BillsFan130

On paper, a very manageable schedule 1. Early bye does suck 2. early part of the schedule seems easy outside of baltimore- Bills have a good chance of stacking wins early All in all there really isn't a gauntlet in the schedule like in years past

I think we are going to be a bit disappointed the first half of the season with the defence. No Hoecht/Larry, rookie corner and rookie rotational defensive tackles. I think it's going to take a bit of time for them to gel- I hope I'm wrong lol cause I'm tired of seeing the D getting gashed

Don't they have Starks and Hamilton as the presumed starters? Unless they were planning on mixing in 3 safeties a lot on passing downs

Good point. I think it's more the week 1s they really struggle. Lost to the pats at home last year, and got blown by Cleveland the year before. I believe they are 1-5 in week 1 games under Zac Taylor

I hope not. Sunday night football is the worst time slot to watch a bills game IMO

I do miss the Sunday 1 games. Damn you Josh Allen.. haha

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/eagles-commanders-packers-bears-set-for-week-16-saturday-doubleheader Good chance bills won't play Christmas as those teams that play that Saturday double header, probably will be getting the Christmas games. (The extra day off)

I would almost guarantee the league has the bills new stadium factored into 2026. Most new stadiums (if not all) have opened on Sunday night football if you look at past history, and I doubt they would want the bills on Sunday night football to open the season on back to back years. (Of course if the bills win the Super Bowl, that would change that). I could be wrong

Those long contested two point attempts.. it's like dude, just attempt a 3 pointer at that point haha

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/james-cook-potential-holdout-not-something-i-want-to-talk-about-right-now Going to be interesting to see if Cook holds out or not. (I can't see how it would make any sense from his side)

As someone who lives in the Toronto area, love the Dwayne Casey shout out haha. I will add though- The big reason the raps did win was the trade for Kawhi. As Derozan was rough in the playoffs. (Getting rid of Casey for Nick nurse was def a factor as well to your point) I do agree with your overall point here about McDermott . Good coach who can stabilize a team. But Not sure if he's the guy to take you over the hump

Haha good call

I'm guessing 2026 will be when the bills open on Sunday night football because of the new stadium. I can't imagine them having back to back years opening on SNF

Fair enough- But he definitely uses it as motivation. He has always admitted to saying he has a huge chip on his shoulder from not getting any scholarships. Then the Jalen Ramsey thing, being called overrated. The list goes on. He definitely hears the noise from the outside Whether that contributes to impact on performance? I think there's more than enough anecdotal evidence to say it does. But we will never know of course

Your first comment I agreed with, but not sure I agree with this. You don't think Josh Allen getting called the most overrated player by his peers and media, provided any motivation to him this year and didn't impact performance?

That's fair and I see your point. Personally I'm just not a big fan of paying second contracts to running backs. (Unless you're elite like CMC, Barkley or Henry)

The one game cook missed, Ray Davis had 150 scrimmage yards. Are the bills a better team with cook? For sure- But at what cost? I would much rather a day 2 pick next year at cost control for 4 years paired up with Ray Davis and Ty Johnson, then paying Cook 15 million

I'm not sure of the context of Mack in 2022 as I didn't watch a ton of raiders games and didn't specifically watch him, so if what you're saying is true, I'll take your word for it

He was more efficient for sure with the Bills last year- But if you double Hollins targets this year, his efficiency metrics would of course drop. (gabe davis is a prime example, even Shakir last year in terms of percentage completion when he was targeted more)

I think he's referring to the 2022 season with Vegas. Where he had 57 for 690 and 4 TDs on 94 targets. (Last season was 31 for 378 on 50 targets)

He's got more upside than Hollins, but also has by far more negative plays. Drops passes, fumbles, and isn't on the same page with Josh a lot of the times which leads to interceptions Drop rate of 6 percent is still lower than Gabes. Gabe also fumbles more and has way more miscommunications with Josh, which leads to interceptions. Translation: Gave has more upside then Mack, but also has a lot more negative stuff that happens when the ball is thrown his way. Not ideal for a WR4/5 , as you want someone reliable who can play special teams

Bad things happen when you throw to Gabe Davis.. To my knowledge, Mack Hollins didn't fumble, have a dropped pass, or Josh didn't throw an INT when throwing his way. What happened when josh threw to Gabe? Sure some more explosiveness. But drops, fumbles and INTs when targeting him . Also, Mack was elite at special teams where Gabe doesn't play

I wonder if Gabe was available a week ago, if Elijah Moore would have been a Bill.. lol. Happy that Gabe got released after the Moore signing though, as definitely don't want him back

Haha fair points. I was gonna say Pickett- But now that you put it that way, they are probably gonna be wasting a 5th round pick regardless . (By cutting sanders or Pickett)

Cutting a 5th rounder in the 1st offseason? it is possible, but I think the Browns would keep him for at least a year as thats somewhat of an investment If it was a 7th rounder, I would for sure agree. You might be right, we will see