Dont Stop Billeiving

The Dallas Cowboys are a collection of individuals rather than a team led by an awful head coach who wouldn't have a job if it wasn't for Aaron Rodgers and a meddling owner who spent $2 billion or more on a stadium where you can't see in one direction due to the sun and punts hit the video screen. Sorry for Diggs' brother but otherwise screw that team and their fans.

What's the name of TJ Watt's charity?

Morse matching McKenzie stride for stride on the sweep to the right was a sight to behold. From left to right, Dawkins appears to be finally recovered from COVID and back to the player we're used to seeing. Bates has been a revelation and shored up our weakest link on the line. The emergence of more pin-and-pull runs has brought out the best in Morse. Williams has been steady. And you have to think that every day that passes, those twin mountains of raw athleticism in Spencer Brown and Tommy Doyle are just going to get better and better. Draft an IOL on Day 2 to eventually replace Morse and/or Williams whenever that time comes and I'd say we're in pretty good shape.

It wasn't that long ago that some people were counting Singletary and Knox as wasted draft picks. After Allen, their performance this season especially down the stretch has been one of the biggest reasons for our offensive success (extending drives, winning the physical battles, etc.). You love to see it, Go Bills! Great post, well said! Hope Beane can grab a speed back in the mid/late rounds with some receiving chops to sprinkle in/provide a change of pace and we can roll with Singletary and said draft pick going forward. 70/30 snap ratio or so.

Getting close to game time, best of luck everyone! Let's keep this wild ride going, Go Bills!

Desmond Trufant...to be fair, not many CBs have looked good against Jamar Chase this season. What a player.

Patriots Path To Victory: Start fast/get the lead and win the turnover battle and break off another long TD run or two. Bills Path To Victory: Everything else.

Interesting, he's a great player, but I would have ranked them as Mills, Wynn, and then Barmore last. I just think the Patriots lack CB depth with Jonathan Jones already out and now Mills too. Instead of Myles Bryant being the only weak link in our previous matchups, now it's almost like JC Jackson and Devin McCourty are the only strong pieces left in that secondary with Dugger being banged up and NE missing two of their top three CBs. I love the matchups for our WRs. Then Wynn as it either forces them to break up their vaunted right side (when they get into their six-lineman run sets) of Brown and Onwenu to switch Brown over to LT or they'll have to play Justin Herron there. He's not a bad player and has some starting experience, but either way it messes up their continuity in the run game which is the driving force behind their ability to score points. I'd have Barmore last only because I thought we did a pretty decent job limiting him in the first two contests (plus I think we've finally found our best O-line combo) and I think Barmore will still be limited from his injury. Can't imagine trying to play on a bum leg in those temperatures...everything's going to hurt a little extra. In any case, Mills and Wynn being declared out is significant. I expect Barmore to play, but not at 100%. Go Bills!

Of course this is true, all professional sports teams are going to try to find every edge and gain a competitive advantage. The way Belichick has misused the injury report consistently for over a decade has gone well beyond that IMO...how many other teams this season have listed 13 guys as questionable in a given week and/or repeatedly given the same rating to players with big differences in their injury severity (for example, Isaiah Wynn hasn't practiced in two days and David Andrews has been listed on the injury report with the same shoulder injury since Week 13 (December 7th) but played in every game). The Patriots have also lost the benefit of the doubt with this kind of thing...it's not the biggest deal in the world, but it seems like the NFL should figure out a way to prevent teams from using the injury report in this way.

Good thread...I'll pick a dark horse candidate, Greg Rousseau. He's among the league leaders in run stops (#1 by a wide margin when compared against other rookies) and you can't teach the length he has...tough task against a good Patriots o-line, but I could see him setting the edge, picking up a TFL or two, and batting down a pass.

Thanks, interesting about the Mac Jones injuries/ the glove on his hand, surprised it hasn't been picked up by the national guys as a talking point yet. And yeah very tough for rookies this year to be facing the new 17 game schedule plus preseason and playoffs, has to wear on guys like Jones, Barmore, and Stevenson who have gotten so many snaps (a really solid draft class IMO). The Bills are probably able to deal with this better than most with how much our defensive and offensive lines have rotated so our top four picks will hopefully not hit that same rookie wall. I agree with the bolded point above...no 2000 Ravens-type defense in the league this season (there aren't most seasons to be fair). Power running teams like the Titans or Colts (nice one Jacksonville!) are better suited to attack our defense and I get a bit nervous when you guys bring Onwenu in as the extra lineman on the right side and run sweeps behind that 700 lb wall of Brown/Onwenu. I still think on a relative scale though that the Bills defense continues to be underrated by most especially now that the defensive line rotation seems to be peaking and Harrison Phillips has been playing the best football of his career. Surely something has to be done by the league to combat this weaponization of the injury report. It's been going on for so long and I could be wrong, but I don't know if any other team does this. A questionable designation is supposed to mean that a player's status is 50/50, but I'd bet 80% or more of the Patriots questionable players wind up playing and starting the games. Fully expect all but one of these guys to be ready to go on Saturday (Wynn if I had to guess). Typical Patriots move (aside from the actual scandals over the years)...it's not technically illegal but it is against the spirit of the rules.

Honest question...where have you seen that Mac Jones is playing through several injuries? I ask because I have been reading/listening to Bills vs Pats content all week and I haven't seen or heard this anywhere. I was under the impression that most people agree that his recent decline in play is due to hitting the rookie wall and/or opponents starting to get enough film on him to begin taking away what he does best. Also, I appreciate the majority of your contributions on here (I like the debate and think it's a good thing when non-troll fans of the opposing team are active on this board), but I have to disagree with your comment about the Bills defense, " a D that is pretty good." The Bills are the #1 scoring defense and the #1 total defense as well as an elite passing defense (#1 by a relative mile). Both of our defenses have struggled vs the run to some extent, but the Bills rank more favorably at 13th in rush yards per game and 11th in rush plays per play. The Bills have managed to accomplish all this even without their All-Pro CB Tre White for a large part of the season and despite only finding the best rotation for our defensive line 3-4 weeks ago. Doesn't matter what opposing fans really think in the end (or Pro Bowl voters for that matter), but the stats don't lie.

Great point on that last part...getting Doyle more snaps over someone like Sweeney has been a really underrated factor in the improvement of the run game IMO. I try to watch Spencer Brown and Tommy Doyle (on his limited snaps) as much as possible when re-watching the games. Given the projects/raw talent they were meant to be, the fact that we are getting this level of contribution from that pair is really impressive. Elite length and athleticism, I've enjoyed the finishing moves after the whistle as well!

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/6/18/22533745/looking-back-at-the-trades-that-landed-josh-allen-for-the-buffalo-bills-notes-nfl-draft To summarize the link above, the Bills basically started out with the 21st (our pick) and the 22nd (KC pick from the trade back in 2016) picks in the 2017 draft. Beane traded the 22nd pick and Cordy Glenn for the 12th pick (swap of late rounders as well). Then on draft day, Bean traded the 12th, 53rd, and 56th picks to Tampa for the 7th and 255th picks, landing Josh Allen at #7 overall. Here's what happened to Cincy's side of the trade as well...yikes: "Meanwhile, the Bengals drafted Ohio State center Billy Price with the 21st overall pick. This trade ended up being a major mistake for Cincinnati. Price started 19 of 42 games in his first three years, had lost his starting job entirely by 2020, and had his fifth-year option declined by the team this offseason. Glenn played in 19 games over the next two seasons, ran into arguments with the coaching staff, and was released after 2019."

Agreed, but if anyone can find a way, it's the freakin Pats...

Per Mike Sando of The Athletic: "Most wins against teams that finished above .500: 8: Titans 7: Chiefs, Bucs 6: Bills, Raiders 5: Colts, Packers, Saints, Cardinals, Cowboys, Chargers, Dolphins." Very interesting stat I hadn't seen before and with two main takeaways in my eyes: 1) The Bills tied for the third-most wins against plus .500 teams across the whole NFL...seems to conflict with the narrative that we had a cupcake schedule and never played anyone good. I'm definitely not saying it was a tough schedule, but I think the slate of opponents looked like the easiest list we had faced in years before the season started and then they wound up looking a bit stronger as the season went on. 2) No Patriots on that list despite the fact that they faced an even easier schedule than we did.

Dangerous game you're playing, messing around with your gameday uniform just as the playoffs are starting...

My Keys to the Game: Bills on Offense- Be ruthless in going after Myles Bryant again as he's the clear weak link in their pass defense. Use Mckenzie and Beasley especially on crossers where they can gain separation and YAC. Keep feeding Singletary as the lead back and use the pin-and-pull runs that have been so effective over the last quarter of the season. Bills on Defense- Maintain gap integrity and don't overrun the play versus the run. Also, the Bills did a great job limiting Hunter Henry in the last match up (Matt Milano!), but I think he's the key to NE's passing attack. Has been great on third downs and in the red zone, Jones loves hitting the TEs over the middle off of play-action. Good OP @PatsFanNH, should be an interesting rubber match! Good point...Judon was an absolute monster earlier in the year, but I was surprised by his lack of production and even effort at times in our last meeting and in subsequent games against other opponents. Always thought Uche was going to be a good one for them as well, but I think he's been hurt a lot.

Bold move to fire Flores but keep Chris Grier who has not drafted well (Austin Jackson, Noah Igbinoghene, Tua over Herbert, etc.) and handed out some big FA deals that haven't panned out (Shaq Lawson, Kyle Van Noy, Byron Jones to an extent).

Yeah the Bills score the most and allow the second least points, impressive combo. I think the other main takeaway here is that we would ideally want to face the Raiders in the first round. A -68 point differential from a team that plays indoors and has to travel across the country with Derek Carr at QB...you'd love to see it. On the whiskey front, I'd recommend Redbreast 12, Midleton, and The Quiet Man as excellent Irish whiskeys and Hibiki for a Japanese whiskey. Still more of a bourbon (Woodford Reserve) man myself, but those are all fantastic. As far as MNF goes, the five hour time difference is a killer for me as the SNF and MNF games start at 1:25 AM here and usually finish around 5 AM. Means booking a half day off the next day at minimum and still being pretty wrecked (can't rebound as well from the all-nighters as I used to!). I mean I've done it every game this season and I'll continue to if we get the primetime games, but yeah the 1 PM and 4 PM games work better for me and a few of the other posters that live abroad. I can appreciate that the night game atmosphere is pretty awesome though and would love to be there live for one someday, I've only ever been to the afternoon games throughout the years.

Inevitable breaking news two weeks after he's hired by the Jags... "Former first rounder OT Austin Jackson traded from Miami to Jacksonville in exchange for the Jaguars' next 25 draft picks." In case you can't tell, I'm still raging that BOB gave Miami ALL the draft capital for Laremy Tunsil. Luckily for us, the Dolphins seem to have mostly squandered it away.

YES...get Patterson on this team ASAP. Great fit in our offense (speed, versatility, durability, and YAC) and I think Diggs has already been trying to recruit him. For a guy who has bounced around and played well on a few bad teams (most recently Chicago and Atlanta), you'd think he'd be getting to the point of his career where Patterson would want to play for a contender as well. A win-win for everyone.

Thanks for the rankings as always Yolo! You have to give some credit to the cap dollars/resources used on guys like Tyler Matakevich and Taiwan Jones, but regardless, Heath Farwell has proven to be a great hire and a damn good special teams coach. Probably doesn't get talked about enough, but it matters. In addition to the ST rankings above, the Bills lead the NFL in starting field position. I also look at some of the younger guys he's helped to develop like Siran Neal and Reggie Gilliam. Damar Hamlin has really stood out to me this year as well, a rookie / late round draft pick with very limited special teams experience in college who I've seen make numerous tackles on kick and punt coverage in 2021.

Yeah he's really turned it on this year, decent returner I think as well. It's worth a look IMO. Seriously doubt Vegas will ever let him leave, but imagine Hunter Renfrow on this Bills team? Younger, quicker, and always seems to make the big play.

Thankfully we should finally be rid of Vernon Butler and probably Star as well...I'd offer something like 3 years/18 million to Harrison Phillips. Has had a huge second half of the season for this defense (likely because he is finally fully recovered from that ACL tear) and made Star rather obsolete. Also a significant leader for this team and community.