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I've always felt bad for both Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston. Regardless of fame and fortune and in Aniston's case, beauty, both always seemed to be lonely people, without a lot of happiness in their lives or anyone to really share it with. When I heard Matthew Perry died alone at his home, that just made me feel sad.

I think the Douglas trade is a great move, and it's not unusual for the player to take a week off - Byard just did the same thing in Philadelphia. I'm disappointed, however, at the lack of urgency/investment in the interior defensive line. Most of these guys are heading to retirement whether they like it or not. Suh is likely the best of the bunch - he did give the Eagles 10 tackles and a sack in 8 games, but that's what Jordan Phillips provides. (2023 - 8 games, 7 tkl, 1 sack)

I think that out of the areas that can use help, CB is the most difficult to address. Those players really need to understand the playbook. I don't think a player coming in from another team, even if they have a high football IQ, are going to hit the field and know what they are doing. Linebacker is also difficult - I choose Edwards and Hicks because they are linebackers who are known to pick up playbooks fast, and have a high football IQ. TJ Edwards seems to be productive regardless of defensive strategy. Is he the very best linebacker in the NFC, no, but his value is in concert with what I'd be willing to pay. I see DT and RB more plug and play, provided you get vets who know what they are doing and are motivated.

My choices: DT (priority) Andrew Billings, DT, Chicago Harrison Phillips, DT, Minnesota Calais Campbell, DT, Atlanta Grover Stewart, DT, Indianapolis (returns from suspension December 4) Homerun hitting: Kenny Clark, DT, Green Bay Homerun hitting: Leonard Williams, DT, New York OTHERS TJ Edwards, LB, Chicago Jordan Hicks, LB, Green Bay AJ Dillion, RB, Green Bay Sterling Shepard, WR, New York I don't trade for CBs - the Bills have four! rotating around the practice squad. I'd rather try those guys first.

I think Jacksonville and KC are legit because they have proven they can win ugly. The Ravens are always the champions of the "fall" season of the NFL. They live and die with Lamar Jackson's health, and he's never healthy come December. They will hobble into the playoffs as usual. The Bengals and Bills have the same problem - the offense is Burrow/Chase and Allen/Diggs, with lots of QB hero ball, and neither team has shown it can consistently move the ball if their dynamic duo is shut down. Miami is the most overrated - they cannot score on an above average defense, and in a game with bad weather, that offense is grounded like a fleet of WWII aircraft.

Have to get the 3 AFC games. I'd rest injured starters and the old vets in PHI.

The Bengals cannot stop play action.

I know, but why do it? Why the same guys week after week?

I don't understand the *persistently* inactive players that are part of the 40-man roster like Alec Anderson and Germain Ifedi. I understand that they make a salary and are part of the team, but you'd think they'd like a chance to actually play in football games, if not for the Bills, someone else.

Last night's game showed McDermott is a good NFL coach, but not a great one. Good coaches can often get the job done. Great coaches don't allow that game to end like it did. He was only saved last night by playing one of the few NFL coaches who strategizes more conservatively than he does.

Watch Ken Dorsey turn the Bills into a 1987-era offense with Henry, running the ball 30 times every game. "There's just so much running..."

Agreed, he hasn't been terrible and I would have preferred the Bills play him to see what he can do. They asked for the impossible from him in London, off the shelf into starting reps. Set up to fail IMO. I'm not a big fan of the McDermott "process" because rookies have such short leashes with this coaching staff that they play not to make mistakes, and that's a thinking, hesitant, slow player. I think overall though, Elam will excel consistently for a team that plays man. Less thinking, less hesitancy. He reminds me of Ronald Darby, another man corner that moved from McDermott's zone to Philly in 2017 to play in Schwartz's man-heavy defense, and excelled.

Elam is this FO's worst pick to date because Elam excelled at man coverage in college. The risk that he would not develop into a zone corner was high from the moment he was selected. I always felt the mistake was on the Bills for having the hubris that their coaching could transform him.

Rangers season is a success. They spent a ton of money to get to the WS this year. Diamondbacks playing with house money (21st in spending).

I think Andy Reid is an outlier. I support tenure to a point. I think after a while, you know where the ceiling is. Would you be ok with Sean McDermott under any of the following scenarios? You get the impression that the "great" has come and gone. Bill Belichick has yet to win a playoff game in the three seasons since Tom Brady left the Patriots. Mike Tomlin hasn’t won a playoff game in six years. John Harbaugh has just one playoff win over the last eight seasons. Pete Carroll has one playoff win over the past six.

Eagles really prioritize getting that 1st rounder right. The rest of the picks are trade capital to them. Eagles sense the window is now.

What disappoints me is that the Bills now need a lot of help with two divisional losses, and the path to home field is narrow. Bills also likely need to win all of the AFC games left in the schedule. I'd even consider resting starters at Philly to give the team two weeks of rest before the away game with the Chiefs, and I'd rest them again versus the Cowboys before the end season run that begins with a cross-country trip to LA, NE and Miami. The Bills don't usually show up in those cross country trips and they likely *need* that Chargers win.

The entire team, exception Stefon Diggs, looks like that every game. They all look sedated, coaches included. Numerous examples of camera pans to McDermott staring out into space.

The sleepwalking starts with him. He often looks like he's subdued. The McDermott Bills roll so long as the game goes exactly as they expect it. When it doesn't, this team struggles mightily to muster the effective counter. Many of the Bills players are soft. Diggs is probably the toughest one they've got.

This game is testament to why the Bills move on from McDermott and Co. Good but just not good enough. Team is a sleepwalking zombie for too long in too many games.

Definitely need more shotgun...so we execute better.....

Time for the Poona Ford showcase.

I think Ken Dorsey gets a generous pass on responsibility regarding Gabe Davis's play from Simms. There appears to be few plays designed specifically for Davis in this offense other than the Gabe Davis go route. Davis's production relies solely on being open on in the millisecond of the 2nd or 3rd read. That's the catch with thoughts of upgrading WR2 with another player from another team - there's no assurance he'll throw to that player either. I felt that in the Daboll years, Beasley, McKenzie and Knox had plays specific to them where they are the target, and the Bills would ride the hot hand on occasion - evidenced by those one off games where any one of those guys would have a superb game where they'd have 100+ yards. (McKenzie 12/21 vs New England, Knox 10/21 vs KC, Beasley had a bunch of 100+ yard games, but just 1 in 2021).

I vote yes, but with a caveat. If the 2024 Bills are the 2001 Bucs that fired Tony Dungy for Jon Gruden, they only fire McDermott if they've got a real plan with someone "better" in mind that they *firmly* believe takes this team from very good to great. I, as a fan, don't have a ready answer to who that person could be at the moment. You don't fire McDermott in a fit like the Bills did with Wade Phillips out of some desire to have a fresh start. Bottom line: Both the Pegulas and the fans do not spend their money on the Bills because we're content with winning AFC East titles. We also shouldn't have misplaced reverence for the Steeler or Ravens "way" either, hanging onto "once great but now mostly good" coaches for 20 years to get that one SB ring.

Desmond King is a zone corner and zone corners are the defensive backs the Bills covet. Would be an excellent, additive, cost effective acquisition. It makes too much sense not to do it.