BigPappy

I know we have drafted small in the past 4 or 5 years. But the injury issues have been going on a lot longer than that. I'll admit, my memory isn't great when it comes to this stuff, but I remember us having these injury issues back to the Juron day's. Were we drafting guys on the small side then too? I agree with what you're saying about technique and attack angles. I guess the question begs, is that a player issue where they are not applying what they learn during the games, or is it that the coaching staff isn't teaching good technique? Maybe a bit of both? If it's a coaching issue, then maybe McDermott is the issue and he can't or doesn't know how to pick good teaching coaches. Also, your point is well taken with corallating poor technique to injuries. It makes perfect sense and in the back of my mind, i knew this, but for whatever reason, it never really registered.

This!! 100% this! It seems every year we have injury issues, and severe ones at that. And they seem to almost always be primarily on defense. Can someone explain that to me please? I know all teams have injuries, but the Bills and a only a few other teams seem to have it year in and year out. At this point, you can't call it an injury bug. It's more like an epidemic.

Unfortunately it has been listed as a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was apparently evading police. They later found his car in an accident where he had fled. They found him deceased at approximately 1:30 AM. Very sad. Far to young. He was clearly struggeling with something.

I'm here for the comments and have not been disappointed. Some outstanding stuff!. 😂

A good with valid points as well.

Just because you lose to an "inferior" opponet, that does not automatically define it as a trap game. Neither team played well most of the game. Drake Maye made some outstanding plays in the fourth quarter but overall, his play was maybe only slightly above average. Yet, the Bills lost. They lost because they were unfocused, sloppy, and had multiple turnovers and penalties. They phoned in their game, plain and simple. THAT is what made this a trap game. You can play an "inferior" team and play well, yet still lose. If that so called inferior team plays at a higher level than they have in the past weeks. That is just part of the game. Any given Sunday as they say. Had both teams played well and the Bills still lost, that isn't a trap game. That is just getting out played and getting beat.

The everyone eats mentality is not the problem. At least, not when it comes to the loss to the Patriots. They (The Bills) got caught in the "Trap Game", looking past the Patriots to either the Falcons or the bye week. McD usually has not fallen victim to the trap game, and typically keeps the team focused. That obviously did not happen this past week. The mental mistakes and miscues were so far beyond ridiculous that it was to the point of sillyness. That first fumble clearly shows that the offense was so totally out of sync and that thier timing was way off. Later on in the game, when they ran that play again, it almost happened again where the ball was going to get knocked out of Josh's hands, but luckly he was ablt to adjust. Whatever the issues are with the offense, I am certain they will get them worked out. The defense on the other hand.... they are just playing awful at this point. Tre is getting absolutely smoked on nearly every play and needs to be benched. There are so many injuries on defense (like every other year) they haven't been able to field their primary defensive players all at the same time. I know that all teams deal with injuries. But, it seems like this team deals with way more than the average, and they always seem to be primarily on the defensive side of the ball.

It's my fault. I wasn't able to watch the game from my living room highback arm chair. The Bills had not lost at home since I had started sitting in that arm chair. I was traveling for a funeral and unable to watch from home.

My guess would be, due to lack of mobility if he is the last line of defense in the even of a good return and he needs to be able to run full out and make a tackle. Just my thoughts on it anyway.

Josh isn't the type of player to let a broken or dilocated finger slow him down. I wouldn't even be shocked if he started slinging it left handed. (sarcasm)

I would like to disagree with you on this because there are options that you can use for spraying on the visor to prevent the fogging, but I just can't. The fact is, those sprays suck, and they don't work. I have tried them for those chilly mornings when riding my motorcycle, and i still need to leave my visor unlocked and lifted a 1/4 to 1/2 inch to prevent it from fogging up and collecting moisture. It really is a pain.

Not all visors, but anything that is tinted. At least according to the rules. "only 100% clear visors are legal for use in games unless a player has a doctor's note and league approval for a tinted or colored visor due to a medical reason. Referees have the final say, and players must ensure their visor is completely clear and free of any "swag" like logos or lettering. The strict requirement for clear visors allows medical personnel to check players' eyes for injuries without removing their helmet, which is critical in the event of a suspected spinal injury." But in 2019 the league signed a deal with Oakley, so players now have the option to wear Oakley Prizm Clear shields, a lightly tinted visor meant to enhance visual acuity and spatial awareness in players. details found here.

I started making it last year during the playoffs. It has just the right amount of kick, and the perfect sweetness from the bourbon. It just needs to be made the day before to give it time to settle and thicken up. Once it does, Mmmmm mmmmmm. So smooth and delicious.

Not to mention that his numbers were not that far off from Brady, P Manning, Favre, and a few others in the same amount completed years in the league. Assuming the stats that ChatGPT pulled are correct, I think it is safe to assume the narritive that Josh was a "turnover machine" (especially in his early career) are grossly exagerated.

I used to go to 3-4 games a year, sometimes add in one additional one from a vendor that some years would invite me to a game as well. The last few years, it has been only 1 game a year. Like @BuffaloBillyG and @The Jokeman, between the weather and traffic, especially the weather... meh. I've reached the age where I am just plain sick of the cold and winter. I get a great view from my Wingback chair, with my feet up and a nice cold drink and some fresh chicken wings with homemade Buffalo Trace bourbon Buffalo sauce.