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I guess it comes down to expectations though. 32 NFL teams, 12 go to the playoffs every year, what should be expected? Playoff appearance every other year?

Would you have kept Watkins, Darby, Dareus, Gilmore, etc...? I agree that someone like Gilmore could have been kept, though someone liked Dareus seemed like he was not worth keeping. Maybe process guys won't be enough to keep Beane and McD around for a while, however process guys are probably the best bet to try to build around psychologically.

I wonder if he would have been worth his contract if he stayed here. Didn't he improve in NE, when Patricia/Belichick basically gave up on trying to make Gilmore play zone and man and exclusively focus on man to man coverage? I'm not sure the same result would have happened here.

It's too bad that Cam has acted in ways that are regrettable. I think his stupid comments at times are the reason why people give him crap for antics. During the superbowl he handled defeat better than Brady did against the Eagles. (Brady wouldn't shake Foles hand vs Cam who owns up to his pettiness and congratulates Peyton) but since Brady doesn't say cringy things like, "It's funny to hear you talk about routes" most ignore him more than Cam. Cam does a lot of good things. My opinion of Cam is that he's kind of like a big kid who means well, but often times messes up. It's not like Josh doesn't have some actions he still being scrutinized for. Not by us, mind you. It's interesting how it seemed that he was the only rookie QB other players specifically seemed to dislike. (Adams, Ramsey, etc..)

Both of these are based on the premise that the stories about the Dolphins players dislike of Gase due to his toxicity is true. From a hoping for a coach who seems like he won't be able to sustain long term success is in our division-then yes. From a hoping for coaches who seem narcissistic and possibly toxic have no business in the NFL-then no.

It seems amazing how the "build around your players" strategy seems incredibly obvious in hindsight and yet so many of the Bills coaches seem to struggle with that. I think this is a reason why people speak highly of coaches like Schwartz, Lynn and Gailey. Who all seemed able to effectively scheme for either the offense or defense.

Exactly, he might not be a great tackle but I'm glad he is on the team.

Bring back Cam Cameron Miami!

I appreciate the ref explaining what they're doing.

That's what I heard

Agreed. I look forward to having H$ healthy again next season.

I agree, I think the fact that he was our first pick of a draft caused him to have more scrutiny. If he had been a 4th round pick he would have been a steal.

Well if our weekly bi-polar threads of "I'm so done with this team/who needs to be fired and how dare ESPN/PFF/NFL make fun of our team/player" are any indication.....

This is about your earlier comments of Barkley. As far as football knowledge goes you have more than me so correct my thinking. It seems like there are certain guys who don't make it as a starter, but are competent enough to be a backup for years in the league. IIRC, overtime they can go from awful to decent as a trajectory of their careers. I'm thinking Testaverde, Garcia, Collins, etc... and maybe it's a mistake to lump those three together. Is there any reason to think Barkley can't go from awful to decent by your standards? Could his most recent game be indicative of something between an outlier and him being good now?

Yeah, he has been a fantastic Bill for us these past several years. His penalties might be a reason he isn't mentioned in the same sentence as Kyle and Eric Wood, but Hughes has basically been another excellent player that has given his all for the team.

To be fair, Stafford seemed pretty beat up. I mean, at least the announcers commented on it seemingly every Lions drive.

Seems like he'll have a Josh Reed type of career at best.

I agree with that, he is definitely underperforming his salary. I think on the continuum of Shady sucks to he's behind a crappy o-line. PFF suggests it's further to the right than the knee-jerk reactions on the board here reflect. That being said, he needs to play better.

Seems like one of the most likeable players the Bills have had in the past few years.

It's nice to see that Allen and Foster are doing relatively well. I know PFF tries to avoid this, however I would think that as a team plays better it makes it easier for each player to get a higher grade. Allen, Foster (and apparently Zay) seem to be doing well in spite of poor O-line play. Also, if PFF is trusted, then McCoy's grade is interesting. Many on here seem to think he is underperforming (he still might be), but this is indicative that he's still doing better than the average player on the team.

Well at least he walked off the field.

I don't know. I thought we got fleeced when the Patriot took MG for a 5th. I thought we fleeced the Browns when we got Coleman for a 7th. I would say a 2nd for Shady would be great. But I'm not the best at assessing talent apparently.

That's true, if Holmes had ran back to the ball then it would have been a catch. Not sure if Holmes was supposed to do that.

It depends...will our O-line learn how to block delayed blitzes before the year ends?

Right? We get blown out 2 out of 3 games and then are surprised when we're losing to Green Bay.