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Yes that is exactly what it means. Also probably means more of the punchless DT combos of Phillips and Butler on the field at the same time.

Well it's possible to be less invested........but MJS is not..........he posts A LOT. Fans of all teams over-react to shocking losses..........if it seems like MORE here that's because there are a lot of people who believe this is their SB window. You are wasting your breath trying to shout them down.........winning will bring back more positive takes. But if over-reacting is really your concern............then go into the weekly prediction threads and shout at everyone who has been irrationally picking the Bills to win by 20-30+ points every week...........which is almost EVERY prediction in those threads. Some people claim they want measured takes...........but they really don't.

You might be the most extreme of the over-reactors..........because displacing your anxiety about the team onto the fans is your get-off. Talk about inappropriate responses. As I've said.........if you were above it, you'd ignore the hyperbole after a bad loss. You are totally freaking out here this week though. How many posts have you created attacking fans this week?

I think that any money he gets from his new team gets deducted from what the Lions have to pay him since he cleared waivers. So there isn't a financial incentive to signing with a team that wants him on the active roster right away.............and by choosing Tampa he is going to the defending SB champ who a lot of players probably think will probably rise up late in the season and win the SB again..........because, you know, TB12.

He hasn't had a good season so I guess it's not out of the question that nobody wanted him.........but my assumption is that his agent informed teams he would not be reporting if claimed. Everyone prefers to be a free agent. Also, if he goes unclaimed he can retire.....he's 35 years old after all..........and still get paid the rest of the money that was due to him.

XFL? He will probably be Trubisky's replacement here in Buffalo next season. Seriously.

7) See the last offensive play of the painful late season loss at NE in 2019. Both tackles didn't come off the ball and two edge rushers had totally free runs at Allen. Not sure if Allen maybe didn't clearly express the snap count in the heat of a big moment or what but both were huge, end of game, high leverage plays with the same result.

When they had waiver priority they snapped up Jordan Phillips and Terrell Pryor. Once they lost waiver priority their roster was also improving so the combination of those factors has reduced the incidence of high profile waiver wire pickups. I will add that they added Kenny Stills and Devonta Freeman to the PS heading into the playoffs last year............and Stills in particular was a very coveted player by Bills fans after his release during the season. They probably should have elevated him to the roster for the AFCCG considering how banged up they were at WR that day.

Beasley's health might have been the difference between winning and losing that game the way Daboll called it. They leaned on him heavily to get them out of their doldrums on offense against Miami but he just didn't have the ability to get the extra yards.........and even dropped a gimme that killed a drive. I recall one play where he pulled up short of the first where he basically slid down instead of his customary dive forward because he didn't want to take a shot in the ribs. He was OBVIOUSLY hindered.

This is where they miss John Brown: https://www.nfl.com/videos/smokey-and-mirrors-john-brown-scoops-screen-pass-from-turf-to-pay-dirt https://www.buffalobills.com/video/john-brown-takes-the-screen-pass-21-yards-bills-vs-patriots https://www.buffalobills.com/video/john-brown-moves-chains-with-electrifying-speed-on-third-and-long-screen-pass-bi They got nobody out there that can do this........it's a very forgotten aspect of what he brought to the team.

They are very close to breaking some big plays on these short passes..........but they don't have elusive RAC targets on the field. We've seen a lot of bad OC's try to force square pegs into round holes here over the years..........this isn't exactly sending Sam Gash out to the X or Z wideout position.........but a lot of the play calls they want to use just don't match up with the personnel they have on the field.

Being like that is a real thing. When the Bills were losing more than winning every year....and still packing the house...Promo could not post enough about how bad the fans were. Now that they have a winning organization he's moved on to greener pastures for misery mining. I see you following his energy vamping trend. It makes you feel better to publicly portray yourself as above the fray........so you look for said fray. If you were really above it..........you would just be ignoring it. Because anyone who has followed the team on message boards for any amount of time knows that the fan reaction to bad losses has always been the same whether it was good late 90's teams, drought teams or more recent years. It's how passionate fans of all pro sports teams react to bad performance. Overreaction is a function of the fact that changing anything is ultimately out of their control. Hence the hyperbole. Why you might actually think that it reflects poorly on the fan base I don't know because any group of fans that cares does the SAME thing. There are things to complain about with Bills fans........like ex-pats who would rather travel anywhere else in the country to show their loyalty rather than actually coming to Orchard Park to root on the team(for instance)...........but being disillusioned after what should be a once every 10+ year kind of upset loss is not really one of them.

For clarity........that's Cassius Marsh not Tony Marsh. And Cassius Marsh is an assh*le on the field..........that's the way he's always played going back to his Seattle days. Out. Of. Control. Corrente was clearly trying to back into him for whatever reason though, that should result in disciplinary action from the league.

Yeah, the lack of activity at the trade deadline looks bad after such a horrible loss. But I think Fells might have played it that way. He reportedly got benched yesterday so maybe it was just a fit of anger. But if he did have designs on getting out of Detroit then by waiting until after the deadline to request his release then perhaps he can have his agent let teams know he won't accept a waiver claim and rather sit out the rest of the season if not allowed to choose his destination in UFA.

Not only playing...........playing LEFT TACKLE. You can scheme around the modest amount of injuries the Bills have on the OL...........but the coaching staff needs to treat each opponent like they want the players to treat each opponent........like it's the most important one they've faced. I don't see that with the offense right now and it might be a contributing factor to their struggles.

After the game Mitch Morse responded with a reflexive "No" when asked whether there were communication issues on the OL. I mean, for chrissakes..........it was pretty clear that they were struggling with communication.

The deep and intermediate throws that Sanders and Davis bring to the table are difficult to execute the way the Bills are being defensed(and the way Daboll is calling the game). And John Brown himself might be toast but the quickness and speed he brought to the offense when healthy is missed. With him gone and McKenzie off the field they really don't have a guy who can catch a short throw or screen and run away from somebody.

I don't think Daboll should take anything for granted with the OL. They were a few snaps into the game yesterday and it was pretty clear that they were just going to try to drop back and beat the Jags from the pocket all day. No consideration to the fact that their offensive line was struggling to protect in recent weeks.

Yeah, now it does. But IMO not so much with regard to Gabe can do. Early in the season Sanders was giving them something they lacked with John Brown. Now, with defenses adapting and taking away some of the things Sanders(and Davis) do well...........the Bills miss the speed and quickness they had in John Brown. I was a bit worried that they were over-focused on "route running" with their WR corps and were leaving themselves a little short in the RAC/playmaking equation. Early in the season that looked like a misplaced concern. Now, it's a thing, IMO.

Singletary is averaging 4.9 yards per carry this season and 4.8 for his career. What he does well is gain yards on the ground. I've called him ordinary but the term is relative...........he HAS done a good job gaining yards rather consistently since he entered the league..........he just isn't a $15M/year RB. If they weren't getting bitchslapt at the LOS he could certainly put up close to 1,000 yards on 12-14 carries per game.

You do realize that Devin Singletary is averaging 4.9 yards per carry this season..........and 4.8 in his career. It's like on the one hand you don't think stats tell the story...........but then you are saying "look at these stats!" If your argument is stats you should be banging the table for more from Singletary.........he's been about as productive with his carries as any RB since he entered the league.

I don't disagree that he could be moved to the slot........but for reference.........Christian McCaffrey has already had 400 more regular season touches (1088) in his brief NFL career than Julian Edelman (678) had in his long career. Cole Beasley has just over 500 for his entire career. I think McCaffrey could have been targeted 130x per season in the slot and caught 100+ per year at 12-13 yards per clip and done that for a decade plus. Elite pass receiving RB's are only good for 8-9 yards per grab. This is why base defense is nickel and the "scat-back/3rd down back/"Cluster McFuxter" back" largely disappeared. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McClDe00.htm

You are just a new-born energy vampire........trying to make yourself feel better by blaming the entirety of the fanbase for the way you feel about the team losing. You should learn from Promo though........there is a much more consistent supply of energy to suck over in the Sabres forums where long beleaguered fans are ripe to be harvested of their life force.

Yeah the Pats have their own vulnerabilities because a tidily executed "Jauron Ball" game can beat them. But it's not surprising that they are contending for the division..........this is the way most of the NFL usually is...........there are usually contested divisional races. The people who thought that it was the Bills "turn" to rule the AFC East uncontested for the rest of Josh Allen's career were living in a fantasy world. The division will be contested and the Bills will have to perform in a lot of "high leverage" situations to stay at or near the top. That should be fun........that's the journey. If it works out GREAT then maybe it will be like GB in the NFC North........they usually win it but every once in a while Minnesota or Chicago jumps up and takes it away.

Does Promo know that you are trying to take his place as the chief fan-shamer while he is wallowing in all of his glory over in the Sabres threads?