Rocky Landing

I do the same thing. It's interesting to read both what other team's fans are saying about the Bills, and what they're saying about their own team. I'll add this, though, and I'm not being bias: I have never found another team's site that comes even close to the activity on this board, both in terms of insight, and shear volume. Proud to be a Bills fan.

The question would be: would he be better than Moss as a complimentary back to Singletary? (I know what my opinion is.)

Thanks, DSB-- this has become my favorite weekly thread. If I were in Vegas right now, I think I'd make a decent-sized bet on the over (currently 46.5) I just watched the Steelers' Sunday game vs. WFT. Offensively: I was shocked at the drops Washington, and Johnson had in that game. Not just the number of them, but the nature of them-- they had some seriously boneheaded drops! Smith-Schuster, and Claypool are the real deal, though. And so is Ebron, for that matter. He's a complete TE. I think that if they get Connor, and Pouncey back (which sounds likely?), then Pittburgh really does get harder to defend. They really seemed to struggle in the run game, especially up the middle, vs WFT. But, runs up the middle have been a bit of an Achilles heel for us this season, and I would not be surprised to see them have success on those plays. And the games we have struggled in the most this season have been vs. well-balanced teams. A Connor/Pouncey return would add balance to the team that lost to WFT. But, I'll say this, also: To me, the Steeler's offense looked gassed by the fourth quarter. With the kind of rotations McD puts out there, The Steelers will have to enter the second half with a lead to beat us, IMO. Defensively: The loss of Haden is huge for the Steelers, but Hilton is no slouch. He had some great plays vs WFT on Sunday. They rarely played more than a four-man rush. That may change vs. Allen, but to their peril, IMO. Allen has gotten so good at taking what the D gives them, and our O-line is playing well enough that if they add to the pass rush, we'll take them apart on quick passes. They were ripe for short crossing routes, slants, and screens, even with a four-man rush. And Alex Smith ain't no Josh Allen. I might expect them to send TJ Watt after Allen a lot more than they did after Smith, except that they look to be missing LB Spillane, as well. He would also be a significant loss for their D. If they rush Watt, then Beasley, and Diggs will feast on ten-yard pass plays. Either way, I believe we match up really well against the Steelers' D. Expect a high scoring game. But, I feel about as confident as I could considering the Steelers are an 11-1 team.

Don't agree. They look like a Valentine's Day card enough as it is.

My least favorite, by plenty.

From past games where I have really watched him (and I'd be interested in whether @GunnerBill agrees with this) it looked to me like his lateral movement was very good (which made him effective in pass protection), but that he would consistently get backed up. I don't actually recall which opponents we were facing when I saw this, and suffice to say that he had a better time of it yesterday. But, to me, it seems like a bit of a trade-off, between decent pass-pro, and not so decent run blocking. (Also, full disclosure- I had to work late yesterday, and have only seen last night's game, condensed, on GamePass on my computer, and did not key in on Boettger at all.)

I was really referring to last season. But with how well Klein is playing, Edmunds, and Milano healthy-- we would finally have a decent trio of starters.

So, if Milano is back from IR this week, do we go back to a 4-3 base defense?.... please?

Did anyone else notice Klein hopping on his toes at the LOS before a lot of plays? Like he just couldn't wait to get after the ball. He looked like a possessed german shepherd playing fetch. I spent most of the offseason, and half the regular season bashing the guy. Now I love him!

Pretty close to a direct quote from today's game: "fighting for yards... looks like he's got enough for a first down... and he's got it!" I forget which Charger had the ball, but he was nine yards short of a first down. Greg Gumbal was looking at the wrong down marker.

I know. I love the ref's reaction, "... who, me???"

Tre schooling the refs.

Just my two cents, and change: I guess I can't be too mad at this game. Offense looked so undisciplined in the second half, that it's hard to remember the good things from the first. At one point in the first half, the ref announced #71 as an eligible receiver. I had forgotten who that was-- Ryan Bates. But, the rest of the O-line starters were out there. Were they playing him like a TE? Weird. Knox blocks sucks. (And he used a lot more effort reeling in that TD than was necessary) Lee's blocks are damn good. What the hell? Klein is legit? What happened midseason to get him to flip that switch? If we're going to be a base 4-2-5 defense, we need a better nickel than Taron Johnson. Our run game seemed to emerge in the second half, in no small part to improved O-line play in that area. I can forgive Motor's fumble, but I don't feel like we have complimentary backs. I'll take Motor over Moss, although there are people on this board that disagree. And, I'm not saying Moss is terrible, but IMO he's not a good compliment. I'm not sure I wouldn't feel better with Yeldon out there. Moss has been a disappointment, if you ask me. This offense really misses Smoke when he's not there. I think Allen/McD needed to spread the ball around more in the second half. The TEs were invisible, McKenzie was a non-factor, and with Diggs playing so many short routes, there was little speed on the field, and we weren't that hard to cover in the second. Poor offensive adjustments at the half. Great defensive adjustments at the half, though. The Chargers O became demoralized.

I don't generally complain about officiating, but the refs stole 25 yards from the Bills on that drive.

Are you kidding???

Cole Beasley has a much better passer rating vs. the Chargers than Nathan Peterman.

Are they playing Ryan Bates like a TE?

Was that Beasley?

Watching NFL Today. Jon Gruden looks like he's morphing into Mark Davis. Scary.

Kinda doubt he's going to be on the field too much, but it would be interesting to see what Kumerow brings to the table. Aaron Rodgers had a lot of nice things to say about him... Also, limited though his time has been, Josh Norman has played well when he's been out there. Really hope he gets some good play in before he breaks himself again.

Does Ryan Fitzpatrick have a favorite charity I can donate to?

In.

We've survived this long without Norman. He would have been a nice piece, but not critical. Missing Wallace and Marlowe is huge, IMO. I think Marlowe is a bit of an unsung hero on this D. I suspect Siran Neal is going to be out there a lot. Klein needs to have another performance like he had last week. I hope this moment isn't too big for Dane Jackson. This game definitely just got a lot harder.

Why do you hate Josh???

Not even for Mahomes. Not that I don't think Mahomes is the better QB. But, I'm really enjoying rooting for this team, right now. THIS team.Josh hasn't even reached his ceiling yet. When he does, I want him to be in a Bills uniform.