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@ExWNYer @Gugny @SinceThe70s Tough few series here. I'd have to think they are going to win some games again eventually. And the Reds schedule looks pretty difficult the rest of the way. But there's a series in early September in Cincy that might have some huge bearing on a playoff birth between the two teams. But yeah I just don't feel it this year .... Last year there was the Grimace streak which was a lot of fun and the OMG performance. I still laugh at Mr. Met trying to get down during it. But yeah there were intangibles like that playing in the Mets favor I thought last year.

I saw this coming.

Bass and his weak pelvis.

Can I nominate House? I think he's gonna have a lousy year. #washed

What, no Brandon Beane?

The Steelers chose to not prioritize finding a successor to Roethlisberger for the last decade. The Steelers could have Lamar who was taken #32 in 2018. They could have taken Jalen Hurts who was still available in Round 2 in 2020. They might have been able to trade up in 2024 draft. As a long-time HC, Tomlin had to have considerable influence on the Steelers' personnel decisions, so I'm not going to give him a pass for his team having crappy QB play since 2018. The Steelers demonstrated absolutely no planning for the inevitable end of Roethlisberger's career. They do not seem to even tried to do so. Tomlin's philosophy of strong defense, strong running game, and decent QB play no longer works in the modern NFL. Teams without franchise QBs are doomed to mediocrity no matter how good the rest of team. McDermott recognized that from the get-go. He gets dissed because he passed on Mahomes in 2017, but there were extenuating circumstances, notably that the Bills GM position was in disarray prior to the 2017 draft. Beane and McDermott got it right the next year. McDermott also hired Daboll as his OC to develop a QB in 2017, and then he hired Dorsey specifically to work with Allen in 2018. FYI In the 2016 playoffs, the Steelers got their asses kicked by the Patriots, 36-17. Their response was to draft a QB late in the fourth round of the 2017 draft, Josh Dobbs. In the 2017 playoffs, the Steelers spotted the Jaguars 14 points to lose 45-42 in the divisional round. That was Roethlisberger's 14th NFL season. Their response was to pass on Lamar Jackson for a DB and take Mason Rudolph in the third round. The Steelers missed the playoffs in 2018. Roethlisberger passed for 5129 yards, 34 TDs, and 16 INTs. That was Roethlisberger's 15th NFL season. In 2019, the Steelers missed the playoffs again because Roethlisberger was injured in the 2nd game of the season, and didn't play again that season. The Steelers didn't have a first round pick in the 2020 draft because they had traded it to Miami in 2018 to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick. With their 2nd rounder, they drafted Chase Claypool with Jalen Hurts still available. Roethlisberger won the Comeback Player of the Year in 2020, the Steelers made the playoffs, but they lost to the Browns, 48-37, after falling behind 28-0 in the first quarter. The Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett at #21 in the 2021 draft. In 2021, Roethlisberger and the Steelers staggered into the playoffs as a wild card team, and the Chiefs buried them. That was Roethlisberger's 18th and last season. In 2022, Pickett's first year as a starter, the Steelers missed the playoffs. In 2023, the Steelers made the wild card with Pickett, but the Bills bounced them 31-17 in the wild card. The Steelers signed Russell Wilson as a FA in 2024 and traded Pickett to the Eagles. They did not draft a QB in the 2024 draft, although 6 went in the first round. In 2024, the Steelers made the wild card with Wilson, but the Ravens beat them 28-14. The Steelers allowed Wilson to leave in free agency and pursued 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers who was unimpressive in 2024 after coming off his Achilles injuries. They did not draft a QB in 2025 until the 6th round. Belichick woud want to have control of personnel, and that's not something I would want the Bills to do. The Pats built their dynasty when they had good personnel people like Pioli assisting Belichick, but when those advisors left, the Pats missed on a lot of their draft picks, which is why they were so bereft of talent in Belichick's last couple of years.

I can’t see anyone blaming TreDay for going out and trying his best. Him being our best option at CB2 isn't his fault.

I'll definitely be one of those people myself. To me he's got 6-8 weeks to show what he's got. If it's still the same issues as last year, got to move on and go to Nielsen

McDermott is like a cat with 9 lives

Valid

I'd like to donate this one of my wife

Well, you don't know that I'm not...

Cook. Is there anyone else people here love to hate more than Cook?

Ralph.

Add a couple of drops by Davidson (which made me sad) and a nearly caught Wilkerson ball, the QBs did alright. Nothing spectacular but they are battling for the backup and the backup's backup. The Football Database has them at a Combined 27-38 (71%) for 341 yards 3-TDs 0-INTs and a 125 rating. Reading the gameday thread you would have thought different. https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/stats

The average number of sacks for an NFL team during the regular season is generally between 40 and 50. A good sack rate is typically around or below 5%, while the league average is between 5% and 7%, according to a YouTube video from The Friendly Statistician.

he's not wrong... Pass rush looked like the same old pathetic version except for walkers one rush move.

What report? McD said they discussed it Friday. He also said he wanted him to play but that he knew he wasn’t going to play. It’s not as if he was told to go in a huddle and said no.

So was every QB in that era. All the grief snotnosed punks give Namath because of his errors just shows they’re completely unaware of the games’ forefathers. Given Kemp was a very successful politician and a VP on a presidential ticket after 5 championship games and 2 titles is worthy statue material in my book.

McDermott is just perennial by now

Babich is going to get a lot of heat online, especially with Nielsen behind him.

I’m rooting for the pigeons.