McDermott, Bills put Belichick in choke hold, snuff out Patriots dynasty, 38-9
As our good friend from @26shirts.com Del Reid said on the Monday Night Football pregame show on ESPN, sometimes IT just happens. Spontaneous combustion. You put all the right ingredients together for just the right amount of time, at exactly the right temperature and you bake yourself a cake. I’ll leave all the folks who […]
Merry Christmas, BillsMafia… time to let yourself experience joy without fear
The universe obviously has a sense of humor. The resurgence of the Buffalo Bills after 25 years of despair is over. Bringing an end to this nightmare in the midst of a pandemic seems all too ‘Billsy’. However, it may be time for us to consider officially retiring our sad sack image and joining the […]
A Study in Perception vs Reality: AJ Klein
It was painfully obvious during the first part of the 2020 NFL season Buffalo Bills linebacker A.J. Klein struggled mightily. Filling in for an injured Matt Milano, Klein was vilified by BillsMafia for seemingly zigging when he should have been zagging at every turn. Fast forward a few weeks and he’s named AFC Defensive Player […]
Time for ‘next-level’ Josh
We saw what happened the last time Josh Allen had some time off to reflect on his development after sustaining an elbow injury during the 2018 season. His coming out party started after his return from the injury, and except for a hiccup here and there his trajectory as a player has been trending up […]
‘Big Baller Beane’ thrives by trusting his gut instinct
Few jobs have more analytics associated with them than general managers in the NFL. You’ve got current player data, scout data, game analytics, character analytics, intelligence testing and analytics about COVID transmission just to name a few. General managers are bombarded with information and somehow, without getting buried by the weight of it all, they […]
The role of grief in sports performance
There was something different about Josh Allen’s demeanor during Sunday’s big win over the Seattle Seahawks at Bills Stadium. It was hard not to notice his serious expression when cameras panned the sidelines. In spite of the fact that the Bills had a lead throughout the game, Allen was not his usual upbeat self. As […]
Time to let go of PPT; Past Patriots Trauma
Meme from memegenerator.com. Maybe 2020 will end up having a modicum of redeeming value for BillsMafia when Buffalo takes on the New England Patriots at Bills Stadium at 1 p.m ET on Sunday. We can only hope so…. after all, it’s been over two decades since the Bills were able to defeat the Patriots on […]
Are Bills facing a leadership issue on defense?
Let’s step aside from all the stats illuminating just how bad the Bills defense is performing (most notably against the run) so far this season. I’ll leave that analysis to Erik Turner @Cover1 and others far more capable than I am in that regard. The intangibles are where my wheelhouse lies… and there are plenty […]
Lack of focus a periodic problem for Bills
Crunch all the numbers you want. Any way you look at the Buffalo Bills 42-16 meltdown in Nashville on Tuesday night, the lack of mental focus during the game clearly led to their undoing. You could hear the collective gasp from Western New York all the way to Wyoming when Andre Roberts deflected a pass […]
Handling success, a big a test for Josh Allen
Learning how to handle failure seems like an important step in finding success at any chosen endeavor. However, learning how to handle success might be even more important in the long run. No one has experienced a professional ‘180’ quite the way Josh Allen has this year. From being virtually panned by all but a […]