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Saints right now....but to me the Saints are the type of team that is the most likely to have a terrible game and lose when they should win.

Raiders are worse

The worst NFL team would score at will against the best College team every year. The spread should be 50-60...and the NFL team would be able to easily cover that if they wanted to.

New England is still good, and just might make it to..and win the Superbowl this year. But having watched most of Tom Brady's snaps over the past few years (if not most, close to half) I think it is becoming clearer that we are watching the beginning of the demise of Brady. He's still good, he can still carry the team to wins, but there has been a drop off in his play this entire year compared to last year and the year before.

In the future, an Elite D will be "partially" an accident. I think the better D-units will be ones with 3-4 start players, maybe elite players. They will be signed to longer term deals. The rest of the D-unit will be filled in with whatever you can find. If in a given year (or 2 or 3 maybe) you get lucky with some of your street free agents and 2-4th round picks you fill in the rest of the D-unit with..then you have a chance for an Elite Defense. It won't be long term though.

Unless I really REALLY knew I was going to fire the coach, I wouldn't. When you change a coach, usually there is a LOT of other change that comes up with it...to much to justify just a 2nd round pick for. Once again, unless you were going to fire him right away anyway.

Sorry if this was posted already, I didn't see it here yet: When the Haslams hired Jackson, for instance, in 2016, they did so against the wishes and counsel of virtually their entire football operations staff, sources said. They had added analytics expert Paul DePodesta to the fold and, along with then-GM Sashi Brown and some other analytics experts, the Haslams put together a criteria and process to identify their next head coach. Sean McDermott, current Bills coach, was the overwhelmingly popular choice by everyone involved in the process. The data they used, as well the other elements of the criteria set up at the start of the process, all pointed to McDermott, a highly-regarded defensive coordinator with Carolina at the time. full article here: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-coach-search-brings-trepidation-after-haslams-ignored-pleas-to-hire-sean-mcdermott-last-time/

I think Jordan Philips has played really well from what I have seen. If, IF he stays consistent, I'd say take the money you were going to pay Williams and use it to resign Philips (not that money should be that big of an issue for this team next year.) Its not that I don't like Williams, I do...and I think he is still pretty good...but better for both the player and the team to leave on time rather than stay one year too long.

Minnesota, but too rich for the area I think. Lucas Oil in Indy is what we should be looking for..something like that.

If Allen is ready, I'd say play him, but only if he is ready. If that means wait until after the bye week, then fine also. I always thought that a few games off would do him good. This may be the best case scenario for his development...get him playing a handful of games...so he can see what regular season action is like...then have him take a few games off to digest things. He should be able to look at the game in a different (better) way from the sidelines these past few weeks because he WAS in there for a few games..rather than having to sit on the sidelines form the beginning. So he's had a few weeks off now...where during the week he can study/analyze defenses and game tape...and not spend most of his time learning a specific gameplan or running a scout team. Is it good he was injured...of course its not good but the time off ma have helped his development.

I know what you mean and I agree with you. I have thought about this a lot and there really isn't a 100% solution. My best guess on how to do things? -Identify 4 stars on defense you want to have at any given time( Maybe 1 pass rusher, 1 interior line guy, 1 LB, and 1 shut down corner.) Pay them. Fill in the rest of the D with the 'best guys you can' between players on their rookie contract or street free agents. If in a given year the 'rest of the guys' aren't that good, you hope your 4 studs can carry your D unit to at least be average. If in a given year or two you find some diamonds in the rough with the 'rest of the guys', then you have a top 10 (maybe top 5) d-unit. Right now, the NFL average is to spend about $66 million dollars per year on Defense and about $71-$72 million on offense. I'd try to be near those figures...maybe SLIGHTLY more slanted toward the offense side of things as long as I can lock in my 4 stars on the D-side of the ball.

Ok, I know some of the guys on WGR are going off on the Bills staff for saying "buffalo bills football" means "cold weather, winning the line of scrimage, playing in the wind", etc.....but...I have to say I agree with the WGR hosts...I am so sick of hearing that from the Bills and their coaches/management. If the weather is THAT big of an issue that you THINK you need to play football differently from most of the other successful teams....then just build a dome. However, Even in the 'terrible' Buffalo weather (how many bad games a year here anyway? 2???), other teams have done well passing on bad conditions. I do know there are some people out there (some of my family members) that say...they don't care what anyone says...you still win football with Defense and a running game...run and stop the run. But as others have said, I just don't like watching that kind of football. Its boring to me...at least when you know there are options of play out there like what the Rams, Saints, and Cheifs are doing this year. If you really REALLY want to run the ball more than anyone else..do it out of the spread formation. Because right now...I don't want to see anymore 4 yard runs where the ball is handed off, the back goes right into the back of the O-line..and the whole pile pushes/falls forward for that 4 yard gain.

If he is going to be around...I hope it is not as the feature back. I DO think he is still a very good back, but he is starting to get to the point where he will soon be better as a 'change of pace back' rather than a 'feature back'.

I think McCoy is done being an Elite back. Right now (and next year also) he is a 'decent' back that can excel in certain situations. Put him on a good offense that spreads the field, and he will be better than most. But on this Bills offense, he might be a little worse running than other options. I'm not saying he has 'lost it', but he has lost a half step it appears. When that happens with a back like him...the first thing you notice is he LOOKS like he is running the same way (his style) but the results fall off a bit.

Peterman isn't throwing much over the middle, not downfield at all.....but how anyone can say this is his fault, they just must want him to fail. I think today he actually has looked about as good as an average to above-average backup QB can be expected.

I don't think I can recall a team/fanbase just so sure of what they seem as a guaranteed win. Overnight (once the sun goes down) you can actually pick up some Chicago radio stations in Western NY, I was listening to one earlier in the week and the guys on it were talking about the rest of the bears season after the win this week. WGR had someone from Chicago on (I think on Murphy and Taskers show) the other day..a guy who used to be from Buffalo but now lives in Chicago and he said a few things just assuming an automatic Bears win...and now the Bears actual Twitter account? I'm not saying the Bears won't win, they probably will, but my company has an office in New England (Foxboro/Mansfield area) that I know some guys..and even THEY aren't that aggressive when you talk to them about the Bills/Pats game. After all, this is Bills team that is NOT winless, they beat 2 other NFL teams already, and the Bears team that Beat Arizona by 2...lost to the Dolphins...and might be playing without their best defensive player. Win? Sure...automatic? no way. I'm very close...if not there already...at the point of wanting the Bills to just get a higher draft position next year. BUT, not anymore this week...I want they to win this one game more than maybe any other just because of how Chicago (the fans and apparently the team itself) is treating this game.

Worst case for me? Pat take control of the game early in the first half, cruise to a 31-13 victory. Not quite a major blowout, but not a close game at all. I'm tired of the Bills not mattering in the NFL and to the rest of the league and the country 98% of the time. The absolute worst thing for me is a game that is 'over' quickly with little to no excitement, that turns out exactly the way the rest of the league expects it to.

They should be held accountable by the owner, but not this year. I'm sure those choices were run by the ownership, and they may have even been an option presented to ownership BEFORE they were hired and that is why they were hired.

The Bills drafted a rookie QB who, was considered by many/most people as the least ready of all of the top prospects. The Bills decided to take on a TON of dead cap space this year, as part of a plan to open up room going forward. As a result of the above point, they are spending at least $30-$40 millon dollars less than most teams this year. I don't know how anyone could expect at most 6-7 wins this year..and 4-5 as more likely....which they are right on pace for.

Realize I'm bringing back and old topic, but why doesn't anyone think Buffalo could have/support an NBA developmental team (GLeague team) https://gleague.nba.com/ It might slowly but eventually turn into a full scale minor league system for each team. Might it make sense for Buffalo to put a pitch in to be the team tied to the Raptors? I know their current team is located in Mississaugua, not sure how they are doing regarding support and attendance.

Doesn't matter how those picks turned out....my point was when you think/know you are getting that high of a pick, it certainly helps with giving you something to look forward to.

If Anderson is ready...no question then..Anderson.

Ok, I'm sure there are fans like this in most, if not every city, but... My company has a regional office outside of Boston. I usually go there for meetings once a year in December, and I talk directly to, or via conference call, many of our employees from Boston on a weekly basis. Most of the guys there are nice guys...REALLY great guys (and some girls too.) VERY friendly, easy going, great to work with....talk alot about their family and many are involved in charities in their community. Most are working at the professional or semi-professional level. HOWEVER, when the topic of the Patriots comes up it is like something strange out of a horror movie happens. They get animated to the point of yelling, argumentative, I have even heard threats and one guy (who is a really nice guy normally) started yelling so loud his face was turning red and spit was coming out of his mouth? Why? during one of your meetings one of the other workers from out of town CALMLY SUGGESTED in a conversation there may be some truth to the Patriots cheating in the past. We don't always talk sports there, even when we go out to dinner after the meetings..but when we do, nothing gets taken to that level if the Bruins, Red Sox, or Celtics get brought up, but it is incredible what happens when you bring up the Pats there. Once again, I am pretty sure there are bad fans all over, but maybe in Boston, they are just extra sensitive about the cheating topic...or just so used to winning that there is a genuine fear of what will happen when it stops?

No offense to Hughes, he IS right on the surface, but he has to also remember the D-unit is GOING to be better because of the money/attention the front office spent on it. What does he expect from an offense that has as little talent/money spent on it. Of COURSE the D is going to be better, they have higher picks/higher drafted/more expensive players on it. Its a team, O and D are both responsible.

As bad as the browns were? Nope, not close yet. As frustrating? Yes, maybe even more so. Say what you want when the Browns were bad, but when you seem to be picking in the top 5 every year....you have more HOPE looking to the future than I feel with the Bills now.