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Sorry.... without Milano and White, and with aging safties who lose a half-step in the 4th quarter... they're not good enough.... and that's the cold hard truth. They'll be in games simply because of Josh, but that won't be enough to overcome their inability to get stops late in games.

Are those rankings based on penalty rates or counts? The Bills run a lot of plays per game, near top of the league iirc. Opponents are usually playing catch-up so lots of passing plays against = more calls.

Looking at the bigger picture it would actually be in their best interest to miss the playoffs. Hear me out 😂 They're a flawed team, missing all-pros at several key positions. As a result, they're not SB contenders this year and that's OK. Missing the post-season would have several positive impacts on the franchise moving forward.... Full evaluation top down of the entire coaching staff. Maybe they can McD and bring in a better gameday tactician. Better draft picks to fill holes (WR2/S/CB). Missing the playoffs would provide increased focus and motivation going in to the 2025 season.... mad Josh > aloof Josh. Players, across the board, will be ultra motivated during offseason prep. ...that said, If they do sneak in and win a game or two they'll feel like they salvaged the season and accomplished something. I'd rather have them pissed off and on a mission (w a healthier younger defense) going in to the 2025 season, instead of feeling they can just waltz through the regular season and still get it.

Aging safeties losing half step in the latter stages of games. That's all it takes.

Sure, it's nice that he's back, but he shouldn't have ever left.... where did he go? IMO it's too late in the season for this... the time to show up was week 1. Sure, maybe they have a strong finish, but if and that's a big IF, they make the playoffs, they'll have to go on the road and then all we'll hear in the off-season is that they need to get home field advantage.... blah blah blah... it's tiresome. I'm happy he's "back", but all is not forgiven.

Jordan Phillips grabs Mayfield's facemask on a 4th down sack T. Johnson gets flagged on another 4th down A desperation pass to M. Evans bounces off Benford's helmet directly into his arms A batted ball on a 2pt conversion is deflected directly to a Tampa player Now consider there are infinite parallel universes (there are)... it at least one of those universes all of the above happens in the final 5 minutes of the game, yet the Bills still find a way to win, that's the universe we live in. If just one of those things doesn't happen, the Bills win comfortably and nobody is questioning McD. Let's give the guy a break.

The grass field at Tottenham Hotspur is designed specifically for soccer. The type of grass, tensile strength, moisture level, base layer, sub-layer, core, etc.. would not hold up to the rigors of an NFL game, ultimately resulting in hazardous conditions.

6 The Dolfish are frauds and will be exposed like Washington last week. They beat the Chargers by 2 and Pats by 7. The teams they beat have a combined 2 wins on the season. This game won't even be close. 47-6 Bills

So if Wash scored 35 against the Broncos and 3 against the Bills, and Miami scored 70 aganst the Broncos. Then Miami should score 6 points against Buffalo.

she fried yet?

Bills 24 Raiders 20

She deserves to be fired for this. Unprofessional and churlish.

3 targets, 1 drop and 1 catch for 7 yards

They don't target rookies in this offense, doesn't matter how high they were dradted.... see Cook last year, JA didn't beat out Peterman in camp his rookie year either. I say he plays maybe 15% of snaps, 3 targets, 1 catch for 7 yards.

yes

This game is gonna be decided by special teams.

Career year upcoming. Kincaid will free up Davis downfield.

There's reasons to be hopeful, and reasons to be concerned. Won't be surprised if they go 14-3 or 9-8. The one area I think they'll imrpove is pressuring QBs. McDermott calls a much more aggressive game than Frasier, should result in more turnovers.

JT

I share the same concern as well as durability... Suffered a back injury (compression fracture) his final year at Utah that kept him out months.

Raw rookie TE with only a few years experience playing the position coming off a back injury. I have doubts about his ability to process the game at NFL speed, as well as his durability.

I'd like to see Kincaid flash. Hear nothing but rave reviews about his camp performance, but I'm skeptical.

I expect a dominant performance from the defense in week one. A healthy White, Hyde back, Rousseau taking another step and McD’s attacking style will give opposing offenses fits.

Shane Nelson, bermuda triangle w Jim Haslett and someone else... Smerlas? Had that poster in my room as a kid.