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Yeah.....I am expecting Davis will be in there again with Latu likely as the other call up. Personally, I would rather it be Fox if he's ready because we need to help get Bosa's snap count under control, but they love having 3 TEs active so I guess we'll see.

I made a full post about it in the Coleman thread, but thought it was worth mentioning here as well. There is a lot of talk on X that Coleman is down again tomorrow. Not sure if it is fully out there corroborated with multiple sources, but there is talk, which I fully believe to be true, that he indeed will be scratched again tomorrow. If this is indeed true, it's not a great look for him with both Hardman and Samuel out as well with injuries. Looks like Moore might be the guy that goes in for Samuel and we'll have to wait and see what they choose to do with the return game.

Not sure if it's completely out there yet, but there is talk on X that Keon is down again tomorrow....... With the injuries to Samuel and Hardman, man....what a bad look for Coleman if he can't get a jersey with both of them out. But for me anyway, if this is indeed true which I have every belief that it is, I have no problem with it. Kid is handed an NFL opportunity on a silver platter and if he chooses not to take it seriously and not put in the work it takes to be great, then that's on him.

This is such an interesting situation to follow over the next few days. On one hand, he wasn't slated to return until at least next week, of not the week after. And, it probably would be rushing him back with only 1 week of full practice with some limited practice time last week. However, the situation they're in with their record in the standings is on life support. Their record is terrible, so the only way they are getting in is to probably win the division which they almost (not quite, probably) have to run the table to do. But they are only 2 games out of the the division and with the teams they still have left to play, if they win the right ones, the could possibly steal the division. However, they are hanging off the edge of the cliff so to speak....... If they rush him back to play this week, you are taking a chance of a setback or something worse. However, if they choose to sit him and they lose to the Pats*, the chances of even winning the division take a huge hit of the teams ahead of them win. The thing is, if Allen were in this situation, I don't think there is a force of nature that would keep him off the field and leaving it all out there no matter what the repercussions would be. And I think as fans, we would be in full support of it. However, their offensive line is absolute trash and their defense is somehow worse than ours. What are the chances they truly overtake that division even if they do win this week? My money is and has been on the Ravens all along. Nothing is going to change that. They are simply the best team in that division regardless of what their record shows and their schedule overall is favorable in my opinion. I just don't believe in the Steelers ability to hold them off. And the Ravens are just flat out better than the Bengals as a complete team. Are the Bengals really going to win both matchups with the Ravens and make up ground during the other remaining games? Just a tremendous long shot. But, that's why I said earlier, this is fascinating to watch this week. Are they going to maybe do the safe thing and keep him off the field and most likely take an L to the Pats* that basically ends their chances at the division before he even steps back on the field? Or, are they going to chance it, while still having a pretty good chance at losing Sunday even if he plays? I mean, we already know even if he plays, Chase won't be there to bail him out if needed. And, after sitting virtually the entire season, would he even provide them the best chance of winning the game with the rust he might be playing with. Honestly, I think the Pats* beat them regardless of whether he plays or not, but man.....the fun drama and chatter it would create heading into the game would be great regardless.

Nah....let him sit this week. Coming off a game where the offense looked good (especially in the 2nd half) and the WRs were finally getting open down the field and we were hitting some explosives, I am in no hurry to see him again. Now, if he had shown any promise of growth this season, or even in the last couple weeks leading into the benching, I might agree that it is important to get him in there. But when you watch the All 22 and you see the lack of separation week in and week out, the lack of overall effort on many plays, and lack of any real positive impact on the offense at all in terms of getting other open down the field, I just don't need to see him until injuries or whatever dictate it. If Samuel is out I'm putting Moore in there instead. One week in the press box and then going in on a short week isn't going to all of a sudden make him a different player. He has to EARN his way out there again and getting to a few meetings on time on a short week isn't going to prove anything to anyone. So, yeah....let him sit this week too. Then, if over the the next week and a half before we play again he shows something to significance to the coaches and his teammates, and if you really need him back, then consider it against Pittsburgh. Make no mistake about it, though, he's not going to be the savior of our offense, especially against a defense like Houston has. I'm fine with him sitting at least another game, if not even more.

I am not counting them out at all...... I mean, how many more losses will it take for them to miss most likely? 3 at this point? I am not sure they have 3 more losses on their schedule and I am not sure a couple of the teams above them are going to be able to keep winning. While it would be nice of them to miss for a lot of reasons, I fully expect them to win most of the games they have left on their schedule.

Yup....it was great to celebrate this win for a few hours, but it's time to turn the page with the quick turnaround on Thursday. The offense showing signs of life with explosive plays was encouraging today, but this is a whole new level of test against the Texans defense. The team as a whole may not be great, but make no mistake about it.....their defense is elite. It was fun to light it up on offense today, but it is highly unlikely we have the same kind of success against this defense on Thursday night. I think getting into the mid 20s would be a huge accomplishment against this defense. Legit test and Allen will have to be at his best for us to have success. If you thought it was tough sledding on the ground today, it will not get any easier on Thursday. I think this is going to be a game where your philosophy has to change on offense. You won't be able to just throw 13 personnel out there all day and dominate on the ground and hope your passing game can make a few plays on every drive to control the clock. This is not a defense you can expect to play "complimentary football" and have multiple 10 play drives against. Not going to happen. You are going to have to beat them with explosives and hope you can score fast on enough drives and that the defense can do enough to hold the Texans offense down to out-score them. This is a legit test against a team that ate our offense for lunch the last time we played them.

You can tell he's basically running on 1 leg. Now, how much that is impacting his play remains to be seen. Yes, he has physical limitations, but that doesn't explain some of the mental mistakes he's been making. We just have to hope that his injury is the main reason for his drop in play and that he continues to get healthier as the weeks go by so his play improves.

Whether it was the plan going into the game or not, today we saw what the offense looks like with a pass-first mentality. And you saw, once they settled in in the 2nd half, because of the explosive plays they were getting out of the passing game, that it opened up the running game that was struggling to get going. Up until today, it was all about throwing 13 personnel out there, establishing the run and hoping to do enough in the passing game to win with Allen throwing the ball less than 25 times. But today, whether it was because Tampa was focusing on stuffing the run or whatever, for the first time this season, Brady said fine.....we'll beat you deep down the field. Now, not having Coleman sucking valuable targets away from other WRs probably helped, but I think what we saw, especially in the 2nd half, is what we should want our offense to look like. Pass first, mix in the run, hit explosive plays down the field if teams are cheating up to stop the run. Also, using Cook in the passing game is a good way to get them out of stacking the box against the run. I'm sorry, but basically putting a governor on Josh Allen, for my money the best in the world at what he does, is just not smart. Let him do what he did today and play free. Sure, he may make the maddening play once in a while, but you will get the best out of him allowing him to be the Ferrari he is. Now, will this carry over to Thursday? I have my doubts. Look....the Texans aren't a great team, but they have a GREAT defense and it's going to be a true test to see where we're at. Safe to say we're not hanging 40 on them. I think the mid 20s might be a great output against that defense. So, hopefully, they build off of today, but it's a completely level of test on Thursday night.

Not sure he's worth much at this point, but it's all hands on deck to get a real WR1 this off season. So, if he can be added as a sweetener to a deal to move up in the draft or trade for a dude, whatever...... Point is, he should be traded if possible to get his replacement.

This game was drunk.... The first half seemed to be a bit of a mess, but we found a way to have a lead. What I really want to do in my All 22 review of this game was to take a look at the 2nd half, mostly on offense. I think the first half was so wild and full of good and bad, it is hard to separate the 2 halves, but I want to say the 2nd half overall was much cleaner and in control. But the defense was so bad pretty much the whole day, I was having a hard time putting things in context live. But I think that the 2nd half overall was pretty solid by the offense. I said this is the game thread, but Coleman doesn't need to play anymore. He wasn't missed. When he played, he was a waste of time in Josh's progressions. All of a sudden, guys got open today and I don't think it was a coincidence that he didn't play. I still want to play Moore over Samuel and we'll see where Hardman is with his injury, but Coleman should be an afterthought until injuries force him back in. Finally, they remembered that they can throw the ball to Cook and Johnson. Makes a big difference when you have to cover the backs as it opens up things not only for them, but for other guys. Cook should see 5 targets+ per game. It wasn't perfect on offense, but we can win with what we had in the 2nd half. The defense? Ugh.....still a mess. Bishop was good. D Williams was great down the stretch. Hairston seemed to hold up again as well. But the defensive line was terrible once again and Bernard and Milano are brutal behind them. I just don't know what you do to fix it at this point. They refuse to change the scheme and the players are getting whooped physically. Not sure what you do to fix it when you refuse to change the overall scheme you play. Anyway, good win. Much needed win. Need to get another one on Thursday. GO BILLS!

He's been rough at times today. The thing is, he's playing WAY TOO MANY snaps. He should be around 50% at most, but he has to play so much more because of the lack of depth.

Quick poll...... Did anyone miss Keon Coleman out there? Even a little bit? Dude should remain a scratch. Put Moore in for Samuel and let's play the Feud.....

There's been some misses for sure, but Josh Allen is showing that he's still "HIM". What a drive by the offense. Up to the defense to finish this now.

I know it shouldn't be a surprise, and wouldn't be against most any other team that they are punting, but I'm glad they did.....

If you told me before the game that the offense would score 37, I would have guesses we won by 10. But with the way our defense is going, we're going to have to score 47 to have a chance to win......

Allen missed him, but I think he thought he was going to keep running there. I think that was a little miscommunication there. Oh well......gotta keep scoring because the defense can't slow the Bucs down.

BOOM!!!! Going to need 3 more TDs to win, probably.

Yeah..... just heard that. At least that makes sense.

Shakir is just not right........ Obviously hurt.

That's a catch........but come on man..... CATCH IT CLEANLY..... Let Hardman out of jail. Yes..... he screwed up. Give the dude a chance to redeem himself.

After all these defensive draft picks over the last couple years, you can count on 1 hand how many good/passable starters we actually have. Groot Oliver Benford (having a down year) Bishop Walker (up and down as a rookie so far, but shows promise) HM Hairston (not even a starter yet)

That one was on Milano.... But Poyer is washed too........

Get Milano off the field. Dude is completely washed.....

Sending run blitzers that run right by the ball carrier is not ideal.....