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Yes, I'm aware of that. But that's still what some posters were expecting. Calling him "Maxx Crosby esque" in threads like these: He was always considered a Raw prospect that would need some development. That's why he was available in the 3rd, at a position where if you're thought of as even potentially a low grade starter or difference making 3rd DE out of the gate, you're off the board by the time Day 2 starts. Is it slightly disappointing that he looks so "not ready for primetime" that he hasn't dressed yet? Yes. But this reality was always a lot more likely than he was going to be making an impact from Day 1.

I feel like they gotta do something. Thankfully, I'm not a Bengals fan. But it would suck to just watch a season slip away in week 2

That’s fine. I see the correlation. 👍🏻

The Chiefs literally were in like 10 or 11 one score games last year and looked not great the majority We didn't look good on Sunday and we still won by double digits

Yes. It was a defensive timeout. That's my understanding too... the timeout was because they only had 10 for the 2 point conversion. After the timeout, they prevented the 2 point conversion with a full complement of players. Speaking of. locker room speeches and the slow clap, this might be the greatest one of all time, albeit in cinematic history:

I still have hope for Coleman. It’s still very early in his career. The injury last year set him back and he wasn’t quite as effective when he returned, especially in the playoffs. I just didn’t see any correlation with your point about Kincaid to this matter. Worthy clearly did more for KC’s offense last season than Coleman did for Buffalo’s offense. Let’s see how Coleman develops this season. If he breaks out no one would complain around here. Well…unless he drops a pass to lose a playoff game against KC…oh boy.

Fair point. I just fear becoming a hated fanbase because we get too smug and entitled. Like McD says: Stay humble; stay hungry. I feel like, at least to a degree, that ought to apply to us fans, too. NOTE: I say "Ought" because--in logic--that term implies a moral imperative. "Should" implies a logical imperative. Be good. Do good. Go Bills!

The Bills won and it really wasn't as close as the score. On Offense my only complaint was for the last 7-8 minutes of the first half Brady seemed to forget #4 was still on the roster. That also was when Josh seemed to be getting harassed the most... Shakir's TD was a thing of beauty, ditto Kincaid's. For awhile there our Defense was making Spencer Rattler look like Drew Brees... Awesome INT from Bishop. Kudos to our Punter for coming back in with that big brace on his knee to hold for the final FG. Just to get down onto a knee had to hurt like hell.

I'd rather not punch down towards the phins and feel grateful at their expense. I'd rather look up at those Patriots days you mention or the recent Chiefs and not get overly enthralled with being regular season stalwarts who can't ever get over the hump. Josh Allen is simply too good to be fully satisfied with seeing the same glaring issues year after year, despite overwhelmingly winning against mediocre teams.

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If he catches it and we eventually won that game and made the SB, it would be advantage us. Keon has better stats plus a SB birth + Keon is an asset as run blocker. But as it stands, KC beat us and worthy played a big part in keeping us from the SB, so I can see how people would say they are currently winning the trade. They’ve achieved more. I’m anticipating Keon being a key part of something special that will get us a Lombardi I don’t think Keon is the same guy as he was last year in the playoffs and he’s likely to just get even better. Room to grow as a WR

First of all, the Bills do have some speed on their team: Worthy 4.21 [40-time] Samuel 4.31 Moore 4.35 Shakir 4.43 And obviously Worthy is waaaay faster than Keon, and no one is going to describe Keon as a receiver who can "take the top off a defense"...and yet, it might interest you to know: In 22 games (including playoffs), Xavier Worthy has 12 receptions of 20 yards or more (54, 50, 50, 37, 35, 31, 28, 26, 24, 23, 21, 21). In 20 games (including playoffs), Keon Coleman has 15 receptions of 20 yards or more (64, 57, 49, 44, 28, 25, 25, 24, 24, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20). Does it really matter if you get them with speed/route running, or you get them with route running/size/jump balls or whatever?

That's correct, our receivers have a hard time getting open on short to intermediate routes, let alone longer downfield routes. The bottom line is, we need and have needed, a very fast receiver who can constantly separate and can go deep and keep defenses honest. We have pretty much all the other pieces on offense, but the defense is another story as 90% of the draft capital and resources seem to go to that side of the ball with Beane and McDermott running things and we have very little to show for it when it comes to having a dominating defense. The defense mainly has kept us from going all the way multiple years now.

Honestly, I think the Ravens are done for this year. And still no update on the mysterious Lamar hamstring injury…

Difficult to disagree with this plea for perspective. Also important to distinguish between fans who "melt down" versus fans who "make critical observations" of a 4-0 team whose opponents are a collective 2 and 14... WOW!?!? Not melting down about it, but definitely not basking in these early wins where both the winless Saints and Dolphins had the Bills back on their heels in consecutive 4th quarters...

The Bills are currently rated #1 in the NFL with the least amount of passing yards allowed after 4 games. What’s the team’s problem again?

Especially if you factor in the Bills taking DeWayne Carter with the 3rd pick from KC and KC used the 4th pick they got from the Bills on Jaden Hicks, who is their starting safety. How does Kincaid not making that catch in the AFCCG related to Coleman and Worthy? One guy was instrumental in helping his team in the postseason season while the other guy was blanketed by a db whenever a ball was thrown his way in the playoffs. Guess which one Buffalo got?

That's the cold hard truth! If we had better couching and better drafting, with Josh at the helm, it should have been us!!!

I gotta say; looked like the "no cover/ under" fix was in.

Totally agree. He essentially has to rip up his contract if he wants to be here next year or he simply won't be. But either way, Hawes role is Hawes role. When Knox leaves, they'll bring in another pass catching first Tight End to replace him. They aren't going to turn Hawes into a route runner first and negate the work he's doing in pass and run blocking.

My most frustrating example of this lack of in-game play-calling anticipation/countering, is actually from the offense: every single time Brady (and/or Allen, depending on pre-snap reads and checks) runs Cook repeatedly until the defense finally stuffs one. That predictable, stuffed run play, several times each game, is a wasted down that could have been at least a look at an explosive play-action throw downfield. Why not stay a step AHEAD, rather than waiting for the opposing DC to catch up? I know the cliche of "run it 'till they stop it" but that doesn't have to mean consecutively all at once! Gotta keep defenders off balance and in conflict as much as possible to give your guys every little advantage available.

Curious about how FinHaven was reacting to the Hill Injury, and expecting If be plowing through gallons of popcorn in the process, I traipsed on over to their board to read the tea leaves: Hills injury | FinHeaven - Miami Dolphins Forums What strikes me is that they're about as lifeless as their team. God, here we are, with Schopp and The Bulldog caterwauling for three hours about how our 2nd and 3rd string RB's aren't producing enough. Meanwhile, one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in the league is probably done for the season, if not his career, and Dolphins fans are basically like, "Oh man, that sucks...". Can you, for one moment, try and imagine this board if we were in their shoes? We would be literally burning the Internet to smithereens! Maybe... Just maybe we should take a moment to realize how damn good we have it, right now, folks. Maybe we shouldn't melt down when our 2nd and 3rd stringers aren't posting Madden stats. Maybe... Just maybe we should check ourselves before we become kin to the dreaded, two-decades-worth of entitled Pats fans... Perspective is a lonely hand to hold, boys. We got it pretty damned good!

Crazy 2nd quarter. All our drives were short. 3 and out, 6 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out. Josh in fact completed 2 passes for 4 and 8 yards, but he was sacked twice for -7 and -9 yds, bookending a false start by Dion Part of it seems to be an attempt to open up a deeper passing game, resulting in a pick and an incompletion.

My take is that I'd feel better about the trade if we had gotten a good player with that 3rd rounder, and not DeWayne Carter who is very likely to be a total bust at this point. My other take is that I think both teams got the players they would have taken if they had stayed at their original pick. So mostly I just can't bring myself to care. Coleman makes our team better and Worthy makes their team better. They also each fit what their respective offenses want to do. I think Worthy has already pretty much hit his ceiling and Coleman still has room to grow, and I'm a sucker for high ceiling players so I'd still take Coleman right now if it were up to me. But there's not an ironclad argument for either player. It's week 5 of year 2 of their 10+ year NFL careers. Everyone needs to chill out and see where it goes.

Playing this out... Let's say McD were to decide to make a change at DC, who is it there that fits his D philosophy? Off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone. And promote from within will leave a hole somewhere. I dont want McD taking over D duties in this year where we are aspiring for a SB. It is quite frustrating to see after all the resources that have been allocated to that side of the ball.