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I think Ford will at least be a starting caliber guard. Which puts Dawkins, Mitch, Feliciano, and Ford as starting O-line pieces in place for the next 2-3 years barring injury. Ty will likely also stay on in 2020 as depth. I think Spain is likely the odd man out if he turns in a solid year and commands a big contract. Unless maybe Cody shows flashes of being able to hold down the RT position I think they spend big money or a high draft pick to lock down the RT position and keep Cody at guard with Spain the odd man out.

3 wins is 3 wins no matter how you slice it. But the Pats will be the real measuring stick. At home if they can play loose but disciplined they just might have a shot.

Good to see Ford excelled at guard, no need to rush Feliciano back. Still hope that he could have been a plug and play RT out the gate, but some development will be needed and all O-line positions have nearly equal value now. It does seem like Josh had a slow down in his release. But of course that's going to come with a rookie QB ups and downs.

Attack Billy B instead of trying to counter punch. I am sure if Edumonds shows on tape that he is making some fundamental mistakes he will likely be test. Edumonds is going to have to grow up quick in this game and I think he is up to the task. I think the defensive strategy is going to have to be a simple fundamentally sound aggressive approach. I think you need to set your own strategy when it comes to the Pats* if you are counter punching from the start you are already lost and behind.

The Bills will win if they play aggressive and they avoid penalties on the defensive end. The defense is going to need to play as close to a completely well executed game as possible and giving the Pats* freebie first downs and bailouts are going to make it almost impossible to hold them down enough to give the offense a chance to win. I think the Bills need to play like the underdog and like they have nothing to lose. It's kind of how the Eagles played. Super aggressive calculated risks and an attitude to just let it fly is what the offense needs to do. Just let Josh rip it and kind of go after the Pats secondary. See how the O-line and Singletary can take it to them on the ground. Play like you having nothing to lose because in all honesty if you lose it hurts but it isn't the end of the world you still sit at 3-1 and you go into a tough but winnable game against the Titan the week after. It would be great to win this game against the best team in the league. But you aren't going to out conservative the Patriots. The Patriots play super disciplined and hope for the team across from them to make mistakes. But as the Eagles and Giants showed you are better off playing loose and taking risks to try and leverage the Pats* conservative play against them. The leverage you have taking risks is that if you play not to lose 90% of the time you are likely going to lose anyway. So you might as well let your young QB let it rip and see where he is at after 3 games into his second season.

I would just take all sorts of deep shots and risks. Mix a consistent running game early (hopefully with some success) with deep shots off of play action. Obviously you have to let Josh know not to force it and take what a defense gives you but I think it would be better to unleash Josh and have him play loose and aggressive. You aren't going to out conservaitve the Pats* that is simply not going to happen. You have to look at how the Eagles beat them in the Super Bowl by playing aggressive and taking calculated risks. That's what you have to do just play loose on offense and disciplined on defense. Simply put play to win and take the game to the Pats* as opposed to playing not to lose.

I honestly think the Bills should play the game aggressive and like they are playing with house money. Obviously there is a line between aggressive and stupid but you honestly have to play to control the temp of the game and take calculated risks to win games. I think going conservative is the kiss of death against the Pats*. The defense will likely make enough stops and field goal attempts to have the game at worst within 2 scores deep. So the decisions to avoid turnovers might seem good. However considering the fact that you simply will not out conservative the Pats* you might as well go for broke when it comes to beating them.

Green is out 6 to 8 week's I doubt he comes back to showcase what he has before the trade deadline. I don't see any legit WR's hitting the market unless something drastic happens.

I don't know about the best defense but it's pretty dam good certainly playing like a top 2-3 unit in the league. What has really impressed me about the defense has been the tackling. The tackling was good last year but it seems to be even better this year. The defense is mostly the same players (Ed Oliver being the only major addition and Kyle being the only major loss) however the team seems to be comfortable playing with each other and within the system. It is very refreshing to see the defense not missing a lot of tackles and playing very disciplined. The lack of an elite pass rush might cause some issues against better offenses but the pass rush isn't chopped liver either.

The pass rush to my eye has been decent. It gets pressure at time and then disappears at times. The D-line however does have a good knack of getting their hands into throwing lanes and batting passes. Over the course of the season is the pass rush a cause for concern? Yes, the defense will likely still be good enough and against poor and mediocre competition it won't be an issue. But against elite and even good teams the pass rush could be a heavy cause for concern. I think that edge rush could be a point where the team maybe considers an acquisition if the market is there at the trade deadline. I am not sure who would be on the market but I think right now the team has to be eyeing the WR and Edge rush markets. Longer term I think they make a major off-season acquisition in 2020 to bolster the pass rush. But as of the 2019 season it seems to be a decent pass rush but not one to write home about either.

I don't think it was a lack of effort but rather a lack of urgency by both the playcalling and from Josh to a degree.

Not sure who will be available honestly. AJ Green if he comes back healthy is a possibility but other than that it is not a hot market at the moment. Hopefully by the deadline it is a better market for a WR.

Josh is going to need to develop a sense of urgency in the middle portions of the game. He can't coast on a lead or rely on a defense.

It was only one play, granted it might have been the play that saved the game.

The Bill's lack a true number 1 WR but they have some solid professional level options out there a far cry from last season. I think the front office will make a trade to acquire another WR by the trade deadline.

The defense gave up 17 points including one off a short field on a turnover the offense should have put up more to give the defense a three posession lead. That being said I would not mind seeing McD getting more of the playcalling.

Letting Cincy hang around, not good, team needs points on this drive desperately to calm things down

Good field position got to get points here don't let Cincy hang around

My assessment of the Bengals is a team that has a fair amount of talent at the skill positions (Boyd and Ross are respectable receivers and Mixon/Gio out the backfield are solid) and a competent QB but their offensive line is a mess and their defense is a bit suspect but not tragic. It's a test to see if the Bills can avoid a close game late. They need a 2 possession or greater lead in the 4th quarter because if this is a one score game late then it is likely they could suffer a let down.

It's not an issue for the 2020 cap but it is wasted cap for the 2019 season. Jesse James was given a similar contract but with more guarantees but the front office was at least smart enough to not sign Kroft to any guarantee for 2020 at the very least.

Newton should be put on IR, they need to make sure he is healthy the next 5 years instead of trying to save their current season. I don't see any other QB's going down but Cam is clearly not well.

It is unfortunate but they at least can dump him after the season if he isn't able to get on the field much this season and take no cap hit. It is frustrating that they dumped some decent money on him but you have to think that they might have been able to spend that money in 2019 better elsewhere.

If they had Darnold and went 0-2 you could make some bizarre optimistic case that the Jets could grab a couple of games in the next few weeks and finish strong esp because they have 2 games against the Fins. But without Darnold they could be looking at a 0-7 start with another game against the Pats and the Bills away.

I don't see AB playing until these allegations and issues get sorted out. Someone will take a chance on him if he has all of these issues figured out because the talent is just too good for some team to not take a chance esp since it is likely his price point will come down significantly after all the drama. But as far as 2019 goes he is just far too toxic.

From the outside looking in Bills ever few years have gotten off to hot starts and only once made the playoffs since 2000. But I think that this team is much better fundamentally than every team even the 2017 that actually made the playoffs. The one thing that has impressed me about this team is the depth. The team appears able to survive some injuries that happen to every team. The team is also well coached and fully buying into the culture that has been built. I think that the lack of name talent and the team's reputation and lack of familiarity within the larger mediascape creates a low perception of the team. From the outside looking in the Bills are coming off of a 6-10 season and their big free agent acquisition was a Center.