oldmanfan

The idea is to not be in 3rd and long situations. But the answer to your question is going to depend on the team we’re playing and where the best matchup is to gain 7 yards.

Diana Russini reported the Jets did not want to trade within the division.

We are leading the league in yards/game. A big part of that is the run game and Coleman’s blocking helps a great deal. What Brady needs to do is give him better routes, but we are doing this without having a so-called burner to stretch the field. If all you want is a guy that can run fast straight down the field then just bring back Hamler.

Jets if they use all the picks wisely. Which history suggests may not happen.

In the AFC I think the Broncos and Patriots are real. Good head coaches and solid overall play, good young QBs and defenses. Colts don’t bother me as much, Jones will regress but if they center their offense around the run game they’ll be a tough out. Chargers? I don’t believe Herbert is that good. And I think the Chiefs miss the playoffs. Don’t think about the NFC much.

Shakir. And Kincaid. And it’s OK to have a top end receiving TE.

You just cavalierly make statements as if they are true. Diana Rossini reported the Jets did not want to trade in the division. As for Shaheed we have guys that have speed in Moore and Samuel. Brady has not set his offense up for fly patterns - maybe he should but does Shaheed truly offer anything over what we have? I have gone through 66 years of Bills football. We’ve had far darker days than now, and many GMs far worse that Beane.

And I have since 1960. And fans are not taken for granted. Quit thinking your opinion is the only thing that matters. Does anyone honestly believe Beane just sat around doing squat the last couple days? You have to have a partner to trade with. And you have to believe the deal you make actually improves things. A guy like a Waddle would at WR, but does a Myers or Shaheed? One can argue no. I wanted Jeudy but apparently he wasn’t on the market. Would have loved another DT like Williams but the Jets apparent were not trading inside the division. So many think Beane can just snap his fingers and get whatever he wants. That is not how this works.

You know what? You’re really just full of crap. This blanket statement about the fan base supports ineptitude is absolute BS. Just quit rooting for them and get out then.

Very surprised. I was hoping for maybe a Jeudy at WR. Would have loved Williams but no way Jets were trading within the division.

Hancock at safety?

One gets the distinct impression that those who criticize the FG decision would be posting today criticizing a decision to punt if that had been made.

Bernard covered the wrong guy

He is in fact 75% over his career from 50-59, meaning he’s got a significantly better chance of making that kick than not. You also discount the fact that the defense was in on Mahomes all night. Do McD and Babich get credit for that, especially rushing 5 the last play so he couldn’t throw to the end zone?

I don’t think the Chiefs make the playoffs.

The decision to kick a FG Sunday was a great decision. You have a kicker whose record with 50 yard FGs is excellent, and if he makes it game is over. And if he didn’t then you have to make them go 60 some yards in 20 some seconds against a defense that gave Mahomes fits in the pocket all day. And did so again when the smart decision was made to rush 5 on the last play so he couldn’t throw a decent Hail Mary. There are criticisms to make about management in the past. The finish of Sunday’s game is not one of those. For the life of me I cannot understand why some people around here cannot simply enjoy a big victory against a big rival without getting all negative about this or that.

I have a doctorate in Anatomy and taught anatomy and physiology for over 40 years. I tend to think that there is something to NFL players being perhaps overconditioned. Meaning that the amount of load and force that can be generated by the muscle mass is greater than the ability of tendons and ligaments to handle. I’m not sure that stretching would do much. Tendons and ligaments are collections of very dense connective tissue and don’t have much in the way of elastic fibers that would allow for stretch.

The stenosis doesn’t occur in one practice. An injury leading to X ray or MRI would. I don’t know if teams routinely screen for this or not.

I suspect the injury and subsequent testing revealed spinal stenosis such that damage could result in permanent paralysis. I’d advise any athlete to walk away; it is a game after all, not worth destroying your life over, or even losing it.

You put the ball in the hands of your best players - Allen, Cook, Shakir, Kincaid.

The young man needs to learn that you don’t publicize those kinds of things

My understanding is there was confusion on the defensive set up which is why McD called the TO. And Mahomes then made a Mahomsean play that was helped by Bernard sloughing off coverage. Let’s imagine if he does not call the TO, guys are running around like it’s a Chinese fire drill, and they make the first down, or even score. People would be here beeyatching about not calling a TO.

So you’re criticizing not making moves while the trade deadline is still open

Don’t take the foot off the gas this week.

Ok. I’ll take each of these on. GMs are not Nostradamus. We had plenty of depth on the D line starting the season but now we have had 4 DTs go down to injury and a hybrid DE/DT lost for the season yesterday. No GM can anticipate such; all you can do at that point is fill in as best you can which he has done. Now CB. We have a better corner than Tre. Hairston. A first round pick who unfortunately got hurt but yesterday showed why he went round 1. Is there any doubt going forward he will play more than Tre? As for WR they brought in Palmer and Moore. Palmer, as with the examples above, got hurt. Moore has not been a revelation but made a big catch yesterday and Palmer made a few before he got hurt. Brady has a balanced offense going with Cook a premier rusher, and Shakir and Kincaid the main receiving threats. And from all accounts Beane has been working the phones for another WR. So the arguments about a WR have some validity, while your others do not unless you believe GMs should be Nostradamus.