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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I've always been kind of fascinated by the whole 'routine' thing... I would think it largely doesn't matter. Relatively young athletes in their physical prime who have spent years studying their job and should know what the hell to do on game day...... yet, there's so often talk about keeping players in routines and how being thrown for a loop like this can have significant impact.
Not sure if it's an overblown media narrative, or maybe players get thrown off when they're out of routine because there's such strict routine most of the time, or maybe they really need it... I'd just think they're far more flexible to random shit than we give them credit for. 
And yeah, the Bills have plenty of creative plays for Allen to run, but I think lower scoring games is a good neutralizer for any underdog... they're most likely not scoring 28+ in the snow and wind, which would give the Browns a punchers chance. These days it's mostly about "if you're playing the Chiefs/Bills/etc, could you score 30+ if you have to?" ....and if there are factors that would limit those teams from scoring 30+, you'd take that over anything else, IMO. |
I have no argument for anything in that post but I'm still not sold it's advantage for Buff or Cleve for that matter. It's weird when you look at a map and see how close Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit are to each other.