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I'm not convinced they need a #1 WR. Having another dependable #2 (preferably a big body) with Brown on the other side would give us more options. Boyd appeals. Robby Anderson is interesting. I would much prefer Funchess over what we have now also.

I know they love Levi, but he needs to be a 3rd CB, not a starter ultimately.

Don't get me wrong, I love having Smoke on the Bills, but I don't like his tendency to jump for balls unnecessarily. He was beyond the ball and comes back to jump for it. If he stays deeper and turns into Norman, then he might have been contacted earlier for the flag. He left the ground last week on the throw Darby broke up also.

There is NO WAY that was going to be overturned. He did get there a shade early, but that is not nearly egregious enough to overturn. Would have been a waste of a timeout. Again, I expected McD to throw it there.

Is this related to the balls deep comment? Seems awfully coincidental.

So does the referee. Looks like he's due his nap.

No. Funny, but no.

I noticed Milano try to strip a ball in a pile earlier. That's not something I see us do much in general. Unfortunately, we do not get to the QB enough to force strips their either.

Taylor is a large fellow and a bad man.

I'd also like to see no count on the sneaks. Let Morse and Josh be guaranteed to be the first to move on hand pressure.

Once he blew the whistle because he thought progress was stopped, the additional fall forward becomes moot. I watched the replay and could not tell if his backside touched before landing on the defender, so that was never going to be overturned. Which is why I thought McD might do it.

I feel pretty confident that's not a long list. Otherwise they would be on a roster.

Another awful call. One hand on the sleeve means that block was from the side. Block in the back needs to be all back, not part back.

I'm listening to the "gap integrity" comment. What I'm seeing is our d-linemen stay engaged with their blockers. I'm not seeing moves to get through the gaps. I'm seeing them try to stand up the line and hold them in place. What we lack is penetration to create lanes for the linebackers to fill.

Yeah. We want Patty D returning kicks.

See, the notice of unintended consequences. Instead of field position, what about 1 point for the defense if they possess it at the end of the try and two if they run it in? The league changes rules annually anyway. As an official, I insist it is a business write off for the members of the rules committee. They meet, lodge, eat on someone else's coin. To justify it, they change a couple of things to prove it was all worth it.

Disagree. She's the friend with the better personality, but Suzanne Somers was awfully attractive.

I would have liked to see them take a shot. Can't take a sack, nor a shallow turnover, but if they hit one, that's a huge shot in the arm heading into the second half.

As I watch the GB/KC game, I think I understand the Bills' problem. Can't have an identity until you have the skill to build around. Although we have upgraded some on offense, the upgrades are marginal and we have no game breaking type talents at any offensive position. The line is better, but not more than average. I love Brown, but the rest of the receivers still fail to separate regularly. Same with the TEs. I'd also like to see Brown stay on his feet more when catching the ball. I think he jumps too much to use his body to make catches. If he had extended back to the ball that Dalby broke up, we may score on that drive and things would have gotten way more interesting. The running game has moments, but again, does not have a runner who can break a game open. It's unreasonable to expect great success without great talents on the field. We've improved and have beaten every team we were supposed to, plus we beat the Titans on the road. I think we're still a ways from beating teams in the upper echelon.

That throw to Watkins inside the 10 is a timing throw that Josh needs to put in his repertoire.

I'm convinced he was throwing it away, but without the mustard he thought he'd have and got lucky

The toughest part of the 11-5 record is knowing there will be three more weeks of mind numbing, absurdly negative commentary on this site. ... not to mention the commentary after the losses ?

A bit dismissive. What intelligent, well reasoned point are you making here? I think this thread is valid regardless of the outcome. Could you have defined our identity after last week's game? The sky is not falling, we lost to a good team. No disgrace there. I'd just like to see us do something in particular well to help us build consistency and confidence offensively.

I totally disagree about Edmunds and Oliver. This is the best sports league on the planet. IT IS HARD to play NFL football. Stop commenting as though rookies should all just come in and be dominant, hall-of-fame type talents immediately. McCaffery is playing unreal right now, but he didn't start his career that way. Mahomes sat a year behind Alex friggin Smith. I know how hard this is, but please, for the love of God, have a little perspective.

Edmunds is not a pound inside MLB. He's an athlete, not a pounder. He'll make plays on the ball carrier, not so much to engage blockers. We need our tackles to tie up multiple blockers to allow him to run and chase. That did not happen against the Eagles which have a very good O-line. In time I believe he'll get better at disengaging a blocker, but he's not there yet. This year he's better at reading plays. Being so young, he is still learning on a pro football field. Some of his flaws would have been worked out in college, but I'm glad he came out early and that we were the team that benefits.