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Yes they are more explosive out of 11 personnel with both a back and TE tight where the defense has to consider every option.................I am really not a fan of the 5 wide looks.........they limit the defense's ability to blitz but otherwise it just turns the offense into dink-and-dunk short passes. The perception that it makes them more explosive is inaccurate.

DT's can be hard to evaluate but he's not been "meh". His QB hit per snap rate of 1 per 39 is better than Marcell Dareus' 1 per 48 in his first team All Pro 2014 season..........so even closer to Aaron Donalds 1 per 31 this season than that. He's been a playmaker. He might not be a 50%+ of snaps guy going forward but I suspect he will be inked into the depth chart for next season.

He's been a very nice addition.....with still quite a bit of upside....and only happening because Star Lotulelei opted out. He has played some of both 1T and 3T and has had a greater impact at less than a $500K cap hit than the $10M+ per Lotulelei did in 2019.......in nearly half as many snaps.

I agree you want to do what you usually don't.......get Mahomes moving out of the pocket and hopefully put him on his back a few times early.......and see if he is up to the task. New England did it pretty well in the first half of the 2018 AFC title game and got ahead early. If he's not at his best I'd like my chances with him playing from behind a lot better than in that game though.

He's been dynamic as a rookie..........but both in good ways and bad. I had high expectations for him.........didn't think he'd be as much of a big play guy as he's been.........but by the same token some of the "rookie" mistakes have run quite contrary to the offseason narrative that he was like a 10 year veteran. I thought they basically signed Stills so they'd have the option of putting him into Davis' spot if he didn't perform well early in the playoffs. And against Indy Davis had a really good game. Baltimore not good.

This is a good time to remind TSW that while Josh Allen was going thru rookie growing pains in 2018....... @YoloinOhio was lamenting how sorry the Bills situation was having Josh Allen instead of the much better prospect, Dwayne Haskins.

The trade ended up being Mahomes for Tre White and Tremaine Edmunds(minus another pick for moving up for Edmunds). Not Mahomes for Allen and White. Josh Allen was selected with the Bills original draft pick after a trade up with Cinci (Cordy Glenn) and then a couple other picks in the trade-up with Tampa that were not related to the Mahomes trade. They didn't need the Mahomes trade to get Allen. In virtually the same amount of regular season games played as Josh Allen(46 to 44), Patrick Mahomes has won a Super Bowl and been a league MVP and is in his 3rd straight AFC championship game. The comparison starts to become a contest if Allen beats Mahomes and then wins a Super Bowl..........which was really all we could have hoped for after Mahomes went off on the league in 2018 and Allen labored as a passer for two seasons. Been saying it since 2018........the Mahomes trade is likely only not a disaster if Allen v Mahomes in championship games becomes a regular thing and the Bills get the better end of them.

Dare's nuttin' at da' top but a bucket and a mop.........and a stack of Supa' Bowl tickets........someone's gotta' make da' scissions.

You are smart not to live in that box. To me.......every season above ground is a successful one as a Bills fan........we celebrate another 16-0 season together in the last game every year.......this year it will be at least 19-0 which is even better. But the season is only a success for one NFL team...........anything else is not good enough for McBeane and Allen etc.. so I'm going with that energy over the tendency to be satisfied before it's done.

I don't really like to see anyone getting clowned as hard as you but at least you admit your intention is to be clickbait........so I guess if you like that then have fun.

Not sure why anyone thought they might be in blue tops..........unless it's a heat/sun issue the home team virtually always chooses the dark top. On the road it's going to be white on white or white on blue for the Bills.

That is likely why you suddenly aren't anxious NOW........you are now satisfied either way........and you are already rationalizing why that's OK. By chance were you around for the 4th Super Bowl loss? Or Kelly getting knocked out of the WC game against the Jags and then retiring? You want to talk about some "wish we'd won the first one" remorse...........any missed opportunity can be the last-best-one for a very long time. I've never been in favor of limiting people starting topics...........but @Billsfan1972 really needs to get a feel for the room.

Oh I agree with that..........I once uttered "ignorance" in response to a "when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor" level observation and was warned by a mod that I was being insulting. Not everyone understands what the term means. Some may use it as a substitute for a de-humanizing insult......but that's not what it is. Ignorance can be disproven. Ignorance can be changed. The power of de-humanizing terms is that they are used to say that one's opinion isn't worthy of consideration regardless and there is nothing that can change that. That's why slurs are so offensive.

What I find interesting is the question...........do the Raiders ever win the two SB's in the 80's if they go without a title in the 60's and 70's? Those teams that beat Philadelphia and Washington in the SB couldn't have beaten any of the Steeler/Dolphin/Cowboy SB champ teams..........but those 80's Raiders had such competitive arrogance and I don't think they have that without the SB XI win in the bank. Getting that one Lombardi turned the focus from the Raiders being unable to get past Noll and Shula when it mattered.........to them becoming more known as the winningest team in sports. Shows me that if the Bills manage to win the Super Bowl this season it could change their trajectory long term as well. It's so critical to cash in that first one.

She is beloved by the NY ragloids so as a Yankmees fan I have become acquainted with her story and she literally just complained to critics of all her weird body parts like yourself that "this is not build-a-bear". Hot and smart.

Oh of course, and as you know as such a big football star yourself.........it's much more nerve racking for some to watch from afar than to be in the actual game itself. You just happen to be one of those people..........comfortable in it...........very nervous as an observer...........Steve Tasker says he's the same way........another thing you champions share in common that those who haven't tasted victory at the very highest levels of football could understand. So take your own advice.........take a deep breath and just TRY go get thru the weekend.........the sun will come up Monday either way........promise. I'm rooting for you.......good luck.

I don't really like the Bills mafia merchandising with the "Godfather" fonts and designs that the Bills use. That's too literal.........and more likely to be offensive to those most sensitive to sharing a name with a term otherwise associated with organized crime. This logo is nice and simple and to the point without being gangster-ized. I am sure the NFL wouldn't like incorporating the logo directly like that but it's pretty sweet.

If an EMPLOYEE OF THE TEAM feels he has the freedom to say unapologetically that the Bills offense played tight against Baltimore.......and Bills radio color man Steve Tasker agreed..........then I really don't see how me saying so is "trashing McDermott". But by all means feel free to try to find McShade in everything I say. Actions speak louder than words though, eball. One of us dropped our season tickets when McD was hired. 😙

Ignorant simply means uneducated on the subject in question. Big difference from being called "stupid" or some other indefensible insult designed to de-humanize. If someone calls you ignorant........show them otherwise.

How does that make any sense on a message board? Were you saying let's talk about it Monday? Yeah, right Nervous Nancy. Like this weekend is going to change anything. It's entertainment........and nothing discussed on this board is productive whether accurate or not........so getting yourself exercised about the timing of a hot take in a cauldron full of them from naturally over-stimulated Bills fans is amusing to me. Carry-on with your nail chewing.......you can be nervous for both of us.

Is it required? Winning with love is the new thing now........10 years ago McD probably would have been the type of coach that he was as a player in college.........quiet and demanding........old school. This generation of athletes doesn't really respond to that though..........so McD is now Dr. Love.

It's early in this new year........but your ability to go so far out of your way to say something unnecessarily creepy..........I really see no end in site to your reign. The competition is playing for 2022 already.

Couldn't agree more. And what happens Sunday won't change that either. The timing is years away. And besides.........Tom Brady is the much greater competitor than Michael Jordan. If people need perspective on that consider that Allen trails Brady in AFCCG appearances 14-1. So it's gonna' be a while if that's what people need to know. Personally..........just win A Super Bowl. I don't care if that only puts our QB in a category with Brad Johnson. The journey is the reward and that's as far as it can go right now.

I feel better about it because the Bills are now past the "fear of failure" portion of the playoffs. They won the two games they were "supposed" to win. Now they are hopefully back to playing looser and more efficient and explosive on offense. @eball gave me a ration of sh*t for saying the Bills offense was playing "tight" in the Ravens game........but Bills own employee Chris Brown repeatedly said the same thing yesterday on OBL..........it was relatively obvious that despite Baltimore playing a good game the Bills were leaving plays on the field that they were not in the regular season. Maybe they still play tight this Sunday but I think being the hunter instead of the hunted is still more of the comfort zone for this relatively playoff-inexperienced team.

True. But superstitious weaklings probably need to go find a closet to hide in until Sunday night because this is the kind of stuff that gets kicked around when your team is 2 wins from a Lombardi trophy. The Bills don't lose because of anything said on a message board.........if one wants to be critical......criticize the take not the timing.........I think it's more than fair to categorize Allen as a great competitor based on what we've seen. Allen certainly has a lot to prove.......he hasn't been as sharp in the playoffs as he was in the second half of the season.......not exactly Jordan-esque to this point but the misty water colored memories that people have of past SB winning QB's playoff performances aren't always accurate. Allen could go out and have 2 great games now. We know he is capable. @Mango has taking a deep breath confused with holding his breath though.