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Ah, got it. I recall divided opinion about Lance, not exactly like Allen, but similar boom-or-bust potential. That's what you're saying. My feeling is that a guy like Lance might hold on in the same way Tyrod has held on. Keep working and playing, getting buy on some special talent, and then see how far he develops. Tyrod was similar to Smith in that way, but didn't go as far as Smith. I think a Smith-like late career blossoming is possible with Lance.

Ahh yes, I think you're right. There was a meme of it somewhere at one point

You believe Hegseth was I charge of the military when this guy was trained?

When you say "strike," I assume you mean missile launches, unless they still have some cells inside Iraq that could somehow penetrate US defenses. I honestly believe one of the reasons for the dramatic decrease in Iranian ballistic missile launches against Israel is because they are keeping a number in reserve for potential use against US forces in the region. If they do that, we will have two carriers in place by Sunday, and a host of incredibly capable Air Force assets, and I would unleash that capability within an hour, and completely eliminate whatever military they have left, along with the nuc facilities. No talk.

This is gold! I love it.

Let's not be penny wise and pound foolish. Josh has authorized it. Pay the man Beane !!

Are you really trying to say that the 2024 and 2025 WRs are as bad as the 2018 WRs were? 2018 WRs (in order of rec yds): Zay Jones, Robert Foster, Kelvin Benjamin, Isaiah McKenzie, Andre Holmes, Deonte Thompson, RayRay McCloud. 2024 WRs (in order of rec yds): Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins, Amari Cooper, Curtis Samuel, Tyrell Shavers, KJ Hamler, MVS. 2025 WRs: Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Josh Palmer, Curtis Samuel, Elijah Moore, Laviska Shenault, Tyrell Shavers, Jalen Virgil, KJ Hamler, Kaden Prather. And maybe I overstated my case regarding spending assets on WRs. I didn't mean we don't need any good receivers (as you made it sound), I meant more that the team now doesn't think that paying a top WR big money is a good use of their assets. That is philosophy in itself, in regards to team building. Do we spend a ton of money on a couple of players, say a stud WR and TE, or two top WRs, or whatever, and let the rest of the weapons suffer a bit because we don't have as much money to go around? Or do we try to have as many solid/very good (not elite) weapons for Josh to distribute the ball too? Two different ways to skin a cat. One team could have 2-3 elite players and then 1 or 2 very good players, but then have say 5 average players at other spots, while another team could have 10 very good players (no elites, but no weak links). And I agree (as I said) that some of last year was about problems in the WR room (injuries, Keon being a rookie, Amari adjusting to a new team mid-season, etc.), as to say the RBs getting so many targets, etc...but, it also actually worked. So, yes, at times last year it was a bit about playing into our strengths, away from our weaknesses. But, as far as the change in philosophy, do you not remember McDermott getting on both Daboll and Dorsey for throwing the ball too much/not being balanced enough? That balance is what McD had been looking for for a long time. That was the type of team that he and Beane wanted to build. Also remember in 2020/2021, defenses started playing teams like Buffalo and KC differently. Mover cover zero, etc. to try and stop these juggernaut offenses. So, both teams had to adapt as well. You can see it in our point totals that I posted. From 2020 to 2023, we went from 31.3 points/game to 28.4, to 28.4, to 26.5. What we had been doing wasn't working as well as it used to. Some of that was obviously moving on from Beasley and Diggs declining, but a lot of it had to do with how the NFL was changing. How many more running focused teams were there in 2024 as opposed to 2020/2021? Also, when we had that smaller, more finesse lineup, they didn't always fare as well in the cold weather or against stronger, tougher teams. The cold weather was no longer an advantage for us. The Bills made a concerted effort to get bigger and stronger, to use the running game and RBs more, and finally to last year with the everyone eats. It was definitely a gradual, purposeful change in philosophy by the team, not just that we didn't have a true #1 WR or out of desperation because our receivers sucked. And it looks like it worked, with 2024 being our best season (offensively and team-wise) since 2020. As to say inserting Stroud into either the 2020 or 2024 rosters, you could just as easily say that Stroud would fare better with the 2024 roster because he wouldn't be asked to do as much. He could lean on the running game. He would have a short passing game and outlets, so he didn't have to hold on to the ball too long. You wouldn't be asking him to go toe-to-toe in passing with a 2020 Mahomes/KC (like Josh had too in 2020). Much easier to ask Stroud to go for 3,731 passing yards and 28 passing TDs than to ask him to match 4,544 yards and 37 passing TDs (Josh's stats in 2020 and 2024 with almost the exact same overall team results). And our receivers might not be as good as in 2020, but I would venture to say that our offensive line, RBs, and TEs are all significantly better than in 2020. It seems you are just too focused on the WR room only, imo. Here are the difference in offensive players other than WRs (and guys still holding their position from 2020, like Dawkins and Knox): 2020: Singletary, Moss, A. Williams, Tyler Kroft, Lee Smith, Ike Boettger, Mitch Morse, Feliciano/Winters, Darryl Williams 2025: Cook, Davis, Johnson, Kincaid, Davidson/Hawes, Torrence, McGovern, Edwards, Spence Brown

I'm talking about tre lance was compared to Josh Allen and he had a lot of expectations Geno Smith was a second round pick who played a lot his first two years not great.. and then did bust his ass on the bench for 6 years till he got his next chance He also was known as a terrific thrower of the football coming out of college he just had a long learning curve

Excellent. Thanks.

I think Draymond Green is a borderline Hall of famer You hit on all the good points... True defensive Stalwart But the only pure defensive guy in the Hall of Fame recently in my mind is Ben Wallace.. and Draymond is not on Ben Wallace's level Ben Wallace might be the best defense if player in the last 30 years But I do agree he's on the borderline if you even had a little bit more offensive variety he probably be a lock.. now I think he's probably looking at towing the line for years

I don't know if that's true. Bills passed on him to take EJ, and Smith fell to #39 in the draft. I don't recall many people thinking he was a monster. Maybe Jets fans, because they can talk themselves into almost anything, but most Bills fans were lukewarm at best about Manuel and glad the Bills didn't take Smith. .

It breaks my heart. I used to follow Xavier basketball almost like the Bills. I’d make an annual trip to Cincinnati, travel to games anywhere close and try to get to their city in the NCAA tournament. Those were some awesome times! Now I have no idea who’s on the roster, what theirs skills are, where they came from or how many years of eligibility they have left. Eligibility actually means very little, since it’s a series of one year contracts. Every year is like a new pickup game at the YMCA. Please don’t get me wrong, I think the players should be paid and they should have mobility. I just don’t happen to like the resulting product nearly as much. They desperately need some guardrails on this mess. BTW - I spent a week at UNC hoops camp in Chapel Hill every summer for at least 4 years when the kids were young. Awesome times!

I think it was Matt Simms. @Steptide

Hahaha. Stupid comment, but in some ways he is right lol. Playing conservative worked really well UNTIL that last meeting on November 1st. Bills always played light boxes and Mcdaniel finally learned how to beat it by sticking to the run that last game. Mcdermott will have to be more aggressive the next time we play them, as I do think Mcdaniel finally figured it out.

We are going into year 8 in the EP offense.. Which is designed around simplicity and the ability to change roles easily There's a lot of talk between the EP, West Coast, or the coryell system... Which basically are verbiage systems today There is a West Coast playbook but when people talk about West Coast they're usually talking about the verbiage system.. how the plays come in The difference is how simple the EP is compared to the complexity of a West Coast verbiage A typical West Coast call might sound like this. .. Green right x shift to viper right 382 x stick looky .. and that is a small play call a lot going on .. line calls, receiver calls and a motion The EP condenses it F right 72 ghost/tosser .. entire play script..n offensive line wide receivers and running backs know what to do There's a reason why Bill belichick liked the EP.. and you can flip rolls very easily It allows for mastery of multiple wide receiver positions and you get out of the play clock sooner Today's football lesson why the EP is very modern and Josh should even be taking more and more steps being ingrained in the system for so long

Yet. What happens if Iran strikes U.S. troops in neighboring Iraq?

Probably Tyrod.

Agree. Convene the House and Senate Intel Committees and lay it out. But......The US Congress has a horrible reputation for leaking to generate political gain. I still wish he took more of a stateman's approach than this silly "I'll decide" solo nonsense. He is what he is, and that's why I've never really liked him as a leader. I do think he is very reluctant to commit US assets to the fray, but it may be the best way. And less someone get some crazy notion, that has nothing to do with US ground forces.

What he is really saying is that he doesn’t have the skills to counter the Bills defense…,

The ease with which MAGA gets manipulated is almost laughable.

lol, your thought process in broken, by your standards, all employees are property then, you must viscerally dislike unions, shakes head and walks away…, we should discontinue this bit of banter, what say you?

Yep. They all knew. But made up abortion clinics and kill lists. This guy was activated. He was USAI trained and worked for Walz. Papa John’s guy: “He wasn’t political but yea he listened to Alex Jones. Was that what I was supposed to say?” Now let’s see how many threads Bill Homeloser bumps to bury this one.

That's fair. The way I look at- Matt Ryan to me was never a top 3 quarterback in his relative era for many years. (I know he got the mvp the one year) Josh has firmly been a top 3 QB in his relative era for the past 5 seasons now. I know that doesn't mean everything as every era has different competition, but I just never looked at Matt Ryan as an "elite" QB. So I can't really answer your question too well as it's just 100 percent subjective to me. But I clearly think Josh was more of a dominant QB compared to Matty ice IMO

The Bills are soooooo deep in Miami Dolphins players heads nowadays. Rent free in South Beach. Rumor has it Reeks's wife and kids just spent THOUSANDS of dollars on Buffalo Bills gear to wear everyday, because if they wear it they know he can't beat them.