Dan

It’s hard to fault the success of our offense since Brady took over. But I do agree, I feel like they could/should have a little more variety at times. Or be able to mix the tempo and/or style up from time to time to keep teams guessing.

Because about half this board has been saying …since the last preseason game… that he’s going to come back, and a week later be the starter that saves our defense.

I’m sorry but Al needs to retire. I honestly don’t understand why people with no financial reason hold on for so long.

F me. Why does every player that has a decent game come up injured after and miss the next game(s). wtf is it with these guys

I've said this for a while now, the best thing Pegula can do for this team is get on the Competition Committee and buddy up to Roger and the head of referees dude. Take them all to nice dinners and offer to hold committee meetings on your yacht in the Mediterranean. Its been obvious for decades that the Bills get zero breaks from the refs, especially when playing certain teams such as the Patriots.

Gotta say… of all the takes I've read this week… this one seems the most accurate to my eyes. The Bills looked like the Bills. On defense, they gave up plays, but made enough plays to keep them to 6 points in the first half. The offense was moving the ball around well… until they weren’t. Just too many penalities and the turnovers, obviously. Granted, I contend a lot of the penalties were extremely ticky tack calls, while they let the Pats get by with much more. Yes, Palmer may have been more than a yard off the line, but he was maybe 1.25 yards off the line. It was not blatantly bad, and in most all instances that alignment isn't called. That all being said, the Pats just had a solidly good game plan. And they came in fired up and wanting that win more. Diggs played his best game in like 4? years! The Bills did what they've been doing… and didn't match the intensity of the game. My concern after this game is that they, as a team, are becoming too predictable. Allen likes to roll out to his right when the drive/game is on the line; so they overloaded the right side, and forced him into the teeth of their line. That, along with sound run defense, made for a tough game and Brady had little plan or ability to counter it. Even still, if the Bills don't turn the ball over or get a couple penalties on every drive (or the refs call PI when Shakir gets tackled), they probably win the game. The defense.. well its just always going to be what it is.. bend and pray they don't break. Which may be fine, but they need to have a Plan B for stopping an offense that only needs a FG with 2 mins or less in a game! In that situation, bending means you will break when kickers can easily make 50+ yarders now. Speaking of WRs getting tackled, is it just me or does Coleman seem to get mugged on almost every catch he makes? I get it, he's slow. He doesn't get separation. But it seems every time I see him going up after a ball a defender is draped all over him.

Same. Attended the game… with my whole family. Every time that many of us are in one place, watching the game we lose. 😕 but it was my first and only game at Rich Stadium. I hoped Josh would be strong enough to overcome our jinx. But, alas, even Josh has his limitations. We’re all flying home to our respective states today. So next week should be better.

This is an interesting point. I recall after the Ravens game someone stating that the Ravens took advantage of the crowd noise when they were on offense, and snapped the ball quickly. Thus, they effectively nullified the Bills’ defensive communication presnap. And it worked on a few plays, at least. The Saints are known to run a very fast, up tempo offense (at least that’s what I read in the pregame write ups). I wonder how much the crowd noise and speed of the NO offense contributed to Bills’ players not properly communicating and being slightly out of position on numerous plays? The result was alot of missed tackles and generally sloppy looking play. It could be something to watch for. Also, if there’s even a modicum of a possibility of this being true; I really hope the coaches are smart enough to develop a counter system of quicker calls/communication schemes. Because I can’t see the Bills fans being quieter, especially in the playoffs.

Got 2 points to make: 1. People need to stop thinking the odds actually relate to how a game will go. They’re trying to get you to bet. Stop using it as a barometer for judging how easy a game will be. 2.People need to stop thinking ANY game is going to be a blow out, easy win and therefore we should rest all our starters and get practice squad players playing time. This notion that we can just roll over a team, so let’s get the practice squad guys some live reps is just ridiculous. ..and jinxes the team!! this felt like an ugly game, but a wonderful win!! Take it all day and move on! 4-0 Go Bills!

That’s what I think too… We get the PED Boys back, eventually Hairston will be activated again as well. So who get cut when that happens? I maybe give Jackson a real game tryout. But that’s risky as hell. The Defense is already seeing mistakes from young guys like Bishop and Sanders. At some point, that’s going to get us in trouble. I agree 100%. Just makes me nervous. LOL

It typical BBFS, I fully expect the Bills will end up as the 1 seed. And still get the Ravens in the Divisional round, and the Chiefs in the AFCCG. Q we Epenesa is apparently the new TBD whipping boy? The notion that Landon Jackson, who by all accounts looked bad during camp and preseason and hasn’t dressed for any of the first 3 games, can step in and be better than Epenesa is ridiculous. I think too many people place hope and misguided expectations above reality. It’s a bit like folks thinking Hairston, who hasn’t even taken a practice snap since late July, can come off IR and immediately be better than Tre (or even Strong). It just isn’t going to happen, folks. He may be better one day, but frankly I’d be shocked if it’s this season. Similar, again, to the talk back in July of Davis being as good as Cook. Hence, we can trade our best offensive weapon not named Allen. It’s just hope and misguided expectations of players being plug and play pieces. And completely ignores the reality of the world, the team, and the sport they’re playing. I hope Jackson and Hairston are all pro, long term Bills. But it should not be the expectation that they’re going to beat out current starters any time soon. and BTW… WTF with Oliver! 3 games because someone stepped on his foot.

We’re flying in for this game as well. It’ll be my first game in Buffalo. I’ve seen them in quite a few other stadiums over the many years, but never had the opportunity with my job to make the trip to Buffalo in the fall. All my sisters and parents are flying in as well, so it’ll be a family affair! They planned it all, bought the tickets and everything. I’m just showing up. LOL. The wife and I will get up early and go see the Falls (she’s never been). We’ll head back down to Buffalo on Saturday and meet up with the family and eat and drink all the things from there! Absolutely looking forward to my pilgrimage to the holy land!

F thay mentality! This whole notion that we would have to beat KC and every other top team to validate our team is just ridiculous. If we made the SB, would it only matter if we face Philly? We don’t have to banish any demons to legitimize anything. Just win! I’m not sure who I want to lose… but no way I can cheer for KC. Go Bills!

To be fair… Henry is about the only current running back in the league that can do this. AND that’s only after he gets pst the line and builds up some speed. So, I think that’s a bit asking for a RB that’s a once in a generation find. Cook hits the line and pushes the pocket when needed. He’s also patient and sets up his blocks at a top tier level. And then he can instantly shift gears and out run DBs. I’m just so glad they worked a deal to keep him in the team. Go Bills!

Thank you.

I play fantasy football and only look at stat lines. Whether the team wins, scoring 31 points is irrelevant. I need my players to be individual FF leaders. There must be a problem. Let’s fix what ain’t broke so I can talk trash to my sister.

Quoted for truth! Everyone ..expected.. this game to be a complete beat down ending in fired coaches and a torn franchise. And now they’re upset we only won by 10pts? People need to pull their heads out of their asses and just give the Fins credit for a good game, and give the Bills more credit for keeping their head down and grinding out a solid win against a division opponent. The Bills did what good teams do. They beat a team they should beat. Take the win and move on. We’re 3-0 and in firm control of the division! Keep stacking wins and… Go Bills!

Agreed with all this… which is why the closer we get to tomorrow night, the more nervous I get listening to the entire football world predict an ultimate beatdown and Miami collapse. It may be a beat down…but they still have an offense that can exploit our depleted back 7. I just hope the players really don’t watch any of the pundits talk!

I think it’s entirely too early to talk about the 1 seed, not to mention bad by ju ju! We all hope for it. We all want it. But it’s week 3 and the trees still have green leaves! Personally, I won’t be able to give it serious consideration until I’m eating pumpkin pie and planning a week of turkey left overs.

Agreed. Unless the players have just given up and are willing to throw in the towel to get a new regime, I think they come out on fire with an extremely well-scripted first drive. Their plan will be to be physical, jump to an early lead and hope to quiet the crowd and shut Allen down long enough to get into the late 3rd quarter. So, the Bills just have to be prepared, focused and consistent. They can and will wear down the Dolphins.. .whether it takes 1 quarter or 3. If Beane hasn't already put his scouts on the alert to find a Milano and Taron replacement, I'd be surpeised. Both of those positions require fast, physical and smart players. And both of those players are showing decline.. Milano more so than Taron. But, it's definitely time to look for replacements. I would also suggest, even if Bishop improves all season, it's probably time to look for a Rapp replacement as well (although that could potentially still be a full year away).

So you’re saying this is their Super Bowl!?

Is he any good?

Pretty sure it happened on Fields’ one long run. I saw him fall down.. I was hoping a minor ankle sprain, hammy or something similar. But this is worse. I guess it depends on the severity of the tear, but you gotta figure 4-6weeks minimum. ?

Agreed! This was a game, where i was thinking go vanilla to start the 2nd half. Don't run up the score because we'll see this team again and don't put anything on tape you don't want other teams to see. As has been mentioned, i wish they did more play action. And they either need to work really hard on screen passes, or just delete them from the playbook because they absolutely suck at screen passes. I mean suck. I like that they seem to be getting away from the tush push a bit. Not that i think its bad to run, but a few teams are getting better at figuring it out. So it's not quite the guarantee it used to be. But, yeah, otherwise…. Its hard to fault the offense at all ; especially week 2!

Looks like a TD to me. Glad they challenged