BADOLBILZ

Claiming that the expectations were "placed" on them implies that they didn't expect more from themselves. The team realized that they blew it last year while playing an easy/favorable schedule while dealing with very few injuries and then ending teets-up in Arrowhead again. Their stated goal from the outset was to actually achieve home field this time around. It wasn't lip service. They just lost their focus at mid-season again and now they don't control their own destiny in that regard.

Yeah I didn't think you intended to, but since that's the way it read...........and since this is the internet.........I gotta' make it clear that I never said it was easy. Otherwise people who didn't read the first 3 pages jump in and start demanding that I explain how it was so easy. The OP crafted it like this was some herculean task for a SB contending team..........it wasn't. Frankly...........just one trip to Europe sandwiched between 2 other Sunday games would have been more challenging than a couple puddle jumps to Detroit and a quickie to Boston.

It's the truth........they replaced Daryl Williams with Rodger Saffold(a worse pass blocker and better run blocker) and Quessenberry literally allowed the most sacks of any tackle in the NFL in 2021 but had a GREAT 80 PFF pass blocking grade. Spencer Brown and Dion Dawkins are both much better run blockers than pass protectors........Brown more notably because he's truly horrible in pass pro at this stage of his career.

Not easy? I was debating the "unprecedented" nature of the adversity and now I'm accused of saying it was "easy"? To paraphrase Dick Jauron......"it's not easy to win in the NFL". And despite it not being easy........when you've already lost several games you were heavy favorites in...........you then gotta' win the rest of the games you are supposed to against very flawed opponents like 2022 versions of Cleveland/Detroit/NE if you want to be the top seed in your conference. To illustrate that point........in the last 20 years only one NFL team in EITHER conference has earned that #1 seed distinction with a sub .750 win %........and that was the Titans last year. The standard is clearly higher than "not easy".

In reality they are "built for this". They have assembled an OL of primarily run blocking specialists and they have invested 3 day two draft picks into RB's......then traded one of them and another pick for an upgrade.........and their QB is a great runner. What they aren't built for is for a QB to sit in the shotgun running a spread offense and dissect a defense thru the air. They can't pass block for sh*t and aside from Diggs their WR/TE group isn't very easy to complete passes to.

Allen saw that Sweeney was failing right away and was already on his way to the right. It was a bad block and then a bad hold. In fairness, Sweeney had a great block on a run player earlier where he took out two defenders. A little less handsy on the end and the flag doesn't get thrown on that bomb.

I don't know what it takes to quit my season tickets because the Bills hired an unproven DC from Carolina to be their next HC? To create fan-shaming LAMP's on TSW while day drinking box wine and peanut butter whiskey because of my guilt over hastily withdrawing my financial support of the franchise? You definitely know better than me what it takes to do those things.

Because here's your quote: 1. Because practices have nothing whatsoever to do with them traveling to Detroit. Were they too over-rested from not practicing a couple days before to nap on the 40 minute flight? 2. And "they had to get shoveled out" by some other people is of what great consequence to their ability to play a game that they arrived the day before to play? As I said........the exaggeration by some of you mother hens is priceless.

You act like these guys had to dig their own walkways to the airport and got in just before game time. They got picked up at or near their homes and took a puddle jump flight to play an inferior opponent in a climate controlled environment. The biggest issue was that they were still in their midseason malaise.........which is on them. They played down to their opponent in both of those Detroit games. Last night they were much healthier started to get back on track but still aren't executing at a high level offensively again.

So we have negotiated it down from "unprecedented" to "a big deal"? If there was even one game in that batch where they weren't a significant favorite to win.........then it might have been "a big deal". They were actually fortunate that they got these 3 overmatched opponents at the tail end of their annual mid-season malaise. Allen versus Goff/Brissett/Mack10 should be 3-0 every time. They took care of business and didn't let missing a couple practices lead to an upset loss after being upset in two consecutive games.........that's the reality.

Edmunds is having by far his best season. He's been very good. His weaknesses are still his weaknesses though. He doesn't make any plays on the football whatsoever and until that changes dramatically it will relegate him into the various levels of "good" rather than into the "great" category. He's been as uninstinctive wrt the football as any LB I've ever seen. He misses EVERY opportunity to make a play on the football that is presented. And he really struggles to get off blocks and can turn into a tumbleweed when OL get to the second level because of it.........leaving the Bills vulnerable to long run plays.

Yeah if it's a road game for the opponent as well........it's not a road game..........it's a neutral site game.........like the Super Bowl. And the flight to Detroit is like 40 minutes. To Boston is like an hour. The travel aspect was insignificant. In fact, they got two controlled environment games during flu season and a pleasant evening weather game in New England. The hyperbole is out of control. If they had lost any of those games it would have been a huge disappointment.

Again..........almost every team that plays on a Thursday is playing their 3rd game in 12 days...........Sunday to Sunday to Thursday = 12. Nice job taking care of business against 3 inferior opponents on the road...........the rest is hyperbole.

You do realize that almost every team that plays on a Thursday is playing their 3rd game in 12 days.........Sunday to Sunday to Thursday = 12. I don't know if the person who ginned that up was just trolling Bills fans but it's funny how many people ran with it.

He helped set the tone in the run game early tonight. He's a great tackler. Tied for the NFL lead in run stops by a DL last season........as a rookie.......in a rotational system.

Yeah but he could have had the U of Miami OC job last winter for similar money. And he's from South Florida. The reported reason he wasn't interested is that he hates recruiting. So I'd expect any college OC job he takes to stipulate that he have to do very little recruiting.

Milano replaced the injured starter Humber during the Atlanta game........played a majority of snaps until Humber came back.........went back to a reserve role until the Indy game.........graduated to playing majority of snaps before going on IR and missing the playoff game.

This certainly wasn't your perspective last spring. Same with @eball. Lotta' guffawing when it was sensibly pointed out that the Bills were thin at WR and expecting too much from unproven, injury prone and low pedigree talents.

Bruce? Yeah probably.

Sleep apnea he said. Fairly common problem for drunk drivers. I had an uncle do the same thing. He lived two blocks behind the bar and couldn't stay awake thru the 2 stop signs. Cops pulled his car aside and took him home and dumped him on his couch. Next morning he called me in a panic because he thought somebody stole his car.

Well they were the SB favorite for a reason. Arguably the best QB and deepest roster in the league. The people who complain that expecting more than 8-3 (.727 win %) thru 11 was unfair........they are apparently unaware that you need to expect more to get home field. Last year was literally the first time since 2002 that an AFC team earned the #1 seed with a sub .750 win %. And it's not the expanded schedule. The NFC #1 and #2 both had 13 wins last year and the #1 will probably have 14-15 this time around.

Bills fans complaining about an opponent having an easy schedule is quite laughable given the quality of opponents the Bills have had to face going back to 2017. They rode some pretty favorable schedules to success. This year the Bills have FINALLY faced some adverse scheduling. The media hasn't quite gotten around to talking about it just yet, but not only have the Bills played a lot of good teams......an ACTUAL first place schedule for once.......but barring anymore snowpocalypses they will finish the regular season playing on the road 10 times and at home only 7. I think the difficult schedule has taken a bit of a toll on the players psyche...........the career Bills on the team really aren't used to having to play 60 minutes of focused football every week.

The Bengals actually snuck into the 3rd seed with a win over KC at home last year and then manipulated the Bills into that unfortunate pairing with KC by tanking their finale. And here they come again. I am not really inclined to root for things to align for them again. Whatever happens in that game this Sunday.......hopefully it ends up a favorable result for the Bills at the end of the season. I want the Bills to get the #1 seed but I'd also rather have home games in the first 2 rounds and only THEN have to travel for the AFCCG than be on the road in the divisional........which is entirely possible if Cinci gets hot and beats the Bills at home to finish ahead of the Bills in the seeding.

Yeah if it comes down to 2023 and beyond money I'd be shocked if the Bills ponied up even close to the guarantees that Dallas or even the cap strapped Giants could. What we don't know is whether anyone is ACTUALLY willing to give him any kind of multi-year commitment without seeing him play. That's just what has been floated out there by his people. This isn't the NBA......when teams think you are an injury risk in the NFL.........the money typically is not there. Which is the only reason I still think the Bills are in play.

I think the larger point here is that you can absolutely have a bunch who behave badly off the field.........even big stars.......mixed with a bunch that are choir boys and still have a winning locker room. Case in point........I doubt Josh Allen's GF would be cool with JA living like Diggs juggling multiple GF's(putting them up in different rooms in the same hotel LOL) and having kids with baby mama's. Yet JA and Diggs are tight. Different strokes. It was like that with Reich and Kelly. Reich wasn't ever going to go to one of JK's parties or grab dinner and drinks.......but they were tight in the locker room and good with having breakfast/lunch together.