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Just an all around great game. The only nitpicks are the offenses inability to score in the red zone. Other than that it was a fantastic game. Defense was outright dominant, offense consistently moved the ball and scored when they had to shut the door, and the special teams unit was solid all around. They needed to pile up a win going into KC and they did just that. Game balls all around it seems like.

Yup, I have been someone who held out a long time for Ford. I thought he started 2019 shaky but came up strong towards the end of the season. In 2020 when he was kicked inside I thought he was decent then he got hurt. I figured he could pan out as a decent guard. But thus far in 2021 he has been awful. I think he hangs around this season and next as depth but he is not part of the line long term it looks like.

I don’t see any team trading for him with all these allegations up in the air and so many legal issues. I think teams are working on frameworks for deals once the legal situation is settled and not actionable deals before hand.

As bad as Jacksonville is, they still pop up with a decent season now and again. They had an amazing start to a franchise with 4 out of their first 5 seasons being winning seasons and 4 playoff wins including two conference championship appearances. Then from 2004-2007 they had winning record or .500 record with a pair of playoff appearances and a playoff win. And although from 2008-2016 they had a real bad run they at least had a fine season in 2017 with the run to the AFCCG. Since their inception in 1995 the Jags have won 7 playoff games and made the conference finals 3 times. Whereas the Lions since 1970 have won one playoff game.

PI is a tough call for the refs as it is inherently subjective and every ref and fan interprets the rule differently. I would say that it is good that it is challengeable call but it hardly gets overturned due to the massive burden of proof needed to overturn it. Overall I think PI is just one of those subjective calls that everyone will hate for as long as humans ref the game of football.

AEW is generating a lot of positive buzz and they are easily the biggest non-WWE promotion since WCW. The large influx of ex-WWE talent and the semi-mainstream momentum is really starting to get AEW from nice second promotion to really pushing themselves to push WWE for the top spot in the coming year. WWE will be fine. They have a loyal audience, TV deals locked in for multiple years, a billion dollar war-chest of cash reserves and a lot of other advantages. But AEW can make a lot of noise in the industry. It is probably one of the better times to be a wrestling fan with two top promotions going again for the first time in over 20 years.

Sanders thus far has been what John Brown was last year when healthy. Hopefully Sanders unlike Brown will stay healthy and continue to provide that speed and field stretching ability that complements Diggs as the number one and Beasley as the slot machine.

I think Brown will only start if there is an injury at a tackle position. I think if Ford is deemed by the coaching staff to struggle they toss Ike in. I don't know why people sleep on Ike, I thought the O-line played best last season when it was Dawkins-Ike-Mitch-Mongo-Williams. Ike didn't light the world on fire but he was solid and was far from a weak link. I tend to trust this coaching staff and their analysis of players so if they feel Ford is decent enough or will find his footing I am OK with him being there. But I am curious if they maybe play Ike there if Ford is deemed to be struggling.

I don't think he gets signed by the Bills, I wouldn't be shocked if he signs with the Pats or KC.

Star has definitely made a positive impact on the defense. He was missed in 2020 for sure. He also looks to be making more disruptive plays than he did in 2019 being leaner and faster. He is a component of the teams defensive improvement. Glad that he is back and performing well. He definitely plays a valuable role on the defense.

The Bills are built for sustainable winning. The Bills have a young franchise QB locked into a long term deal. That alone sets you up for winning. However the Bills also have a lot of young talent and prime talent on both sides of the ball. Along with that they have a good coach and a good organization and ownership (for the most part). I know the Bills haven't always made the big time flashy "win now" moves due to fears of future flexibility but I think that's by design. The NFL playoffs often come down to luck and health. IF you put all your eggs into a 1-2 year run and then your window closes you are really banking on health and good matchups in a short window. Whereas if you stretch out your elite level run to 4-5 years you give yourself more chances to win even if you might have a lesser team your ticket to the dance gets punched more times. Both strategies have risks. Look at the Andy Reid Eagles. From 2000-2004 the team won 11 games or more and made the NFC championship game 4 times but only went to the Super Bowl once (in the first year they brought TO in) and lost. Had they made the all in splash move to get better at WR earlier in that run they might have won a Super Bowl. But then you have teams that go "All In" and only have a 1-2 year stretch to win and they get a key injury or some bad luck and collapse back to rebuilding. I tend to think that the modern NFL favors longer stretch runs of success. Giving yourself a really good team for 5 years is probably more likely to result in a SB win than ***** your future over for a 1-2 year window of having an elite team.

I think the O-line is settling in. They struggled in week 1 and were average in week 2 but really showed up strong in week 3. Hopefully the trend continues and they hold up well. So far I think Mitch and Dawkins have been the best O-line players.

Bills need to pile up a win here. They have a tough two game stretch coming up against the Titans and Chiefs after the Texans game. Fattening up to 3-1 against a bad opponent allows the team to split the next two games and sit solid at 4-2. Got to beat up on the bad teams.

If This team has the 2019 level of defensive dominance mixed with the high flying offense of 2020 and a solid special teams unit (which is what it has looked like the past two games for the most part) this team will make the Super Bowl and have a good shot to win. Still a long ways to go but dam you can't help but feel good about the team. Hopefully they can take care of the Texans before going into a tough two game stretch against the Chiefs and Titans.

Hard to argue at this point the Bills if you take the temperature of the AFC are not the favorite to come out of the conference. KC has come down to the pack playing very sloppy football and the Browns and Ravens sit at similar records to the Bills and neither dominating strong opponents to make you think they are better than the Bills currently. The two 3-0 teams are the Broncos whose three wins come from 0-3 teams and the Raiders who look to be currently exceeding expectations but are hard to project being a playoff powerhouse given the limitations of their roster. The Titans are also 2-1 but similar to the Browns and Ravens they aren't exactly going out there and dominating strong competition. I am still not writing off KC and I don't think The Ravens, Browns, Titans and possibly another dark horse team like the Raiders, Chargers, or Broncos are out of the mix either. But right now the Bills are the best team in the AFC sitting at 2-1. Still a long way to go, but the positive is that the Chiefs find themselves in a division that is very tough and they are already digging themselves into a tough hole as far as clinching the lone bye in the conference. The AFC East thus far for the Bills is a joke of a Jets team, a Fins team that while respectable is simply owned by the Bills and a Pats team struggling with a rookie QB.

I think a team looking for a vet stop gap will likely take on Trubisky. But I don't see him getting a massive contract or being a hot commodity. WFT, Texans, Steelers, Broncos, Lions, Giants and a few other QB needy teams might sign Mitch to a one year deal to compete with a rookie drafted up high or play band aid for one season. But I don't see any team going fully on board with Mitch as their sole QB option either. It was smart for Mitch to take the one year deal here as a backup and improve his confidence game and stock.

Correction he went 3-1 and played without Jimmy G the backup for 2 of those 4 games, still impressive.

PFF is still flawed but they seem to be correct in that Milano is having a dam good season.

Even in week one they lost a close game to a team that is at the very least decent. These things happen, sometimes you come out a bit flat and you run into a bad matchup. The past two weeks have definitely been a fantastic rebound.

Not going to call him a fraud just yet. He did go 10-5 a full season without Brady and 4-0 when Brady was suspended. He is now trotting out a rookie QB who is having growing pains. Let’s see how this plays out.

Cap goes up and they have some older players on decent sized deals such as Hughes, Addison, Butler and Star that can be jettisoned. Long term they will have to make some tough decisions but if they want to keep Johnson (as they should) they will be able to.

Clearly the coaching staff feels that he is a fit for this team and it’s defense. I tend to trust this coaching staff and their talent evaluation process given that it seems fairly successful over the past few years.

The Bills can bore me with their greatness.

I like Jerry but from what I have seen he has been average at best, I think at his age he is better off taking a reduced role. I like what I have seen from Addison and the young guys can go. Let Jerry take less snaps and hopefully be more effective in certain situations.

Knox seems like he has polished up his game a bit this season, liking what I have seen so far.