WhitewalkerInPhilly

It's almost like the police have a record of resorting to improper use of force without making sure they have the correct target. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/bloomfield/2023/04/24/bloomfield-family-claims-cops-raided-their-home-due-to-address-mix-up/70113230007/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/us/new-mexico-police-shooting-wrong-house/index.html https://therealnews.com/cops-illegally-raided-his-house-this-is-what-happened-when-he-fought-back https://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-police-killed-civilians-dangerous-work-drugs If only there was some kind of movement that was looking to take away or limit the resources for military style equipment. Weed out the crazies ready to break down the door. Hand over things like "austistic person is having a fit and needs someone to calm him down" to social workers. Then, police funding levels could go down as the resources go to the right people and saving taxpayer burden for these cavalcade of eff-ups. I am sure these basic suggestions will in no way be seized upon as a call for anarchy. It's not called "swatting" when Karen calls the police saying the house on the corner is a drug den. It shows up on the news as "police say [facts that are often incorrect but never get corrected]

Agreed and not for fantasy reasons. The linebacker area is a huge mismatch and with teams still rolling coverage to Diggs, a strong rush D I think it's time to line up Kincaid in the slot all game

Agreed and not for fantasy reasons. The linebacker area is a huge mismatch and with teams still rolling coverage to Diggs, a strong rush D I think it's time to line up Kincaid in the slot all game

Ok, that is the best reason I've heard. I mean, for us that means that we aren't waiting late to find out where we stand re:having a shot at the division.

Ok, for some reason I thought that the Ravens vs Dolphins game was at 4:05. I am stunned that CBS didn't flex that one. Are you really going to tell me that Chiefs v Bengals without Burrow is going to be more exciting? Not that I mind too much, as it actually lets me use my Sunday Ticket for the Bills, but I find their choices odd.

If you told me four months ago that we were eyeing the injury report with worry because we couldn't afford to lose Bernard because he's a cornerstone of the D I would have asked you if you had the name wrong. His leap has been tremendous and I can't wait to see him and Milano has a healthy pair again. I'm unhappily surprised to see Floyd on there. Has anyone else heard something?

I mean, please let it be Harty

ahhh. Ok. Fair.

GONE GONE GONE Ok, technically I still have it, it's just set to expire in 10 days. And then a mysterious new email address will sign up for a trial if the Bills have to play another one. I know that's not the official clock, but I was pissed at the time because I was sure the clock had run out.

Look I love Stevie. He's certainly in the top 10 most beloved in my generation, and he was a one of the few bright spots of the drought years. But let's look at some of the contenders: Jim Kelly Josh Allen Andree Reed Bruce Smith Thurman Thomas Cornelius Bennett Steve Tasker James Lofton Eric Moulds Darryl Talley Jack Kemp Frank Reich (the Comeback!) OJ (you can hate the person, love the talent) Fitz, Fast Freddie and Stevie will always have a place in my heart. But all time greats?

OOOOOOOUUUCCCH. I mean, it might actually be the best chance for them to make the postseason, but even with Sean Payton being a massive upgrade over Nate Hackett, that is a telling condemnation.

Huh, I thought I saw something but as I am looking through the reports I don't see anything.

I think that was the tiebreaker. The word was that Jones was always targeting a Week 18 return, which is when we really need him. If Elam can't hang with the WRs the Pats are throwing out, then it's time to give up on him.

From what I had heard, the target date was for his return was Week 18

I actually flew into Buffalo for that game for the first in person game in my adult life, and my first postseason ever. It was freezing, and it was glorious!

To my knowledge, all slots have been kept open for flex scheduling. I know that last week some of the analytics had the Bills/Miami game as the one with the highest odds of both teams having something to play for. Now, we had so many upsets last week that it could easily change. If, for example, Miami wins against Baltimore but the Bills clinch a playoff spot do the Bills care about being the 6th or 7th seed? But if Week 18 is for the AFC East and the #2 seed, I cannot fathom what other game would take priority. Texans/Colts for the #4 seed? Of course, if the Bills have not clinched, maybe they put them in the Saturday night slot.

I think I remember hearing that we hadn't had a 1000 rusher in a season since Shady in 2017. Josh has never had that any time in his career. I am hoping that is the difference maker now.,

Interesting. I don't think that it needs to be Cook's best day. I think this is an excellent week to just off one thing lacking from Brady's gameplan so far: the play action pass. It turns out that when you do the analytics, you don't actually need to run the ball a lot for PA to be effective. You just need enough of it for teams to *think* you're going to do it.

Stick with what has worked: use Cook to run the ball and trust that he's better on balance in spite of any mistakes. Let the run open the pass. Let Josh play off script.

The man has a hate-***** I cannot believe. I have to check it out.

I know the staggered weekend has thrown off the normal schedule routine, but I am a bit surprised at how little I am hearing about the Bills. I know that there were splashier results in more advertised games (Cowboys vs Dolphins, Ravens vs Niners) and a bigger upset (Chiefs loss) but very little about how the Bills clawed their way to the 6th seed with the potential to jump to #2.

The short answer is no. Still one more year on a rookie deal, and even if the Dolphins were dumb enough to cut him I don't think we could afford him. But man, the Dolphins cap/veteran retention looks even worse than ours right now.

New England is very much not rolling over and dying. If the Bills think they can sleepwalk through, they are in for a rude surprise. Let's tighten up and be firing on all cylinders for Week 18.

Dang it Yolo, you're back to your old form, beating all of us to the punch!!! I don't even hate his nickname: the Penguin. He makes a nice little TD dance out of it, and it's not a Try Hard name like Hill's "the cheetah"

I am here for a bit of Kermit eating humble pie. I hate say "Josh would never..." because I would like to give Josh some slack if it ever happens. What I'll say is that if Diggs got caught on a hot mic like Mahomes has been he would be getting absolutely roasted by that national media. There would be a flurry of stories about how the Bills are doomed, about a toxic locker room, etc. The core (now aging) that Mahomes stepped in and had immediate success with had been division champions in 2016 and 2017 before Mahomes took the helm in 2018. Mahomes got to ride the pine for a year and learn from arguably the one coach whose success rivals Belicheck. (Bill has the championships with Brady and looked sup par without him, Reid has had success with various QBs and has a much better coaching family tree). He stepped into an ideal situation from his first start. If things stand, this is likely the first year he plays playoff game in a hostile stadium (or gets bounced in the wild card round). This really is the most adversity he's faced. And he's still going to waltz to a #3 seed.