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SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Dec 6 @ 11:24 PM ET
I honestly cannot wait until Brian Daboll gets a head coaching job.

This team is on the back of Josh Allen 100% of the time.

The coaching all around is pathetic

McDermott gave or chose to let the Patriots get the 4th quarter wind? Seriously is he a moron?

- sbroads24


The missed field goal was huge too honestly though. Would have been an entirely different game at the end there if we were only 1 pt down.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:25 PM ET
They didn’t seem to think having the wind at their back was any advantage. They pissed away a lot of the time with the wind.

Just to clarify in my mind; the coin toss winner chooses whether they want the ball now or at start of second half, and the other team picks which goal they’ll defend? (Or vice-versa)
Bills won the toss and deferred possession, they should’ve instead used their option to set it up to have the wind in the fourth quarter.

- Ratsreign


The winner gets to pick either to kick or receive, or which end it wants to defend.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 6 @ 11:25 PM ET
Are you? What would you prefer, he kick off to the Pats twice?
- Hatboro_Swords

We won the toss. We deferred. Which means Pats chose to receive we chose the wind
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Dec 6 @ 11:25 PM ET
I honestly cannot wait until Brian Daboll gets a head coaching job.

This team is on the back of Josh Allen 100% of the time.

The coaching all around is pathetic

McDermott gave or chose to let the Patriots get the 4th quarter wind? Seriously is he a moron?

- sbroads24


I think Daboll lost that opportunity.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:26 PM ET
We won the toss. We deferred. Which means Pats chose to receive we chose the wind
- sbroads24

You defer to decide to the second half, at which point you choose kick, receive or wind
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Dec 6 @ 11:27 PM ET
Rsh?
- Hatboro_Swords


No idea what this means
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Dec 6 @ 11:27 PM ET
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Dec 6 @ 11:27 PM ET
We're cursed.

That's all I got
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:27 PM ET
You defer to decide to the second half, at which point you choose kick, receive or wind
- Hatboro_Swords


Right, so you choose wind, they can't defer twice, so the Bills would still get one of the kicks.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 6 @ 11:27 PM ET
You defer to decide to the second half, at which point you choose kick, receive or wind
- Hatboro_Swords

Ok so maybe I’m wrong here but are you saying if you win the toss the loser automatically gets the direction unless you’re kicking to them twice?

Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Dec 6 @ 11:28 PM ET
I think Daboll lost that opportunity.
- Lunaion


It might be so bad that they might choose between him and Dorsey
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 6 @ 11:30 PM ET
Wind no wind, it didn't matter Josh could obviously throw either way, yes certain things were affected. That fumble by Breida was big, that big run never happens without it. Horrible game plan.
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Dec 6 @ 11:30 PM ET
Ok so maybe I’m wrong here but are you saying if you win the toss the loser automatically gets the direction unless you’re kicking to them twice?
- sbroads24

It would still be the other team getting the second half kick. The same team would never get the ball to start both halves.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:30 PM ET
Ok so maybe I’m wrong here but are you saying if you win the toss the loser automatically gets the direction unless you’re kicking to them twice?
- sbroads24

So Bills won the toss. Bills choose to defer, Pats choose to receive otherwise they’re going to kick twice. 2nd half starts and if u choose the wind, the Pats are going to choose to receive.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:31 PM ET
Fire everyone.
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Dec 6 @ 11:31 PM ET
We're cursed.

That's all I got

- Michael Pachla

Said the same thing, we win the division one year. Now we're back to new england winning.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:33 PM ET
Said the same thing, we win the division one year. Now we're back to new england winning.
- Carubba-Kaleta

Their QB completed 2 passes.

They didn’t win the game.

The poop coaching did.
Dawson Knox having poop hands did.

Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Dec 6 @ 11:34 PM ET
So Bills won the toss. Bills choose to defer, Pats choose to receive otherwise they’re going to kick twice. 2nd half starts and if u choose the wind, the Pats are going to choose to receive.
- Hatboro_Swords

No, bills could’ve chosen the goal to defend that would’ve put the wind at their back in the fourth, and let the pats decide if they wanted the ball to start the first or the second. Bills would still get the ball to start one half
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 6 @ 11:35 PM ET
No, bills could’ve chosen the goal to defend that would’ve put the wind at their back in the fourth, and let the pats decide if they wanted the ball to start the first or the second. Bills would still get the ball to start one half
- Ratsreign

Ok this makes more sense and what I thought
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:35 PM ET
It would still be the other team getting the second half kick. The same team would never get the ball to start both halves.
- Ratsreign

How could I forget going out for coin toss one game Jr. year, the year I played every snap of our season, like a champion. We were going in with mindset that if we win the toss, we were going to kick. Other team won the toss, chose to defer and we chose to kick. Take a wild guess what the other team chose to do to start the 2nd half.

Edit: I’m sorry for patting myself on the back here. Nobody wants to hear that crap. Sometimes I can’t help myself. The Bills will be all right. That’s what I believe.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 6 @ 11:35 PM ET
Their QB completed 2 passes.

They didn’t win the game.

The poop coaching did.
Dawson Knox having poop hands did.

- ImThatGuy


I blame the culture.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Dec 6 @ 11:37 PM ET
The Pats game wasn't at all conservative. They played to their strengths and our weakness. That's good coaching.
- Slump Buster



Jones threw the ball 3 times. Belichick knew he couldn't count on him to throw in this weather. That's being conservative. And smart.

But, any coach in this league knows we can't stop the run. It doesn't take a good coach to see that.

I guess we agree that they played to their strengths. It could have (and almost) bit them in the ass, though.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 6 @ 11:37 PM ET
It would still be the other team getting the second half kick. The same team would never get the ball to start both halves.
- Ratsreign

Team that wins the toss, picks whether to take the ball or defer, if they defer the team getting the kick decides what end zone they want to receive it. So NE took the wind 2nd and 4th
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Dec 6 @ 11:37 PM ET
I blame the culture.
- Pegullaville



I blame the Sabres.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 6 @ 11:39 PM ET
Jones threw the ball 3 times. Belichick knew he couldn't count on him to throw in this weather. That's being conservative. And smart.

But, any coach in this league knows we can't stop the run. It doesn't take a good coach to see that.

I guess we agree that they played to their strengths. It could have (and almost) bit them in the ass, though.

- Powerslave

That’s the second night game I’ve been to where the bills opposing quarterback has completed less than five passes and the bills have lost.

Derek Anderson and Mac Jones. 🙄🙄
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