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go easy on the bro he started playing during the Bush administration. the dad, not the son

Allen is 2nd in QBR 4th in passer rating 6th in passing yards per game 4th in total yards per game by a QB 2nd in Total TD’s 6th completion percentage 5th net passing yards per play Buffalo 2nd in ppg offense Buffalo 2nd yards per game Buffalo 1st in rushing yards per game All of that along with Buffalo being 4-0 is why Allen is leading. None of the other QB’s are even close to the top 5 or top 10 in this many categories, other than Lamar, but since Baltimore is 1-3 and he looked bad yesterday he has dropped down.

cant stop me from wanting a stress free game though LOL... wont get it... but I could use it...

Especially if you are a Bills DB lol

This is the level of stupidity that is coming from our message board. On a relative basis, it literally does not get any better than this

I still have some faith in Rousseau (though it's starting to wane a bit) - but it's hard to look back on that draft and not conclude we should have taken Barmore. That's exactly the kind of player our line needs.

It's almost as if the party in power doesn't like shutdowns. Imagine that.

Yes all is fine with the team. Even McDermott woudl preach continuous improvement. But let's wait for a blocked punt to address it... Well what are we on, the 4th special teams coach in 8 years. So maybe he is or has gotten poor coaching on technique to help with the gaps. And maybe his snapping has become less accurate. Of all the resources spent on special teams LS is more important and certainly more specialized than a gunner.

Then he needs to earn his jersey. Simple as that. Unless you want them to be a joke team that hands players jobs they don't deserve like many other teams do (who usually are bottom feeders).

Not in October. It's still only the beginning of the season. The 4Q statement game you speak of should happen in the first round of the playoffs. That's where you send a signal to the other teams in the playoffs that there's a monster in Western New York waiting for them.

Yeah if the staff is happy with how Samuel and shakir did, codrington is gone once we need to free up spots for Larry, Hoecht and Max

I just don’t agree with the whole month of September and some of October are “pre-season games”. If they do away with the pre-season games and scrimmages during the month of August, will it then become September through November are pre-season games? These teams have multiple mini-camps during the off-season that lead up to the official training camp. They didn’t do that in grandpa’s NFL. They also didn’t receive millions of dollars or were expected to know their playbooks inside and out like they are today when training camp arrives. Much less be in tip-top physical shape. The teams with the best talent, coaching, and have less injuries and suspensions will always stand above the rest. Whether it be the first week in September or the last in December.

Surely you know there's is a massive difference between superstar and not dressing for games. Regardless of whether it is too early to call him a Beane bust, it is a significant disappointment that a 3rd round pick cant dress for game day.

Well, the Kirk shooting (err, mic explosion) was clearly an assassination of a public figure, so there is that.

I hope you're correct. The negative ads will come. already on here. https://townhall.com//tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/09/29/winsome-sears-ad-n2664129#google_vignette https://www.advocate.com/politics/winsome-earle-sears-transphobic-commercial

My take is a bit different. Ty & Ray got so few carries because when they are in there, they were NOT effective, which forces Brady to give Cook more carries, kind of similar to Joey Bosa had to be out there taking so many snaps because no one else can get close to the QB. Pre-season game time to find out is over. If this continues post the bye, I'm willing to give Gore Jr. some try as a PS call up.

Did the TV broadcast indicate whether McD handled playcalling in the second half today? I sit on the opposite side of the stadium, and I don’t take binoculars in. BUT, from my distant perch, I saw him routinely stationed about 20 yards on the defensive side of the LOS with what appeared to be a play sheet when NO had the ball. My impression was that he was running the D. See above.

Lol, it's not lazy, it's just unmotivated Its so bad you can't even tell its out of alignment!

This whole discussion is an excellent microcosm of what the sports commentary world has become. We almost need a better term than "hot take" - saying a take is hot still implies that there is any thought involved. I don't think this thread will ever go away. It will get bumped according to what you wrote above - from people on both sides of the question, depending on how Sunday went for both players.

Good points. Ray Davis is the kind of back that needs touches to get going. I think they need to start rotating him for some full series.

How bad is it? Like way out of alignment?

Defensive coaching improvement is going to be a tough one early in the season, I think we have to be patient and look closely right now. Sean already said to start the year the defense will be a work in progress due to new and inexperienced players. So I think they would try and keep his system as simple as possible now, until the unit starts to come together. https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi/sean-mcdermott-explains-bills-curious-personnel-decisions-in-week-4-vs-saints “Just looking at different players,” said McDermott, explaining why Codrington did not play. “Seeing how the game day roster looks with different players up, different players down. With the goal of making sure we have our best guys out there as we head down the road here.” On Strong getting playing time: “Just looking at a young player,” explained McDermott. “Giving him some experience and some valuable reps. It wasn’t anything that Tre didn’t do. That was the plan going into the game.” This is new to me and exactly what I want to see from him with the defense. I don't want incompetent players being given minutes, but if Hairston and/or Hancock are doing well enough in practice, I hope they get the same treatment. Push their development because they could really help the team, especially in an injury situation. So signs are looking good to me here. My second component would be customizing the defense for the opponent. Even down to specific plays. I haven't seen much change here, and we've seen some attempts at man coverage, but we would really need Hairston at a minimum for that, IMO. But given the unsettled status of the D, I think that is why we are playing such soft zones and unimaginative pass rush again. Maybe coming off the bye, but I think around our 10th game (Tampa) will be where they start creatively tasking the defense. Which means we may play infuriating D against KC and take a lot of fan grief for it, but I'd rather play vanilla and save it for the playoffs. Mahomes is still very good but IMO has lost his elite quick-decision-making edge and I think we can take them in Jan/Feb this year if the D comes together.

I don't know how D is coached. But definitely not 2 guys taking the same gap. Either Bosa should go outside for containment and leave Williams to control the inside gap or Williams should read Bosa and go outside in this case.

#1 in pass defense though, and shockingly only 30th in yards per attempt when they allowed 8.2 yards per carry in week 1. Like the actual team-wide yards per carry allowed actually went down against NO, even allowing 5.55 yards per carry across 34 carries. That's how bad they were in week 1. They need to do a better job with athletic QBs, need to tackle better to create more third downs and prevent conversions, and need to be better getting off the field. If they did all of those things better though - they'd probably be the best defense in the league.

Either way, NY City loses...