34-78-83

it sounds kinda crazy, but the O-line actually held up pretty adequately yesterday, much to our surprise (those that were with me). Even Ford, after a rough Q1 played pretty well. They may have been (Eeeek!!) the best position group on the team yesterday!??!??!!?? Wow yeah, I actually do feel that way.

The Clear app works great too and is on their accepted list and mentioned on the emails they have sent to us as season ticket holders.

Blaming (in the future no less!) an individual for the "failure" of an organization that is among the tops in the game and involves the input, good health, luck and skill of literally hundreds of people only reflects back on the shortsightedness and/or ignorance of the one placing blame.

Very well said, we need more people calling out these nonsense claims about players with facts. And regarding the getting the 2=3 yards when you need it, that's not him. Doesn't make him bad in any way. Just not a "complete" back. Oh freakin' well! This is the type of back the Bills want to have for their scheme and salary structure. Works just fine, especially with good blocking that doesn't contact the back a yard into the backfield.

The kid (Jones) is smart and accurate throwing 7 yard or less passes on most downs. Shows very little athleticism or improvisation ability. Large large gap between the Ceilings of guys like Allen , Mahomes and Herbert and guys like Jones, but with a really sound team around him they’ll be a pain to deal with still.

Their coverage grades on defenders in zone schemes are almost as useless and inconsistent as their offense line grading.

Good thing we're not going with that this week then?

Also Bates HAS been playing snaps when the Bills go unbalanced line (extra tackle on the end).

This thread drags painfully on... Its been 3 years. The Bills CLEARLY have a strategy that on their team in their vision, the RB position is going to be handled by a couple of capable backs on their rookie contracts and drafted in the middle rounds. They are going to only need said backs to handle a running game that does JUST ENOUGH to create balance for their passing game. That's ALL they are looking for. If they so happen to find a speed to the edge guy for cheap in FA (Breida) they'll use him as part of the plan or in the mix as well. Singletary, even with his faults of not being speedy and occasional fumbling issues (note this year that 2 of his fumbles are on pass receptions as he is literally stepping out of bounds) is the best of the 3 backs on this team and deserves to get the most carries of the 3. Much of fan's frustration with him has proven to be misguided based on avg yards before contact being one of the lowest in the league in Buffalo. That's almost entirely on the O-line. It's been displayed on plenty of film breakdowns AND statistically. With the team now finally trying to utilize some O-line lateral motion and get Brieda in there and out to the edge occasionally, here's hoping they've found the right balance to make this COMPLIMENTARY RUNNING GAME work. That is all they intend to have here, and Singletary is piece that works just fine into that plan. There is no "Singletary Conundrum" as it were.

Bass should get even more credit for kicking in our winds and general state of weather. He's been amazing and I'm pretty sure he has the strongest leg in the game.

My first realization if Josh's amazing ability was the Miami game at the end of 2018 when he accounted for 5 TD's I believe. Being at the game you could see that if Josh would just be able to improve his consistency, pre-snap recognition and accuracy (which he has in spades), he would be nearly indefensible on plays where the protection holds up, or if the defense is in man coverage, and also that the defense would always have to worry about the entire field on every single play. That has come to fruition and we all get to see and enjoy the rewards!

Already there... just no titles yet, which is a bit more of a team thing.

His speed in the Jets game tells me he's no longer feeling the effects

All players make bad plays yes. This year Edmunds has done what he's supposed to far more often than not. What ratio that is I am not certain but it doesn't seem close. It's not some sort of balanced 50/50 type of thing that is turned into some sort of manipulation based agenda video. Yipes! Regarding the video reviews If you watch the entire review shows (not the clip example but the long review) they do weekly for the games, they cover the entirety in their discussions, not just the good plays. And of course the All 22 allows us all to do that too. The vast vast majority of educated Bills fans that I typically interact with both here in in real life have noted/acknowledged the major change in Edmunds game this season. I get caught up too often trying to prove things to people that either aren't willing to learn, not willing to acknowledge facts or evidence, etc. I need to stop that futile effort at times and just accept that people are gonna people. Regarding the cap I don't concern myself with such things because I have nothing to add, and no expertise there. I can tell you that this is a sound regime (McBeane if you will) who utilizes all the information and resources available to them to make honest judgments of their players, and when they do err, they don't hang on too long and are quick to correct their course. Whatever they end up offering Tremaine will more than likely be a good representation of his worth in the current market. And of course, there's room for creativity in cap management situations.

Thanks... I wonder what it would take? 3 hops maybe? 😄

Kidding aside, do you know if 2 separate taps of one foot counts as 2 feet in?

It's a tough one...It almost looks to me like he taps his left foot 2 times and then tries to kind of sweep or drag his right but maybe fails there. Does 2 hops on one foot in bounds count? I'm not sure I've witnessed that before lol.

OMG seriously with the "he's just not" ? Classic. Boy I am convinced then!. And no I don't think you could put together a video from THIS SEASON that would reflect Edmunds as a poor player. In fact I know you cannot. While all players have misses in every game, he's had very few this season. I tried to explain why I am right here and that I do value statistics that are used properly. That apparently meant very little to you and now you are focused on game changing plays such as INTS and FF's I presume? I don't feel like I tried to make a point that he has been exceptional there in that area... Tackles for loss though? Definitely been seeing more of those from him when his assignment allows him to come forward... but more that his game is absolutely transformed from previous seasons and he is now doing things that the Bills likely want/need to see him doing at that position in this defense. I wish you had something you could validate or demonstrate here but - you just don't

This is the NFL and the 2021 Bills are not the '85 Bears so yes, the Patriots are a true concern for us especially with Bill B running the show. The Bills will need to maintain their mental calm and play fairly mistake free football in order to get a victory vs. the hated Pats. I've said it before that player for player, we are a better team but they play very sound football and you just can't count them out with that coach. Jones is playing quite well but we still have the much better QB regardless, and thats a factor. In the end in will likely come down to the turnover battle as is often the case.

I don't feel like Erik has a bias toward any of the Bills players. He's been doing this for a while now and they focus specifically on the Bills because of the demand for this content from Bills fans. They do reviews of other NFL teams too. He is just an example, not alone on an island. And he's been doing it for a long time. And He was critical of Edmunds shortcomings prior to this season. Mostly, you can see the scheme responsibilities with your own eyes by watching our team in depth. I use my 42 years of watching the game, many of those in our stadium, my understanding of schemes from researching, and a little bit of coaching kids and having to tech these schemes to them (just the basics) and I use the all 22 that was finally added back into gamepass to help with validation of things I think I see during the games. I don't stay stats are for losers, but stats based on grading and assumptions are fairly useless. Like coverage rating against. Sam Monson himself has explained that THAT stat is decided upon by the defender closest to the receiver at the time of the reception. How freaking valid do you think THAT is in a scheme such as this? How much man coverage do you think TE is involved in? People that still believe Edmunds isn't a well rounded player, performing at a high level THIS season are quite simply stuck on things that they are not actually witnessing.... Or maybe just maybe grading systems that are flawed. All in all he is getting the D into the proper sets pre snap, reading his keys and gap responsibilities well, taking away masses of passing opportunities (WATCH THE VIDEOS WITH THE SOUND OFF IF YOU THINK THERE IS SOME NARRATOR BIAS) and flying around with violence to the ball carrier game in and game out. Baldy has some good breakdowns too. Do you think these guys like Erik and Baldy get some benefit for lying and saying that a certain Bills player is performing better than they actually are? So yes I CAN refute things like "passer rating against" by utilizing these film reviews combined with my own watching of the game and the all 22. I am not alone here there are a ton of astute fans on this forum that understand the game at a high level. If you like I can take some time and present a massive pile of examples of misleading stats that happen all the time for you. Theres quite a few sitting right there in our own Bills/Jets game from yesterday. Although you have declared it as an "I'll go with my stats and you go with your film reviews" end of debate, they are not of equal weight. NFL teams buy the RAW data from these statistical and analytics providers, not the grades. They grade the same way these folks like Erik Turner do. Analytics is indeed massively important for getting an edge in a lot of ways. The Bills seem to understand and use the statistics properly.

Theres 2 examples to start you off. Coverage gradings in a unique zone defense scheme by people not familiar with the team are close to useless, or if anything about as useful as a PFF grade on an O-Lineman (plenty of examples out there of a severely flawed grading system). And I don't care if anyone like or Hates the guy, thats completely irrelevant to me. The fact is he's playing THIS YEAR (finally!) at the level he was drafted to be at. He isn't Darius Leonard but he is damn good this year. In the end though if you're going to use gradings that don't show you the e v a l process, I'm not going to engage in such a debate. Its useless. See you can be part of the blab on crowd if you choose to, citing your gradings along the way. I just try to help point people to the real provable sources for reviewing a player's performance when they are unable to accomplish that themselves, and to put an end to false narratives.

Pretty sure the reason he's on the Covid19 list is because he has the Covid19 virus. And if he's not vaccinated, the time to return (at the earliest) would be longer than one week from the initial designation. Hence the signing of this DT.

Wake up people, He's playing well against the run and pass this season. Look at the film reviews. use google and search cover 1 Bills - there is plenty there both visually and as described (often by Nick Turner). He's doing way more than you give him credit for. Sudden, aggressive, physicality. Its all there. He's done exactly what they want him to , and probably more. This is not opinion. Its only opinion when you're guessing or things are left for interpretation. Its there on video for you to see. They not only show the plays but they describe what he is doing according to the scheme. Facts are facts, they are not debatable and you don't get to decide that they are not true. Game Pass is great when the all 22 works. I have it. It Helps. But the good news is you don't even need it because of these video film reviews out there, as referenced. This is a matter of people admitting they have a predetermined narrative. Those that do will see the major difference in Tremaine this season. Those that don't will blab on.

There's no reason this year to understand the frustration... Its not that he is just way better in coverage. Tremaine is a beast vs. the run at times this season too and his gap integrity has been exceptional. People are going off what the think they know/ see and not opening their eyes or looking at resources out there (ie. literal film review) that prove how much better he's playing this year. Like all fan bases, we have a whole lotta of blow hard novice arm chair gm's. In this case these are the same kinda folks that used to call for Frank Reich to start when he came in for Kelly for a game due to injury and played well. In addition, one thing all fans should clearly know about this current regime is that they aren't going to start a guy over a guy who is better.

It’s more about home field than who I’d rather face.