Dan

I think the FO is recognizing what has been quite apparent for some time... McKenzie is not a viable replacement for Beasely. He should be, but he’s just not consistent and we need a consistent slot WR. I’m glad they’re not too proud to recognize the mistake they made and are bringing Bease back. Off the field, he seemed like a douche, but what matters more is on field production. The questions it’ll be interesting to see answered: 1. Does Beasely have anything left in the tank? If so, I think he starts next week. 2. Does McKenzie play the role of a good teammate? If not I could see him getting cut. Its a Bold move, hut with the #1 seed on the line you need to make a frw bold moves some times.

With a big cold squish Another good Primetime Win Lets go Buffalo

LOL. Exactly. I think the negativity comes from a life time of the Bills letting them down, mixed with a twisted logic that pointing out faults makes them more astute to the imminent final loss, that 31 teams have every year.

I been thinking since last night, and I guess 10-3 should feel better than it does. But that’s not really got anything to so with the team or how they’re winning. Its more due to this board and the continual stream of negative opinions. After the win, I came here excited. I was anxious to read all the great takes on how awesome it was to beat the Jets. We’re 10-3 and taking care of the division 1 by 1. It was a good day! A bit nervous at times, sure. But we won and may have knocked the Jets starting QB out for a week or two. And, yet again, after another good win... there was already 6 pages of posts talking about how bad the game was, we looked terrible, this player or that sucks, and so forth. Within an hour after the good, divisional win; I was also just thinking of all the mistakes and how we barely won. Why? Because of all the negative, hyper critical, internet coaches who demand perfection and everything less is ..the worst. So, my advice, take a break from this place for a few days. Think about how we just kicked the Jets ass. Let that sink in. Then, start to feel the hype for stomping the Fins. We’re 10-3, on top the conference, and are in perfect position to control the division again! One more week, one more win, get it done! The score doesn’t matter. There are no style points. Just beat the fish on Saturday and keep the stranglehold on the division! It was a great, hard fought win yesterday, we’re 10-3, the #1 seed, and have another tough game coming up. Let that sink in. This has been an awesome season! We deserve this team and they deserve our support for playing so well through all they have. From all the injuries, missing key players each week, lost Hyde, Crowder, new punter a week before the season, Josh’s elbow, Poyer driving cross country to play, new OC, sick players, lost practices, tough schedule, through it all.... we’re 10-3. Let it all sink in and don’t let the demand for perfection take over. Go Bills!

So we beat a fired up division foe by 2 scores, and the Bills win is less impressive than the Chiefs surviving in Denver? If the Jets don’t get that safety, the game likely ends at 20-7. The Bills had a comfortable lead and were cruising to a win. That safety gave the Jets life and fired them up. But then the defense did what they needed to extinguish that spark... force a fumble.

We’re playing a tough schedule and I think many of the teams are better than we want to think. The Jets? The Lions? The Vikings? Next the Dolphins.. none of these are easy teams to beat. So, I agree, its been a lot of difficult wins against good teams. I’ll take it. I get critical review of the game. But what does get old is when players are called out as garbage and the hyperbole despite the win. If you read some posts, without knowing the score, you’d think we lost the last 4 games. So i guess perspective is missing by some? next week is huge!

I would say inconsistent. But since GB, they scored: 17 30 31 28 24 20 today. Its hard to find too much fault with that production. The 17 and 20 point games - against the Jets - are the outliers more than the rule. Yeah, i think they need to get in sync and stop dropping passes. They need a dependable slot guy. But, I’ll take 4+scores on average every week.

One game does not foretell the performance in another.

Thank you! The Bills won! And we’re going to get another week of pissing and moaning about how bad the team is. Granted... this was the definition of an Ugly win. Look at the stats and the Jets O outplayed ours all game. But we scored and made the plays when we had to! That’s what champion caliber teams do! Yeah, they had entirely too many drops. Our WRs seemingly never make the tough, contested catch; while each week Jackson is giving up circus catches. Its odd! There’s a lot to clean up. Players need to get healthy. The O needs to get in sync. But we’re 10-3!! Beat a solid team. And grinding out tough wins. Gotta love it.

I love Fitzy! Asking about the #17

This is only my 2nd Thursday night game I’ve watched this season. Mostly because i wanted to see if last week’s broadcast was the anomaly. But is it the way Amazon is filming/capturing stadium sound? Is it Al Michaels just sounding old and tired? Is it just poor play on Thursday (although Bills and Patsies both had a full week to prepare)? I’m not sure, but this is about the worst NFL Broadcasting I’ve ever seen. (Only reason its still on is I’m in a hotel room listening while doing work)

I suspect when the season is over we find out his elbow injury was more severe than he ever let on. I won’t be surprised if he has some surgery even. It seems, to me, quite clear his struggles have been due to over compensation for trying to limit excess torque on the elbow, and hesitation at times probably due to concern over the throwing angle or some such nonsense.

By losing to the Bears. Beating all our NFC teams hurts our tow breakers

If he ever became a winning QB, i think he’d be the biggest douche in the league - easily. As it stands, he’s an extremely below average QB that is limiting what the offense can do and he still thinks he’s good enough to have that attitude. Someone needs to pull him aside and remind him that he’s not good enough to have the attitude he displays.

And as also noted, although the ball moved when he landed on the ground, it never touched the ground. And could it not be considered a “football move” when he repositioned the ball while falling? Seemed like a catch to me.

A few thoughts: Al Michaels needs to retire. Bills got a big win! And now a good rest is needed. Sorry, so many posters lost $5 tonight.

I don’t think most hate the Bills (some sure, probably are fans of other teams). I think they feel they need to constantly prove they are right. And sometimes that means the Bills need to lose so they can be right. So them being right, and making sure everyone knows they’re right (even if its just one time out of 10) takes priority over the Bills winning. Back to matters at hand... from my readings and observations, this is the game to blitz. Get pressure on their QB! On the other side, quick passes. This would be a great game to figure out how to run a screen play. Do those 2 simple things and I think its an easy win.

In other words, he’s not always right... except when talking down Bills, like you always do, then he’s absolutely right! Dude just give it a rest. We all know you like to be the “voice if reason” and constantly remind us all that the Bills suck and you’re the only one that sees it. We get it. But do you have to piss your thoughts into every single thread? just take the day off. You can come back tonight and tell us all the things that all the players did wrong while beating the Patsies.

I disagree. I think his elbow is a significant factor into his play lately. I would imagine he feels it with almost every throw and is very much aware that he’s one hit or tweaked throwing angle from a more significant injury. All causing him to think more and over compensate some of his throwing motions. Its those end of the game, miracle throws that are the outlier because he knows he has to do it or lose. So he grits his teeth and lets it rip, so to speak.

That to me is the true value of the #1 seed. You get a first round bye. Plenty of teams can win on the road, home field (outside of a few venues) isn't as advantageous as it used to be for a variety of reasons. But, being 2 wins away from the Super Bowl is much better than needing to win 3.

And IMO this is why Madden was so good.. He watched the game, loved the game, and awarded the unsung heros that won the game. Now everyone just awards the QB and they get the praise regardless of what actually happens in a game.

The Bills have had a pretty brutal last few weeks - physically and mentally. During the Lions game, at one point late in the game, the sideline reporter even mentioned how the Bills’ bench looked tired (or deflated or quiet or something along that line). To me.. even in the Knox mic’d up video they all appeared to be “going through the motions” for a lot if it. They just seemed wore out (except Ed Oliver). Having a full week to prepare and getting a few guys back this week is huge. They just need to find a way to win, without any more injuries. I feel like if they do that... it’ll be a huge, collective team sigh of relief. Kinda like the worst is behind them type feeing. They’ll have 10 days to rest, get healthier, practice. ..and be set up for a strong final push! I think the Fins and Jets have benefitted a little from an easy schedule this year. They’re improved teams, but are they battle tested and ready for the final push like the Bills are? I don’t think so (as long as we get healthy for it).

#69 at the end. 😆

How can anyone say this? We’re currently 8-3 (better record than last year) and we’ve had to rely on our depth players all over the field since week 1. We’ve had day 1 starters miss multiple games at pretty much every position except QB and RB. I would say our roster depth has been tremendous.

I agree. Then offense lacks creativity and has predictable tendencies that opposing teams have figured out... hence more interceptions especially in the condensed spaced within the red zone. I don’t understand why a playbook doesn’t stay with the team and we have to let a new OC reinvent the wheel.