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I didn’t say I expected it. Just that that would do it.

Right, it could. The Bills are 5-5 in conference play which is meh. 7-5 basically clinches them at 7-5 I think.

With $9M in space, I’m not sure what the fix is this off-season.

I think the Bills going 3-2 with wins against NE and NYJ seals a playoff spot. But this team looks checked out.

Meh. I think the Bills still have a good chance going 3-2. Dropping both Pats games makes it tough because of the conference/division record. 3-2 with a win vs. the Pats and Jets all but clinches I think. The rest of the wild cards all play each other so I don’t think that anybody misses at 10-7. But if they all do we are in rough shape thanks losing to TN, Indy, and Pitt. 5-5 in the conference hurts us.

You mentioned that Beane dug us out of cap hell, or something similar. Our two weakest links on the roster are also our two highest paid units in both cash and draft capital. White washing the lack of production of the OL and/or DL with "we have a top 10 offense and a top 10 defense" is relatively useless. The defense is good. But our production from our DL given our investment is bad. Josh Allen is good, our OL is not top 5, but we pay them like they are. All teams have issues, that is fair. But we have invested heavily in our issues and they are still not up to par.

What if I told you that the Bills OL and DE were among the highest paid in the entire NFL despite the fact that the DL has gotten 5 top 100 picks since Beanes arrival? Then on top of all of that, the Bills are projected to only have $9 in cap space in 2022 (per spotrac). Our cap situation and production on money spent is really bad at the moment and should be a major worry for every fan.

I think Beane is the bigger culprit here. We have spent 3 first and/or second round draft picks in two drafts on DE and they got worked around the edges today. OL leaves a lot to be desired at a high price tag.

I thought Edmunds had a good first quarter but has been declining as the game goes on. The DE’s are getting abused.

I think broadcasting is a huge reason the league is pushing for new stadiums. Older stadiums aren’t always set up with the infrastructure

I didn’t think that was a first down. But I also don’t think you can over turn it

You are good. It drives me nuts when I mess it up. More often than not it’s when I am posting on my mobile not on my computer.

What if you’re a guy who thinks that this team is incredibly inconsistent who can beat or lose to anybody on any given Sunday. Their a talented finesse team that struggles with teams who have punch you in the mouth style. What if you think the Pats are good and have benefited from luck and their rookie QB has been good enough but not great, and the pats are one of the most complete teams in the league, with a stout defense and largely wins the field position battle. The Pats are a very good team who is capable of being embarrassed by the right Bills team if they show up.

Looks like NO will not be taking that QB option in the Hill extension.

All I can think watching this game is “I hate the cowboys”. They’re never that good even when they arenas they’re always way over hyped. Aso, I don’t get the hype around Hill yet.

Right, OK. You’re being unnecessarily pedantic. I didn’t say he wouldn’t put it on a T-Shirt. He doesn’t even have to. He can just license it out and have somebody do it for him and he’s fulfilled the need. Start the Mac Jones foundation, put it on a quarter zip, and he’s fine. Just like half of the QB’s in the league. Why chase down a resolution later on for a problem that doesn’t need to exist?

People keep conflating comparing Jones to Brady and the 2001 Pats to 2021. Jones is no Brady in a bunch of ways. But the low hanging fruit is Brady is the GOAT and MJ10 just showed up. This team reminds me a bit of that one though. Offense that won’t get off the field and a top 5 defense in just about every category who turns the ball over a lot. MJ10 is fine. He does enough. That’s about it. But that team very good in a very familiar way.

A few things that I think doesn't get enough credit on the board this week: The Pats defense has been statistically phenomenal. On paper they have been dominant. They are the secret sauce to Mac Jones, who basically does a bit more than "enough". The Pats have one of the best starting field positions in the league, and their opponents have one of the worst. They don't allow many points and create a ton of turn overs. The Pats offense is remarkably efficient. Mac Jones sucks throwing deep, but they are good enough underneath that it has not been a deterrent to their success. The Pats are second in the league in drive time and % of drives ending in points. 50%. Buffalo was 2nd in the league last year with 44% for reference, we are top 10 at the moment at 40% now. The Pats are winning games by keeping you off the field and scoring almost every time they have the ball with a short field. I don't think our defensive game plan is my worry this week. Buffalo cannot afford to have any stalled out drives. They have to score points when and where they can get them and try and force NE and Co. to play catch up/keep up, which is not necessarily their wheelhouse. But that is a tough ask of any team against that NE defense.

There is no too early once you are drafted to TM your own name. You can only be too late. If a Pats fan wanted to do it from Cambridge a week earlier he would be toast.

I am out of pocket. But I believe they are at 40 or 41%. They finished last season at 1 or 2 in the league with 44%. 50 is a really impressive number. But there is a lot of football left. Defense sets them up nicely. They win the field position battle. Average drive start is the 37 I think. Opponents is 25.

The Pats put up points in 50% of drives. Their average drive time is something like 2:55 which is in the top 5. Sure the Pats have gotten lucky woth other teams injuries. The haven’t been explosive but they’re remarkably efficient. I don’t mean this as a TB12/MJ10 comparison at all, but the way these Pats play the game reminds me a lot of the early aughts before Brady was Brady. NE has a top 5 defense in nearly every metric. I think the key is getting out ahead by a couple of scores. But getting a 2 score lead is pretty difficult on that defense.

This is why what Mac is doing makes a ton of sense. TB12, RG3, JA17. It has been common the last decade or so (+/-) for QB's to go by an initial and number moniker. If they become super stars, it helps them market their brand. At worst it costs a millionaire like $500 to $2000 dollars and they never need it. It is almost irresponsible not to trademark it at this point. What a nothing-burger.

The replies range from: “he’s just messing around” to “he’s injured” to “it was great having you. Best of luck.”

I don't necessarily think that the Patriots are the second best team in the league. They do have the hottest hand at the moment though. This Pats team sort of reminds me of the Pats teams of the early aughts before Brady became Brady. A very good defense and an offense that matriculated the ball down the field and accumulated first downs without a whole lot of mistakes. it isn't wild to think they could win the SB. But no. 2 seems a bit high and a bit early.

I have cousins, nieces, nephews, etc. who do the same thing. It is wild. Like, why not just, you know....play the video game? I actually just plugged in my SNES two days ago. I am pretty impressed with Super Mario World's game play and graphics on my 70" Samsung even though it was built for 16:9 in 1990. I think that game was probably a bit a head of its time, kind of like Game Gear was as a hand held console.