RunTheBall

Eh, it’s the first game. Certainly sucks to lose but there is a lot of football to play. Our offensive line absolutely sucked. That was the biggest determinant of the game, they consistently got pressure with 4 guys rushing. One thing that really concerns me is the absolute lack of running game with Dabol. I thought it was pretty clear we couldn’t be as one dimensional this season as last. I don’t care what the stats say how many times we ran, it was mostly with designed Josh runs and we never got into any sort of a rhythm. When you go 5 wide for 6-10 straight plays then line up in a heavy set who the hell doesn’t see a run coming?? We should’ve been running much more out of 1 and 2 back sets. They were ready for Josh’s designed runs and Daboll gave up way too early until it was too late and Singletary had a good drive. Teams are going to play nickel and dime on us all game until we prove we can run the ball against those fronts. Outcoached and outplayed, but it’s game 1 and there is a lot of football left to play. Can’t play the Jets opening day every year.

A rare swing and a miss from the Bills PR department. That song sucked

Doomed!

At risk of offending all the White Knights on this board, this is a pure money grab in the age of MeToo. 30 years later there is zero evidence available one way or the other, it’s purely he-said, she-said and the hope is the bad publicity will force Bennett to send some $ her way to make it go away quickly. I’m not saying Bennett is innocent and if he knows he assaulted her he should (but won’t) pay up. Zero chance there’s a criminal charge, this is all civil.

You obviously don’t trust the process Seriously though, I think we have enough speed to threaten deep. Diggs, Sanders and Davis can all get behind the D if they cheat up. They aren’t going to outright burn past them but savy route running and play calling will result in plenty of deep opportunities. Stevenson will give you that speed you are looking for once he’s healthy. I loved Brown for what he helped us achieve but he’s done and would be probably #5 WR on our current roster.

I think we are going to see a lot more emphasis on the running game than people expect. Daboll is setting everyone up showing 4 and 5 wide all pre season long. Sure, we are going to see that but it isn’t going to be a staple. We are going to have a rushing attack that isn’t an afterthought this season and the play action game with Josh is going to be deadly.

29 pages and 25 are devoted to a friggin special teams gunner. CLASSIC TBD

If Shaq had the desire to be good I think he could be an above average DE. He just doesn’t care though, he’s playing only to collect the paycheck. I never thought we were going to re-sign him despite McBeane saying blah blah blah we’d love to have him back, whatever. That was all smoke, he wasn’t a process guy and they saw him putting in effort only because it was a contract year. He’s serviceable, he will set the edge against the run, but he’s not a player you need to double team or game plan against.

Is there a bigger asshat in football that Scott Zolack? I mean I get homer announcers, but this guy is on another level of *Pats douchebaggery. Jones threw like 4 crap passes in a row and Zolack is talking about how great his body language is and how he’s doing so great as a rookie overcoming adversity. Holy sht this guy is a clown. I would seriously love to see someone punch him right in his face. God I hate the Cheatriots and everything associated with them.

I would love for Miami to trade Tua to Houston and then have Watson get convicted and go to jail. Couldn’t happen to a better franchise. Btw, I’m over the “Flores is a great coach” shtick. He 100% blew the Fitz/Tua situation and already has a bad rep with agents for cutting guys a year after he lured them there. He’s going to be the next on a long list of Belicheck assistants who flame out.

Here’s the thing, they don’t want him him to be a middle of the field run stopper. McBean loves him for his length and disruption of the passing lanes. If this guy would just catch the 2-4 balls that hit him in the chest every year we wouldn’t been be even having a discussion about him. I agree he needs to take step forward this year and be more of an impact linebacker but I have no doubt they are picking up his 5th year or signing him to an extension. McBean loves them some Edmunds no matter what we think.

We could have the number one rated O and D and people on here would still find something to complain about. It’s the friggin preseason people, there is very limited information you can gather from it. Yeah, Allen and the receivers looked in sync but if you read anything about practices the last month that’s been the story. All putting up some stats against GB scrubs does is make us feel good but I think it was a good idea to get the first team O some reps in a game situation. Other than that, I’ll worry about the run D when the bullets start flying for real. I have no idea how much effort is put in during the last preseason game when the over riding goal is to come out with no injuries.

Some of you guys are hilarious. No one we are talking about is getting cut. McBeane isn’t going to blow up the locker room by cutting Bease to send this message. Never going to happen.

I’ll think about worrying once the injury report for Pit comes out. This team is extremely conservative with injuries and I have no problem with that. Covid is the wild card and will effect all teams at some point.

New England fans are the biggest bandwagon fans in the nation. I’ve also been in NE for 19 years now. The one thing I’ve noticed the last couple years - SILENCE. No one is talking Pats. It’s like they barely exist. The only talk I hear is from a few true die hard NE fans who understand the ups and downs of a franchise and were there before Brady. If they have a few bad years they will be talking Hartford Patriots again and that stadium will be empty. Those are NE fans. Bandwagon Bills fans are annoying but that comes with success. They tend to go all in on the Bills Mafia shtick but whatever. Those of us who have been through the ups and mostly downs (including my 2 kids who have never known a good Bills team until recently) get to enjoy the sweet taste of success that a bandwagoner can never experience. Only when you’ve been through the dark days can you truly appreciate what we have now.

Spare me the sanctimonious BS, I absolutely loved that hit and the best part about it was Fields’ head band going flying off too. It was an absolute yard sale on the field haha. It’s preseason and means nothing so give me a break. If Josh got hit like that I’d say next time switch the protection so you don’t get whacked by a free rusher. It wasn’t dirty, it deserved a flag in today’s NFL. That’s it.

Prenup

I hope they pay Lamar Mahomes like money. Then they will be stuck with him for at least half a decade. I think Lamar has hit his ceiling and Baltimore will continue to be a playoff contender but will have to get used to making early exits. He’s been figured out. That doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player btw, I just don’t think he’s going to improve his passing much beyond what we’ve seen and as the years go by those legs will fade.

This is good therapy. I think it’s great to remember where we came from and to keep perspective on the team as we attempt to climb to greatness. I’ve been a fan since I was born in the early 70s but moved away after college. So many fans from other teams when they hear I’m from Buffalo bring up how awful it must have been to lose 4 Super Bowls and I have to explain that yeah it sucked to lose but we had 4-5 straight years of expecting to go to the Super Bowl! That was our mentality and it was great. 16 years of mediocrity and suckitude was much worse than losing Super Bowls. My low point was the Rex hire. I was outright laughing at our team at that point. I enjoyed it for what it was, an absolute sht show of an organization with a clown head coach who was more entertainer than coach. For the first time in my life it didn’t hurt to lose, I expected it and felt the team deserved it because of how awful the franchise was inside and out. Once Pegula cleaned house in the front office, especially all those holdovers like Brandon who were absolute losers, I started to believe again. He needed to fumigate the entire place to exterminate the culture of losing that permeated everything Buffalo Bills. We were a joke of a franchise and I give Pegs credit for seeing that and making the change that needed to me made. I liked McD, thought he had potential, and absolutely loved his message of process, accountability and culture. Loved the JA pick, he was the only QB I really wanted though I would have been happy with Darnold at the time. I saw the glimmer of greatness very early on but had no idea if he’d actually achieve it. I was all in after the Dallas 4th down. You can’t teach that level of intensity. You can’t coach a kid to want it more than the other guy. That play, more so than leaping Bar in MN showed who JA was. Enjoy the ride, it won’t last forever but we’ve got some good years ahead.

All depends on the type of seizure he gets, their frequency, and how well controlled they are with meds. Teams will absolutely take this into serious consideration because he’s going to be exposed to multiple head bonks. Maybe not full on concussions, but there is no way a QB doesn’t get his bell rung multiple times in the NFL. You can bet teams that are interested in him are trying to figure out if there are increased risks. IDK if there’s any increased risk.

I hope so, and I haven’t given up on him. I would have liked to have seen a bit more improvement from him after 3 years. If he would just catch a couple of those balls that hit him right in the chest we wouldn’t even be having the discussion. It holds true that his run defense needs to improve though, both in gap awareness and shedding blocks. I don’t think we should trade or get rid of him.

This is your regularly scheduled reminder that Edmunds isn’t going anywhere. McBeane love them some Tremaine. They are willing to tolerate his almost complete lack of gap awareness for what he offers in defending the passing lanes in McD’s zone defense. This is way more important to McD than stuffing the run. Not that I agree, but it explains why you haven’t seen him moved to OLB and why they will 100% pick up his 5th year. I loved the pick, I wish he developed into the player I still think he could be but I’m rapidly losing faith. This year is a make or break for his long term outlook but the 5th year option will be picked up regardless.

Schobel was the king of the garbage sack. He rarely made a sack when it meant anything. He only showed up against the Cheatriots and then he’d get 3 garbage time sacks because we were getting blown out. Decent talent, probably slightly above average DE, but he is the post boy for misleading stats.

I still don’t get all the Darnold love that exists on this board. His ceiling is a backup QB. Even Josh who was 10x as raw and had just as bad a team his rookie year showed flashes of brilliance and most had the feeling that with a little time he just might develop into a franchise QB. You could see that potential in his rookie year. I never saw that with Darnold. As bad as the Jets mismanaged him, Darnold has shown nothing except once in a while tossing a great ball out of the structure of the offense. I don’t have anything against Sam I just haven’t seen anything that warrants all this optimism that he’s going to be anything other than a backup.

Eh this is a nothing burger. Mahomes always seemed to me to be kind of a dick but he’s a phenomenal talent. That limp sure got worse after playing like crap when TB started rolling though.