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That would certainly work. The counter is, the Bills have invested heavily in terms of assets into their defense, just as the Yankees have with their bull pen. The Bills used their top 4 picks this year, and then extended Rousseau, Benford, and Bernard on big contracts, while paying Bosa, Tre, and the two suspended guys. That’s a lot of assets to throw at defense while you signed the Chargers number 3 and Elijah Moore well after the draft. The Bills didn’t exactly look to find “the guy” there. They looked to find a couple of bodies. My belief, is, and has been, if the Bills are going to win in this era it will be BECAUSE of Josh Allen. With that being said, my philosophy would be, load up FOR him instead of saying, “he will be good enough to overcome their shortcomings.” They have built an elite OL and now running game with the emergence of Cook as a star. If they had a number 1 WR (and honestly maybe even a number 2) they’d win multiple Super Bowls. To do that though, you have to make decisions like, “we will let Rousseau walk and allocate that cap space to a guy like Tee Higgins”. That’s meant to be an example so don’t get hung up on the names but you get the point. You have to say things like, “we have been really good at finding corners that can play later in the draft (Benford, Taron, Dane Jackson, etc).” That doesn’t mean that they are all great but instead of using prime picks there, take some shots at WR because the best ones never hit FA anymore. In order to get an elite WR now, you need to trade for them or draft them. Instead of 1st round CB and 7th round WR, try 1st round WR and 7th round CB. This conversation has been going round and round for months/years. Of course we are all thrilled that the Bills are winning. They absolutely score lots of points. It’s a difference of philosophy and a realistic concern because they have not yet proven that they can get it done when it matters most. For me, it alls centers around the conversation of, “what is the best way for this team to get over the hump? Should they load up on defense and let Josh’s otherworldly abilities cover up for their lack of talent on the outside? Or should they keep swinging to upgrade the WRs, figuring that they can make the offense the Monstars?” I’m firmly of the belief, and was even when the defense was better, that the incremental growth of the defense by upgrading from Solomon to Landon Jackson is way less impactful than upgrading from Palmer to Isaac TeSlaa. That’s the crux of the debate. I want them to keep taking a shot at finding that guy to create the Monstars vs. trying to upgrade from Solomon to Landon Jackson. There are a lot of words here but to reiterate it’s a philosophical debate. “Should we load up FOR Josh or should we load up on the other side of the ball because Josh is so good that he will make everyone better?” I believe the former. Many people here believe the latter. The irony is that both have been proven right AND wrong over the last few years. The Bills have scored lots of points. At the same time, the Bills haven’t had the dudes to get it done in the biggest moments.

All very reasonable. But very much pointing out that winning the turnover battle is NOT a Josh Allen thing. It's a Buffalo Bills thing. Josh is a big factor. But .... Again, the Bills D has been top four in takeaways the last five years, which is just about unheard of, that kind of defensive consistency. 2024 1st 2023 3rd 2022 4th 2021 3rd 2020 3rd That's sensational. And is a huge part of us winning the turnover battle so consistently.

I am concerned. I expect your post and my reply to met by the usual regressive "circling of the wagons". I appreciate we are much much better team since Sean McCollapsy's arrival however when it comes to winning the BIG one, I don't see him as an asset in that pursuit. His decision-making is a concern. So too was the performance of HIS Defence last year and to a lessor extent this year given the fact we have poured a tremendous amount of draft capital and salary cap into that side of the ball. An elite gifted franchise QB hides a lot of warts until it doesn't.

Whether the Fins could dink and dunk, it was 21 all at that point. It just takes a couple of break out runs - which Achane is capable of, especially against a tired defense - to get them into that position. I'm not saying the Bills offense is bad. That would be stupid. But I am concerned there seemed to be a lack of ability to change the course on that side of the ball until the RTK penalty (two three and outs followed by a "punt"). Even if the defense managed to hold, there was no proof the Bills offense could move the ball either. The RTK penalty swing confidence away from the Fins towards the Bills, which led to the win. Without it... who knows what would have happened. Maybe the D would have pulled out a safety or interception without losing yardage. But perhaps we would be sitting here 2-1, because the course of the game at the time of that punt was not looking good on either side of the ball.

Sounds like your wife "pegged" you again...

Only a first half timeout. Expendable.

I disagree hard with your first paragraph. i think there’s a little Stockholm syndrome in Buffalo about the second round. teams absolutely do rely on their second round picks every year to contribute. we seem to treat the pick like a red shirt year for the most part.

My mistake. I thought the message of being able to wait for Grable but not for Hairston and the wording of "week 5 prep" implied prepping to play for Week 5.

Why do some of you keep talking about McD not having accountability? Do you ever watch a post game interview? When they lose or even if they don’t but there was a play/call/timeout that is questioned, the first thing he says is “It’s on me. I’m the head coach.”

The Irish gave me the blessing of NOT having to watch any more college football this year. It is a gift of hours and hours of free time.

THAT'S MY MAN!!!! REFRESHING WHEN YOU PIMP FOR A GUY TO BE DRAFTED, HE IS DRAFTED BY THE BILLS & HE ACTUALLY PLAYS GREAT AS A ROOKIE

Yes, this.

If you're referring to whether the weight loss has adversely effected his game, you're right - the sample size is small. But it hasn't looked good in that small sample size. But if you're referring to whether or not he's the unquestioned RB3, I'd say that your argument is more of an argument for why he is. The fact that he's gotten a quarter of the reps that Cook has and more importantly, half the reps that Ty Johnson has, and that his number seems to go down on a weekly basis - says that he is.

I hope Walker has a strong work ethic. He has all-pro potential if he attacks next offseason the way that Keon Coleman did this past offseason. He doesn't have the lower body strength to be a full time player yet so this season he will get somewhat limited snaps and make a few splash plays which is about as good a rookie season as you could expect from a 4th round pick. Next year he could be a budding superstar if he really wants it.

How much mustard can he cut?

You and @Royale with Cheese are on my list if we don't win the Super Bowl this year.

Does Josh make it top 10 @ 400+ career passing TDs when he hangs it up? You would think barring an injury Mahomes gets there so he would be #9 behind Big Ben (418) and wherever Matt Stanford ends up (currently at 380) causing a drop of Matt Ryan (381) to #10

I asked a couple buddies if they thought it was crazy that I liked Frank Gore Jr. more than Ray Davis. It was preseason. They said yes I was crazy. I don't think I was...

Huh? No team is "expecting" their 2nd and 3rd round rookies to do much in year one. We should count ourselves extremely lucky that we have two day 3 picks that are already making impact plays in the first month of their NFL career. That is practically unheard of. But we can't be satisfied with that because the 41st pick isn't playing like a seasoned veteran yet. What rookie players are you thinking of with this comment? I think you should give some examples to back up your thought. I'll give one - the big round 2 steal Mike Green has played 45% of defensive snaps. He has 1 pressure, 0 sacks, 0 TFL, 1 solo tackle, 2 assisted tackles. I suppose Baltimore screwed up that pick.