WhitewalkerInPhilly

It's Prisco. He's a troll to begin with, is a rampant Cowboy fan and has a stick up his butt when it comes to the Bills.

You...you do realize that is the purpose of packaged plays, right? You send a TE in motion to see if it's zone or man coverage. If they are playing man, you've removed a defender on the run. If it's zone, you have cushion to throw. Toss in the possibility of the zone read or designed scrambles... The entire gameplan is going to be the Colts testing whether Tyrod can work them over the middle.

And that ladies and gentlemen is why you take PFF grades with a grain of salt.

Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Still, I'm alight with it. They don't seem to be taking the Bills seriously, and no one, no one they have at running back scares me after Gore. Does anyone think the Bills can't stop the run with 6 men in the box?

Absolutely true on Rex's part. But you gotta love how blunt he is about it.

It's almost as if Rex and Roman and Shady himself all said "He should be ready." How do they get that information?!?!?

Ritchie must be locking his chops.

No one here is saying that Luck isn't good or that Tyrod is better. But when it comes down to which team looks better when deep balls are made less accurate, it most certainly is the Bills. If our CBs have less room to cover, that's an advantage. And Luck's accuracy really dropped in the rain in the playoff game against the Patriots. And, as people have pointed out, the early scouting reports are that both the Colts O-line and run defense are looking abysmal. Grain of salt and all, but it sounds like we should be able to run with impunity, and hamper their run game and make Luck run for his life with 6 or 7 in the box.

Does anyone know if they are dropping the price now that preseason is over? They really jacked it up this offseason, but I might invest further down the line.

One, I'm not putting too much in a weather report 5 days out. Two, in the case that it does bucket and is very windy, so much the better for us. Do you remember what the weather was like in the AFC Championship game? That was the worst game Luck has had in a long while. Maybe EJ can ask the equipment guys to rig a bunch of firehoses so that the ball and field are drenched all game. It's not like Goddell can suspend him, he never informed EJ that he could be suspended for tampering with stadium hoses.

Is anyone else thinking the Colts are a bit overhyped? I mean they look good and definitely could beat us. But I keep hearing them as Superbowl contenders, but their run defense and o-line look possibly even worse than last year. You can win a lot of games on Luck's arm and mop up bad teams...but I feel like against physical teams that may be outmatched.

From what I saw, he certainly earned the job. He and McCoy could be one hell of a one two punch, and it's good to hear that Shady sounds healthy.

Makes sense. We get vet insurance for 3.5 M less on the cap.

McCoy is already practicing. We should get the injury report soon, but Arthur Jones is put and apparently the Colts run defense is looking really, really bad so far.

Honestly, I think this is going to be an interesting matchup. I think our DBs look to be outmatched, but both their O-line and D-line look to be in shambles. I honestly think we can shut down Gore with 6 in the box. And with Jones out and Tyrod a running threat they'll need at least 8 men in the box at all time. I'm liking the matchup more and more.

This is a quote from Urbik which stuck with me: Jeez, no wonder our offense stalled. As for the article, I've also thought of Roman is Bizarro world Chip Kelly. Both use extensively drawn plays with a lot of movement, rely on keeping opponents on the field to wear them out and are willing to forgo giant plays for a continual string of plays that get you 5 yards a pop. The difference is that Chip does it with a lightning fast passing game and spread attacks to run it from the shotgun with a one cut runner, while Roman forces 8 or 9 men in the box to give favorable passing matchups.

Well, I'm not shocked since it sounded like Berman was raking the NFL over the coals. But still... A) I'd rather see zero games than one for "failing to cooperate with the investigation" only to have us get the brunt of it week 2. It seemed like it might go that way for a while. B) The decision is about process and procedure. While I wildly disagree, this is nothing to do with guilt or innocence. Brady may not serve a suspension, but he is, in the eyes of the league, still guilty. Strip him from the hall of fame.

Well, there's your answer.

Yeah. I really doubt Whaley does that if there is any doubt Shady is at least playable. From what I saw elsewhere, they think he's going to play, but he's not at full speed yet.

And you got that from his interview process?

I'd be less worried if his first two starts weren't Luck and Brady. I think he has a lot of talent (the two picks against Indy) but I was really hoping that we'd be able to bring him along slowly. Would anyone be shocked if we rotated Graham or Aaron Williams back to CB and used Darby as the nickel?

Well first of all, it's kind of nice to have the idea of someone poaching our OC to be a problem worth considering. I do think it's possible, and I definitely think he would take the job if offered. That said, a lot would have to happen: One, the offense would have to do well here. But then you strange paradox that, if the offense is good and the defense is as advertised, the Bills should absolutely be going deep into the playoffs and the further you go it becomes harder for you to be interviewed. Second, Roman is a run game specialist. If it's going to be effective you have to be built as a run first team with a great running back and stout defense. That will limit teams who are interested.

Yeah, you were a wiser man than I. In the end, I'm satisfied with how this has played out. Tyrod may have been Rex's hopeful, but he most definitely won over the fanbase, and from what I hear, the locker room.

Honestly I wouldnt be shocked if we rolled Graham or AW back out at #2 and used Darby at nickel.

Preach it. I got to hear the 48 hours when he went from beloved local superstar hero to pariah. But the pressure has been on since the day we traded for him.