01-24-2022, 04:10 PM
(01-24-2022, 03:42 PM)Blue Hawk (Mizzou) Card Wrote: To pile on a bit about the Bills coaching: During the first half and the start of the second, I was texting my sons "The Bills have the strongest arm in the history of the planet in their huddle. They should use it." Almost nothing but short passes and runs, with a couple of medium length passes, before the long one to Davis in the third quarter. Yes, they probably got a bit of help on the long one to Davis by sucking the defense up by all that dinking snd dunking. Sort of. He wasn't that open. But they had a howitzer that they kept wrapped up in the garage until it was a two possession game. Big mistake, imo.
Bills coaching has created a winner out of a mess. And they traded up to get Allen. So they a running an admirable "program." But whoever makes game day decisions does a bad job. [That should sound familiar.] Their defense, btw, puts up impressive stats against poor offenses, but is not very stout against good offenses. And I love Harrison Phillips.
There is one possibility I had not considered until my wife told me she heard some talking head mention it: Maybe the Bills coach did decide to squib kick, but the kicker didn't get the message? Of course, that would suggest other problems.
If you want to know the difference between two great QBs: Look at the long td passes last night. Mahomes leads Hill perfectly over the middle and he busts it. Allen throws a very deep ball with very little arc, right on the money, to Davis. Both signature throws.
p.s. Yes, I do realize it is sacrilege to suggest someone has a stronger arm than Elway. Nobody is a bigger Elway fan than me. I was on the Farm in the Elway years and was sure I'd never see anyone with a stronger arm. But I think I have. If not, it's mighty close, and the third place finisher is a ways behind.
Talk about a guy who will barely merit footnote/trivia status as a result of the final score last night (and play of the QBs): Bills' WR Gabriel Davis. My goodness, what a game for the ages for that young man. And yet, few will remember it or him in a year or two.
