MarkKelso'sHelmet

IMHO Gabe is the most overrated Bills player in my lifetime. He is a practice squad WR who benefited from having a once-in-a-generation talent at QB, making him look spectacular in one-hit-wonder type season. Remember how many no-name receivers Brady turned into all-pros? Gabe will probably be out of the league in two seasons. And before I get told he is a great run-blocker, I don't care. Hands of stone and runs routes like he's in sand.

I would draft a receiver in every round. Who is the best receiver available? Take him. Not kidding. Get Josh weapons!

He's been a good LB coach. We don't know how he will do in his new role. I don't know enough about X and O to decide if it was a good call or not. Romo didn't say whether he agreed with KS or not. He simply said that this was what KS was probably thinking.

I guess Shanahan wants to be seen as going balls to the wall to improve . . . When it matters most . . . that's when the D needs to shine the most. I guess that's what KS is thinking . . . Maybe he is looking at the total body of work. He wants to be top 3, not top 10. Can't say I disagree, but it still seems like a tough deal for the D coordinator since there were mistakes all around in the game. The overall game plan worked well. It took time for Reid to adjust . . . but when they adjusted, everything was clicking . . . Is there a D in the league who can shut Andy Reid down for five straight quarters???

SF's D was ranked 8th in the league (in yards allowed) and played well enough to win the SB. Folded late. Wilks gets the axe. Buffalo's D was ranked 9th . . . and also folded late. More of the same on the horizon . . . It's up to the D to figure out a way to stop Andy Reid. What's going to change?

Yeah but the thing is, they don't actually compete against each other. They aren't on the field at the same time. It's up to like, the defense.

Sharpe says they are both not good enough.

Yes. It's nice to see some perspective on this victory! I peaked at the game day thread and all I could see was "Fire McDermott", "Cut Dawson Knox" . . . "this is so Billsy," "this kind of collapse could only happen to the Bills." People either have very low IQs OR no perspective of reality on how the NFL works—thinking that any performance that is less than absolutely perfect is unacceptable. Very few teams play perfectly. Actually, teams blow leads all the time. Actually, it's hard to beat a Mike Tomlin coached team . . . . they were super physical—and Buffalo matched their physicality. Not a perfect performance but so many positives to take away from this game.

Who is the worse tackler? Sam Martin or Von Miller? Has Miller decided he doesn't like tackling anymore?

Martin looked like a complete idiot running down the field (with no intention of making a tackle) carrying his hand warmer. Why are you carrying your hand warmer!?!? I know he's a punter but act like a real football player. I've never seen that before. Non contact hamstring injury? Aren't kickers supposed to be the most stretched out players on the field? They live for leg flexibility Cut this clown (Martin) and bring in a real man to punt.

No, I think by saying " I need to take some time to think about my future" it thereby puts pressure on the Rooneys to up the ante!

"Mike Tomlin will make a decision about his future after the season" Link: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-tomlin-will-make-a-decision-about-his-future-after-the-season For me, I can't see Mike Tomlin becoming a lame duck coach. Either he resigns with a massive long term deal or he walks. Something tells me this is a way for him to get maximum money from the Rooneys. Why else leak this? Or has he tired of not having a QB in Pittsburgh and wants to coach an elite QB somewhere else?

According to Friday's injury report they are both good to go.

I posted this wondering if we could glean anything from the preseason loss against the Steelers. Two pages in and not one point or reference to that game has been mentioned. 😂 In the past, I would worry that the Steelers could "out physical" Buffalo. But in this case I don't think that's going to happen. Buffalo is physical enough to hang with Pittsburgh and Tomlin's old school style. I know Tomlin talks up the offensive and defensive lines. The Bills need to be prepared to compete at the line of scrimmage, much like that they did against Miami and Dallas. If the weather is windy and cold, that will limit the downfield passing game, and limit the amount of time Josh can operate out of the shotgun. In the preseason, I think Josh took every snap out of shotgun and I am not sure that Dorsey ran the ball at all. I guess it's going to be a super physical game. Unless the game plan is for Josh to use his arm to cut through the wind (?), which I think would be the wrong approach.

This was briefly mentioned today @ the 11.35 mark of the press conference. We often think preseason means nothing, but judging from his comments it's on McDermott's mind I remember following that game closely, and passionately ranting that "Dorsey needs to go." He was having Allen do ridiculous stuff, taking all sorts of wild chances, no run game, shotgun every snap, and so on. It reminded me of the Bengals playoff game. For me it was a signal that Dorsey had learned nothing from the previous season's shortcomings and was in way over his head. Nevertheless, I think Buffalo is a completely different team from that point in the year, thanks to Brady and the willingness to axe Dorsey. But: is there anything McDermott and the coaching staff can take away from the preseason matchup? What do you think?

I don't think it's about "run heavy". It's that McD wants both the run game and pass game clicking. Dorsey was absolutely clueless. He didn't see the importance of a run game (see playoff game against the Bengals in the snow). Dorsey should have been fired after the Bengals playoff game, but it's hard to fire the OC when the offense ranks highly in many categories. But that was a mirage. McD's mistake was not firing Dorsey sooner, or even hiring him in the first place. It wasn't sustainable for Allen to be throwing 60 times a game from the shotgun every week, which is all Dorsey ever had in mind. How many attempts did Lamar Jackson have last week??? He was 18 of 21! 21!!! Brady is trying for more balance, which is needed because it's more sustainable. Allen was a few close completions away from having a solid game in the last two weeks. He missed some throws. Pitchers don't always have shutouts. Let's see how he does next week with it all on the line. Hopefully Brady and Allen get it figured out together and they make a deep run. If the Bills get to the AFC Championship, Brady keeps his job. Short of that, show me Frank Reich for OC.

Wins.

Is that you Ken Dorsey?

Remember the Giants game?

Would the Eagles have a winning record without the tush push? It seems to be about 30-40% of their offense.

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Everybody is the greatest. Everybody is unstoppable. Everybody is unbelievable.

Collinsworth says that Lamar Jackson cannot be defended and that Trevor Lawrence is "the chosen one."

Every series has "the greatest play from the greatest player I've ever seen" moment. Superlative after superlative. Nothing he says has any significance.

Is Cris Collinsworth the most annoying human being on the planet? "Trevor Lawrence is the chosen one." Anyone who makes a good play is the greatest player on the planet. Fake laugh after fake laugh, bad joke after bad joke. He's so fake. And now we have his son to look forward to for the next 50 years.