GaryPinC

I get how you feel about Allen being so much better, I simply don't agree for the last 2 years. I think any time these 2 square off it's going to be a game of inches now. I understand the stats and respect your opinion, but simply don't share it based on Lamar's improved decision making and on-field improvements. I also don't think Josh is being disingenuous or dishonest with the complete respect he has for Lamar

I think this is the truest take, only missing the honest point that Josh has performed a little better in the playoffs than Lamar at this point in time. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Lamar changing how he plays the game from his early career. He's as complete a QB as Josh now. Josh seems to recognize it too, he's always effusive in his praise of Lamar and you saw and felt it at the end of our playoff game this winter. For me this matchup has become more intriguing than Bills/Chiefs because Mahomes' impact on his games seems diminished with KC's defensive talent and coaching. Should be fun, though I expect you guys to carry the day tomorrow as our D seems a bit of a mess right now. Very much looking forward to a playoff rematch though!

Maybe if the resources, priority and expertise to land a high level coach are no longer there, but I'd have to disagree. While Franklin's consistently high functioning mediocrity has diminished the program's prestige a bit, I feel like there's still enough there to keep an elite level coach.

I've never tried to do it, I just move the box to the other TV. Power plug, HDMI plug and it's good to go. Edit: you have to use their remote through their box so I don't think there's a way to put it on two tvs.

I've used Superbox for about 3 years now. https://superboxglobal.com/superbox-channels-list/ It gets major network stations from all over the country, almost all the cable channels including HBO and the likes, tons of different sports channels, Canadian and Mexican channels and even more. Well over 1000 channels. Compact box that plugs into your TV and interfaces well. It mirrors to your TV like it's a cell phone. Upfront cost of $350-400 or so and that is it. I watch Bills games on the Buffalo channels, it has the ST channels but they usually black out sometime in the second half. The broadcast is usually 30-90 seconds behind the actual broadcast and the game can cut out, necessitating restarting the app but way less trouble than a pirated broadcast. The remote doesn't have great range either, hopefully they upgraded that. Overall I am very satisfied with it because I am not a heavy TV watcher and beyond the sports, it is like having a full suite of cable channels that are free now. It's not perfect, but I accept that given the total cost. Non sports channels rarely have any problems and broadcasts in UHD.

I'm rather confused by your trains of thought, you almost seem to be saying GMs all have similar info and rankings and at that point it becomes a crap shoot? Am I understanding you correctly? WRT Beane picking Allen, for me, he does deserve credit for drafting Allen and having him at or near the top of the list. Two reasons why. 1. His overall college game film was not that impressive in terms of cerebral ability, he made a lot of really dumb decisions. 2. He was very raw, as we all know, and I'm sure you know a lot of Beane's final decision rested on their trip to Wyoming and interactions with him. They saw his competitive fire, his leadership, his charisma. I'm sure they also tested his mental acuity. Contrast that to the Jets drafting Christian Hackenburg, as a Penn State fan I can assure you they failed to do this type of extra look into him. Beane made the effort to carefully examine the entire picture, and selected an impact starter for the franchise. And that's what you pay a GM to do. Figure out how to sift through similar information, dig deeper, and wean the impact players from the out-of-the league within 5 years. That's my get it "right". I would also say that I understand you consider Allen's first two years a disaster and then some massive improvement in year 3, but I respectfully saw him much differently those first two years. I saw a QB who had some individual disastrous mistakes because of an over-aggressive downfield do-it-all mentality but that the rest was shining brightly. I saw him starting to mature out of this his second year, and knew his drive to succeed would lead him to one of the top dogs in the league.

Yeah it's frustrating, but it's Franklin. Until he goes it won't change so I don't invest emotionally in their success. He mixes enough good qualities with his cheesy bogus schtick to keep his job. I don't know why the alums and AD won't hold him to a higher standard but it's been that way for too many years. Still love them, but he can't coach big games so our ceiling is set 99% of the time. Just glad we don't have to play you guys and UM in the same year now, cause we can’t beat them either. So there's a sliver more hope.🤪

Yeah, crazy all the drops early in the game when he was throwing dimes! I was also really impressed with his decision making, especially under big pressure. As a PSU fan, we are screwed again by you guys as Allar follows a long tradition of PSU tall, strong-armed lunk heads. And Franklin can't coach the big game. I was hoping for better this season. Oh well.

Good point about Hartline, possibly they also wanted to keep it simple with Sayin making his first start. They can load a lot more on his plate after THAT performance.

Congrats Bucks! Really impressed with Sayin, cool under pressure, accurate, good pocket awareness. He was way better than Arch. OSU will deserve number 1 after this win. Only weakness is Day's playcalling on offense. What an almost waste of great receiving weapons all to push a cloud of dust at every opportunity. Reminded me of the Michigan game last year. I get having a physical running game identity but it's criminal not to utilize the receivers more. They let the horns hang around too long, luckily it didn't burn them.

Agree but it could be as simple as Rapp and Hamlin just aren't as good as Poyer at mentoring. Plus, neither has shown the ability to anticipate as well as Poyer and Hyde did, though Rapp has improved at it. Supposedly Bishop's understanding and performance accelerated notably with Hyde's tutelage, indirectly indicting Rapp and Hamlin's mentoring abilities. With Hancock being a raw but promising rookie, having a totally focused mentor in Poyer makes a lot of sense. Hopefully, Bishop just needs for playing experience. We shall see!

Wouldn't be surprised if it was for Hancock also, possibly more so for him. It really is Rapp and not much else there right now.

I think so, and I'm glad they're doing it at the start of the season instead of just before the playoffs. WRT Hyde's effect last year: https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bills-cole-bishop-taylor-rapp-afc-championship-game-injury-report https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2025/01/how-bills-micah-hyde-is-helping-cole-bishop-prep-for-chiefs-with-taylor-rapp-out.html “He played in this defense for a long time,” Bishop said. “So things the coaches might coach, a player, you see it a little bit different on the field. He’s been able to help with that. Been trying to pick his brain about everything.” “It’s easy to do the classroom stuff,” Bishop said. “I can sit in there, ask a bunch of questions (and teammates will) answer them. But being actually out there getting reps definitely changes things. So been fortunate to get a lot of reps and I’m feeling more comfortable.” The Bills emphasized Hyde’s potential impact on Bishop when they reached out to bring him back to the team. The two spend time together in the film room so the former All-Pro could get to know Bishop. Hyde’s been impressed with Bishop’s size, speed, and knowledge for the game at just 22. “Since I’ve even been here, he’s taken great strides and not letting the same mistakes happen twice. That’s a big thing," Hyde said. “That’s something that I was always taught as a young guy: learn from your mistakes. ... I think that the sky’s the limit for him, for sure.” Glad to see McD being more proactive this year.👍

Walker is the guy this year who can really help this defense. The coaches need to lean into him a bit and do anything they can to try and accelerate his development during the season. Totally agree about the splash potential and tolerating some of his run game deficiencies his rookie season

I would say he's trying to get somebody to really step up and go after the position and let it be known it's very much in the air. I think it's a message to not only Bishop but all the other safeties besides Rapp.

I think one big factor is Buffalo's weather reputation. You can put a dome in, but who wants to schedule a winter event when there's a real risk of no one being able to get there or get out through feet of snow? Syracuse gets more snow but Buffalo and snow are more ingrained in the national psyche. I do think if they had built downtown or closer to the Falls it would have been a dome, optimally by the Falls. A lot easier to sell an event there, especially with Toronto closer. Ok, l appreciate your perspective. 👍 Haslam is putting in an entire community there. Condos/apartments and retail. Part of why he left the lakefront, I suspect.

Model was violating the terms of his lease, which had three years left. So, no he shouldn't have been allowed. But, Model, the city, and the NFL negotiated the arrangement, plus an 11 mill payment to the city. Having lived in Cleveland since the late 80's, the city was a disaster until about the mid 90's. The sin tax approval in 1990 culminating with completion of the baseball and basketball complex really turned the tide as everyone realized sometimes you have to invest in your future. Mayor Mike White finally stepping aside in 2002 was the last vestige of old Cleveland.

True, and let's give credit. McD has figured out to not let Mahomes have the ball last. Also not to try and play ultra conservative prevent D late in the game. What McD needs to figure out how to do is throw situational wrinkles into the defense that empowers our playmakers and with Beane make sure we actually have enough playmaker talent on D. Spagnulo called that 4th down blitz late in the game last year that Josh Allen admitted they weren't expecting and had never seen before. It made just enough of a difference. One very situational call. Nobody ever says that about Buffalo's defensive calls. WRT injuries, they happen to every team. Out of all our playoff runs, I think only 2023 was the year where any real Bills fan knew the injuries were so profound it would catch up to us before the Super Bowl.

Holy white-washing batman!

Yeah, after football him and Bosa should team up as contractors that attend and suck every ounce of energy from a party for revenge-minded folks.

That might be it. "Mike Webster" was well beyond my feeble abilities to turn into a D joke.

Thanks for helping us stupid people, how does the next greatest player to wear 52 play in?

Unfortunately there is a black and white mentality with McD and the FO. Firing is not the only option. McD changed his approach to offense (less conservative) over the years, it's time he needs to do so to the defense, and quickly. Beane can't seem to draft game-changing DL, but he's done a great job bringing in talent in other areas (QB**,OL, RB, DB). He needs to consider how he can draft better DL talent (new scouts)? Perspective: At the end of Kelly's seventh year with the Bills, we had just lost our fourth Super Bowl in a row. Josh turns 30 next May. With his passion for the game, he should be at or near the top for at least the next 2-3 years, it would seem reasonable he can be highly effective until age 35. That's 6 more seasons. Most likely we lose Josh for at least one of those to serious injury. So 5 more. We're running out of time. Continuous improvement has hit a pothole in our FO, do they understand the urgency? If they do, great! Definitely don't want to change them. But I have no confidence that McD will be willing to change his defensive sacred cow and do the little things to pull out all the stops to beat the playoff teams. What little things? Bringing Micah Hyde in earlier to accelerate Cole's development. Finding an Ernie Adams to help him stay on top of in-game decisions and/or tweak his defensive system. Poaching an up and coming D-line scout from somebody like Philly. I'm very happy with the quality of culture we have, but I feel like after 7 years game day is not working when it counts and as fans we need to push them a bit to take a harder look at adjusting some of the finer points instead of just hoping enough talent magically clicks one of these years.

I've got my fingers crossed he's learned some lessons from last year. But allowing Mahomes to run that sweep right on critical downs in the playoffs with no adjustment? Given how much we play KC, it's simply poor coaching mentality. Over 8 years in and he over-relies on his vaunted defensive system and it fails him in the playoffs against the top talent and coaching. How long do we wait for him to realize his defense and defensive decision making is good enough for the regular season but not the playoffs? It's gone on long enough that you can't blame the players for every failed year. I really don't want to see Josh Allen get Dan Marino-ed.

I can't understand why Dak threw it there, Elam just had outside position on the receiver and it's like Dak didn't see him. Dak shouldn't have made the throw or instead put it on the receiver's back shoulder. Good luck Dallas!