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Let's Go Yankees. Let's Go Bills.

You ….you….are missing perspective. Bills aren’t some non playoff team coming out hot against a bunch of crap….They are a perennial SB contender doing what they have been doing for five years…They can’t help their schedule…and the Ravens are disorganized….not junk.

What fun would that be? How boring.

I don't love it, I find it hypocritical to an extent. You should be able to be allowed to say what you want without fear of reprisal, but employment contracts in the internet age have subtly stolen that right from average Americans. I blame lawyers, mostly. In reality though, I think a lot of folks on the right feel that their side has been way more often than not on the losing side of this experience, and think that turnabout is fair play. I also think that we should probably stop calling everyone we disagree with a Nazi, as it dilutes the power of the word and lessens the memory of the holocaust. Commie too, but that one carries much softer connotations for me (I actually am friends with one, misguided but a good dude). I also really hate to see people on both sides cutting off friends and family over politics. I think it's the result of the political class duping the populace into loating each other instead of them. But what do I know?

I hate the Dolphins since the 70s and Tyreek and Joe Mixon are the two athletes I cannot stand. Karma is a B word Tyreek

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Some of these kinds of stats can be a little misleading though. When you're one of the worst in the league in giving up rush yards it will affect how teams attack you. Then the question is are the Bills actually very good defending against the pass or are opposing teams just not bothering to pass as much against Buffalo because it is so easy to run on them?

Bizarre take. Just totally out of left field. We had like 20 years of lifeless football to watch. I don’t think anyone who lived through that doesn’t realize how much better it is now. To relate all of that to the Tyreek Hill injury is just absurd though

I feel bad for them. The injuries are frustrating especially with the salary cap preventing teams from having decent backups.

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Think this is a fair summary. I think people are a little quick to forget Knox at tight end and he is still playing an important role for them this year (and is blocking just as well as Hawes by the way) but I take the point that his continued presence as a Buffalo Bill beyond 2025 is a big question mark given there is no way at all he plays on his 2026 cap number.

The Ravens will be 1-6 and their fans will be like “Lamar is the real MVP”

Bengals look on pace to pull a Ja’Marr Chase on Defense and draft Ruben Bain to replace Trey Hendrickson.

I love how you put Acuna, Baty, Mauricio and Vientos all under Definitely/Maybe. I don't think they should dump all of them or keep all of them, but they can't go into next year with all of them again. I'm inclined to see what Acuna can do full time at second - love his defense and speed. And I really don't want to give up on Mauricio but I'm also not ready to hand him 3B.

Poor Tyreek.......only impregnated 3 women on that play.

He hasn't. I posted them above. Knox leads Bills tight ends in snaps. Positional splits for the year: Hawes - 90 of his 108 snaps have been inline, 16 in the slot and 2 split wide; Knox - 96 of his 145 snaps have been inline, 29 in the slot, 17 split wide and 3 in the backfield; Kincaid - 51 of his 134 snaps have been inline, 55 in the slot, 28 split wide; That shows you how the three guys are used pretty differently. They use Kincaid primarily as a matchup weapon in the passing game, the use Knox as a versatile chess piece who can play in multiple packages and they use Hawes really as an inline blocking tight end who occasionally will chip then leak out. They are not really fighting one another for snaps. Their usage game by game is more about gameplan and personnel packages.

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They have the Texans this weekend, Rams next weekend. Just a massive game for them with all the injuries and the potential to drop to 1-4. Worst part of their schedule for them to have these injuries as the schedule is much lighter on the back 1/3. Division is weak without Burrow, but Steelers look like they can get to 10-12 wins with the Browns & Bengals coming up and potentially getting to 5-1.

I just want to say Knox is a huge disappointment and one of the worst second contracts in Buffalo Bills history. One of Beane's worst calls. I like him, and it's cool he gels w Josh and the team.....but he's totally JAG and replaceable. Not sure about that. Seems we have always under Brady run variants of this to all TEs.

Im counting on Ed & Hoecht to help. Both typically available and both very good players. Ogunjobi is a flyer as a guy who was very good last time he was in our style of Defense. I can’t count on Hairston or Milano. We don’t know the actual severity/timeline of Hairstons injury and even when he is a go, who knows if he can get enough reps to help us. Milano just can’t stay on the field. If I’m Beane, I’m operating as if CB2 (White/Strong), LB (Milano), S (Rapp) and EDGE (Everyone but Bosa) could use an upgrade before the trade deadline should a move make sense at any of those positions.

I am leaning toward a significant improvement. Looking back at the Ravens game, the defense came up big in the 4th qtr. Those 1st 3qtrs the Bills couldn't get a stop. It doesn't take many to see a significant difference, though. Watching the game it seemed hopeless, but just one forced punt puts the ball back in Josh's hands. One TO does too. The defense isn't as far away as people think. What I look at is whether the defense wilts late in the game. I'm not seeing that. If anything the defense gets tougher late in the game. That's a very good sign.

Have you had another mental misfire? You quoted a post about Northam, who is currently a neurologist in Norfolk. Doesn't seem to have any political aspirations.

I tend to agree but I also believe there are limits to the taxpayers social commitments.