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Von will be worked up to play at least 50% of the defensive snaps and the only reason he won't play 60% like he did last season is due to Floyd, Groot and AJE playing well (and Shaq Lawson for that matter). But if Von in 35-40% of snaps shows to be getting better he will take on more snaps. Can't take too many chances in this league.

I see this game going similar to the Commanders game minus the multiple late turnovers that got the game to an extreme blowout. The offense is decent and just kicks a bunch of close-range field goals and gets 2 TDs. The defense dominates and the game is in control for the most part.

Is there a reliable source on that? The Commanders are 3-3 and they play the still banged up and not-so-good Giants and if they win that game will likely head into the trade deadline 4-4 or 5-3 if they upset the Eagles. Not sure why they would firesale their best defensive players? Maybe if the Giants pull an upset and they lose to the Eagles they will take calls at 3-5 but that's a long ways away from happening.

Every QB has clunkers, Josh makes mistakes like any human. But Josh is easily a top 3 QB in the NFL and in my opinion (and many other pundits like Chris Simms) Josh is the most physically gifted QB to ever play the game (I think Cam Newton is the only other one you can argue). In addition to being the most physically talented, he has put together a lot of the other components of good QB play. He is even buttoning up his decision-making and turnover-worthy plays. He just has to put a little bit more together and the Bills have to get the gameplan and talent adjusted better around Josh before he can be more consistent.

Not only was there some weather but the field goals were over 50 yards. I think Bass is fine.

Recency bias is extra heavy in the NFL. The Bills are coming off the Jags loss and what is arguably the ugliest win in NFL history against a really bad and depleted team. If the Bills blow out the Pats and get things going offensively fans will calm down for a week.

Henry has a 16-million-dollar cap hit this season. I just don't think he would really work in the Bills limited cap situation. I think Cook, Murray and Harris are an effective enough trio at RB. The issue is Dorsey needs to actually run early and often. Dorsey waits too long to change the game plan. Once the offense starts sputtering on the first 2-3 drives you need to adjust. Often times Dorsey waits and lets 5-6 drives stall out before doing anything.

Mooney would make me happy, giving up a 5th for him and then go after a true IT DT and maybe some "cheap" corner depth would be the way to go. It would address the defense's biggest needs and add some pop to the offense. Mooney isn't the big name that some want but he has put up some solid numbers on really really bad Bears passing attacks. He had a 1000-yard receiving season in 2021 when his QB's were a rookie Justin Fields, Andy Dalton and Nick Foles not in an Eagles uniform. I know some may say those were garbage time stats but in the 6 games the Bears won that season Mooney had some quality games including a pair of 100-plus-yard games. He ran a 4.38 40 at the combine so he brings some speed and although he is on the smaller side at 5 foot 11 he isn't a shrimp either. Mooney's issues early in his career were drops. I know we don't want more guys who aren't the most reliable but in 2022 Monney really improved on his drops. Mooney's drop rate in 2022 was ranked 104 out of 139 (number 1 is the worst) and for reference Knox was 39th and Gabe was 9th in 2022. Even in 2021 Mooney was ranked 35th which is bad but still better than Gabe Davis who was ranked 16th. I think his drops are overstated as bad QBs will make that rate go up and he put together a really solid 2022 season that cut down on his drops. Overall I am just saying the Bills could do a lot worse than adding Mooney who could add speed and someone a bit more reliable than Knox and Davis for a very affordable price.

Davis could be your WR2 if you have a really good slot presence like 2019-2020 Cole Beasley. The issue is the Bills do not have that short to mid range consistent threat.

38-10 Bills get going early and often against the Pats who are more banged up and far less talented. Mac Jones eat 6 sacks and throws a pick plus the Pats lose a fumble. Bills go into the half 24-7 and pile on 14 more points in the third before slowing the game down to garbage time.

Mooney from Chicago seems like a good “realistic” trade target. His cap hit is fairly low being on the last year of his rookie deal and he isn’t very productive given Chicagos bad offense and DJ Moore soaking in the targets they do have. If he could be had for the cost of a 5th or a pick swap I would take the chance.

Renfrow has a pretty big cap number, Bills don’t have the space to make it happen.

Meant Valdez-Scantling

Good Second half offense - They only had 3 possessions on offense in the second half they scored TD's on two of them and missed a field goal on the other. What impressed me is that they ran completely down the throats of the strongest part of the Giants defense. Yes the Giants are banged up massively but their DT combo is one of the best in the league and their MLB is very good. As bad as the first half offense was they got it going in the second half. Dorian Williams and Bernard - Bernard looked the part early this season but his first full game without Milano and he still looked good. Dorian has some growing pains but he was all over the field. Defense comes up clutch - The Bills defense bailed out the offense with clutch play after clutch play. Trap game bottled up quickly - The Giants noticed the over-eager defense and called two very smart trap plays that got off 20+ yards. But the Bills snuffed it out very quickly the next few times it was called. Bad Elam still having growing pains - Elam still let up a few big plays against a bad passing attack. Wasn't a complete liability out there but still a long way to go. Lack of Non-Diggs WR production - A frequent critique is that WR's not named Diggs and TE's are not producing. First-half playcalling - Dorsey took forever to switch to a power-running game. Basically tanked the first-half offense by not adjusting by Q2. Josh Allen Pick - The only reason this does not get into the ugly category is because this was a very good defensive play. This turnover cost the Bills a chance to attempt to get points at the end of the half. Ugly Bass missing two kicks - They weren't chip shots but the misses hurt. The first miss hurt the Bills chance to "stop the bleeding" and come away with something. The second miss avoided nearly icing the game (still a one-possession game but would have put the Bills in a very solid position). Sloppy Gabe Davis fumble - This fumble really killed the offense's chance at establishing some rhythm and led to the Giants' first field goal. By far one of those plays that really set the tone for the game in a bad way for the Bills. A sloppy somewhat unforced error. Seeing another Bills player get carted off in an ambulance - Glad to hear this may be more of a Dane Jackson situation with Harris but its always very scary to see this. Overall a really ugly win. Maybe the "ugliest" win in NFL history but they don't grade them they count them.

Bills are at least better equipped to win a ground and pound game this season.

I think KC was hoping that Lazard would be a bit more consistent and 2 out of the 3 WR's between Tooney, Moore and Rice would catch on. They have been seeing signs of life from Rice but Lazard has not been great and Tooney and Moore have not been doing all that much. They needed to attempt to add something at WR and given Hardman's past experience in that system and KC's cap limitations it makes sense they go with adding Hardman. Was hoping the Bills could add Hardman, he isn't a huge needle mover but he is a solid player who adds speed to an offense. Looking at the WR market it is very dry Patterson from the Falcons may be a decent player to take a look at.

Call me crazy but I think the NFL has the money to retrofit 8 domes with grass.

I don't see an issue with banning this German Suplex-style tackle from the NFL. It's not really adding much to the game to have it in there. There is always a risk of injury but if you can lower the injury risk with a reasonable rule change then why not do it? Same goes with switching to grass fields full time. But if everyone is playing on grass full time then the speed is relative and is not impacted that much? I don't get this argument as you will get a lot less incentive bonuses if players get hurt.

Yeah, I am not willing to give up on a good coach over an arbitrary goal without factoring in context just yet. I think if they lay another playoff egg the pressure does mount but I would give McD at least 1-2 more seasons beyond this year to get things right.

I don't know too much other than it was an ankle injury. Hopefully, it's a manageable injury that can get better with rest during a bye week and lesser practice.

Bills are banged up for sure. Dane and Knox will likely be managing those injuries all season. Could really use a bye week sooner rather than later but hopefully the Bills can just manage things for now and maybe add a piece or two at the trade deadline

Dane is already banged up and will be managing that injury all season. I don’t have an issue baptizing Elam by fire so to speak these next few weeks but the Bills could really use at least a capable depth option at corner in case Elam doesn’t turn the corner and or there is another injury

Much better to attempt to work out the kinks with the offense in October and November than to rush your QB to gain wins and not address bigger issues. Will Dorsey get it together? I don’t know but it’s better they find out now than late in the season or playoffs

Knox is a decent TE, if he is your 4th or 5th option in the passing game you are golden. He is a good blocker and plays with good physicality but as many mentioned his hands are inconsistent at best. The issue isn’t that he is the TE as he is a starting caliber TE but the issue is that his cap numbers for 2024 to 2026 is going to place him among the highest paid TE’s in the league even if you restructure his deal in 2024 and 2025 you still have him as a top 6-7 TE salary most likely. Just a bad use of resources

I don’t know why you think the Bills are thinking that? The Bills may be scouring the WR market but their limited cap space and what’s out on the market being limited may not be moving the needle just yet