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I think there will be opportunities for Cook for sure. NE is struggling against the run right now. This is going to be another strong showing for both RB and TEs. That's perfect because this will keep that defense on their heels. Add in an Allen run or two and it could really get interesting. I don't now about another Pittsburgh like game, but it sure could be a dominant rushing attack.

I must say I admire the provocative title.

they have to play the ravens as well.

This is probably the worst Bills team roster wise of the McDermott-Josh era and yet there still 9-4. That’s why I don’t buy the BS narrative that the Bills window is closing.

"4 - Receivers - Two games in a row now where the receivers are almost non-existent." Considering how useless our wideouts are in Brady's offense, maybe we should run a 14 alignment.

we are talking about Jermaine Burton …not Keon Coleman

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I said it in another thread that it’s hilarious and Hendrickson played this injury perfectly. Im going to hold out because I’m way underpaid and want an extension. Bengals refuse to extend him and give him like an 18 million dollar pay increase. Gets hurt all season and might be too old and injured for the Bengals , who are financially conscious, now to franchise him , so he’ll still be a Free Agent next year , healthy and get a good contract. I usually don’t advocate for this, but with Mike Brown being a cheap ass I’m okay I’m with it in this scenario

And it shows why sitting a quarterback is always the correct move You will never hurt a quarterback sitting them and letting them learn and grow and correct their flaws It worked with Rodgers and love flawlessly.. that's why McDermott trying to keep Josh on the bench as long as possible was the right decision Even if it meant going with terrible Peterman.. keeping Josh on the bench for as long as possible it's always the right move to help them grow Even Patrick mahomes got it and he came out playing with his hair on fire

I never liked Notre Dame, but they became more obnoxious than ever. It seems that Notre Dame and everyone associated are a group of individuals who think it’s 1960. There are plenty of teams with clout these days, ND isn’t that important.

Wow that CBS 1pm slate is dreadful. Bills/Browns Bengals/Dolphins Jets/Saints Chiefs/Titans I would guess Chiefs/Titans gets the widest exposure but holy moly, what a bunch of miserable games.

I'm guessing that Dallas was too big of a market to be flexed from SNF this week? Considering Minnesota are not in the playoff hunt at all for the NFC North or WC.

i agree and i dont think OP is being fair to the team's overall talent i would just like to see the priorities adjusted wrt where we allocate resources

Cook has had seven 100+ yard rushing games (he had a game of 200+ yards even). He is the second leading rusher in the league (only 48 yards behind first place Jonathan Taylor). He is 6th in receiving yards for a RB. He is 4th in the league in yards from scrimmage. Davis and Johnson are both very productive as backups. I'd venture to say we have one of the better RB rooms in the league. Does that not count as help? Kincaid is pretty good when healthy. He's had a couple of hundred-yard games. Knox just had a 93-yard day. Hawes is turning into a pretty good all-around TE. Our TE room is very good, top 10 at least. Is that not help? Does a very good offensive line not count as help? Cincinnati is a team that many people bring up in the WR conversation. Cincy has had Burrow/Chase/Higgins since 2021 (5 years). Yes, they made two AFC championship games and 1 SB (compared to Buffalo, 1 AFC champ game, 0 SBs over that span---though we also made the Championship game the year before in 2020 to make it 2 for Buffalo, and I really think we make the SB last year if not for the refs, just mo). But the Bills will have made the playoffs all 5 years. The Bengals will have missed the playoffs 3 of the last 5 years. You could say, yeah but that's because Burrow has been hurt so much, and I would respond, yeah well how much does his offensive line have to do with that? And you could say, I don't care about division crowns and playoff appearances, only SBs matter and they at least made one. But they didn't win it. If we went to and lost a SB, you guys would be on McD harder than ever. You wouldn't say, well at least we made a SB. And over that span, Cincy's record is 44-36 (.550%) and Buffalo's record is 57-28 (.671%). Just sayin'. And I know our defense isn't anything to write home about (injuries are a big part of that too), but would you say interceptions on back-to-back plays isn't help for your QB? No matter Josh's heroics, we may lose that game without those picks (and score). How about the Bosa/Benford strip-sack-score last week? No help? As to schemes, I haven't been thrilled with Brady at times either. The WR screens were too overused, amongst other things. But to just say all of these other teams have better schemes, I mean how much have you really researched that? How many teams do you watch every single snap like you do the Bills to even know? You may not like that we have basically become a run first, short-passing game team, but it doesn't mean that it can't or won't be successful. We are currently second in the league in offensive yards and 5th in the league in total points (just 3 points behind the 4th-place Rams and their two stud receivers, and 5 points behind 3rd-place Dallas and their two stud receivers). I have a hard time thinking we do that with a trash team around Josh. Just because we don't have great receivers does not mean that our entire roster is terrible. And yes, it is a fallacy that Josh does not have help/has to do it on his own. I think you could fairly say that specifically in regards to the wide receiver room (Josh may have less help at WR than some other QBs), but to pretend like Josh is doing it all on his own with no help, the rest of our team are all just JAGs and scrubs, you might as well play Josh 1 on 11 because the other guys don't help at all (ok that's a bit of an exaggeration there), just isn't true. Hmmm...Gabe got himself in position on the sideline during scramble drill for a nice grab; Keon got leverage on the slant near the end zone. But, because Cincy is so bad at covering TEs (all season), this was a TE/RB focused pass game. The TEs and RBs had 18 targets compared to 9 targets for the WRs. Not because the WRs weren't open, but because the Bills schemed the game for the TEs due to opponent. And I do remember Hawes being schemed for a wide open TD. Seemed like Knox was running free all game, was wide open on the two-point conversion as well. Kincaid was looking pretty open on his catches too. WR isn't the only position in football my friends. [Not that I wouldn't welcome an upgrade.]

I agree, but this is where the end game needs to happen sooner than later. Those teams deserve a chance, much like March madness, if they are supposed to be D1 teams. You’re not wrong, but the Big Ten and SEC need to team up to exclude the rest. Let the other conferences have their own playoff. It makes no sense for other conferences to exist, when no one considers them legitimate.

Didn’t a scout come out of the draft saying Burton is the worst person he’s ever met?

And equally impressive that we still have a very good OL. 2 2nd rd picks, a 3rd rd, a higher mid tier FA to go with one of the best value OGs in Edwards. Beane did a good job constructing it

The Bills traded the rights to Justin Jefferson for Diggs, so that's one.

how many more TD records have to fall before people wake up to this very simple fact

Yes! Take the youth. Kid can play. I would definitely swoop him up

Most the league would still kill for our offensive line our running back room and our tight end room It's not built like a modern 2025 roster it is literally scoring a lot of points for years because it executes with its personnel Josh Allen can't take a bottom offensive line with no running backs and do what he's doing.. it works because he has a great offensive line which gets pushing the run game and three good tight ends

Except they missed last year with Burrow 100% healthy and the year before with that talent. They have had all this talent and have not won double digits or made the playoffs since 2022. Some is injury, but a lot is talent does not trump teamwork over the long term. They would be a better team allowing some talent to go and building more mid tier players to compete.

Thanks Matt. I don’t know how to quit or make excuses. BS. Just trying to rile up my Bills friends to stop giving up, but get pissed. There’s plenty of time for that in February. Great line for a movie. You hurt me, I HURT YOU WORSE!. I am a pacifist for most of my adult life. I just know what it takes to win a fight when you need it. Now I’m a middle aged guy, but understand the mentality. These guys can do it. They can. BILLIEVE! Whats the worst thing that happens? You’re let down. Well I’ve been let down by the, for over 50 years. I refuse to give up.

yup equally mind boggling is no 1st rd OL

Good! Hope it goes to OT & they lose. Pats fans can go to bed tired and cranky, then to go to their miserable jobs with a hangover.