Who knows. Perhaps we luck into another generational QB/HC
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But could our defense stop both Waddle and Hill?
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He threw the ball 43 times, which tells me the whole UCL thing was way overblown, and all week was just Belichick school of injury reporting to mess with your opponent.
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I actually don't buy that, I think they're taking massive chances because they really think this year is their only shot. They went completely all in and know they are going to lose guys after this year. They also don't think they can do it if they have to play 3 games or on the road...
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I used to be that type of fan during the Alex Smith days. No offense to Smith but we were always just good enough to make the loss hurt extra and darken my mood for the rest of the day.* Winning the SB has mellowed me out quite a bit. Now, it is losses happen no team is perfect.

*Very strange since prior to Super Bowl 54 the only sports team that had major success I follow was the Devils. Still waiting for the Mariners to just make it to the World Series. College team is Wazzu and well coug'd it is a phrase that means snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for a reason.
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I think this is the correct reading.

But, honestly. That seems to bolster the case that you rest Allen.

That roster can only win a Super Bowl if their elite QB plays.
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Wait......

So your angle is the team purposefully slanted the diagnosis to push the narrative he wasn't risking further injury knowing that wasn't true?


Dr's paid by the team are giving BS diagnosis so they can rush Josh back out there eh?

I'm trying to wrap my head around a scenario where that makes even 1% sense. The team isn't going to risk Allen's future over a game. If you think that well, I guess you don't believe we landed on the moon either. Conspiracies abound!
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That one loss took them from #1 to #6, now both the Dolphins and Jets can top them and NE is right there...

Now they're in the mud of the AFC with a schedule that is increasing in difficulty. They wanted to play from in front and get a bye, they were basically going to play Allen unless his arm fell off..

I've also watched them much more than I had before and I'm starting to question if even they know he's going to have a limited run as a top notch player. He's extremely reckless, several times yesterday he's lucky he didn't get killed..especially the one where he turned backwards.

Also he makes some passes that when Buffalo has to do what we have done and go with some cheaper receivers...it's not gonna work, he isn't Mahomes out there.
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they have to go play detroit on thanksgiving, then they have a thursday night shitfest with NE and belichick trying to play spoiler

THEN the Jets and Miami

not gonna be easy
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Plenty of guys are encouraged to play when they have serious injuries. Buffalo is clouded by that they have to win this year, they have made some irrational decisions.

They aren't making long haul decisions, they are making we have to win the SB this year above all else decisions.
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I'm not a doctor so I don't have a strong opinion either way, but the RGIII situation was only 10 years ago. I don't think it's farfetched to believe the higher-ups would force a hasty decision to save their jobs.

More recently, I read that Mac Jones was looking for a second opinion because he felt the team was rushing him back from injury prematurely.
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I don’t think they’re slanting the diagnosis. I’d imagine there’s input both from the doctor and the player who will fight like hell to play. Just as I don’t blame the doctors for clearing tua but I sure as hell blame the coach who thought it was a good idea to play him after a short week.

I’m sure he was cleared to play by all physical measures. It is the coach’s job to decide if it’s worth it. And I don’t see how it is. I’d Rather have a fully healthy arm on a qb with a lower playoff seed than a bye week with a qb playing at 80%
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Watch out, you’ll get negged and challenged to do something about it :-)
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If Buffalo doesn't go to the bowl at the least McDermott is probably toast...
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Nobody in Buffalo's organization was at risk of losing their job over the Vikings game.

I mean nobody is going to get fired even though they lost right? Right.
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