oldmanfan

So make sure I have this right. The Bills should only count victories against teams you deem worthy of providing competition. And when they do play a team that you deem worthy, they must only beat those teams using offensive strategies that you agree with. If a team is susceptible to the run and we win that way, we should not claim that win because it was not done in the correct manner. One of the QBs Josh is often compared to is Elway. Elway did not win a Lombardi until he had a strong complementary running game. As to your last point I don’t care how many points we score in a playoff game nor how we score them, so long as it is one more point than the opponent.

Score points? 41, then 30, then 31. Or do we have to score points only in a specifically acceptable way?

Truth hurts, right? We’re doing fine.

We didn’t attack down the field likely because Brady and Josh saw more effective ways to attack. I think people are too obsessed with “down the field”. Does that mean long bomb type attacks? Because the last time I looked at data in that those kinds of passes accounted for about 1-2% of pass plays. Right now the run and short passing game are working well. When teams try to take that away you’ll see what happens. Right now we have a very effective offense.

Many of the comments here extend what has been a Bills fan issue for as long as I’ve been a fan (66 years). There has always been a kind of pesssimistic fear about the fortunes of the team. Even when we were doing great in the Super Bowl years there was a Chicken Littleness in the minds of some. We don’t have a passing problem, what we have are two things: an offensive coordinator that has put together a truly balanced offense, and an all-world QB that has matured in his approach to the game. Brady runs what he thinks will work; the last two games defenses have been susceptible to the run so he beat them over the head with it. If and when they are more susceptible to the pass I fully expect us to attack that way. Josh has matured into the type of QB that will take the easy yards vs. try and force the ball downfield. He doesn’t have to worry about force feeding Diggs anymore, and uses the everyone eats philosophy to success. I suspect at the end of week 3 we will be among the top rated offenses in the league. Good for them.

Ok boys, let’s matriculate the ball down the field!

Not impressed by either offense

Williams steps up

I find no fault with the overall offensive schemes. Anyone can pick apart a call here and there, but under Brady the offense has found great balance, Josh is being given more freedom to check out of plays, and we are able to attack defenses in a variety of ways. And guys like Palmer and Coleman are showing great value. Keep up the good work!

My younger daughter had to work yesterday, and when she got home we debriefed on the game. I told her it actually was kind of boring to watch. And it was, but in a great way. It was really just domination up front on both sides of the ball. As I say all the time, when you get right down to it, football always has been and always will be a physical game, a game decided on whether one team can impose their will physically on the other. And our boys did so decisively yesterday. Glad you and your daughter had such a great time. We are coming up to WNY for the Tampa Bay game; my younger daughter and my older daughter’s husband are big fans but have never seen at game at the Rich, and I told them they had to see one there in the last season. Praying for a little snow to have the complete experience although my wife is quite the opposite! Go Bills!!!

Dolphins will be toast Josh and the boys will kick butt McDaniel bye-bye

A quick gasp of breath, followed by knowing it was just a shot to the face. I thought he either had bloody nose or had some teeth knocked out

How does a veteran QB like Wilson make such an awful decision?

Just stop. We ran the ball by all day because they couldn’t stop it. Does it make any sense to go away from something working?

Physically dominant today

Ok boys, let’s matriculate the ball down the field!

Fluke injury and it sucks. Next man up.

Bills 24-23. Jets always give us a tough time when in New Jersey.

You are right about Simmons and I thank you for correcting me on that. And if Beane and his staff and the coaches thought Simmons was the answer he’d be here.

Helluva play design and throw.

I stand corrected in Simmons playing one game last year. I think Beane has shown he keeps an eye on what is going on around the league, and that he and the coaching staff, together with his pro scouts, discuss guys constantly.

Call ‘em as I see ‘em. Other than Oliver and Bosa in the second half no one on the defense played well last night. I give credit to their offense for playing great. Others pick a player for criticism.

Agreed.

Much better in the second half. I was shocked how a vet like him gave up the edge in the first half.

Running at a freight train from the side and expecting to stop it doesn’t have great odds. You have picked out the guy you want to rag on all year. Enjoy. So a guy that hasn’t played in over a year is your definition of a stud? Ok.