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They should "name" a Pro Bowl team as I think having some sort of secondary recognition beyond simply two All-Pro teams is a good idea. But the actual game or event should be done away with. Sadly it is still a TV product that gets ratings so they will continue to do it.

What massive resources were spent along the offensive line? A mid-level free-agent addition in McGovern and a late second-round pick in Torrence? Dawkins has been here since 2017 and Mitch since 2019, Brown was a late 3rd round pick in 2021. Seems like the Bills did a good job overhauling the line without much in terms of resources. We definitely should have kept Teller, not saying that wasn't a blunder but every regime has bad moves no matter how great they are. But there was no reason to bring back Von Rotten and have him start. Von Rotten was 32 years old and had never been more than a marginal backup and in his lone year with the Bills he was terrible. There was no reason to believe that he was anything more than a mid-level backup at this point in his career. Also what massive resources have been spent at LB? Two late third-round picks? At this point, you are just looking for something to be aggrieved about.

Although due to injury the Von signing has not paid off this season thus far, one of the main reasons this team was able to sign Floyd was because of the relationship between Von and Floyd from that Rams SB run. So that Von signing is paying off in other ways.

PFF rates him as a 76 I know PFF is flawed but there isn’t too many other offensive line stats to go by. He’s allowed 4 sacks which is good not great but has no penalties against him which is great so the other oline stats back up him having a good season. Sometimes players just oddly break out

Chargers come out and keep it close early but the Bills pull away 34-20 Bills.

Somewhat smart to ask for a high amount of money as the more money a team is giving you the more they have invested in you and the more you have a chance to succeed. But that doesn’t always work out and if your price is too high teams will not give you an offer as you are still just an up and coming coordinator. There are only 32 NFL HC jobs out there so you can’t be too selective either.

Buy: Von Miller he has been perking up the past couple of weeks, I don’t think that Von is going to be what he was pre injury last season but I think he will make more and more positive plays. Hold: James Cook second big offensive weapon. Cook is the guy and don’t expect that to go anywhere. Sell: Doom and Gloom. This team is peaking at the right time.

Cook emerging as the second big offensive weapon with Diggs is an amazing development. Bills getting hot at the right time love to see it.

5.99 also gets you whatever WWE PPV they have on there plus all the other content on Peacock you may be interested in watching for a month (I would certainly recommend watching Twisted Metal if you were a fan of those video games). So it wasn't like cable was that great anyway. At least with streaming you can go month to month watch whatever you want and then cancel for a few months.

If there was more money to be made via PPV they could do it. But the dollars and cents decision still supports it being on broadcast TV. It makes the broadcast packages worth more which is direct big money and then you have the secondary aspects of it being a cultural event that helps the brand. Even being greedy a PPV Super Bowl would be a terrible idea.

I know Hardy was the guy they 1 to 1 replaced Mac with but I should have been more clear that it ended up working out as it paved the way for Shakir and Kincaid to get the snaps. Even though Hardy is a massive overpay I do think he is a better player, he just isn't putting up massive numbers due to lack of volume. I think if he had to take on a bigger role like Mac did last year he would produce better than Mac. Still would have preferred they spent the money elsewhere as he is an overpaid decent punt returner at this point.

I doubt that, I think the Super Bowl going to PPV would dramatically reduce viewership and take away some of the “cultural event” aspect that adds value to the NFL’s brand. Not to mention piracy would shoot up if that were to happen.

Mac was a nice WR4/5 gadget player when he was here but this team needed to move on. He really seemed to enjoy being here and he made a few plays here or there. I remember in 2021 when the Bills played New England away in a must game for the division and he balled out. But the team needed to move on and get Shakir more opportunities and make room for Kincaid and two TE sets. Mac hasn’t done much in Indy this season probably will sign on here next year as a PS veteran guy.

Banged Up Bills did a pretty good breakdown of the injury (see link below) the return to play from this injury is usually 8 months which is 1.5 months longer than the entire season (training camp/pre-season through the Super Bowl included) so the timetable is going to put Milano having a full return in May which should allow him to work out fully for two plus months before training camp and won't impact him for next season hopefully. Banged Up Bills, however, did note that there were a few examples of players who returned from a similar injury post-surgery after about 3ish months. But those seem to be the exception to the rule and not the rule. And from what McD has thus far said I would think Milano is likely out even if the Bills are playing in mid to late January. But if he hasn't been officially ruled out I guess anything is possible. https://bangedupbills.com/2023/10/09/examining-buffalo-bills-matt-milanos-right-knee-injury/ "The first case is Kansas City Chiefs S Daniel Sorensen who suffered a left tibial plateau fracture with lateral meniscus tear in the preseason in 2018. He underwent surgery in mid-August and was able to miss the first nine games of the season on injured reserve before returning to play in Week 10 to play in seven regular-season games and two playoff games. The other instance is a case report from PFATS, the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society. This was done by Andrew DePietropaolo PT, DPT who is an Assistant AT for the Green Bay Packers. He highlighted a case where the player suffered a similar injury to what Matt Milano suffered and they were able to return to practice in 10 weeks and played half a game later that week. It’s also worth highlighting that this case involved an MCL internal bracing to address ligament laxity from the initial injury. This player was OL Josh Myers who returned to play at 10.5 weeks and played in a full playoff game at 12 weeks. Different duties with offensive line vs linebacker, but still some positive news." I loved the addition of Ford in the offseason as I thought Ford could be a backup "run stuffer" once they realized Ford stunk they signed Joseph and that's back filled for Jones run stuffing ability really well. Joseph isn't the same pass rusher disruptor as Jones but at least the Bills were able to stop the gaping holes up the middle of the defense that existed when Jones was out and Joseph wasn't there.

I would wager he returns for the Pats game and works in with limited snaps and then ramps up for the Miami game. A return Saturday is not out of the realm of possibility but I think they probably want to give him an extra week of practice to test things out and ease in.

I generally agree that if Mitch is willing to come back for one last go around they should invest mainly in mid round depth and developmental players. Bates should either take over for Mitch or be the 6th offensive lineman a “super sub” if you will. Then if Edwards comes back on the cheap resign him and then Van Denmark could be the swing tackle. Then you should likely invest in a long term Dawkins replacement who can kick inside if needed. That would get you 9 deep. If Mitch is cut and Edwards isn’t back then I think you gotta go heavy with two draft picks at a minimum plus a capable vet addition to add to Van Demark on the bench.

If football doesn't work out for this kid then he should get a look from the WWE who are always on the look for massive dudes who are good athletes.

ST unit has been below average this season. Not tragic, but its not been its usual solid self. They haven't let up too many big returns (I think the Jets return was the only TD let up and about 2 other decent-sized chunk returns from my memory) but they haven't made many plays either (the second Jets game fumble being the only "big" play). The punting has been OK to below average and the kicking has been poor (Out of eligible kickers Bass is ranked 23rd in accuracy and has only attempted 6 Field Goals over 50 yards a fairly average amount of difficult kicks). The ST unit cost this team a game with an unforced error (the Broncos mishap), the ST unit mistake against the Jets ended up being the final nail in the coffin in the opener, and Bass's missed kicks probably cost this team a chance to be in a better position to win the Eagles game and the Pats game. Bass's missed kicks also put this team in a very dangerous position against the Giants where they could have easily lost that game. It's not been a great season for the ST unit. The ST unit in 2022 was one of this team's strengths and was a factor in the teams 13 win record. The ST unit helped win a pair of games with the clutch Bass kick against the Lions on Thanksgiving and the Hines pair of TD returns against the Pats (which kept the Bills from being behind the eight ball in a slow start to the game on the other sides of the ball). Bass kicked less from outside 50 so I can't say his accuracy was dramatically better in 2022 but Martin was punting a lot better and the coverage units were more solid. Overall the ST unit last season was a above average to lower top 10 unit. This year the unit is probably decidedly below average and probably ranked in the lower 20's and its made a difference thus far in the teams record.

So you are saying they are due?

Smart gamesmanship if you ask me, certainly look for the NFL to ban that going forward next season!

The offense gets so many beneficial rules, I say let the defense keep this one.

Martin has been Ok this season, just by my eye test I can’t think of many bad punts he has had. I think at this point he is what this team will stick with. I think teams tend to only replace kickers/punters deep in season when a kicker/punter is hurt or completely implodes. Neither has happened to Martin. I do think that for both kicker spots there needs to be more competition in camp. Bring back Ariza would be my play if he is willing to come back.

The Douglas and Joseph acquisitions/signings were by far the best in seasons moves in the McD era. Joseph has helped plug the run defense up the middle that was massively lacking post Jones injury. Douglas has dramatically improved the corner play which took a hit in the wake of the Tre injury. The defense still is missing Milano and Poyer/Hyde are a step slower but those two acquisitions have boosted the defense significantly.

Still have hope for Elam injuries can really hamper play.

I am sure there are freak exceptions but you play the percentages.