV. There must be something in his TV that allows for this. I do not know what it is. As for MSG+, it is, as others have noted, a complete piece of crap. I don't imagine that you'd be able to cast that broadcast from your phone to a TV. Unless perhaps you use an iPhone and you're at my brother's house? J/k - sort of. Until the MSG+ app is available through a Roku, my workaround is going to be to use a tablet.

It's fair. As in, it's fair to say: Hey, East Resources of the 1990s was a small oil and gas operation. If Terry as the president wanted to hire a fresh-faced college grad and fall in love with her (and she him), nbd. No one much cared at the time, presumably. OTOH, the Buffalo Bills of the 2020s are a BIG effing deal - a very public-facing entity. The same standards don't apply. Idk. She seems like a level-headed, serious person. Best I can tell, TBN doesn't even have those anymore. It is Terry's fault because this is his responsibility: To hire people who will do the job, who can do the job, and who can do so in a way that comports with his expectations and, presumably, material covenants in their employment agreement(s). He just keeps pulling people in that he's met along the way. "Y'know who'd be great here? [John / Ron ] from [Fidelity / AdPro ]. I love [John / Ron]! He's been great with our [investments / merchandise branding]. And he already knows how to run multiple business lines. He could learn on the job here." And so on. These are not hiring good practices. It's an approach that can work out for you if (1) you're lucky and/or (2) you have really good instincts for getting rock solid people who will reliably act as your faithful agents. Terry's got neither of those things, apparently.