billsfan89

Anytime an improbable comeback happens the team letting up the lead has to make some mistakes.

Aren't they supposed to have the tech tennis uses but it is for challenges only? Seems like it might be too much to do it for every little spot, but I say have the tech do it for any close calls within 1-2 years of a first down either way. I think for the obvious less consequential spots keep the game moving and let the refs handle it.

This is going to be one hell of an All-22. If I had to guess by my eye test Oliver is probably going to be the only DT that gets rave reviews as he was the only player that was somewhat consistently disruptive. But the Ravens have a very good O-line one that is going to be among the best the Bills face all year. So I would imagine that even if Sanders/Walker struggled that's not going to spell doom for their seasons.

Outside of maybe the Bengals and Eagles the Ravens are by far going to be the best offense this team faces all season. Henry and Lamar make the most insane dual threat combo in the league esp as Lamar to his credit (and this is something I did not think he could have developed into) has developed into a very good passer and field general. The pressure that gets put on LB's and safeties in the run game by those two is unmatched in the league. You basically have to have a defensive line win at the point of attack or you are going to get gashed. The defense as a whole struggled outside of the clutch plays they made at the end. You don't give up 40 points all on defense just because your safeties struggled.

What I like about Knox is that he’s one of the few Skill position pass catchers that adds physicality after he gets the ball. He runs over dudes out there. Something I just don’t see from the other TE’s and WR’s consistently

All Hawes needs to be is the elite blocker he was drafted to be and a competent passer (just make the easy catches) but that catch he made to set up the TD to get it to 40-38 was a really strong catch. Josh at times has to be Superman but the players around him do make plays it’s not all Josh out there

Last year Josh took that last step up he really needed to take when making pre-snap adjustments and truly controlling the game as a QB. This year he is only refining his game. It's a sight to see...

Funny how McDermott gets no credit for wins but all the credit for losses... You guys really are just haters at this point. There's critiques of McD but when a team keeps battling after being down a lot and getting socked in the mouth often that's a sign that a good coach has kept the team mentally tough...

This is common across the league since 2020. Week 1 has had a lot of funky upsets that by the end of the season we look back on and it makes no sense. Since the Shortened preseason and the lowering of offseason activities teams simply don’t have a lot of reps together by the time week 1 starts. Teams are also very conservative with injuries in camp and preseason (as they should be) so anyone with anything more than a minor injury who misses a week or two in late July or August is missing a high percentage of reps. So you just have a bunch of guys on both teams who are rusty and lacking chemistry. It’s why I don’t put too much stock in week 1 and slightly less stock in week 2 (week 2 some rust still remains). Once you get to week 3 then it’s full tilt. It was also a revenge game for the Ravens they lost here in the playoffs in a game they probably feel like they should have won. The Ravens have an elite offense and they were motivated and were gonna put up at least 28-32 points

Jets are also a physical offensive team. Their offensive line is good, Fields can run the ball, their RB duo is good, and Wilson can make plays on the outside too. Their defense might not be very good but I think their defense is better than they showed against the Steelers. I think it will be a close game late. The Jets in NJ are not an easy out at all.

It's not all on the safeties, the defense as a whole was having issues, they just made the clutch plays when it mattered to give the Bills a chance to win, but this very easily could have been a much worse narrative for the defense (and it is already a bad narrative even with a win) as a whole because bad safety play alone doesn't get you to give up 40 points.

Peppers isn't that good in my opinion for what the Bills need. He's an in the box safety where the Bills probably need someone with more range in coverage. If he was that much of a good safety the Pats wouldn't have let him go (if he was a bad scheme fit they would have found a trade partner that would have at least swapped late round picks to get him his cap number and salary was super tradeable) or he would have been signed once he cleared waivers. Not saying he's bad but the scheme fit and talent may not line up to him being that much of an insurance policy. I think you go trade at or near the deadline if safety play continues to be an issue.

Hamlin is the best internal option and I think if they gotta go with him it means Cole is playing really bad and someone whose just a lower end competent starter is going to be a huge improvement. At that point a trade will make the most sense. Rapp is much more proven, not only was he the Bills starter last year for 14 games but he started 4 games in 2023 for the Bills. He also was a starter for 48 games with the Rams his first 4 years to start his career. He seemed banged up in camp and guys who are banged up in camp and miss a lot of reps often times need a game to shake off the rust. Give Cole another month and see where he is at, not every team is the Ravens in week 1...

I'm personally going to stay the course on safety for a few more weeks. Week 1 is always funky in the new off-season with very little team activities and 3 pre-season games (also even reduced training camp). Now you have a funky week 1 against one of the best offenses in the league super motivated. The results weren't good even on Rapp. But I think Cole needs to get a feel for the game and I'm willing to give him a few more weeks. Spencer Brown was completely awful in 2022 (after a decent but up and down rookie season) and started out 2023 looking rough. But he picked it up and by the end of the year was a top 10 RT in the league. Guys sometimes need a little room to grow. Put some tape out there and fix their mistakes. Now if this is week 6 and the safety play still looks rough then they gotta go make a move likely internal and external via trade. But give Cole a few more weeks see where he is at. Rapp I think will be fine longer term probably more so shaking the rust off.

I thought it was blocked honestly, in the most awkward and awful way to lose, but no Bills win!

It just felt like the Bills were getting punched twice and only punching back once. But they made a series of haymakers to close out the game. This is a big thing for the mentality of the team

One of the games of year most likely and the Bills escaped with a never say die win. What a night, I thought this game was a loss when Josh threw the pick (that got called back on replay) but they were able to pull this out 1-0 baby!

McD in the regular season is usually pretty good at making adjustments when the defense is getting gashed but the Ravens are one of the best offenses in the league so it’s not gonna be easy

The defense got smacked and the offense didn’t respond enough but at the end of the half they made some plays to keep themselves in the game. You just need to give yourself a chance when you are on your heels and they did that

Can’t saw McD wasn’t being aggressive by letting Josh Rip it and get three points for some momentum and cut it to a one score game!

He was pretty good at age 40 last year, he was 6 for 6 and had a 57 yarder. I don't think this is a bad move either.

This is very common for new stadiums. They tend to sell the usual stuff like the chairs, piece of the field, piece of the goal posts, and some other items. I don't think they will sell the troths...

I noticed he got burnt on one deep bomb, other than that I didn't notice him too much, probably would have to have some sort of detailed breakdown to see how he really did. Either way he needed a change of scenery...

I feel like the Bills have actually handled Lamar mostly well. They have played the Ravens 5 times since 2019 (Lamar's first MVP season). In 2019 when Lamar was burning through the league on his MVP year the Bills held the Ravens to a somewhat modest 24 points. Had Josh been in his 2020 and beyond form a win would have been possible but the Bills were only able to score 17 points. 2020 playoffs that game was the insane wind game along with Lamar getting hurt in game. The Ravens only scored 3 points. 2022 a regular season matchup the Bills held the Ravens to 20 points in a 23-20 win. 2024 regular season Bills got ***** up by the Ravens and got 35 points hung on them. 2024 playoffs Ravens hung 25 on the Bills, they moved the ball consistently but they also turned the ball over and missed in key moments. I think 3 out of 5 of those games the Bills have handled Lamar well for the most part.

Simmons is gonna turn 32 this season and he is coming off of a mediocre 2024. Given his age and down trending play from last year I would much rather have Bishop out there and seeing what he can do as opposed to a vet whose possibly only gonna be worse.