MarlinTheMagician

Absurd to blame Zay. Ball wasn't quite where it needed to be. Would have been a circus catch. Tyrod almost hit it, but he missed.

As frustrating as the offense was, I tremendously enjoyed watching the game today and the fight in our team. They simply could not put us away. No moral victories perhaps, but lots to build on.

We are built to run. If we can't run a lick we will lose.

All should be encouraged by this game.

McDermott coached his butt off and our team played great. Can't believe people are shocked we couldn't move the ball against that D in their house. We are a work in progress, but full of promise.

Who knows what the record will be, but team is clearly on the right track. Played smart, played hard against a good opponent on the road in their home opener. Not enough today, but it is obvious better days are ahead. I am a Tyrod fan, but I have to admit I it is far from clear he can be our guy. The good thing is this full season will tell us for sure, and I trust this admin to make the right call both on Tyrod and on any QB they might pick. Perhaps others can, but I cannot tell from TV if it is Tyrod's fault the ball did not come out earlier in the game, but it sure didn't. McDermott will know. Oddly, even though they didn't get there, I thought Tyrod looked improved in the drive at the end. No push off on Holmes (which I think could have not been called), or a foot on the ball to Zay and we could have walked out with a W. Which is pretty damn good for a team everyone said was hopeless. Will be a fun season. It was so nice not seeing us implode due to personal fouls and other penalties. I am very optimistic and feel like it is a good time to be a Bills fan. Reminds me of some of the games we lost in 1986-87.

We can for sure, will we - I say yes, in a close upset.

6-2 at the turn. We beat Denver too. They don't even score at The Ralph.

Somebody said TT should not be put in the same class as Dalton. Waaaah! The rusty musket - looking good Andy!

We have a very good shot against the Panthers.

Tell that to Shady

I don't buy the national (and local) narrative that we are "talent depleted." I think Tre White, Dawkins, Zay Jones, Poyer, Hyde, Jordan Matthews, EJ Gaines and Tolbert will give us more than Watkins, Woods, Gilmore, Goodwin and TD Mike. I think our on the field talent has been upgraded. And that is pretty amazing given the draft picks we have stockpiled. I believe Gilmore and Darby were horrible last year, and the safeties were mule slow. And we were in the hunt last year. Add a professional coach and I believe good things can happen.

We will beat the Panthers. Heard it here first. I think Cam will make some big mistakes and our offense will do enough. Perhaps then there will be a shred of optimism.

I mean my man Hughes did not have a personal foul. McD is a magician!

Not meaning this to be a "passing game is pedestrian" thread. Certainly have seen those threads and we are not Air Coryell -- I get it. Focused here, however, on the team vibe and approach. Seems legit different to me, regardless of opponent. Past Bills teams are not above losing to bad teams or imploding when the ball bounces off Clay's hands. Focused effort. Organized. Not stupid. These are the most promising things to me. Roster may take some time.

I don't even know what that means. I am not jumping up and down. I understand the Bills fan instinct is to see the glass half empty. And for good reason. But does it not seem we are on the right track?

We have had head fakes before. Trentative and Fitz off to fast starts. JP deep balls. This time feels different to me. We looked like an organized, professional football club. 50 yards in penalties? Rex teams could have that in one drive. It seems the guys want to play for each other - the early stirrings of a real "team" approach. Time will tell, but it really feels to me like we are on the right track. I am sure there will be setbacks, but I like the direction we seem to be headed in. Team plays hard. Pretty amazing.

True on consistency, but in fairness - wasn't his last game before yesterday the Miami game where he also showed meaningful progress? If so, that is two in a row. Consistency starts someplace. I think solidifying RT will help his consistency a lot.

"roll" sorry -

Undisputable: 1. Tyrod is a leader; 2. Tyrod is a hard-worker; 3. Tyrod generates points; and 4. Tyrod does not turn the ball over. Say what you will, he is either a top half starter or very close to it. Puts us in a tough spot in a way. Use all your draft capital on a new QB or build on what we have and role with TT. One could do a lot worse than Tyrod - and this team often has. No guarantee a pick is even an upgrade. Tough call, would be great to have an Aaron Rogers, of course. Would also really stink to have a first-round flameout that cost us something like our two 2018 #1s plus 2019's number 1.

He is being allowed to be a leader of this team, not just a great back. I think he likes the team and his role.

Poyer looked great. I was pleased to see Dawkins cave in the end on a long run by Shady. Gaines looked good. Clay looks healthy - has to hang on a little better. Whole team looked pretty good to me. Some better than others of course. Shady is HOF.

Thought EJ Gaines looked good too. Is he okay?

Jets were pretty good. Defense is no worse than last year - their young safeties are a big upgrade over last year's DBs. I thought Bills played well. And I kept thinking this is a game we really needed. Open vs. a lesser opponent let's them come together as a team a little before a tougher test next week. Lots of folks on the field that had not played together before. I thought it looked quite promising. And it is not a given we lose to the Panthers by any means. They looked much more organized and professional than last year. No situations I recall where we had too many men, not enough men, players running it at the last second (saw that once) or the team not being set at the snap. Seemed like a professional football club.

Agree, really good analysis. Just don't agree the "WR Group" is worse than what was on the field last year. Sammy was never right, Woods (who I like) was just a guy most of the year -- seemed to be emerging by Bengals game and got hurt. The rest were poor. Seemed like we were throwing to street free agents and Glass much of the year. This group can be better.