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The tackle play and center play has been good, it is the guard play that has been suspect esp in the ground game. Hopefully Mongo comes back he can help with that.

I think they should IR Phillips for the season. He just hasn't looked the same coming back from the ACL. Let him heal up the rest of the season and come back in 2021.

The "borrowed" cash comes from the cap not going up as much in later years. I think 175 cap would be a complete mess. They have to at least get to 190. But in the end if I can figure this out I am sure high paid football executives can too

Looking at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 cap numbers and its actually very easy for the NFL to keep the cap at 195 for 2021, by 2024 the cap is supposed to be 256 million. I think they could easily borrow money from each of those caps to make the 2021 cap stay flat at 200 million or simply be a small cut. I don't see why it makes sense from the players perspective and the NFL's competitive perspective to have the cap go from 175 million in 2021 to 227 million in 2022. Why not just keep the 2021 cap at 195 and the 2022 at 207? The cap still goes up 12 million in 2022 and then the 2023 and 2024 increases still occur unobstructed.

Butler played well in the second half at the one tech against the Jets but he struggled in the first half. And even playing well against the Jets isn't that much to write home about. While their center is actually decent, he isn't a mauler in the ground game and their guards aren't that great, at best Lewis and Van Rotten are mid-level backup caliber players. This team desperately needs to trade for a true one tech. I think Butler can rotate at the one tech in more passing oriented situations like a 2nd and long but they have to have someone like a Devin Tomlinson who can clog the middle on first down and running situations.

I think you are correct but I also don't think the NFL cap will be 175 next season. I know 175 is the worst case scenario but neither the owners nor the players want that scenario. For one the owners don't want to be completely up against the cap. Secondly the players don't want to risk being pressured to restructure, get cut or take lesser more risky one year deals. I think they will smooth out the cap for 2021, by that I mean they will borrow from the 2022 and 2023 projected increases from the 17th game and other deals going up. So I think they would be willing to try and get the cap to 195 million in 2021 even if it means the 2022 cap (Which was initially projected to be 227 million) has to stay at 207 million. The cap would effectively stay relatively flat in 2021 avoiding the traumatic consequences of a 175 million dollar cap and then moderately increase in 2022 and then ramp back up in 2023 and 2024 as expected. As for the Bills cap situation in 2021 if the cap is 175 they can make some cuts (Hughes, Butler, and Lee Smith being cut get you to 21.1 million dollars in space) and restructure some deals (Easily could restructure Mitch and either Klein or Addision to make some additional space) and probably get to 25-30 million in space which would be enough for rookie deals, resigning Milano and maybe a mid-level addition. But if they can find a way to get the cap to 195 that would open up a lot of interesting possibilities. They would open with about 23 million in space and then free up another 20-25 million rather easily. The team would be then have 37 players under contract with about 45 million in cap space if you cut Hughes, Lee Smith and Butler. That would leave you with enough space to resign Milano, sign your rookies, have emergency money and either make a big addition or several mid-level additions. You basically would have about 15-18 million (depending on what type of deal Milano wants and what the rookie slots are) to add to a solid roster.

The Pats IR players all the time who don't have obvious injuries. I am sure you can sit down with him and tell him they are doing to IR him so he can get back on track in 2021. The doctors can simply say he has a setback with his Acl

The Broncos won with a busted Manning at QB and the Seahawks won with a second year Russell Wilson often times managing games and making more plays with his legs. Brady and the Pats won in 2018 mostly having Brady game manage and leaning on the ground game. In the end an elite QB wins more often than not but there are other times where teams have had other methods of building a successful team.

I think they trade for a true one tech and they IR Phillips. It won't be a super splashy move but I think they could get a nice player that can fill the one tech hole. The LB corps and secondary is going to be helped by Levi and Milano coming back. The offense will be helped by the return of Mongo and John Brown. So the only logical move to make is for a one tech which is desperately needed and isn't an expensive add.

Yes it would be, right now the Bills need to put NE away and get some confidence. Also schedule wise they need to get fat and go to 6-2 going into a tough Seattle and Cardinals stretch. If the Bills lose to NE and can't beat either Seattle or Arizona they are looking at 5-5. Whereas if they can go into those 2 games at 6-2 even if they drop both they are still at 6-4 with a very winnable Chargers game. Ideally the Bills take care of the Pats and split the next two games to get to 7-3 and then get fat against the Chargers and 49ers and get to 9-3 and then a tough game against the Steelers before finishing up a stretch against the Broncos, Fins and Pats where they should be able to at worst win 2 out of 3. That's a successful path to 11 or 12 wins. This team honestly needs to go 5-1 in the division and get this early game against the Pats before they hit a harder stretch in the schedule.

Just put him on IR and trade for a true one tech. I think rather than trade him for a bag of peanuts it is probably better to IR him and allow him to fully recover from his 2019 injury. Then bring him back to 2021 camp and see how he performs. He was a stud the first five games of 2019 before his injury. I think he clearly hasn't recovered from that injury. Give him the rest of the season and offseason to fully get back before dumping him.

Billy B is a great coach but even he can only do so much. I did think after the Pats were 2-1 with a close loss to Seattle maybe Cam and some smoke and mirrors could get them to 9+ wins. But they are just too depleted. They don't have the weapons on offense to make it and the defense is depleted.

The NCAA format is gimmicky, the NFL format is much better even if it isn't perfect.

It's a BS penalty but that's the way the NFL calls it. However it did cause the reciever to drop the pass which would have been more yards than the 15 yard penalty.

I think Cam is a good starting caliber QB, he got run into the ground in Carolina and he isn't surrounded by enough talent in NE. I think likely Billy B is going to ride with Cam for one more season or even two while he grooms a QB. The Pats are having an off year but it isn't Cam's fault.

If you can't figure things out against the Jets then who are you going to figure it out against? If the defense can get healthy and add a true one tech DT I think they can round into being an average at worst defense.

To show his team some energy, why is this even a bad thing to some people?

They played the Jets and honestly I think that INT got them some confidence. I think they were also a bit tired and worn from the past two weeks so getting a rest to start the half and make some adjustments was key. The defense was OK in the first half elite in the redzone and making big plays despite giving up a lot of yardage. But they came to play and knew what they had to do to close this game out. Hopefully this team can get far against a bad Pats team and run it up to 6-2 before they go to play a tough Seattle team. It also would be good to further bury NE in the division chase.

I doubt the Jets want to trade him in the division but, i would trade a 2nd rounder for him. I would also target Tomlinson from the Giants a true one tech who is on the last year of his rookie deal and could be had for a 4th rounder as a rental.

A win is a win even if the Bills got off flat and couldn't quite put it away in the second half. If I had to grade the game. Josh C+, bad turnover cost the team 3 points when they needed it and couldn't strike that killing blow in the second half. But he also never punted (from what I remember) and even in the first half constantly was moving the ball. Josh settled down and took what the defense gave him. O-line B, seems like they were what they usually are. Good pass blocking mediocre run blocking against a weak defense. Hoping Mongo can come back and help the guard play. Running backs B, seems like got the most part they did their jobs in limitedopportunities. Moss got going on the ground and in the air, Singletary struggles on the ground but got some play in the air. Tight ends B-, Kroft was effective but tripped on that big part, for the most part he is doing what is asked of him. Receivers B+, Beasley exploited them respecting Josh deep, Diggs made some complementary plays but they need John Brown back badly to get it going against better defenses. Special Teams C-, Bass missed 2 kicks inside 50 but also made one outside 50, not good. But while Roberts had a good kick return a lot of the good work he was putting in on the punt returns were negated by penalties. Kickoff coverage was good however. D-line A- shaky first half but still managed 2 sacks and big plays when needed. Second half 4 sacks and complete domination. Linebackers B-, Edumonds and company played bad in the first half but they played much better in the second half. Secondary A, by far the secondary's best game of the season. They did get burt on some conversations in the first half but even in the first half they stood strong in the redzone and got an Int when needed. Then in the second half they helped to take the game over. Overall B-, the Bills survived a bad first half against a bad opponent and dominated the second half but because of redzone struggles they couldn't put the game away. In the end if you can't get a win against the Jets your season is *****. Hopefully Josh and the offense can get Mongo and Brown back in time for NE or at least Seattle and the defense can get some confidence. Still need a true one tech DT

Upon the casual eye test yes. Hopefully the detailed tape analysis backs that up I thought Johnson played well today at least. But yes he has been pretty mediocre at best

Up 5 with 6 minutes left, Jets have the ball. Not bad considering the team was down 10-0. But man they really missed back to back opportunities to put this game out of reach. Luckily the defense is playing well but still not a great position to be in. Defense needs to make one more stand here.

They look more aggressive and attacking, I do think the defense getting that INT before the half boosted their confidence.

The defense needs to just hold serve one more time and the offense just needs to score a TD. It isn't complicated but man this team is letting the Jets hang around.

We will have to see how this season plays out. McD is trying to play a style where he has a high octane offense and a disciplined defense. It worked for the Pats but I am not sure if it will work out.