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4 minutes ago, Nephilim17 said:
You guys hearing the double announcer feed at times too — Spanish and English at same time? WTF?
No, I havent
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On 10/3/2023 at 5:49 PM, FireChans said:
I thought that too, but Josh has the second highest YPA of his career thus far.
While I don’t have air yards per attempt, Josh had a higher yard per completion last year, by almost a yard. The difference in yards per attempt is largely due to the increase in completion %, which probably comes from throwing shorter a bit more, as well as better options for that.
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45 minutes ago, babulator said:
I find the whole Edmunds saga pretty gripping tbh.
I wanted him to be "The" guy, I was rooting for him, I was sipping the Kool aid & buying all the excuses and just could not wrap my head around why he was soo... average. Now, after watching him QB the leagues worst or 2nd worst D in the league he looks awful, not average, not below average, he just looks lost. While I'm still not ready to write him off entirely as a bust, I need to see more. The more I watch him though, the more I'm starting to think he may have cost us a shot or 2 @ the SB.
Inquiring minds want to know. Keep this thread going imho.
What makes it even more interesting is that his replacement who few had high hopes for has already matched Edmunds single season sack and interception records, and is on pace to break his tackle record as well.
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Pretty sure the biggest problem last year was not being able to run the ball. So far that has been better than last year.
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You realize that if the Bills make the Super Bowl, you have to take the flight or we lose, right?
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3 minutes ago, stosh64 said:
Don't run Cook up the middle!
Have to do it every once in a while, if we only use him for outside runs and screen plays, it’ll become a tell and he will be less effective.
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11 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I would if I could but it would be contingent on a 2 year extension (acceptable base with lots of upside). Worst case scenario you have a solid backup for a few years. If he plays and succeeds, you have an elite trade chip. I think that it raises the floor on this team (he is better than Kyle Allen and Barkley). It potentially raises the ceiling if he shows out and they trade him.
There is no way that adding Tre Lance improves the ceiling of this team. The ceiling of this team requires a healthy Josh Allen, in which case Tre wouldn’t play.
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5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
You might want to get back into the Sabres. They are enjoyable to watch.
Fixed it for you.
Even though they didn’t make the playoffs last season (one win away), they were widely considered to be one of if not the most fun to watch teams.-
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5 minutes ago, Nineforty said:
1. I am definitely in for Hopkins and think he makes us better.
2. I like Davis. I think he makes us better, regardless of Hopkins landing spot.
3. Many are overrating how good Hopkins is and was last year. Top 10 WR he is no longer.
My questions:
What would Davis garner in a trade this offseason? During the season? What is his value if you are an interested GM?
I agree with your top 2 points for sure. While some may be overrating Hopkins, I do think he is still a high quality receiver. He had 717 yards last year (which would make him an average #2), but that was in only 9 games, which paces out to 1354 yards which would have been 8th in the league. He may not be a top 10 receiver next year, but I’d expect him to be somwhere in the top 5-25, combine that with Diggs and a revamped Oline and we would give defenses fits.
As for Gabe Davis, he is a UFA after this season, so we will not be able to trade him this offseason without extension. He is on a cheap contract for us right now, and even if we signed Hopkins and he were on the bench, it would be difficult to get depth of his caliber that cheap, and having Davis will help keep Diggs/Hopkins fresh. Also because Davis’ contract is expiring after this season, any team paying for him likely is trying to make a push and we would be helping a team that we may have to face come playoffs, and they would likely want to give futures.
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1 hour ago, hondo in seattle said:
In the 1970's, football was about running backs. The best athletes became RBs. RBs were far more likely to win the Heisman or get picked #1 in the draft than QBs. Offenses were built around great running backs. Defenses - unlike now - were built to stop them.
In that bygone golden era, one back stood out like no other, like a man among boys, like a god among men. In the 1973, OJ had 75% more yards than the next best back. Not even Jim Brown did that. Certainly not Emmit Smith, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Eric Dickerson, or the many other pretenders for the title of RB GOAT.
Incidentally, OJ rushing total in 1975 was 46% ahead of the best of his peers. His dominance was insane. Only Jim Brown ever did better, comparatively, than OJ's 2nd best year.
I'm not a hockey fan but I get the love for Hasek. But did he ever outperform his peers by 75%?
OJ is a horrible, horrible human being, but he was a preternatural football player.
If this was an argument for greatest career, Hasek wins in a landslide. Despite a late start to his NHL career, Hasek won 6 best goalie awards, 2 MVPs, 2 player voted MVPs, and 2 cups. His career average save percentage still would have been 6th in 1998-1999 which is ridiculous for Goalies who tend to be inconsistent. He has the 5 highest single season save percentages in the 90s. He is considered one of the best goalies of all time, if not the best, depending on who you ask. (the Athletic recently called him the top goalie of all time), whereas OJ really isn’t considered top 5 ( a quick look at different running back rankings puts him at 7-12.)
A single season does perhaps change things though. Hasek’s 1998-1999 season was ridiculous, getting the Vezina, and carrying his team on his back to the finals. That Sabres team without Hasek was average at best, and he made them a much greater team. The bills for OJ’s big year did have an excellent offensive line which gave him a lot of help to get those numbers. OJ took that team from bad to average, whereas Hasek took the team from Bad/Average to contender. That gives him a slight edge in my book. Hasek’s 1998-1999 season is 5th all time in goalie save percentage, in an era when scoring was up and saving was down. It’s a tough contest to call, but I think I’d go with Hasek.-
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On 1/12/2023 at 11:01 AM, Ethan in Cleveland said:
He's done at this point. Having those speed guys is not even playing to his strengths. He was best with Gronk and Welker dissecting defenses not going over the top(outside of one year with Moss).
I think a younger Brady would be very good in that offense. Brady on the slant game was very dangerous and having 2 speedsters to run those could be quite scary. But as others have said, Brady at this point is about as threatening as a journeyman Qb at this point.
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22 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said:
Only if he wins the Super Bowl.
As of now it is Sirianni.
Pretty sure it’s decided before the Super Bowl.
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4 minutes ago, Humane227 said:
Someone said it earlier and they’re right - the health of Hamlin is biggest concern.
I do not know what the league will opt to do regarding rescheduling the game or playoff seeding. There seem to be very few good choices, and no matter what is decided some teams will feel the decision unfairly impacts them and their playoff odds.
What I do believe is that the league MUST announce how they plan to handle the currently postponed Bills/Bengals game and playoff seeding prior to Saturday. If they do not then seemingly half the AFC would be unsure if their games mattered or not.
I believe the NFL will wait either as long as possible or until there is some POSITIVE news regarding Hamlin’s health status to announce anything. They don’t want to appear callous.
The only team the bold applies to is the Ravens. Regardless of who won the bills/bengals game, Chiefs still need a win to secure 1/2 seed. (Bengals win, chiefs just need a win for 1 seed, bills win, Chiefs need a win for 2 seed or win and bills loss for 2 seed)The Bengals-ravens game only matters if bills beat the bengals, but that is the only game where the outcome of bills/bengals could make it meaningless.
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5 minutes ago, Ramza86 said:
Good to see these absurd contracts fail.
We were heading towards a real problem with QB contracts down the road.
Just sharing a thought.Is it good for the QB market? Any chance QBs see Watson/Wilson failing hard and saying they deserve to be paid more than those bums?
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40 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
Hopefully we hear good news about his progression thru protocol this week.
But it’s his first concussion since 2019? Did I hear that right? And he didn’t miss a game.
If he was concerned just one more concussion does him in he wouldn’t be playing. And being we have 3 minimum hopefully 6 games left, yea this guy will be back as soon as he clears.
But we should beat Chicago this week. Don’t care how pretty or ugly just win.
We need him vs Cincy. Give him 2 weeks.
If we assume this to be true, doesn’t mean he’s not done. Maybe the 7th would be the one hes worried about “doing him in”
I do expect him to return though.
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3 minutes ago, AllenDaBomb said:
I don't get the arguments that the MVP is Hurts' to lose...
Passing Yards/Total Yards:
Allen - 3857/4562
Hurts - 3472/4309
Touchdowns/ Total TDs:
Allen - 30/36
Hurts - 22/35
Completion %:
Allen - 63.7 (w/ 85 more passing attempts)
Hurts - 67.3
Okay, Allen has more passing yards, but has a lower YPA (7.6 compared to 8.2) .
Allen may have 1 more total touchdown, but Hurts only had 5 turnovers on the season, 11 Less than Allen. Allen does have an edge in yards/rush attempt (6.5 to 4.8).
IMO, the only reason Allen could win is if people think the roster difference between the eagles and bills is giant. I think the 11 more turnovers makes it very hard to vote for Allen.
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1 hour ago, Donuts and Doritos said:
If it stayed as is, we play the winner of Titans/Ravens to get to AFC Championship. While the other games to get there are KC/Phins & Bengals/Chargers. (Setting KC up to potentially have to get through Phins & Bengals before getting to us)
That's tough sledding. The difference between 1 & 2 scheduling wise is HUGE this year.
https://images.app.goo.gl/dHuLcE5U2GuRPxgAA
Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t the 1 seed play the lowest seeded remaining team? So couldn’t it also be the 6 or 7 if they get the upset?
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33 minutes ago, Real McNasty said:
5 out of 6 years is truly impressive.
1 more Bills win or Dolphins loss and the Division should be is ours for the 3rd season in a row.
Pats can still take the division if the Bills lose out and the Pats* win out.
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20 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said:
Regardless of your thoughts whether he should have scored the TD, it was an absolutely bonehead play to go down short of the first.
Why? The Dolphins were out of timeouts and the difference of 2 yards for the field goal really didn’t make a difference.
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Agholor gets a bad rep (ask any eagles fan about him) but definitely earned my respect there.
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3 minutes ago, GETTOTHE50 said:
i would be a lil surprised if he didnt sign here.
bills have more star power. JA17>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hip thruster. SD14 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lamb. Von miller etc
bills are also a much, much, MUCH better organization than cowboys. the people running the bills are class.
if dallas wins, then its cause of the gaudiness of dallas, and shows that OBJ doesnt really care about winning.
Bills may have better star power in JA and Diggs than Dak and Lamb, but you’re discounting the rest of their team a good amount. Micah Parsons matches up favorably with Von Miller at this point in their careers. The Dallas offensive line is a good bit better than ours. Their run game is much better, Ezekiel Elliot and Pollard >>>>>>> Singleterry and Cook. They are also 9-3 despite playing a backup QB for 5 games. If Case Keenum started 5 games, would the Bills be 9-3 right now?
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6 minutes ago, KHAN said:
How exactly do you trade a UFA. That would be a neat trick.
Franchise tag
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On 11/25/2022 at 8:26 AM, JayBaller10 said:
Take away Mahomes and Andy Reid wins about the same number. They’re barely scraping by with Patrick against lesser opponents, just like we are.
Andy Reid hasn’t had a single losing season since he started coaching Kansas City in 2013. That was 5 seasons before Mahomes started for them.
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4 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:
Everyone is talking about T. Hill being on pace for a 2k season though I believe he only has 2 TDs. His targets are ridiculous though. Teams are letting him get his yards as long as they don't let him in the EZ. I may be a little bias but I think when you consider Speed, Hands, Route Running, Productivity, Durability, IQ and passion for the game and his team mates Stef is the best in the league.
Keep in mind though, Hill is doing that with Tua/backups as his QB, whereas Diggs has Allen.
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Are the Pats tanking?
in The Stadium Wall
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Maybe he doesn’t think he can get there between this season and next as is, and with Kraft’s approval is throwing this season to get an actual Qb, instead of being mediocre this season and next and subsequently losing his job.