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I view it differently. We all agree this team is not super talented that can blow away opponents, overcoming mistakes. But they are capable, especially in AFC. The only bad match up is teams that can run the ball on our D consistently. Yes we won against the Ravens but 8 out of 10 we'd lose. Atlanta game and Miami game fall into that category. The other factor is pretty much like Allen and McDermott has been saying: turnovers. Everything stays the same and we just reduce the turnover by 1 or 2 in the Patriots and Texans' game, we'd win. To me, the recent turn of the team's fortune is the result of 1) better run defense, thanks to emergence of Thompson and overall emphasis of run blitz and fits, and 2) the uptick of defensive turnovers offsetting our own turnovers. We have full control of 2) for improvement. The Danger for facing a strong defensive team like the Texans is that those team have better players on D which usually leads to better chances of creating turnovers. I'm willing to bet anything that if the Bills don't allow a team to run all over us, and the offense eliminates turnovers, we can't be beat. Josh/Cook/Kincaid will have a chance to eventually outscore the opponent.

The league does not care about laws of physics they care about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

The first law of physics is that you do not talk about physics.

What a depressing press conference, that's grounds for making the QB the GM before you get another Luck situation

Why though? It’s the only football we have between the SB and August.

So the Bills are in the same boat as every other contending team in the NFL right now. Maybe some other teams have some star players, but also massive holes or injuries in other areas. That's just the league this year.

saw this after I posted my comments

Yeah I saw this too and mentioned it in the Pats week thread. Wasn't sure if Cosell was just agreeing with Cowherd since he was led down that path? or if he really feels that way in his heart of hearts. As a viewer I definitely came away from that exchange thinking we have zero chance to win anything unless Allen is Superman. Which is kind of a weird take because off the top of my head, the Bills have wins this year over Jets, Carolina, Pittsburgh, Saints?? where Allen really did not have to do much. Bottom line, the defense seems like they are finding some success and back to getting big turnovers. Plus the rest of the AFC teams have flaws all over the place. I don't think the Bills are that talentless compared to the other AFC expected playoff teams.

He's not wrong, however, you could make an argument that some of those Brady/Belichick Patriots*** teams were built in the same mold, only generally with better coaching on both sides of the ball. Brady spent a huge chunk of his career in NE*** with a slot, a TE (and, at one point, a killer TE room ), and otherwise trash at WR. Of course, they actually wanted him to throw the ball, but...

WHAT!?!?

Good point. Flacco too with the Ravens was red hot. I think someone already pointed this out. We fans are still hoped this is the year. Good point about the defense. I'm not sure anyone is confident in the Bills defense. At best, I think we can hope for timely stops and a couple of big turnovers.

Biggest game for the Pats in the post-Brady era. At foxboro. Gotta win the turnover battle and excel in the red zone, where the Pats have had issues. On D, stop the run, aka keep Bernard off the field. Manufacture some sort of pressure on Maye but keep him contained if possible. Put Benford on Diggs and hope for the best. Work the middle of the field on O. Pass to TEs and RBs if you have a LB matchup especially. I'm sticking with reverse juju until it stops working: Pats 33 Bills 20

Blame the Bills and NFL for giving them to me now, and not after Week 18.

Agreed 100%. It's strange, the offense just feels smoother with him in there, even if he hasnt lit up the stat sheet yet. Allen trusts him

Bills----34 Pats---27

I'll let you know after I see what my Christmas/yearly bonus is tomorrow.

Thanks

"That escalated quickly"

I think next year we should bring in a batch of average receivers & spread the ball around---oh wait maybe not. My real question is how much would it cost us next year to get rid of Palmer, I don't think he's very good.

Little rusty on my physics but I'm pretty sure slowing down is just accelerating in the opposite direction and a fairly common phenomenon

That’s the one thing this whole receiving crew does do well. They block their asses off. Davis, Shakir, Shavers are all great blockers and I think that’s a non negotiable with McDermott that receivers have to be willing blockers

Die Liga sollte auf jeden Fall in Erwägung ziehen, mehr Spiele in Deutschland auszutragen. Ihr werdet alle diese Freizeitbeschäftigung genießen... Ich befehle es euch!!!

I'd say at least the first and last Super Bowl teams weren't particularly "dominating" from a talent perspective - especially the 2001-2002 team.