Mister Defense

Yeah, it looks like he gained about 40 pounds and most of it fat, not muscle. Great to see!!

Yes, that is what i was thinking, a busy highway. Out of gas, yes, but call a service station to bring you some. And then, with 25% of your blood alcohol, you could have them take you home too.

Loved attending this old-school, great defensive game. To me, a game like that is preferable to a scoring fest where the last team with the ball wins. It also made me really appreciate Wade Phillips and to welcome him with open arms when he came to Buffalo. Old school game, old school coach, and one of the best Bills playoff games ever.

I never said that playing in the elements makes all teams tough and more resilient. And I don't think all dome teams are soft. For example, Detroit seems to rise above that obstacle lately. But there does seem to be a pattern for the dome teams I mentioned as they are 'the same' kind of soft teams, year after year.

Very happy that the Bills didn't consider paying a past his prime receiver 15 million a year after tearing an ACL TWICE over the last few years, and before that a broken ankle. Not worth it. The Ravens would be much better with the TWO (needed) very good receivers they could have signed for that money.

Lol My points are "pretty backward"? Please see bold above... Yikes.

Okay, but open air is a good thing. A needed thing, actually. Want to become like so many of the dome/retractable roof teams? Soft, inconsistent, and very few ever contending? Think: Cowboys, Vikings, Cardinals, Colts, Texans, Falcons... Domes make teams weak, in my opinion. To me, that is what we would get--football is meant to be played outside, is an outdoor game. The elements make teams physical; stronger, resilient. Shoot, Dorsey may never run the ball again if the Bills played in a dome! Dome teams become soft, inconsistent, and tailgating almost always dies when the dome goes up as well--why brave the elements for hours when you are moving to a giant living room soon to watch your team?

Are you saying you would rather have the huge monstrosity of a stadium that they have in Dallas? If so, almost unimaginable. It is like they do not even have a home field advantage anymore in that huge impersonal cavern, where so many rely on monitors because they are so far from the field. No way would would that kind of impersonal corporate mess be accepted in Buffalo. When the Bills play the Cowboys there are you ever worried about the crowd being too loud or the home atmosphere undermining the Bills? I don't. It is almost like they are playing on a neutral field when playing in Dallas.

Thanks for the specific info on this. Often, and like me, if we aren't reading a bunch of perspectives, the superficial take from others seems to dominate: this stadium is an outlandish rip off of NY residents. The fact that the Pegulas are putting up a huge amount of their own money is often ignored or glossed over. If you are correct, they are already in for almost 3/4 of a billion dollars. How many other NFL owners have put up that kind of money for a new stadium? (I have no idea what that answer is.) Looking forward to seeing a game in our new stadium. Go Bills!

I cannot believe that the jets are going to blow this possibly. With that huge expenditure for a moody, inconsistent, head case of a quarterback, past his prime, I think the Jets would not be able to compete with the Bills. As opposed to getting a good quarterback in the draft on a first contract, enabling them to keep growing as a team. Come on Jets, sign Rogers today, and give us a great Easter gift! Or, if it does not work out, try to swing a deal for perennial pro-bowler, Russel Wilson. He is only 35, so has a lot more left in the tank... Go Green, get er done!

Yeah, as if he has any choice. And he would be thrilled with any team showing any interest at all, of course. None will.

The Bills have an excellent tight end, but don't use him well now because of a poor OC, just like they had an excellent running back in Singletary but did not use him. The Bills are in danger of spinning their wheels big time now, running in place as teams pass them by, as we saw this year with the Bengals, and teams like Miami and others about to pass them by. They have actual needs, such as WR, O-line, and linebacker, but the poor coaching is making some think that other areas are just as weak. Dangerous thinking, if we want the Bills to contend. If Dorsey is the same coordinator he was last year, I predict he will not last the year. Wow, really giving Dorsey a huge pass here!!

I think this could work out very well if Newton did it on a volunteer basis only. Or, no more than $100 per start. These would be fair compensation for someone with Newton's talent and ability.

Thanks. Wow is right; three very high caliber NFL running backs on one team, all pro bowl caliber players and one a certain Hall of Famer. But it seems Dorsey learned very little about the value of a high quality running game even from his own seminal football experiences. It will cost him his job this year, in my view, if he does not wake up... It was so bad last year that Greg Cosell repeatedly said that there was "no synchronicity" between the running and passing game of the Bills, and that the running game seemed to be more of an afterthought. Extremely damning words by Cosell, someone who really knows his football. Maybe we can remind Dorsey of the running backs he played with and how important they were to his own success? He clearly has forgotten this fact.

Well, sounds good. But it sounds more like hope than actual evidence that Dorsey and the Bills plan to change their ways and create a real, multidimensional NFL offense where the tight ends, the short passing game, and running game are seminal components. Good point on Winslow and Shockey, and yes, it makes sense that Dorsey learned something from those great players in Miami. Did he also play with any high level running backs?

But what makes you think these things about the coming year? Have you heard Dorsey or others on the Bills specifically address these concerns, changes? Of course I am hoping you are right, but the fact that Dorsey never got better at this, and was the main reason the extremely one dimensional Bills had almost no chance in the playoffs, makes me skeptical. It was as if Dorsey was a one trick pony, with Josh Allen, on the run, winging it down the field, his go to play.

Why get another top tight end when Knox is already used so poorly by Dorsey? It is as nonsensical as getting a better running back, a waste of time. How many targets did Knox have last year? 60? How many did Kelce have? Dorsey seems to have almost no use for, or ideas for, using the middle of the field effectively with his running backs of tight ends. The Bills payed huge money to Knox last year. How many games would you say he made a difference in? But just like with Singletary, not Knox's fault, but the fault of a poor offensive coordinator who doesn't know how to use all of the field. Or make the best use of his players.

Very disturbing how dumb Jackson is being about almost all related to his new contract, from his initial decision to not get a real agent, to his unreasonable demands, to his most recent tweet. While I do not think it is likely he would have been be a QB consistently leading a team to contend for a championship, he could have had an excellent career and made a slew of money. But he has made all of the wrong moves, greatly diminishing his value and the respect people once had for him. These moves may define his career if he doesn't change his mindset soon and also get some good, professional representation.

Diggs is not a selfish idiot, someone who thinks more about his stats than the team. I disagree that he would think this way. But if he does, then f**k him and move on, as he would have proven the Minnesota doubters right after all. I think the prospect of adding another high caliber, even Hall of Fame caliber receiver, would make Diggs extremely happy.

No it's not, as it is par for the course. They are again settling for the mediocrity (or worse) on the offensive line that has prevented the Bills from taking the next step. Same 'ol, same 'ol: we'll get by, I know what I am doing'... They will have a slew of O lineman in camp, again, and lots of new faces, and think that in itself, once again, that will somehow make up for a lack of high level skills. Maybe he will prove me wrong, but it is the clear pattern.

This appears to now be a down year coming up, as this past year was. It was clear to most that by the time the playoffs came this year the Bills were playing with a lesser team than the Chiefs and Bengals. My concern this year is that some other team(s) may also move ahead of the Bills, leaving us with even less hope that this is 'the year'. The Bills need to address their weak areas: wide receivers, offensive line, linebacker and so far are not coming through. That could change. If I hear they are looking for 'depth' on the offensive line, once again, and so settling for mediocrity, and ditto for the wide receiver position, instead of addressing another fundamental weakness, then I will go into this season not expecting the Bills to compete for a championship.

Um, saying the Bills are dropping the ball in addressing weak areas, such as the O-line and receiver, and that the Bills would have been better off using the Miller money on those things, isn't 'emotional driven pithchforking'. The Bills, still a high quality team, took a clear step back last year because clear needs were not addressed well last off season. If they do so again this year, the Bills may quickly be an afterthought next season.

Yup, when the next year's team is being formed...

Pretty clear that Beane learned nothing over the last few years. He is still not willing to make real, dramatic, positive changes in the O Line. More mediocrity or worse, as is the case here. Love the Bills, but losing faith for the first time that this GM will lead them to a championship. He can't see what is right of front of us--the Bills need to upgrade their offensive line, and offense, in a dramatic way this off season. While I like the signing of McGovern, the lack of any significant movement on the O-Line and on a high caliber wide out, and a new linebacker, are all very discouraging. Maybe he should have thought into the future a bit before shelling out huge guaranteed bucks for a 32 year old linebacker, clearly on the decline? Could have signed two high level starting O lineman for that money, players that would have could have helped the Bills take the next step.

No true... In two of the most important things a Bills running back does, run the ball, of course, and protect Allen, he was one of the best in the league. 4.7 yards a carry and 6th best RB at pass blocking. As a receiver, almost 300 yards last year as well. Imagine what he will do if he finds a team truly committed to a multi-dimensional attack...