Buffalo Bills 2025 Thread

[LTS]

4 hours ago, #freejame said:

Myles Garret would…just kidding. Kind of. Tempers were high. Nobody should be allowed to revisit comments made during game play. 

It's fair... 

4 hours ago, shrader said:

Attempted murder only draws a 15 yard penalty, right?

Is it the play calling that is questionable or the decision to play a QB who essentially has a cast on his hand? I’m not sure what they’re supposed to do with that kind of limitation. 

Well, I don't know why they weren't throwing to their 6'7 311lb receiver/TE more.  I thought Pittsburgh's offense lacked imagination and allowed Buffalo to actually step up to stop the run.  There were mistakes by the Steelers offense as well, no doubt.  

I just wasn't impressed.. and yeah Rodgers has the cast but it doesn't hurt his throwing.

Not complaining, just that the Bills have managed to puke all over themselves a few times this season. Beating the Steelers who are clearly much worse than I thought they were (I didn't think they were all that great) just doesn't get me all jazzed up.  Sure they won, but they've got a long way to go.

[JustOneParade]

Any truth to the rumor that the Steelers will be filing elder abuse charges against the Bills' defense on Rogers' behalf?

[K-9]

2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

i was unaware of this. i have so few memories of him. maybe essentially none?

i picked up on this trope (truism) from mcdermott. dude says it all the time, and has been saying it for years.

I should have posted a pic of McD instead because my joke was completely over your head. Jauron and McDermott weren’t the first two coaches to tell us how hard it is to win. Coaches in every sport have uttered this at various times. 

[K-9]

3 hours ago, inkman said:

Finally someone who abbreviates Pittsburgh correctly.  Tired of the Pitt references.  That’s a college football team. 

[SwampD]

1 hour ago, matter2003 said:

Huh?  The dude would punt from the other teams 35 if he had the chance. He coached not to lose rather than to win most games.

During the drought, he was the one coach that actually had a winning record (9-7, but still) when he got fired.

[Scottysabres]

8 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Im glad the Bills won but how many teams can you beat by running the same 2 plays for an entire half? 

8, the answer so far is 8.

Edited 17 hours ago by Scottysabres

[PASabreFan]

So, wait. It's OK to refer to the University of Pittsburgh as Pitt but not OK to call the city of Pittsburgh Pitt? Pit, however, is good.

[Indabuff]

FFS, where in the blue ***** did this Patriots team come from?!  

Edited 15 hours ago by Indabuff
I know it's NE...

[Doohickie]

18 hours ago, inkman said:

Finally someone who abbreviates Pittsburgh correctly.  Tired of the Pitt references.  That’s a college football team. 

University of Pittsburgh is called Pitt because Pitt is an abbreviation for Pittsburgh.  It is a valid abbreviation for the city's name.

[inkman]

29 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

University of Pittsburgh is called Pitt because Pitt is an abbreviation for Pittsburgh.  It is a valid abbreviation for the city's name.

Sure unless you are in a sports forum where multiple teams and sports are being discussed. 

[Doohickie]

14 minutes ago, inkman said:

Sure unless you are in a sports forum where multiple teams and sports are being discussed. 

Who, in this thread, is discussing the University of Pittsburgh (I mean besides you)?

[That Aud Smell]

15 hours ago, K-9 said:

I should have posted a pic of McD instead because my joke was completely over your head. 

Easy now.

15 hours ago, K-9 said:

Jauron and McDermott weren’t the first two coaches to tell us how hard it is to win. Coaches in every sport have uttered this at various times. 

In my experience, McDermott uses that phrase -- "it's hard to win in the NFL" -- as a mantra. It's conspicuous and notable. Which is why it wound up rooted in my brain.**

** A brain that sits in a head over which you launch your jokes, evidently.

[matter2003]

16 hours ago, SwampD said:

During the drought, he was the one coach that actually had a winning record (9-7, but still) when he got fired.

What are you talking about?  That was Mike Mularkey, not Dick Jauron.  That's when all we had to do is beat the Steelers backups at home in the final game when they rested everyone, and we would have made the playoffs and we choked it.

Jauron went 7-9 three straight seasons and then was fired in the middle of his 4th year at 3-6.

In his entire coaching career, he had one magical season in his 3rd year with the Bears where the defense and special teams propelled them to a 13-3 record with abysmal QB play and winning close games in improbable ways every week and then never repeated it again, following that season with a 4-12 record. His overall record as an NFL HC was 60-82, an abysmal .423 winning percentage.

His one playoff game was an absolute ass kicking at home against the Eagles where they lost 33-19,  were outgained yardage wise 336-184 and had 4 turnovers.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by matter2003

[shrader]

Dick Jauron and Pitt vs PIT…another truly thrilling start to my day. 

[Weave]

1 minute ago, shrader said:

Dick Jauron and Pitt vs PIT…another truly thrilling start to my day. 

Look at the bright side. No “should of” in the last page to read.

[matter2003]

2 minutes ago, shrader said:

Dick Jauron and Pitt vs PIT…another truly thrilling start to my day. 

It's the stuff that dreams are made of. 😂

[PASabreFan]

5 minutes ago, shrader said:

Dick Jauron and Pitt vs PIT…another truly thrilling start to my day. 

Reading the same thread day after day is the definition of insanity.

[matter2003]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

Easy now.

In my experience, McDermott uses that phrase -- "it's hard to win in the NFL" -- as a mantra. It's conspicuous and notable. Which is why it wound up rooted in my brain.**

** A brain that sits in a head over which you launch your jokes, evidently.

He is pretty damn good at it for it being as hard as he says...

[SwampD]

1 hour ago, matter2003 said:

What are you talking about?  That was Mike Mularkey, not Dick Jauron.  That's when all we had to do is beat the Steelers backups at home in the final game when they rested everyone, and we would have made the playoffs and we choked it.

Jauron went 7-9 three straight seasons and then was fired in the middle of his 4th year at 3-6.

In his entire coaching career, he had one magical season in his 3rd year with the Bears where the defense and special teams propelled them to a 13-3 record with abysmal QB play and winning close games in improbable ways every week and then never repeated it again, following that season with a 4-12 record. His overall record as an NFL HC was 60-82, an abysmal .423 winning percentage.

His one playoff game was an absolute ass kicking at home against the Eagles where they lost 33-19,  were outgained yardage wise 336-184 and had 4 turnovers.

 

You are absolutely correct. I was thinking of Mike Mularkey. I guess my brain tried to erase the memory of Jauron.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

Look at the bright side. No “should have” in the last page to read.

… yet

[That Aud Smell]

55 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

He is pretty damn good at it for it being as hard as he says...

Well, there is that. He has done a very good job. I would go so far as to say he's done a great job. But I realize many (most) would say he has not been great because of the playoff disappointments.

Maybe it's my landing in middle age. Maybe it's paying more attention to certain aspects of the games. Maybe it's the Hamlin incident and the ambulance coming onto the field for Micah (among others) during my time as a STH (which dates to Josh's 4th season (2021-2022)).

For whatever reasons, I feel exceptionally aware of how hard a game pro football is. Brutal, really.

And winning a game in that league? As hard as it gets.

[Demoted]