Luka

Hell of a night for the Texans. A lot like Beane taking Allen and Edmunds. Trying to establish the young leaders on both sides starting tonight.

I guess I am in the minority in that I love football enough to watch every week. Most games have been entertaining to watch but I will say this, the first few weeks of the XFL season really supported the NFL wanting a long training camp and exhibition games. It avoids the league putting out a mediocre product. Most teams didn't start clicking until week 3 or 4. TV ratings also aren't everything, many people like myself are streaming on ESPN+ for the XFL and I don't see viewership numbers for either league when it comes to streaming on apps. I think the biggest issue with both leagues is that they are trying to start a team in a city with an established professional team already. A city like St. Louis really shows the potential of untapped markets. They have the best attendance by far and typically do well in TV ratings. Portland (OR), Salt Lake (UT), Tulsa (OK), Lexington (KY), Columbia (SC) and Richmond (VA) would be great large cities that most likely root for an NFL or college team but don't have a professional team of their own.

Bobby Woods back in Buffalo would be excellent. One of the best run blocking wideouts in the league and would be a great addition to the receiving corps.

Aside from all the weird special teams stuff going on.

By the end of the season Elam was the best corner we have. If anything I'd be evaluating trading White to free up cap space.

I'm still not sold on the media access. Every start up league has tried it and it's just uninteresting. Yes, the guy that scored the touchdown is happy he scored the touchdown. Don't really need an interview to know that.

Better off trying from the 10 than the 2 honestly. Opens up the playbook but maybe none of the coaching staffs have enough confidence in their QBs currently.

When Milano is out, the defense looks putrid, Edmunds does not impact the defense in the same way. Aside from the tall guy not standing in the middle of the field flat footed, I hardly noticed he was out when he got hurt last year. Klein is better in the run game, that was noticeable.

McDermott failed miserably this year, in my eyes. Elam and Shakir both proved often that they should be on the field and time and time again they stood on the sidelines. Elam was tied for 2nd in interceptions on the team in limited snaps and Shakir consistently made big time catches on 3rd down. Two of the better draft picks for this front office and the coaching staff sat them. Makes me question if OBD is all on the same page.

He's a mediocre middle linebacker and never developed into the Kuchely Beane and McDermott hoped he would. He's awful in the run game and no where near as impactful in the passing game as you'd hope for with his size and athleticism.

I don't have any expectations until they make moves along the lines this offseason. If we get don't bigger, more physical, more athletic along the offensive line, I won't expect much more than a wild card berth.

Ah yes, the BBMB. Home of the absurd quarterback analysis. I stand by Tim Tebow to this day, screw Jay.

Our front 7 (or 6) aren't comparable to the Ravnes in it's current state with no Von, no Phillips. It's going to take a real game plan to stifle Burrow and not get gashed for big runs. Oliver is so explosive, I would like to see him move around this game. Create mismatches in the middle, send him on stunts. Too often he's just left to bull rush a double team. That's where we miss Von most, Ed was eating early in the season as teams tried to protect against Von.

YES. It pisses me off to no end that we kept trotting Dane Jackson and Benford out there over Elam. Elam is gifted, much like Tre. When you draft a guy like that in the 1st, you play him. He was still very impressive against Hill and will need a similar performance against Chase this week.

Being able to understand the situation and what's good for the team in that situation is the most important part of playing QB. I don't think those big plays go away if Josh throws for 5 yards on 2nd and 2 to a wide open Beasely. I think they actually become higher percentage plays the more he's able to spread the ball all over the field. That's why he was so efficient last year and the offense just looked unbeatable. He could strike deep but you never knew when it was coming as the opposing defense. This year it's more predictable. It happens in situations it doesn't exactly need too.

I do not disagree.

I think the difference isn't so much that he's influencing, just that Dorsey isn't reigning him in like Dabol used too. He knows what Allen is capable of and he thinks back to when he played QB and what plays he would've made with talent like Josh has.

I wasn't worried when we drafted him and I'm definitely not now watching him mature into an NFL player. He is seriously the best corner on this team right now. He's 2nd on the team in interceptions, made huge plays in coverage. He shut Tyreek down I think as best as anyone has this year. He's big, physical and capable of man to man coverage and as Shaq said in his presser, he's clearly been studying and working. When Tre is 100% again next year, we will have the best duo in the NFL.

Seriously. How good could the boy genius be if he couldn't figure out how to use a guy like Gesicki? Sure he can't block but he's a hell of a receiver.

Buzzer on wrist, hand on flag. Watch the ball, buzzer goes off, ball not snapped, flag comes out. Guys, I think we're on to something!

Their line is their weakness but will Fraizer and McDermott dial up the kind of pressure it will take for it to have an impact on the game?

I'm just looking for the Bills to stop trying to beat the Bills. I know every other opponent is inferior at this point but c'mon.

I got hammered for claiming this game was a coin flip and being favored by 10.5 points was kind of ridiculous. Then when it was announced Tua was out for certain I thought okay, Skylar Thompson starting? We're definitely going to win by 3 plus scores. We've got to, right? 3rd string QB? Practice squad offensive linemen? The defense played well enough for us to win by 3 scores. But the offense must've felt like it was the Dolphins' birthday because they just kept gifting them points.

Yep, which could end up being a very bad thing for this team overall. Dabol was obviously keeping Josh in check more than we thought. He's turned the ball over a ton this year. The media was touting his performance in the playoffs as historically excellent. Yesterday it was anything but. In the end, the question is if this continues into the next game and we lose, who is going to take the fall for it? Josh? Dorsey? McDermott? Situational football has eluded us this year. It's a shame, because if were just even slightly more sound, picked our spots a little more carefully, hell we might be undefeated right now.