billsfan89

The pass rush with Hughes being the leader is not good enough to compete at an elite level (contending for the division and advancing far into the playoffs.) I like Hughes but he is best served as a number two pass rusher behind a true number one pass rusher. As far as Shaq I think he is a quality player, and I would definitely bring him back as a number three rotational DE for a reasonable price. In the modern NFL you need to rotate DE's and having a quality player to rotate in helps depth. Johnson I agree should be a developmental player to groom behind Hughes. But they can't depend on Shaq and Hughes as the front two pass rushers and expect to get pressure on Mahomes, Jackson, Watson, Brady, and the other elite AFC QB's. They need a big time front end pass rusher.

Crazy that the Jets could be 6-7 if the beat the Bengals and Fins in the next two weeks. Of course they play the Ravens, Steelers. and the Bills the next 3 weeks so even getting to 7-8 wins is unlikely but I think it is a positive for them to even just get to 6 wins after how awful they looked. I think the strong finish (having a 5 game wining streak is a positive) helps them long term build back the confidence and culture of their team and young QB. I do think that their long term winning prospects aren't bad but not great either. They have the young QB. Some other pieces in place on the roster and their cap flexibility going forward isn't bad. They have 66 million in space and could free up another 20 million with some modest cuts. But even with about 86 million in cap space they still have a massively flawed roster and a lot of work to do that their cap space and draft picks can't fix. Overall however if the Jets follow the Bills model of building a team and spread around their free agency dollars to add more quality starting pieces as opposed to 2-3 major pro-bowl players and they have a good draft they could push above .500 next season. But their coaching remains a huge issue one that even if they build a more talented roster could hinder them from competing on a more serious level.

Until Brady loses I am never betting against him. I love me some Josh Allen and while he has progressed a lot he still has a lot of development left to go. I think if they can make some critical upgrades to the roster in 2020 the Bills will be primed to compete in the division and make noise in the playoffs.

Discipline in my mind goes beyond penalties (although penalties are a factor into how disciplined a team plays.) The Bills in my opinion don't take super critical penalties in crunch situations. Yes they have had some in critical situations however the Cowboys have committed many bad penalties in crunch situations. I also think that the Cowboys seem to make some boneheaded plays that result in bad situations and costing them games or chances to win games. Whereas the Bills don't seem to make those type of plays as much. Maybe it is bias but I feel like the Cowboys at 6-5 are chronically underachieving. They obviously dropped a game against the Jets that of course they should have won, they then lost one possession games against the Saints (sans Brees), the Pats, and Vikings. I don't think you get to 6-5 with their level of talent without coaching being an issue.

You are right in that the Bills are better disciplined but the Bills do lack some critical areas of talent whereas the Cowboys don't have the same massive talent deficiencies (although their roster does have some smaller issues.) I have my concerns about this team's ability to hang with better more talented teams. The lack of a dynamic receiver opposite Brown will be an issue against better defenses. The lack of a prime time pass rusher will be a a massive issue against elite offenses and I still don't trust the run defense. I also am not super trusting of Bojo and Haush either on special teams. I think by the time the Bills get through this 4 game stretch we will know a lot about this team and just where they stand as an NFL team and how much they have to improve to compete on a serious level.

21-16 isn't taking them apart haha. But I do think that another edge the Bills possibly have is coaching. The Bills are a well coached team, and while I don't consider Garrett a bad coach he isn't a very good one either. McD I think is a very good coach. The Bills don't make many mental mistakes and they play prepared with mostly good gameplans. I think both teams are similarly talented and in these types of games that are tight it is going to come down to turnovers and big plays. Bad coaching can result in the mistakes that give up turnovers and big plays.

The Cowboys are a talented team. Solid defense (top 10 in my opinion), one of the best offensive lines in the league, one of the best running backs in the league, a WR1 in Cooper, a capable although somewhat limited QB in Dak, and decent complementary receiving pieces. But their special teams have been mediocre and if Cooper disappears their offense can be limited. Their defense also while good is not elite. However overall this is a good test for the Bills on the road off the short week. In my opinion I think it will be a close game that will mostly come down to turnovers and a few big plays down the stretch. I also think a big special teams play a factor and one of those key big plays could be a ST play.

I didn't get the impression they were force feeding Gore to get him the record. Gore averaged 4.3 yards per carry while that was short of Singletary's 5 yards per-carry it certainly was still a good clip (and considering that Gore was used in short yardage situations that number is naturally deflated.) I think they trusted Gore as they ran the game down to not fumble the ball. I don't think they particularly were just trying to get him a record. As far as Beasley goes I don't think it would be bad if the forced him a bit since at times he is under targeted (He should get 7-10 targets a game, far too many games where he is below that mark.

My concern level is at a 5 down from a 6 or 7 the previous 2 weeks. Right now the Bills have to win 2 out of the next 5 to get to 10 wins. Which should be easy enough, however they don't have an easy game until the final week of the season when they host the Jets (who are suddenly on the rise.) Right now the Cowboys game while not necessarily a "must win" is really a big game to see where the Bills stand playing against a good team on the road. If the Bills can get to 9-3. they set themselves up really well to get to 10 wins only needing one out of the next 4. For now my concern is lowering with the team having gotten fat against the Broncos and Fins coming off that loss to the Browns. The Raiders and Colt losing also is a good thing, although the Steelers winning sets them up to possibly be 8-5 by the time they play the Bills.

I have heard so many pundits saying that Milano up until recently had been having a bad season. He was money until he got hurt at the bye and has been very good since the Skins game. I get that maybe he had a bad game or two but why does Milano have this rep as having a bad season? I think he has been borderline pro-bowl caliber.

Norman has been a locker room issue at times not sure if he fits the process. I wouldn't be opposed to a one year deal at a cheap contract but has risks.

Allen played an OK game but luckily an OK game was all that was needed. He had a bad play but made enough happen on offense to support a dominant defensive effort. Singletary and Gore powered the offense mostly which was a good thing. The defense was dominant their most complete game since the bye week. Outright domination of a team at home they should dominate. The special teams was good too. A little shakey on kicks but Robert's was good on returns. Bojo ok on punts. Overall the offense was good (dominant running while Josh was Ok) the defense was great and the special teams average. Against a bad team that was good for a fairly coast to coast win.

One defensive stop and a couple of first downs should grind this game out comfortably.

Was that not called a TD on the field?

TD would give a 3 possession lead fully agree. Grind the clock two to three minutes and a TD puts this game in a very good position.

Booger is at least entertaining in how bad he is. Gannon just stinks.

Not the best response but at least they gave the defense some time off and shifted field position.

Big time score there, puts the game in the Bills control, need a big time stop here to keep the game and the momentum going.

Good return by Andre, he hasn't had that big game breaking return but he has churned in a lot of good ones.

Need points on the first possession to take full control of the game. Got to get up by 2 possessions and build upon the lead. First half was OK. Great defensive effort, ball movement on offense but settling for field goals and a bad turnover.

Peyton was still good up until his last year when he looked completely shot. I just assume Brady will suddenly turn it on during the playoffs until I see otherwise.

I won't bet against Tom Brady until I see it. Does he look more like a game manager this season? Yes. But that doesn't mean that come playoff time he isn't going to turn it on and turn the Pats into a machine. I hope this doesn't happen of course. But I have seen many predictions of Brady's decline and nothing happened. So until I see Pats and the Brady lose in a big game I don't write them off at all.

As someone who recently moved to Southern California I can say that the Rams have good support as "LA's team" but the Chargers are still kind of thought of as San Diego's team. The only people I know that follow the Chargers follow them from their San Diego days. Moving to LA hasn't seemed to generate new fans for them. They should just move the Chargers back to San Diego.

The Browns game was away and the Browns were a talented but underachieving team. That game was a toss up in my opinion. The Broncos are 3-7 and a team whose talent level reflects their record add in the fact this is a home game and this is an absolute must win.

Roberts has been a quality returner, he hasn't broken off that super big return just yet. But he has had a lot of 8-15 yard returns on punts and 30-40 yard kickoff returns that both help shift field position and make a difference. Roberts is a highly underrated acquisition, the return game last year was a mess and they added a top 5 or at worst 10 returner for very affordably.